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The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Edwin n. Barrill, who accompanied
Dr. Frederick A. Cook at tho time fin
announced mis- reaching the summit
Of Mount Mckinley, in a sworn s'a.e-
ment says that he was the only per
son present with DR.. Cook on the date
when he claims to have reached the
summit of Mount Mckinley; that they
did not in fact reach the summit and
the nearest point tc the summit
reached was at least fourteen miles
distant from the summit of that noun
tain, the elevation d. no time exceed
ing 10000 feet.
Judge a. B. Anderson Of the United
States court at indianapolis dismissed
the proceedings against DelavaD
Smith ard Charles r. Williams, pro.
prietors of the indianapolis News.
who were resisting removal to the
District Of Columbia for trial under
grand Jury indictment charging
them with having committed criminal
libel in publishing articles alleging
that there was corrupt profit of
28.000,0)0 in the sale Of the Panama.
canal to the United States.
Fighting with the courage OF lion,
but completely outclassed at every
stage of the game, Stanley Ketchel,
middleweight and light heavyweight
champion of the world, took the count
in the twelfth round of his fight with
Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion
of the world
Under the terms Of the will of Mrs.
Sarah Morris, widow Of Nelson Nor
rts, Chicago packing mouse magnate,
who met her death in an automobile
accident in France, beuUests of nearly
100000 are made to charitable in
stitutions.
Starting from St. Louis in a bal
loon A. Holland Forbes of New York
city and companion made 1914
miles in 19 hours and 15 minutes, at
an average rate of thirty-eight miles
an hour. They landed near Rich
mond, Va.
Pittsburg of the National league
won the worlds baseball champion
ship for 1909 by defeating Detroit. of
the American league in the seventh
game of the series by a score of to
0 in one sided contest
Mrs. Leona Mason has been found
not guilty at South Bend. Ind, CT as
sault with intent tO kill John w. Tai
bot, supreme president of the Order
of Owls.
The Alaska-Y Yukon-Pacific exposition
at Seattle has closed. The total at
tendance was 3,750000.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

In the wreck of the steamer George
Stone of Cleveland on Point Pelee.
Ont. six lives were lost, lifeboat
containing Captain Paul Howell.
Peter Daley Of Erie, Pa, who was a
passenger, and six members Of the
crow being capsized in. an attempt to
go to shore for assistance. Two of
the crew clung to the overturned life
boat four hours until they drifted
ashore.
4, Thirty-seven dead, scores seriously
injured and many others painfully
bruised and property damage running
to $1,000,000 or more is the record of
the storm which swept Middle and
West Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
and portions of Arkansas and South
Carolina.
As a result Of the hurricane which
struck the southern coast of Florida
Key West is mass of wreckage and
the damage to property is estimated
ct $2,0D0,O 900. Martial law was pro
claimed by the mayor and the. Key
West guards are patrolling the city.
Two nen were Killed and six In.
jured on the Fort Riley (Kan.) mill.
tary reservation BY the explosion Of
: four.incb gun during military tests.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
NEWS OF WORLD.
Important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

With cannon roaring sequence OF
salntes, with soldiers everywhere and
pomp of ceremony seldom, II ever
before, witnessed in this country Pres
ident Taft of the United States and
Porfirio Diaz, who for years has ruled
over the destinies of Mexico as pres
ident of that great Southern republic,
met at r! Paso, Tex, and exchanged
formal greetings of good will and
friendship.
When President Taft reached Los
Angeles he had accomplished 6,266 of
the total of 1879 miles of journey
stretched out before rim when he left
Beverly, Mass, q month ago. Almost
exactly one-half of the long swing
across the United States and hack has
ended.
State Senator Patrick H. McCarren,
the Democratic party leader of Brook
lyn. was suddenly eliminated from
further participation in the local poll
tical campaign by an acute attack of
appendicitis, which required an i'm
mediate operation.
Senator Frank p. Flint of Cali
fornia has announced officially that
when his present term of service ex-
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
FOREIGN NEWS.

