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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
UNIMPORTANT NEWS.
An Automatic Telegraph Receiver to
Srike Out Trivial Messages.

(From the Ohio State Journal.)
dispatch from Cleveland informs
us that Mr.. Rockefeller has the tooth
ache, and he has called in the dentist.
Now we do not suppose that Rookie
feller's tooth aches any harder or
causes any more world wide distress
than ours does when it aches, or the
teeth of any of our dear readers, but
because John d. has slathers Of
money, his toothache is very impor-
tant; and the news Of it must meas
ure up to the proportions of a great
event.
What blessoing it would be to the
world, If there could be a telegraphic
instrument invented that would re-
ject news that did not amount to any
thing or did not contain a truth that
would carry a benefit! The trash
that gets into the newspapers is ter
rible, such as some man lunching,
or some heiress getting married, or
some rich man gone to Europe. BY
this we mean no disrespect to Mr.
Rockefeller's toothache, but If we
were In his place, we would get it
pulled, or anoint it with creosote or
Glove oil-something to stop these
frivolous dispatches and give us a
better chance for sOnnatbiD0 rao1 apd
sensible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
Summer School For Sumter County,

Beginning August 1st. there will be
held In the Hampton School a four
weeks summer school for teachers.
Much good work should be accom-
plished during that time and It Is
very desirable that every teacher In
lowing is n list OF the names Of the
instructors with the subjects that
they will teach
Miss IL. w. McLean-Geograp phv
and History.
Miss a. ID. Richardson-Prima
Manual Training and Primary Meth
DDS
). VI. Edmunds-EngIish and
Mathematics.
trust that all OF our teachers may
make IT convenient to attend this
session OF the Summer School.
S. ID. CAIN,
County Supt. Of Education.
7-2O-27-3O.-w. &c S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
Juvenile Logic Wasted.

The infant has been at it again,
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Dad" he asked, "does it cost much
to keep a lion?'
1T does, my son."
"a wolf would make a good meal
for lion, wouldn't it, dad?"
YES"
And a fox would be enough for
the wolf, wouldn't it, dad?"
81 suppose so. Go on and play"
"A fox would be satisfied with a
hawk, and sparrow would satisfy a
hawk, eh, dad?"
HIM! If you don't go away"
And a spider would make a meal
for sparrow?"
"Yes, yes! Now"
Wait a minute, dad. Now we're
coming to it. A spider would be sat-
isfied with a fly wouldn't it?"
"Yes, my son."
And a drop Of molasses would be
enough for a fly, wouldn't it,"
We'll, supposing it would?"
Yes; that's just it. dad. Now what
1 want you to tell me Is this: Could a
man keep a lion for more than a
year with a quart of molasses?"
And then the sound Of a falling
slipper awoke the echoes Of the stilly
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
HO w WOMEN VOTERS VOTE.
In Equal Suffrage States They Are a
Potential Power For Good.

William E. Borah, United States
Senator from Idaho, one of the four
States in which women have the right
to vote, tells readers of The Define
ator for August why 1 Am for Suf-
frage for Women" 1t is sometimes
argued that women will vote largely
with their brothers or husbands. but
1 have observed that there comes a
time upon certain questions when the
brothers and husbands vote with the
women, he says. We have in econo-
mics what some are pleased to call
potential competition. Translatinp
this into a common or homely phrase
or sentence, it is the fear of a scoun-
drel that II he robs the public too
severely or too outrageously some one
will administer punishment by get
ting in and establishing an honest
business with fair prices and likely
put the unjust one out of business.
The trusts, therefore, they say, hesi-
tate to put their prices beyond a cer-
tain mark for fear of this potential
competition.
This element Of strength is not tn
be overlooked in politics. Women
may not always take as active part
in many ways as men. There may is
very few of them at the State conyen-
ton, but those who expect 10 win at
the polls will never take the chance
on the woman vote remaining away
upon that occasion. They will not do
something which they feel would in
cur the opposition of the women on
the theory that they will not 60 to
the polls anyway. They are practi-
cally as potential, indeed in some in
stances more so, than if they were in
charge of the convention. I have seen
States" broken out Of absolute re-
gard for or fear of the woman vote
when there were not two women dele.
gates in the convention among some
two hundred.
Some politicians act upon such oc-
casions out of a high regard for the
opinion of those whose vote they are
considering; others out of fear. But
whatever the cause or the reason, ev-
cry man who has been in PRACTICAL
politics in State where women vote
knows that what say is true. The
woman vote, as a political potential
ity, Is a powerful factor at all times
in shaping the policies of a State cam
paign and in determining in some
measure, although not to the same
extent, the qualities Of the candidates.
And this factor Is always for the
good, for whether women may make
mistakes or not In the matter of az
tual voting, men universally accredit
to them the aptitude for getting upon
the right side Of these great moral
and cuasi-moral questions which are
entering more and more into State
campaigns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
CAPTAIN w. III. KENNEDY DEAD.
One Of the Most Prominent Citizens
OF Williamsburg County.

