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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
Match Tire occasion.

why did you smile when told you
Gussie was going to celebrate her
wooden wedding?" ~ couldn't help
thinking how we'll Gussie's husband
would match the occasion"
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WTOGt W MIS-. i Ink
ham and took Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vege.
table mpound
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of di-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and I
had the best physi-
clans here. / can
6o NV yuorlr and rac{
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
Further precaution.

It has been said that those who live
II glass houses should not throw
stones, neither should thoy carry them
in their pockets
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for several hours today, President Ban
johnson announced that the investiga-
ton into the Lajoie-cobb batting scan
del, was at end as far as he was con-
cerned.
He thinks Lajoie made his eight
hits at St. Louis honestly.
DETROIT, Oct. 14.-Tyrus Cobb is
champion batter of the American
League for 1910. One tiny point sep
arates the Georgia Peach from his
nearest rival, Nap Lajoie, of the
Cleveland club, according to statistics
cleaned from all the cities of the
American League. On the best author
ity brought to the local baseball head
quarters Cobb wound up the year hit
ting at the rate of 1856, while Lajoie
finished 1856 despite his desperate
eleventh-hour batting rally.
Since the accident at ST. Louis last
Sunday, when Lajoie was credited
with eight hits and sacrifice in
nine times at bat in a double-header,
Detroit fans have come to regard
Larry as the winner of the batting
honors. Cobb's absence from two
games. occasioned by his departure
for the east while the tigers were
winding up the season, added to the
feeling of unrest among local fans.
Appeals to the American League
office were unavailing, but queries
sent to the other cities of the league
brought in the much desired informa-
ton. BY averaging and recompiling
the figures of the two stars for the
season it has been found that Cobb
leads by single point.
In 1909 the Detroit wonder batted
to a percentage of .S77, while this
year he fattened the mark, thereby
giving him the highest batting aver
age in his career. In 1907 Cobb aver
aged $50, while he wound up the
1908 campaign smuggling at 1923
clip While the figures for the year
are regarded as authoritative, the To-
cal fans are awaiting the confirmation
from Chicago, which is expected to
follow as soon as President Johnson
of the league has completed his in
vestigation into the affair of last
Sunday at st. Louis.
CHICAGO, III, Oct. 14.-If Jack
O'Connor, boss of the brownies, has
any plans for 1911 in organized base
ball, he'd better hop along and file a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

How to cure constipation. sick head
ache, sour stomach, torpid liver, indi-
druggist and get a 5O-cent or 81 bot
tie of DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin.
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Display Articles.

Naturally, those requisites, such as
working tables and various other
paraphernalia to be used by the
Christmas Idea class will be intro
duced more strongly as the work Of
the class progresses.
Mrs H. L, COPYRIGHT, Mrs. Jno.
Elgin, Miss Ruth Evans and others
will have charge of the display" ar
ticles These objects will be simple
and conventional things which have
merely to be looked at and the stu
dent can make any one readily, with
out instruction.
Miss Gene CASTOR is to have charge
OF the special demonstration of Christ
mas candies The date will be an
nounced later for the first demonstra-
ton.
At tomorrow afternoons first meet
Ing of the new class, Mrs. c. e. Ruth
Will make a display of Porto Rican
drawn work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. eel suffered with
pains low down in my right side for a
year or more and was so weak and ner-
vous that / could not do my work. /
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Woman loves clear. rosy complex,
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the
blood, clears the skin, restores rudy.
sound health.
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helping SANTA
OUT OF A HOLE
Christmas Idea Class viii Have its
First Meeting Tomorrow AZ
ternoon at the Y w.
WILL COMMENCE WORK
Demonstrations In all of Art and
Drawn Work, Candy Making,
And Displays to be
Made.
WILL COMMENCE WORK

Saturday afternoon at half past
two, a new class, one differing in
many respects from any departure
eyer attempted by those who have
had charge of the special feature and
membership privileges in the Young
Woman's Christian association, will
be commenced.
This is the Christmas idea class.
Mrs. r. l.. Reid has been elected to
lcok after the details of this diversity
which will have for an object, the
making of articles, suitable for
Christmas and holiday gifts. The
class will be one for members and
work will be engaged in each satur-
day afternoon at the same hour as
that appointed for tomorrow.
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What Will be Done.

