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Tropics Near Arctic Circle.
From Success Magazine

From Success Magazine.
Supt A. E. Snyder. commanding the
Royal Mounted. at Whitehorse. Yukon
territory, reported to the commissioner
in 1909 that from north of the Porcu-
pine there had come repeated rumors Of
the existence of a wonderful tropical re-
gion which was still inhabited by mas
todons.
THE Indians" concludes Supt. Snyder,
''repor' having seen the gigantic tracks
Of these animals"
But little attention was paid to these
stories. until in November of last year
c. J. Mcintyre and two companions made
Porcupine. They were travelling by dog
sledge, with the thermometer at 40 be-
low, when to their establishment the tenn
perature began to rise SO fast that with
in a space of two hours they had thrown
off their warm garments, and the snow
was soft underfoot.
1T seemed" said Mcintyre, "as though
we were suddenly passing from winter
into spring." Soon after they came upon
snow disappeared entirely, and dense
vegetation took the place of the stunted
bush and timber Of the plains. Because
of necessarily slow travel on foot the ex-
plorers were not able to determine the
extent of this wonderful oasis in the
midst of an arctic desolation. They found
several good-sized rivers flowing with
warm water and teeming with fish, and
the country was alive with bear, caribou,
game. and gold was found in a number
of the creeks. Mcintyre will soon start
at the head OF a second expedition into
this mysterious country.
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NCLE SAM now
intends TO max G
use of the powers
of the air to safe
guard his inter
ests on land and
at sea. He will
soon be able to
receive j n 6 I a n t
warning or infor-
nation concernin =
anything that goes
on in all sections
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the dark. he smilingly replies that he
uses lanterns. Nor Is that fiction. for
perched upon the roof. he can be found
working until about 1920 each evening
surrounded by three or four lanterns.
On holidays and Sundays he spends the
whole of the day at his task.
In appearance and design, Mr.. Siggins
has carried out his own ideas, and is
building house artistic. substantial and
comfortable. 1t is Spanish in design. the
red-tiled roof shining brightly amid the
deep green of the foliage. AS it is built
upon an incline, there is huge porch,
which takes up what would usually form
the cellar at the rear of the house This
is formed of several arches, and is en-
tirely open. The stone chimney on the
same end Of the house at which the steps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

year, Marconi came to America to report
the international yacht races held off
New York, and subsequently, his ap-
paratus was installed on several vessels
communication by wireless was carried
on between the New York and Massa-
chusetts at distance Of forty-seven
miles.
After this experiment Marconi made
further improvements in his apparatus.
Poldhu. Cornwall. England, and with 1t
and from it signals were sent across the
Atlantic and received on an aerial about
400 feet long, suspended from kite near
st. Johns, Newfoundland. in December.
1901. In December. 1902. a similar sta
ton was completed at Cape Cod. Mass,
and January 10. 1903, message from the
President of the United States to the
King of England was sent to Poldhu,
Eng.
so it was in less than eight years after
wireless telegraphy was shown to be
practicable a range OF wave lengths
practically the whole thing in wireless
from one meter up to 1,5O0 meters had
been used. The means of generating
these waves had been radically changed.
but they were not made more simple. as
Crookes said was desirable, though both
the kind and amount of electric power
utilized and the method OF Transforming
this power into electric waves had been
changed.
"The recent Brant Rock experiments
conducted under the direction Of the
Navy Department. are the most extensive
operations Of this character whose re-
suits have yet been published. From
these experiments we have found means
of generating electric waves of any de-
sired length, and have also found out
what wave lengths are best for any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

