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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
RAILROAD STRIKE IN FRANCE.
$4,000 Men Begin Possibly "a General
MOvement-Paris Food Supply will
Suffer.

Paris. Oct. 1.-THE French Gov
ernment Is again facing a serious
strike situation. The employees of
the Northern Railroad went on a
strike early today and tonight it
spread to the Western Railroad,
which is owned by the State. Indi-
cations are that tomorrow will see
complete tie-up in Northern and
Western France.
The strike at the present time in
wolves about $4,000 men.
The strike on the Western Road
was voted this evening by $4,000 men
employed in Paris and the suburbs.
They count upon the national
unions to tie up the provinces. 1t is
reported that the movement may
possibly also extend to the Eastern
and the Paris, Lyons and Mediter-
ranean railroads.
AS Is usual in such circumstances,
the city of Paris is threatened with a
SCdIClty VI lOOu supplies. FTelBnC
and mail passenger transportation Is
practically prostrated. and the vast
army Of working people in the North
west are unable to reach their places
OF business. Military engineers are
taking the places Of the strikers and
troops are guarding various stations
and important sections of the road.
Large military forces were hastily
distributed on the first evidence that
a strike had been declared, and ad-
ditional troops were ordered out to-
night
The Government has decided up
on an important step in an attempt
to break the strike on the Northern
Railway. The official journal pub
lished decree calling to the colors
about 10000 employees of the North
ern Railway. This Immediately sub
jects the men to military discipline.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
PRIvATEER.

Privateer. Oct. 1i.-As the past
week was so rainy that no cotton
could be gathered, II Is now ahead
OF the pickers. however. II the wealth
er continues good this week they
vii, about catch up with II again.
and the bulk Of the cotton crop will
bc gathered In this section.
Miss Annie Wells has gone to Dar-
ungton TO resume her school duties,
Miss Inez Wells is visiting In Sum-
teE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Ingram of
summerton, spent Sunday at Judge
Jno. +. Ingram's.
Mr.. While Hodge and Miss Cena
Geddings were married at Paxville
Sunday evening by the Rev. Kaizer.
We are glad to report the sick of
the neighborhood to be on the road
60 health again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
School Improvement Association.

There Will be joint meeting Of
the Rural Schol Improvement Asso-
clation and the County Teachers AS
soclatlon' at II o'clock on Saturday,
October %. I'm the Hampton school
building. All teachers. trustees, and
friends of education are invited to
attend. Several questions of i'm
portancc will be discussed at this
meeting and large attendance is
desired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
PROMINENT LAWYERS FIGHT.
fersonal Difficulty Causes DissoIu-
ton of Firm

Charleston. Oct. lathe we'll
known law firm of Legare. Holman
& Baker is in process of dissolution.
incident to the recent death of Dun
can j. Baker and differences which
exist between Congressman George s..
Legare and Mr.. Holman. The decis-
ion to dissolve the partnership reIa-
tions were fastened by a personal
encounter which occurred in the law
offices of the firm several weeks ago
and which have served to estrange
the former friends and business as
sociates.
The troubles between Messrs. Lee
gare and Holman are said to have
been growing for some time. Mr..
Legare was away from his practice
for more than a year during which
time 1t was practically in charge Of
Mr.. Holman. 1t is said that Mr.. Le-
gare was not satisfied with the ac-
counting upon his return to Charles
ton during the su~rmer and the diff
ferences between the men grew more
marked.
Mr.. Baker died. Mr.. Holman. 1t
is said. expressed himself at the Com
mercial club in condemnatory terms
of Mr.. Legare and the statements
were carried to Mr.. Legare.
Accompanied by mis- counsel and a
friend, Mr.. Legare called on Mr.. Hol-
man and demanded a retraction of
the charges and the language used
at the club house. Mr.. Holman is
said to have called Mr.. Legare a liar
when the latter knocked him down
severely bruiSing his eye. The law
yers were separated and since. the
elimination of the differences the
attorneys of the respective former
partners have been arranging for the
dissolution Of the firm. They will con-
tnue the practice of law i'm Char
lesion. each on his own account
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
WEDGEFTEID.

