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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01
COTTON PRICES FLucTUlTE.
MAT-ET CLOSED LOWER AFTER
GOOD >PENING.
Last Figures Practically Worst of
Day-Break After Midday Due 70
Combination of circumstances.

New York, Aug. 26.-Early adj
Vances in the cotton market were fol-
lowed by reactions. the close being al
practically the lowest and barely
steady at net decline of to IL
points.
The opening was steady at an ad-
vance of to points, and after a lit
tie irregularity, the market sold mn
to net gain Of to s points, with
december contracts touching 1912.
the highest level they have reached.
That position sold at 1894. This sit
uation reflected the steadiness of the
Liverpool market, encouraging re-
ports regarding foreign trade, claims
that the new crop of cotton for for.
ward shipment from the South was
only obtainable above New York con-
tracts parity and further private re-
ports claiming recent deterioration in
the estern belt Liverpool was a
moderate buyer here; there was some
demand from the South, covering by
local shorts and little demand from
commission houses on the advance.
preliminary crop reports on Georgia
and Alabama by a prominent local
authority indicated that conditions
had been maintained during the
month, but while this disappointed
local bulls, it was Offset by the pri-
vate reports of more recent damage,
during early trading and the break
after midday was due to weakness in
Wall street, reports of selling against
the prospective movement, the larger
estimate for tomorrsw's receipts at
Galveston. and reports that the gulf
storm might bring rain where needed,
In the southern part of the belt. Raj
ly buyers seemed to be liquidating on
the decline, and while the Southern
spot markets officially reported early
were net unchanged to 1-sc higher.
there was evidently continued uneasi-
ness regarding the ability of the mar
ket to absorb. the early movement
above the IL cent level.
Receipts at the ports today 7,133
bales against 3,146 bales last week
and 10,011 bales last year. For the
week $4,000 bales against 1897 last
week and TABS last year. Todays
receipts at New Orleans 75 bales
| against 10 last week and SIS last
year. At Houston 1853 bales against
1888 last week and 6,211 last year.
| Spot cotton closed quiet: middling
uplands 1885; middling gulf 1910.
Sales today 700 bales. Futures open
ed steady and closed barely steady.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01

roiiceihan burke, of the Columbia
police, shot and fatally wounded Elm
nan knight, negro hackman. in
1ront OF the State Capitol, on Main
street, Sunday night, after the officer
had been cut in the face by the negro
several times. Several shots were fred.
one OF the bullets entered the fore
head of the negro. The negro had
been arrested for fast driving and was
resisting arrest violently.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01

General superintendent Foreacr,s
VI 'he southern Railway, has advised
'he commission that the contract ha,s
"ee" let Tor the rebuilding OF 1ses
ire'ght and passenger depot at Heath
springs The work is expected bs
commence in the immediate f,atnrs,.
FIRE destroyed the depot at that pEa-ce 9
in January.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01

XI - diDpensaries which opened this
uoon. those to which the boards
>Doe00tion gave the right to open.
1gefs Charleston. Richland and
0porgetown. of the counties remain
Inc vet under the recent election.
Deanfort's returns were not ofiiciaIly
received. DO that the result could not
be declared AS to Beaufort. In re-
Z eoSd to. Florence and Aiken these pro-
tests are yet before the county boards
I. OF canvassers.
= the fifteen counties that voted out
f1se aispensaries also had the right to
opsn this afternoon. although Il Is
otubtfui II al Of them opened. per-
hAps. prsferring TO wait until Monday.
These county dispensaries remain
open for the sale Of. stock under the
terms of the Act providing for the
iclcsins down Of the dispensaries.
II u understood that the constitu-
uonaiity OF the Act did not come up
I'm executive session. and that the vote
upon the Dismissal Of all protests was
unanimous.
Tho session OF the board has been
quito an unusual one and all. inciud-
.i.g the members Of the board. are
glad to zee that the matter Is COM
pieted. IL Is not expected that any
further move will be made TO close
No any OF the dispensaries that have
the right to remain open.
The deadlock was broken this after
noon at 1890. when Judge Hydrick is
sued an order making the mandamus
perernptory upon Comptroller General
Jones to attend the meeting of the
board. After two days and part of
the third OF wrangling upon the
question OF whether OF not the argu-
ments from Charleston should be
heard. the board got down to work
Immediately after the decision Of
Judge Hydrick was announced.
Judge Hydrick's informal statement
to the attorneys In the case was that
Mr.. Jones should be required to at
tend the meetings OF the board as
ministerial officer and hear whatever
came up before the board. He point
ed out that II would be very unusual
for n member OF the Legislature to
absent himself merely because he be-
-
to the constitution. Judge, Hydrick
made no ruling upon the question Of
whether OF not the board had any
right to pass upon the constitutional
ity Of the Act. but merely issued an
order compelling Mr.. Jones to attend
the deliberations of the board. setting
out that the return of the respondent
was insufficient.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01
SUMTER s. c. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER l, 1909
DESTRUCTIVE MEXICAN FLOOD. STATE LOSES INSURANCE CASE
CITY OF MONTERREY SWEPT AND
800 DROWNED.

