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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
LONG BALLOON TRIP:
Travels From st. Louis tn South, cy,v.
oIina at Average Rate Of Forty
Miles Per Hour.

Charleston. 8. c., Oct. 16.-Break-
ing all speed records for long distance
fights, the balloon st. Louis No. 3
landed near Ridgville. 81 miles west
OF Charleston, at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. after having left st. Louis yester-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. The
balloon carried A. 3. Lambert and s.
Louis Won Publ. who arrived here to-
night after their thrilling cross-coun-
try flight. They had exhausted their
ballast, and. seeing in the distance
the waters Of the Atlantic, which they
were fast approaching, they were
forced to descend. In nearing the
ground the ballon caught in a tall
tree and narrowly escaped destruc-
ton.
The distance from the place of
landing to st. Louis in a direct line is
approximately $50 miles. The high
est altitude reached was 12,4OO feet.
The average rate of speed was "A
miles an hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
STORM DAMAGE IN AIKEN.
Large Quantities of Cotton Are Seri-
Ousiy Damaged IN the Fie!ds-Con-
siderable Territory Affected.

Aiken, Oct. 15.-The worst hail
storm, perhaps, in the history of the
county visited the upper section of
the county last night during a heavy
storm. AS a result Of the hail alone
perhaps several hundred bales of cot
ton are Knocked out on the ground
and much more was destroyed by un-
open bolls being knocked off.
A strip of country several miles
wide and 40 or perhaps SO miles long
was almost covered by the hail. While
it was worse in some sections than in
others, all sections in this area were
more or less damaged by the stones.
The hail lasted for about a minute
and half, during which time the
ground was covered to a depth of sew
eral inches with the hailstones, some
or which were as large as partridge
eggs. The hail could be seen on the
ground for several hours after it had
ceased to fall. although binding rain
fell afterward. In some sections the
stones broke the window panes, and
many birds are seen dead on the
ground this morning that were struck.
The hail came down in an almost solid
sheet.
high wind accompanied the
storm, doing in some sections conssd-
cradle damage. 1t Is reported that
some damage was done to the Bath
mill by the wind.
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flood month for distressed cotton;
farmers and tenants who have sold
or pledged their crop in advance turn
loose thousands and hundreds of thou
sands Of bales upon an unready mar
ket. This cannot fail to postpone the
rise Of cotton to normal prices.
An even more important factor In
depressing prices temporarily is the
probable action Of Southern cotton
mills In curtailing production. South
ern cotton mills are much more serf-
ously affected by an advance in the
prices of the staple than are Northern
mills because the Northern mills
make a finer and higher priced pro-
duct. and the cost Of the raw material
Is not so large an item in the total
value. AS yet the prices of Southern
mill goods have by no means advanc-
ed In keeping with the advance In the
price of raw cotton. and they. there
fore, threaten to curtail production
until the market adjusts itself. Thts
may depress prices Of the farmers
cotton for a little while. and is the
more to be deplOred because it's most
notable outcome may be only to shift
the big profits from the cotton krow-
ers' pockets to the SPECTATORS pock-
cts. Prices forced down now must In
evitably climb to much higher levels
and the mills can't long do without
the cotton: sooner or later they must
have 1t. and then there will be a fight
between European and American
mills as to which shall have the pro-
duct. Southern mills should learn a
lesson from last year. Refusing then
to buy at cents in October, they paid
IL cents in May; refusing now to pay
13 cents in October, they may pay is
or Is cents next May.
This Is the situation as we see IT,
and 1t seems to us to indicate that
while the food of distressed cotton
and the delay in getting the mills ad-
justed to the new conditions may pre-
vent an early rise, 15-cent cotton
even If not higher-may easily be ex-
pected before the end Of the year. All
our readers must act on their own
judgments. but in our opinion, every
farmer ought to hold at least a part
of his crop for the higher price that
seems certain to come.-PrOgressive
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

coming to Sumter.
TO My Friends in Manning and Clar.
endon County:
IL Is with deep regret that beg to
announce to my many sincere friends
who have contributed so unhesitatinz-
Iy and cheerfully to whatever success
1 have achieved, that after due delib-
Grafton 1t will serve the best purpose
TO relinquish my citizenship in Man
ming and Clarendon county and con-
meet myself with the thriving, grow
ing, energetic and progressive city and
county OF Sumter. AS my territory
embraces Clarendon and Sumter
counties. I beg to say that L will not
be an infrequent visitor to my many
friends in Manning and brave old
Clarendon.
Reiterating my heartfelt thanks for
kindnesses shown and wishing all my
friends and clients an abundance of
success in whatever undertaking
providence may assign them, 1 am
Sincerely,
ISAAC M. LORYEA.
Special Agent for Sumter and Clar-
endon counties for the Mutual Life In
surance Co., of New York.-Man-
ming Times.
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Hold Part Of Your Cotton.

