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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-17

John D. Rockefeller would go
broke if he should spend his entire
income trying to prepare a better
medicine than Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel com
plants. 1t is simply impossible, and
so says everyone who has used it.
Sold by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-17
Our Ice Consumption

The United States is estimated to
use 37,0O0,O00 tons of ice a year, Of
which 22,000,00O tons are natural
ice and 100000 tons artificial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-17

Buy our pound paper with eDvel-
opes to match for correct and stylish
TeopIe's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
elrds and Fishes and olssa.

A correspondent recently reported
what he described as the curious
freak" Of blackbird flying against
parlor window many times at the
same spot continuously. Such an incl.
dent Is not uncommon. Birds have
been known to fight for hours at a
time, day after day, with their own
image reflected h pane OF glass,
pecking and fluttering against the pane
and quite exhausting themselves In
their fury to demolish the supposed
rival. 1t Is another instance OF how
the arts Of our civilization corrupt
and confuse the birds. It IS the same
with fishes. Darwin tells Il story Of
pike In an aquarium separated by
plate glass from fish which were it's
proper food. In trying to get ut the
fish the pike would often dash with
such violence against the glass us to
be completely stunned. 1t did this
for more than three months before it
learned caution. Then when the glass
was removed the pike would not at
tack those particular fish, but would
devour others freshly introduced. It
did not at all understand the situa.
ton, but associated the punishment
1t had received not with the glass. but
with particular kind of fish
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Poor Hand In q Bible Class

A woman Of Louisville. Ky.. who en-
Joys a game Of cards, recently visited
q friend I'm Indianapolis. Sunday
morning came. and the hostess invited
her visitor to accompany her to Sun
day school. 1t Is the practice Of the
teacher Of the Bible class Of which the
hostess is member to ask each mem.
Der Of the class to read a verse from
the Bible and comment on It. The
visitor from Louisville had not been
Informed Of the teachers custom.
However. the teacher seemed to think
that visitors as well as regular mem.
bers should participate. and when the
member next to the visitor had read
her verse and made her comment the
teacher smilingly looked toward the
visitor. The visitor appeared TO be
disconcerted for a moment. and then
she hastily said. II pass" ."-lndlanup
oils News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Roman Bricks.

When the preparations for rebuild.
ing the Campanile. In Venice. were
undertaken the archaeologists were
afforded an opportunity to make some
interesting studies OF the bricks. Ii
was found that they had been used
In arches, Notifications. the tops OF
walls and In other ways before they
were built into the campanile and
that they were not Venetian but Ro
man bricks. These ancient bricks
were made In slices. for In many the
layers could be seen undisturbed. II
II said th"' bricks made this way can
bear o greater weight than modern
bricks. The bricks examined were OF
the frst century. One Of them bore
the imprint Of q horseshoe. which
may prove that Romans used horse.
shoe like ours. although 1t Is generally
believed that their horseshoes were
strapped on. not nailed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14


Morocco n not so hot as IL II often
supposed 10 be. The greater part Of
the country is near either the sen or
the mountains, often both. and 1t Is
only about as far south as Georgia or
Louisiana The sun is hot. of course.
at midday. in a dry region where the
sky Is usually cloudless and the latl.
tude Is about like that Of the gulf coast
Of the United States. But the tenn.
perature In the shade Is seldom ex-
reme-that Is, In the parts Of the coun-
try where the bulk Of the people live
South and east of the mountains. on
the border Of the Sahara desert, the
conditions In respect TO heat are alto
gether different, but there the popula
ton Is small. The people OF Moroc
co are fanatical Moslems, and they re-
sent bitterly any kind Of pressure TO
charge old customs or give up old
ways. but they are much less formid.
able than they used 10 be In the prime
Of Moorish power. especially in COM
parison with the conditions In the ad.
vanced countries Of the earth.--Cleve-
land Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

Generally speaking. races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
In regions where the supply Of oxygen
Is more plentiful. Thus, in South
America. among the Indians living on
the plateaus between the ranges of the
Andes, at an elevation Of from 10000
to 14,O00 feet, the men have voices like
women and the women like children,
their singing being shrill monotone.
The Australian native has weak
voice, but a knack Of sending 1t long
distance, and the lowest tribes Of
African bushmen would come into the
same category; but, 1t Is said, Of all
human beings the pygmies Of Central
Africa have. In point Of volume and
compass, the weakest Of human voices.
-Harper's Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Notice to Subscribers.

