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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-08-24
HAPPINESS.

If thou workest at that which is be-
fore thee, following right reason seri.
ously, vigorously. calmly, without al
lowing anything else to distract thee.
but keeping thy divine part pure, if
thou should be bound to give it back
Immediately; if thou holdest to this.
expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but
satisfied with thy present activity &C.
cording to nature, and with heroic
truth In every word and sound
which thou interest. thou wilt live
happy. And there is no man who ia
able to prevent this.-Marcus Aurelius
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-08-24
Girls and Sanity.

The way a man can keep being
crazy over girl is for her to keep on
being crazy over some other fellow.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-08-24
ItPays.

When Senator Deliver returned to
his home at Fort Dodge, Iowa, after
his unsuccessful fight for some meas
IRE of tariff reform, be found Is COO of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-08-24
FOR SALE.

A first class folding bed, original
ost $500. Will sell to first person
Offering $25.C0 cash apply at News
Office. tt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
S. L. RICHARDSON ARRESTED.
VIII Return to South Carolina With
out Extradition Papers.

Walhalla, June 30.--Sheriff VIM
M. Kay received telegram this af-
ternoon from the authorities at AL.
lance, Ohio, saying that S. L. Rich
ardson was there under arrest and
would return without requisition pa
pers. Sheriff Kay holds a warrant
sworn out by ]. j. Rankin, charging
Richardson with obtaining money un.
der false pretenses.
After Richardson's discharge from
Lexington Jail he was never publicly
seen here but it is rumored that he
came to the neighborhood of (Walhal-
la. 1t Is said that he had agreed to
give his two girls, children of his first
wife, to his father, but these girls dis
appeared some days ago. When ar
rested the girls were with him. Rich
ardson was travelling as Jas. l.. BY.
mum.
Sheriff Kay will leave as soon as he
can secure proper papers. Upon his
return here, other sensations are like
ly to follow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Max. July 1.--Rev. L. M. Hicks and
Mrs. X. a. Hicks visited the formers
sister. Mrs. c. Baker, of lower Clar-
endon. who Is critically i'll.
Mr.. Dave Floyd Is very sick and IS
In charge Of trained nurse.
Miss Marie Brockinton is convales-
ing.
Mr.. b. c. Truluck went yesterday
to see his grandson. Billie Keels, who
has had fever for several weeks and
was very low.
Mr.. F. w. Truluck and bride are at
home In Olanta.
Mr.. Zeke Truluck lost his dwelling
and all 1t contained by fire last We'd
nesday a. m, while he and family
were spending the night off.
A mad dog was killed near here
Tuesday morning afterA entering q
house and fighting q dog.
Redding McGee, of Lake City, at
tempted suicide last Saturday while
In am Insane condition from continu-
ed drunkenness. r
A number of farmers. are curing to-
bacco this week. Crops are doing
well.
The seasons have been excellent for
the last week.
Miss Rhea Truluck Is spending sew
oral days with her cousins, Misses
Leila and Mary Bee Burgess. at Mr..
A. j. Goodman's.
Farmer folks enjoy ice cream now
a-days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
GREENWOOD MAN KILLED.
William Rudd Meets Tragic Death at
SclaiS.

Greenwood, June 2S.-Will Rudd. q
prominent young business man of this
place, was fatally injured about noon
today at Salak, three miles west of
mere, as result of having his auto
mobile struck by the west-bound yes
tibule of the Seaboard. From one re
port 1t appears that Mr.. Rudd was not
in the automobile at the time, hav-
ing jumped out. He was on the
wrong side. however, the atomobiie
being between him and the approach
ing train, and when the automobile
was hurled forward on Mr.. Rudd in
fiicting a fatal injury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
Presentmcnt of Grand Jury.

