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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-04

ducing districts of any Importance
nave been put practically on tidewa-
ter, and upon this and the other
shores Of the Pacific ocean are many
people as anxious to buy Crude Oil
and its products as California pro-
ducers are to sell it,
California Crude Oil is the thing
OF the day. Never before has the
investor had the same opportunity of
receiving large returns for money in
vested as is offered by the California
National Crude Oil Company. You
VIII have to admit that you can make
money by properly investing in oil
companies. Now what you wish to
know is, 'Is the California National
Crude Oil Company the right Com
pany!" 1t is beyond a reasonable
doubt. The company owns its own
land and is managed by conservative
business men. When you consider the
thousands of acres this Company
owns you cannot help but be con-
Vinced of the worthiness of your at
teIitiOn ana investment.
Supposing we only bored one we'll TO
the acre, and that we'll produced only
fifty barrels per day, and the oil sold
for only so cents per barrel, which YOU
will have to admit is a very low av-
erage all around, just supposing this
the
enormous income that will be derived
from the investment?
One acre would net the Company
twenty dollars per day, allowing five
dollars for running expenses" Five
thousand wells would net 100000
per day, 100000 per month, s36.-
100000 per year. Can't you see the
possibilities? 1t is so phenomenal
that it hardly seems possible.
Records will show that within the
last three months one we'll in Califor-
MIA has produced over one million
dollars in oil. Just think of it, one
we'll in less than three months has
produced over one million dollars in
OIL Not 5000 wells, but one we'll.
Can't you afford to invest in a propo-
sition like this? The stock of this
Company is selling at SO cents per
share. There is no time like the pres
ent. Buy now, and take all that you
can afford.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-04

ing surface water charged with car
bOnic acid gas upon the supposedly
heated metallic contents of the
earths inte,:or; the other side claim
ing that ii is a simple decomposed
product of the Organic Remains of
the former seas and CULTS i. e. of
marine animal and vegetable life
The difficulty Of deciding between
these views is increased by the fact
that either is possible, in fact, one
can manufacture California Crude
Oil in the laboratory by either of
those methods. The argument of
most weight to the lay mind against
the organic theory is the undoubted
enormous quantities of organic mat
ter necessary to give rise to the
amount of California Crude Oil that
has been produced, not to mention
the vast stores that yet remain un-
touched. In reality this argument
has no weight whatever as the
amount Of organic debris is in almost
all shales and other sedimentary
strata is simply incalculable, and al
though forming a small percentage
of the whole deposit it is much more
than sufficient to give rise to all the
Crude Oil that probably exists.
AS matter of fact the defenders
of the organic theory only claim that
very small proportion Of the organ
ic matter actually present in the rocks
has been converted into Crude Oil;
and in general the facts that are be-
ing brought TO light bear strongly in
favor of the organic theory. A nota-
bic feateur eoycvkwtat- btai3aOocicb
bic feature of CALIFORNIA; Crude Oil
deposits is that they occur in regions
where the geology is more easily
studied than in most parts of the
world. In many countries the geol-
ogy of the districts supposed to con-
tain Crude Oil can only he determin-
ed by the drill which is very severe
upon the prOspector who must to a
large extent go blindly. In Califor-
MIA, on the contrary, the careful stu
dent of formations can get much help
from visible evidences of structure in
the rock formations and the capable
reports and representations by the
able and scholarly geologists en-
plOyed by the large companies and
notably those of the L. s. Geological
Survey are probably destined to cure
much of the contempt entertained by
the self-styled practical men for the
opinion Of geolOgists for the opin-
ION of said geOlogiSts given in con-
nectiOn with the immense storage of
California Crude Oil which they es-
innate by billions, not millions, is
now an accepted fact, for California
has produced the millions, and is now
trying to make a showi @ at the bill
lions. In this connect one of the
most noticeable matters in the evolu-
tion of the methods pursued for the
production Of Crude Oil is the cvolu-
tion of driliing methods and drilling
machinery. The difference between
drilling methods ten years ago and
now might be compared to the diff
ference between the pick and the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-04
DECORATION DAY FATALITY.
Beaufort Excited Over Killing Of Ne
gro by COlOrcd Policeman.

