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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

Al c tCbO&t says.
Within recent months Il has bean rec
bgnized an. demanded by the people
through ma'sS thousand delegates from
III states assembled In convention IN dif-
terent sections OF the country. that the
Eaterways Should and must BE- improved
promptly and effectively as a means Of
maintaining national prosperity.
The first requisite for waterway i'm
frovemcnt il the control OF the waters in
luch manner as to reduce foods and reg
Alate the regimen 81 the nayigsbls riv-
srs. The second requisite Is development
II terminals and connections In such man
aer as to regulate commerce.
Accordingly I urge that the broad
plan for the Development Of our water
ways, recommended By the inland wa
terways commission. be put ia eject
without delay. i provides for a CON-
prehensivs system Of waterway In
urorement. extending to all the usss Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
Grandfather Mountain.

"Messrs. Hugh and Donald Mac
Rae, of Wilmington. have made the
State very much their debtor by pre-
senting Grandfather mountain as a
gift: This great peak, towering out
boldly from and above its surround
irgs, affords one of the finest views
anywhere. The Yonahlossee turn
pike. built by the Messrs. MacRae
runs along the mountain side, and
other circumstances conspire to rem
der Grandfather comparatively &C.
cessible. This acquisition. as our Ra-
leigh correspondent has noted, fol.
lows the splendid gift made some
time ago by Mr.. George w. Wander
bilt Of one hundred thousand acres
lying over two thousand feet above
sea level. State parks and magnifi.
cent State parks at that are becom.
ing reality before the eyes OF the
present ion."-Charlotte Oh.
server.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
MIR. JAS. sPRoTT INJURED.
Well Known Citizen Of =. Manning,
Painfully Hurt i'm Runaway.

Manning. Sept. 7.-Mr. Joseph
Sprott. cashier of the Bank of Man.
ming. while out driving yesterday af-
ternoon, was thrown from the buggy
and painfully injured. though it is
thought that his condition is not
dangerous.
Mr.. Sprott, with two of his little
girls, was driving spirited horse,
which became frightened AT some OBJ
ject near the road and shied violent
ly. locking the front wheel around a
telegraph pole. and broke loose from
the buggy. Mr.. Sprott and one of
the girls were thrown out. This child
was not hurt and the other remained
in the buggy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

The horse attached to the delivery
wagon Of the Sumter Grocery Co.
took fright at an automobile Mon
day afternoon and breaking loose
from the hitching post in front of
the store. started on a wild runaway
that resulted in the demolition of the
wagon. The horse ran down Hamp-
ton avenue to Washington, down
washington to Liberty, Liberty to
Council and down that street for sew
eral squares and back to Liberty to
Sumter, Sumter to HAMPTON and
down Main until he collided with a
mule and was captured. The street
was crowded when the horse struck
Main and the people had to do some
lively lodging to get out of his way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

The prohibition law, as It now
stands. the work OF the State-widers.
so-called. but really the former State
dispensary supporters, does not strike
US as being Intended to promote pro-
hibition. On the contrary. we think
1t was intended to create revuls,on
OF sentiment in favor of liquor, ard
we think It very well calculated to
serve that purpose Among the tens
of thousands of people who are op-
posed to the indiscriminate sale of
liquor, there are thousands who rec
rognize and believe that liquor has
certain legitimate uses. These peo-
pie include many who feel that they
can without inconsistency take a
drink Of liquor when they want it.
and they insist on that privilege.
Whether they take liquor or not, they
are unwilling to give up the right 10
have 1t about them so long as 1t is
to he gotten. All people who stand
for real temperance recognize this
situation. and no well-balanced friend
of temperance is disposed to disre-
gard Ii. We think the presen, act
was passed without very careful con-
sideratlon. and while we would like
To see IL stand. If we believed IL pos
sible OF enforcement. we do not be-
l.eve il possible Of enforcement.
and we think 1t should be re-
vised to the limits Of reason, else Il
Will soon enforce the return t. the
indiscriminate legal sale of lquoc, a
condition that has been shown con
trary to the welfare cf the people
HorkVille Enquirer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