Ordinarily, we do not wish to take
the responsibility for advising our
farmers to hold any over for higher
prices. If justified by natural laws
and conditions, there Is Just as much
profit in being bull as a bear on the
market; hence If product is selling
too low the chances are that the bulls
speedily force the price upward to
approximately its proper price.
Just now. however. it seems to us
that there is little risk in advising ev-
cry farmer to hold a part Of his cot
ton crop for better prices. The month
~ report for October issued by the
government last week shows an aver
age condition of 5S.5, which is the
worst showing but one of which we
have any record in our office, the Oc-
tober condition figures for the last 10
years being as follows: 1908, 75.4;
1899. 62.4; 1900. 81: 1901, GA; 1902,
71.6; 1907, 67.7; 1908, 1911; 1909,
5S.5. Still more light upon the pres
ent bad condition may be had from
the governments detailed statement
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DIES IN LONDON.


Ie"dor. Oct f7.-Wiiliam I. Buch-
anar OF Buffalo. ". ". former Amer
icao minister to the Argentine Re-
pubic and Panama. who had been
closely identaei with several impor-
tsnt American diplomatic missile ons.
met a tragic death last night on a
London street. lie was discovered ly-
ing ca a sidewalk. In Park Lane and
was carried to st Georges hospital.
. short distance away. Lfe was ex-
tinct when the ambulance reached
the hospital. The cause Of his death
is not known positively but physicians
who examined the body state that II
resulted apparently from heart dis
ease. and that there was no indica-
tions OF foul play which was sug-
gested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
BANK GUARANTY Law INVALID
Nebraska Governor Deplores Decision
OF Two Federal Judges.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1e-In a state
ment on the action Of the two Federal
Judges who yesterday declared the
Nebraska bank guaranty law uncon-
stitutional, Governor Shallenberger
f.eplores the ruling as smacking, he
says, of partisanship, and what he be-
lieves is a distinct blow at remedial
state legislation. Governor Shallen-
herger also declares that the refer
ence of the case to the Federal in
|tead of the State judiciary is a usur-
patton Of power. He says in part
The decision is exactly what those
who for partisan or selfish reasons are
opposed to any effective guaranty Of
deposits law desired. 1t goes to the
very heart Of the question and denies
the right of the State to require the
banks, which exist by virtue of their
charters, TO pay a certain tax to Gre
ate guaranty fund or to prescribe a
form and manner under which the
banking business shall be conducted
1t appears to leave banking on more
matter for public legislation or linn
itation than the grocery or butcher
business.
THE law which has been set aside
by the decree of the court was fraught
with great benefit to the people. I
am sure that the 0le desired the
legislation and were anxious to see it
put into actual practice. One result
of the notification of legislation by
the courts would be to intensity the
desire and determination that our
State Supreme Court shall not be
of one political party. 1t might be
noted in passing that the distinguish
ed Democrat Of this State, who was
made Federal judge by a revered
Republican president. was not called
into judgment upon this case.
"The overthrow of legislative en-
actments. by interference by the exc
cutive, by the use of patronage, or
the veto power, and by the nullifica-
tion Of laws by our courts, has stead
lily tended to degrade the power of
the executive branch of our govern
ment, and to make it a thing for poll
ticians and lobbyists to play with.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

