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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08
THIS STATE SETS THE PACE
others Request Information About
Damaged Corn Test.

Columbia, June Cove are in re-
ceipt OF your favor of June 26 and
merely write now to thank YOU very
kindly for sending US the information
regarding the acidity test. We are
glad to tell you we will be able to
make these tests in our own labora-
tory and will take a great deal OF in
terest in making such tests at fire.
quent intervals"
This is a copy Of a letter received
this afternoon by Commissioner Wat
son from one of the largest meal and
grits milling concerns at the gateway
or the south. few days ago, at the
request of this company. detailed in
formation as to the acidity test intro
duced i. the South Carolina de-
partment laboratories for spoiled
corn was sent forward and the above
letter shows that honest millers are
already beginning to realize the ex-
treme value Of the methods employed
for testing the quality Of grain which
is shipped to them for manufacture
into meal and grits.
Mr.. Watson was also advised today
that several prominent men in New
York State, who have been watching
the handling Of this matter in South
Carolina with a great deal of interest,
have already taken STEPS to bring the
methods employed for the testing Of
corn and corn products to the atten-
ton Of the public health commission of
the State Of New York. In their let
ter they express both surprise and
qualification that tae State Of South
Carolina should be the first State in
the Union to adopt and put into prsc-
tice the only exact method Of test
ing damaged corn and corn products
yet known to science.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08
TWO FIRES MONDAY NIGHT.
Houses Belonging to w. j. Andrews
and Netty Gass Burn at Same
Time.

IT, ~
Two fires came off almost stimuli
taneously Monday night putting the
fire department to some hard work
in order to keep them from spreading
to nearby buildings. The house be-
longing to Netty Gass was burned
down completely while that of An
drews had all of the back and upper
portion destroyed.
Shortly after eleven o'clock the
hose wagon and the steamer were
called out to a fire which originated
in the kitchen of the Andrews house.
The fire spread rapidly and when
the wagons arrived all of the kitchen
was almost burned down and the roof
was mass of fire and smoke. The
steamer was set to work and soon
had two good streams on the fire
while one extra stream from the
hydrant was also worked with ef-
feet. 1t was not long before the fire
was under control, but the kitchen
had already been burned to the
ground and the top story was a
wreck. Tho total loss was estimated
by w. j. Andrews to be something
over two thousand dollars, while the
insurance on furniture was $500 and
on the building $1,000. The fire
started in the kitchen of the building
whore Andrews had built fire to
prepare his supper. He later left
10 go to church and was at church
when the fire started.
At the time that the fire on the
Andrews building was at its height
and when the fire boys were doing all
in their power to bring it under con-
troll another fire was discovered just
across the railroad on Manning Ave-
nue.. This time the fire was at the
mouse of a negro woman named Netty
Gass. There were Il large number of
small negro houses all around the
building and it looked for while as
if there was to be a big conflagration
However, enough of the hose was
taken up from the ground at the An
drcWS fire where it was in use and
carried over to where the new fire
was burning. The house was only a
small one and was about burned
down when the water was turned on.
but the work Of TIE fire department
nipped in the bud the chance for
greater fire by putting out two Of
the neighboring houses which had
caught and then he house which had
burned down.
The steamer worked fine at the fire
and sent two good streams ON for ov-
cr an hour, but the two fires at one
time showed the necessity for more
hose, for with every foot Of hose i'm
use the rest of the town was left en-
trclY to the mercy or any FIRE which
misht have sprung up, for il would
have taken 50 long to- take up the
hose and put ii in the wagon and car
ry ii TO some other part of the city
that tn" fire would have had time 10
spread over large area.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08
What Is Fame?

Judging from the number of news
papers that have published Mr.. w. l..
Heard's challenge OF +. B. Fielder, of
Atlanta, it is fair to assume that our
t"Wnsman, by a single act. has made
himself famous. Governor Elcasc
has had no greater evidence of friend
ship. from anybody, than that Of q
mans being willing To put himself up
as a targc; to be shot at.--AbboviIIe
Press and Banner
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08
Five Sets of Twins in 3 Years.