wedgefeld, Oct. 13.--It is an un-
nsuai happening when you hear of
property changing hands In Wedge
field. but such has been the case In
several instances lately. Mrs. Cleo
Troutman sold thirty odd acres
OF her farm to MT. Sam Weinberg
which brought close TO the 800 mark
an acre. Messrs. J. III. Aycock q Sons
sold the Dwight house and lot to Mr..
II g. whilden OF Sumter. Mr.. r. c.
Burress bought the Reardon store
on Main street and has opened up I'm
one side.
Mrs. e. M. Mellett. much to the
sorrow OF her numerous relatives
and friends has sold her home and
iot and has left for Mullins to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs. o.
N. Mcmillan.
Mr.. 4. L. Burress purchased her
property.
Mr.. Aiva Mellett of Hasood spent
sunday here with relatives.
Miss Mabel Mellett will leave for
Perry In n few DAYS where she has
accepted a school.
Wedgefeld has visit today from
Capt. Eur Lse Shanmann Of the
German ship Freya now at Charles
ton. He enjoyed ride over M essrs
,, III. Aycock and Sons farms. He
had never seen a field of cotton be-
fore.
Wedgefield cotton buyers, Messrs
y. u. Ryan and Sam weinburg. are
Co be congratulated on their efforts
and seemingly successful. In keep
tng up the price of cotton here, the
difference between here and the
Sumter market Is usually only enough
60 pay freight and costs OF handling
and sometimes nearer even than
that.
On last Saturday two negroes, un-
der the influence of whiskey got off
the b:27 train from Columbia and
commenced hghting and cursing at
the depot. Magistrate w. j. Rees
deputized Mr.. NJ. Mellett to arrest
them and on the way to the lookup
n few hot heads made an effort 10
create a riot.
It Is hoped that an example will
be made Of each one WAC interfered
in the least with the arrest. and let
ali know there are certain laws 10
be observed. and will be enforced re-
ssrdless Of consequences.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
DIR. AKED REPLIES TO FATHER
VAUGHAN.
Contradicts Statements About Pro-
testant Decay-Quotes Census Fig
ures.

AZ the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
last night the Rev. DR.. Charles F..
Aked. the minister. spoke on "The
Bubble Of Catholic Success--Rome
the Relentless Foe Of Liberty"
II am animated by no i'll feeling
toward Roman Catholics" he said.
II stand on the broadest ground Of
cooperation. inclusiveness and friend
ship. l have no desire to see Pro-
testant and Catholic contending with
each other except as each tries to
be the better Christian.
But Father Vaughan's sermon
and speech contained so direct a
challenge to Protestants that a re-
ply may be permitted.
Promptly taken to task by the
Presbyterian clergy. the father re-
Piled he did not mean that Protest
antism is decaying in points of num-
bers. wealth. education, organizati On.
or any of the outward signs of vi
tality and power. He referred 10
its decay as a spiritual power, cap
able of building up spiritually
minded people.
Father Vaughan cannot have been
so entirely oblivious of figures and
material things as he thought he had
been, for he recited figures showing
the numerical increase of his own
church which he thought redounded
to her credit
There are. according to the CEN
sus report of 1900. 10000, 900 Roman
catholics in this country, about as
many as Methodist and Baptist COM
oined. The Roman Catholic church
baptizes the infant newly born. The
Baptist figures include only those
who have received baptism by i'm
mersion upon their own deliberate
choice. IL Baptists swept into their
census figures all those who consti-
tlte their congregations there would
be as many Baptists alone as there
are Roman Catholics.
Roman Catholic Church Is nor
holding its own in this country. The
Official census report says In view of
the great volume of immigration to
this country since 1920, the in
crease of s3.5 per cent for the Ro-
man Catholic Church does not seem
to be greater than would naturally
be expected.
IL is doubtful IL we have a million
and a half of Roman Catholics OF
Aerican descent. The Roman Cath
Ollie Church has utterly failed to hold
It's own people. The really marvellous
thing is that it has done SO badly
rather Vaughan says the future OF
the United States depends upon the
wealth, loyalty and service of her
Roman Catholic population.
The facts Of history are dead
against the Fathers contention.
Rome is the most relentless foe of
freedom and democracy the world
mas ever seen. Rome Is a spiritual
tyranny. 1t secures lordship over
the conscience ana does injury to the
commonwealth by reducing individual
initiative, self-rcliance and will
New York American. October 10.
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COUNTY correspondence.
wBwsY LiUrTERs FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Men your letters 30 that they will
reach this once not later than Mon
Aay whom intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
tor Saturdays isgus. This. Of course.
applies sniy to regular sorrsspoHd-
saoe In ease Of itsns Of unusual
asvs value. ss~A IN Immediately By
oan. tstsphsns Or telegraph. Such
sasws stories srs acceStabls up to the
hsur % ssfny 10 pr~s. Wednesdays
paper 10 printed Tuesday afternoon
ana sAsurasy's paper Friday sftsr-
.soon-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
Fine Live Stock.