nine miles, and in the next year a dis
lance of thirty-four miles was reached.
In 1899 communication was successfully
about thtrty-two miles and between two
British men-of-war about sixty miles
apart Shortly after this, in the same
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I NCLE SAM to Com
~ plete Chain of Wireless
Stations on Atlantic So That
They Will Report Direct to
Washington-Same Plan to
Be Extended to PACING Coast
Will Keep Watch on Both
Oceans - War Vessels to
Receive Instructions Direct
From Washington - Height
of Station at Colon. Panama,
to Be Increased - Titanic
10000 Kilowatt Machine to
Be Installed.
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dent it will be 80 arranged that Oil
engines may be used.
On the second story of this building
the receiving room will be situated. The
room will be absolutely soundproof and
artif1cially lighted, ventilated and heated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Looking at the little things (some of
them had very thin. picked look, even
for children), l wondered how they pos
sibly could have got away from their
mothers or aunts or whosoever takes care
OF 'em iong enough to get down to the re-
hearsals. They were genuinely Juvenile.
Many IF them cried quite piteously under
the severe adjurations of the stage man
ayers But they all knew the chorus girl
dance steps. They'd taken that precau-
ton. They'd put themselves under in
struction in dancing before applying for
SQUAD Jobs. II seemed as II, right from
the cradle, they had made up their minds.
firmly and irrevocahly, that join the
chorus they must and would, and had
attained a state of sufficient proficiency
before making that determination good.
They differed from the squaberinos of
recent type In that their countenances did
not appear in the least wise. One has
seen these little bits Of modern chorus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

growing novelist who as young man
lived In Washington. ! refer to George
Gibbs, whose work Star readers have
read in the Sunday Magazine supplement.
Mr. Gibbs is both a novelist and an IL
illustrator; he makes the pictures-and
mighty good ones they are, too-for all
Of his own novels and short stories. He,
too. began as an illustrator exclusively;
and he fell into the writing game not
because he wasn't extremely successful
as an illustrator, but because he expert
fenced the justified bunch that he could
do that part of 1t successfully too.
Mr. Gibbs is one of the handsomest
novel-writing persons extant He is just
turned forty, is TALL broad-shouldered
and athletic. and. with his pointed beard
and weather-bronzed aquiline counte-
nance suggests the Arab. He has studio
III philadelphia, and is busy all the time.
The publishers besiege his door. and
keep him at 1t. He spent his youth and
young manhood in Washington, living up
somewhere around Q street He is get
ting the hang OF the novel-wrfting bust
ness so markedly that the discerning
critics are beginning to allude to him as
a coming man.
CLARENCE L. CULLEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

We been looking
in upon the per-
spiry rehearsals
of some of the
soon to be pro-
du ced IN u s i C a |
comedies. At each
and ali of them 1t
was hard TO be-
lieve that / was
not a member of
the kindergarten
visiting board. /
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two wave lengths al the same time. MAX
ing use of two receiving sets. one con-
nected to each ear. but this does not
ing, the custom is to have the receivinS
circuits broadly tuned for listening In.
and then 10 adjust them sharply az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

given distance. We are also in a fair
way toward being able 10 design sending
apparatus. including mastS and aerialS,
whose radius of communication we can
guarantee With given power eNpendi-
ture. Night communication is not as
certain as day communication. because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

from. and if everything turned out as
expected there would be nothing to pre-
vent Uncle Sam building a tower 1000
or even ! $50 feet high. thereby permitting
the sending of wireless messages any
where between the north pole and the
south pole.
1t is claimed the construction of these
gigantic wireless towers will mark a new
era. Wireless authorities throughout the
world have manifested keen interest in
the extraordinary facilities claimed for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Gotta construction and will be modern
building in every way. 1t will be forty
feet wide and 80 feet in length, digni-
fed in appearance and absolutely fire
proof 1t will contain some ten-odd
rooms, the main one being the transmits
sion room in which will be installed the
titanic 10000 kiloWatt machine to be
used to supply the sending power. The
power to run this machine is expected to
be obtained from the regular power COM
pany in Washington. In case of acci-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
The Welsh Woman's Red. Cloak.