Among the various departments
will be embroidering, stenciling, ham
mered brass work, scarf knitting, tat
ting, Irish crochet work, Russian
drawn work, etc. etc.
Miss Mary Irwin, Mrs Tichenor,
and MRS. Brant will have charge of
the embroidering. The stenciling will
be supervised by Mrs. Emile Remand.
Miss Kate Phillips will direct work
in hammered brass; scarf-knitting,
Miss Amelia Loeffler; tatting, Mrs.
Henry Strickler; Irish crocheting,
Mesdames Kendrick, Chas. Pond, Don
Dickinson and E. S. Patterson. Miss
Olive Strickler will be in charge of
those who take up the Russian drawn
work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 14-If Jack
O'Connor, boss of the brownies, has
any plans for 1911 in organized base
ball, he'd better hop along and file a
complete report anent the American
League batting scandal emanating
from st. Louis. AS the case stands,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

He thinks Lajoie made his eight
hits at st. Louis honestly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
TY COBB IS
BATTING LEADER
Maps Desperate and Disputed EIev.
enth Hour Rally Gets Him Moth.
ing, According to Latest
Report.
CORRIDEN ON CARPET
Has Been Ordered to Report to John.
son, and Spent Long Time
In Office
Today.
coRR1DEN ON CARPET

CHICAGO, October 14.-After being
closeted with Third Baseman Corriden
for several hours today, President Ban
Johnson announced that the nvestisa-
ton into the Lajoie-cobb batting scan
del was at end as far as he was con-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
ANOTHER TILLMAN?
Vardaman Like the South Carolinian
When the Latter Entered the Sen.
ate.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The upper
most question in the minds Of politi
clans here at this time is whether
Governor Vardaman, Of Mississippi,
will be able to break the deadlock
now existing in the Legislature OF
that State, and come to the Senate of
the United States as the successor of
the late Senator A. ]. McLaurin.
Discussing this matter and compar-
ing him with Senator Tillman, the
Washington Post says editorially:
"If Governor Vardaman has the
making Of another Tillman in his
mental and moral nature, Mississippi
could easily go further and fare
worse than to make him Senator in
Congress. No one who witnessed the
scene will ever forget Ben Tillmans
debut in the Senate. It was the day
he brought his pitchfork into that au-
gust presence and used it.
''The elder statesmen sat aghast,
and they were in full attendance
Sherman, Morrill,, Hoar Hale, Teller,
Morgan, Lindsay, Cullom, Harris.
Walthall and many others. Forum
ately for Tillman, the man he as
sailed had not half dozen friends on
the floor; and while the enemies of
Mr.. Cleveland would have PREFER ed
that his assailant had employed the
rapier rather than the pitchfork, they
were content to condone the weapon
because Of it's victim.
But Benjamin r. Tillman has
grown since he has been in the Sem
ate, and now ranks among it's fore
most figures. He has earned the re-
spect of all and the friendship Of
many. BY his industry his integrity
his candor, his blunt expression upon
all and every subject of legislation,
he has proved himself an able, a
VlSllant, an incorruptible, a valuable
servant of the people. One case in
point: He makes butter on his farm
in South Carolina and sells it in
Augusta, Ga, but he fought the oleo-
margarine bill as did no other Sem
ator
Many years ago Kentucky was
represented in Congress by a great
er man than Tillman-"Old Ben"
Hardin. Though later a follower of
Henry Clay somewhat after the fash
ion that Tillman assaulted Cleveland.
John Randolph, of Roanoke, declar-
ed that Hardin was a kitchen knife
whetted on brickbat,' and it would
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
ENGLISH PARTY CRISIS,
CELEBRATED BRITISH STATES
MAN APPEALS TO NATION.
From His Bed OF Sickness JOseph
Chamberlain Makes Trumpet
Call to the Country to Rally i'm Fa.
vOr OF His Cherished Policy, Colo
NAL Preference.

