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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
OEFIGIf II State TREASURY.
$iC0.G00 TO BE PAID OFT s1oo
0O0 ON HAND.
County TTeaSurers Sendin~ I'm
IaXcs Very Slowly According to
statement Issued from the Office
OF the State Treasury-S95.z3f
Received This Year.

Columbia, Dec. 7.-South Carolina
Will have to meet obligations to the
extent Of over 100000 by the first
Of the year, with only 500. 600 in
the treasury at the present time. ac-
cording to a statement given out to-
day from the State Treasurcr's office.
The sum of $145,OOO interest on the
bonded debt will have to be provided
for by December 81. The different
notes by the State will commence to
fall due on December 90. and in ad-
dition the current expenses for the
month Of December will be about
$15O,O0O.
In the statement it is shown that
the county treasurers Of the State
are sending in the taxes very SLOWLY
Three counties of the State have not
as yet made any remittances. The
collection of taxes commenced on Oc-
tober 10, and from all of the forty
two counties Of the State, the Trea-
surer has received only $95,731.5O.
The amount received by the same
date last year was $63,664.35. I'm
der the law the county treasurers
are required to make remittances on
the lst and 18th of each month of
all money collected for the State. The
total amount Of taxes received by
the State for 1908 was s1.4e2. OO0
This was an assessment of five and
half mills. The levy for the pre-
sent year is five and fourth mills.
sumter county is credited with
S2,142.S9 up to December 9.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
PIERCE ACQUITTED.
Texans, Following Ruling of Judge,
Finds Oil Magnate Not Legally
Guilty of False-Swearing.

Austin, Tex, Dec. THE jury in
the trial Of H. Clay Pierce, charsed
with false swearing, returned O ver-
dict of not guilty here today. Judge
Calhoun in a special charge to the
jury sustained the contention of
Pierce's lawyers that he was immune
from trial under the laws of Texas
as the counsel for the State sought
to use testimony given by Pierce on
the witness stand in Missouri with
the intention Of possibly securing his
conviction.
After receiving the congratulation
OF a number Of friends the defendant
left the court room, accompanied by
his lawyers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Anderson, Dec. S.-The Baptist
convention had a busy day today
with many interesting features. Much
of the work Of the day consisted in
the hearing Of the reports OF the
standing committees, which were re-
ferred to special committees for fur
ther consideration and report to the
convention tomorrow. In this way
the reports Of the committees, min
isterial education. Sunday schools,
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, the aged
ministers relief board, State missions,
the Laymen's movement, home mis-
sions and foreign missions were
heard and disposed Of. The special
committees will examine these re-
ports I'm detail, and make recommen-
dations for their final disposition to
the convention of the reports.
The reading of these reports was
interspersed with a number Of ad-
dresses pertinent to the work under
consideration. some Of which were of
absorbing interest. The report Of DR..
Bailey, the secretary and treasurer
OF the State mission board, was
heard with enthusiasm, something
over $4,000 having been raised for
the work Of the board during the
year. This was still somewhat under
the apportionment made last year,
however, leaving slight deficit to be
made up during the coming year. In
response to report on home missions
read by the Rev. j. d. Higgins, in
teresting addresses were made by ".
1. Masters, editorial secretary Of the
home mission board Of the Southern
Baptist convention, and by DIR. B. d.
Gray, corresponding secretary, of the
same board. Another striking ad-
dress was that made on the report of
Mr.. +. 4. Hyde. 81 the committee on
Sunday school work. by the secretary
OF the Sunday school board OF the
Southern Baptist convention, the Rev.
]. M. Frost. d. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
COTTON IN STORAGE.
Large Quantities Of Staple Being
stored Away.

The warehouse Of the spartanburg
Warehouse Company Is rapidly filling
up with cotton. but strange to say,
very little Of II 10 being stored by the
farmers. Nearly all of the cotton
In storage In owned by the cotton
mills and the brok 70.
Whitney Manufacturing Company
has more cotton In the warehouse
than any Of the mills. a lot Of 1000
bales being stored there last Satur-
day. The cotton was bought from
cotton factors In Augusta and ship
ped here for storage. where It will
be handy for the mill when needed.
i'evsral of the local brokers have
quite . BIT of cotton in the ware
house. The farmers have very little
cotton In storage this year. Those
few farmers who are holding cotton
expect TO realize a good price within
the next 60 dsys.-Spartanburg Jour-
nal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
Modification of Southern Cattle Quar-
antine.