To His Honor, George w. Gage, Pre-
Siding Judge:
We the grand jury for Sumter coun-
ty, beg leave to submit this our second
presentment for the year, 1909. We
have examined into and returned all
bills of Indictment given us by the So
licitor
In our last presentment we recon-
mended that necessary sewerage con-
nection be made at the County Jail.
Same has been installed, but is not
working satisfactorily; and we rec
ommend that the matter be looked
arter at once. We also recommended
the purchase of necessary furniture
for the sheriff's office, and note that
same has not been complied with.
We also recommend that necessary
provision be made in the Court stem
grapher's office for the safe -keping
Of said stenographer's records, which
we find in a very confused condition.
papers being scattered On the floor
for lack of proper place for keeping.
Numerous reports have reached lis
as to the public highways being tres
passed upon by being plowed into,
and we call the attention Of the Coun-
ty Supervisor to this matter, and we
instruct him to give same immediate
attention.
Having Investigated the various
County offices, chaingang, aims house,
jail and dispensaries, at the last term,
we deem it unnecessary to do SO at
this time
Thanking your honor and the Of
ficers Of the Court for courtesies ex-
tended.
Respectfully submitted,
r. F. HAYNSWORTH.
Foreman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
TAFT. WARNS CONGRESS.

New Haven. Conn, June 30.-Pres-
ident Taft paused In the course of an
after-dinner speech to 1900 graduates
OF Yale. gathered at the annual alumni
feast today. to issue a serious note of
warning to Congress and to the lead
ers of the Republican party. The
president declared that II the party
which placed him in power and so
long had controlled the government
failed to live up to Its promises and
the expectations Of the people. it
would be relegated to the position of
a minority opposition.
Mr.. Taft had been speaking humor-
ously OF recollections Of his own col
lege days. which made his sudden
change to q serious tone Of the i'm
portant utterance upon national af-
faris all the more impressive. The
president spoke extemporaneously,
and his utterances as to the duty of
the party Of which he is nominally the
head seemed the result of a sudden
impulse rather than of studied in
tent.
The Yale men caught his meaning
and cheered for several minutes. He
had been speaking of Secretary Of
War Dickinson. q Democrat. upon
whom Yale today conferred an hon
orary degree. He taunted the Demo-
cracy with the best of good humor as
to It's present-day condition. and this
led him into the declaration az to his
own party.
Just to show" the president con-
cluded. amid laughter. that we have
troubles Of our own"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Mr.. f. II. Hartman is a sick man
and has gone to Europe to place him.
self under the treatment of some of
the most noted specialists on that side.
A dispatch to the New York World
from Vienna says that he is afflicted
with constant stiffening of the mus
cles around and near the spinal col
umn. This is a new disease and IL il
Is catching 1t would be a good thing
X it could be communicated in some
way to the Democrats in Congress,
Anything that would stiffen their
backs would promote the welfare of
the country, or, at least, save the
party.--News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
sAGrTTTyILLE.

smithvilIe. June 30.---Crops are stir
small and quite pale. with plenty Of
red leaves at bottom that are she'd
ding steadily. There is a fine pros
pect for q hay crop In this section
There IL plenty OF grass which is
Growirg rapidly In spite OF all that
raD be done with plow and hoe. Some
body must have made a mistake In
setting up the general crop report. I
DO not believe II Is so good as repre-
eented To be. but nobody Is being fool
cd. cotton will be blowed up for the
special benefit OF the spectators.
Nothing Is ever done To help out the
farmer. The high price of provisions
land they are still advancing In price
svery day.), the abundance of grass
which causes more expense. the poor
Kind Of labor which they have, gives
the farmer problem which time
alone can solve.
Mr.. John Dixon. Of Camden. and
1lsm Letha Mcleod. OF Mizpah. visit
-od friends at this place last Sunday
Mrs. c. T. Evans and daughter
11is RosalIe. spent last Thursday and
Friday In Camden. attending the Bap-
tast missionary rally.
Mira. Joe Wilson went to Edgeheid
oast Thursday TO attend the woman'r
ysreIsn Missionary meeting. She was
ascompanisd. by little Miss Pearl
Brown who represented the Juvenile
society.
Mr. Polk Weldon and daughter.
Mkss Matte. Of Hsrriots. spent yes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Greenville, June S0.-R. w. Daven-
port, 23 years of age and a well known
young man who came here to work for
a credit concern some six months ago.
was arrested this afternoon on the
charge Of forging the names of ne
groes to notes that he deposited with
the company. He is alleged to have
taken sums aggregating the notes
from the cash drawer. He was lock-
ed up for a time at the county jail
but later was admitted to bail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
sPARTANBURG A GREEK TOWN
spartanburg Journal.