From the London Chronicle.
The red cloak which the Welsh women
wear at the ceremony in Carnarvon 1s
not only ornamental. but it Is also
"decus at tutamen in armis." and con-
tributed to the repelling of the last In
vasion of their island. When q French
force Of 1.4OO men under Gen. Tate
landed at Fishguard in 1907 Lord Cav
dor hastily gathered together the local
militia, while several hundred women
had followed their husbands from the
hills dressed in the national costume
red mantles and mems beaver hats.
The French. knowing that scarlet was
the British uniform. concluded that
large achievements had reached Fish
guard, and fastened to make an I'M
conditional surrender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, August 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

LEW witty stories are true. But there's
one going around about Nat Good
win that i know to be true. When the
census enumerator called upon Mr.. Good
win during the enumeration he submit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

in point of eficiencC, .--hnical beauty
and height
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

HlRE is no limit to what peo-
pie can do If they but nave the
will to try" Such is the philos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Commander S. s. Robinson Of the United
States Navy, is the navys expert On
wireless telegraphy. He is Admiral Cones
right-hand man. and when anything re-
lating to wireless comes UP ne is the
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

Prioties for direct flow from the river through Main
Canal 0328 cubic feet per second.
Length OF Main Canal, l l3 miles.
Reservoir Canal from Arkansas River. length 43 miles
capacity 800 cubic feet per second. This now
being enlarged to double its present capacity)
Intake Canal from Horse Creek length l2 miles, capacity
5000 cubic feet per second.
Intake Canal from Adobe Creek length miles: capacity
1000 cubic feet per second.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No Sumter Citizen Can Afford to
Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL no 1 comes
from the kidney secretfons. They will
warn You when the kidneys are sick.
NeN kidneys eXcrcate a clear, amber
fuid. Sick kidneys send out thin,
pale and toamy, or thick. red, i'll
smelling urine, full if sediment and
irregular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. ) comes
from the back. Back pains, dun and
heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you Of
sick kidneys and warn you Of the
danger of dropsy, diabetes and
Brights disease. Doan's Kidney Pills
are for sick kidneys. Here's Sumter
proof of their merits:
William Yeadon, - Haynsworth
street, Sumter, s. c., says: am
confident that Doan's Kidney Pills act
Just as represented and are worthy Of
endorsement. l have taken them for
duh backache and trouble with the
kidney sccretions, getting my supply
at China's Drug Store. ! have always
received most prompt relief and con.
sequently 1 have no hesitation in CIV
Ing this preparation my endorse.
mont"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the uame-Doan's-an
take no other. No. 8
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03
NCttS From Rcmbert.

2tmhert, May 3l.-Quite a number
of ar people were AT the High Hills
Ias- Sunday. They were perfectly de-
.~hted, praising the fine sermon Of
Ar. Lide, the excellent singing. in
fact everything connected with the
exercises Of the day.
Col. Dargln, ,r course, was On
hand and, as always, was at his best.
quite number graduated at the
General Sum'er Memorial academy
and Rafting Creek high school
understand that the pre-. ut corps of
teachers Of the latter school can not
be employed for another term.
Prof. K!"ard, principal OF the state
burg school, will not accept work an
other term but goes to Tatum. :. ..
Prof. Jesse p. Jackson. who has
been teaching in Southern Georgia is
at home again.
Speaking of these two young men,
hear it rumored that they expect to
make a tour Of the West in the near
future.
Mr.. G. II. Lenor Of Camden, is in
our community.
Miss Courtenay Atkinson will be in
attendance upon the closing exercises
Of the Sumter high school,
Harvesting oats has been and is
still the order of the day. Many pep
pie, since they nave learned to make
corn talk Of cutting out the oat crop
1t comes at that season Of the year
when the other crops demand atten-
ton. Besides oftimes it is a wet sea-
son and the oats are wholly lost or
badly spoiled.
Uncle sam and whoever Will can
count out the harm done by the
drought, but one thing is certain 10
the close observer, it is certainly
considerable not only here but in 9TH
er sections Of the State.
The health Of our community is
fair, there being little or no fever and
chills.
have been pIowing cotton.
"sweatin" and ''frettin." I have heard
it affirmed that whoever worked ne
groes and mules could not be a Chris
tian. I deny this affirmation. but
do say that. if he has not the grace
of God in his heart he will burr
birthstone sometimes. 1t is worth Is
cents pound and more TO make cot
ton and put it on the market
"FagOod''
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tors are struck not only with the
number Of students in the graduating
class, but with the maturity Of the
students. one visitor was reccntli,
heard |" remark that the class look
cd like group of college students.
In the girls school the past year
line work has been done in drawing
ana manual training.
In addition to the advantages IN
tie schools Of Sumter the pride is
the loyalty Of the student body and
"i the alumni. In this the school Sys-
tenn here has also been liEcncd to a
college.
In the system ,hcrc are thrr,
school buildings, two being erected in
the last few years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

