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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
TO SAVE GOVERNMENT MONEY.
Thousand Inventors Offer Economical
Devices for Tying Nail 10 Take
Place OF Tw1ne.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Ry direc-
ton of Postmaster General Hitch
cock the period within which de-
vices for the tying Of mail packages
may be received by the postoffice de-
partment expired last night. The
plan is to save the government up
wards of s15O,O0O a year.
Twine is> now used exclusively in
the postal service for the tying Of
packages of letters and it costs
$225,000 year.
Approximately 1000 devices have
been submitted in the matter Of
mechanism, broad range Of appli-
cations exists, embracing adoption Of
buttons in divers styles. bands and
fasteners suggestive of garters, large
boxes with compartments sacks with
labeled pockets. rope and galvanized
iron clasp resembling q horsestying
device, metal frames. strapssg and
hooks and eyes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
NURSE DIES OF PELLAGRA.

Lou Walcott, Graduate of Charleston
Hospital, Succumbs to he Disease
in Rock Hill.
Rock Hill, Aug. 14.-Lou Walcott,
colored, a trained nurse, who was a
graduate Of the Charleston hospital
and said by the doctors of the city
to have been one of the best nurses
here. died on Friday of pellagra, af-.
ter an illne IS of ear. sselserslt cessr4
of this dread disease have come un-
der the observation of the physicians
here and some Of them are respond
ing to treatment.
Your correspondents attention was
called to case on the train between
this city and Lancaster a few days
ago. The patient was a white lady
or this city and the disease had ta-
ken such a hold on her that she had
practically lost all of her flesh and
her mind seemed very much affected.
The physicians here are not inclined
to stick to the theory that the use OF
corn is the cause Of the dfsessc-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Washington, Aug 14-Reports
from the Rev. w. p. Jacobs, who swas
injured here a day or two ago by
being run over, are that he is pro-
crossing as we'll as could be expect
ed. If nothing occurs to prevent he
Will probably be able to go to Clin-
ton within week. Mrs. Bailey and
Mrs Mason, of Clinton, DIR. Jacobs
daughters, arrived today and will re-
home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
NAMES CENSUS TAKERS.
MIR. TAFT ANNOUNCES APPOINT.
MENT OF 1874 SUPERVISORS.
Wants Politics EXcluded-WOuld
Have OfiCe-hOlders Keep Clear OF
Party Nghts-Appointees From
South Carolina.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 15.--In a let
ter addressed today to Secretary Ma
gel of the department of commerce
and labor, President Taft served no.
tice that any man engaged in the
taking Of the census of the United
States who engaged in politics in any
way will be dismissed Immediately
from the service.
At the same time announcement
was made Of the appointment of 1874
additional supervisors.
Outside of casting their votes the
president believes that census super
visors and enumerators should keep
clear Of anything that savors Of poll
tics, national, State or local.
In his letter President Taft orders
that the secretary Of comemrce and
labor and the director of the census
embody in the regulations governing
the taking of the census the rule sc
forcibly laid down in letter.
Mr.. Taft says that in appointing
census supervisors it has been found
necessary to select men recommended
by senators and congressman In theil
districts. He says he realizes thai
this method of selecting might easily
be perverted to political purpose.
and it Is to take the census out o
politics. so far as the actual work i;
concerned, that he has explicitly ex
pressed his desires as to the regula
tons
The census supervisors announced
today were for Arkansas, Georgia
Louisiana. Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, and
For South Carolina, viz: FSrs
George Waterhouse: Third, William
Walker Russell; Fifth, Robert LeRo,
Douglas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

While Acting Mayor MCGOWAN. OF
New York. was addressing the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church connectionai council Thurs
day In praise Of the Tenth Cavalry.
negro regiment. at San Juan Hill.
some one called out 'sHow about col
ored men on the police force?" The
Interruption was n challenge. and the
Acting Mayor. having to say some-
thing. replied. Certainly. II they
pass the examinations" The Acting
Mayor probably had his tongue in his
cheek. Had he considered what
would happen In the Bowery II a ne
gro policeman undertook to arrest
one Of his Irish censtituentsf There
would probably be a very lively time.
Baltimore sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Nllnisser squircs Says Great Progress
y Bslng xlade ON the Waterway.