spartanburg Journal.
A letter was recently mailed In
Sparta, Greece, addressed to a Greek,
giving only his name and under 1t
the letters ''U. s. A." no city or town
or even state being given. The letter
was delivered to Spartanburg
Greek by Carrier Jerome Gaffney. The
United States Post Office department
first sent the Letter to the largest
Greek colony In this country, and,
when the man was not there, to the
next largest and then on down to
Spartanburg. which was the fifth
largest In the United States, where
the Greek to whom the letter was ad-
dressed was located.
The Spartanburg colony embraces
not only the Greeks who live here. but
those who live In all the surrounding
towns. Nick Trakas Is the head of
the colony and his word is law. Every
Greek I'm upper South Carolina looks
To him for orders and obeys him. ANY
Greek In the bunch would pick up and
return to Greece at word from Nick
Trakas. 1t is pretty safe statemen;
] 10 say that no Greek could make a
living In the territory occupied by this
colony IL the organization headed by
Trakas objected to his remaining here
However. there Is no knowledge that
such authority has ever been used in
an arbitrary manner and Mr.. Trakas
has made himself a wise and usefu
leader to his fellow countrymen. being
himself a man Of unusual busines.
ability.
These. Greeks are most polite ir
dealing with the public, and ever
those with a very limited knowledge
OF the English language have a wa,
Of understanding enough of their Gus.
tcmer's wishes to supply what 4,
wanted. And there is never an,
doubt that they know enough of Eng
iish and values to avoid letting any.
body get the best Of them In a trade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

The State VS.. E. M. Glover, obtaii.-
'hg goods under false pretense; mol
pros.
The state VS.. Samuel w. lanes dis
posing of property under lien; mol
pros.
The State VS.. Cash Epps. breach of
trust; mol pros.
The State VS.. w. F. Flake, murder:
not guilty.
The State VS.. Wesley Jenkins, rape;
or trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

tertiay afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Robertson. Mr.. Robertson is
Quite sick with malarlal fever. Mrs.
Robertson is suffering with severe
bruises which she sustained by falling
down a pair of steps last Sunday
morning.
Rev. $. b. Hatfield and family
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. III. Shiver.
No watermelons for the fourth in
this section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
COUNTY correspondence.
uHwgY LETTERS FROM OUR spE.
C1AL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mall your letters so that they will
'sooch this ONCE not later than Mon
~ when intended for Wednesday,
oo0sr and not later than Thursday
~ Saturdays Issue. This. Of course,
ooollss only to regular correspond
~. In case OF items Of unusual
os~s value. send In Immediately by
unoil. telephone or telegraph. Such
osvs stories are acceptable UP to the
noor . going to press. Wednesdays
Uoosr - printed Tuesday afternoon
- Saturdays paper Friday after
Oppa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
EGYPT.

