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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
ACCUSED NEGRO KILLED.
frenzied Men and Boys Riddle Pris-
oner With Bullets Then Incinerate
Remains.

Bolton, Tex, July 22.-Ienry Gen
try, a negro Is years old, paid the
penalty of his crime, murder and pre-
sumably intended assault, at the
stake tonight while two others, a
brother of the man lynched and a
companion, charged with implication,
missed a like fate only through the
peladings of Sheriff Burke and sew
eral citizens.
Early today the negro attempted to
force an entrance into the home of
Mrs. Lemba, a widow, but was fright
ened away with shot by the woman's
daughter. Several hours later, while
Gentry was being searched for by a
posse headed by Constable James
Mitchell. the man, firing from am
bush, killed the posse leader.
Then the mob formed and, after
an all day search, surrounded the fu-
gitive in a corn field. AS the mob
closed In on him Gentry made a dash
for liberty but was brought to earth
by two we'll directed bullets. A rope
was quickly brought and the man
dragged to an automobile and hur-
ried to Belton where several thousand
frenzied men and boys awaited his
coming.
AS the public square was reached
the rope was tossed to man on
horseback and the negro dra., ged
about the square to the pyre. To ap-
ply torch was the work Of a mo-
ment and while several hundred shots
were fired into his body the already
dying negro was incinerated.
When the work of the mob was
ended there, dash was made for the
city prison with the intention of
lynching the two others charged with
aiding Gentry in the killing of Nit
chell. Pleadings and a show of force
stopped the mob before an attempt
was made to storm the jail. The
crowds then dispersed and further
disorder is not anticipated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
TWO WEAPONS TO FIGHT FLIES
WITH.
Serviceable HOme- Made Screens and
A Cheap Fly Poison.

Make a light frame of rs by in.
stuff; II window frame is large, place
a cross rail In the middle opposite the
meeting rails of the sash, usually just
above the centre. Full-sized screens
protect glass in hail and wind storms.
Strain the wire cloth on tight, and
tack every 4 inches. If painted with
thin black paint once in or 4 years,
and given a coat of oii-raw linseed
Is best, boiled is good-the years
when not painted. and put away In a
dry attic edo not store In damp cell
ar), they will last life time.
1 have screens with pine frames,
covered with common wire netting
(1S or IA mesh to inch is best) so
treated that have been in use eevry
summer for 35 years or longer, and
good yet, making a net cost of per-
haps cents per window per year.
If left out all winter and unpaint-
ed. they will last only a short time,
one or two years. Copper wire will
need no point or oil. but costs much
more to start with. The pearl or GAL
vanized wire Is good but will rust in
time. unless oiled or painted regular
~.
II windows are screened over all,
there Is no chance for flies or mosqui-
toes to get In, and the windows can
be opened top and bottom, giving a
good circulation still, hot nights, OF
where there is only one window In
the room.
Very tall doors are better II a
small frame. or transom, Is placed
above the door, using a shorter door;
FEWER flies. bugs and mosquitoes get
In with the people passing through.
Screen windows and transoms can be
hung on loose in-hinges-brass is
hest as they do not rust and disfigure
a building.
Doors should swing outward, as
'''a' way ADMITS many less files. Win
dow screens on hinges are handy to
open to wash windows, and with loose
pin-bolts are easy to take off in fall
to store away.
An ounce Of bichromate Of potash
VIII last family year for killing
hies. Put a fourth of teaspoonful
on plate, with a teaspoonful Of SUI
gar, dissolve with hot water. Place
a coarse cloth or brown paper for flies
to light on. Add water from day 20
day. as II dries down. The sugar and
potash remain in the dish except
what the flies eat. Sure death to
them. Try II. Keep II out Of reach
OF small children. 1t is a bad DIR ,k
for them.-Alton M. Worden i'm Pro-
gresslve Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
NO AUTOS FOR OFFICERS.
Treasury Refuses to Pay For Tires.
Gasoline or Polo Ponies.

