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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Fair EXCHANGE, Yet a Robberv.

While GuStave Dore was at Ischl
and wandering about the mountains
he became much interested In a coun-
try wedding and sketched it on the
spot. He put the sketch into a book
In the pocket Of his paletot and went
back to the hotel to dinner. After
dinner he looked for the sketch. 1t
WAS gone. Angry at the theft, the
artist called the landlord and made
complaint, but no trace Of the book
was found. From Ischl Dore went to
Vienna, and there he found a letter
and parcel awaiting him. The let
ter, which was anonymous, read thus:
"Sir, l stole your book at Ischl. The
sketch was so charming that l could
not resist the temptation Of having it
In my possession, and l knew very
well you would never consent to sell
1t to me. But theft is neither my
trade nor my habit, and 1 beg you to
accept as souvenir of my crime and
my enthusiasm for your talent the
walking stick which will reach you at
the same time as this letter."
o. The cane was one with q massive
gold head in which was set a gem Of
value.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
NO MORE FREE MESSAGES.
Federal Railroad Bill Requires Re.
call OF Telegraph Franks.

Atlanta, Ga, July 31.-Woe be-
gone expressions adorned the count
neances Of many Atlantans yesterday
and these expressions plainly read
victims Of reform" The downcas st
army Is composed of those citizens
who have for years enjoyed the privi-
lege of dead heading" their tele-
graph messages to relatives and
friends and the cause Of their woe
was brief notice from the telegraph
companies to the fleet that Uncle Sam
under the amendment of the Hep
burn Act, would bury telegraph
franks in the same grave with the
late" railroad free pass.
The date Of the burial is August II
next, and Atlantans will not be alone
In their sorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Bull eaitina.

Although bull batting was a cruel
pastime, it was also a fulfilling of the
law, for formerly no butcher was al.
lowed to offer for sale the flesh Of any
bull that had not been baited. The
goading Of the animal in a fury was
supposed to have some influence on the
flesh. In similar belief the flesh Of q
hunted hare was thought to be superior
In flavor to that Of one that had been
shot, and a present Of "a hunted hare
was considered to be special compli-
ment. In the records Of the corpora
ton Of Leicester, England, the follow
Ing order appears: "At common hall,
held on Thursday before st. Simon and
se. Jude, 1867, mo butcher to kill bull
till baited.'" At Winchester it was or
dered (reign Of Henry VIII "that
from hensfOrth ther shal be no bull
stake set before any mayors dore to
bayte any bull, but onlie at the bull
ringe within the saide cytie."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
GALA WEEK ANDERSON, S. @.
Excursion Rates Via Southern Rail.
way.

Account Gala Week the Southern
Railway announces very low and at.
tractive round trip rates to Anderson.
5. c. Tickets to be sold from all
points July 30th to August 9Th inclu-
sive, limited to reach original start
Ing point returning not later than
midnight of August 9Th. 1910.
For further information, rates. etc.
apply to Southern Railway ticket
agents, or address:
j. l.. MEEK. w. E. MCGEE.
Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. Div. Pas. Agt.
Atlanta, Ba. Charleston, S. c..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

1t is respectfully suggested to city
council that at it's next meeting the
automobile ordinance be amended,
raising the speed limit to rs miles an
hour. Nine-tenths of the automo-
biles are now driven through the
streets at a speed exceeding fifteen
miles an hour, while it is not unusual
to observe some particularly careless
driver speeding his car up to 25 or
more miles. AS the law Is not en-
forced it should be revised to suit the
autoists--it is shame to have a law
that so many citizens are forced, by
the speed mania, to violate every day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Gender of the Sword.

Among the many curious notions OBJ
taining among the different races u.s.
Ing the sword may be noted the gen.
der of the weapon. In the north of
Europe 1t was either masculine, as in
Britain, or neuter, as In Germany,
while in the south it was uniformly
feminine. Its force and cruelty ap-
pealed to the northern mind. Its grace
and elegance attracted the warriors
OF the sunny south. 1t typified to the
one strength, to the other dignity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
STATE FLAGS FOR SCHOOLS.
Clemson College will Push Work OH
Flags-The Design.