LonuOn, Jan. 1S.-FrOm his Birm-
ingham retreat, on the very eve of
the elections, Joseph Chamberlain
has made a final effort to rally his
countrymen in favor of his cherished
policy-colonial preference. The in
valid statesman has issued a mani
festo, addressed to the electors of the
whole country. In it he reiterates
the warnings of the gravity Of the
commercial situation.
II address you," says Mr.. Cham
berlain, "as Britons, as patriots, and
1 tell you that it is not we'll with the
British industry"
Pointing out that Great Britain is
losing in the international race by
her persistence in free trade, he con-
Inues:
This is a critical and creative
time. You cannot play fast and loose
with your destiny. You have an
opportunity. You will never have it
again. Victories in politics are like
victories in war. They were won bv
enthusiasm, lost by timidity mis-
take in imperial policy is irretrieva-
ble."
Continuing, he warns the nation
that If the ties Of sympathy binding
the country 20 the children who are
soon to become great nations across
the seas should be weakened or de-
stroyed, England would sink 70
fifth rate nation, existins on suffer
ance ~
eve viii not haveit," he dclared.
Let us provide against>it; the rem
edy is at hand"
"Explaining that the remedv. is co
lonial preference. Mr. Chamberlain
concludes: ~
"By commercial union we can
pave the way for federa tion I see
constantly before me as a practical
object Of aspiration that federation
Of free nations, which will enable us
to prolong in the ages yet to CONS
all the glorious traditions Of the Brit
ish race. Never yet in our history
has the great democracy been unpa-
triotic. and I know that the fruition
Of our hopes is certain"
This manifesto is hailed by the
Unionist papers as trumpet call to
the country-one of the finest and
most impressive things that Joseph
Chamberlain has ever done, and COM
parable to Chatham's last speech in
the House Of Lords for dignity and
the pathetic circumstances of it's ut
terance from a sick bed,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
STEAMER GOES AGROUND.
Merchants and Miners Liner Chat.
ham Wrecked While en- Route to
jacksonville.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 14.-The
Merchants and Miners company's
steamer Chatham. Capt. Freeman,
from Baltimore. which sailed for
Jacksonville with SO first class pas
sengers, went ashore on the north
jetty, at the entrance Of the st.
Johns river. at o'clock this morn
ing and will be abandoned as a hope
less wreck. Just what caused the
accident has not yet been learned,
but the Clyde liner Mohawk with
about 100 passengers aboard from
New York, was following close be-
hind the Chatham when she went on
the rocks. Capt. Kemble Of the Mo-
hawk Immediately steered his shin to
a point near the Chatham and sent
small boats to her assistance. The
pilot boat Meta was hailed and trans
ferred the frightened passengers from
the wrecked ship to the deck of the
Mohawk and they were landed safe
ly at the Clyde line pier at 1890
o'clock this morning.
This afternoon it was announced
that the Chatham will be abandon
ed, there being about ii feet Of wa
ter in her hold, making it impossible
to save any part Of the large freight
cargo. Lighters have been sent to the
ship to remove the furniture. The
Chatham's bow is under water and
her stern is on the jetty.
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The meeting Of citizens. called by
the hotel committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce to consider ways and
means for providing q first-class no.
tel for Sumter. was held In the City
Council Chamber at Z m. Thurs
day with between thirty and forty
msn present. The committee report
cd progress. but not sufyicient progress
- guarantee the erection Of such a
hotel N the city urgently needs. The
amounts tentatively subscribed by q
few public spirited citizens towards
- hundred thousand dollar hotel COM
pany did not aggregate one fourth
the proposed capital stock and there
appears to be no enthusiastic desire
% put money In hotel on the part
Of leading citisens and large property
owners. With q few exceptions, there
SCENE to be an epidemic of cold feet
smonsst sumter's capitalists when
the proposition to put money in q no
tel 10 broached and. taken. by AMI
large, the movement to improve M
tel accommodations Ia not fiourishing.
Hotels pay In other towns not 30
large N Sumter and there Is no good
reason why a properly constructed,
well furnished and well conducted
hotel should not be a paying proposi-
ton here. The people take the wrong
view OF the hotel enterprise. and when
is built and Is making money for
its owners many who now need fout-
warmers will be trying to get a share
OF the good thing. even though they
pay n premium for II. The hotel en-
terprise just now seems to be a clam
my proposition. but that is only a
passing phase. and the hotel is sure
to be built. the need Is too grea. and
the demand for first class hotel can
not be ignored or neglected. The ho-
tel Is going To- be built and 1t will
not be long before II Is built. Sum
ter capitalists may continue To Lave
cold feet but the opportunity that
exists will be utilized by some one
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19