Gulfport, Miss, Juno 29.-The
World's rncord is believed 10 have
been broken 10y Mrs Pifario'S fifth set
of twins i'm eight years Her hus-
band weighs only 80 pounds. All
the children are living.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08

San Francisco, Jr Srwo earth
quake shocks tb ) .est since the
"is snake OF ~ I'D separated by
Only Few 81 - Jared the central
portion of >$rnia and wostorn
Nevada The first sharp shock
expert .,,..', at 2:'O1 o'clock, was fol-
low - lin a few seconds bv ono
OF 5 r intensity, each lasting about
five seconds.
Only trivial damage has been re-
ported from any section, but in San
francisco and other cities in the af-
fected area AS panic seized unon
crowds in stores and restaurants and
there was pell-mell exodus from
the larger buildings.
One feature Of the earthouake was
that it did not appear to follow the
old fault in the earth's crust, which
has been the playground of tremors
in the past, but extended from tba
seacoast, eastward. 1t was felt to the
northward Of Sacramento and includ-
ed hitherto exempt territories.
Some slight damage was done to
buildings in San Francisco. HEAVY
stones in the cornice of the Me-
chanics' Bank building were moved
slightly out Of alignment, superficial
cracks were made in several large Of
flee buildings, cornices of the new
postoffice building were disarranged
and minor damage was done to the
interior walls Of a number of other
buildings.
Within few seconds after the
first shock many downtown buildings
were depopulated in a rush to the
streets. Telephone and telegraph
service was suspended by the oper-
ators during the shocks One woman
fell dead of fright and several pe-
came hysterical.
Santa Rosa, which suffered the
greater disaster in proportion to it's
size than did San Francisco in the
catastrophe of 1906, scarcely felt to-
days shock.
San Jose, another heavy sufferer
IL 1906, reported that the shock to-
day was the severest experienced since
that time, but It did no serious dam
age. Stockton and Frensno people
We're frightened by the jarring, but
there all public buildings were de-
serted in trice. The damage at this
point was trif1ing.
AT Reno the quake was scarcely
felt. The Federal Court was in ses-
sion in the Nevada Capital and Judge.
jury and attorneys rushed to the
street
At the Santa Clara College Obser-
vatory both reels were thrown off
the seismeograph, and although i'm
mediately replaced, the record was
not marked.
The deep booming reverbreation.
which usually marks disturbances of
a widespread character, accompanied
the first tremOr In San Fransisco the
groaning and cracking of the steel
structures played large part in
frightening people than did the ire
mOrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08
QUAKES BRIGHTEN FRISCO.
faNIC-STRICKEN CROWDS FEAR
ANOTHER DISASTER.

reople Leave Business Places and
Larger Buildings, Seeking Safety
In Streets--ShOcks Heaviest Since
"reat Earthquake of 19O6-Trem.
ors Extend to Other Parts of Call.
fornia and Nevada, but Only Triv-
lai Damage Reported rom Any
Point.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
G. H. MARTIN GETS 1929.
Jury Instructed on Qucstion Of NegIi
gencc before Rendering Verdict.

The jury on tho case If Charles n. Mar
tin VS.. Charles W. Pdpin, which ocCu-
pied the attention of Chittenden county
court since Wednesday morning. on Sat
urdaN afternoon at one o'clock reported
that il had fouud a |ycriiCt Tor the plain
tiff to recover S2.t. Previously ii had
asked to he instructed on the question of
negligence. J, j. Enriaht and V. A. Bul-
lard appeared for the plaintiff, and r.
r. Brown and 7. T.. Hopkins represented
the defendant. The plaintiff asked for
sl.60r.
The case involved an accident happen
ing on the sharp turn on the highway OPP
posite 81. MiChael's College on the night
OF july -, 1910, when the plaintiffs team
and the defendants automobile collided
MI Martin was injured and his rig wns
damaged He claimed that he was on the
right side Of the highway. and Mr.. Papin
claimed the same.
Court viii convene az two O'Clock this
afternoon, when the case OF Adelaide b..
I'M W. the Burlington Traction company
VIII he taken M. The plaintiff asks dam
ages or No,Nm for injuries which she al
leges she received on the night of Octo-
per TO- N"'' when a car of the defendant
company ran into a team in which she
was riding. The accident occurred on
Shelnurhe road, at the termination OF
rome avenue V. A, Billiard and William
ouI'h VI Boston will appear for the plain
ur' ana a 6 Whittemore and r. f..
"ro"n VIII represent the defendant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
a Skin OF Beauty Is a Joy Forever