Washington, July 21.-ComntroI,ar
OF the Treasury Tracewen, in an
opinion rendered today, has slapped
the war department in the face so
70 speak, or at least has dealt a blow
TO staff officers and others using ALL
tomobiles instead of horses as a
means OF locomotion. Comptroller
Iracewell rendered his opinion in the
case OF Col. Hugh L. Scott, superin-
tendent Of the military academy az
West Point. He holds that Colonel
Scott has no business using an auto
mobile in connection with his duties
The Comptroller found that Colonel
Scott was ranked as a mounted Of
nicer by the war department, drew
pay OF such an officer and the usual
allowance for his horse. Accordingly
the government should not provide
him with an automobile.
The question came up over the al
lowance for the payment by Colonel
Scott of $10.S0 for repairs to his ma
chine. The expense was approved by
Major Carson, quartermaster at West
Point but was promptly disapproved
by the auditor for the war Depart
ment. 1t was then referred to the
Comptroller. who coincided with the
auditor.
Apparently the question of the or
iginal purchase Of the machine "got
by" the auditor and Comptroller, for
its payment was allowed The Quar-
termaster's department held that the
machine was allowed by law for use
Of Colonel Scott and staff for the pur-
pose Of making inspection tours over
the military academy grounds. The
auditor and Comptroller apparently
care nothing about any law authoriz-
ing the purchase and use of a. ma
chine, for they take the firm stand
that it is illegal and Colonel Scott
must pay for his own repairs. They
stand ready to pay for having Colonel
Scott's horse shod, but they refused
to 20. K" the item Of tires for his
automobile.
The auditor and Comptroller ap.
parently have their eyes on the West
Point authorities, for last week they
rejected a claim made by Major Car
son for the purchase of half a dozen
ponies for the use of the West Point
polo team. The Comptroller and au-
ditor held that ponies and polo are
not essential to the athletic training
of cadets, and anyway there is no law
for their purchase. Major Carson has
the ponies on his hands.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
THEY GAVE HIM A BABY,
MIR. Josh w. Ashley Makes a Find on
His Piazza.

Hon. Joshua w. Ashley, one of the
representatives of Anderson county in
the legislature, was called out of his
bed yesterday morning about 2 o'clock
by the ringing of the phone in his
home near Honea Path.
For some time he tried, shivering
and muttering, to get somebody to
answer. when he had made known his
presence by speaking into the instru
ment But nobody answered.
And Mr.. Ashley decided that the
wires had in some way gotten cross
ed, and the ringing Of the bell was
due to the wind. He went back to
bed
After getting inside his room, Mr.
Ashley began to think. 1t occurred
to him that while he was standing in
the hail. he had seen a form pass the
door. 1t was the form of a woman.
And there had been a noise on the
piazza. He was certain.
Then he went to investigate.
There was no noise to attract his
attention as he opened the door, and
1t was dark, too, in the shade of the
piazza. He almost stumbled over
something, and stopped down to in
vestigate.
His hands came in contact with
something soft and downy. He shiv-
cred bit from the cold and felt fur
ther. 1t was a round, soft bundle,
and it moved.
Then all at once there was a shrill
cry-Mr Ashley gasped with momen-
tary fright, then seized the babe in
his arms and rushed into his house.
When light was set going it was
found that Mr.. Ashley had been pre-
sented with fine, black headed baby
boy. 1t was apparently about four
or five weeks old-hale and hearty;
but almost frozen to death.
The little fellow has been taken in
by Mr.. Ashley and if it is not claim
ed. he will care and provide for it.
Mr.. Ashley says he doesn't know
why the phone rang, and he doesn't
know who sent him the baby, but he's
glad all the same.-Anderson Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

One of the latest automobile novel
tles IN England is a tire pressure
gauge which measures the pressure
that is actually in the tire. 1t is
about the size of a pencil, and is an
piled to the valve after unscrewing
the valve caps. A small pin depresses
valve plunger and the air forces
out a little piston on which the pres
sure is plainly marked in pounds. The
correct pressure for different sizes
or tires is printed on the gauge. The
device is so small tina. 1t can be car
ried in the vest pocket.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
WINTHROP'S PRESIDENT HON
ORED.
Chosen Head of Normal Department
OF National Education Association.

Rock Hill, July 21.-At the recent
meeting in Boston of the National
Education Association, DR.. d. B.
Johnson, president of Winthrop, was
elected president of the normal de-
partment.
The Boston Evening Transcript of
July IL printed a long story about
Winthrop College, speaking in glow
ing terms of the fine institution.
Speaking Of the practice home at
Winthrop, this article said: From
this home and the gardens of the
training school much material was
contributed for the school garden
luncheon, given last Tuesday at the
headquarters Of the Home Economic
Association of Boston,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
THE COTTON MARKET.
FREQUENT AND SOMETIMES yIo-
LENT PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.
One Day Saw Big Break--On Tues
day July Lost 81 a Bale and Other
Months Also Fell Back.