The report Of the Legislative COM
mittee on conditions at Clemson Col
legc. In which Is embodied letter
from former President Nell. lays
bare the secret of the trouble that
has prevented the growth and devel-
opment Of the college to the full
measure Of Its opportunity. For sew
eral years 1t has been vaguely hinted
that Clemson was suffering from too
much trusteeism In general and too
much Simpson In particular, as we'll
~ the need OF strong and compe-
tent executive In the presidency. This
committees report and President
Msll's letter indicate quite conclu-
sively that this suspicion was correct.
There has been. without doubt. too
much interference by the trustees
and entirely too much assumption of
authority by Col. simpson. 1t Is also
quite as apparent that IL DR.. Nell had
been the man Clemson needs at the
helm ne would never have submitted
90 long to conditions. which. by his
own account. were intoierable to a
man having proper respect for
h'mself and the ofiice he occupied.
Dr. Nell proves his unfitness for the
prssidency OF Clemson when he con-
fesses that he submitted to the hu-
miiisting conditions imposed by some
or the trustees. He should have
either demanded and enforced
change In the conduct of affairs. or
got out In short order. The fact that
ne did not demand and receive from
the trustees the confidence and re-
spect his ONCE entitled him to and
that he acquiesced In the relegation
Of himself to the position of a subor-
dipate and was president In name
only. sapped his influence and robbed
his office of dignity and authority.
VIZ believe. however. that DR.. Nell
has drawn a true picture of condi-
tions at Clemson and we believe, also,
thtt he has diagnosed the case and
prescribed the remedy with exact
ne~s. The fact that he was an i'm
potent and somewhat to be pitied
victim Of too much trusteeism and
too much simpson does not keep him
from seeing conditions clearly or
from knowing the remedy. DIR. Melps
confession has the stamp of absolute
truthfulnsss and Il Il SO pitiful that
our sympathy goes out to him for
what he has rather abjectly endured
for 90 many years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19

FIR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER. liza
@'A Third Ave-, Moline, H., writes:
II have been suffering from catarrh
IN the head for the past two months
anu tried innumerable so-called reme-
dies without avail. No one knows how
1 have suffered, not only from the dis.
ease itself, but from modification when
In company Of friends or strangers.
81 have used two bottles OF your med
icine for short time only, and il
effected complete medical cure. and
what is better yet, the disease has not
returned.
81 can most mphaticaTy recommend
Peruna to all sufferers from this dis.
ease"
Read This Experience.
Mr.. A. Thompson, Box IS, r. r. l..
Marte!, Ohio, writes: "When L began
your treatment my eyes were inf1araed,
nose was stopped up half Of the time,
and was sore and scabby. 1 could not
rest at night on account Of continual
hawking ard splitting.
81 had tried several remedies and was
about to give up, but thought would
try Peruna.
"After L had taken about one-third of
bottle 1 noticed a difference, am
now completely cured, after suffering
with catarrh for eighteen years.
"I think If those who are afflicted
with catarrh would try Poruna they
would never regret it."
Man-a.lln an Ideal Laxative,
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruna
Almanac for 1910.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
OF
SAMUEL RAGIN, Decd.
Executors Sale Of Personal Property.

BY order Of the Judge of Probate
for Sumter County, s. c., I will Of
fer for sale at public outcry to the
highest bidder, for cash, on Monday
the Gath day of January, A. D., 1910,
at the late residence OF the deceased.
in Manchester Township, in said
County at IL o'clock g. m. The per-
sonal property of said estate consist
ing Of one 1-horse wagon, one
2-horse wagon, two mules, two cows.
2 calves, IA hogs, one lot of corn. cot
ton seed, fodder, peas, potatoes. .u-
gar cane, hay and a large variety Of
agricultural implements, harness.
gear, etc.
ISHAM MITCHELL.
Executor.
Sumter, S. c., Jan. 8. 1910.
w & S-4t-2t wkly.
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owing to the change in lhe hour
or the arrival and departure of mails.
IL Is not now necessary to keep a
clerk on duty all night at the post
once, and as no mail is received or
delivered after - o'clock. midnight
until after the day force goes on duty
IN the morning, the Postofice De-
partment has authorized the discon-
unuance of the all-night service, and
after notice has been given the night
clerk Will remain on duty until IL
o'clock only.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS.

