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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

F. E. Floyd, who endorsed another
mans name on check for 81. rs, drew
a sentence of 80 days in Jail for his
hasty actions when he pleaded guilty
in Judge Whitcomb's court Monday
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

Charles Pinkston, a son of Policeman
K K. Pinkston, has pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny from a dwelling and
will receive a term in the state reform
atory- Pinkston entered a plea in the
county court recently and was given 30
days in jail. Later this plea was with
drawn and the young man sentenced to
a term in Hutchinson
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

Harry Williams, charged with the
theft of a suit of clothes from the
Commerce building, pleaded guilty in
the district court late yesterday after
noon later withdrew his plea and will
stand trial. He is charged with grand
larceny
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

Fannie NJ. Busby has filed suit in the
district court in which she asks a di-
Vorce from William H. Busby on the
grounds of abuse and cruel treatment.
Mrs. Busby obtained a divorce from
her husband two years ago, but re-
married him a few months later On
another occasion she employed a law
yer to draft a petition for a decree, but
withdrew it before the case was called
in court This time the wife wants a
divorce, a portion of Busby's salary a.
switchman for the Santa Fe and Gus
tody of their 3-year-cld daughter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
SUCCESSOR TO HOBBLE SKIRT.
New Spring Skirt viii Re Il Divided
Anair and viii BE Quite Breezy.

Paris, Jan. 21.-The successor of
the hobbie skirt has arrived. \ ncN
form Of divided skirt, 10 come into
ashton IN the spring, is TO be launch
cd into notoriety by the name
gums OF well known drcssmalin5
firm Of the Faubourge St. Honore.
The new costume comes from Tur-
key and is an almost exact rCproduct-
ION OF the dress worn By the harcm
ladies. 1t consists Of d long, loose di-
vided skirt, fitting tightly at each
ankle.
Mr.. Paul Poiret, the fasion expert
who is responsible for the new gar
met said, in a recent Interview:
This is a long cherished ambition
OF mine. The hobble skirt has had
its day, and my clients are firing of
the ungainly gait which it makes OBJ
ligatory. The Turkish ladies costume
has long appealed to me as being
most sensible, hygenic, and graceful
Moreover, it complies perfectly with
the present day craze for skirts which
are tight at the ankle, only instead Of
having her movements impeded by a
single skirt, woman is to have a skirt
to each ankle
'Of course, petticoats will not be
worn. Indeed, to my mind the petit
coat Is doomed. The new costume
Will be made in each case to the re-
Guirements of the wearer, and the a.
vision can be made either high o.
iow as desired. l am not introducing
the garment solely as a walking COS
tune, L intend to make the new Gre
alton as artistic and stylish as any
thing l have ever created.
AS a walking costume it will, Of
course, be unrivaled for comfort and
elegance. For sport and gymnastics
1T will fulfill to perfection the require
ments Of the athletic girl. At races
and the theatre I hope it will appear
in its most aesthetic form Certainly
it will add to the charm and beauty
OF the feminine figure as no other
mode has done. How will Parisiennes
accept the novelty? All. that is the
question:"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

of these circulars. he made his own
subscription to the Seminole Securi-
ties company stock, gave his own
promissory note, which was a trans
action, not with the trustees, but with
the Seminole Securities company;
whether the trustees ever received
from the officers of the Seminole Sc
curities company the proceeds Of the
Clyburn note does not appear, but if
they did, that amount Of money was
turned over by the direction of the
directors I'm payment of the controll-
ing interest Of the Southern Life In
surance company stock Of Fayette-
Vile, n. c.
ANY one reading this circular let
ter which was issued by the trustees,
can see that these trustees were not
guaranteeing. or standing, as sponsors
for the conduct Of the Seminole Sc
curities company, but under the
agreement which they referred to
were to hold, when received. the
amount Of money to the extent of
100000 for the purpose mentioned
and this they actually did, and when
directed by the directors Of the Semi
mole Securities company turned over
every dollar that was received by them
as trustees.
'It is difficult TO conccdc how there
could I've conspiracy upon the part Of
tho trustees to defraud any of the
subscribers t. the stock Of the Semi
mole Securities company. because thcrc
is nothing in this trust agreement
which obligatcs the officers of the
Soninoi" Securities company to turn
oyer oll TN" subscriptions to the trus-
t"cr, nor that the trustees were OBJ
l.ept"l To- demand from the Seminole
Securities company AN its suhscrip-
tiono; their duty was to receive such
money as were turned over to th,m.
and To- hold il for the purpose therein
defined, unless subsequently legally
varied, modified or changed"
Mr.. Clark is represented by Il. l..
Ahncy and Gen. Jones by Weston a
Aycock and NJ. l.. Smith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
CORN NOT THE CAUSE.
Illinois Commission OF Opinion Il
Must Be Found Elsewhere.

Springfield. H.. Jan. 23.-Indian
Maize or corn of the variety Illinois
grows. Is In no manner responsible
for pellagra. the mysterious disease
which has perplexed medical men OF
many countries. according to the first
report OF the Illinois pellagra COM
mission. The commission will ask
the Legislature for fifteen thousand
dollars appropriation to continue the
research.
The importance OF the commissions
report lies In the fact that it con-
tains Information that corn i'm none
OF It's conditions Is the cause OF pclla-
gra. Illinois Is the first state to
recognize that pellagra Is "a disease
officially and To make official iuycs,i-
cation of It's origin.
During the outbreak 81 pcllagra ln
the Peoria state hospital for the In
sane year ago. Governor Deuccn
named the commission. cmpow,r'ng
them to make inquiry. The expert
mouts made were largely negative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
WOULD PENSION OLD AGE.
VICTOR BIER GER. SOCIALIST con-
GRESSMhN. TO INTRODUCE
iblLL.
Plan Would Give Sill a YCar To
Nagc-Earncr. Man or Woman
over 90 Years old.