read the poem. The Bivouac.' of whlcl
she is the author.
Before closing a silent tribute was pa i'd
to the members of the regiment who have
passed away during the year. as well as
for the martvrcd president and other sol
diers in the war for the Union. The en-
ercises closed with the singing of Amer
lea"
The following resolution Of thanks, pre-
scented by Secretary Niles. was adopted.
Whereas. we. the of the
Ninth Vermont Rcgimcntal association,
most deeply appreciate tho courtesiee
shown us at our sixteenth annual re-
union, held in Burlington September -,
1911, therefore,. he il
Resolved, that our sincere thanks I've
EXTENDED to colonel Thaddeus w. Jones.
commanding the 10th cavalry and DOS, at
Forth Ethan Allen for the splendid re-
view given by his in honor of
our regiment, and his Kindness In show
ing us around the post. to the 10th cavalry
mess, for 10 days privileges Of the mess.
to Colonel II. Edward Dyer. commandin.
the First Infantry, Vermont National
Guard. TO Major Armand J.. LasseiEne.
commencing third battalion. 9Th Infantry.
to Captain Harry La I. Cavanaush.
commanding detachment of the 10 Cav
airy, to Major /. p. Bayley. m
ing first squadron, Tirs; Cavalry. V. y.
G., TO the management Of the Hotel Yer
mont, TO the Woman's Relief Corps of
Stannard Post, G, A. r.. and TO all other
friends for their kind assistance IN maxi
Ing our reunion so enjoyable and so do
Cided q success"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
new TRIAL FOR mrs. DODGE ?
Massachusetts, Woman Claims to
Have Sent Mysterious Letter.
Discovery Of ~AuthOrship Made by Dos
ton Newspaper Nnn-JudRe Hall
Teiis Of Receiving n Telephone
Call during Trial.

Interest in the murder trial Of Mrs.
Floren,e Dodge. on trial last May in
Gulldhall for the murder Of William
Heath, . painter. who vas employed IN
her home. was reawakcned Yesterday
when II was learned that Mr.. NJ. J.
Strumbert OF Cambridge, Mass. was the
author Of the mysterious letter which
was sent to Acknowledgement Sargon;
near tho conclusion Of the trial The
letter %purported to describe the murder
or and may have an Influence toward
securing ;he Dodge woman q new trial.
she rs now serving a sentence of not less
| than four nor more than six wears in
prison. following her conviction. Al the
time of the trial. II was maintained by
the prosecution that Mrs. Dodge wrote
the letter herself.
The discovery Of the authorship of the
letter was made by y Boston newspaper
man arI came about AT n meeting Of the
sci, ctmen in the town of Weston. IN
;hc latter place n reward vas offered Of
500 at the time Of The Mable Peg.
murder for Information which would
lead 10 tho arrest NJ the murderer.
Charles Tucker, afterwards convicted and
clcCirCcuted. hut the money has nevei
be"i awarded.
Among the claimants was one who
signed her initials M. j. s" Tho
newspaper man was struck by the
fact that thes" were the same initials
Dodge trial and hunted up the address
OF the person. He found that she
was n clairvoyant and she admitted 70
him that she wrote the letter TO the
attorney-general.
The letter was as follows: "Decem-
her %. 1911-The man who shot Mr..
Heath was tall with heavy dark hair
and wore a cap. They had words in
n shop over monoy. After shooting,
he went into the cellar for a few min
utes. then went over q fence and then
lay down beside the fence" NJ j. :,
Brooklinc. Mass.
Judge \. \. Han. presiding Judge al
the trial. Has soon Sunday evening at the
Van Ness House by a Free Press man
where he had retired for the night
He would not commit himself as 10
whether or not he thought the ais
covery Of the authorship of the letter
would have any bearing toward secur-
ing n new trial. He remembered re-
ceiving the letter and said that fol-
lowing II he had received a letter,
mailed in Massachusetts acknowledge
ing the authorship, but again no name
was signed. When the attorneys were
making their closing he
was called up over the long distance
phone and a voice said II wrote the
letter but when questioned would
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
sANCTUARIES ~ ENGLAND.
From the Spectator.D