BY an order issued by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture effective Decem-
Der 6, the following areas are releas-
ed from the Federal quarantine for
Texas fever or tick fever of cattle:
In Texas, Scurry County; in Oklaho-
ma, Harmon County; that portion Of
Greer County west of the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient Railway. that
portion of Caddo County north of the
Mangum branch of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway. and
the remainder Of Canadian county:
Warren County and the remainders
Of Putnam and Dekalb counties: I'm
South Carolina, the counties Of Oco-
nee, Pickens, Greenville, and Ander-
son; in Virginia, Lunenberg and
Mecklenburg counties and Bruton
district of York County.
This action is taken as a result of
the progress made in the extermina-
ton Of the ticks which spread the
disease. Since the beginning of this
work in 1906 over $4,000 square
miles of territory have been freed
from ticks and released from quaran-
tine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Work and Plans for the Coming Year
Discussed.

Columbia. Dec. s.-The South Car
olina historical commission held a
meeting here today and the work of
the year and plans for the coming
year were discussed.
The Rev. Barnett A. Elias, of Char
lesion. L a member and was present
at the meeting. The report of Mr..
A. y. salley. Jr.. secretary of the COM
mission. was read. In this report the
work done during the last year is
outlined. II Is hoped that the legis-
iature will make sufficient appropria-
ton at the next session for this COM
mission to further historical research
and add to the public publications of
this state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
COTTON PRICES SOAR.
Census Bureau Report Puts the Mar
ket I'm q FYutter.

New York, Dec. 8.-The report of
the census bureau. showing only 81
s7S.27T bales Of cotton glnned to De-
cember /. comparing with 11,0OS,661
to the same date last season, was fol-
lowed by increased activity and con-
siderable excitement In the cotton
market this morning, with May con-
tracts selling up to 1889, or IT points
above the closing figures of last night,
and at new high record for the
season.
Heavy realizing. attributed to some
Of the leading bulls. caused slight re-
cessions during the morning, but
there was a great volume Of outside
buying and the market showed a
very Arm tone. with bulls claiming
that the census figures indicated a
government estimate of under TO-
250,000 bales. The commercial crop
last year was in the neighbor hood of
1890. 900 bales.
The market became even raore ac-
tive later in the day. with buying or
ders reaching the ring from all direc-
tions. while II looked as though some
of the larger Of the old bulls were re-
placing cotton which they had sold
below Is cents, in expectation Of Is
cents before Christmas. MAY con-
tracts sold at 1850 or $40 per bale
above the closing bid Of last night,
while August advanced to 1875, or
$2.40 a bale. The close was steady,
with the general market showing a
gain for the day of from. IA to 43
points.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
THE METHODS c0HfENE#c:.
BISHOP WILSON. OF BAYlTIaSOpE
PRESIDING.
Addresses of Welcome Delivered,
Committees Appointed and Routine
Work OF the Conference Begun
Bishop Wilson Somewhat Indispos-
ell on Account of Il Severe Cold.

AbbeVille, Dec. S.-The 124th an
nual session of the South Carolina
Conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, met with the First
Methodist Church OF Abbeville this
morning at 10 o'clock, and was open
ed with the administration Of the
Sacrament conducted by the Rev.
Joseph b. Traywick, who was assist
ed by the Revs. j. w. Walling. J. 6.
Beasley, j. l.. Stokes, S. j. Bethea,
j. c. Chandler and A J. Stafford.
AT the close Of the Sacrament Bishop
A. w. Wilson, who came in yester-
day from Waynesboro, Georgia, took
the chair and called the Conference
to order, and the Rev. E. o. Watson,
the secretary of the last Conference,
called the roll of ministers and lay
delegates the usual large number re-
spending to the roll call.
elected secretary and he. nominated
w. L. Wait, A. E. Holler, S. B. Harp
er and w. G. kirkland as assistants.
and r. E. Turnipseed statistical sec
retary, who nominated J. H. Noland.
Marvin Auld, r. E. Sharp, E. A.
Wayne and w. A. Beckham. all of
whom were unanimously elected On
motion of the Rev. Henry Stokes the
hours of meeting and adjournment
were fixed at 10 A. NJ, and / p. NJ,
and on motion of the same the bar
of the Conference was fixed as the
whole church auditorium. The Rev.
Henry Stokes then introduced the
Hon. j. M. Nickels, who on behalf of
the city welcomed the Conference TO
the city, telling them how he went TO
Laurens last year and invited the
Conference, promising to vote out the
dispensary, which had been done.
and the town was dry, and without
blind tiger, in spite of which he
Acpsd the cofx elei.ce N-oSifri en- on IT.
self, as the doors Of the homes of the
town are all wide open to receive the
Conference.
Mr.. William M. Graydon was then
intr"d duced and delivered an address
of welcome on behalf of the churches
OF the city, who was also happy and
relicitious in his remarks. DIR. J. w.
Daniel was called upon by Bishop
Wilson to respond to the speeches of
welcome, who did so most gracious
ly, referring to the historical town
mere being the place where Jefferson
Davis held his last cabinet meeting.
Bishop Wilson laid before the Con-
ference the reports Of the various
boaros at Nashville, Tenn, all of
which were read by title and referred
to the proper committees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
BLIZZARD STRIKES CHICAGO.
Three Lives Lost as Result of Blind
Ing Snow Storm.