Ol the % members Of the gradu-
ating Class - girls have expressed
their determination to go to college
and a boys VIII attend higher institu-
tons of learning.
OF he remaining 16, are undecid-
ID. This means that of the So only :
have definitely decided not TO go to
college.
,"umter's school record this year
%2'"S tendency that should he
.r1t.iI.ng to every citizen of that
county and is an example to he emu
.dted Ey other counties in south
Carolina. That is to keep the bCys in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

gentlemen .,ru ae - was
F." ''.umhi2 Waaa.sda- rap Is mat
.'.e people .r-r there ar much
""'u-ht up over the 1a5cst a Of the
new dIspensary wlnuIng-up- commits
sion, the arrest of Or. w. J. Murray
and that if the commission tries 10
enforce such arbitrary acts the people
WI not stand for them and conse-
quences which will be regretable are
apt to follow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

the higher grades. That thirty-one
boys graduated from the school is
proof IN Itself that there Is being de-
Neloped moro and more the idea oi
giving u the boys the fuG term #
years i'm the graded and hi.h schools.
Mt 80 many years ago. oven in lh,
sumter schools. the girls far outumu-
hcrcd the boys i'm the higher grades
and especially in the graduating class.
This condition prevails, more or less.
Up other sections of the STATE today.
The reason that the girls h4y. out-
numbered the hoys i'm the higher
classes is the simple one that the BOYS
h-v" been made to go To- work hrfor.
tho school life is completed aud th.
s'rls have alone, i'm many instances.
lo'n given the advantage of a COM
pi"tc education i'm the graded schools
# the State.
This however, is not amy longer
%" case L" tho same extent that j.,
as tu former years. As the cduca-
'nat -ystcm advances the idea has
"u drilled into the heads IF parents
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

The proceedings rt rh. Ji-pensary
wind-up commisio0 ut.. Cegener-
ated into IKE. '.. dea ct
attempting To pros .fr ..u 'Onvic,
T.. f.. Fielder. or ,.... lse Of
graftins. bribery or ...sr'r.. .. q de-
fraud. on the test.morr .. u, 3vans
and John Ben Towil .l . trial
would be a sort Of ju ..t .a.. willie
performance. with the ..... ... aud
jury laughing In the. ...... with
pictures of big silk .. ... @ .el-
low-h1cks. and twp cr ... ,. .. ing
chickens ever before as
eye.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

The Conquerors, Raymon Schwartz,
Ausic, Band.
The Death Of Lafayette, Harry
Hr arey.
Music, Band.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

Miss Nellie Chandler was thrown
from the carriage i'm which she was
riding Wednesday Afternoon as she
WAS returning from tho cemetery
and badly bruised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

The uniform success that has at
tended the use # ChamberIaiu's Collie.
Cholera and ! iarrhoca Remedy has
MAD" 1t faVorite everywhere. It
can always hc depended upon. For
sale by all dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

I'm I'\as is th" greatest living pcm-
Ilt and the court ON last resort ON
ututional questions. is getting
L" switch over on .hc Lorimor
Having convinced the senior
r from South Carolina that
...'r Is an innocent man. grossly
red. Bailey has his work cut
10 . unconvince his friend and ad-
.lr.r
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

1t j. Wors" than useless t. taka any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheumatism. All that is
needed is free application of Cham
rerldin's Linimcnt. For sale 10y an
dealers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03
SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL.
NEWS AND COURIER COMMENTS
ON SPLENDID RECORD OF
SCHOOL.

fiiiy-Thrcc Graduates i'm Glass or
iOii-ISoyS Greatly Outnumbcr
Girls, Showing Growing Tendency
To Give Formcy All EducaIiOnil
Attend College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03
PARDON OF NELSON SHAW.