We are mailing statements to sub
scribers and we request that prompt
settlement be made. either by check.
postoffice money order or by calling
at this office in person. The amount
that each subscriber owes is small.
but the aggregate due is is a large
sum and we need the money A few
subscribers owe for more than one
year and those who receive bills for
more than one year are urged to re-
NIT at once. We exercise every nos
sible care to avoid errors in our sub
scrlptlOn accounts, but mistakes will
occur, especially when there are so
large a number Of accounts to ham
die. II any subscriber receiving
statement thinks it is incorrect in
any particular he should write us
Immediately or call at the office and
aoJust the matter. If we have made
a mistake we want to know it. Short
settlements make long friends and a
misunderstanding quickly rectifieJ
prevents future trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Wagner's Last Words,

There have been so many and con-
flicting stories published as to the last
hours Of Richard Wagner that the
chapter devoted to this point in Gla.
fenapp's biography Of the composer will
be read with interest. The master was
not really sick at the time. but tired
out from the work and worry over the
"Parsifal" rehearsals. On the morning
OF Feb. 13 he said to his valet, IL mus.
be careful today" After breakfast he
went to his study as usual and worked
on an essay on THE Feminine In the
Human" He asked to be excused at
the noon meal, and the family and an
intimate friend were enjoying it when
a woman servant rushed In and said
that the great man was Ill. He was
placed on cot In his study, and while
removing some of his clothes watch
which his wife had given to him fell
to the floor. He gasped. my watch!"
And these were the last words he ut
tered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Lose of Wsiuht In Rewina.

A we'll known physician In New
York city who haa long been identified
with aquatics. says that the average
individual loss Of weight In q four mile
pull. whether In q race or q row
against time. Ia two or three pounds.
Under peculiarly trying conditions Of
heat the individual loss may reach Eve
OF " pounds. On the other hand.
says this physician, many oarsmen 60
through Q four mile pull with the
loss Of only about q pound In weight
This lost weight u fully recovered by
the next day. Proper training Is 90 ar.
ranged In these days that q four mile
race comes only when the oarsmen are
thoroughly rested and at the top Of
their training weight, 90 that the loss
OF weight rarely indicates that the In.
dividual II stale" or below good train.
Ing condition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Boiled Down.

When Samuel g. Blythe. the writer,
was editing u newspaper In New York
state a green reporter one night turn.
ed In a long and thrilling story re-
garding the rough treatment handed
out to John Smith. visitor to the
town. The story related that Mr..
Smith, wearing high silk hat, had
ventured down to the docks after
nightfall and silk hat being unusual
and provocative Of antagonisms in
that section Mr.. Smith had emerged
from among the dock hands without
the hat. Nevertheless he carried out
OF the melee so many wounds, cuts
and bruises that he had to be sent
to the hospital. The article In its orig
tnal form was too long and not in
keeping with the style Of the paper.
Accordingly Blythe started to rewritp
It, This Is the form in which 1t ap-
peared in the paper the next morning
John Smith, wearing a high silk hat,
went down to the docks last night
Emergency hospital" Maga.
zine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Loaded For Eeonomv,

A dreman was up for examination
Tor promotion to the position Of engi-
neer He passed q fair test on the
rules and machinery. but during all
OF II the examiner was constantly lee
turing him as To the need Of economy
IN the use of fuel and oil. so that by
. the time he dnished his examinat tion
it was pretty well on his nerves. Hav.
Ing finished the technical part. the ex.
aminer thought be would put the man
In critical position to see what he
might do In an emergency. So he pu.
this question: "supposing you are the
engineer OF freight train on single
track. and you are In danger of head.
on collision With passenger train
and you know that you could not stop
your train-that q collision could not
b averted-what would you dor The
man. unstrung BY the vigorous In.
structiou he had received as TO econ.
omy. replied In this way: why.
would grab the OIL can In one hand
and q lump OF coal In the other and
tump"-Atcn nison Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

Naturally applicants for life insur.
sncs may be expected to put as good
q face a. possible on the reports con-
coentng relatives and the causes of
their deaths. but they sometimes make
rather amusing statements Some one
has collected few OF these which
were originally published In the Brit.
ish Medical Journal:
Mother died In infancy Father
went to bed feeling well and the next
morning woke up dead" -Grandfa.
thsr died suddenly at the age OF lO3
Up TO this time he bid fair to reach o
ripe old age" Applicant does not
know cause OF mothers death. but
states that she fully recovered from her
last Illness" Applicant has never
been fatally sick" Applicants broth.
Or. who was an infant. died when he
was a mere chnd.- Grandfather died
from gunshot wound caused by an ar.
row shot by an Indian" Applicants
fraternal parents died when he was a
child" Mothers last illness was
caused from chronic rheumatism. but
she was cured before death" Father
died suddenly; nothing serious. Jour
nal OF American Medical Association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
EASILY DECIDED.
This Question Should Be Answered
Easily by Sumter People.