Chicago, Ills, Dec. 7.-Blinding
clouds Of snow accompanied by low
er temperature and 35 miles an hour
wind swept over Chicago and the
surrounding territory today bringing
death to three persons. One of the
victims, laborer. was found dead
from cold and exposure. The other
two were railroad switchmen who,
blinded by snow were run over by
engines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
URGES STATE HIGHWAY ENGI.
NEER,
Col. f.. j. Watson Makes Interesting
Suggestion.

Columbia, Dec. S.-The appoint
ment by the legislature Of a State
highway engineer is being advocated.
In recent speech this matter was
discussed by Commissioner Watson
along with the topic of good roads.
Again tonight, before the meeting of
pathfinders In Orangeburg, Col. Wat
son urged that the General Assembly
be asked to pass a bill creating
new official in this State to have gen.
eral supervision of the construction
Of highways.
IL IS believed that q highway en-
gineer would be of great benefit to
the State. and that the cost of main
tanning the office could be reduced
by having it AS a branch of the de-
partment Of agriculture, commerce
and industries. When in Asheville a
Few days ago Col. Watson took up
the matter with several of the up-
country supervisors, and they were
very much in favor of the plan. The
engineer could be stationed here and
sent out whenever a county wished
10 construct roadway or improve
one OF the old highways for some dis
tance. The engineer would be
practical road builder and would plan
the construction for the supervisor
and give advice that would be ma
terially needed in the construction Of
road at saving figure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
LESS COTTON GINNED.
Census Report Places Number at g.
S7S.277 =.

] 8, 8 s7s, u ssIsl \
ned from The growth OF 1909 to De-
cember 1, as compared with 11.oos.-
6s1 for 1908, according to a bulletin
OF the census bureau issued today.
These figures count round bales as
half bales and exclude linters. They
stand against S,343,3ss for 1907 and
1O,207,S6S for 1905. The proportion
of the last three crops ginned to De-
cember 1 is S4.1 per cent. for 1908.
1915 per cent. for 1907, and 77.2 per
cent. for 1906. Round bales included
this year are 133,919 against 201.4s0
included for 1908 and 154.s3S for
1907. Sea Island bales included are
77,776 for 1909; $500 for 1908. and
55,2ss for 1907
The distribution Of sea island cot
ton by States for 1909 is: Florida o.
SoS; Georgia 43,11S, and South Car
olina S,752. The total cotton cron
for 1908 was 13,oSS,O05, and for
1907 is 11,757S22. The corrected
statistics of the quantity Of cotton
ginned this season to November IA
are S,112,119 bales.
BY States the cotton ginned from
the 1909 growth to December / as
follows:
Alabama 919,575; Arkansas 613,-
S71; Florida 55,s5S; Georgia 1871
232; Louisiana 237,553; Mississippi
S66,95O; North Carolina 536,163; Ok
lahoma 504,S36; South Carolina $685.
$40; Tennessee 2O6;s57; Texas g.
212,S1S; all other States 49,133.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
SCHOOL FUND APPOnTIONEl.
$4,000 TO BE DIVIDED AMONG
13f SCHOOLS.
N"nlher OF High Schools Have Teach
ers Without Certificates, and Con-
seqUently VIII Go UnaideI Until
tie Fault is Corrected.

