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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08

At their store in the Robinson hu"
ing Ebbett 4 Co. now have cao'
line Of homemade taffies and 5
candies.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
CHINESE NEW YEAR
BEoINs TOMORROW MORNING

The Chinese new year begins tomor-
row morning, and already volleys of
frecrackers may be heard in the
direction of Chinatown.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
LEAVES FOR SAN FRANCISCO
ON TWO WEEKS TRIT

Justin Hoffman left for San Fran
cisco Sunday evening, on No. 3, to bs
absent for the next two weeks.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
LOADING WITH FREIGHT
FOR NATIONAL GOLD CAMP

Today Summerfeld & Pearce are
loading their outfit with freight and
supplies for National, including car
load of machinery for the First Nation
al Mining company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08

w. A. Crawford, foreman of John
sons cigar factory, left for Chicago
Sunday on visit.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
Called to Battle Mountain.

Henry Alter will leave for Battle
Mountain this evening on No, 8, in re-
sponse to q telephone message an
nouncing q death at that place.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
MEETING OF NESHOBE
CLUB THIS EVENING

There will be meeting of the
Neshobe club this evening at the club
rooms. A full attendance is desired.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08
CALIFORNIA HORSE BUYERS
VISIT wINNEMUCCA

Messrs Millrick and Watt horse
buyers from Sonoma county, California,
are in town today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-02-08

Large Queen olives in bulk, ripe
olives in cans at Ebbett 4 Co.'S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
RENiBERT.

Rembert' July 6.-Thc many
friends of Hon. a. X. Sanders are
glad to know he will make the race
Tor State Senator this year. He is
no stranger To the people of Sumter
County. lie is "A cultured gentleman,
man of marked executive ability.
which shows his fitness for the man
agement OF the affairs of all business
pertaining to the interest of all class
es throughout the entire county. He
Is a logical man. n friend to the
poor, and farmers friend, and I
trust tho voters OF Sumter County
VIII support him this year, as 1t is
time now for a change.
Cotton has improved some and
Is growing nicely. Still our crops
here are three weeks late. Very lit .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09

of the injurious effects of our rigor-
Gus climates. Not a star has ripened
prematurely or fallen off the trees.
The varnish on the very oldest stars
1 find on close and critical examina-
tion to be in splendid condition. They
Will no doubt wear as long as we
need them, and wink on long after
we have ceased to wink back.
In 1860 there appeared suddenly
In the northern crown a star Of about
the third magnitude and worth at
least $3.50. 1t was generally conced-
ed by astronomers that this was a
brand new star that had never been
used, but upon consulting Argeland-
er's star catalogue and price list it
was found that 1t was not a new star
at all, but an old faded star Of the
ninth magnitude, with the front
breadths turned wrong side out, and
trimmed with moonlight along the
seams. After a few days OF phenom-
email brightness it gently ceased to
draw salary as star of the third
magnitude, and walked home with
ali Uncle Toms Cabin Company.
1t is such things as this that make
the life Of an astronomer one of con-
stant and discouraging toll. 1 have
long contemplated, as 1 say, the ad-
ca of
of science and allowing others to
light the northern lights, skim the
milky way and do other celestial
chores. / would do it myself cheer
fully if my health would permit, but
Tor years / have realized, and so has
my wife, that my duties as an astron-
omer Kept me up too much at night,
and my wife is certainly right about
1t, when she says if | insist in scam
ming the heavens night after night
coming home late with the cork out
OF my telescope and my eyes red and
swollen with these eXhausting night
vigils | will be cut down in my
prime. So | am liable to abandon
the great labor to which | have in
tended to devote my life, my dazzling
genius and my princely income. |
hope that other savants will spare
me the pain of another refusal. for
my mind is fully made up that unless
another skimmist is at once secured.
the milky way will henceforth re-
| main unshaken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
ON ASTRONOMY.
BY Bill Nye.