Which is wiser-to have confidence
in the opinions Of your fellow -citi-
zens, Of people you know. or depend
on statements made by utter stran-
gers residing in far-away places /?
Read the following:
f. w. Vogel, 4O1 Hampton avenue.
Sumter, S. c., says: For several
years l Suffered from pains through
the small of my back and whenever
stopped. l was In misery. My back
became very weak and several times
l had to give up work. A physician
treated me but his medicine brought
no relief and / then tried several well
known kidney remedies but was not
helped. One day ! read a statement
In the local paper given by a party
who had used Doan's Kidney Pills
and the remedy had acted so benefi-
cially in that case that l got sup
ply at China's Drug Store. After us
ing one box, my aches and pains dis
appeared and the contents OF six
boxes completely cured me-" (State-
ment given February 8. 190S.)
The Cure Lasted.
On January 9, 1911. Mr.. Vogel said:
II take pleasure in confirming my
for.--er endorsement of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and making the fact known
that they effected permanent cure
in my case. You may continue to
publish my endorsement Of this prep
aration."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Candle Maxine In China.

The manufacture Of candles In
China is no new thing. Years before
the advent Of the foreigner the na.
tves made them by crude methods
and used them IN home and temple.
Even today millions OF candles are
made by the old process Of dipping.
at which the old Chinese are very ex.
pert A mixture OF tallow and castor
oil is f,rst prepared and the operator.
placing q straw TO serve as q wick
between each Of bis ten fingers. dips
them into the preparation as many
times as necessary to give the candles
the desired thickness. After this they
are set up on end against q board to
harden and the straw wicks clipped
10 proper length. The finished prod.
uct burns well. gives q fair light Ii
consumed slowly. and. best of all. In
native eyes. is very cheap. These can.
dles are usually made by small fac.
tories for sale to sforekeepers. but
many individuals still manufacture
for family and temple use.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Recovered Her Speech.

Alter being speechless two years. -
q result OF a long illness. Miss Jessie
F1shel. OF New Orleans. instantly 70.
covered her voice the other day when
startled by a vivid flash of lightning
and q loud peal of thunder. Seven.
teen specialists In several cities had
tried to restore her voice but with no
success Her father declares the re-
covery is the result OF prayers offered
constantly by the family. A big fam.
lily celebration has been planned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

II would be difncult to Hnd q more
quaint announcement Of death than
that published In an old newspaper In
l714. at the time OF Oliver Goldsmith's
demise.
"l114. April 4. Died. DR.. Oliver
Goldsmith Deserted Is the village.
The traveller hath laid him down to
rest; the good natured man IL no
more; he stoopse but to conquer: the
vicar hath performed his sad office;
II Ia mournful task from which
the hermit may essay to meet the
dread tyrant with more than Grecian
or Roman fCrtitude."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
wellington an Simplicity.

When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint
Ing the dukes portrait, hoping to save
him the trouble Of much sitting. he
wrote and asked If he could let him
have the trousers belonging to the uni
form. The duke wrote back in all
sOlemnity:
"Fieid Marshal the Duke Of Yelling
ton presents his compliments to Sir
Edwin Landseer and regrets that he
cannot send him the trousers as he
has but one pair."--LOndon Nation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

While the Egyptians named the dnys
OF their week. the Jews numbered
them only. the nrst day Of the week
being always the day after the weekly
Sabbath Fifteen different methods Of
sobbath counting are known 10 have
visited during the last 1000 years. In
siedins every day Of the week. weeks
of different and varying length. from
six 20 ten days. and months OF various
and varying length.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Boo.less Opposition.

The sGreSi way 70 prevail on
young coupe 10 gel married is TO op-
pose them Te:! them you would
rather see hem N their graves"
and twelve n.1uihs after their baby
Will pass you twice a cay in a willow
wagon -Exchancn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Hint for Housewife,

Said the head of the crockery and
chinaware department.: Every day
we have to test pitchers with water
to prove that liquids will not run back
from the pitchers mouth. II the
housewife will only make sure to get
a pitcher whose mouth curves down
s"ghtly she will have no trouble"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

A discussion on appointments to
tho Most Noble Order of the Thistle
gave nse 10 a causuc saying on the
part OF Disraeli. Among the names
s1ggested was that Of a certain peer.
wbo displayed more zeal than judg.
nept In his support OF the Conserva.
I've party "Oh. no!' remarked his
Gngrateful chief. II couldn't give Lord
- the Thistle. He'd eat it"-London
(ynphic
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

Every morAing after sunrise the
Buddhist priests Of Burma 60 our In
Indian fle. preceded by boy with q
bell which he rings at Intervals. This
warns the people Of their approach.
and II II wonderful to see with what
rsvernce the people regard these
priests Immediately the bell rings q
Burmese woman runs out with her Of.
fering of rice. bananss. eggs or the
best that her house can provide. No
words Of greeting are exchanged. The
offerings are made and received In 81.
lsncs The Buddhist priests may aoi
receive money. This Is why they have
20 BEG for their daily bread
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Sale OF Unclaimed Express Matter

On Saturday, Nov. 11th 1911, the
southern Express Co. will sell at
Publlc Auction to the highest bidder
Tor cash all unclaimed Express mat
ter that has been on hand six months
or longer.
II. r. LUCAS, Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Kindness Miadiraetad.