Beaufort, May 30.-Decoration Day
in Beaufort ended with one fatality
and about twenty-five arrests. Po-
liceman III. w. Wallace, colored, shot
and killed Charles Seymour of St
Helena Island. after Seymour had
shot at the policeman four times.
Only about half the number of out
of town negroes that usually partici-
pate in the Decoration Day celebra-
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1t is doubtful If any age in history
has ever presented the same remark
able chances for profitable invest
ment which the present age affords.
All American industries are growing
so rapidly that waste is rampant, and
yet. with all the waste which a prodi-
gal generation allows. success is the
keynote of the age. The dozens of
"self-made" men, "kings Of finance"
captains Of industry" etc.. million
tests .h2t fast.
The majority oi thesc nen were
lOrn Uader humble roofs out they
mad the great power of seeing big"
looking for the big things, the invest
ment that would treble itself, increase
itself thousand fold, with the result
that today they are ION top"
These men were not per cent
men; they were not per cent or
per cent men. They were 1000 per
cent men, and they dared to use their
own judgment. The late f. II. Harri-
man Is reported to have said that he
was not 10 per cent man. He want
ed return on his investment of as
high as 1000 per cent and no lower
than 25 per cent at the least In
stances of the kind could probably be
related by the score. the writer know
ing personally of at least fifty men
"a ~hn 10
ly investing in something which
would pay big" The folly of plac-
ing hard-earned money in a savings
bank to draw from &c to LIE per
year on the dollar so placed, while
the bank draws anywhere from 25c
TO IS or $40 from the use of that
same original depositors dollar,
seems to me absolutely unmtigated.
While it is true that there is an ad-
vantage to be enjoyed from having
your money where it can easily be
drawn. If need, the writer cannot see
why the investor who makes three
cents on his dollar would not be just
as greatly benefited by having a good
stock investment. managed for him
ny 4 reliable financial agent, which
could be disposed of in a minutes
time by the agent, and which would
bring him today, in California,
monthly returns i'm the shape of divi-
dends of anywhere from / per cent
per month, or l 3 per cent yearly, to 10
per cent per month, or 12O per cent
yearly, with an increasing monthly
value.
California oil is the thing of the
day and of iac morrow. You reld Of
II daily. Every ono is watching il
closely, and it would not he out of
place to say that the importance,
magnitude and interest. now evidcnc-
ed throughout the United States in
California Crude Oil warrants at
least reference as to whence II
anne" The origin Of California
Crude oil has been the subject of
fierce controversy between theorists
for a long time, the two Contending
factions claiming, one an inorganic
origin, explaining that the substance
is generated by the action Of innltcr-
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at o'clock tonight returned a ver-
dict that Seymour came to his death
from pistol in the hands of Police
man Wallace, while in the discharge
of his duty
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DIR. Longs Supposed Cure.


Here Is tho drug treatment which
the Long enthusiasts believe carries
the cure for pellagra.
salol coated capsules Of pancrca-
tin No SO. grains each; one before
each meal.
Salol coated capsules Of sodium bl-
carbonate. 10 grains each; three times
day before meals.
Potassium capsules of sodium hi
carbonate. 10 grains each; three times
a day before meals.
Potassium iodide saturate solution;
ounce; 10 drops ia water three
times a day before meals.
Daily enemata treatment with To-
500 solution OF blsluphate Of qulnlnc
tho strength Of tho solution being in
creased from day 10 day according 10
symptoms.
Murcurlal ointment. six ounces; rub
a pleco I'm knee Joints and under arms
twice a day. (In case OF threatened
salvation from ointment use solution
Of potassium chlOrate every hour or
so)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

any vater. outside OF the lake and thl
canals Although BE- was early MAY when
my companion and ] entered the sWafSp,
and the spring % 1910 was not a dry one.
we could Walk dry shod everywhere that
we attempted o. There were no musquitoes
nor yellow flies 10 annoy us SO early In size
season We saw no snakes The air wHs
warm and balmy hy day. cool and soft ov
night lnnumerable birds sans On the
wilderness about us. The prevalent north
west wind rufned the dark waters q Lake
urummond that silent pool ir the heAft
Of the unbroken forest, tin they danced
merrily. The Gays were one long delight
and the nights 80 still and deep as only
he who has been in the wilderness can
understand while a little moon rose up
out OF the expresses and turned 20 silver
the white mist on the water. The Dismal
swamp remains TODAY, In spite Of the log
gers and the attempts at agricultural re-
clRmation, much as IL has been for q cen
tury. 70 has suffered in popular osuma-
ton from its associations. lntrinsically
il is the opposite Of dismal, il is . virgin
paradise.-Walter ?. Eaton In Harpers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