Enormous Loss OF Life and Property
As Result Of TOrrential DOwnpOur
or Rain In Ancient Mexican Town
Fifteen Thusand People Reported
Homeless.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-01

a charter has been issued to the
Spartanburg Collection agency of
Spartanburg, capital $1,000.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09
Notice OF Annual Town Election

Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of the Town of Philip, South
Dakota, that the annual Town elec-
tion of said Town will be held at the
Philip opera house, in said Town, on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of March, A.
D., 1909, between the hours Of 8
o'clock a. m. and O'Clock p. m. of
said day, for the following purposes:
To elect one Trustee, from each
district of said Town, one clerk, one
treasurer, one assessor, one justice Of
the peace, and to vote on the Ques-
tion ''Shall permits be granted to sell
intoxicating liquors" in said town.
Given under my hand this first day
Of March, A. d., 1909.
A. s. Anderson,
Town Clerk.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09

1t is commonly accepted, and the
same is dinned into the ear of the
youth, that it is = disgrace to fail
to fail to make money and to &C.
cumulate property. There are
men, though, that are more sue
cessful-they get more of real
good out of this life-than the
ones who merely accumulate
wealth; you find these men at the
head of schools and universities,
in the pulpits and among the poor
and needy, giving their lives for
the uplifting and the education of
mankind.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09
nth LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Stanleys Representative Urges Change in the
General Method

limelight, so to speak.
That our state is so lacking In laws,
or has SO faulty laws that each legis-
lature need enact two or three hun
dred additional, is surely derogatory
to the lawmaking ability 9; previous
legislatures. The fact that at least
one third Of the bills presented at
this session were amendments or re-
peals of former enactments proves the
present faulty system of leGis-
lation. That the next session will
have fully as many, If not more bills,
repeating or amending the laws of
this session, there isn't reason to
doubt.
If roll could have been called on
the question rs to how many Of the
members thought the snactments
Of this session, taken as whole,
would prove OF more benefit than in
jury to the state At large, there isn't
a doubt i'm my mind that the MAORI
ty would have been found on the
negative side; there Is every reason
for thinking man to believe they
would have voted correctly.
Now, l ask in all candor, Is IL
necessary that legislature after
legislature. composed of what are
supposed to be the brainest men of
the state, should convene and enact
laws that when, taken az . whole,
would prove of doubtful benefit to
the state, enact laws that the next
session will bring In bills to amend or
repeal for half OF them at leastp "Oh,
but it can not be helped; Its always
been SO, and always will be So"
Perish the thought! That 10 the ar
gumsnt of = weakling that tho great
state OF South Dakota, with men Of
intelligence equaling the brightest
the world has produced, must 90
ahead enacting these farces every two
years, just because the custom has
been established, the rut has been
made and we can not pull out of 1t,
Is a slam on our intelligsno and exc
cutive ability.
That feeling Of reform has set In
Is proven by the passing OF the Dillon
bills which, II acted on by the next
legislature, will mean the saving of
thousands of dollars to the state.
l, for one, say Lets either make
some radical changes In our present
system OF legislating, or abolish the
legislature entirely, SO that, even IL
IL does do away with tbs chances of
doing any harm.
l had no thought of devoting so
much space to this subject when /
began writing this article, but, If,
after trying out some of the measures
passed at this session, and finding
them faulty, you commence locking
back for the cause, the foregoing may
be Of some interest to you. / say
now, once for all, we never can, nor
never will have laws that will stand
the test under the present system Of
enacting them. l want to 60 on
record as saying that IL only needs
men of ordinary brains to see where
and how the system can DO changed
to make 1t possible to enact laws that
will satisfy and stand the test of use.
Better devote the entire session in
passing on good and perfect law than
to burden the records and put the
state to the expense Of enacting two
or three hundred laws and half of
them have to be repealed at the next
session.
Your Member of the House.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09