What has become Of the meer-
schaum piper inquired an inveterate
smoker.
wen. my dear," his wife raplied. 1T
was getting awfully discolored. so l
gave u coat Of white enamel, and
II u not quite dry yety'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
The Laruest Restaurant.

In the Berlin geological garden res
taurant. the largest in the world, TO-
GOO persons can ait down simultane.
ously beneath the same roof. Open air
terraces for use In summer will accom-.
modate another 10000 diners. There
are 1000 walters, and the kitchen stan
exceeds 200.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Cautious.

Mr.. Willis-"But Why don't you
take your bank book In and have II
balanced" Mrs. Wiilis-'l don't
want that snoOpy.!COking cashier TO
know how ninct money I've got
here!"-Puck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Wanted an Even Start.

"Pa, you know you told me to count
twenty before punched another boy p
YES"
"Well, In order to make 1t work out
right you have got to go around the
neighborhood and make the other boys
promise to count twenty before they
take punch at me."-Houston Post,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

According TO tests made In France.
dead leaves possess a high value as
fertilizers They are extensively used
by the market gardeners about the
city OF Nantes. Pear leaves have the
highest quantity Of heterogeneous. oak
leaves come next. and the leaves OF
vines stand lowest In value.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

Huo-Reckless and extrnvagant-I3
When did ever make a useless pur.
chasef Wife-Why. there's that Gre
exun8uisher you bought a year ago!
We've never used It onceI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

IT'S hard to collect money nova.
days"
"Heen trying TO collect somef"
NO. oh. no! But q lot Of people
nave been trying 70 collect from me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Candid.

Maud-WoulI you call Gerty Gold.
bags n beauty May-Well, p'r'aps
might II l were young man, awfully
poor. In debt and utterly conscience
less,-Vanity Fair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

Waiter. why do you recommend
everybody to take beef la mode TO-
dayY'
Because, sir, II II isn't all eaten we
shall have it for dinner ourselves"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
An Amjablo Osctist-

victim-Say. durn ye. you've pulled
the wrong tooth! Dentist-From the
wy you hollered thought I had hold
{ the right one. but wen call Il my
aistake-Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

II there Is anywhere on your horizon
q spot OF light. Ok your eyes upon II
ana turn your thoughts away from the
Clouds which may cover the rest Of the
sky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Or 4 Catcher's Mask.

The Chicago man who got divorce
because his wife's jolt on the jaw laid
him up for % days didn't really need
q divorce-he needed q policeman
Washington Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

A man who ls worth more than 81.
VOI)0o can get any commonplace 70
rafk accepted as an epigram--Cht
igb Record. Hernld.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
a Simple Twist O., the w,;,,.

You know Jones. who was repured
20 rfchf Well. he died the other day,
sn1 the only thing be left was an old
Dutch clock"
"weil. there's one good thing about
TIT Won't be much trouble to wind
up his estate "-sacred Heart Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
Petroleum in China

Petroleum ahounds in China, and
even Shanghai has its quota OF mil.
lionaires made rich overnight. as Il
were. BY the marvellous wells.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
All in a Nutshell.

PA. why does love make the world
60 rOund?" because every lover
Is crank. my son. Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
A Woman's Look.

A woman can say more in a look
than man can in a book boston
Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14

What q strange thing IL man and
p bat O stranger is womanEByrou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-14
II Ia Co Eaeu

Most people who begin at the bot.
tom stay there.
The evening world., 1911-04-24
STEEL RACING YACHT
FOR PLANT LAUNCHED
First Large Centre Board Craft
Built Since the Cup De-
fender Nigilant.

BRISTOL, II. L.. April 2L,-The new
steel racing Yacht Elena, built for
former Commodore Morton +. Plant OF
the New York Yacht club. went down
the m'trinc railway at the Iierreshoff
works TO water to-day to the accom-
paulmen, OF strains OF orchestral music
and the cheers OF a score OF the owners
personal friends from New York.
She Is distinctly a steel boat, built
with steel frame and steel sheetins,
and is also OF the centreboard type,
the first large racing yacht OF that
class to be launched here since the
Gun defender Vlgilant was built in 1893.
In dimensions She is similar TO the
schooner Westward, built here last
year for Alexander : Cochran Of New
York and the late Capt. Charley
Bars last command, She Is l&j feet
long over all and 9d feet on the water
line. with a beam OF y feet i inches
and d, feet draught, She viii be com
mandcd bv "Bilr' Dennis and will hay,
, crew OF twenty-c!ght men.