Kingstree, July 26.-Capt. w. H.
Kennedy, one Of the most prominent
citizens Of Williamsburg county. died
at his home here last night at 10
o'clock. He had been in failing health
for the past year and for some time
past 1t has been realized that he mad
but a short time to live.
Capt. Kennedy was about seventy
five years old and was a man Of won
derful vitality. He attended person.
ally to his general merchandise busi-
ness here until the first of the year,
men he sold out and retired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
LEGAL LIABILITIES OF BEST MAN
From the Mans Magazine Page of
The Delineator.
(By H. L. Mencken.)

Inc best man at wedding, in the
eye or the common law. is a sort of
combination of agent and bondsman
and it is assumed that he is personal
ly responsible for all Of the arrange
ments, down to the smallest detail.
In consequence, it has been held
(Snodgrass VS.. Mulcahy, 33 Mass,
256) not only that he must pay "a
decent and reasonable fee or honor
arium" to the officiating clergyman,
In case the bridegroom himself gets
away before the reverend gentleman
can snare him, but also that he is un-
der a similar liability to the organist,
the sexton and the caterer Of the
wedding feast.
If the church is too small to hold
the crowd, and horde Of old maids
fight for places on the sidewalk, he
may be indicted for obstructing the
highway (32 Ala, 10. Again, if he
seeks to enliven the ceremony itself
by unseemly buffoonery during the
retreat down the aisle of sighs he
may be indicted as common rogue
and jailed during the pleasure of the
court. Yet again, he is liable by civil
process for any damages that a guest
may suffer by eating vulcanized
chicken salad or any other deleterous
Vlctual, at the wedding breakfast.
Moore VS.. Jackson, 70 N.Y.
But that is not all, for the courts,
with grim humor, have often held
that the best man is actually a sort Of
surety or hostage for the BRIDE
groom's good faith and intent. In
other words, if the latter should, per-
chance, lose heart at the last moment
and flee the sacred edifice, leaving his
baff1ed bride sobbing at the altar, she
may turn to the best man and de-
mand that he marry her on the spot
in place of the fugitive. Magoon on
Hymeneal Hazards.) Any constable
or other officer of the peace may
come to her aid, using physical force
if necessary. And if. in the face of
the bride herself, her incandescent
mother and the allied gendarmerie,
the best man still refuses to change
his role, the bride may mulct him in
heavy damages. (Thompson VS..
Sweeney Sc Conn.,, 536.)
Such are some Of the best mans
liabilities. Let it be made clear, how
ever. that even liabilities have their
limits. 1t has been held by the courts
for example, that the best man cannot
be forced to pay for the bridegroom's
trousseau; nor is he required to kiss
the brides mother, not even to notice
her presence; nor yet to marry the
maid Of honor. Every normal maid
of honor true enough, assumes that
the best man is her legitimate prize,
but there is no warrant in jurispru-
dence for that assumption. Thou
sands Of decisions are against it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
WHO is WALT MASON?
Writes Poems as You Wait-Has
Worked on Newspapers From Den.
yer to Washington.
(Brock Pemberton, in Newspaper
DOM