There is much in the great field of
astronomy that is discouraging to the
savant who hasn't the time nor
means to rummage around through
the heavens. At times 1 am almost
hopeless, and feel like saying to the
great yearning, hungry world:
"Grope on forever. Do not ask me
for another scientific fact. Find it
out for yourself. Hunt up your ov'n
new laid planets. and let me nave n
rest. Never ask me again to sit up
at night and take care of a newborn
world. while you lie in bed and
reck not"
l get no salary for examining the
trackless void night after night when
l ought to be in bed. I sacrifice my
health in order that the public may
know at once Of the presence Of a
red hot comet, fresh from the fac
tory. And yet what thanks do I,
get?
Then. again, you take a certain
style Of star, which you learn from
Professor Simon Newcomb is such d
distance that it takes $4,000 years
for it's light to reach Boston. Now
we will suppose that after looking
over the large stock Of new and sec
Ond-hand stars, and after examining
the spring catalogue and price list, 1
decide that any one Of the smaller
size will do me, and l buy it. How
do l know that it was there when
bought it? It's cold and silent rays
may have ceased $4,000 years before
I was born and the intelligence be
still on the way. There is too much
margin between sale and delivery
Every now and then a new astrono-
NOR CONS TO me and says: "Profes-
sor, / have discovered another new
star and intend to file 1t. Found It
last night about a mile and a half
south of zenith, running loose.
Haven't heard of anybody who has
lost a star of the fifth magnitude.
about thirteen hands high, with light
r1ane and tail, have you?" Now how
do | know that he has discovered q
brand new star? How can / discover
whether he is playing an old thread
bar star on me for new one?
We are told that there has been no
rerceptible growth or decay in the
star business since man began to
roam around through space, in his
mind, and make figures on the barn
door with red chalk, showing the ce-
lestial time table.
No serious accidents have occurred
in the starry heavens since began
to observe and study their habits.
Not a star has waxed. not n star has
waned, to my knowledge, Not a plan
ct has season-cracked or shown any
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
WEDGEFTELD.

Wedgeheld, July 6..-The Fourth
was day OF disappointment to our
people from a weather standpoint.
On account Of the picnic gotten up
by the Boys Corn Club. and ball
game arranged between Wedgeheld
and st. Charles. everybody looked
forward with a great deal Of pleas
ure TO the day.
After the address by Mr.. Singleton
Dwight. Messrs. RI. l.. Scarborough.
s. ID. Cain and ]. Frank Williams,
who has charge OF the demonstra-
tion work at the G.. S. NJ. A.. prepara-
tions were made for dinner, and be
fore the large crowd present had
fully satisfied the inner man, one OF
the hardest rains OF the season came
up without much warning. and ev-
erybody had 20 seek shelter.
After the ground dried off the
ball game commenced. and before
five innings had been played. a sec
ond rain came up. The score was 8
TO In favor OF wedgeneld.
II Is hoped that the boys will try IT
over again at some future date. when
possibly the elements will not weep
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
ROCKY BLUFF.

Rocky Bluff. July 7.-What a time
our farmers are having, almost be-
fore the land gets dry enough to
| plow we have more rain, but then
we can't complain, Gods will must
be done.
Last week seems to have been very
unfortunate for the chicken eaters or
FOR those tina steal. On Sunday Mr..
j. M. Fogle killed a very large chick
en- snake in his chicken house, on
Thursday Mrs. j. J. Hatfield heard
the chickens making such a fuss
In the poultry yard that she ran ont
to see what was the matter and
found a large snake in one of the
coops. She caleld in help and they
succeeded in killing it and 1t measur-
ed six feet one inch: and on Thurs
day night something caught one of
Mr.. Josey's chickens and they set a
trap expecting to catch a dog, but
instead caught a large owl.
Oswego. visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Bartieid Saturday.
Mr.. Johnson White and family
spent from Saturday night until
Monday morning at Mr.. Bennie
Mitchels. and Monday and Monday
night at Mr.. ]. X. Whites.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fogle went TO Sum-
ter to preaching Sunday morning.
Mr.. J. j. Hatfield and family spent
Sunday at Mr.. w. F. Bakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josey spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l..
Mcleod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fogle and son spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Wells.
Mr.. Eugene Josey visited relatives
at Concord Sunday.
Mrs. r. r. Ardis spent Sunday and
Monday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Geddings at Wedgefeld.
MIR. and Mrs. w. T. Barfield and
little daughter spent Monday in
Sumter.
Mrs. j. M. Fogle spent Monday
with Mrs. Wells.
Mrs. w. f. Baker and children
spent Monday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Hatfield.
Mr.. w. r.. Wells and son Richard,
went to the picnic at Wedgefeld
Monday.
Mr. j. NJ. Fogle and little son
James attended the picnic of the Is.
OF +. at POcalla Springs.
Mr.. Fred Geddings. of Wedgeflerd,
is visiting his sister. Mrs. II. II. Ar
| dis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
EGYPT.