We received Monday October 10Th
one car horses and one car mules.
This lot was selected on the ST Louis
market by Mr.. j. p. Booth, and
those who are looking for first class
STOCK can be suited. Boyle Live
otoch GO. 10-13-1t.W
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

The Post Office will be moved into
the new building some time near the
first of next month. At present the
delay in moving il caused by the
non arrival of the furniture and
lights that have been ordered for
the new building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

The Recorder is having n holiday
now that the criminal court Is being
held. cases having come up In his
court only once this week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

A Chicago waiter complains that
Chicago's fashionable folks are get
tlng niggardly. 4 get a measly Is
cents for a tip" he says, where I
used to get 81 bill" We should
say Chicago's fashionable folks were
getting sensible.-Boston Daily Globe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

The Kaiser owes the Colonel q
message OF congratulation. This
new nationalism is something quite
In Wilhelm's best style.-San Francis
co Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

The Regulars the country over
must have realized by now the
chances OF the Colonel taking anoth-
er expedition away from America are
remote for the present at least. The
hunting at home Is too good.-At-
ianta Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

And President Taft is seeking a
new summer home. Lease Is IN
and he must move. The President
ought to buy bungalow on terms
like rent.-Atlanta journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

AS all the published pictures OF
wee President Sherman continue to
show that pleasant. sunny smile. the
natural assumption is that the pho
lographs were taken before the
Roosevelt conVcntion.-Boston Daily
Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
BABB TAKES BROOKS PLACE.
Isaurcns Man Appointed as Assistant
To Adjntant General.

Gov. Ansel yesterday appointed
Oscar w. Babb OF L4aurens TO succeed
william t. Brock az assistant adju-
tant general. The appointment was
made on recommendation of Adju-
tant General Boyd ard is To take ef-
feet on November |.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
Two Car Loads.

Arrived Monday az the Boyle Live
Stock Company one car load horses
and one car mules Several high class
driving horses In the lot. Extra nice
Tot OF farm mules. 1013-2tW
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

Sam Hardeman, colored. was kill
ed at Marion Sunday in a row over a
gambling game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

columbia received $24.356.O7 dis
pensary profits for the quarter end
ing September 30th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

A man used to vicissitudes is not
easily dejected.-Johnson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15

\ character is an assemblage of
lltlcS.-piSracE
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28
but
Broke, His Plea
Prisoner in Judge Estelle's Court
Would Confess Guilt Because of
Lack of Money and Friends.

Might just as well plead guilty" de-
clared Samuel Breakbnl TO Judge Estelie.
II aint' got no lawyer, no friends, nor no
money"
Wen, you won't plead guilty in this
court II you are not" said the court with
emphasis. If you have no money, the
court will appoint an attorney and will
bring in. what witnesses you say you need.
But, mind you. If you are convicted you
win go to the penitentiary."
Like other judges sitting on the criminal
bench, Judge Bstelle takes umbrage at the
men. who come before him. declare they
really are innocent, but ask permission 10
plead guilty.
Breakbill was arraigned for breaking and
entering. Two other men, George o. Marks
and Harry Logan. entered pleas OF not
guilty OF charges OF wife abandonment and
desertion, respectively.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28

Il know, but what do you plead?" per-
sisted Prosecutor Mahoney.
It's the Greeks and Bohemians," an
swered Andrews.
For five minutes Mr.. Mahoney did his
best to learn whether Andrews pleaded
guilty or not guilty to the charge OF as
sault. At each query Andrews gave vent
to a short interrupted address on the
tendencies of Greek and Bohemian boys
THE Irish boys don't do It," he declared
It's the Greeks and Bohemians. They
throw stones"
1t was incidentally learned that Andrews
had no visible means OF support, and wai
garrulous in his ideas
Judge Crawford sentenced him to five
days in jail. .
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28
Five Days Fine
for Gaming Boy
Aged Man Sentenced in Police Court
Following Vain Attempt to Get
Him to Plead.