Columbia, Dec. 6.-The final ap-
portonments for the session 1909
1910 were made by the State board Of
education at its meeting Dece r
Srd and 4th, to the accepted State
aided high schools. One hundred
and thirty-one schools in forty coun-
ties Will receive aid but GleeleyvilIe
III Williamsburg, has not reported
the necessary enrolment of fifteen
pupils above the seventh grade.
About $4,000 has been apportion-
ed.
number of high schools cannot
receive their share Of the State fund
until the county superintendent of
education reports satisfactorily upon
toe certificates held by the teachers.
The general school law requires that
every teacher employed in the free
public schools shall hold a certificate
either from the county board of edu-
cation in whose jurisdiction the school
Is located. or from the State board
nf education. All certificates are is
sued for term Of two years, and are
rot valid until registered in the office
or the county superintendent. A di-
ploma from an accredited college does
not exempt the holder from examin-
ation until certificate has been is
sued thereon, and this certificate,
eiso, registered in the county super
1ntendents Office. State certificate
must be similarly registered before
the holder can legally draw public
school funds. Teachers in special
school districts, organized under spe-
cial Acts of the General Assembly,
are subject in this respect to the
same conditions applying to teachers
in common school districts. Below
is given a list Of high schools that
have failed to meet this requirement.
The secretary of the high school
soard urges principals and trustees,
t e6mpiiy WITH tie certifcatb ,Iaw
at once, and to send in notices of
their compliance to the State high
school Inspector. Prof. w. H. Hand.
In cases where teachers cannot re-
ceive certificates until they have
taken the extra examination ordered
for Friday, January 7, 1910, the high
school apportionment cannot be paid
until such teachers have been ex-
amined and certificated. 1t is not
necessary that these uncertificated
teachers should resign their present
positions, but the payment Of their
salaries is contingent upon the result
OK the January examination. The
failure to secure a certificate at that
time, will, of course, render legal
payment impossible. High schools
with uncertifcated teachers are as
follows: Honea Path, one; Blacks
burg. enc; Gaffney. two; Manning,
one; Lamar. one: Simpsonville, one;
Conway one; Lancaster, nine; Lynch
burg, one; Latta, one; Bennettsville,
one; Westminster. two; Cross An
chor, one; Inman, one; Reidville.
one; Bethany, three.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
Killing Near Summerton.

Summerton, Dec. TN an alter
cation near town Saturday night
Thomas Mack, negro, was shot and
killed by Bradley McFaddin, also
colored. Each of them wished to act
as escort for woman, and the kill
Ing occurred as result Of the dis
agreement. McFaddin has not been
apprehended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

The Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott has
been somewhat carelessly) denounc-
ing the Sugar Trust, which (next to
the Steel TrusD has been top-of- col
contributing editor.-Abany Argus.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
Consolidated Aug. 2. 1881.
SUMTER S. O., SATURDAY. DECEMBER H. 1909
BAPTISTS HAD A BUSY DAY.
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSIONS RE
PORT MADE.

Recommendation That the Schools Of
The State, Which Desire Aid From
The Bap,ists, be Brought More I'm
der the Control of the Convention
Meets With Opposition, and Action
Is Dclayed--Dr. S. G. Mitchell
Speaks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

A duty on sugar that increased the
price and at the same time could be
evaded was a double industrial bene-
fit Are there any more like it,
Indianapolis News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

The two-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Godfrey of near
Gafrney. was seriously burned while
playing In the room with her mother.
Very little hope Is entertained for her
recovery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Robert Z. Emerson, a well-to-do
farmer of Oconee County, was found
dead near the Blue Ridge trestle in
Walhalla. He may have been mur-
dered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

W. ]. Thackston has been appoint
ed general manager Of the Anderson
Traction Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Representative Mann is going to
reopen the tariff question. Here's
where an honest Democratic minor.
ity would come in handy.-Rochester
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Speaker Cannon wants it distinct
ly understood that there is another
Joseph who can resist temptation
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

III the moon expects her eclipse to
become a popular feature, she must
choose some different hour than 3
4. m.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

steamer arrived in Charleston
with a cargo Of 10000 cases of sal
mon from the Pacific coast.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-10-22
1.-THE WILD GEESE
- BY Stanley J. Meyman. '