Egypt, July I've are having
beautiful weather for the grass now.
and crops are growing rapidly. The
corn Is fine and bids fair to make u
good crop; the cotton in places Is
very good.
Rev. r. E. Sharp spent yesterday
In Egypt.
The ladies Of st. Johns church are
serving ice cream every second and
fourth Saturday afternoon, proceeds
to furnish the new church.
Miss Louise Simmons. Of Summer
ton. is visiting Mrs. w. A. White. Of
this place.
Mr.. ]. r. Mcleod spent Saturday
in Camden.
The Fourth passed off quietly at
this place.
The negroes gave a baseball picnic,
and during the day a fight occurred
which gave work to Judge Munner-
lyn. Willie Young was sent up for
so days and James Green for 80
The county needs the labor as the
roads are in terrible condition.
The new church at Spring Hill is
being rapidly finished.
The health is unusually good. No
sickness in Egypt.
On Saturday afternoon, July 80.
there will be an ice cream festival at
the home of Mrs. f. G. PEBBLES, pro.
ceeds for the new church. Public
cordially invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
Decline OF Lying.
(From the Louisville Courier Jour-
nal)

(From the Louisville Courier-Jour-
Nowadays the line Is fairly we'll
drawn between fact and fiction, be-
cause 1t has to be. In the good old
days when there were no telegraph,
and when transportation facilities
were Indifferent, the credulity of the
audience could be safely trusted to
anyone with a penchant for pictures
que narration. Marco Polo adhered
to the truth pretty closely because he
actually saw more surprising things
than even the vivid imagination Of an
untraVeled man could picture, but
many invented interesting detail,
feeling sure that their readers or
hearers would not find out for them
selves the falsity Of their narratives.
modern explorer in Africa set it
down in his book that the gOrillas car
ricd torches to guide them when they
went on midnight foraging eXpediti-
ions, and Libraries are full OF books
with yellow leaves that show a SINH
lar carelessness of truth based upon
similar feeling of security from eX-
pOsure. Nowadays everybody reads
and many persons travel and the
monumental liar cannot hold an audi
cnce even at a crossroads store. 1t
has become dangerous to describe the
| superior ragout to be had in an out
of-the way restaurant in Paris, a roast
to be found in a certain inn Of an
cient appearance in London, or the
| blood pudding that one gets in a
minor German city. One must stick
to the verities in anticipation of sue
| cessful contradiction at once or in
future through the medium Of a
| souvenir postcard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09

so. and our farming friends are In q
better mood to entertain.
The continued rains for the past
month have made It impossible to
clean the crops Of grass.
Miss Queenie Mobley. of Columbia,
is spending some time with Mrs. r.
Walker Buce.
Mr.. L. T. Billups and Misses Athe-
ma and Julia Mellett, Of Summerton;
Misses Mary and Alice Gasque. and
DR.. L. F. Mason. of Mullins. were
among those who came over to at
tend the Mellett- Mcmillan wedding.
Miss Sudie Wright is visiting rela-
tives at Rocky Mount, N. c.
Mr.. A. f. Aycock Is exhibiting a
prize tomato grown in his garden. 1t
weighs two and a half pounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
srATEBURG.

stateburg. July Miss Anne NJ.
Barnweii. OF Wilmington. N. c.. is on
q short visit TO her parents. Rev. and
Mrs. w. III. Barnwsll.
Mrs. c. L. Boyte, after a pleasant
visit TO her mother. Mrs. w. II. FLUID.
has returned to her home In Hender-
sonviiie. N. c.
Mr.. Frank p. Burgess has lately
returned. after q stay Of several DAYS
with his sister. Mrs. James @. simons,
at Eutawville.
Mr.. w. II. Barnwell Is spending a
fsw days at The Rectory."
Mr.. Alex Norris. OF Columbia, Is
the guest OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. J.. Norris
Mr. Frank p. Burgess spent Friday
in Manning. ...
Mr.. Frank b. Harris. of Thomas
Vile. Ga, is expected here tonight.
While In the neighborhood. he will
ne the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. F.
Holmes.
Mr.. Barnwell. OF Greenville, is
Spending a few days with Rev. and
hrs. w. II. Barnwell.
Mrs. A. NJ. Lee. Of Charleston, has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c..
Richardson. Jr., for several days dur
ting the past week.
Miss Sarah Moore was In Sumter
on Friday.
Mr.. Scott. who has been spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. w. J..
Norris. has returned to his home at
Eastover.
Mr.. Murray Moore. OF Statesville,
NJ. c.. has been on a visit to his both
er. Mr.. Screven Moore.
The daily showers continue with
unabated yea' and though not as CO.
pious as those of the preceding
weeks. are quite enough to interfere
seriously with farm work. This Is
especially unfortunate just now. as
the farmers are trying TO LAY by"
their crops in good shape and need
dry weather. and plenty of sunshine
TO enable them TO do Ii.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
HAGOOD.