New York. Aug. 12.--Advices that
the Panama canal will be completed
IN 1s1s are verified by Herbert f.
eQnhes. Unised states Minister to
Panxma. who has Just arrived here
with his wife and daughter on q six
weeks leave OF absence.
= II believe that the canal will be
nniehed within four years." said Min
,ster squirss. There Is no reason
Cor ny further delay. There are
now $500 men at work on the ca
nal and they are pushing the work
with great rapidity.
The sanitary conditions Of tie ca
nal sone are better than would be
found In . northern section where
90 many men are employed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Lynchbury. Va. Aug. 14.-At the
Southern Railway TUNNEL tonight
the general feeling Is that the fire
has been subdued and probably ex-
tinguished In the nine hundred feet
north of Rivermont avenue. This Is
securely sealed and steam is being
forced In through pipes from several
large boilers. and will continue for a
day or 50. The four hundred feet
south OF Rivermont avenue Is free
from fire. but Is badly wrecked, while
the northern section may. have es-
capped with slight damage. The earth
has been replaced under the stree,
railway tracks on Rivermont avenue
and car service has been resumed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
What They Did, and Some Things
They Didn't Do.


They Didn't DO.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 14-NOt any too
many bills were passed by the State
legislature during the 1909 session.
or the few bills passed many of them
were Of great Importance to the
State at large while many others of
great ilnpo1San 70 we're nevaas .coz0sid-
cred by both branches of the general
assembly
May give as the result of the few
bills passed, the investigation into the
suspension Of S. G. McLendon, as
railroad commissioner. This un-
doubtedly took up much time, but
after 1t was all over, both branches
wrestled with the near-beer tax
amendment unnecessarily long and
then without any action of much i'm
portance. The most important bills
that We're not passed were the bien-
nial session bill and the .income tax
bln.
Here is a summary of what the
legislation did and just what it did
not do:
Approved suspension of S. G..
McLendon as railroad commissioner;
passed the employers liability act
which gives employees the benefit Of
suit even where contributory negli-
gence has occurred.
Passed the anti-green trading
stamp bill. vA
Passed the bill to provide for a
board Of osteopathy.
Allowed firemen and policemen to
ride free on street cars.
Increased the appropriations for
nearly all the higher institutions of
learning in the State
Passed the bill providing for the
election Of county school commission
ers.
Made February IL Georgia day.
Adopted a resolution appropriatirg
$65,S00 for the purchase of 81 IL
acres of land for terminals near Chat
tanooga.
Passed a resolution authorizing the
purchase of a new code by Judge
John l. Hopkins, of Atlanta, and
provided for the taxing of near-beer
and making the money derived from
this source in 1909 available for gen
eral purposes.
The biennial sessions bill failed to
be acted on by the house, the game
law bill met similar fate, while
the income tax resolution was tabled
after strenuous efforts to secure ac-
ton.
Senator McCurry's bill to increase
the number Of Georgia colonels was
killed by the senate, the bill to pro-
hibit women riding astride died for
lack OF breath, but the dog tax-that
unusual source Of merriment-was
passed.-Augusta Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
New Series-VOl. xxx. 10 so
PELLAGRA IN THE west.
DIR. LAVINDER DISCOVERS NOR
TY CASES IN ILLINOIS ASY-
LUM.

Clears Up Two Observation-Disclosures
ton of Disease Absolves Nurse of
Negligence i'm Supposed Boiling Pa
tfents to Death.
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-two mystic
rious cases in which patients were
said to have been boiled to death i'm
1904 and 1907, in bath tub by
careless attendants, were cleared up
today with the announcement by Dr..
c. H. Lavinder of the United States
marine hospital corps that the pa
tients evidently died of pellagra.
That peculiar disease, mostly due
to use mouldy corn, causes the body
to assume an appearance similar to
one that has been scaIded to death.
The fact that both patients died in a
bath tub full of water is said to have
been coincidence.
DR.. Lavinder found 40 cases of pei
lagra in the Bartonville asylum, con-
firming the diagnosis of Superintend-
ent Zeller and State Health Commits
sioner Egan. DR.. Zeller today issued
an order forbidding the use of corn
at the hospital until arrangements
are made for thoroughly drying ALI
corn products used at the hospital.
In 1904 a patient died in a bath
tub at the hospital and the books
show boiled to DEATH" The case
created excitement throughout the
State. The patient boiled to death
in 1907 was in charge of Anna New
ton, a nurse, who for alleged negli-
sence was discharged. Dr. Zeller
yesterday recalled this nurse and she
is preparing to renew her work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Taft'S Columbia Visit.