''Too late?'
AYE, too late. John. But anyway,
I'll be mirding what you say. On the
other hand, o must 90, and this very
day that ever is."
There are some here that | must not
be seeing?" Colonel John said,
shrewdly.
And II ! do not go. Ulick? What
then, man."
'Whisiit! Whisht:" the big man cried
in unmistakable distress. Don't say
the word! Don't say the word, John,
dear"
But | must say IT," Colonel JOHN
answered. smiling. ITO be plain,
They wish me gone because I am in
the way Of their plans. Well, and can
you give me a better reason for stay
ing?"
What argument Ulick would have
used, what he was opening his mouth
TO say, remains unknown, Before he
could reply the murmur of a voice near
at hand startled them both. Uncle
Ulick's face fell, and the two turned
with a single movement TO see who
came.
They discerned, in the shadow Of the
wall of yew, two men, who had just
passed through the wicket into the
garden.
The strangers saw them at the same
moment and were equally taken by
surprise. The foremost of the two, a
sturdy, weatherbeaten man, with a
square, stern face and a look of power,
laid his hand on his cutlass-he wore
a broad blade ~ place &C the .sua!
rapier. The other. whom every line Of
his shaven face, as well as his dress,
proclaimed a ~pTiest--and perhaps more
than a priest-crossed himself and
muttered something TO his companion.
Then he came forward.
You take the air early, gentlemen"
he said, the French accent very plain
in his speech, "as we 10. If | mistake
not" he continued, looking with an
easy smile at Colonel John, your
Protestant kinsman. or whom you told
me, Mr.. Sullivan? l did not look to
meet you, Colonel Sullivan; but ! do
not doubt you arc a of the world
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-10-22

cripples and Migrants who lounged
about the he detected six or
eight ragged fellows whose sunburnt
! faces were new ~ him anu VINO GER
tainly were not cripples. In the door
way Of one of the two towers that
fronted him across the court stood
O'Sullivan Og, whiting a stick and
chatting with q sturdy idler in seafar-
ing clothes. The Colonel could not give
| his reason. but he had not looked twice
at these two before he got a notion that
| there was more iii that tower this
morning than the old ploughs n the
broken boat mich commonly Sled the
ground floor above. Powder? Treas
ure? He could not say which or what;
but he felt that the open door was a
mask that deceived no enc.
And there was q stir, there was a
hustle in the court: a sparkle in the
eyes of some as Gley glanced slyly and
under their lashes at the house, a Tilt
in the tread of others as they stepped
to and fro. Some strange change had
fallen upon Morristown and imbued 1T
with life.
He caught the sound of voices in the
house, and he turned about and en-
tered. The priest and Captain Machin
had descended and were standing with
/ Uncle Ulick warming themselves be-
fore the wood fire. The McMurrough.
the O'Beirnes and two or three strang-
ers-grim-looking men who had fol-
lowed, a glance told him, the trade he
had followed-formed a group a little
apart yet near enough to be addressed.
Asgili was not present for Flavia-
Good morning. again Colonel John
said. And he bowed.
With all my heart, Colonel Sulli-
van the priest answered cordially.
And Colonel John saw that he had
guessed Alright; the speaker no longer
took the trouble to hide his episcopal
cross and chain or the ring on his
Finger. There was an increase of dig
nifty. too, In his maner. His very COR
diality seemed a condensation.
! Captain Machin bowed silently, while
The McMurrough inc the O'Beirnes
looked darkly at the Colonel. They did
not understand; 1t was plain that they
were not In the secret of the morning
encounter.
Il see O'Sullivan Og Is here the
Colonel said. addressing Uncle Uiick.
THAT will be very convenient"
Convenient p Uncle Ullck repeated,
looking blank.
w car give him the orders as to
the F~renchman's cargo" the Colonel
sa.a, calmly
CONTINUED Next Week.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-10-22
Better Stick to the Bench.

A colored man was brought before a
police judge charged with stealing chick
ems. He pleaded guilty and received SEN
tence, when the judge asked how 1t was
he MANAGED TO lift those chickens right
under the window of the owners house
when there was a dog loose In the yard.
"Hit wouldn't be no use, judge said
the man. ITO try t. 'splain dis thing to
yo'-all. Ef you was to try 1t you like as
not would get yer hide full of shot an
get no chickens, nuther. Eff yo' want to
engage in any ~rascality, judge, yo' better
stick to de bench, whar yo' am familiar"