Hagood. July 5.-Ralns have been
very frequent In this section and far
mers seem very much worried about
their crops. the cotton being small
for this season OF the year.
Several families are beginning to
go away for the summer months.
Mrs. T. p. Sanders and children are
nc Suiiivan's Island, where they have
a cottage for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Sanders are
occupying their cottage at Providence
Spring..
The Misses Elierbe will leave in
q few days for wsynesvilie, N. c..
where they will spend the summer.
Mrs. Julian Sanders has as her
guests. her sister, Miss Agnes Becker,
Of Spartanburg. and Misses Willie
and Lillian Delgar. OF Sumter.
Mrs. Sanders entertained delight
fully at cards, complimentary to these
young ladies. on Tuesday of last week.
Miss Sarah Sanders also entertain
ed Mrs. Julian Sanders guests at
cards last Monday afternoon.
Misses Helena Weinberg and Ida
Dwight. of wedgeheld. who have
heen visiting Miss Mollie Ellerbe,
have returned home.
Mrs. Alve Aellett Is in wedgefield
for the Mellett- Mcmillan yyedding to
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
COUNTY correspondence.
UEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENT
11sDs OF Interest From all Parts Of
Dumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Mall your letters SO that they will
reach this ONCE not later than Mon
aay when intended for Wednesday,
paper and not later than Thursday
fox Saturdays issue. Tnis. of course.
applies only to regular correspond
sace. In case OF items of unusual
asws value. send In Immediately by
nall. telephone OF telegraph. Such
asvs stories are acceptable up to the
hsor OF going to press. Wednesdays
paper is printed Tuesday afternoon
a.a Saturdays paper Friday after
aoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
The Wide, Wide World.

An old dweller in the hills of Ar
kansas who had lived all his life in
one township, recently took a trim to
Little Rock, forty miles away. and
was full of his subject on his return.
by ding" said he, in voicing his
Impressions, "if this hyar worlds as
big crossways as hit is I'm hyar to
Little Rock hits shore a whopper!"
Success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
HOW TO AVOID FIRE.
A Few "DOn'ts" To Prevent Catas-
trophies.
From Good Housekeeping.

From Good Housekeeping.
Attics and closets are the breeding
places of many fires. An attic is
generally the asylum for all sorts of
infiammable material, and as it new
er Is properly ventilated Is becomes
a fire incubator when the summer
sun strikes the roof.
Among the odds and ends that
make up the contents Of the average
attic are old vanished furniture, dry
as tinder; rags. many Of them greasy
and ripe for spontaneous combus-
ton. painting oils. liable to take fire
when the sun beats on the roof;
broken toys and old cloths, the pock.
cts of which may contain matches.
Attics and garrets often have a tenn
perature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
which is the ignition point for
matches.
Floor sweepings under furniture
or in closet are liable to take hre
spontaneously or from a flying match
head. Sawdust used in sweeping
floors. If left in a corner where there
Is no current Of air to carry off the
heat 1t generates is very likely to
become hot enough to light itself.
A preparation advertised for
sweeping carpets is composed OF
sawdust. sand and a mineral oil to
give it color. together with tincture
OF benzine to give it odor. Fires
have frequently started spontaneous
ly from heaps Of this material.
Greasy overalls kept in a light ward
robe have been known to ignite.
The most dangerous closet is that
under stairway, because inflam-
mable materials may hide there, and
If fire starts in it the best avenue
of escape from the upper stories is
cut off.
Furnace ashes in the cellar have
in them so much fine coal and litter
that they are liable to spontaneous
combustion if an open window per-
mits them to get wet by a rainstorm.
mits the yto get wet by ara:nstorm.
The fine coal from the winters sup
ply may ignite If wet.
Playing with the fire and matches
by children is a prolific source of
fires in residences.
Ones ability to extinguish a start
ing fire depends on intelligence and
self-contrOl. If the blaze is just
starting throw water on the burning
material, not on the blaze. One buck
ct of water will do more good If
thrown on by handfuls or with
broom than if dashed on at once. A
small fire may be smothered with
rug or blanket. or beaten out with a
wet broom.
If you cannot put out the fire in
a minute then give an alarm at once.
Do not leave a door open when you
run out to give an alarm. If the
doors and windows are closed when
fire starts you may l. able to get
the firemen there in time to put it
out while 1t Is in only one room. The
fire soon consumes all the oxygen in
a closed room and may die out If it
gets no fresh air.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09