There In q chorus of complaint con-
csrulng the unsatisfactory service tina,
patrons Of the local telephone ex-
eAanse are now receiving. This com
psaiut u partly justified and partly
tust piain kicking on account Of the
enforcement OF the rule requiring us
ers OF the telephone to give the num-
eer of the telephone when they make
cali. Apart from, this there is am
pie sround for ali the complaints that
subscrsbers make and an improve
ment lea the servt,e Is needed. The
management AZ the Sumter Telephone
Co. have contracted for $4,000 worth
- new equipment to be installed by
xassssv Let and the promise Is made
shat whea the new central energy
swsecAboard and other up-to- date
eeuipmeat shall have been installed
there wtn be . decided Improvement
N tae service. Uutil the new switch
Sesrd - Installed service will be
ms10taAaed under dimcuities, since
NE eastsiiation Of the new switch
beayd end tire change from the PRES
sat oa(tery system to tho central ener-
~ svstesn muse be made without in
serruoung -tte service. When the i'm
pfetements are completed Sumter
w0 save one oe the most modern and
sset seutSped telephone systems in
shs essth aad the service ought to be
IN tAat ne. most exaotins could de-
sasad. tho expenditure Of SIS. 900 at
sne time ~ the comapny for i'm
peose0ents b . heavy tax on its re-
ssuresst but the company has. faith
- tie .Grswth Of the telephone busi-
pes u Sumter and vicinity and the
in0euvsaeats nov to be made will
Ans6le ~ exchange to handle two or
fhree times the business II now has.
- sAo .gfpe stts patrons bsAtsr and
SAsrs sakisfactory service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

DR. J. w. FULLER, Scientific Opti-
- clan, 2OS North Main ST., Los Ange-
les, Cal, writes:
81 was troubled with catarrh of ths
head for many years. 1t affected my
sense Of smell, hearing and sight.
az spent lots Of money with doctors
and the use Of local applications to re-
hcve me, but to no purpose until my
attention was called to- the wonderful
effects Of Peruna.
al must say that met with most sur.
pTising and satisfactory results. Peru
IA took hold Of the complaint and drove
ttentirely out Of my system.
"Al.Aough we'll along toward the
allotted. span OF mans. life, am a.
pleased as child over the results, and
teei like young man again.
@an-a lin an Ideal Laxative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
Cowboy Musicians.

William Sweeney's Cowboy Band
VIII be among the novelties presented
with the Wild West and Far East
when Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill
come to town. These men are exper-
fenced musicians, skillful adopts at
playing the various instruments, and
they are also expert riders. They can
play music while mounted on horse
back as easily and harmoniously as
the average circus band plays while
seated in the bandstand. Other in
teresting scenes with the Wild West
and Far East will be An Oriental
Spectacle, Indian War Dances, and
Cowboy Sports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

1t was my pleasure to attend the
meeting Of the Clarendon County
Union at Turbeville last Wednesday.
1t was gratifying to see the number
Of earnest. intelligent farmers who
had left their farms to attend this
meeting at such a busy season. The
union has recently bought a set of
cotton scales for an Independent buy
er at Manning and II was reported
that the keeping Of this buyer in the
field had helped the Manning cotton
market one fourth Of q cent per
pound.
It looks like 1t will be necessary for
the growers Of cotton to also be the
buyers. In other words have their
paid representative In the field to see
that cotton sells for It's market price.
The union can in this way concen-
trate the cotton so as to make direct
trades with large mill or export buy
ers. and 1t can In this way take the
weak cotton of the market.
The difference all this season be-
tween the price In Liverpool and our
local markets has been too great and
leaves too much profit In the pockets
OF the middlemen.
IT also looked brighter for unionism
to see the evident desire to learn.
Good talks on education and better
farming methods were we'll received.
and a talk by Mr.. Kelley. the county
business agent on oat-growing was
very instructive.
In answer to a letter asking more
about the fireless cooker, I reprint an
article giving the address of q lady
who finds one indispensable.
Two articles on curing corn will
soon appear. See If some Of our far
mers can not equal the Georgia farm
er in Sumter, Lee or Clarendon coun-
ties this year. E. w. ID.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
RECORD YIELD OF CORN.
Aiken Farmer Uses New Methods and
Gets Great Results.