their respective localities by taking space
at this show and making the best exhibit
at the same time that they can make.
What such an exhibit would mean to them
II would be hard to estimate. II is an op-
portunity that they cannot afford 70 lose
They should also have q plentiful supply
OF literature on hand, temporarily drawn
up, and always within the bonds Of sober
TACT describing the agriculture OF the To-
cRlity and making clear the outlook for
making homes there. Over-Etaternent in
those descriptive pamphlets would be rVery
unfortunate, for so great is the produc-
ton OF the soil OF the west properly man
aged, that calm statement Of fact is al
most certain TO awaken tncreduilty IN the
minds Of those who learn or read regard
ing them. For instance. It is hard to make
a person who has never been west Of
the Mississippi river believe that such pro
duction is possible IN the west as is some
times attained. Such a one is losth to be-
heve that in some sections Of the west, sixty
10 seventy bushels OF wheat have been
grown on an acre Of dry bunch land or
that LOCO boxes OF the finest apples have
been obtained from one acre in a year
and from many orchards. or that seventeen
tons OF alfalfa have frequently been grown
from one acre. For the truth OF these
statements ] can personally vouch.
No time Is TO be lost by those who IN
tend TO exhibit. Only a month or less and
the show viii be on. 1t win be a great
mistake to miss such an opportunity.
THOMAS SHAW"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
SANTA ON THE WAY.

I can hear him singing family,
A. he urges on his deer,
And his song iE mellUwed quantity
As the measures strike the ear,
But the hit Of IL is jolly,
And the words OF IL are CAV.
Get the mistletoe and holly;
] have started on the way.
] can hear the hoof-beHts tbuddinE,
A. the snow Be- flung behind,
While the laden sleigh s. sCudding
With the swlftneEs Of the wind
And the echoes now are flinElng
Broken murmurs o. the song
That old Santa Claus Is singing
While the reindeer speed along:
Little fellow. little fellow, while you SIT
and dream Of me,
And the marvel Of the morning that shall
show the wondrouE tree,
For your trust In All the fRncieE OF the
shadow and the CLEAN.
am starting on my journey down the
hiEhway OF your dream"
w D. Neshit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

spring the grass is brown. indicating scant
moisture. In other instances, are vast
meadows Of sage brush with but little
grass in evidence. Such a one can hardly
be made 10 believe that the moisture can
be 20 conserved IN these lands by
proper system OF tillage that they can be
made 10 produce enormous yields Of grnin
This products Of these lands will be on ak
hibihon at Omaha, so that the people can
see for themselves.
RiE Fertile Areas.
The extent Of these lands is very great
The bench lands Of Montana cover not
less than 100000 acres OF arabic land
The dry lands Of Oregon that may be
farmed embraces more than 100000 acres
as ye unbroken by the pillow. Washington
and Idaho have also wide areas OF such
land These lands properly farned will
produce fine crops Of cereal grains, but
most and best OF ali, the great mbney
crops OF flax. and wheat Ninety bushels
per acre Is very moderate Yield Of
winter wheat on summer faIlowsd land
The irrigated land. Of which Montana
VIII ere many years have more than 1000
600 acres will produce three to five tons
Of alfalfa every year. thus furnishing an
Nt'RN4 AHAAAAg tAAaA II unsurpassed lut BFUN-
ing pork and dairy products. AT present.
q good COW can be made TO give a gross
return IN butter and SKINNED milk that
is worth S1& at prices that have pre-
vailed during recent years. These lands
can IN some instances, be secured at a
cost running from $40 10 800 per acre.
Soon they win be worth twice these sums.
in fact ere long these lands and also the
bench lands will he All taken Those a-bo
wish TO secure q free homestead have no
time 10 lose. They should make haste or
they viii be too late Nor should the op-
purtunity be overlooked that ls thus fu7n-
ished 10 public bodies such as commercial
clubs and chambers OF commerce TO ad-
vertise the agricultural capabilities OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