A banker going home to dinner
saw a $40 bill on the curbstone. He
picked It up. noted the number and
went home to dinner. While at home
his wife remarked that the butcher
had sent bill amounting to $40.
The only money he had was the bill
he had found which he gave to her
and she paid the butcher. The butch
er paid It to a farmer for a calf.
the farmer to the merchant, who In
turn paid It to a washerwoman, and
she. ewing the banker a note of $40
went to the bank and paid the note.
The banker recognized the bill as the
one he had found, and which to that
time has paid $50 worth of debt. On
careful examination he discovered
that the bin was counterfeit. Now
what was lost in the transaction and
by whom?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
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BIG PROFIT IN CASTOR BEANS.
A Crop OF South California Which
Yields 500 Per Acre.

A novel industry, yet one which is
said by it's owner to be very remun-
erative on small capital. has been
quietly carried on in southern Cali
fornia for some time bt an elderly
German rancher, who brought the
, secret if secret, it can be called, from
southern Europe, when ne migrated
westward several years ago.
Castor beans are the sole crop
grown by the German, and for their
growing he uses nothing but bare,
semi-arid valleys and gently slopins
hillsides, on which. owing to lack Of
water, nothing else will grow to good
advantage. He supplies, Of course
only small part of the castor beans
in use in the world, but his is believ-
ed to be the only ranch of it's kind in
California, if not in the United States,
much of the oil being prepared from
the seeds of the wild shrubs, which
grow in great profusion in some parts
of America and Mexico.
When the beans were sacked and
weighed, all the small ones having
been culled out in the winnowing pro-
cess. Brass discovered that he had
between four and five tons of as fine
beans as could be produced anywhere
in the world. For these he received
5 cents per pound, almost 800 per
acre from his five acres.
The work done on the beans had
been all his own, with the aid of one
horse. and had been performed at
spare times from caring for large
barley field, which he owned. The
beans were so much more profitable
than the barley that the thrifty Ger
man the next season set out fifteen
more acres to the oil producing
shrubs. From these he has consist
emily, during the the eight or nine
years since that first experiment. re-
ceived an income averaging 500 per
acre. At times Of great yield, appar-
emily when the castor bean producers
or other parts of the world were un-
loading big stocks on the market,
prices have gone down, but Mr.. Brass
mas never received less than cents
per pound for his beans, and, during
one or two years, the price went as
high as cents. The demand for the
beans Is always good, and Brass be-
iieves that field of 100 acres would
be more profitable than 100 acres of
alfalfa, one Of the best paying crops
OF southern California.-Technic
World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
The Speakers Disgrace.

At the afternoon session of the pro-
hibition convention the delegates
among whom the women greatly pre-
dominated. were extremely enthusias-
&c over the cold water issues; and
every resolution In fuctheraacc Of the
prohibition cause was upheld aggres-
sively and unanimously.
Toward the end of the session the
speaker OF the day was announced
This gentleman had recently return
ed from abroad, where he had been
recuperating from his arduous work
In behalf of Temperance. Smilingly
acknowledging his tumultuous reccp-
tion. this speaker at once plunged in
to the pleasant events of his foreign
trip.
In the midst of this interesting mar
ration. a lady delegate from a rural
district sprang to her feet, her eyes
blazing.
Pfotest against sucn gOlnsS or
as this!" she cried, glaring at the mar
rator. Its shame. H..
"Sit down!"
Let him proceed!'
II WON'T sit down. declared the
irate delegate. sending q scornfu
glance at her fellow members. 80
say It's shame. disgrace and de.
plorable thing for that man., who
poses as an apostle OF temperance
and hater of ginshops, to stand ur
there and deliberately tell us that on
his way. across the Atlantic he spen,
many delightful evenings In the ship,
aloon."-Brooklyn Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
STATE BOARD FT6 4 HEAR PRO-
TESTS.
Aiken liquor Election Question and
Fusieige County Question to be
Decided Friday. g-1 G.