Ladies and Gentlemen, your honor and
the jury"
Hold on, there, You're not up to make a
speech; besides there's no jury here" This
little exchange occurred in Judge Craw-
ford's court Wednesday morning, and
served as prelude to a study in psy-
chology.
William Andrews, an aged man Twins
at Tenth and Pierce streets. who was
being arraigned for having struck small
boy over the head with a cane, made the
opening address.
What do you pleadT" continued Act
ing Prosecutor Mahoney. after the excite
ment had died off,
why they threw rocks at me- re-
sponded the defendant
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28

or soorched BY fire, apply BuckIen's AR
Mica salve. Cures piles. too and the worst
sores Guaranteed. &c. For sale by Bea-
ton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28
COLD DOES NOT DAMAGE CROPS
Fruit Ia the Worst Sufferer from the
Recent FFigtd Spell In
Nehrnaka

In Nebraska the wheat crop has not been
improved by a cold and windy week, ao-
oordng to the Burlington crop report, al
though there was no serious or perceptible
damage done. Reports from the agents
over the district show prospects as COM
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28

pared with an average crop as follows:
Lincoln division, 73 per cent; Omaha divi-
sion, Is per cent; Wymore division 5s per
cent; McCook division. SO per cent. The
prospects for fruit in the Nebraska district
are exceedingly bad and very. little fruit
can be reasonably expected on account Of
the cold and freezing weather since fruit
trees commenced to bud. Sugar beets are
being planted,
The timely use OF Chamherlain,s Cnnrh
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28

The timely use OF Chamberlains Cough
Remedy will prevent pneumonia
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-28
MOTHERS Friend
a LINIMENT FOR EXTERNAL USE.

:: :: !: ! !: g.
Of both child greatly reduce
aha main ana danger
s write for our information expecan
uOthsrs THE RRADFEELD 0O.s ATLANTA Ga,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-22
KING CASE TO
COME J up AGAIN
FAMOUS FIGHT MAY BE FOUGHT
ffE OVER -5REHEARlNGfiI
ASKED FOR. 80 4 I,

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
fight over the famous King Land.
Claim OF West Virginia came up again
in the Supreme Court OF the United
States yesterday, when John G. Car,
Isle and Maxwell f. Stiles asked the
court to grant Henry G. King a re-!
hearing In the suit against the state
OF West Virginia and Others, recently
decided adversely to him. q q
III The court took the matter under
confederation. King claims the land
by yirture of the grant in 1895 by the
State .ofiVirginla of 100000 acres OF
land to Robert Morris, the financial
hacker; of the continental government
during the Revolution. S, 3,6,f
~ For years the controversy over the
title to the land. now located In wy.
omins. Mcdowell and Mingo counties,
West Virginia, has aEitated that sec
ton of the country. Men took lin
arms to defend what they claimed as
theirorightF and us the courts decided
onenB;ayfor another blood ran. freely
intfeitst for possession War between
the rival claimants seemed Imminent
ut fiMef.f as q Z s.ls II 4 IS VA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-22
HARRY BRI7'TON
PLEADS. GUILTY
MAN CHARGED WITH FORGERY
MAKES CONFESSION BEFORE [;
tsst ii JUDGE MASON. :. ~

8 Harry Britton, charged with forg-s
cry. yesterday confessed to the crime
IN the Circuit Court. Judge ,Mnsont
did not pass sentence in the case but:
will do so In a few days. Britton1 1t!
Is alleged some time ago signed al
check Tor "a small sum. using the
name of45 Harrison Manley. aswell!
known Marion county citizen. and lat
er passed the worthless check att
-Worthinston. He was indicted fori
the offense at the last term OF the;
grand jury and yesterday confessed
In the Circuit Court. ...i CT n
The trial of Iohn Hendrlckson, col
ored, for the shooting OF Benny How,
ard, also colored, at Barrackviile, sew
eral weeks ago, was yesterday held
In the Circuit Court. Hendrickson
was tried and found guilty by the
jury. Judge Mason did not pass sem
tence in this case but will do so lat
err II II 4. ~ = I 49, ! 20 {,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-22
SOM CENSUS 5PRo,eLEMs.