An<ipch. June 2s.--Farm work is
p<Qgrsssing nicely and IL the weather
oentinues fair few days longer the
gtons viii be conquered. The crops
- growing fine.
", n. w. +. Mcleod spent Saturday
~ Bishopville.
kr. r. @. PEBBLES spent Wednesday
q Caraden.
Pew. +. l. Cole preached at Mizpah
uRptlst church yesterday morning.
\ r. J. r. Mcleod spent Saturday
hFCandsn. : 49, ~ 81
The lth Of July viii be spent auiea-
~ among the colored people this year.
- = comes on Sunday.
Master Thomas White is quite sick
~ this time.
Crop report:
We ind the acreage of corn and
ee<ton abou< the same as that of last
yosr. The oat crop has been harvest
"a ana fully rs per cent. more was
u1ade this year than last. There was
obout the same amount of fertilizer
I'D. The corn crop Is some better
%Aan ~ this season last year The size
ond prospects for the cotton Is about
- same a. last year. The cotton has
uz4ered from the heavy rains. The
~ootlon has the blight or wik In this
49, -e,.. ~. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York: +. III. Hyatt, Manager
For South Carolina
The following letter speaks for it
self:
Manning, S. c., June Is, 1903.
Mr.. Isaac NJ. Loryea, Special Agent
Clarendon and Sumter, the Mutual.
Life Ins. Co.. of n. Y, Manning,
S. c.
Dear Sir: In receiving through your
hands your Company's check in set
tlement of Policy No. 361,027 issued
May "a, 1889 at age of 46 for $4,000
90, 20-payment, 20-year dividend plan
which matured May oath, 1909, it at
fcrds me pleasure TO say that the set
tlement has been perfectly satisfac-
tory 10 me in every way, and your at
tention i'm the premises is duly appre-
ciated. Yours very truly,
(Signed) EVAN L. WILKINS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Last Tuesday night the safe in the
Office of j. w. Mccain, Of Greenville
was opened and robbed. Six dollars
and thirty cents, and thirty eight
dollar watch were taken out of 1t. The
robbery eliminated in the arrest OF
r. w. Davenport, a we'll known young
man Of that city. He denies the
charge, and says he will fight the case
X II Is pursued against him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Deteats Full Valuation Resolution
argument in It's Favor--State
Board OF Equalization Would Not
Declare Itself for Present Provision

columbia, July by vote of 98
TO the State board of equalization
yesterday defeated the resolution Of
Tered by Mr.. jeremiah Smith of
Horry, which would have required all
property listed to be placed at its
true valuation instead of on the pres-
ent basis of go per cent. The reso,u-
t'on was not tabled. however. until
MT. Smith made a few remarks In
iaVor of its provisions and pointinp
out the section of the constitution on
inc subject. Mr.. Smith said that IL
was to the interest of all classes TO
nave property listed at its true valua-
tion ana he believed that the present
system was not only unjust but de-
priVed the schools of a large amount
OF money and affected the credit of
the counties and towns. On the vote.
however, the resolution was defeated
The resolution read as follows.
Whereas, the present system of
"e PioPSiy lor taxation at 60
Per cent. of its true value is in VIOLA
ton of the constitution of the state
OF South Carolina, and
whereas, the said system deprives
the counties and towns of this State
OF 40 per cent. public credit, which is
authorized and provided for by the
| constitution, and
whereas, the said system repre-
sents our citizenship as being nom
progressive and thriftless, and at the
same time increases the rate of tax
levied for the support of the govern
ment, and y,
| whereas, our oath Of Office re-
quires our respect for and obedience
70 the constitution, therefore be it re-
solved:
| First. That it is the sense of this
State board of equalization that the
interests of the State, her institutions
and her citizenship, requires that all
classes of property be hereafter list
ed for taxation at its actual value as
required by the constitution.
Second. That we will use our ut
most influence with our respective
county boards of assessors to have all
property in our counties listed at its
actual value as required by the con-
stitution.
Third. That the comptrc',er gem
eral is hereby requested to collect all
data possible, showing the probable
increase in values in the State and to
present same to the general assem-
bly, at its next meeting"
The board heard complaints from q
number of cotton mills and oil ana
fertilizer concerns and after making
some reductions, adjourned. The fig-
ures will be made public by the comp
troller general within the next few
days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Brogdon. June so.---Messrs. j.. T..
Xnys and n. J. Davia Confederate
vs>srAns. were among those who at
oNded the Reunion at Chester last
uloek.
NrH Josephine Halle (Nee Buch-
uoon) Of Birmingham. Ala. and a
1Fmss rssidsnt Of sumter. visited at
- cosvelia whites this week.
Uln Grace Brosdon went to Man.
tuong this morning to be present this
oGeernoon at the marriage OF Mr..
rsrry Psrrott and Miss Marcia Walk
rs Hra Susan Brogdon Gregg. Of Ma
gopn. paid . visit to this section last
wesk. Her many friends were de-
MATED to see her after an absence Of
1or<y years or moro.
MrA Mahony and Mrs. Edens OF
Columbia. were also visitors here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j d. Blackwell and
Nhildren OF Ashburn. Ca. were on a
Skit 70 Mr.. J. A. Blackwell recently.
Mrs. w. M. Bradley and children
- Mayssville a1e spending some time
~ Mr.. w. T. Brogdon's.
Hr. l)ick Freeland. now Of Sum-
,nerton. visited relatives here this
-VVoek.
Mrs. DARBY White and children are
sx Mr.. y. I. Brogdon's.
The excessive rains have ceased
shers being now only a slight sprinkle
each day--but crops are materially
lajured.
The cotton weed Is small for the
time Of year and the fertilizers do not
SEEM To be producing the desired eff
feet The root weevil has also done
considerable damage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