New York. July 23.-The past week
In the cotton market has been char
acterized by increased activity In spec
ulation and by frequent and at times
violent fluctuations in prices. For in
stance, In single day-Tuesday, July
l9--prices broke 81 a bale on July,
80 on August. and s1.25 to 81 a bale
on the later months. r. break on
that day was traceable largely to a
well organized bear raid. AS a pre-
limlnary to the bear attack reports
were sent broadcast that the bull pool
had sold out Its holding and that the
deal In July was over. London opera
tors and spot interests Of prominence
attacked the market vigorously. Many
stop loss orders were uncovered In
the whole list and for time support
was lacking. Yet the general list has
recorded a net advance for the
week.
Leading bulls denied I'm vigorous
fashion that they had abandoned the
deal and they followed this announce
ment with aggressive bidding and
buying. not only Of July and August
but also Of the fall months. More
over. much OF the crop news has been
rnfavorable. Many believe that the
situation In important sections Of the
South Is such as to preclude possibil-
ity Of yield OF the requisite size.
Trade reports In some cases are rath-
er more favorable. In the local dry
goods market the demand has i'm
proved and at some advance In prices.
Manchester Is said to have done a
good business with India Of late. Con-
tinental spinners are said to be carry
Ing very small supplies OF raw ma
terial.
Spinners have been prominent In
the buying of futures. especially con-
tinental spinners. The South has also
made purchases. On the other hand
the weather of late has undoubtedly
been much more favorable in many
sections OF the South. The sales Of
the actual cotton have been small on
both sides of the water. Some con-
tend that the reports OF sales of spot
holdings of leading bulls at / to 1-2
under ruling official quotations re-
veais an artificial situation. Large
quantities of cotton have been received
here for July delivery and more is
said to be coming. There has been a
noteworthy increase in the local GER
tificated stock during the past week.
Today. Friday. the market was dull
and irregular. old crop months end
ing at a small decline and new crop
months at small advances. July no.
tices for about $4,000 bales were is
sued. These were promptly stopped
by New Orleans bulls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Spartanburg's Confederate Monument

Spartanburg, July 21.-A whirl-
wind campaign Of three hours will be
carried on in Spartanburg tomorrow,
between the hours Of II a. m. and 5
p. m, to raise $4,000, and close up
the Confederate monument fund,
which the Herald has been raising.
The city has been divided up in sec
tions, and each section given to a
committee to canvass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
AThOse Pies OF BoyhOOd.

How delicious were the pies of boy
hood. No pies now ever taste so
good. What's changed? the pies I?
NO. It's you. You've lost the strong,
healthy stomach, the vigorous liver,
the active kidneys, the regular bowels
OF boyhood. Your digestion is poor
and you blame the food. What's
needed? A complete toning up by
Electric Bitters Of all organs OF di.
gestion-Stomach, Liver Kidneys,
Bowels-Try them. They'll restore
your boyhood appetite and apprecia-
tion of food and fairly saturate your
body with now health, strength and
vigor. soc. at Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
REARDON COMPLIMENTED
His Friends Give Him a Fish Stew
Couple of Candidates on Hand.

