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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
LYNCIIBURG.

Lyuchburg. Oct. 11.-About one
month ago Thomas Mcintosh, colored.
a resdent NJ this town and his wife
Minnie Mcintosh ss a result of sorpe
srplsssantness. separated. she re-
Turning To her mothers home In Tim
Donsviite. and refused to- be recon
etfed- The deserted husband made
~frcrts to induce his wife to return To
hts home. but all to no avail, so ON
w about the 10Th OF last month.
rbsaas Mcintosh boarded the train
nsrs fbr Timmonsville. and reaching
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h HOME MISSION SOCIETY.
Report Of Committee OH Resolutions
OF Thanks.

I. AS our closing service has
come. we, the women of the Home
Mission Conference find that words
fail US In our attempt fttinglyu to
thank the good people of Sumter for
the cordial hospitality with which
they have welcomed us and entertain
ed US during our stay in their homes.
2. To Rev. M. w. Hook, pastor Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

there he Immediately went to his wife
and demanded that she return with
him to his home. but she refused,
whcreupon he viciously commenced
cutting her face and throat with a
pocket knife until she fell to the
floor OF the room and while leaning
down over her to complete his bloody
work, the wife's mother struck him
on his head with a cooking utensil.--
a spider, Telling him to the floor head
forward. AS soon as he arose, with
out looking to see from whence the
blow came, he dashed out of the
house and soon disappeared. An ef:'
fort was made to capture him. but
by some means, hard to explain, he
eluded his pursuers and nothing def
mite was heard of him, until last Sat-
arGay evening, when negro boy re-
ported finding a dead body near the
limits Of the town, in a clump of
woods near his wife's mothers home.
The body was In terribly mutilated
condition. and. Of course. recognition
was impossible, save by the clothing
he had worn, some keys to his house
and two letters in his pockets bearing
his ,naMe. His wife. brother and
friends who saw him on the morning
Of the TRAGEDY. all swore it was the
remains Of Thomas Mcintosh. ..,
This. no doubt, was premeditatcd
case OF suicide. In his pocket a vial
some poisonous drug was
found, and ne evidently had swallow
ed .. part Of the contents. A lady
swore that. on the morning Of the at.
tempted killing she saw man run
ming across lot or field, quite near
and drinking something from bottle,
which was found at his place OF
death. '"''i '.vc,s - Il
An inquest was cEndOcted by Masis-
trate Atkinson over dead body or such
Of 4 as was left. The frame was free
from flesh. having lain there four
weeks. That Thomas Mcintosh went
to Timmonsville that morning with
murderous and suicidal intent. there
10 scarcely any doubt. from all this
correspondent can learn. In his dress
and house furniture. he was the most
stylish colored person in this town,
and had some clever ways about him.
and no especially bad ones. excepting
his treatment Of his wife.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

Durant, Oct. l1.--After a months
illness Miss Olivia Durant passed
away at dusk yesterday. Thus ends
the life Of a lovely Chritian character
and the good influence she exerted In
the church and community she loved
no we'll will be greatly missed. She
leaves two brothers. one sister and a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
ANT1oCH.

Antioch. Oct. es--The dry weather
Wss broken last night by heavy raina
- tAls sscsion. Cotton picking is well
0Avsnosd-4-s short crop and plenty Of
DssGssss Even with the good price Of
es>ksnI many formers will not pay
60 Psavins hay has been gathered
- n was very short The farmers
Aavs ns< begun 70 house their corn.
l9ssws A. b. white and J. X. Rich
Asru have gone 10 BishopviiIs to-day.
lGiss Irene weldon h spending this
wssk with relatives At RsmbArt. "a !.
h bsz ssppsr st the nsypt school
As9ss W. quite . sssettss. somsthing
ovor fssty dollars was made n, q,
lgs.ss Mary Truesdsis and Annie
ulohs Y,slshsr. Of wsstvslis, have,,r re-
ssrpsa homs. after weeks stay with
1n1p.s LESLIE 6nA IVA Brsttou.. =.
~. nrstsou whies spent Monday
- CAnden. f,
~. y. n McIeod spent Saturday
- Camden.
4r. Arthur Davia who has been
vssy m with typhoid fever b slowly
1moFvv1ng.
4nsps was . gloom spread over this
eehunityi when the death Of Mr.
Jo1|1bs Rdbsrtsoa' w>s : dDS6eesd. He
wo3 an sld veteran. - pears OF age.
- - fAithfui Christian and
Se4eut ehsrch haember.
01D IVA Br1tton entertained a
usber ~ her ftisnds Monday even
- - honor q lGissss Annie Blake
yeeoeksr and Mary rsuesdale. Amons
sess prsssnt were: Misses Belle lac-
0uesAsr ana HUNTER. sadie White.
Aneae ylotchor. Mary rrussdals. Lou
ei1e ard Eva Britton: 1fessrs. Bob
nss0,sein. Mecrary. Harry Mcleod.
HAurenee white. James Jenkins.
us0t leosisy. Add MeIsod. Garrison
p1yhsH. Charles Pesblss. John Me-
csssAsn. KILLER HcIsod and OLA
Wn1esI ~
IN. A.s,sh u shs se~mun,sy is
sezx gDed-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