that produce an abundant harvest,
or little spindling, sickly ones
that will die the first real hot day,
or if they do survive will be
barren or produce few runty
kernels? If you do not know about
your seeds now is the time to get
busy. What is the sense of trifl-
ing away your hard labor next
summer on a gamble! God made
the winter for farmers to test their
seed SO that the next harvest will
be plentiful"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09
Philip, March Sth.
To the Review.

IHliip, MdTCH oIH.
To the Review.
Well, the 1lth session of the
South Dakota legislature is now a
matter of history. Just what the
effect of the work done will be, only
time can tell. That many of the
laws enacted will be repetition of
similar enactments of former legisla-
lures and simply burden the records
with laws that are dead dletters-"pro-
misses made, but never kept"--is a
self-evident conclusion. That among
the riff raft" Of enactments are some
that will be a credit to this session is
also an evident fact.
That so many unimportant, foolish,
childish bills were passed is more the
fault Of the present system of legisla-
tion than lack of gray matter with
the legislators. Under the present
sitting system of committees to de-
| eide the merits of the bills presented,
there is little hope OF any improve
men. in the quail ty Of the bills that
will receive their endorsement. In
fact, the endorsement of the average
committee carries but little weight
| with it when the measure gets before
the house. We all realize that in the
committees it's "you scratch my back,
and III scratch yours" In request
ing the speaker for appointments we
usually ask for the comittees that viii
likely have our pet bills to pass on
and, of course, we all think our bills
are vastly important and use ali our
influence to get them through the
committees. AS each one has his
pets to push. he hardly dares kill the
other fellows pet, as 1t might and no
doubt would react on his own. SO
there is little of anything to hope
from the present committee system
In the way of sitting bills.
| After bill passes the committee
and gets before the house, almost the
same influences are at work that
carried the bill through the COM
mittee, and many votes are register
ed for the bill that would be against
it ii it were considered on It's merits
alone.
The present system of allowing
each member the privilege of present
ing an unlimited number of bills is
being taken advantage of more and
more, until the avalanche Is burden
ing the houses with more work than
they can accomplish In the time allow
ed, and at the finish it's simply a
scramble to see how many bills can
be passed, with bus little or no con-
sideration Of their merits. That
each succeeding session Is becoming
more and more addicted to the bill
presenting habit Is evident TO all, and
that halt will sooner or latter have
to be called is also self evident.
After all the years of our statehood
and the PROCESSION of lawmakers gone
before, it does seem there ought to be
laws enough by this time to keep the
mill grinding, without batch of
over eight hundred new ones as pro-
posed by this last session. Its simp-
ly getting to be matter of quantity,
with but little regard for quality,
overworking both houses to sift
through the mass of stuff presented,
costing the state thousands of dollars
extra In engrossing, enrolling and
printing-for what purpose: Why,
that Hebal of Deuel., Taylor of Brown,
Morris Of Sioux Falls or Warner OF
Stanley may get their names in the
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09