This week Mr.. j. II. Shuler, one of
Aiken cOunty's foremost farmers,
harvested three acres of the finest
corn ever grown hereabouts, and per-
haps the equal Of any grown in the
bushels, an average Of 116 Is BUSH
els to the acre. In addition to the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

New York. Oct. 15.-Friends of
Chas. X. Crane. minister designate to
China. whose resignation was request
ed. intimate strongly that the inciden.
Is not closed. and that a revelation.
which would be made public. would
show that Crane was the victim Of
Political intrigue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

United states 5S.5 63.7 69.76 67.767.O
On the whole, with all these facts
before us. 1t seems to us that all the
signs point to higher cotton, and yet
1t Is not unlikely that it may be sixty
days or more before prices reach the
leve! justified by present conditions.
November. we must remember is the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
Hot Supper.

There will be a Hot Supper at the
residence Of l. j. Brown, Oswego
on Thursday night, Oct. 21st A reg
ular meat supper, plenty of pork
turkey, oysters, ice cream and cake
Proceeds for benevolent purpose
Don't forget the date.
10-19-2t. w. & :. 1t.
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Aiken, S. c., October 16.
A. K. l..

Asa Hood, colored was killed at
Bowman. Oangeburg county, Tuesday
night. Mary Robinson, Peter Miller
and another negro named Warren
have been arrested for the murder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Dabbs. Union

having to
The
Practical
of
Bulletins
n
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.tt @atfbman ano Son!bras
WEDNESDAY, ocrosfa 20, 1909.

The sumter watchman was found
- In 1850 and the True southron In
1855. The Waterman and southron
uow has the combined circulation and
n0ueRce Of both OF the old papers.
end ~ manlfestiy the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

The trial Of DR.. c. G. Bigham and
w. c. Avant for the killing of Mrs.
Bigham at Murrell's Inlet several
weeks ago will be held at Georgetown
Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

Rev. j. f. MOrrall, a we'll known
preacher, died at WATERFORD Friday
aged so years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

DIN Hinds, l. S. Bingham and A. III.
Fuller are being tried in Florence on
the charge of lynching Arthur Davis,
COiOred.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

There are boys of all ages-French.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

Two articles on curing corn will
soon appear. See If some Of our far
mers can not equal the Georgia farm
er in Sumter, Lee or Clarendon coun-
ties this year. E. w. ID.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

In answer to a letter asking NOR,
about the fireless cooker. I reprint al
article giving the address of lad.
who finds one indispensable.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

No. ESQ
In the Superior Court OF the State OF Wash
ington fol- Benton County.
A.. W. Wisnar. Plaintiff, vs. Zillah Lu mber
Ccmpany,a corporation, Yakima County,
municipal CORPORATE on of the State OF Wash
ington and all other persons unknown having
or claiming any right, title, interest or estate
in the real estate hereinafter described, De-
PENDANTS.
The State Of Washington to the said Zillah
Lumber Company and all other persons un
known having claiming any right, title, in
tersst or estate in the hereinafter described
real estate, DEFENDANTS:
You and each Of you are hereby summoned
to appear within sixty days after the date OF
the frst publication of this summons, towit;
within sixty days after the 3rd, day OF Dec
ember, leOe, and defend the above entitled
action ! the above court, and answer the
complaint of plaintiff and serve copy OF your
answer upon the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at his Office below stated. and in case
of your failure so to do, judgement will be
rendered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint, which has been filed
with the clerk Vi said court.
The object OF this action 10 to obtain a decree
auieting the title of plaintiff to the following
described real estate. to.wit: Lots four "a,
FIVE (5l six [el seven III OF Block four al Beacha
Ist Addition to Kennewick. Benton County
Washington.
c. l.. Holromb,
Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Kennewick Ben.
TOP County, Wash. Office First International
Bank Bldg.
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An ideal present IL q fountain pen
Stocks Jewelry Store.