We the undersigned BARRIERS Of
Sumter do hereby agree that on and
after February 1st our price for shay
ing will be 10 cents.
This advance in price has been rem
dered necessary by the advance in
salaries of workmen, in rent, fuel
and everything else, and it is impos-
sible to pay expenses at 10 cents
the price in effect for the past fifteen
or twenty years.
(Signed)
r. Il. BROWN,
J. T. EDWARDS,
LEVAN & ROBINSON.
w. H. STRANGE,
A. C. COOPER.
1-13-W. & S. until feb. Is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19

Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi,
requested that he should not have an
Official funeral. The widow of Con-
sressman Griggs does not wish that
a solemn farce be enacted in memory
of her late husband. Perhaps the
good taste and honesty of the South
will end the scandalous performance,
but the credit of the effective protest
should go where it belongs at any
rate. If we are to practice economy
the nation will save pianos and pock-
ct knives and thousands of dollars
expended in articles charged to the
funeral baked meat account.-Flori-
da Times-Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
SUGAR FRAUD PROSECUTION
Grand Jury Indicts Secretary and
Treasurer of Trust and Returns
More True Bills.

New York, Jan. 14.--One of the
men higher up" has at last been
named by the Federal grand Jury in
vestigating the sugar frauds. Charles
X. Heike, secretary and treasurer of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. was indicted today on charges
of conspiracy to defraud and of MAX
ing false entries.
Harry w. Walker, assistant super
intendent of the Williamsburg docks
OF the American company, also was
indicted together with other en-
ployes of the company against whom
indictments have previously been
found.
In the new Indictment Heike and
Walker are accused with Ernest w.
Gerbracht, formerly general superin-
tendent Of the Williamsburg refinery:
James F. Bendernagel, former CASH
Ter; Jean NJ. Voelker and James F.
Halligen, checkers, Of making false
entries regarding four cargoes of SUI
gar at the customs house. The de-
PENDANTS are further accused of hav-
ing conspired with Oliver Splitter and
the four checkers, recently sentenced
to Blackwell's Island, to defraud the
government by the underweighing of
sugar. When the indictment was
handed up in the United States cir
cdit court before Judge Hough, Spe-
ctai Prosecutor Felix Frankfurter
stated that the issuance of bench
warrants was nor necessary as all the
defendants. excepting Secretary
Heike aid Walker, are at present un-
de- bail on similar harges. 1t is ex-
pected that Heike and Walker will
surrender themselves 70 the court to-
morrow.
The now indictment contains six
counts-four Of eTecting false entry
and Two OF conspiracy. Under the
hrst conspiracy count IS overt acts
are charged against the various de-
Pendants
Under one Of the counts it Is charr
ed that Charles r. Heike did on JULY
29, 1907, in pursuance Of the con-
spiracy, indorse a check for s1,ll1
drawn on the assistant treasurer Of
the United States disbursing agent Of
the collectors Office to the order Of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, this sum being alleged to be the
excess Of deposits of duty while in
truth 1t was portion of the duties
lawfully due the United States.
A second similar charge is made
against Heike with regard to a check
for $2,7O1.
The United States district attorney
said tonight that the government had
no present intention Of instituting
suit against the American Sugar Re-
f1ning Company under the Sherman
act
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be difficult to define a more savage
weapon.
"Vardaman has the same renuta-
tion in Washington circles that-Till-
man had when he first entered tn.
senate. Let us hope that he is
another Tillman."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Dabbs President Farmers Union Of Sumter


wahman
m-weekly publication
Farmers Union and
Practical conduct will NV
aim To that end
officers and members Of the
Bulletins
articles failures
will
All communications Dabbs
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Mr.. j. M. Woodley, who recently
So'd MS plantation near Dalzell, has
bought two large farms near Sum-
merton. Mr.. Woodley is a successful
and progressive farmer and will be
at home ia the Summerton section,
which Is noted for its successful far
mers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19

IL Is pleasant to note that Presi-
dent Taft heard Tetrazzini In Lucia
al Iammermoor" last night. Every
President ought to study the methods
of those who have learned how TO
take high note In mad scene.--
Kansas City star