The trial Of Wesley Jenkins. who
was charged with rape by a negro
woman, which was commenced We'd
resday morning was not completed
until Thursday. The jury was out
only short time and returned a. YER
dict Of not guilty.
The other cases considered on
Thursday were:
The State VS.. James Sheler, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Con-
tinued on motion of Thos. F. Brant
ley, Esq.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

The stockholders of the Greenville
textile industries received more than
a quarter of a million dollars in divi-
dends. Additions are being made to
several of the mills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

At the commencement of the South
Carolina Military Academy twenty
five diplomas were awarded to cadets.
A large crowd attended the commence
ment exercises. Address was made by
Col. Coward. Some of the young men
acquitted themselves we'll as speakers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-19
as They Happens D.,,.

Congressman William Bennett.
who is member of of the Immigra-
ton Commission which has been in
vestigating these matters for months.
said that women agents of resorts
had been able to secure young wo-
men by applying for them at some of
the Immigrant Homes.
Hundreds of girls have been so
taken who believed that they were
going to desirable positions" said
the Congressman. "The women who
went to the homes to secure these
girls said they were going to be en-
ployed in houses as domestics. They
were able to get all the girls they
wanted at from 81 to SIS per head.
Our commission employed women de-
tectives and we uncovered the facts
that show that the state of affairs
that I have related has existed in at
least rs per cent of the homes where
immigrant girls have been received"
The above quotations are from
New York papers of different dates
and are not articles by sensational
writer's, but simple news items given
no special prominence.
They speak for themselves. Mis-
sion homes taking tender charge
of young immigrant girls and serene
ly selling them to dive-keepers, and
Chinese girls, little more than babies,
bartered without as much humanity
as would be shown in a cattle trade.
We should be proud of a civiliza-
ton whose watchword is, 'No girl is
safe!"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-19

agents of the Children's Society
today are making thorough search
of Chinatown to
And Our Women find young girls
Missionaries Trot held in slavery.
OIL to Tell Other "These little girl
Countries How slaves are bought
to Take Care of in China for 500 to
Their Women! $3.50 Mexican. They
are brought into
the United States as daughters of
their purchasers. After a few years,
during which their owners have had
the profit of their labor, they are sold
for a much higher price. A grown
slave girl is valued at $4,000 Ameri-
can-sometimes more and some
times less
Following his action of barring
representatives of two institutions
from Ellis Island, immigration Com
missioner William Williams, it was
Salu To-Day, mas decided to investigate
every immigrant agency and mission
in this city.
ut was declared, too, that the dis
barment of the representatives of the
two homes mentioned and the revela-
lions made by the commissioner in
his letters to them merely broke the
crust of the real situation, which is
said to be appalling.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-19

Both houses of the Connecticut
Legislature have passed the bill re-
pealing the | a w
Connecticut known as "blue"
'Hollers 'Nuff." which forbade near
ly every form of rec
reation and secular activity. The
new law is SO loosely worded that
anything may, or may not be per-
R1itted, under whatever interpreter
ton the Court may place upon the
particular incident brought to it's at
tention. From which, one is led to
making the bromide remark that
progress is in circle, never a direct
line. COnnecticut's former "blue
laws, though not exclusive, were so
severe as to give that State the unen-
viable distinction of having formu-
lated provisions of the most drastic
severity known. A few genera
tons passed since those were obso-
lete, and few solons reverted to
type" and enacted laws as strange
and harsh, for this era as were the
former Puritanical prohibitions.
Among those blue laws of yore
1.-THE hottest thing alive, mother,
was not permitted to kiss her babe,
the sweetest and purest thing
alive.