(Brock Pemberton, in Newspaper
DOM
Day after day, with unceasing reg
ularity a thickset, pudgy man sits
pegging away at a typewriter in a
tiny room in the office of the EN-
poria Gazette in Kansas. A perpet-
ual cloud of blue smoke from a hinge
bulldog pipe hangs about a head of
thick curly hair, black except for a
sprinkling of gray, the mass bearing
a militant look, as If in anticipation
of the appearance of a comb. Now
and then the fat fingers cease their
hammering and clasp themselves in
repose across an ample waist line,
while little green eyes twinkle out
from deep sockets over gold-bowed
specacles.
The man is Walt Mason, who in a
year has, perhaps, gained a larger
daily reading public than any other
writer. Not that he has been writ
ing only a year, but that it is within
the period he has been counting his
readers by the hundreds of thou
sands.
For more than 20 years Mason
worked on newspapers from Denver
to Washington, and always he ac-
quired local following. Three years
ago he came to William Allen Whites
Emporia Gazette, and a prose poem,
usually touching upon some local
topic, and called star head, from its
position at the head Of the front
page and it's border of stars, become
part of his daily work. The prose
poems were copied so extensively
that a syndicate copyrighted them,
and now more than four hundred
papers, published from coast to coast
and from Mexico to Alaska, with cir
culations aggregating millions Of
copies. print the prose poems as a
daily feature.
Uncle Walt" as he is known to his
readers. many of whom write him
letters telling of the joy his verses
bring them, seems to think in verse.
He can write 1t by the yard, and the
last yard will be as good as the first.
He has terrific capacity for work.
He spends the early part of the day in
going over the exchanges and writ
ing editorials for the Gazette. His
prose style is forceful and his edi-
torials are widely copied. After lun-
cheon he returns and edits the tele-
graph, and between sheets and when
he has finished the days work he
grinds out verses and sketches which
find a ready market.
When he is through at the Office
he goes to a handsome new home,
just big enough for himself and Mrs.
Mason, turns on the graphophone-
for he is fond Of music-and after
he has played few records resumes
his writing.
Mason does all of his work on a
typewriter, writing his prose poems
as rapidly and correctly as a steno-
grapher would from dictation. He
has a wonderfully broad sense of hu-
NOR. Nothing funny gets by him,
and his friends are kept busy dodg-
ing practical jokes. He likes outdoor
sports, particularly baseball, and
loves horses. Look into any of his
little daily sketches and you will see
their author--cheerful, kindly and
intensely human.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

soreness of the muscles, whether
induced by violent exercise or injury,
s quickly relieved by the free appli-
'ation of Chamherlain's Liniment.
fhis liniment is equally valuable for
muscular rheumatism, and always af-
lords quick relief. Sold by w. w.
Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
Neck and Ears Today?

How does it happen that you are
five minutes late at school this morn
ing?" the teacher asked severely.
Please, ma'am," said Ethel, 81
erybody's Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
YOUNG GEORGIAN GOES TO PEN
Son of VIM. +. WilhOit, President of
Atlanta Cotton Oil Company, SEN
fenced for Burglary.

Wilhoit, formerly a student at the
University Of Georgia, and son Of
William f. Wilhoit, president Of the
Cotton Oil Company, Of Atlanta, Ga,
pleaded guilty to burglary in the
criminal court here today He was
sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

'Teething children have more or
less diarrhoea, which can be controll-
ed by giving Chamberlains Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All
that is necessary is to give the pres
cribed dose after each operation Of
the bowels more than natural and
then castor oil to cleanse the system.
1t is safe and sure. Sold by w. w.
Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

'Chamberlains 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, 1910-07-30

FWhcn the stomach fails to per-
form its functions, the bowels be-
como dcrangcd, the liver and the
Kidneys congcstcd causing numerous
DISEASES. The stomach and liver must
be restored To a healthy condition
ana Chamborlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets can be, depended upon to do
IT. Easy to take and most effective.
Sold by w. w. Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

"The worlds most successful medi-
cine for bowel complaints is Cham
Remedy. 1t has relieved more pain
and suffering, and saved more lives
than any other medicine in use. In
valuable for children and adults.
Sold by w. w. Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

Mr.. S. II. Smoak, who for the past
several years has been with Mr.. JOS.
NJ. Chandler, has accepted a position
with Stubbs Bros.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

The Southern Cotton Oil Company
has bought the Independent Oil mill
and ginnery at Kingstree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30

All Gaul was divided into three
parts. but the Ohio G. Q. u. has GauI
wiped off the map when it comes to
division. .--ClcVcland Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and iIi<Se Told Briefly
for Rusy Readers

- ---~4 A~~~@-@---~
Hans Kelson is thinking OF purchas-
ing car,
DIR. C. S. Buchanan was in Troy
part of the day.
Mrs. Charles Green passed the af-
ternoon in Troy.
Mrs. Fred Harmon is spending the
afternoon in Troy
There viii be a social dance tonight
in Foresters hall following band con-
cert.
Harry Bridge has begun work at
the H. G. White factory in North
Bennington.
Miss Laura Gavin of Cheshire Mass
visited her mother Mrs Mary E. Cav
in yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Novels went
to Troy today where Mrs. Novels is to
consult physician.
Addison Gavin is spending a few
days with his sisters at Cheshire the
Misses Laura and Elsie Gavin.
A veranda is being erected al
Camp Algonquin at Barber's Pines
owned by e. e. Bottum aud Walter
Strunk.
J Captain Joseph Grape of the Ben
lnington team will leave here on the
evening train for Montpelier called by
the death of his sister Mrs Margare
Derry. who died in wheel chair a
the Heaton hospital in that city yes
terday afternoon. Death was the re
suit of burns received through thu
overturning of lamp at her hom'
near Montpelier Junction severa
weeks ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20

FOR SALE-Double house on Union ST. and
home place on Silver ST. belonging to es-
tate of Mrs. A. 9. Bingham For further par
ticulars inquire of H. 5. Bingham. 40tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20

In the matter OF ~, o,.o
ELY MARBLE COMPANY TO- n ~
Illnkrfut ~ hAhhlhl'N9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
10 The District Court Of The United States
FOR THE DISTRICT on VERMONT.

ely Sa 'Si Ps' clSoEaHfANY No. s s.sro,.,
Bankrupt ." "''N'"''''
To the Creditors Of the Ely Marble Company
of Dorset, In the County of bennington and
District afor'ad. bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on he e6th day
Of April A. ID. i0in the said Ely Marble Com
pany was duly adiudgcd bankrupt and that u
meeting OF rs creditors win I've held at the Of
lice % said Ely Marble Company nc Fast Dor
set IN the County OF Bennington. Ia said district
on the sccoud day OF August A. ID, 1910 nj ten
o'clock In the forenoon, for The following pur-
poses
First.-For the creditors to attend. prove
their claims. examine the bankrupt, aud trans
act any other business which may properly
come before an adjourned first meeting OF said
creditors.
Second To consider a proposed sale Of the
following Described property. viz. all the per-
sonal estate OF said bankrupt, not exempt from
attachment and execution. consisting of finish
ed and unfinished marble stw blades sea sand,
coal. shuvels boiler tuuCs. inth. excelsior.
waste. straps, grease. nails, acd. putty, NOODLE,
| irons gang hangers, elbows. e II butler heads.
| iron bars, nuts bolts oils, saws, chtcls ham
mcrs. rlsls, bits and all other tools and sup.
| plies uf said bankrupt; also one Patch crank
/ lack, one granite City Polishing Machine one
rubbing bed ulntc attached tn uorsct Mountain
Marble COMPANY sniier ~ said Ea.t Dorcl,
ana ALI other machin ny OF said bankrupt. all
90 che appraised value OF two thOusand seven
hupdrcd sixty three dollars and twenty mine
cents li256lsll
And II objections 20 said sale Is not made. or,
u ohicCicdto, Il Il ordered. forthwith 90 attend
| the sale of such property at public auction 60
the highest bidder. on terms which shall then
he fixed by the Court or az private sale a'
may then bo ordered. the sale In any case 20 hC
subject TO confirmation 10y the undersigned
/ lletcrvc, NJ such meeting or any continuance
thereof whcrcsocver held.
Third To examine and pass upon any an
al expenses Of administration Of the estate 90
said bankrupt and 20 order the same paid.
Fuurth.-ro transact such other business al
u. A. GufLriNAN.
referee In bankruptcy.
bennington. VI. July N. iQlO.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-SiX or seven tons Of hay on the
John Kirk place Inquire of james Burns.
South Dorset. 22tls
For SALE Residence built by Frank Tiff
f'ny corner Of Gage and Division streets
House has Is rooms and two elegant bath
rooms. steam heat, electric lights and all other
modern improvements. Fine lawn and beauti-
NJ ade trees. lm II. frontage on Gage 81,
10 e.. on Division street. Price $500 Nash
x Hutchins. 21ti2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
Special Offer for Seven Days

yskedcap nBennngo
on
to Mediums Pm and CarvanN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
FoR SALE Farm of sso acres 1870 gra,

For SALE-Farm OF 939 acres. 1870 grass
land. 80 acres pasture and wood. Farm
cuts 100 tons of hay. VIII winter 80 cows and
hoias. Buildings consist of fine s room house
In splendid repair. closets and pantry and
cubboards. l-2 story tenement house. barn
50x50. barn S8xG6. barn lSX2f, barn l8x30
Basement under all barns and are all boarded
and shingled. liunning water to every barn.
corn house lixiG grainery l6X22. There are
"a COW lies and barn stalls for Horses. go
apple trees. ~ plumbs, ~ cherries This farm
Is 3 miles from South SALISBURY and is the
best bargain in the county. Price $500. Nash
& Hutohins 2itl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
How to Overcome All Trouble


ing Hsprddom
owongan has
DnMdes
uwno how an
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uHvh n1conene the
dwthMt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20

For sALE-My village property for sale,
Il 2houses In good repair No reasonable
ufier refused; terms easy. Geo. +. Heath, X.
2. ID. Noe. 5t2a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20

For SALE-i9O9 Quick runabour. mo, eli 10
car IN perfect condition. Owner selling
in order 10 buy larger Buick. Fully equipI ed
with following extrns top with cover. tire
irons. with two extra tires. lone perfectly new
and inner tubes, spelOmeter and muller cut
out. Price o. car with extras SiliO. Selling
price 500. Communicate with George Worth
ingtOn, Jr., Bennington, Centre. l5tf
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-07
COURT HOUSE BLOTTER

Bankruptcy-M. P. McIntire to
public.
Bankruptcy-M. r. McIntire to
Roy A. Redfield.
Deed-Paul Hinzler ct ux. to Sam
Kuinyich, lots in Cashmere, $1,000.
Deed-E. A. Jacobs ct ux. to G..
Won Vernon, land in 81 and 80 of
23-19, $4,000.
Deed-Wm. M. Byrd ct ux. to R.
D. Spencer, land in 20 and Fl of 26-
81, $500.
Mtge.-E. D. Bissel ct vir. to Amos
Edmonds, land in and of 1921,
$500.
Patent-U. S. to Geo. Keyes, E IL
of SW IA of 3 and E IL of NV IA
of 10 in 1921.
Deed. w. Dutton to A. L. Cur
rey, land in 23-22-2O and other LOTS
$1O0.
Deed. w. Dutton to A. l.. Cur
rey, all of Lebecks orchards, 3d.
$50.
Deed. H. Lebeck ct ux. to j.
w. Dutton, all land in amended plat
of Lebeck's orchards, $4,000.
Mtge.-F. S. Durham ct TX. to
M. & M. bank, land in 1-27-22, ST.
700.
Deed-State of Washington to C.
E. Whalen land in 19-29-21, $217.O5.
Deed-Bishop Land Co. to j. F.
Thorne, land in 10-23-19, 81.
Deed-D. j. Nichols to ]. c. Lee
master, lots in Leavenworth, $4,000.
Deed-R. E. Simmons ct ux. to D.
j. Nicholson, lots in Leavenworth,
5000.
Mtge.-Mary Ralston to R. E.
Simmons, lots in Leavenworth, 81.
Mtge.-J. E. Eikelberner to c. P.
Wallace, lots 1 and in block II
of Amend. G. N. Plat of Wenatchee,
$1,000.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-07
G|RD[ED TREES ARE
LOADED
Heavy Crop on Apple Trees
Which Vandal Tried
to Destroy.

A. Won Holderbeke, ex-commis-
sioner of horticulture of the state of
Washington, came down on the boat
from Pateros yesterday. While there
he looked over the trees in the Borg
and Steiner orchard which some van
dial had attempted to destroy one
year ago. The trees are heavily
loaded.
1t was believed that some man
who was an enemy to the former
owners desired to destroy the Or
chard Accordingly he girdled one
hundred trees. Mr.. Van Holderbeke
went at once to the scene of the van
dalism and fixed the trees as best he
could. All of the trees pulled
through and are in good shape and
are more heavily loaded than the
others in the orchard.
Mr.. Van Holderbeke says that this
is invariably the case, that when a
tree is girdled it produces an extra
crop of fruit the next season. This
is a theory" said Mr. Van Holder
beke, that has been known for 800
years. The custom once was to put
a tight iron band about the tree, thus
preventing the connection between
the leaves and the roots. Accord
ingly the trees would cease growing
and all the energy would be spent in
producing fruit