Clemson College, July 31.-An Act
of the last session of the General AS
sembly requires THAT the State flag
shall be displayed daily, except in
rainy weather, from a staff upon the
State House, one building Of the State
University and of each State college,
and upon every public school building
except when the school is closed du-
ring vacation" Section of the Act
reads:
That it shall be the duty Of Glenn
son College to manufacture in it's tex
tile department. and sell at approx
innate cost flags Of suitable sizes and
correct design, which shall consist
Of blue, with white increscent in the
upper flagstaff corner, and white pal
metto tree in the centre, as prescrib-
ed in the resolution adopted by the
General Assembly, January 2S, 1861,
to be approved by the secretary of
the historical commission"
From the number of letters Act
ing President Riggs Is receiving, ask
ing about the flags. it is evident that
the school authorities of the State are
anxious to meet the requirements of
this patriotic statute. Prof. Riggs
says that the work of making the
| flags will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. To quote from one Of Prof.
Doggett's letters to Mr.. A. s. Salley,
Jr.. Clemson is anxious 'to have as
many schools as possible open in the
| autumn with a suitable celebration
connected with the hoisting of the
State flag"
The fact that the power is off du-
ring the summer will necessarily de-
lay the manufacture of the flags
Prof Doggett is going ahead with all
the details that must be worked out,
and will have everything in readiness
so that when the power is put on
| about the 1st Of September, he can
turn out the flags rapidly.
1t has required considerable investi-
CATION to get the exact design for the
| flags. For instance. the color had
to be decided on. According to Mr..
A. s. Salley. Jr., secretary Of the his
torical commission, who says he hates
to be called State historian, because
he is not, and who further says:
Historians cannot be made by Gen.
eral Assemblys, but secretary can
be so made" the proper blue Is a
SOFT dark blue-just such a blue as
lady's silk dress would be made Of.
The Moultrie flag, which was adopt
ed, with amendments, as the State
flag, was made of a piece of dark blue
cloth, which had been bought for a.
| lady's silk dress" The color adopted
or approved was seected by Mr.. Salley
from a number of samples made by
Prof. Doggett.
Tbe fact that the stem of the pal
mctto tree on the South Carolina flag
appears to be stocky is due, as Mr.
Salley explains, to the fact that the
device was taken from the logs Of
which Fort Moultrie was built.
Clemson Is glad to have the honor
Of making the State flags for South
Carolina, and will do her best to
manufacture the proper flag and have
1t ready for the schools as soon as
possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Summer School Opens.

The summer school for teachers
opened Monday with an atten
dance of about twenty-five. The pros
poets are that this session Of the
summer school will be well attend
ed and that the teachers will do good
work. Courses are offered in: Geo
graphy, History, Primary Methods,
Manual Training, Algebra, and En-
glish Grammar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

On last Tuesday evening at 1880
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wilson gave in
marriage their daughter, Bessie
Rhodes to Thomas English Cooper.
The wedding of this popular couple
attracted quite a crowd from many
sections, and the beautifully decorat-
ed home was indeed a scene Of hap
piness.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. t. r. English, Of Richmond, an
uncle of the groom.
Miss Lillian Wilson came in as
maid-of-honor, then the groom and
his best man. Mr.. Brearley Cooper
took their positions under the huge
bell and were followed by the bride.
learning on the arm Of her father,
Mr.. Edwin Wilson.
The bride as Miss Bessie Wilson
had a host Of friends and she will
be greatly missed by all.
Mr.. Cooper Is a rising and popular
young business man of Mayesville,
whore the happy pair will reside af-
ter their honeymoon spent in Hender-
sonville and other North Carolina
points.
They left on the 9:15 train, and the
many guests In the meantime had
partaken OF punch and elegant re-
freshments. The presents were nu-
merous and costly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
What He Saxad.

"Good" shouted the friend Of the
bibliophile as the latter emerged from
the burning house carrying q bundle
OF books. "Did you save your Shake
speares"
NO." replied the bibliophile, comb
Ing a spark out Of his whiskers: II
saved my BacOn."-Houston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
FOR SALE.