Messrs. G. w. Ziegler, r. Mood
Brown, E. l.. Ducom, J. A. Epperson
and number of other citizens repre-
sentative of the industrial and COM
mercial interests of the Game Cock
City, including a few representatives
OF the rural districts, assembled to-
gether Friday night at a fish stew
complimentary to their fellow citizen,
Mr. e. /. Reardon, the retired health
officer of this city.
Mr.. Reardon is a versatile citizen,
OF Sumter, who, by his efforts as
health officer, newspaper correspon-
dent and as secretary of the Chamber
OF Commerce, has secured the friend
ship and good will of the masses of
the Sumter people.
The presence of Mayor Jennings
added to the pleasure of the evening
as Mayor Jennings is in demand upon
all occasions in Sumter by virtue of
his pleasing and Democratic person
ality, no less than because of his
well known public spirited interest in
his fellow citizens and the city over
which he presides as mayor, and as
the ''live wire leader" of good roads
and all matters pertaining to the
public good.
Mayor Jennings was called upon
for speech, but as he has been al
most daily engaged in a number Of
cases in court during the past four
weeks his throat was too sore to re-
spond. He, however, took occasion to
express the pleasure it afforded him,
although tired out from an unusual
four weeks work as mayor and at
torney, to be present with his fellow
| citizens. He was enthusiastically ap-
J plauded at the call for a speech and
at the conclusion of his impromptu
remarks.
Messrs. G. Hayward Mahon and
Captain John Maxwell Richardson,
candidates respectively for railroad
commissioner and adjutant and in
] spector general, were present as spe-
cial guests and were cordially receiv-
! ed by those present
Mr.. Mahon made a very enthusi-
astic address of few minutes, out
lining his platform, embracing equal
ization of freight rates, better accom-
modations on passenger trains and
doing away with the ubiquitous"
mileage system where by it is nee
essary to have your mileage pulled at
the ticket office instead of on the
trains or the paying of fifteen cents
extra in lieu of tickets, although you
have your mileage book.
Captain Richardson reviewed his
military career from private to cap
tain In service for four years in the
United States artillery school. Four
years in the Tennessee and South
Carolina militia, and the volunteer
service of the United States.
| Both candidates were cordially well
coined. No indications as to how the
gentlemen present stood for either
candidate was apparent.
The fish stew was a delightful con-
coction and the extras, Carolina rice,
corn bread and coffee were in keeping
with the stew. Messrs. r. Mood
Brown, e. L. Ducom and w. C.
Ziegler were the gentlemen of the
| committee who made the affair 90
pleasant for all. About thirty were
present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

"Mr. j. s. Barter. Edwardsville.
Ind. writes: "a few months ago nv
kidneys become congested. had
severe backache and pain across the
kidneys and hips. Foley Kidney
Pills promptly cured my backache
a1d corrected the action Of my kid
neys. This was broNSht about after
my using them for onIy few short
weeks and / can cheerfully recon-
mend them" Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
"a FPiObtfuI Wraolr

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or wounds that demand Bucklen's
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For burns, boils, sores of all kinds.
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pile cure. Csc. at Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Foley Kidney Pills Have Cured Me

'The above is a quotation from a
letter written by II. M. Winkler,
Evansville, Ind. 1 contracted a severe
case of kidney trouble. My back gave
out and panied me. i seemed to have
lost all strength and ambition: was
pothered with dizzy sells. my head
would swim and specks float before
my eyes. ] took Foley Kidney Pills
regularly and am now perfectly well
and feel like a new man. Foley Kid
ney Pills have cured me-" Sibert's
Drug Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

The cause of hot weather education
VIII certainly never languish as long
as the summer school of politics re-
mains in session at Oyster Bay.-New
York Mail.
Julian Hughes, of Union, charged
with the murder of Crack Thomas,
has been released on a bond of
$1,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
GLOOMY AS TO COTTON
Harvie Jordan Fears Tt Will Not Re
Even Normal.