Columbia, Aug. 14.-The following
telegram was received from the Pres
ident's secretary today:
Hon. w. S. Reamer, Mayor. Co.
lumbia, S. c.. The President will ar
rive in Columbia Monday, November
s, at 1850 a. M, leaving sos p. m
Please have committee who are to
arrange for the Presidents enter
tainment submit as soon as possible
wire detailed programme.
Fred w. Carpenter,
Secretary.
Beverly, Mass, August a."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
TARIFF FAVORS THE TRUSTS.
An Impartial Observer OF American
situation Says New Bill Discrim.
mates Against the Consumer.

Paris, Aug. l5.-The journal des
Debatis, commenting Oh the tariff sit
uation growing out of the enactment
of the new law in the United States.
agrees that reprisals on the part Of
France would be useless. as the man
in the street alone would pay the cost
of tariff war in increased prices.
The newspaper says the new Ameri-
can tariff favors the trusts by in
creasing the prices Of necessities in
the American market.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
UNCLE TOM" WAS SOLD THERE.
Kentucky Court House Struck Bw
Lightning and Wrecked.

Lexington, KY, Aug. 13-Lightning.
struck the Court House at Washing
ton. Mason county, in which Uncle.
Tom" of Uncle Toms Cabin fame,
was sold. and the building was de-
stroyed today.
The building was erected iu 1895
1t was the sale of the aged neSro az
this place that gave Harriet Feeches-
Stowe the basis for her story.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Congressman Lever Unwell.

Lexington, Aug. 15.-Congresman
A. F. Lever has been very much in
disposed during the past several days,
having been confined to his room the
greater part Of the time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Boghi's Army Defeated.

Fec. Morocco. Saturday. August
1.-THE army of Boghi. the formid-
able rebel subject OF the Sultan Of
Morocco. has been defeated by the
imperial troops. who captured his
camp and his wives. Boghi himself
escaped to the mountains. Many Of
his followers are reported killed or
wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Atlantic City Wide Open on Sunda,

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 15.-Sa-
loonkeepers and proprietors of
amusement places here today bade
defiance to the reformers and mem
bers of the Lords Day alliance who
are trying to enforce the Sunday
closing laws in this resort Although
so liquor dealers are under bonds
following their arrest last week.
practically every bar and cafe in the
report was open as usual. Extra
forces of bar-tenders were employed
to serve what Is claimed to be the
cred here
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Pellasra Epidemic.

Durham, n. c., Aug. 13.-The
eighth death from pellagra occurred
here today. The victim Is Mr.. d. G..
Mitchell. native Of Georgia. Ply
sicians are unable to assign a cause
for the disease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
browns on way TO Bride.

Gadsden. Ala, Aug. 1b.--While
hurrying home to join his bride of a
few days. Sam Wood, prominent
young man of this county, was drown
ell late yesterday. Wood in his haste
undertook to swim the Coosa river
and was seized with cramps. The
body has not been recovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
Texas Drought Broken.

oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. IA
heavy rains fell throughout the Pan
handle Of Texas, New Mexico and
Oklahoma today, saving crops from
total loss in the most serious
drought that section has experienced
for years. Cotton conditions are i'm
proved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
RAILROAD WRECK IN COLORADO
Five Killed and Twenty four Injured
on the Denver and Rio Grandc.

Pueblo, Col, Aug. 14.-The Denver
Rio Grande train No. 2, south
bound, and the Denver and Rio
Grande train No. 1, westbound c)l-
lided just east of Hustled, Col. be-
tween Colorado Springs and Palmer
Lake, this morning. Five persons are
known to have been killed and "a in
jured.
Both locomotives and many of the
cars in both trains were badly dam
aged. The failure of one of the
crew to observe orders is believed to
have caused the wreck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

John Hall. colored. died while at
tempting to make his escape from
the changing In Anderson. He
was fred at by the guard. but the
shot went wild. Hall was seized
with fear and fell to the ground
dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

@If your liver is sluggish and ous
OF tone. and you feel dull, btb"IsE.
constipated, take dose of Champer--
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to-
night before retiring and You viii fssss
all right in the morning. Sold by w..
w. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Paris. Aug. 15.-A military bauoeSo
today collided with a number Of sisc--
tric wires outside Paris. The wiree
were short-circuited and set fire 60
the balloon, which was DESTROYED. ebse
aeronauts escaping with difficulty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

freight train and a work train
on the Atlantic Coast Line road col
iided near Florence last week. Sew
erai cars were wrecked. No one was
injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

Jos. III. Hair. of Newberry, for
many years the great representative
of the Red Men Of South Carolina,
died at Riverside Infirmary in Char
lesion last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18

81. George. Aug lest George
was visited by very severe wind
storm this afternoon. As a result the
local telegraph and telephone wires
are down. and II is impossible to Sc
cure communication with the outside
Gorld save through the malls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
A NEW SNAKE STORY.
Gets Tangled Up In . Spinning
Wheel.

Campbellviile. KY. AIg. 14.-Mrs.
w. @. Order OF Adair county was at
tracted to her weaving room today
by the sound Of her reel and openins
the door she was Mortified to see a
large snake going around with the
spinning wheel. When the reptile
cvswled on the wheel II started the
wheel to running, The snake was
ensbls no free itself and number
Of spectators witnessed the remarka-
Bile sight for nearly half day. The
snake. which was finally killed. meas
ured fve feet In length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

something going on when he SAL Mrs
Bourn enter with the expert.
1T is the same that took from the
cabinet" declared the lawyer tartly.
not relishing the suggestion that was
conveyed in their demands.
Its not that" Mrs. Bourn hasten
ed to explain. I've always had an
idea that the plate was not genuine
and | want to make certain that the
plate is worth fighting over
Funny you never thought of that
before commented elias Warren sus-
piciously. I've always had my
doubts he added. with the collector $
vanity and pride in his knowledge.
Harry told me the other night that
one of his friends, also. had expressed
his doubts. I'm going to bring an
other expert in
II don't think that will be neces-
sary," hastily said FRS. Bourn. ga ger
to maintain her reputation as Keen
collector who could not be deceived
Now that | look at it carefully I'm
| willing to abandon all claim to the
| legacy It's not at all genuine
| She looked doubtfully first at tbe
! plate, then at the la, yer. The latte,
was above suspicion, even n the MAJ q
| was not. With sigh she turned !,
over to Siias. who in turn laid it or
the desk.
Il don't want ever to see it again. !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

walled Nettie. Ito say nothing of get
ting married"
I'VE don't want to get married un-
til spring" reminded Harry. optimis-
tically. Something will turn up be-
fore then--if have to turn it up my
self"
He smiled down into the worried
little face, but found no answering
smile.
Ever since Jason Pomfret's will had
been read, and it was found that the
two famous Washington plates were
left to his brother, Silas Warren, and
to Martha Bourn. there had been a
bitter warfare waged between the two
legatees.
In the hustle of preparing for the
funeral one of the plates had been
broken beyond the skill of the most
i expert member to put together. and
Mrs. Bourn and Silas Warren. who
were both little mad on the subject
/ OF china, had taken the matter into
the courts, each insisting that the re-
manning plate was the one Jason Pom
lret mad repeatedly indicated as the
n1 ne wished the claimant to have.
ne nieiong friendship betwe the
Two 1amllles had been ruDtured L.
~ nad been threatened with disi,,
heritance if he even smoke tn Nn.a!
land she had been assured nv or nc.
er that she would be disowned in sba
had aught to do with the SON of man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
.CADY HOLDS HIS OWN
IN THE SECOND HALF
Local Golfer Plays Hoaglund on
Practically Even Terms in Fin
ish of Novel Match.