Professor Francisco Eerrer, the
Spanish educator and convicted revo-
lutionist, has been shot. The exc.
cution was done at the fortress of
Montjuich, where the prisoner had
been confined since his condemna-
tion by court1nartial. The doomed
man faced the firing squadron with
out finching and fell dead at the first
volley.
big blow of Oct. II, 1906, struck Cuba,
causing extensive devastation through
the whole western portion of the
island. In the city of Havana many
minor buildings were blown down or
unroofed; almost all the trees were
uproooted and five persons were
killed.
The Nicaraguan revolutionists are
now in possession of Bluefields, Corin-
to, Greytown, Rivas, Cape Gracias,
Rama and San joan del Norte- Pres
.dent Zelaya is gathering the govern
ment forces for an attack on the rev.
olutionists at Rama and San Juan del
Norte.
James M. Barrie, the novelist and
playwright, has been granted .
divorce from his wife on the grounds
of the latter's misconduct with GIL
bert Cannan, a young author. The
suit was not defended. Mrs. Barrie
was formerly Mary Ansell, an actress.
Advices brought to Victoria, B. c.,
by the steamer Empress Of India say
that GOO people we're drowned early
in September in East Java as a result
Of the bursting of a crater which had
become filled with water.
The naval harbor which has been
in course Of construction at Dover,
Eng, for eleven years and has cost
about $20,O00,OO0 has been formally
opened by the Prince Of Wales.
The news of the uprising in Mic.
aragua has started a revolutionary
agitation on the east coast of Hon.
duras and the situation in that section
Of the country Is critical.
Spanish anarchists in London are
openly threatening the life of King
Alfonso and, boasting that he will not
be permitted to live the year out.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
THE DEATH RECORD.

William l. Buchanan of Buffalo, N.
Argentine Republic and Panama, who
had been closely identified with sew
eral important American diplomatic
missions, met tragic death on a
London street. He was found lying
on sidewalk in Park lane near the
American embassy in dying condi-
tion and died on the way to st.
Georges hospital in an ambulance.
The cause of death is supposed to be
heart disease or apoplexy.
Former United States Senator Will
lam Lindsay is dead at Frankfort, Ky.
Judge Lindsay was formerly chief JUS
tice of the Kentucky court of appeals
and had served as state senator and
representative before going to the
United States senate. He was sew
enty-two years ord.
Rev. Edward NJ. Hickey, aged sew
enty-two, the most picturesque mem
Der of the Catholic clergy in West
Virginia, is dead. He was class
mate of Cardinal Gibbons of Balti-
more and Archbishop Kahn of st.
Louis.
Brigadier General Richard c. Drum,
u. s. A., retired, distinguished vet
eran of the Civil war and for many
years adjutant general of the army. is
dead at Drummond, Md. His death
was due to old age.
Major General Alfred e. Bates. for
mer paymaster general of the army,
is dead at New York. General Bates
was stricken with apoplexy few
days ago and never regained con-
sciousness.
Brigadier General Amos 8. Kimball,
u. s. A., retired, who saw forty years
service in the army and was retired
at his own request in 1902, is dead at
Washington at the age of sixty-nine.
Alfred H. Smith. we'll known in
the sporting world as "Al" Smith. is
dead at New York. Cap Smith was
the last court of resort in all disputes
on sporting matters
Lieutenant Cara A. Richter, u. 8. NJ.
twenty-eight years old. chief engineer
officer of the United States gunboat
Marietta, has committed suicide.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22

San Francisco, Oct 20.-San Fran
cisco is on the eve of big time. 1t
is to be light hearted, care free, big
time, with big, serious spirit behind
1t. The big time is to be the "Portola
festival" What is behind 1t is this:
A little over three years ago you
could stand on Russian hill, in San
Francisco, and, look in front or to the
right or to the left, you could see
clear to the bay, with nothing to OBJ
struct your view save smoking, crum-
bling ruins of once majestic Office
buildings, stores, factories -four
square miles Of. scorching piles OF
brick, mortar, stone, twisted steel. a
dreary waste, appalling beyond words.
But though the city was destroyed
the spirit of the pioneers of the days
of 40 lived on. While the smoke was
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