DR.. Cox in his nook 'S~anctuaries and
prints a hitherto unpublished list OF fusi-
tives In Westminster. bearing date June
20. 1532. II contains 30 names. As MANY
as - Of this number had sought protcc-
ton for debt. Eleven were accused ~
murder Or manslauEhter and I6 Of felony;
one, whose crime was ''roberye comytted
upon the sea" looks like n pirate. One Of
the fugitives from Justice had been there
for almost 20 years. No one Of distinc-
tion appears non them; all were vul-
gar criminals who by ingenuity or good
luck thus contrived to escape or postpone
punishment, Clearly tho raison d'etre Of
the place had ceased to be.
The last fugitive Of motto seems TO have
been John Shelton; he had Nbeiled Vol
sey, and escaping arrest from the Car
dinafs officers took sanctuary, where he
was well received by the Abbot. TO
whom Wolsey was naturally a persona
lnsrata, There was a curious attempt 10
retain the institution by the legislation
of 1910, when, in obvious imitation OF the
Hebrew cities Of refuge. eight towns were
declared to he ~sanctuarics, but with we'll
defined limitations; no place was to re-
ceive more than 20 men.
The towns selected did not like tho hon.
or Manchester succeeded In TRANSFERRING
the privilege 10 Chester, and Chester
again to Stafford. Early in 18th century
tho whole system ceased 10 be. London
possessed another sanctuary in 81 Mar
Tin 10 Grand, II seems to have heen a
disorderly place, It had no strong CON
trolling force such as existed at West
minister or provincial sanctuaries tho
most famous were at Durham and Bever-
ley.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
r VS.. PAPIN.
Action for Damages Occupied Atten-
ton os County Court All Day.

The case Of Charles H.. Martin VS.,
Charles w. Pappin, which was begun
on Wednesday morning. occupied the at
tention Of Chittenden county court all
day Thursday. This IS an action for dam
Lges. the plaintiff asking for S.5"1 for
alleged injuries to his person and horse,
and damages to his wagon and harness,
+; ali being caused. he alleges, because
the defendant was negligent on the night
Of July -. 1910. when the plaintiffs team
and the ~efondant' automobile Collided
on the sharp turn opposite 81. MichaerS
College.
Or. y, J. Carroll of Granville, y. Y.
who was house physician at the Fanny
Allen hospital at the time Of the accj-
dent. testified to assisting in dressing
the wounds Of Martin. lie testified that
the plaintiff had n cash on his head. "A
cash on one arm, and that he tainted
when brought in the hospital. He tesJi-
fled further that the man vomited and
complained Of much pain,
Charles lACasse Of Winooski Park was
another witness. lie gave hiS testimony
in French, officer John J. Brothers act
ing as interpreter.
Nv CaisSc said thai he FASTENED to the
scene Of the accident. after hearing a
crash. lie heard Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Pap
pin lisputing as to which side of the road
each was on. The horse Vas down ana
the wagon was broken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
THEY COME TOGETHER
Psekarhe md Kidney Ache Are Usuniiy
InsepsrsbIe. some Burlington Peo-
pie Are Learning How 10 &c,
Rid Of HOth.

Does your back ever ache7
Feel lame, weak-so sors YOU can
hardly work
Are you making the common mistake
Waiting for 1t to pass away?
To cure the backsche, you must cure
the kidneys.
The pain may cease, but Is sure to
return.
You may feel tired and worn-out all
the time,
Urinary troubles may annoy YOU.
headaches and dizziness
Max up your mind your kidneys need
attention.
Begin taking Doan's Kidney Pills at
once.
Doan's have strengthened thousands of
sick. weakened Kidneys.
Have driven out kidney backaches for
good
No Burlington reader can doubt the
following statement.
It's from a resident of this locality.
A.. u. Warner. Ali ST. Paul St, Bur
lington, VT, says: Some wears ago
used Doan's Kidney Pills and they 80
greatly benefited me that | gave a public
statement recommending them. | still
Them very effective. can still recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Mlburn CO., Buffalo, New York,
sole agent for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
DEER FEET FOR HAT RACK
willard Streetcr Of bolton IL Arrested
for Illegal Shooting.