AMERICAN FORK, Utah Dec I7.-tsps-
cial The most remarkable bank Ia Amer
Sea Is located here az this little city. thirty
miles south Of salt Lake CITY. il 10 To-
Gated IN a building built after the most APP
proved modern architectural practice. &
building that cost $4,000 Its capital D.
Nooce It's surplus and undivided profits r.
t25.ooo Its deposits al this writing exceed
half million dollars Think Of that for a
Minutes half million dollars on deposit
IN a t5o COO bank housed IN a gg0O60 home.
The population OF American FORK 10 g50l
people, a per capita Of wealth IN one bank
alone Of over ugO OF the half million doll
lars on deposit almost $4,000 .s loaned on
first-clsss security.
This singular situation Is not 10 be du-
phcated b. any banking house IN any city
Of this size in IRE United states
The president 90 this bank Is James
Chapman, q resident Of salt Lake city. a
large property owner o. that intermountaiu
metropolis and q director q the Utah Ma
tional bank OF salt Lake city. James
Chapman is the cashier. II Is almost a
family bank, owned ana controlled by this
pioneer and his descendants. Of whom
there are over go In and around American
Fork. The interests o. the members q
this family rEmify Ia every direction the
Agricultural mining, mercantile transpo--
rauon. power. civic church and financial
6ctivlties OF American Fork. the country
round about Utah county the famous
Utah valley where the Omitted States gov
eminent Is reelaiminE nOo acres OF fertile
farm lands The Chapman Influence ana ths
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
IN The REAL DISMAL SWAMI
No Appurition seen I'm "a Beat 81 the
nirchen BARK" ~ Late
visitors.

II Tom Moore had not visited the united
states BOZ lso4 and. at Norfolk. Va. written
his famous poem about the Dismal swamp
that clarlniug easily access hle and other
worldly relic Of the primeval wilderness
hit 9f wtldes1 nature a. tle doors Of New
urk Philadelphia or Washincton-would
probably not bear 20 dark a reputation. ]
don't think Mrs. Stowe q ured alone would
have fired my hoy1sh imagination with this
dream. No, Il was Tom Moores prszn
learned by heart with It's weird and potent
spell
But Oft from the Indian hunters camp.
The maid Euo the lover SO true
Are seen al the hour OF midnight damp
To cross The lake by q FREELY lamp,
And paddle their white canoe
] have written that stauEa from memory:
haven't seen the poem for twenty wears
but III wager it's right 10 a syllable.
knew swamps IN my boyhood. tolerably wet
and tolarably gloomy. The Dismal swamp
was my delicious nightmare Of the COM
posite wetness and gloom Of all those dark
corners Of our New England woods. /
longed 10 visit Il, 20 creep through its tan
gle 10 the weird and lonely lake where the
lover followed boat Of the birchen
bark" and 10 see, perhaps that strange
appariuon, or at the very least q fugi-
tive slave pursued by hlOodhounds
Well have been 10 the Dismal Swamp
al last and camped on the shore q its
lake. ] saw no Rpparition in "a boat OF
the birchen bark" Indeed. there being no
brches IN the swamp. the chances OF IL
were somewhat diminished IN advance
Less fortunate than "PcTte CrHyon" the
American magazine illustrator. who went
into the swamp with his sketch book In
1856, saw no gigantic negro peerfng warily
through the reeds. with q finger On the
trigger Of his rifle ] did not even see
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

Chapman interests are such as 10 cover al
most every line Of human endsavor in this
most fertile sinEulsrly productive and ex-
auisitely beautiful spot out here in the
intermounfain Businesses Of this country.
The Bank Of American Fork. q state in
stitution, was established in 1881 and was
the first bank in American Fork. The state
banking laws OF Utah allow the loauing
OF deposits up 10 10 per cent and by wise
management ana sensible administration
this bank has been declaring 10 per cent
annual dividend since Us incorporation. ak
years ago, The hank has almost .21O &C
counts and the deposits In its savings de-
partment reach almost 10 $50 O00. Its east
ern account Is carried with the Hanover
National bank Of New York City and this
is the only eastern account This bank
does no promoting no financing and no
exploitation. conserving AL Of It's resources
solely for the legtlmHts activities OF q
bBRk. American Fora is one OF the most
thriving cities Ia the northern end Of Utah
county. Contiguous 10 the city there are
25.Go9 acres Of Agricultural land. the nearby
canyons furnish streams for power ana ir-
riEAuon. cities round about make for an
other certain and definite activity and In a
radius OF not 10 exceed give miles there iE
q populauou, urban and suburban, Of more
than l2.ooo persons. The future OF the CITY
Is assured since less than - per cent OF
ms contiguous lands is now under in
tensive cultivation As more people know
o. The opportunities afforded BY this sac
lion II ALL grow IN population and the city
and The bank viii grow with IL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
lvory-celluloid sets So to SI2
SAFETY RAzoRs
MANILA CIGARS