In 1902 Nelson Shaw. colored. a
prosperous farmor and merchant who
lived on his own farm near Whites
mill. was convicted OF murder, with
q recommendation to mercy. and sen.
fenced To Imprisonment for life. On
Tuesday he was granted a pardon by
Gov. Blease. Thl, ends the record OF
one of the most brutal and mex
eusible murders that has been COM
mitted in Sumter county within the
past twenty years. Shaw's victim was
little negro boy. the soh Of woman
who was living with Shaw. The boy
who was about ten years old. was
a fit of rage beat him with a leather
hame-string until his body was a
mass OF raw. bleeding cuts and con-
tusions. The testimony at the in
quest. and. also. az the trial. was that
Shaw whipped the child until he was
tired cut. then after resting his
wearied arms and refreshing himself.
he beat the boy again as mercilessly
and cruelty az before. The child died
In agony within a hour or two after
having been beaten. Those who Jicw-
cd the mangled little carcass at the
inquest had not a doubt that the boy
was done TO death I'm a most brutal
manner and that his murderer was 81
hond without vcstlso of human pity
Ia his heart shaw. being possessed
oS considerable property. was able to
|. employ counsel and he vas ably and
vigorously defended when he came
before The court for trial, and to his
circumstance. alone, unAJ,<>Sns:.' <se.
ed his esaAvs e'om t,xz1| 81 s q
writer attended the Sys{ !!I ~
-thc fo---. IN tbs coif, hous,
Throughout the tr.al OF Shaw. and
the inn ressIau then received was in
dillibly 0xcd ,1r, shaw was guilty of
a cruel and irhuman murder and.
that guilty. Without a recommen-
dalton TO m.r.v, upuld have been a
just and TrF"er verdict. But the jury
In the eN ro.sc o.. tre discretion al
lowed by g.. .dH t1ved shaw from
the gallows and hc WIS sentenced TO
life impriso..r.u. iIr has served
nine years oua g. now 4 free man to
go and com. rs %. Wills. The ma
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

The following article with illustra.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

The Carolina Gluss .... al
tho Echland Distulcry t.. .. ID
hghtlug 90 hold fast 90 ,..
ten gains. not as those W ' ......
OUT ot ,hc confusion. mu .r. r.
sensi.D ,recudcrcd hy
Fielder nud their friends a..
may come both profit and
many uGepuy,rtcd CRATER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

Senator Bailey who is the origl D.,
and most persistent authority for t
statement that the senior senat,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-03

10 is o small piece of hu
Clemson College To- hide beU..
fact that Ia is. to "a certain e. ..
State institution I'm order I. .-..
payment u damages To Dr. iI
whose lands have been dama-...
the construction Of dykes on L. ..
legc property. n Dr. Hooper ...
just claim, II ne has suffered
damages. he should be iudcm u
by Clemson College or the state
South Carolina.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-02-09
BALLINCER CASE
BACK To HOUSE
Agriculture Committee Returns
Three Reports.

Washington, Feb. BY a unani-
mou vote of the committee on agri-
culture the house was requested to
discharge that committee from further
consideration of the report of the in
vestigating committee on the Balm
ger-Pinchot case.
The committee held that it has not
jurisdiction over a report made by an
other committee or commission ere
ated by act of congress.
The three reports on the Ballinger~
Pinchot case, n generating MI. Bal
linger of any wrongdoing, another
recommending his dismissal from the
cabinet and the third severely arraign-
ing his administration of the interior
department. thus go back to the house
and take their place on the calendar.
Opponents of Mr.. Ballinger are thus
placed in a position to air the case in
the house.
1t is the purpose of Representative
Madison, the Kansas progressive, and
the Democratic members of the com
mittee to insist that action shall be
taken on the case by the house
Whether they will be able to press it
to a vote remains to be developed.