, Columbia. Sept. s.-The State
Board OF Canvassers will meet again
ON Friday at II o'clock to give
another hearing to the contest over
the Aiken liquor election. and to give
n hearing TO the protest OF the ad-
koyocates of the new Rutledge County
against the decision there that. that
election was null and void. and that.
therefore. Rutledge County failed.
The Aiken situation Is interesting
and bit exciting. The State board
} remanded the case to the county
. board with instructions to give a
hearing to the Prohibitionists whose
protests had been thrown out on
demurrer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
! - - 70 2 q
Looks Like HOld.Up.

We are not particularly interested
in 1t, but 1t seems to us that the citi-
zens of Columbia who have the pro-
gramme for Taft day in their hands,
are making a mistake to have the
president deliver an address out al
the fair grounds instead of from the
Columbia will know in advance that
there will be but slim chance Of ever
setting to the fair grounds and es to
seeing and hearing the president
there will be practically no chance at
all. Then the idea of forcing them
t" pay the admittance fee and the
fare out to the grounds looks like an
effort to take an undue advantage.
Tie street car fare to be sure is small
enough, but the cars cannot handle
the crowds. We found this the case
two years ago when we visited the
fair, and we do not know that the
chances are any better now than they
were then. The congested condition
Of affairs at the gate was such as to
make many feel that if they could
ever get away from the fair grounds
hey would not be caught back there
again, and now to have the presi-
cent make an address there and
force the people to go out to the
grounds with the hope of getting q
glimpse OF him and possibly hearing
him will not meet with general fav-
or we hardly think. However, so far
as We are concerned 1t will make but
little difference. Under the circum-
stances we would prefer giving our
room to some one else but then
there will be lots Of people while not
approving the arrangements will un-
dertake the trip. It's Colmbia's af-
fair, and we will be content for CO.
lumbia to have her way abou. it,
Wateree Messenger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

DR.. Sarah Doley. of p. Rochester,
was elected honorary chairman at
the meeting which the women mem
bers of the American, Medical Asso-
citation held few days ago in New
York for the purpose of devising
mems Of educating the public in the
prevention Of disease. DR.. Dolly was
the second woman in this country to
take a medical degree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

Some of DR.. Cooks critcis are dis
posed to discredit his exploit on the
ground that he had taken so small an
equipment with him. What do they
want? That he should have been ac-
companied by a brass band Dur
ham Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

Serving continuously i'm one fa-
mily for thirty-seven years. Miss
bertha Steinberger, seventy-seven
years old. was the recipient of MANY
congratulations recently marking
anniversary of August, 1852. when
she entered the service i'm New Yorl,
or the family OF Isaac Kurtz. OF
New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
TESTIFIES AFTER FOUR YEARS

|. Carlisle Center, N. Y, B. Burhans,
writes: About four years ago i
wrote you that had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by, taking
two bottles Of Foley's Kidney Rem
edy, and after four years 1 am again
pleased to state that have never had
any return Of those symptoms and
am evidently cured to stay cured"
Foley's Kidney Remdey will do the
same for you. Siberts Drug Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

mot a minute should be lost when
child shows symptoms of Group.
Chamheriain's, Cough Remedy given
as soon as the Child becomes hoarse.
or even after the croupy cough ap-
pears. Will prevent the attack. Sold
by W. w. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
Go With u Rush.

FThe demand for that wonderful
stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, DR..
Kings New Life Pills-is astounding.
Sibcrt's Drug store say they never
saw the like. Its because they never
fail To cure Sour stomach. ConSripa
ton. Indigestion, BiliOusness, Jaun-
dice. Sick Headache, Chills and Ma.
laria. Only 25c. Sibert's Drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

Rev. DIR. Frederick $. Whistler.
eighty-five years old. the marrying
parson." died I'm Youngstown. o.. OF
paralysis. For years he held re-
>kord for marriages performed i'm that
bart of the country. His yearly ave-
Gage was 1O00 couples. 1t Is declar-
cd that he has performed more than
a 900 marriages.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
HEALTH AND REALTY AID.