The case against the Cudahy Pack
ing company for the violation of the
internal revenue laws by failing to
place stamps of proper denomination
on packages of oleomargarine came
to an end in the federal court at
Leavenworth, Kan, by compromise.
The packing company was fined $4,000
and agreed to pay back stamp tax
of $S2,777 and special tax Of $4,000
for agencies.
A more serious aspect has developed
In. the First National bank failure at,
Mineral Point, Wis, 1t being reported
that the shortage, instead of 100000
az at first estimated, will run close
to $400,00U. Vice President Phil Al.
len, Jr, is said to have lost heavily
in California and Montana mining in
vestments.
Organized labor paid tribute in
Washington to. the Homecoming from
Europe of Samuel Gompers, president
of The American Federation of Labor.
The occasion was followed by a
monster parade and later by a big
mess meeting at Convention hall.
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
indicate that more seasonable weather
has been of much benefit to both
wholesale and retail trade at many
points and advices generally reflect
continued advance in the business
world. i.
According to julius Kruttschnitt,
director Of operation and maintenance
Of the Union Pacific Southern Pacific
lines and the allied Hartman inter-
ests, the freight movement Of the
country Is greater than ever before.
Edwin Hawley and his associates
Of the Rock Island Frisco system have
secured control Il 81 the Missouri, Kan.
sas and Texas railway. gss ,3s.s4
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

An alarming increase in the trials
by courtmartial Of all classes In the
army, shown in the annual report Of
Judge Advocate General George B.
Davis, is causing much comment III
military circles. Conditions. oficefs
ray. AZ shown by the figures presented
IN the report. are disgraceful and posi-
tive measures should be taken to. rem
edy the situation. sss3
Charles X. Crane of Chicago. minis.
ter designate to China. was practical
.ly deposed8 by q demand from secrss
.tary Knox for his resighltl Ion llf.
Crane q CHARGED with all indi
sreet disclosures fhroush TIE pfess 8;
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
SAN FRANcISco's REAL
CAUSE FOR REJOICING.

+ Total number Of buildings de- !.
!. stroyed by earthquake and +
+ fire of 1906. .28, 1873 i
!. Total value Of buildings de- !.
! stroyed .$1o5, ,ooo,o 900 +
!. Total number Of buildings erect j.
+ ed since fire ...........2 .23,430 /.
+ Total value of buildings erected ].
+ since fire .........$165, ,o00, 900 !.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22

pires, March 4, 1911, he will not be a
candidate for reelection.
A petition asking President Taft
for c.cmency toward Charles w
Morse, the former New York banker,
is being prepared for circulation
among prominent business men and
ananciers of the Fast.
President Taft won hearty well
come into Arizona by proclaiming
wherever he went that he was heart
lily in favor Of statehood for each Of
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico.
Hall Caine, the author, suffered a
severe attack of heart trouble. His
condition is such as to cause much
anxiety.
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22

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The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
children cheer in chicago.

Chicago. Oct. ,2O.-Promptly at noon
800, 900 Chicago school children Joined
a country wide chorus by giving three
cheers for the rehabilitation Of San
Francisco The outburst was due to
a request from San Francisco that
the pupils participate in this unique
celebration of San Francisco's recov-
cry from the earthquake and fire..
The Washburn leader., 1909-10-22
CELEBRATING her
RISE FROM ASHES.
Frisco Begins Brief Season
Of Rejoicing.
PORTOLA FESTIVAL OPENS

Three Years Ago the City Was Mass
Of Ruins, but New Metropolis Has
Been Built Behind the Golden Gate.
Value Of New Structures Much
Greater Than Those Destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Won't Welcome Japs.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 5.-Members
of the Japanese Commercial Commits
sion, who have been given the glad
hand In many of the large cities of
hotb East and West, are likely to have
frigid reception when they inspect
the industries of the Smoky City to-
day. The Pittsburg Chamber of Com
merce, as body, has decided to vir-
tually ignore the visiting japanese. on
the ground that the sons of Nippon,
as nation, demand too much in the
educational lines and are willing to
give too little. Some Of the members
Of the chamber dissent from this opin-
ion and will attempt to atone for the
lack of cordiality existing in many
quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Chinese Students Coming.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Forty-seven
Chinese students are due to arrive at
San Francisco today and will shortly
enter various American universities
and colleges. The young men were sent
by the Chinese govrnment in compli-
ance with the understanding with the
United States regarding the disposi-
ton of the indemnity RENTED by this
government A number Of Chinese of
hcials and educators of prominence
were selected as a board which, act
ing with DIR. Tenney, the Chinese sec
retary of the American legation, con-
quoted the examination Of more than
500 young men who presented them
selves for examination with the view
TO testing their fitness for this desig-
alton. These students were first ex-
amined in Chinese and then i'm Eng
ilsh, and those who passed these first
tests were examined in mathematics
and elementary science. Only A final
ly passed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