Modern eight-room residence, built
OF Al material throughout, on lot
S0by2s6. Within one square Of bug
mess district and new government
postoff1ce. Two squares Of paseen-
ger depot. Good residence section.
Will eventually be business property.
d. M. BLANDING.
2.2Q.0& =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Sunday at the Isle of Palms: Mr. and
Mrs Conyers Cuttino. Mr.. John Clack,
Mr.. r. L. Wright, and Mr.. T. B..
jenkins.
Mr.. w. A. Thompson returned TO
the city Monday from Charleston.
Miss Lula Cooke Boykln left for
Hendersonville Monday.
Mr.. Walter Moore, who has been
visiting his uncle. Mr.. P. G.. Bowman,
returned to his home in Dalzell this
week.
Mr.. G. M. Zeigler left for Charles
ton and Sullivan's Island Sunday
fie will also visit Savannah and other
points before returning. Mr.. Zeigler
VIII be away for four weeks.
Mr.. r. Mood Brown Is spending a
while In Charleston and on Sullivan's
Island.
Mr.. Scott Strohecker, who has been
visiting friends here. went to Monetta
A"ohudy HlOrnlI1B.
Miss Julia Hadden has returned to
the city. after short visit to friends
at Mayesvile.
Mr.. j. III. Johnson has returned
to the city from Asheville. N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geddings Cushman,
OF Aiken. who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. George DeMedicis, have
gone to Charleston.
Miss Natilee Norman left Monday
morning to visit friends in walhalla.
Mr.. J. e. Jervey has returned to
the city from Manning.
Mr.. N. G. Osteen, ST., went to
Glenn Springs Monday.
Mr.. Frank Patton, who has been
with the Observer, In Charlotte, n.
c.. has returned to this city, where
he has accepted a position as linotype
operator for The Daily Item.
Mr.. w. Rodgers Scarborough, of
Bishopvile. was In the city Monday.
Col. w. d. Scarborough and Mr..
Arthur Scarborough, Of Dalzell. are
in the city.
Rev. j. p. Marion left for Laurens
this morning, where he will spend his
vacation.
Master Graham Bowman went to
Darlington Monday morning.
Mr.. Philip Ard. of New York City.
is visiting relatives in the city
DR.. M. s. Kirk. of Hagood, was in
the city Monday.
Mr.. ]. d. Newman, of Elliotts spent
Monday in town.
Mr.. John H. DesChamps, Of Elliott,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. w. d. Carson. or Providence,
was In the city Monday.
Mr.. Hugh McLaurin, Of wedgefield
was In town on business Monday.
Miss Marie DeLorme has returned
from trip 10 Sullivar's Island and
Aiken.
Mr.. j. ID. Bailey, the expert linotype
operator who has been with the Daily
Item for the past two and a half
years. left for his home at Blaney,
having decided to quit the linotype
to engage In other business.
Misseo Edith Evans, Lizzie Dinkins
and Edna Broughton returned from
Wrightsville Beach Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Harry Brunson and wife Of
summerton are visiting Mr.. w. l..
Brunson on Harvin street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Sumter won the third game from
st. Matthews, Thursday afternoon.
Reports say that it was one of the
best games ever played on the st.
Matthews diamond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Timely WARNING.

Proprietor-I am satisfied with your
work, Pusher, and 1 will raise your
salary from $40 to $12 a week: but,
mind, that does not mean that you
must 60 and get married on the
strength Of it.-New York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
MARRIED.

Married July 26th. In st. Paurs
Episcopal church Of Pendleton. s. c.,
Miss Elo'~I Maxwell Sloan. eldest
daughter of Mr.. Paul Sloan. Jr.. and
Mr.. Edward Douglass McCutchan, of
Mexico City, formerly of Sumter S.
C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

In an interesting game at Bam-
burg, Friday. the Sumter Collegians
won. the score being z to 2. Bat
tcrloH; Sumter, Pearce, Levi and
bnl"lnk; liambcrg. Brlckle. Baxter
and Brndhnm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
Y. M. G. A. Collections.

All of the banks Of the city are
receiving the first payments on the Y.
M. G. A. fund.
The amounts received by each Mon
day. follow:
The Sumter Savings Bank, $214.0e
The Farmers Band & T. Co. 1850
First National Bank, 2s6.b(
Bank Of Sumter. s4s.eS
Total $1,514.ee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
1851.

WANTED-About so goats. Any
number taken. Write stating price,
or Phone It's. A. c. DuRant.
7-26-2t w. & 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
ScandaIous.

what do you think? Mrs. Zizzel,
who never goes to church, has won the
first prize in the church lottery!'-Meg.
gendOrfer Batter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Tho Humicr Game Cocks, a colored
baseball t"nm. defeated the Paxvllle
Nin". ThurHdaY on tho local dia-
mOnd, by tho score OF ~ to 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03
A Dozen Euus.

The Teacher-How many eggs are
there In a dozen? The Pupil-Five
fresh ones, five doubtful ones and two
bad ones.-Cleveland Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

AN OPPORTUNTTY-In January al
ter the last horse show In Sumter
purchased the handsome horse
which was awarded the blue RIB
bon (first prize) by the judges. they
having decided that he was the
best single harness horse on exhihi-
ton. He IL without blemish, kind
and sensible and the kind Of horse
that II not often on the market.
Having determined not to keen
horse. am Offering him for saJA
c. p. Osteen, M. D.. Sumter. 8. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

President Taft's allusion to a ship
subsidy at Portland was done very
gracefully, for a man of his weight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

In reverence is the chief Joy and
power Of life.--Ruskin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

The march OF the human mind ia
Slow.-Burke.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Generally the man or woman who
says 81 don't care" is a liar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Without tact you can learn moth.
ing.-Disraeli.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-03

Never let familiarity exclude re-
spect.-J. Vanbrugh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-13
Ell Pasoans Get Cup in the
Air" and Do Some Avia
ton Stunts That Let in
the Victory.
(By n. NJ. WaIker.)

Cananea ...-....----.-- ~
lei Paso NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Max Reardon and his spit ball won
for Cananea Sunday afternoon At any
rate an Ell Paso pitcher won, for Make
pitched in the sand lot circuit OF the
ssity league before he went to Cananea-
Things were moving along merrlIy
until the fourth inning, when FL Paso
scored two off of a ragged eaten Dy
Spider Adams at second base Tor can
anea. which was followed up by an
equally ragged one by Whaling. B., TO
the same Spider, second baseman, the
ball hitting the dirt several inches IN
front of Spiders lean shinbone- inns
sent Hewitt around to third after ne
had got on by waiting for four PAD
balls at the plate Whaling. T., helped
the good work alon@ by overthroWins
the ball after he had backed up Adams
and Hewitt scored. Jackson. up after
Earthman had been retired by Reardon,
managed to score on an equally uhpe-
coming collection of errors, which
started by Whaling, r, missing Males
throw from third to first of Stanley
Gray's ground ball Two runs OH or
no hits was not a shining inning Tor
the visitors, but watch for the next
inning.
In the first of the fifth. the aviation
record of Washington park was broken
.'Orville" Wright, the new shortstop'
started the engine going in this inning
by throwing wild to Jackson at first
after Brand had hit one down his way
Before that Spider Adams and Hodges
had been unfeeling enough to lay down
two hunts and beat them out for in
field hits after Bill Goodman had got
hit in the ribs for a safety TO first
Then r. Whaling hit to right field.
scoring Goodman and Adams Nalle got
2 little horseshoe hit through second
and scored Hodges. Jackson, the old
reliable of the club. threw the bali
away, trying to cut Hodges off at the
plate and then the airship went up
high and circ3ed several times before
landing Brand hit to Wright who
threw wide to Jack and Brand went TO
second while r. Whaling scored. B.
Whaling hit to short, but Hewitt grab
bed IT off for a boot and failed to get
the runner. This ended the comedy OF
errors, Reardon striking out and Good
man ending the agony by flying out to
Cow an in right.
Ell Paso scored another i'll the fifth
off Of q pair Of two base hits by Rum
sey and Wright Cananea added another
TO its total in the sixth, when Rumsey
hit Adams and came near enough TO
Hodges TO get him a base. Nalie sent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-13
WINGO MAY COME
BACK TO Ell PASO
Anderson Has Been Sold by
Cincinnati, But Doesn't
Like It.

Wingo Anderson may be back in an
FL Paso uniform before the present
crescent moon gets on its monthly jag
Wingo has been sold TO Dayton, o., the
sub cellar club of the Central league
Anderson was not Overjoyed at his sale
to the minors and Immediately got into
communication with the management Of
the local club in regard to getting back
on his last seasons club for the re-
mainder of the year.
This would make the WingO boy an
outlaw, for he would be breaking out
of the reservation by not going to Day
ton, but he has evidently had enough
of the cold weather in the north and
wants to get back where the sun shines
every day.
Manage Harbuck and the directors
of the club are figuring on a dicker
by which Anderson will be brought here
for the remainder of the season The
advent of Anderson into the Maverick
club would mean a letout for at least
two Of the four pitchers now working
at present, as he is sturdy enough to
work twice each week and would need
little assistance in handling the pitch
ing of the local club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-13
JOHNSON FEARS 4
SMASH IN PIT Of
HIS BREADbASkET

San Francisco, Cal, June 13-It is
evident that Jack Johnson and his
trainers fear the stomach attacks of
Jim Jeffriess fists. The negro cham
pion has begun hardening his bread
basket.
At Saturdays exhibition, one of the
most successful OF the training season,
his boxing partners were told to hit
for the belly and they did. The work
out brought a lot of favorable comment
| from the experts.
There were II rounds of boxing, of
which four were minute contests with
Kaufman. In addition the champion
boxed four rounds with Cotton and two
with Dave Mills.
Even Kaufman was given instructions
to play for the champions stomach.
With 200 pounds of weight to back him
up, Kaufman wrestles Johnson around
the ring in much better shape than
any of the regular sparring partners
and the work was good for both
Following the boxing with Kaufman,
Johnson finished with some work with
Cotton and Mills. AT the same time
Kaufman was boxing in the same ring
with Waller Monahan, so there was a
good show for the spectators
Johnson performed yesterday before
the largest crowd since he began train
ing at the ocean beach. When he had
finished and had retired for his rub
down, more than 1000 persons spread
the news to the crowd on the beach
that the champion is in superb cOndi-
ton, and had just finished grind of
gymnasium work so fast and furious
as to leave little doubt as to his fit
ness.
After boxing four rounds with Cot
ton, Johnson took Kaufman on for
like number and the bout was an in
teresting one. Kaufman is big help
to the champion, and as a reward for
his assistance he is receiving many
valuable tips on ring conduct that viii
help him in his future fights. Dave
Mills stood before Johnson for two
snappy rounds and the crowd expressed
its surprise many times at the nimble-
ness and cleverness of the star.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-13
CLOSE CAME SUNDAY WITH CANANEA
THE VICTOR BY JUST ONE RUN

Adams to third with a little easy
chance and T. WhaIing's clean cut hit
to right FL PaSo made a desperate eff
fort to tie the game up in the eighth,
but failed by one run. Jackson got q
single to right and was sent the dis
lance by Ketchum's demise at first, an
error by first baseman Whaling and
Stan. Gray's three Dagger to deep right.
Gray cashed IN on this long drive when
Reardon shot a crooked one over, which
went to the fence. This concluded the
afternoons aviation meeting after two
successful flights had been made and
Cananea had busted her jinks into
small pieces/by winning the third game.
Rumsey started for FL Paso and was
going good when the blOwup came in
the fifth. Two of the four hits made off
of him in this inning were infield ones,
starting from hunts Well laid down. At
ter he had hit two men and allowed
one hit in the seventh, he was pulled
out and Gill was sent in to finish the
game Rumsey had his offerings break
ing fine. especially the high upshoot
which fooled the Cananea club in al
most every inning Reardon pitched the
game Of his career in Ell Paso and his
spit bail was breaking a foot below the
1t.