Cosmetics and lotions will not
clear your complexion Of pimples and
blotches like Foley's Orino Laxative
for indigestion, stomach and liver
trouble and habitual constipation
Cleanses the system and is pleasant
to take. Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

~ Copenhagen. Sept. Tone OF the
most remarkable results of Comman-
der Peary's rivalry with DR.. Cook for
tho discovery of the pole is that DR..
Cooks profits from the enterprise are
likely to be largely increased. He re-
!, ceived today offers for his books and
lectures at twice the figures previous
ly rendered. One American of the
highest standing cabled terms almost
startling. and far beyond any sum
hitherto paid for such works. DR..
Cook Is likely to accept this offer
THE controversy Is beginning to
grow warmer here. Commander
APeary's statement Is accepted as true.
but there is a following very faithful
to Dr. Cook. He lectured before the
Geographical Society tonight. added
little to the information he had al
ready given out with reference to his
expedition and repeated the declara-
: tion OF his intention to Withhold de-
ttsils until the publication of his book.
The king and queen, Prince George
OF Greece and his consort and many
Of the members Of the royal family.
) together with q largo gathering of
the most prominent people In Copen-
hagen, this afternoon witnessed the
ppressntation to DIR. Cook Of gold
medal by the crown prince. and list
eped to the explorers lecture after
wards.
Standing In front Of an immense
map OF the Arctic region. which was
(, surmounted by the stars and Stripes.
~ Cook outlined his progress to the
North Pole. Introducing the explor-
Or, the crown prince said that his re-
ception In Greenland and at Copen-
hagen showed the way the Danes ap,
prscisted his wonderful exp 1T. The
4 rtncs then begged the honor Of pre-
Venting to him the medal Of the Geo.
graphical Society.
"Tt 10 too early" said the explorer.
I Ito give the general results Of the ex-
psdftfon. Time Is required to digest
the work Of polar effort. You have
|. no< allowed time In Copenhagen. This
yhcrthward dash has occurred to the
minds Of men for more than 500
years Slowly and surely the ladder
OF ladders has been climbed with va
rious degrees of success Experience
was gained and each expedition prof.
Itsd by the misfortunes Of Its pred
fessors. The failure Of one expe.
dition led to the success Of subse-
eusns sfkorts-" l.
The explorer cleared up the doubt
about the lowest temperature record
Cd. which ne reiterated was SO de-
yrees below zero. Fahrenheit He said
~ had no doubt that the observa-
tions made would prove that he had
been on and around the Goth degree.
II have been within a circle. k,lo-
( metre Ia diameter. of where the POLE
= situatsd.- exclaimed the eplorer.
~I am satisfied that that is quite suf-
ncient for practical purposes. 1 will
say no more until my book is pub
lished.'
When shown the dispatch which
said that Commander Peary claimed
to be the first to reach the North
Pole, Dr.. Cook said: 49, 4. ...,. -
- Commander Peary. OF course. can
say whatever he wishes. am not ac-
customed to indulge In controversies.
All I have to ssy about Commander
Peary Is that II he. says he reached
the NORTH: Pole = believe he; reached
the Norm Pole"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

The hose wagons were called out
Tuesday night about 8 o'clock by a fire
alarm sent in from Box 81, corner
Liberty and Levi streets. The alarm
Is said to have been rung in by a
negro man, who ran off as soon a.
the bell began to ring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

"Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy is today the best
known medicine i'm use for the relief
and cure of bowel complaints. 1t
cures gripping, diarrhUea. dysentery.
and should be taken at the first un-
natural looseness of the bowels. Il is
equally valuable for children and
adults. 1t always cures. Sold by w.
w. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

Geo. Manville Fem, whose death
In his seventh-ninth year is reported
from London, was an industrious and
successful writer Of novels of the SEN
sational sort the total number of his
books coming to more than 100. be-
sides 1000 or so short stories for boys
and magazine sketches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

Don't waste your money buying
plasters when you can get bottle OF
Chamberlain's Ldniment for twenty
five cents. A piece of flannel damp
ened with this liniment is superior to
any plaster for lame back, pains in
the side and chest, and much cheaper.
Sold by w. w. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

sMany people delude themselves by
shying 1T will wear away" when
they notice symptoms OF kidney and
bladder trouble. This is a mistake.
Ttke Foieys Kidney Remedy, and
Stop the drain on the vitality. IL
chres backache. rheumatism. kidney
ahd bladder trouble. and makes ey-
efy trace of pain. weakness, and url-
nary trouble disappear. sibert's Drug
Stbre.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
WARNING.

do not be persuaded into taking
anything but Foley's Honey and Tar
for chronic. coughs. bronchitis, hay
fever, asthma. and lung trouble, as it
stops the cough and heals the. lungs.
Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

'Your complexion as we'll as your
temper IL rendered miserable by a
disordered liver. BY taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you
can improve both. Sold by w. W..
Sibert
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-27
COMMITTEE MAKES
BEST EFFORT IT CAN
Bill viii be Considered by Whole
Committee and Then Re-
ported TO the House
Without Further
Delay.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Had Cover
nor Kibbey, of Arizona, the good
judgment of Governor Curry. of New
Mexico. to respond by wire, Don't
want hearings, report bill as quickly
as possible" the statehood bill would
have been reported to the House sew
eral days ago.
When Governor Curry was notified
that hearings would be held to de-
termine the amount OF land to be
gwen each territory, and the repre-
sentation of each in Congress, he at
cnce replied in the terms quoted
above, believing that New Mexicans
preferred immediate admission to a
prolonged fight over details. Cover
nor Kibbey, of Arizona, evidently fa-
vored q delay, and his lack of pro-
test for immediate action has result
ed in discussion as TO what each
territory is entitled to.
To add to unfavorable things,
Goodrich of Phoenix. "butted i'm
without consulting those controlling
the fight for statehood and interest
ed himself in details of the bill. Con-
sequently the bill is still in commit
tee.
1t was learned today that the sem
ators and all the representatives
from Texas favor immediate admis-
sion and viii support the statehood
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-27
Making Every ETort.

Washington, Jan 27-Every effort
Is being made by the House commit
tee on territories to report the Art
zCna and New Mexico separate
statehood bills to the House and the
complete bills will be exhibited to the
minority at a meeting of the full
committee perhaps today.
The bill will probably provide for
grants Of land by the federal gov
ernment instead of money as has
Teen done in some cases to territories
admitted to statehood. These grants
OF land are to be primarily for the
purpose OF liquid.1ng certain terri
tcrial debts Thorough investigation
is being made of both county and
territorial debts in New Mexico and
Arizona, with the object of determine
ing how much land shall be granted
by the bill.
1t is proposed, It Is said, to give
New Mexico two representatives and
Arizona one at large In the House.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-27
DRUNKEN BRAwL GROWS
INTO FAMILY FEJTD

Torreon, Mex, Jan. 27.-Three
men are dead, one woman and two
children injured and two men are
fugitives in the mountains as the re-
suit Of an encounter growing out Of
a quarrel between two intoxicated
Mexicans at Torrecillas, this state.
The trouble developed into a family
feud, winding up by two brothers
firing into a house, wounding the
wife and two children of one of the
dead men, and fleeing to the noun
tains with the rurales in pursuit. All
the parties concerned are Mexicans.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-27
ROCkEEELI4ER'S PASTOR
SCORES POLITICAL GRAEvIEyRS

New York. Jan. 27.--Rev. Charles
e. Aked. pastor of the Fifth avenue
Baptist church, popularity known as
John ID. Rockefeller's church. severe
iy arraigned those responsible for
political graft in New York, in an ad-
dress at the annual dinner last night
Il the Industrial Christian alliance
Compared with these men," said
d. Aked, sea pirates and forest
thieves are gentlemen. 1t would be
Eood If a half dozen OF these cut
throats were hanged"