When is "a Hung Ian not a Hun
sgarian II IS IA ques lion that Is causing
Director Of the Census Durand no end
or trouble, and which incidentally is
interesting Presid ent Taft and a score
or more M emhers Of the Census Com.
.InItteess OF the House and Senate.
The answer as propounded by Hun
Z gaftans who are not Hungarians
seems to he wi hen he IFS q slovak, or
Sloyenians, r theninns Little Rus
sian ct c..: etc mostly ""etc." s.
Some sloyaks. or Slovenians. Ruth.
enians. Little Russians, and etc, etc,
discovered that The Sbill authorizing
the taking of the 1910 census did not
ntemplate distihg gushing the nat.
uralIzed Immigrants from Southeast.
sern Europe except as Austrians or
sHingar lans. Their individuality was
lost ThereupnnS a. d allegation was gath
erred together some twenty Or thirty,
representing 250: 900 throughout the
country. and hurried to. astington to
s protest against the me- hod' of proce.
{ d,ire. rs a55o 4 Z Hi " &,
Il To begin with they tackled Presi-
dent Taft. Led by Representative
SABBATH. Of Chicago. himself Pole,
they came down upon the White
House like an avalanche. They were
9 ward zoff however by being hurried
through the Presidential Misunderstanding
mill with the morning grist Of payers
SEofs respe cts. They had no opportun-
Sity tof thresh out their: grievance with
$thet Presid ent. Y Z q
Nothlng dnunted. they hurried away
ito Dlrecto Of the Census Durand and
told him that something must be,
done. The slovaks, or Sldvenlans,
SRuthenians, Little Russians and Ser.
ans. etc, must he allowed to tell the.
Census enunerator theirtreal nation
atty not merely the geographical To-,
! cation Of their native lands. WI.
Durand looked over: the resolution
presented and bsigned by the delega-,
4 ton, Sgazed though tfuly at, the list of
3apnella ions which would have wreck
led 3a ypeWriter in the writing of them.
1 and promised ito do what he could to;
remedy the trouble. &.
las, the poor census enumerator.v'
5swhispe bred the Director to himself, his
eyes fasc inated by the variegatcd com
ton of slaYonic, sRuthenian, Little
Y RUSSIAN. and ;seryian consonantst that
Eracetl the petition, as the delegation
filed forth:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-22
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REVIVAL NOTES.

Subject of the sermon this evening.
Who Was Jesus. or Unitarianism An.
sWered. d. ! y I
The big chorus Is giving inspiring
song services. The meetings viii close
next Sunday with a pleasing Easter
exercise to be given Sunday night. by
the Junior Christian Endeayor Socle.
ty. 4, b (. M +, z. e
Many people are talking about tho
meetings in a highly appreclative way.
Miss Anderson's especially call out
many favorable comments.
II you have not been in church for
ten years, YOU do not know what a
real live modern church service Is
like. YOU do not know what you are
missing ~
The church has nude greater prog:
ress In the past ten years than she
has In any fifty years OF any century.
While Col. Robt. G. 1ngersoll was liv!
ing he said in one of his speeches that
Sin ten years the Bible will motel
read. But to-day more copies OF the
Bible are sold annually than any ono
hundred other books combined. IN
the English language alone ten mill
lions Of Bibles are issued each year.
Bibles are issued In twice as many
languages as at the time 1ngersolE
made his prophecy.It goes to all parts
Of the world in over 400 languages.
The late researches have exploded
every infldel argument against Chris
tianity. And yet there are in Fair
mont a few half educated "little pop
inlay tinfidels who imagine the Bible
Is nm exploded book. &,
~ III NJ z +ss - ~ REpNRTER n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-22
Few SUGGESTIONS.
= Fairnont after the flrst ofl April /,

VAS Fairmont after the first OF April will
have q wet" council with the sane
Stion 81 the ople by popular vote in
giantinl giicense to sell liquor. This
n 4, p#st 4. ma ter OF record and 1t is
folly to tEy to change 1t or, complain
about Mt Y! The better element of peo-
55ple and we speak adyiselly here, the
sod fearing 6. law abiding, humanity
loving citizens. were not In favor
sof license and 4 realize fully how
heIvotes were obtained In favor OF sa.
looms, but the election Is over and the
town will be; wet. that is settled.
There are many other things now to
he sidered which 1t will be well for
the sconncilmen ITO think aboct. Arc
we 70 shabe q wet chief OF police and
wet linen sof the. blue. as his assist.
SAINT 3 In recent yenrs we have had So
der men on the force, men who would
mot beg, buy pr demand liquor. from
the saloon Keepers. but other cities
Cant SAY SO much OF their officers and
it u; not at all unlikely that unfit
men Will pplyI for city Jobs from, the
i wet council Is up TO the members
sofs council to give the city good OH.
3seials, otherwise the 4 IS majority for FOL.
license will melt away lik g the mist
and md the "a maori ri. the Demo crat: