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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Street Cars i'm BcnncttSviIle.

According to the Pee Dee Advocate
Bcnnettsvillc has an opportunity to
get an electric street car system and
without any cost to the town. All
that is necessary is for the town coun-
oil to give its permission for the line
to be built on the streets.
a. j. Matheson says he will build
and operate a line if the town will al
low him that privilege ana will enter
into a $4,000 bond to have the cars
in operation within II months. He
further agrees to pave the streets oV-
cr the tracks even with the top of the
rails, leaving only a small groove for
the ilangeS of the car wheels. This
VIII fix the streets SO that the tracks
Will in no way interfere with the use
Of the streets by vehicles, as they can
he driven over and along the car line
just as If the tracks were not there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
CRATER COULDN'T LIE.
Illinois BOodler SqueaIed OH Pals I'm
Legislature.

luka, ILL.,, June It'd rather he
known as a boodler than a liar" said
Senator Daniel Holstlaw in an inter-
view at his home today, speaking of
his confession to accepting a bribe of
1880 as a legislator.
Maybe" he continued, 'I took the
money because I saw every one else
doing the same thing: 1 can't ex-
plain. l made the confession because
L could not tell a lie.
Il don't KNOW don't understand"
he said with a helpless air, answering
a question Of why he, a man owning
property worth a quarter of a million
dollars, would accept a bribe.
All l want is to sink out of sight"
he said. II knew the Indictment
charging me with perjury was a bluff
and it did not frighten me. But when
they asked me whether / was paid
Tor voting for Senator Lorimer, I had
to tell the truth"
daughter of Holstlaw followed
the interviewer out of the house.
Breaking down, she exclaimed:
ITO spend years of toll in building
a name and then to destroy it at one
blow. Oh! How could he do it? My
mother is prostrated Wa boyo ~.
said a word to father about the trou-
BILE, for it would break his heart. He
could not have been in his right
mind"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
VIADUCT BURNED IN COLUMBIA.
supposed That Passing Engine Set
Structure Afire.

Columbia, June "A fine piece of
bridging in this city was partially
burned today, when the viaduct over
the tracks entering the union station
yards took fire, it is supposed from a
passing engine. The telegraph lines
to Charleston were disabled by the
hres burning the poles. The viaduct
permits the street cars to go out to-
ward Olympia Mill village without
crossing the railroad tracks at the
grade. The viaduct was built in
1901.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Condition is 82.1 Compared With Ten
Year Average of SO.9-And the
Acreage Is Larger.

Washington, June 2.-The first cot
ton report of the season by the crop
reporting bureau, issued today, show
ed the condition of the growing crop
on May % was SO per cent. of a nor
NAL as compared with S1.1 on that
date last year and S0.9 the average
for the past 10 years.
The area planted with cotton this
year is about 33,196,OOO acres, or
about 1923 per cent. compared with
S2,392,000 acres last year, an increase
Of about 100000 acres. or 2S per
cent.
Details by States follow:
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Tcddy's Antithcsis.

The brief and almost surreptitious
visit to New York by one of the great
est soldiers of modern times has serv-
eu by reason of its very contrast to
leave an impression which no civic
honors or public parades could have
drepened. In this quiet man in a tweed
SUIT who would not even sanction
salute by a battalion of West Point
cadets, the city has been privileged 70
see the most conspicuous example of
military mOdesty since Grant, and
the fact is one on which it is agree
able to dwell. There has been no hint
IN anything that he has said that this
was the hero of Khartoum: not a
word about my regiment, my plan of
campaign, my policy in India; no al
luSlon to any event in the remarkable
career Of the plain soldier. whose en-
inent services raised him to the pcer-
age and won for him the rank Of field
hdrShal. ii" has said not word
that could cause concern at anv for
eign Office. The example of unosten
tation and of an incognito strictly pre-
served Is one useful for comparison.
New York will regret the dtparture of
It's distinguished guest, but with due
appreciation of the fact that it has
been long enough to point a moral of
modest mcrit.-New York World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
DUVALL FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
heraw Man Announces Candidacy
And Files Pledge.

Cheraw. June 2.-The Hon. E. w.
Duvall. member Of the last house of
representatives from Chesterfield
county. and a prominent member of
it's ways and means committee, has
today definitely announced himself a
candidate for the Office of Lieutenant
Governor, and has filed his pledge.
His platform is good roads, economi-
cal administration of the States fin
ances, liberal support of the public
schools. support of the States educa-
tional institutions, local option, If the
liquor question becomes an issue in the
campaign. He has the entire county
of Chesterfield at his back. He is q
thorough business man, a fact that
was recognized when the Retail Hard
ware Association of the Carolinas
elected him its president. At present
he Is vice president Of the Cheraw
Board of Trade. and a very impor-
tant member of that organization.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

Greenville, May 31.-Coming in TO
dinner today and noticing his fathers
place vacant at the family table, the
young son of Albert Belts went into
his fathers room and found his dead
body lying across the bed where he
had placed himself after taking car
bolic acid in sufficient quantity to
cause his death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
.Arranglng IL.
&. G.. Blanden.

lrate Tailor (who has called fire.
quently TO collect. without success)--
My dear sir, wish you'd make some
definite arrangement with me.
The Man-Why, surely-let's sce--
we'll suppose you call every Monday.
Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Marjorie.

Know not what far heaven she
sought
In passing from our day;
| only know the heaven she brought
And took away.
6. G.. Blanden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

presumably those Illinois patriots
nave spent tn" money by this time. At
least, we note no mention of an offer
To pay any of it back.-Washingt
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

When will the bugles sing truce
Unless they do, if the fighting goes on.
even Democracy but poorly pre-
pared for action after IA years of
dlsheartenment may carry the day
Washington Evening Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

Mr.. j. +. Reid. through his attor-
ney, pleaded guilty To disorderly con-
duct on Friday and was fined $50
by the Recorder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

Ballinger has explained everything
away except himself, which shows
how Incapable he is of resignation-in
dlfiiculties.-Charleston News and
Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Foley
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You

What They VIII Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-.
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
w. w. SIBERT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

Men, women and children were
there 20 the number OF nearly a thou
sand. with two hundred wagons drawn
hy oxen. With them were several
thousand horses and cattle, and also
household furniture. ploughs and
seeds. II was the kind OF army that
never retreats. IL was q nation Ina
transit And the objective point,
across rivers. deserts and mountains,
and through an Indlan-lnfested re-
combined. was two thousand miles
away.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Looking After State Lands.

Baton Rouge.-Fred Grace, register
of the state land office. has returned TO
the city from Washington, where he
went in the interest of the state lands.
Mr.. Grace was very successful as re-
suit of his trip, and thinks that the
state has splendid chance to win the
Ferry Lake land ease of Caddo parish:
where some valuable lands in Caddo
parish are being claimed by outside
parties. Mr.. Grace also looked into
the Sabine Island casa. and is hopeful
of the state still being able to maintain
it's title to these lands. There is ny
question about Baton Rouge getting
the two federal land Offices when they
are consolidated and the Offices at New
Orleans and Natchitoches closed. A
great majority Of the Louisiana con
gressmen favor Baton Rouge, and al
there seems to be no question about
the two Offices being closed, it is evi
dent that Baton Rouge will get thu
records.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01

District Attorney Wax says that the
parish of East Baton Rouge is not liza
BILE for the expense in the McKowen
case.
at is my opinion that the parish Of
East Baton Rouge is not liable for the
expense which will be necessarily at
tendant upon the trial of the McKowen
case, transferred from the parish OF
East Fehciana. by a decree of that
court. The law governing changes of
venue, unfortunately, is silent on the
point of the expense of these trials, but
section 14s of the Revised Statutes,
under the caption of expenses of crimi-
nal prosecutions, states that all ex-
penses incurred in the different parishes
Of the state by the arrest, confinement,
maintenance and prosecution of persons
accused or convicted of crimes, their
removal to prison, the pay of Jurors
and witnesses and all expenses what.
ever attending criminal proceedings
shall be paid by tn Irrespective parishes
in which the offense charged may have
been committed. While I have the right
at this time to state in what parish
the offense charged was committed, il
at all, we all know that it was not com
mitted in the parish of East Bator
Rouge, and we certainly should not BIZ
expected to burden ourselves with thi
large expense. 1t is probable that step!
| will be taken to determine this matte
with absolute certainty, as we have
enough difficulty in meeting our own ex
penses without assuming the debts an
obligations of other parties
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Corn Club Rally.

Baton Rouge.-The first bays corn
club rally will be held on March 81 at
Calhoun experiment station, and will
be addressed by V. L. Roy Of Baton
Rouge, who has worked up the boys
corn clubs in Louisiana. E. J. Watson,
secretary of the North Louisiana Agri-
cultural Society, has issued the call for
the meeting, as follows:
"The next meeting Of the North
Louisiana Agricultural Society will be
held at the experiment station Thurs
day, March 81, and at this meeting if
is proposed to hold boys corn club
rally. This meeting is to be most
important one, and will be devoted
to the cause of the great movement that
is sweeping over the south to interest
boys and young people generally IL
progressive agriculture. Every boys
corn club in North Louisiana is spec
tally invited TO send delegation Il
this meeting. Professor V. L. Roy, tn
boys corn club specialist, will be tn
leading speaker on this occasion. Pro
fessor J. o. Taylor of Bastrop and othe
speakers will also address the meet
ing.n
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Franklinton Gets Funds.

Franklinton.-The Bauk of Frank.
linton, Washington parish, was award
ed the contract for the deposit of tbs.
funds of the Louisiana state department
of agriculture and immigration and the
experiment station over the banks Of
Baton Rouge. The Bank of franklin
ton bid Al per cent interest on the
state funds, while the FIVE banks of
Baton Rouge presented one commune
cation to the board, offering 2 per cent
interest. The Bank of Franklinton s
bid was so much higher than the city
banks, and the law on the subject was
so plain, that the executive committee
of the boar Unanimously awarded the
contract to the Franklinton Bank.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
D. A. &. Prizes Offered.

Baton Rouge-Both of the chapters
of the Daughters of the Confederacy of
Baton Rouge are offering prizes in tine
university for essays on certain histori.
cal subjects. The Pohanna-Waddi>
chapter has renewed its offer Of last
year of prize for the best essay on
some subject relating to the Confeder-
acy. The Henry W. Allen chapter has
offered a prize for the best essay on
some selected subject relating to some
phase of southern history. The subjest
of the Johanna Waddill prize will be
ga Biographical Sketch of Raphael
semmes. Those competing for the
Henry ". Allen prize will write upon
"The Religious Instruction of the
Slaves A student may compete for
one prize only. Those who expect to
submit essays in competition for the
prizes will do their work under the su'
pervision of one of the professors OF
history in the university
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Planning for Experimental Work

Baton Rouge.-Dr. ". R. Dodson, d.
rector of the LOuisian state experiment
station. is making the plans for the ex'
narimput work that is to be done dur
ing the coming year at the different sta
tons. At the Crowley rice station the
experiments in rotation and varieties
will be continued. This is the second
wear that the Crowley station has been
operated, and it has already proved
great help TO the dice planters. In Ba'
ton Rouge new experiments Will be
made in the raising Of hogs on forage
crops, such as oats in the field and po-
tat0es. The station has Just purchased
fortv-eight head Of hogs. At Calhoun
different experiments in varieties will
he conducted this year. At the sugar
station in Audubon park DR.. Dodsoh
will continue the sugar experiments.
The boilers at the Audubon station were
first used at he cotton exposition. They
have been condemned, and it will be
necessary before next year to place
new ones, and possibly new engines
DR.. Dodson is making up his report to
the general ASSEMBLY, He will ask the
lawmakers this year for $1,000 for eact
of the experiment stations, or $4,000
for the four stations. Two years age
the general assembly gave $4,000, bu
it has not been sufficient to carry GU
the plans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
NATIONAL. STATE. FOREIGN. or
INTEREST TO kEAPF
THE WHOLE WEEKS DOIHGS
Short Mention of Interesting Happen
ings From Day TO Oav Through
out the Word.
WASHINGTON.

The ambition Of Representative
Townsend OF Michigan TO assume
charge of the administration railroad
bill on the floor OF the house VIII not
be gratifed, the honor going TO Chalr-
man Mann OF the committee On inter
state commerce. This fact developed
Saturday and supporters OF the DILL
in the form in which it was originally
introduced by Representative IoWA-
send and as it now is pending III the
senate, are greatly disappointed.
The Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry was
resumed Friday after an adjournment
OF practically two weeks, the sessions
of last Friday and Saturday having
been seriously interferred with by the
fight against Speaker Cannon IN the
house of representatives
With scarcely the semblance OF a
struggle, the democratic members OF
| the house of representatives FRIDAY
| elected the four minority members OF
the enlarged rules committee as 1ol
| lows: Champ Clark Of Missouri, Ia
votes. Oscar Underwood OF Alabama
1O2 votes; Lincoln Dixon of Indiana
50 votes: John ]. Fitzgerald OF New
York, IS votes.
| The interstate commerce bill OF tn
house committee on interstate AM
foreign affairs was ordered favorabl,
Friday. Every republican member o
the committee voted for the bill, an
four democrats, Peters Of Massachu
sets, Adamson and Bartlett OF Geoi
gia and Richardson of Alabama, vote
against it.
The pension bill, carrying apprt
priations of about s156,000,000, wa
passed by the house Thursday. Neal
" the entire session was occupied b
a contest, made chiefly by republ
cans, against the provisions OF tn
measure as reported from the con
mittee for the abolition of the eightee
pension agencies now in operate
throughout the country. By a vote {
76 to "a the house refused to overruI
the recommendations of the comml
tee. The committee was sustaine
chiefly by democratic votes.
The bill terminating the presel
lease for fur seal killing on the Prib
LOFT Islands, in the Pacific, and a
; thorizing the secretary of commer'
and labor to declare a closed sease
on the islands was passed by Il
: senate Wednesday.
The naval appropriation bill, carr
. ing s129037, COZ, was reported to Il
house Tuesday by the naval comm
tee. This amount is about 100000
less than the departments estimat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
DOM ESTIC.

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
Saturday issued an order, effective
April l, releasing from the federal
quarantine for Texas fever or tick
fever of cattle in certain areas
amounting to over $4,000 square miles.
This action is taken as result of the
good progress made in the extermina-
ton of ticks which spread the dis
ease.
Indications are that the fruit crop
of Southwest Texas win be the best
In ten years. The season has been an
unusually good one, aud while the
drouth has been rather severe, it will
not affect the yield very much. The
excessively cold winter held back the
blooming of the trees until after all
danger of the buds being nipped by
frost had passed
Suit for $4,000 in fines has been
brought by the New York game com,
missioner against the Harrison Street
Cold Storage Company At raid OF
the company's plants some time age
there were found 14S pheasants, Ri
wild ducks, 1922 quail, 1850 snipe
and other miscellaneous game birds
The passenger officials of the Gal
veston-Houston railroads claim to be
unconcerned over the coming of the
electric interurban between the two
cities. the substance of their remark:
on the subject being that by the tim:
the interurban is ready for bushes!
there will have been such large in
crease of population in the Calves
ton-Houston district that there will
be enough business for all lines, cleo
trio and steam
Subscriptions are being solicite
In Houston for hotel company whicl
| proposes TO erect hotel TO cost Il
the aggregate the sum of sl,200,0o(
| The proposition under way has tn
| Endorsement of the Houston Bushes
League and about 100000 worth
stock is said to have been alread
| subscribed.
The general sympathetic strike |
support OF the trolley men, which vi
In force three weeks in Philadelph,
came to an end Sunday. when ts
Central Labor Union directed all Pc
sons who quit work in sympathy va
the striking carmen TO return to VOL
At the same time the Central Lab
Union asked all union men to gis
financial support to the street d
strikers until their demands a
granted by the transit company. Eai
union man is asked to contribute o.
days pay each week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
FOREIGN.

j. report reached Manila that q gun
onthe United States cruiser Charles
to. exploded during target practice
an that eight men were killed or
wunded. The Charleston is return
ir to Manila from Olongopo. TIE
Tilted States cruiser Charleston Is
tie flagship of Rear Admiral John
Fabbard, commander-in-chief OF the
Matte feet. Her commanding of1cef
is Commander John H Gibbons. the
CHARLESTON is a protected cruiser OF
900 tons and carries fourteen guns.
Reports from all points in the as
tict directly affected by the eruption
& Mount Aetna indicate that ths no
lnce of the movement within the FoF
ono is subsiding. The various ava
creams are now advancing yer!
.owly, moving only a few YARDS III
ie last twelve hours. Unless new
euption occurs there is little further
anger to be feared.
Five large new assures have opened
ear the central crater Of Mount We
alvius at Naples, but the volcano
shows no greater activity.
! Captain Godfrey Fowler, the Amer
can who was wounded while in com'
mand of the insurgent artillery al 'ne
battle of Tisma, has been found nif
den in Granada, and Friday the gov
.ernment voluntarily delivered him "
Rear Admiral kimball. Request was
made that Fowler be sent out OF 'Hs
country.
King Menelik of Abysinia is SAID u
be dying. Ras Tesama, the regent
with the approval Of the prlnclp@i
chiefs. has taken over the relns u
government. The regent is guafaia.
of Prince Lidj Jeassau, grandson y.
the king, and heir to the throne u
|Abyssinia.
King Victor Emanuel Friday ca
pressed his intention 10 go INTO INC
territory threatened by the Volcahis
eruptions. He will direct the SoiA
Of succor and share the danger OF hi'
subjects if the eruptions conunue
grave.
President Madriz Of Nicaragua DC
clares he will not answer the last PRIV
posal made by Estrada looking "
peace settlement on the ground tns'
it is absurd.
Greytown reports the arrival lueo-
day of the gasoline launches Esiue11s
and the Lark, commanded by Enriqas
Espinosa and Ulisus Jrgente' "h'
arose against the insurgent autn01'
ties at Prinzapolka and captured uo'.
ernor Carlos Ibarra and others, ms.
with the government steamer s1l
Jacinto will be able TO begin opsAs
tons against Bluehelds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
VIII Dedicate Tablet.

Baton Rouge.-On April the Louis
fana Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will formally ded-
icate the tablet which has been placed
in the state capitol to commemorate
the battle of Baton Rouge. fought be-
tween the British and American and
Spanish forces, and declared to be the
only battle of the American revolution
fought ON Louisiana soil. The Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution are
outlining an extended program for the
dedication of the tablet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01

immigration made big record last
year and the indications are that this
years figures will be even larger. And
with such an importing greater be-
comes the necessity for careful ex-
animation al all ports of entry. Gov.
ernment officials must be compelled
DO do their work thoroughly and see
that no undes.rables from any foreign
land are allowad to land.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01

One of the many causes contrfbu-
ting 10 the panic" of 1907 was the
slump in copper due to the decline in
demand Now the market reports
chow a large gain in copper sales,
with the consumption for January 49,
900, 600 pounds In excess of production
for that month. The growing use of
copper means increased activity In
various branches of industry and
heuce shows that business continues
on the up grade
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Funds Subscribed for Parish Fair.

Mansfeld.-It is now practically a
settled fact that the De Soto Parish
Fair Association will be organized. The
matter is in the hands of committee
of nine, three of whom were appointed
nv the Farmers Union of the parish,
three BY the town OF Mansfield and
three by the town of Grand Cane. A
mass meeting was held March "a. The
association will be chartered and the
capital of the company will be $4,000
about $500 of which has been sub.
scribed by the citizens of Mansfield.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
Squash Biscuit.

One cup of sifted squash, one small
half-cup of sugar, two tablespoons
melted butter, one level teaspoon of
salt. half cake compressed yeast, dis
solved in one eighth cup warm wa.
ter: knead in as much -four as the
mixture will hold. No water required
other than what the yeast cake Is dis.
solved in; let rise till very light, then
mould into small biscuits: let rise
again, and bake in rather slow
oven.