Privateer. Oct. 1.-THE public
schools opened Oct. 4th with very
good attendance. Miss Nina Mellette
teaches the Red Oak school. Mr..
Brunson Of st. Matthews. assisted by
Miss Smith. of Richmond. Va, teaches
the graded school at Bethel.
Miss Annie Wells is teaching in
Darlington.
Miss Corinne Wells Is attending
chicora College In Greenvillc.
4 Dr.. Ben Harvin. Of Elloree, spcnt
the weeks end at Mr.. 8. A. Harvin's.
Mr.. M. E. Rivers. State fertilizer
inspector. starts on his tour Of in
spection today.
Cotton picking IL nearly over and
In this section 1t has been sold as fast
a. 1t was gathered. The pea crop Is
the poorest we have had in this sec
t!on for several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
Jury for Second Term,


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W. F. Denhis.
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4. S.'Milier.
M. c. Maycs.
j. H. Levy, Sr.
J. NJ. Allen.
T. f. HinsOn.
Frank Ingram.
]. H. Durant,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

v,sackE OCT. s.-Everything is
u0vtne sn ssAee<hly. The weather
- Asrvsssing our crops has been
yssJ favorable. and the crops will al
oeon Be gathered. The farmers Of
~. section viii make about an av-
os~gs crop Of cotton. More corn than
S1gsL nne crop OF hay and potatoes.
cseses w@Rl ss~~ IN ~ pseksd. ginasd
- sosd> I se~ very lAttls cotton be.
80 hsld. Nest st the 'ssea h being
- e. snsAAnssd for meal. There
enRs bean sb0lse afSssA hundred balss
= s.s>sa saHnsa ~ to the present.
- ssr two sinHsfiss. rhs farmers
~ ssoa hagin putting in oats and
Asar % ssms going TO plant wheat.
Nunbsrs % our 'ysong people have
Spae OK 70 tssch. q attend school.
- or community b very quiet and.
- uasy - vfssl -" y !rla,r
Aezw .nasss Cooper. sitter an alb
~sssps os three uioaths IN Europe. re-,
Husssa home y,tssrdsy. "''r.,t
ussss hateutft< Scott Fannie
0ksse. nan5cs williams and Pearl
Ds1sss lsft for school iiast week.
They WIN attend the. Confederate
Hsms College In Charleston. .sq
Mr. Green Dssohamps is In the
Asspital in Cotumbia for treatment
he has been sick for sometime. We
Asps Ne VIII soon be able to return
- ~ fulfy restored. '
Mr.. Hassel. the missionary to be
'ssnt out to Japan by the Presbyterian
Church. snd who has been supplying
Ia Zion church. for sometime. will
soOu lesve fer his field Of labor. much
90 the rsgret Of thfs congregation.
VIM have become much attached to
him during MIS- stay among them. and
: hate Tn zee him leave. They still have
mo- regular pastor.
Leo county In well represented In
she different colleges OF the State
especially the female colleges.
News is very scarce and time prec-
awu-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
A PAYING DEPARTMENT.

In the face of a heavy and discour- aging deficit in the State Treasury. 1t Is invigorating, to consider the In- surance Department of Alabama and its contributions to the pressing needs of the State. The Insurance Depart ment was originally established to make the business of insurance safer for the companies. and to protect the people from wild cat companies and the overcharges which too often marked the business in the old days. But of late years the Insurance De- partment has been one of the most re- liable and certain contributors to the needs of the treasury.
 From the report of the Commission CT of Insurance, who is Secretary of State Frank N. Julian, 1t is shown that the State Treasury received in the last insurance year from the De- partment of Insurance. the following sums: Company licenses, $7,671; agents licenses. $1s.1766O; premium tax, 31s0,1s1.S5.
 The percentage of expense attached to the collection of this laage fund was perhaps smaller than that of the returns from any other State Depart ment. The percentage of expenses to receipts as shown in the report Is 0325. For a department that was not organized to make money the Insur- Ance Department has done excellent ly. Its success Is due, no doubt, to the thoroughness and energy of the Secretary of State and his deputy commissioner A c. Sexton. whose tal- ents and long experience have made his services most valuable.
 Perhaps the greatest accomplish
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
THE PEPPER AND THE COOK.
The Culinary yaiue of the Pepper
 should Be Better Known.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
 Pepper. both green and red are seen in great quantity in our markets. and more frequently upon the tables than formerly, but even yet not as fully appreciated as they. should be. Both are desirable in salads, useful as seasoning, and stuffed. make dell cious entree. while they make an ef- fective garnish to many dishes
 A good pepper salad is made by peeling and chopping fine one red and six green peppers. one large Bermuda onon and four tomatoes. The seed of the peppers are of course removed Mix these Ingredients in a large bowl and stir in ligntly two teaspoonfuls or salt Marinate with an emulsion or French dressing for half an hour. Serve icy cold on hearts of lettuce. If preferred the dressing can be made of tarragon vinegar instead of plain.
 Green peppers are generally used for stuffed peppers. Wash the pep pers, cut off the stem and. keeping 1t as lid take out the seeds: ether soak several hours in cold water. changing it twice. or bt the shells fye minutes, then rub of the skin with 6 wet cloth. Fill with any desired mixtures Equal parts of cold meat, chopped hne. with bread crumbs moistened with butter and cold water. or veal and ham (cold) chopped and mixed with rice. Cold rice and stewed tomatoes, mixed with Q little onion and highly seasoned, make good filling. Put into a baking dish, pour on a cup of stock and bake three quarters of an hour, slowly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
REFUSE TO ALLOW
 SCOTT TO SPEAK
Addressed by Two Birming- ham Lawyers But Scott
 h Denied Voice.
A Bessemer Special in the Age-Her

Bessemer Special in the Age-Her-
 The temperance rally which was ad- Methodist church tonight turned out to be a one-sided affair. For about a week II had been advertised that John P. Mccoy and Judge W. E. Horne. of Birmingham. would speak ney Scott. well known attorney, would, present the case against the amendment.
 Mir Scott was notifed this morning the church. that he would not be al- lowed to make A statement. The church was crowded to hear the speak CTS. Discussing the affair, Mir. Scott said tonight
 Tt has been extensively advertised for a week that MT. Mccoy, Judge Horne and myself would speak for and against the amendment. I am stew ard In the Methodist church at Jones' boro. and in order to be'sure of my position I went to Rev. McClesky and he assured me that there would not he the slightest objection to my mak- they would be glad to have both sides of the issue presented You can imag- inc my surprise therefore when he came to ms and said that I would not Do allowed to say say anything in the
 "As a steward in the church I feel that an injustice has been done to me as well as to my friends who went to the church tonight. to hear me speak. I am lawyer and layman,. but as 8 steward In the church I certainly had as much right to express nay opinions az did the two lawyers who Gid speak and since they are from Birmingham I think perhaps I hal little more right to express my opinion than they did.
 T have not yet decided what steps I shall take in the matter. but l cer- tainly resent such treatment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
PELLAGRA CAUSED
 BY IMPURE WATER
Modern Miller

Modern Miller. Impure water often is the cause of
 the dangerous disease pellagra, &C., cording to the report made to the war department by the army surgeons des- ignated to study the new pestilence. The discoveries have been made at
 Peoria. at the Illinois State General | study of the disease has been con
 ducted by Surgeons Joseph F. Siler and Henry J Nichols.
 It has been found that spoiled corn, or corn which has fermented, does not cause the trouble. It appears that pa tients afflicted with pellagra have first undergone an affliction of the intestinal tract resembling dysentery, which is often brought about by an
 impure water supply.
 It appears that the army surgeons found great ignorance at the Peoria
 hospital as to the nature of pellagra. tendants were discharged because of the belief that they had scalded pella- gra patients. The peeling cuticle on the hands and arms, the authorities thought, was caused by scalding water instead of by disease. That the dis ease at the Peoria hospital was due to impure water is said to be well es- tablished.
 According to Captain siler, pelIagra has lately been discovered in New York. He expects other communities,
 The army surgeons do not consider they have found out all there Is to be found about the origin of the disease. It is thought pellagra Is caused by the action of starchy substances on the damaged Things of the intestines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
A Lesson Prom the Past. 'he Shefffeld Stanfiar ard. f

A correspondent sof The Montgomery Advertiser. speaking of yhe way the revenue laws were enforced, sson af
 Tt was. . eonmoa .thinE, for men to swear out warrants, against one an- other to get travelling expense and wit ness fees. Spies and fnformers made It . business of falsely accusing their nefghbors. Uver-zeaious- onfuialg sonis- it times hired . man te go to q neighbor and tell him there was sick ness in his family and induce him to sell bottle of whiskey. and then have hiw indict- men So drunk with power ana fanat- icism as to make law to prevent e glass Of wine being served in a res- taurant. or housewife from making or exhibiting blackberry wine at . fair. would hesitate, if this amend. 'ment Is adopted, to enforce these cruel statutes tv the letter? Are there not bad men in every beat who. for the sake of fees, would bring complaints much as they dislike such thing. would search home now and then. to avoid threatened impeachment for pot enforcing the lsw?, No man would be safe" --as. .- Old residents of this county will re- call how good citizens were harrassed and annoyed by being arraigped be- fore United States Commissioner on himsy charges of violation or the laws. eHS spiCb O1uCcE8 HdSuH nO OtnCE object than to collect their fees We remember an instance, thirty odd years ago, when Shelby Grisham, an honored and respected citizen. was hauled be- fore the missioner, charged with violating the law It was shown that his only offense was in giving a neigh Dor n twist of home made tobacco in return for some minor service render ed. Yet MT. Grisham was subjected to the humiliation of an arrest and put to the expense of employing lawyer to represent him.
 If the constitutional amendment is adopted. its main effect will be to sub ject the people to the annoyance of ar- rest and search of their homes by pet ty officers, with an occasional homicide as result.
 Men like Shelby Grisham. who have not forgotten those evil days will nev- re vote for an iniquitous measure which opens the way for the revival of the terrors of carpet-bag government in Alabama,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
ORIENTAL REMEDIES.
Queer Practices of the Moslens to AL
 leViate Pain.

Dr. David Sander, of Constanti- people describes the Lancet some of the queer practices resorted to by the Moslems for the purpose of healing or alleviatng bodily pain. These are summarized by the New York Aed- ical Journal as follows:
 "A Turk for instance. in distress or suffering from some disease, however severe, knows no better remedy than to fix a piece of his drsss, torn on with true Oriental equanimity. to an iron bar of some saints tomb, or to drink water from tumAler into which he has previously put sheet of paper with writings from the Kor- an. Sometimes he will take jar. the interior of which mas been writ- ten all over with strange formulae and signs. He will then fill 1t with water, wait till these formulae and signs have been thoroughly dissolved. and drink with an absolute" taith In its wonderful efficiency.
 Sheltered in the somber expresses of the great Mohammedan cemetery at Scutari (the ancient Chrysopolfs. on the Asiatic coast of the Bosphor- us) there stands in picturesque soli- tude the tomb of horse. Every Fri day afternoon Turkish mothers carry to that tomb their crippled children to be ubmittsd by a. select khoja' (priest) to an extraordinary course of treatment These children are dragged. with their diseased limbs dangling over the hillock, from one end of the tomb to the other, and then back again in the same fashion. The occult influence emanattng from this hilIock is supposed to be an efficient panacea. It is not dffncult to trace in this case the crude, imperfect as- sociation of ideas. The horse has long been considered an emblem of vigor. typifying. as Ruskin says, The How of viRor and life. Hence the belief of the Oriental, inherited, no doubt. from the Crooks. of the all-conQuering virtue and influence of occult and mysterious efr7uvia which are sup posed to emA1Ate constantly from horses tomb.
 "The wearing of a necklace of but beads or of garlic az Q potent means of keeping away disease or of ward ing or the evil eye is quite . univer- sal matter of sincere belief in the Is shared in many . country In civ illEed Western Europe. There. how ever is is not so universal ana fla grant as ln the Orient There is scarcely a house in Moslena, Greek and Armenian districts of the pop ulation of Constsntinopie which has not hanging above its entrance door 6 collection of garlic. and scarcely a beast of toll which has not attach cd to some part Of 1t 6 string of blue beads.
 Among the uRedu0&tOd it ig tnD0a- sible to find an individual who does not pin his absolute faith to tine all- healing power of such charms, sspec- ialIy of blue beads. which are sup posed to be an unfailtnG pAnAeea against every possible ill.,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

back yard. and as the back yard can't bs seen from the street. as . rus. ssths tendency In too many cases 10 to ist the debris accumulate until the health officer is attracted to 1t by its shock ing perfume.
 But with garden taking up ail of the hitherto waste space, the pros lem is solved. The man who stArts . garden and gets interestsd in tt fsn't going to let tin cans and 'psperss Apd ashes accumulate In it. He will watch for debris as carefully as he watches for weeds; and before he knows 1t hs has . profitable and pleasantly pro- ductive garden and clean and rgnt- ly back yard. There is health In IT civic spirit in 1t, profit In It.
 There is health because, working lh the garden brings healing contact with the glorious outdoor air; because the exercise is wholesome anu healfh-i ful. even if 1t does bring many hackache at first: and because, tne earth. to those who till it and come close to Its bosom, seems to give fortn some mysterious essence of life that makes those who work init as sfurdy as the vegetables whose roots tap fts fruitful soil. ,1sg't'sty 'fs-s
 There is . civic spirit in 1t bscausr 1t does away with the unclean 'oack yard; because it turns waste places fn- to places of comeliness: and because " helps solve the problem of cheap iiv- Ing. There is prsnt in 1t for these reasons, and for others; 3because " helps to furnish the table; bscause " pays big dividends upon the invest ment of time and labor; because " feeds the household at the growers cost when without the back yard gar. den the furnishings for the table como with the growers profit aided. wtn ths middleman's profit added. ana wttb the retailers profit added. eI+es e.s~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
CONFLICTING CLAIMS.
The Amenders Are Not Able To Get
 Together.

CenterVllle Hross.
 Those who are advocating the amendment will tell you that the adoption of the amendment will not prevent you from keeping whiskey in your home for medicinal purposes, and only applies to the family that is sus- pected of selling it. Just about this time in their desperate effort to have h.s measure adopted will tell you most anything that looks good to the voter. In the Weakley- O'Neal debate as Shef- field, Colonel Weakley no doubt In an unguarded moment. divulged what he and his advocates really intend doing In case the amendment Is adopted Here Is what he is reported as saying: De will put liquor so that 1t can't ever be sold in Alabama or be shipped in this State from the North or South" This Is just exactly what The Press has said all along was the intention of NIT. Conner and his Legislature. was to make It impossible by statutory laws for d person 10 get whiskey to his home from the depot. This state- ment of MT. Weakley, if he is quoted correctly. Is what the people expected a Conner Legislature to do under the assumed name of Weakley. A law could be enacted that will allow off- cers to search the homes of citizens for wines and anything that contains over one and onehaf per cent of alcohol. The people of Alabama, in our opinion. are going to be slow about voting away their constitutional rights to please any set of men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
SNAP JUDGMENT IN
 Zs THIS ELECTION


 Montgomery, Oct II, 1909. Editor Advertiser:
 While in Wetumpka Monday, I went to the court house to hear the politi- cei spescn of Rev. L. C. Branscombe. or Birmingham fin support of the smendment on his guard for Q mo- meut during hts speech MT: Brans- eompe boasted of the disfranch.sement o1 t1ousapds. of Alabama voters and the .prohibitionists to put the election oeiore An electorate as restricted As possfbie was responsible for the snap Jud9meut sof the present special elee- Tn the audience there happened to pc conkressman Hugh Dent, who was snere. as Attorney in one of the cases pefore the court. Tn the midst or his argument anu while he was discuss ing the vote, Mir. Braascombe saida
 Perhaps, Mir. Dent can tell us the sise of the vote in Alabama?i
 Tn, the last election Alabama boiled approximately 100 votes." replied.
 An, but am not talking about the last election" said Mr. branscompe triuInphantly '"I am talking about this election A lot of fellows did not pay their poll tax and that's where we have got you.'' 5f
 The anti-amendmen speakers have contended from the start that In orr prohibition politicians were trying to take snap Judgment. by which thous- ands of Aiabafns voters would be dis franchised on this great issue. Did not MT. Branscombe's remark confirm this claim. if any confirmation is need
 Yours truly.