The Pierre Dakotan asks the
following pertinent questions,
which we reproduce for the benefit
of our farmer readers: Sixty
days and the prairies will be fresh
ening up and the odor of spring
will be in the air. Seed time will
soon be upon us. Are you getting
your seed in shape for the planting
time9 DO you know whether or
not it will grow whom you put it
in the ground? If it does grow
will it produce big strong plants
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09

Bryan's Commoner opines that
some of those days the West,
which feeds the country, and the
South, which clothes the country,
will combine politically against
that small section of the East
which exploits the country"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-03-09
Young Bulls For Sale

/ have three pure bred Galloway
bulls coming two years old, good
growthy fellows, ready for service.
Price S55 each, with registry papers.
E. A. Morrison, Wells burg, S. D.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19

County Auditor L. L. Quarles
spent the forepart of the week in
Rathdrum.
Geo. e. Dyer, who has reentered
the printing business in Spokane,
spent Sunday at his home here.
S. L. Vidger has announced his in.
tention of going to KenneNick, Wn.,
to engage in carpenter work.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Larsen are
spending the week visiting relatives
in Spokane.
Miss Carrie Locking, steL ographer
IN Edwin McRee's law Office In Coeu!
d'Alene, spent Sunday at Spirit Lake.
Sheriff A. p. Bailey was in town
last week from Occur d'Alene. He
had prisonersin custody to serve d
sentence in the county Jail
A good supply of Shorts. Bran, and
Bran & Shorts at the Elevator.
G. M. Trigg, county commissioners
from Stateline, was ia the city last
Saturday looking after some business
matters which required his attention
j. G. Davis was here last Sunday
from Athol and left on Monday fol
Spokane where Mrs Davis was visit
ing. From there they left for theil
new home in southern Idaho.
Samuel Millsap, II. j. Dyer and
Edward Dyer of Athol were here last
Saturday evening, visiting witt
Deputy Sheriff Henry Dyer and fami
ly.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19

County Assessor j. w. Smith WIS
in Rathdrum last Sunday. accom-
panied by Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Smith
stated that 1t would cost approx
mately $4,000 to assess Kootenai
c, unity this year.
Mrs. Mallon Of Occur d'Alene, lost
a pocket book at the .lodgerooIn last
Friday, containing return ticket
door key and So 10 money. Finder
will confer favor by returning to
This Office.
LOST Monday or TUESDAY, plain
gold snap bracelet, between the l. &
W. N. depot and school building.
Finder please return to f. A. Empey's
and receive reward.
r. c. Papendick and Ross Saun-
ders, non commissioned officers of
Company e, went to Post Falls Mon
day and Drilled the members Of the
company who reside there. Nine
members turned out to the drill.
Try our Red Cross and Golden
Harvest brands Of Flour, sold at the
Farmers Grain s. Supply Co.'S Ele-
vator.
Geo. D. Randle was here last Sun.
day from Standpoint to conclude
arrangements for moving his family
to that place. Mr.. Randie was
formerly agent for the l & w. n.
railroad at this place and later at
Spirit Lake, but now holds a like
| position on the Spokane s. Inter
national at Standpoint.
Stephen Adams left Thursday
morning for Harrison to attend ar
Odd Fellows roll call and banquet
From there he goes to Wallace,
Wardner and other points to visit l
O. O. h. encampments In his capacity
as grand patriarch.
NJ or w. H. Edelblute of the first
| battalion. N. G.. L., has received the
sharpshooter's pin won by him al
Fort Wright last June. 1t is ol
silver with a star suspended from q
bar. Only two sharpshooter's pins
were secured by the first battalion
the other being awarded to Private
Shadduck Of Company G.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued
recently by the county recorder as
follows:
Feb. l2.-John F. Miller and Julia
A Miller, Spokane.
Feb. l6.-Geo. l.. Vaughn and
Cecil B. Gano, of Rathdrum.
Il. Stewart and Lucia Holmsev, Of
Harrison.
Delaney r. Box, Spokane, and
Medora Stevens, New York.
John g. Pope and Nellie Nc Donald,
Spokane.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

Home made sausages speciality at
Seigloch's. Ham, bacon and lard.
fish and game in season.
For all kinds of fresh meats call at
j. A. Seigloch's-R athdrum Meat
company.
For breeding purposes, Thorobred
o. l. z. boar at Chester Lancastet'S
on Rathdrum prairie.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19
Personal Mention.