New York, July 21.-Harvie Jor-
dan' of Atlanta. president of the
Southern Cotton Growers Associa-
tlon' arrived in New York yesterday
with gloomy reports about the cotton
crop. He says that owing to the
damage done by incessant rains the
prospect for large crop has passed
and the production of even a normal
crop is by no means assured.
Il don't know anything a. out the
sudden movement of cotton this way
except what 1 have read in the news
papers," said Mr.. Jordan at the VOL
colt yesterday. There is not a great
deal of cotton in the South, and the
supply is being rapidly exhausted.
Last years crop was the smallest in
ten years. OF course very few sold
during the January depression, and
as result the market reacted to Is
cents, which in the South is consider
ed an ideal price for cotton.
LAS for recent indictments Of Pat
ten, Col. Thompson and others alleg-
ed to have been in pool to control the
price of cotton, it is the general con-
currence Of opinion down South that
the government made a mistake and
was influenced by the bearish ele-
ment.
mo, speculating in cotton futures
does not exist in Southern States any
longer, except in Louisiana and Ten
nessee. I started a campaign against
1t in Georgia in 1906, and after our
legislature had passed a bill against
it other States took it up. 1t got to
be too common a thing for cashiers
who had lost their own and other
peoples money to blow their brains
out. Such gambling had developed
into great evil, particularly among
the farmers.
This years crop in Georgia, par
ticularly in the Southern part Of the
state, has been seriously damaged by
much rain. The same Is pratcically
true in the South Atlantic and middle
States. Grass is growing so fast that
1t is going to be difficult to clear the
crop. In some sections the crop has
been completely drowned out. In the
nf f1,a
winds and frost killed a great dea
and replanted cotton is now three to
four weeks late on that account.
LAS for the labor on the planta.
tions that is plentiful and satisfac.
tory. No. the Southern negroes have
not been affected by the Jeffries
Johnson fight. Why, the negro
| preachers in Atlanta held a meetins
condemning it. Did the negroes dowr
there bet on the fight? None at al
that 1 know of. They don't bet or
such things. Their betting goes g
| little further than dice.
''The boil weevil is still an anxiou.
| subject. Louisiana has almost ceased
| to be cotton producing State, Mis-
sissippi is very bad off, and the in.
sect is now coming into Alabama. We
may expect it in Georgia one of these
days. We are adopting the methods
OF cultivation recommended by the
| department of agriculture.
Cotton will sell for continued high
prices this fall and winter and it may
go very high. No accurate guess as
to the size of the crop will really be
| possible until after the frost. If the
| frost comes early It will be disas.
| trOuS"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
*WOrk "a Hours A Dav

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is a sugar-coated globule of health,
that changes weakness into strength.
languor into energy, brain-fag into
mental power; curing Constipation,
Headache, Chills, Dyspepsia, Malaria.
25c. at Siberts Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

The first installment on the Y. NJ
{. a. building fund will be due Au-
gust 1st. Have 1t ready and pay il
promptly, as 1t will be needed to pay
for the lot on August 18th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

Farmers on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland have come forward as phil
anthropists. They want better rail-
way facilities for The reason that they
are tired of luxuriously eating up all
their own sweetcorn and melons,
Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

The nominations for President can
be postponed for two years, but good
choice of Governors and members of
congress is of immediate concern
Philadelphia Record
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

'Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets gently stimulate the liver and
bowels to expel poisonous matter.
cleanse the system, cure constipation
and sick headache. Sold by w. w.
Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

'Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case OF kidney and bladder
trouble not beyond the reach of
medicine. No medicine can do more.
Siberts Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

He does nothing who endeavors TO
do more than Is allowed 10 humanity.
johnson.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1910-01-24
poNlEDzlALEA, DINA 24-oo sTYCzNIA, 1910 Roku.

nych wystepujacych W Obronie
wybor6w okregowych, socyalista-
mi, propagujacymi wybory we
dug list wyb6r proporcyonalny.
Radykalowie usi}owali najpierw
dobrocia perswazya przekonae
socyalist6w o s}usznosci swych po-
glad6w, lub co najmniej nak}onic
ich do neutralnoSci, Combes przy-
rzekaI i'm wdziecznosc przejecie
niekt6rych postulat6w socyalisty-
cznych W sw6j program, wszakze
propozycye te zostafy odrzucone,
gdyz przyw6dca socyalist6w Jau-
res uwaza reforme wyborcza "a
doskona}y srodek propagandy so
cyalistycznej, kt6rego ME zrzecze
sic pod zadnym warunkiem.
Stanowisko to MONA zrozu-
mice, jezeli sic wezmie pod uwage
stosunek obu partyi W statystyce
wyborczej. W calym szeregu olrre-
gov 2wyciezyli radykali socyali-
styczni tylko przy pOmocy gios6w
socyalist6w; szczeg6l ten unusual
ich do zmnieiszenia przeciwienstw
istniejqcyeh pomiedzy mimi a So
cyalistami do staran, ably pro-
gram socyalistyczny byl do ich
programu najbardziej zbliiony.
Jezeli przeciwieGStWa progra-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1910-01-24
Telegramy zagraniczne

Londyn, 24 stycznia. = Sobo-
tnie wybory do parlamentu skon-
czyly sic wieksza, niz przypusz-
czano kleska liberaiow, gdyz wy
mix ich nastepujacy:
Unionisci 21S
Liberaf 1s5
Partya piracy 33
Irlandcy narodowcy 67 manda-
tow.
Ogolny zysk W zdobytych man
datach wynosi dla unionistow