tie grass. and with good seasons from
now on, we will yet come to the
front.
Corn is not SO good. badly spot
ted. Mr.. II. c. Mcleod has the
finest l have seen this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED.
b. c. Graves Killed in Columbia To-
Day.

Columbia, July 7.-Lineman B. C.
Graves. Of the Bell Telephone Com
pany, who came here four months
ago from Hartman Junction, Ten
nessee, was electrocuted today by
coming in contact with an arc light.
Ing circuit. He was twenty-eighe
years old and unmarried.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
SkpoRr OF THE CONDITION OF
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OF SUMTER.

OF SUMTER,
At Sumter, in the State of South Carolin.
at the close of business. June 30th, 1910.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, $478. 7s4 40
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured, 5,27s So
q. q. Bonds to secure circula-
ton, $4,000 Oe
Premiums on q. 8. Bonds, 800 90
Bonds, securities, etc., 5000 90
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures, 5000 90
Other Real Estate Owned 3.49s OS
Due from National Banks
mot reserve agents), 8,l7S I3
Due from State and Priv te
Banks and Bankers, T ust
Companies, and Savings
Banks, 1os go
Due from approved reserve
agents, 1892 Of
Checks and other cash items, 2'633 81
Notes of other National Banks. $40 on
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents, 1,225 9s
Lawful Money Reserve
in Bank, viz:
Specie, 1850 so 636o 40
Redemption Fund with u. s.
Treasurer, (5 per CT. of cir
cuiation') 1880 90
Total $685., 1859 Is
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, S1Oo.oOo co
surplus fund, $4,000 90
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid, 35.6O3 Sc
National Bank notes outstand
ing. 25.OOO 90
Due to Other National Banks. .2O6 sc
Doe 10 State and Private
Banks and Bankers 3,7O441
Dividends Unpaid, 600 90
Individual deposits subject
to check, 342,s44 80
Total $562, 1859 4S
State 6os6ts 0f South out ss%FSEI G%FSlin"' SIS.
l, }. y McCALLUM. Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
j. l.. McCALLUM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thia
eth day of July 1910.
GEO. l.. KICKER,
Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
NELL O'DONNELn,)
r. ID. LEE, Directors.
GEO. d. SHORE,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09

Do you need printing OF any de-
scriptiOn? Come TO headquarters
Osteen Publishing Co. For nearly
fifty years Osteen and good printing
have meant the same thing In Sum-
ter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-04
CHARGE EXPUNGED
BY COURT
ACTION OF TRIBUNAL is ONE
VICTORY FOR THE ACCUSED
SECRETARY.

Washington. May .. Secretary Bal-
ilngcr received what might be called
one vindication from the supreme
court of the District of Columbia to-
day when the charge that he had
shlrked his duty as secretary of the
interior was eXpungcd from the rec
ord
In an injunction proceeding In con-
nectlpn with homestcads on the 81
llsltda Indian reservation in oregon,
the petition alleged that because Mr..
Ballinger. AZ a lawyer. had been coun-
sci for solne of the claimants. he re-
fused t. pass on the ease when he
came into office. and denoted the work
To his first associate Frank Pierce.
and had therefore refused To give the
benefit of his judgment and had there
fore shirked his duty.
Secretary Ballinger denied the I'M
putation. declaring that the cases had
been referred Ia Mr.. Pierce in the reg
ular course of business as the latter
had direct charge of general land Of
flee affairs. and the court struck out
the charge.