MANILA CIGARS
We are Nebraska agents for the
leading factory Of the Philippine
Islands About one-third the price OF
clear HAVANA Cigars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

MILITARY HAIR BRUSHES
Beautiful ones IN ebony, cocoa bola
and sGtin-vood, pair 50 70 81
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Nifty Drug Store
Merchandise

We believe it is true that acceptable Xmas gifts may
be found in stores than be any establishment Of
anything near equal size We invite inspection by Christmas
shoppers.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-28
Six O'Clock Dinner.

One of the happiest and most de- lightful pre-nuptial events of the past week, was at the lovely and most hospitable home of MT. and Mrs. Rob ert W. Benson, when on Saturday of last week they rendered sumptuous 6 o'clock dinner to the Parker-Wil- Hams bridal party. This date being the ninth anniversary of the wedding of the genial host and graclous hostess, made the event dOubly happy and en- joyable by all present.
 The table was a picture of loveli- ness in its arrangement, and the menu, served in several courses. was most appetiZing, being thoroughly en- jOyed. The place cards were exquisite, and bore upon their surface splen- did handpainted likeness of the happy bride-elect, Miss Hortense Williams.
 The dinner WIS perfect in all it's ap- pointments, and the event will long be cherished as one of the most pleas ant in the lives of those who partook of 1t,
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-28
Linen Shower for Miss Williams.

Mrs. W. r. Evans entertained Tues day afternoon at her lovely and hospi- table home with a linen shower for Miss Hortense Williams, who was married yesterday evening to MT. George Elzie Parker, of Keiffer, Okla. The affair was one of the prettiest pre-nupt al affairs that has occurred Tn this city in many years, and the fair young bride-to-be was showered with profusion of dainty gifts from her host of loving fir ends
 The house was beautifully decorat- eel with asparagus and chrySanthe- nuns, while cut flowers were strewn around in lavish and beautiful pr0fu- sion. The shower was arranged in rainbow c0iorS, an arch being formed which held pot containing the shower. Misses Gatiiug and PettuS served chocolate and wdfers and m nts d3nng the afternoon. while Misses Elsie EutOrd aud Ca Tie Evans served punch.
 Music b3 Miss Norma I>aac4 and Noe4i selections by Miss Ethel Logan also added greatly ta tGe pleasures el tHe evening.
 TQasle lo the bride=fo he were eiy- eu bx Mts. r. W Barrow. Miss Eva Eri1eforth and Miss Dainty Gatlina
 Those participating iu thc happy event were. Ne~dames Helen Jones. |. N. Mallory, F. L. Nadakin. \. (. Neel, Naten FoIbre, r W Barrow. Eu SehIe~>er. George JoheS. F.. F. MahleY, Eugene Williams, Ed AIlen Tom Fafrer, John II Tipton M l.. Norileet, John Pope. Robt Benson, Tom Rowland, r. G MerWin ". r. Sanders. N T. Williams. \. J Grob- m}er A. ]. Naccara. John l Jones. A. F Matthews, H.W Paslay: Misses Irene Freeman Dalnty Gatling. Eva Rridgterth, Mamie Baugh, Julia Gum. Lucy Sanders, Maggie Eldridge. Lucille Russell Mary Boyle. Eliza beth Rfewett, Blanche Pope, Mamie Lou fondren, Olive Johnson. Ethel Logan. Mary Ourler. Bessie Stevens, Winnie stevens. Madeline and Ar dale koll"age. Annie Mae Grobmyer. Leta Mae Hancock. Mahel PettuS, Mary Joe Pettus and Bettie Dawson