Cesare Lombroso. the noted Italian
criminologist. who died October 10
last. is thus described by former
member Of the scholars household in
Turin: I'm appearance he was most
unimposing. Diminutive. very, stout,
with stiff. projecting bit Of chin
beard, he had a very long waist and
very short legs. This gave him in
walking the effect of pushing along
over the ground. He took small steps
and was always the same abstracted.
far-away visionary. thinking of some
thing that had little or nothing to do
with the present. think that it was
MS prosaic. almost comical appear
ance that prevented us as children
from appreciating what a great man
We were associating with. With some
amusement now recall how his fam
lily were forced to guard him from the
depredations of a world he was ill-fit-
ted to resist. In fact. II was no exag.
geration to say that without his de-
voted wife he would have been pen
niless In no time. A man of unbound
ed Kindness. he could never resist ap-
peals for assistance. He received
countless such appeals and. needless
to say. most of them were i,npostures.
1 have a vivid memory of his uncon-
Germ about dress. Many a time when
ne started out to the university his
wife had to run after him and bring
him back to put on his necktie.
Equally careful she had to be to see
that he did not wander forth on cold
mornings without a overcoat. Dress
In general Professor Lombroso re-
sarded as bothersome necessity; ne
considered that he lacked the time to
give to such niceties."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness ,s caused by an
infiamed condition OF the mucous lin
Ing Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is infiamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect nearing, and
when Ii Is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hear
Ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which Is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free. +. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
11-4-1m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Try This In November.

thousands upon thousands of fam
lilies who have not been regular eat
ers OF Quaker Oats will begin on the
first of November and eat Quaker
Oats once or twice every day for thirty
days of this month; the result in
good health and more strength and
vigor will mean that every other
month in the year will find them doing
the same thing.
Try it! Serve Quaker Oats plenti-
fully and frequently for the thirty
days of November and leave off a cor
responding amount of meat and greasy
foods. You'll get more health, more
vigor and strength than you ever got
IN thirty days of any other kind of
eating.
While you are trying this see that
the children get a full share.
The best food for them. Quaker
oats is also packed in hermetically
sealed tins for hot climates; keeps in
definitely. 2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
MW FERTILIZER RATE.
KA1LROAD COMMISSION MAKES
AN IMPORTANT RULING.
- Controversy IL Settled-Former
OaFcular II Revoked and New Rate
- Changed I'm Several Respects.

Colnmbia. Nov 2.-The railroad
np0mission has announced It's de-
uneon on the controversy over rates
- fertilizer. revoking Its former de-
o1.een reducing the rates about Is per
-eent and drawing up new schedule.
esr<ive December 6. making the re-
SECTIONS about s per cent. 1t also re-
onoes the minimum carload weight
froD rs tons to 10 tons.
1ome time ago the commission is
uDsa cicrular 129. which decreased
eAs fertilizer rates. Circular i29 was
oppaicabie to the following ROADS in
- state: Atlantic Coast Line, Sea-
nosrd Air Line railroad, Southern
subway, Charleston & Western Caro-
Ma railway. Columbia. Newberry &
IAnrens Railroad company, Blue
1iage Railway company and to all
oh1pments moving over these lines
nsving orig,'s and destination In South
Carolina on other lines.
When the circular was Issued Sep
tunber 15 was named as the effective
eoee- This date was finally postponed
un1n November 1. after representa-
41vos Of the railroads of the State had
oDoesred before the commission and
unked that the rates On fertilizer be
- reduced and that circular 12s be
ennceled. The commission took all
argument presented at that hearing
nndsr consideration and announced a
now circular. which Is really an ad-
5nDeMent Of fertilizer rates.
Circular No. 1s1. issued on July 2s,
vnn cancelled.
Tho following is the new fertilizer
- circular:
special freight rates on fertilizer.
unsaoad. --inimum weight 10000
Dnnnds. per ton Of 1000 pounds.
Applicable between points In South
croaina on the following railroads:
Af,antic Coast Line Railroad COM
unny. Seaboard Air Line railroad,
oo9thern Railway Company, Charles
- = Western Carolina Railway COM
10y. Columbia. Newberry & Laurens
abroad company. Blue Ridge Rail-
~ company. and to shipments NOV
~ over these lines having origin and
onsflnation In South Carolina on other
49,:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
A Religious Authors Statement