] D. Cady of the Rock Island Ar
senal Golf club and Ralph Hoagland
of Riverside met on the local green
yesterday in the final half of their
72-hOle match TO determine who was
really the better player, Mr.. Hoag-
land. as ON the former occasion, car
ried off the honors. but by the reduced
lead of l up. July 5. when the first
sc holes were played here, the Chicago
an was s up, Mr.. Cady being hand
icapped by sore hand. He played in
much better form yesterday and held
his own. 1t was originally intended to
play the last half of the contest al
Riverside, but this arrangement was
changed. In the evening the contest
ants were the guests of local enthusi
asts Al the Watch Tower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

The plate that is left is merely a copy
of the real ones - an awfully good
copy, you know, but bogus for all
that"
Don't tell me that" she command
ed with a sniff i've seen the plate
a hundred times and know very well
that it Is real Washington
Look here" suggested Dick. You
can look the plate over closely so long
as you don't take it out of the execN-
tors office. You've seen it hundred
times, but you never looked at it with
doubt because you took it for granted
that it was what Pomfret said it was.
You look 1t over carefully and you'll
get the credit for dropping the fight
| over plate that is not worth fight
ing over
If this is trick began Mrs.
Bourn. and she paused. She could
think of no threat terrifying enough
and her silence was more eloquent
It's not trick assured Lyons as
he turned away, content that he had
aroused her suspicious to a point
where his warning would be looked
! into
What Harry had not counted on
was that his father and Nettie's
| mother should arrive at the office oil
| the lawyer executor at the same time
| and simultaneously demand the privi-
| lege of examining the plate. His
father had gained some suspicion Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06

he declared. "To think that a cheap
copy should have spoiled our friend
ship all these months! That's worse
than the loss of the plate. We used
to be pretty good friends, Martha"
I'VE can be good friends still
Sflas," she reminded.
Let's go out and have luncheom
and talk it over" suggested Silas; and
they talked it over with such good eff
feet that they went from there to the
jewelers., and when they came out q
solitaire on the widows finger an
nounced that she expected shortly to
change her state of loneliness.
Nettie and Harry, watching across
the street. smiled at each other.
That will simplify matters a great
DEAL" declared Harry in tones of rei
lief. "We'n give them the Washington
plate for a wedding present"
But that's not worth anything.~
objected Nettie.
THE real one u.s." explained Hars
~. In good cause the end justices
the means. / got benson's clerk to
exchange the plates. 1t cost IS for &
| copy that had the same pattern. II
was worth. it, f-r it brought about Z
| double wedding and Quadruple hap4
piness."
| I'm happier than that" confessed
Nettie shyly, "even If l am going ID
, marry a man who steals Washington
plates"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-06
MAKING GOLD LEAF.
The Metal Is Beaten For Hours BY
Men. Then Finished by Girls.

In one of the downtown business
streets may he seen sticking from one
of the upper windows u massive arm
and hand the hand grasping n hinge
hammer and the whole sign giided II
is tue sign of the gold heaters estab
liShment. where thousands OF the gold
sheets are turned out after having
been packed by girls.
Gold leaf is packed more by the aid
of the breath than by the hands The
operation of transferring sheet of
almost transparent gold leaf from one
place to another is so delicate that IL
is possible Ia do it only by II light
puff of the breath. 1t takes most girls
six weeks To acquire this knack. and
some girls are never able To acquire il
The gold reaches the heaters first
in wide bars or nuggets and has 10 be
weighed melted and made into inch
wide ribbons before anything else is
done The ribbon is then cut into inch
squares and beaten with a hammer
welded by man When each leaf
has been beaten thin ii is transferred
to Il mold. where ii is beaten four
hours more The beating is done with
q wooden hammer weighing from
seven to eighteen pounds. on Il sheep
skin cushion. which rests On granite
block The gold used for beating is
usually 22 or % caratS fine 4 little
alloy of copper or silver is added to
make II spread. 1t would be impos-
sible. the beaters say to handle per-
fectiy pure gold.
After the gold has been beaten it
is handed over to the girls, who lift
the unshaped leaf from the mold with
a pair of wooden pinchers. flatten il out
on sheepskin cushion by gently blow
ing on it. cut ii TO Il perfect square.
replace it between the leaves of the
book and fiatten it out with the breath
There are twenty-five leaves in a
book. and a skilled girl can pack sew
| enty books in a day. for which she
| gets from 2la to 3 cents a book.-New
York Times.