Stocks Jewelry Store.
The Kennewick Equality League
has secured the Masonic hall for it's
regular monthly meetings and Will
meet on Wednesday evening, Dec. s,
at $50 O'Clock. An interesting pro.
gram will be given and refreshments
served. You are cordially invited to
attend.
The land contest between L. D. S
Patton and Bruce Warning has taken
another turn and this one il favor.
able to the. defendant, Mr.. Warning.
Some II tile time ago decision was
rendered favorable to Patton and he
went on the land and built some
buildings thereon. Warning has also
built n pumping plant on the land
and this land decision from the Com
missioner Of Land Department would
seem make him safe. The contest
has been on for the past eight yeal 8
and In that time the claim has be.
come valuable.
The Gift Store, Stocks Jewelry. Ii
YOU receive anything that comes
from Stools. 1t is good.
&c. McClelland and family have
moved here from Richla nd and taken
apartments in the Beach Block
Mr.. Nc Clelland succeeds Richard
Mounsey as manager Of the Cascade
Lumber Co. Mr.. Nc Clelland has
been in the employ Of the company
at Richland for some time. Richard
Mounsey has b"en one of the most
popular and successful managers
ever in charge of the yard here. His
first year here he made a record for
sales unequalled by any other yard
on the system. He VIII spend the
month of December assisting P. G..
Palmer invoicing and checking up
yards at other points In the Yakima
VALLEY and the first of the year re-
tires from the service of the company
To devote himself to farming and
raising thorobred chickens and hogs
on his ranch west OF town.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03
NORTH BANK
HAS BIG PROFIT
MORE THAN 100000 ---OVER
TIA, 1000 PASSENGERS MUCH
FREIGHT CARRIED

The North Bank road has al
ready made a profit over and above
expenses OF more than half a mil
lion dollars, according to the report
for the year ending June 80, 1909,
on file with the Washington state
railway commission.
The report shows that at the last
annual meeting, February IS, 1909
it had seven stockholders and that
the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific owned its entire capital stock
Of s24 .OOO,O 900.
Up to June 80 last the Northern
Pacific had advanced $28, 9SS, 997,
and the Great Northern had ad-
vaneod s22 ,2O3,.7l toward con-
strnction. The report says no final
settlement has been made with the
parent organizations at the date
:. named.
The company reports that the
total cost Of the line to June 80.
1909, was si3 sos. NOS, but this is
after a profit nf s1G5 % on cost
Of road purchased" and $40, O31
profit on operations during con-
: ,struction have been subtracted
20 The roads purchased were the
Columbia Railway and Navigation
company for 1888 900 and the Col
umbia Liver & Northern for S695. :
8;:;;"", total of 81 ,O53 1913, but the
company sold one third interest in
the line from Vancouver to Port
land to the Northern Pacific for 81
$40. 1928, which gave it a profit of
credit Of S765, 225 over and above
what it paid for the two lines nam
ed.
The report shows 42l 81 miles in
operation of which 4llE miles are
in Washington. The company
operates its own sleeping and din
ing car service and its orchard.
For equipment of the line 81
426, SCI was expended. making the
total expenditures for the road, in
Gliding equipment, SAT ,25O,711,
or at the rate of S116,OlS per mile.
The operating revenues for the
year We're 81, 155, 545, and the
operating expenses were 1913, 2O'.
leaving profit on operations Of
1862 1888 The net operating in
come was therefore $3.50, 1919. From
this slOl, 2jS was paid in taxes, of
(which Washington got 500, 253 and
Oregon the balance.
!, During the year the company
carried IA, l23 passengers an aver
age distance of 81 miles and hauled
All ,574 tons of revenue freight at
an average receipt of about 81
mills.
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c. Puderpa ugh and his brother H.
c. Puderpaugh and the latters family
returned from Pomeroy where they
have been the past summer helping
harvest the big wheat crop and
since harvest, have been doing some
roy.
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peach orchard ranch on Snake river
in the only locality that produced a
full crop of peaches this year. Both
the brides are well known to all
who have lived here any length of
time and a host of friends wish
them and theirs all possible happi-
ness in their married life.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03
THE SEALS GIRLS MARRY

Thru a letter sent to Uncle G w
Bowen we learn the interesting news
that both Miss Myrtle ard Miss
Lizzie Seal were married last month
III their home ut Deer Park, Wash.
Miss Myrtle was married to Frank
kitzman on November 18th and
they will make their home at Easton
Washington near the summit of the
C. ,9cad IS. Miss Elizabeth was mar
rird November 18th, to John Pierce.
ii former well known resident of the,
Valley, and they are now at their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-18

ATTRACTIvELY ARRANGED BROOM AND
bath suite I'm handsome 5-story apartment
house. near Dupont Circle. hardwood hnish;
every eonvenience; electric lights: built-tn
wash trays: hest Of service; S3S.
THE F. II. SMITH COMPANY,
140s NEW YORK AVE.
nolS-SH. tn. th.2t