MRS. Henry Dyer and family visited
Ghol friends last week.
III. j. Blanchard Of Post Falls was
visitor in Rathdrum last Sunday
M. II. Barto was in town Tuesday
ID Wednesday from Crystal lake.
I'VE again have plenty Of Alfalfa
lay al the Elevator.
MRS. L. E. Tucker has been quite
this week with gathering in her
BAD.
S16-inch wood for sale at the Farm
~ Grain & Supply Co.'S Elevator.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19
Notice..

The Mountain View Dairy is a
thing of the past. No more milk
will be sold in Rathdrum after the
2Sth of February.
tip. II. Il. MELEADY.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-19

For 10 Cents a Yard.
For the next so days l will weave
rag carpet for ten cents yard.
lt.p. BEE CASTOR
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-02-12
The Mask Of Man.

The other day while riding to 1'ren-
ton the click Of the wheels. the flying
Of the scenery past the car windows
and the motion Of the train all fell in
with my mlIsing and led me into I'm
personal paths. The rhXthmical sound
formed an accompaniment. the motion
a stimulus and the fitting fields n
background to my thought. What
mental roads l. followed in reaching
fnal conclusions y do not remember.
nor are they important. The conclny
sions themselves have remained with
me and are something as follows:
There 10 no virtue. no wisdom. no.
light and no beauty. In the personal
The only excellence Of man 81. the God.
that Is in him. The thing the world
calls j. A. Edgerton is only asmasks Of
It has prejudices. appetites lsome.
Of them perverted. idiosyncrasies and
weaknesses. I am not d slave to these,
Yet I I'M determined that this person,
atty shall become my perfect express
sion. or as nearly 10 las I can contrive.
Therefore these prejudices. perverted
appetites, idinsyncrasies and weak.
nesses must be eliminated. How7 BY
making this personality called u. A4S
Mgerton feel that there Is no virtue
wisdom, light beauty or permanenlcell
N 4 u such ana that III n only
worth while to the extent that 1ttf idesssli1
lilies itself With God and Expresses
him Nothing else lives. This only 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-02-12

white. All the rest is black, or ap-
proaches blackness through the differ
ent degrees Of color. There liz nothing
to this apparent beingecalled Edger-
ton. He iss today and tomorrow 10
not: But I am eternal.
The origin Of the word personal il
a Latin word meaning ..mfask..Yy That
is all the personality is. 4 mask OF the
real being. It is nothing in itself ex-
cept a vessel, a house, a machine. a
shell. The real being is in the vessel,
inhabits the house, runs the machine,
abides In the shell. This real being
is what we must express. Fol: want
OF a better descriptive term we call 1T
a soul. W. usually say we have a
soul when as a matter Of fact we are
a soul. Either that OF we are nothing
at all. The personality is a thing OF
form, but forms come and 60. The
real being is permanent. Its life Is In
God. Therefore. Il the personality
would express the real being, it must
be godlike.
This is the most comforting thought
III Tic WOIlu. WliCI we OnCC TGctllZ6
the truth unworthy things drop from
us as the dead leaves Of the oak drop
away in spring before the new shoots.
The grown man does not play with
toys; neither does he who sees the
real objects of life concern himself
longer with false objects. There is
no cant about all this, NJ pretended
piety, no posing. It's as utterly nat
ural. genuine, simple and st%raightfor-
ward as real things ever are. Those
who pretend spirituality and have it
not do so to impose on the world and
gain something the world has to give.
They know they cannot pose before
God. But he who becomes the ex-
preston Of the divinity within him
expects no reward other than the con-
of the Father.
The personality is the mask OF man.
go through life; in made UP
as at a. ball. We pose and
play the part. then Death strikes the
hour for unmasking, and we know
each other.