Game Warden j. Edward Reeves and
lhomas Reeves have returned from a trip
INTO the wilds OF West Bolton. yhere
they went TO investigate alleged cases
OF the Illegal shooting OF deer. Al. a re-
suit Willard Streeter, a resident OF that
place, Will he arralgned at the present
term of county court, charged with that
ohense, In the barn behind Streeter's
house, concealed beneath a quantity Of
hay, were found % deer's feet. This will
form a burden dr the proof Introduced
against Streeter.
me game warden received some clues.
whlch led to the trip, several DAYS ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
COL. GREENE HUMOROUS.
Veterans Laugh over Spanish
War "reminiscences.
Commsndcry, Military Ords,
OF Foreign Wars, Have ~Succ-ssfuI
Meeting with LnrRe Attend
ance-Omcer. Elected.

What is characterized as the mos, s,o
cessful banquet the society has eve,
held took place Saturday night in tina
Van Ness House. when the annual meet.
Ing Of Vermont Commandery. Military
Order OF Foreign Wars. was held WITH
a large percentage Of the members in at.
tendance. A business meeting was called
at 7:30 before the banquet.
The society IL made up OF the officer,
who have served in the United State.
army in II war with a foreign country,
and this commanders is mainly mada
up Of the commissioned officers who serv-
ed in the First infantry, although thers
are some regular army officers. Ths
time OF the meeting was nuspicious az
at the cncampinont.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
At the business meeting officers were
elected for the ensuing year. and aoue
new members were elected 70 member
snip Before the close, an insignia ~ Of
fee was presentd the retiring conmauder.
Lieutenant @. y. 1ilden.
Tho officers. according to the action
of the nomination committee. ara as To-.
lows: Commander, Lieutenant r. n.
I.andon of Rutland vire-commarder,
Captain f.. l.. Howe If Northreld. aac.
rotary and registrar. Captain H.. T.. Dye
Of Rutland treasurer. Colonel II. :
Foster. T.. : A.. retired. Of North a..
la's Judge advocate, Captain Y" n
Pattee of Montpelier: surgeon, Major n.
H.. Lee Of Wells River; chaplain. Captal-
-, " U''Ipa"'l''7 10
.D'' W Ems Oh - JOINS
U"''' I''"'''"n' T." = "oodpury OF bur
- . ''" Hi'"''"'"' - 'o"'N O.
yon'"I''ee on nominations vera
:" +.e'iu"'S to - "'SNeIl OF farre' am
1" L. itpNt' an" a - EATON CT Mont
p''Ie' me 'hr"' new members elected
"ert C"ptaIn FRANK Ihompk'ns. captain
VI nun c"Fo'rE ana stationed AT Nor
"icH 'nNer9I'F as INSTRUCTORS, Captain
~ !" BLOCK OF NeWonry' and captain
i""inaA lia'sn 81 hrattleooro, both OF
inc flrSt vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
POINTED

It's a short street that has no puddles.
y fat purse is a good thing to lean on.
some people are too 1000 to he interest
ing.
The man who knows he's in the right
need not argue.
And many a man mistakes an Illusion
for brain fap.
The moon affects the tidc-likewise the
united.
Every man can he wrong. uu, no. every
man may be president.
Dead men tell no tales-h1t the obitu-
AIRY manufacturer do.
r" the owner Of a glar factory the
odor is not offensive.
Even a homely girl doesn't care to ne
described in plain Language.
You can always get a lot for YOUR
money by patronizins a real estate deal
er.
A man would rather he seen walking
along the street with a policeman tina n
between two women.
New York Globe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28

He learned that Illegal shooting was being
carried on with regularity I'm the forests
Of West Bolton. He further learned tnat
II was becoming something Of a fad to
make hat racks of deer's feet. These
and other things brought the party to the
Streeter homestead, which Is situated only
q few feet from the woods in a small
clearing. II was In a search OF the prem
ises that the feet were discovered. No
other signs OF carcasses were discovered
and 1t could not be told whether the deer
had been killed recently or not by their
appearance, Streeter has not had a hunt
Ing license for many years.