REV. Joseph II. Fesperman, Sails
bury, n. c., who is the author of sew
eral books, writes: For several yeals s
l was afflicted with kidney trouble
and last winter ! was suddenly stri',k-
en- with severe pain in my kidneys
and was confined to bed eight days
unable to get up without assistance
My urine contained thick white sed-
iment and l passed same frequently
day and night. 1 commenced taking
Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain
gradually abated and finally cease 4
and my urine became normal. I cheer
fully recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy" Siberts Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
A GEORGIA YARN.
"TRIBE OF BURDEN" EMANUEL
COUNTY.
Largest Family SO Far Reported
Mrs. Elizabeth burden Has 289 Liv-
ing Descendants.

Swainsboro, Ga, Oct. 30.-Apropos
to large families Emanuel county can
boast of family with two hundred
and sixty-nine living members, that Of
Mrs. Elizabeth burden, of Norris, own.
Ga. Mrs. burden was born in 1917
where she now resides within one
mile of Norristown, Ga. She is a
daughter of Nathan Barwick and
Elizabeth Whitten Barwick. Early in
life she married William burden, who
died about forty years ago. She is the
mother of eleven children. all living.
Her tribe has increased until mt pres
ent there are sixty-five grandchildren,
forty-three Of this number being boys,
one hundred and eighty great grand
children and ten great-great- grand
children.
Mrs. burden Is consistent member
of the Primitive Baptist church, hav-
ing joined at Old Canoochee about 40
years ago. Her mind Is still active
and her eyesight good. At the pres
ent time she is able to read without
glasses and can get about without as
sistance.
Mrs. burden Is a sister of Mrs. Eli
"a Youmans. the mother of the eight
heavy weight Youmans brothers. The
weight of these eight brothers aggre-
eating more than sixteen hundred
pounds. These are Judge John E..
Youmans, who was for several terms
Ordinary of Emanuel county, Nathan
Youmans member of Board OF Educa-
ton. s. H. Youmans. former deputy
sheriff, T. w. Youmans, E. IS. YOU
mans. member Of the Board OF Roads
and Revenue Commissioners. George
Youmans, Lott YOumans and Lawson
Youmans.-Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Father Was I'm Invalid.

10 had ben a hard day in the field
and father and son were very hungry
Tho only things eatable on the table
were twelve very large apple dump
finss. The father had consumed ten
While the boy was eating one. and
then both reached for the one remain
fnG.
Son." pleaded the farmer, 'you
wouidn't take the last apple dumpling
from your poor sick pa, would you ?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
The Wisdom of Silence.

The late Judge Silas Bryan, the
rather OF William j. Bryan. once had
several hams stolen from his smoke
house. He missed them at once, but
said nothing about it to any one. A
few days later neighbor came to
him.
Say. Judge" he said, "I heard yew
had some hams stol t'other night"
YES" replied the Judge, very con-
hdentially, "but don't tell any one.
You and 1 are the only ones who know
it."-"Success Magazine"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

MANY school children suffer from
constipation, which is often tie cause
OF seeming stupidity AZ lessons. Cham
tei'aln's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give a chi.o.
FOR they are mild and gentle in their
effect. and will cure even chronic c)n-
Situation. Sold by w. w. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

1t was at the Cliff Dwellers, Chi
cago's literary club, and one Of the
members had just made terrible, ir-
remediable break about another
made 1T in his presence and that of
several other members.
What ought / do nOw?" asked the
break maker, much embarrassed.
IF i were yOu," suggested Fred
Richardson, the artist, who bad heard
the whole proceeding, Il should go
out and wiggle my ears and eat an
other thistle. e."-Success Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

Among the San Franciscans who ex-
press themselves as weary of the graft
prosecutions, the voice of the CRATER
himself rises loud and clair.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

Hundreds of medical men from all
sections Of the country will attend the
pellagra conference to be held in CO.
lumbia this week.