Milwaukee, Jan. 24.-Congressman-
elect Victor l.. Berger, the first So
c!aii5t ever elected TO Congress aus
prepared an old-age pension bill, ap-
plyirs TO women az well as 20 mon.
which he will introduce in the Nation
al House soon after taking his seat
The bill, if enacted, will grant to
every wage-earner over 60 years Old
Sl2 per month during the remainder
of his or her life, provided such pen
sioner shall have earned less than
$1,000 a year and shall have been a
citizen of the United States for 16
years.
The Socialist idea is that the wage
earners, clerks. hired women, engi-
neers, bookkeepers, etc, are paying
the cost Of Americas army and navy
and the expenses Of government, and
that When incapacitated by old age
they should receive back a little share
Api tuCil OWH T..
The Socialists estimate that there
would be less than 100000 old-age
pensioners receiving $144 year; the
total sum would amount to about
100000 annually. The United
States spent in 1910 $155,911,7O6 for
the army and s123,17S,717 for the
navy, not including the new warships.
In 1910 the Civil War veterans and
their dependents received $16O,69O,-
416, and all Of the War of 1912 pen
sioners have not died. In addition,
the House has recently passed a bill
which, if it should pass the Senate,
would add approximately $5O,O00,-
600 to the pension list next year.
In 1888 Germany enacted a sick
benefit law and in 1889 an old-age
pension law was adopted in that
country. Every wage-earner in Ger
many earning not in excess Of $467
year is protected by three kinds Of
AH""' '"iiSN DIN pSilSHl, dCClueHl anu
old-age pension, the total number Of
persons thus benefited being more
than $1,000, 900.
In Austria compulsory insurance
for sickness and accident was estab-
lished in 1888 and a plan was devised
and carried for old-age pensions in
1898.
Miners in France have been pro-
tected by compulsory accident insur-
ance since 1894, and the French Gov
ernment is at present engaged in the
preparation of an old-age pension
measure for every man and woman
in that country.
The British Parliament passed a
measure similar to that planned in
France.
In Norway, Switzerland, Sweden
and Denmark compulsory accident in
surance and old-age pensions are be-
ing considered.
In 1900 Marcus Hanna had an old
age pension proposition put in the
Republican national platform. 1t
was dropped by his SUCCESSORS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
I|OlCY Kidney pills

*Arc tonic in action quick i'm re-
suits. a specal medicine for all kid
ncy and bladder disorders. Mary 6.
Abbott, WolfeborO. n. H., says: "I
WAS afflicted with n had case Of rhcu-
matism, due to uric acid that my
kidneys failed to clear out Of my
blood. | was 50 lam" i'm my feet,
joints, and Lack that it was agony for
me to step. | used Foley Kidney Pills
for three days when | was able to get
up and move about and the pains
W"r" all gone. This great change
i'm condition | owe To Foley Kidney
Pills and recommend them to any
on" suffering as | have" W. w.
Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Washington. Jan. 24.-After MAX
Ing a hard fight In behalf OF increas-
ed pay tor the rural delivery carriers
all over the country. half a dozen
Southern House members. among
whom were Lever. OF South Carolina:
Hughes. Adamson. Bartlett and Ed
wards. OF Georgia. and Sisson. OF Mis-
sissippi. TODAY secured the adoption
of an amendment to the postodice APP
preparation bill that will increase the
maximum rate of pay of the carriers
from 5000 TO $1,000 a year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
Express Company Lower Rates.

Columbia, Jan. 26.--In an adver-
tisement this afternoon the Southern
Express company announces:
Through way bills between all points
at one through guaranteed rate" The
rate goes into effect March Is. This
is explained as a reduction of 20 to
so per cent. in statement published
locally this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Governor Baldwin of Connecticut,
it is now stated, has reconsidered his
determination to sue Mr.. Roosevelt
for slandcr, this conclusion having
been reached after correspondence be
tween the two ytcnding over several
months. The suit might have con-
tihutcd greatly to the gaycty of the
raliuns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

when given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlains Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
Group and prevent all danger and
cause Of anxiety. Thousands of
mothers use it successfully Sold by
all dealers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
MAIL SERVICE DECLARED BAD.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE CRITICIsE
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
Unusually St.ong Language from
Mississippi Representative. who
Demands Responsibility Should he
Fixed.

Washington. Jan. 2i.-Thc House
passed the postonice appropriation
bin carrying about S257. 900. 600. this
afternoon with no votes In the mega
tive.
The postoClce committee of the
House, the Postmaster General and
others higher up including. by infer
ence, the President. came in for an
other scoring at the hands OF mem
oers OF the House today during the
consideration OF the bill.
The debate today reached its
height when Representative Siscon.
Of Mississippi. declared with vigor:
The mail service all over the United
states Is In a h--of a fix--to use a
strong expression. And this House
should FIX tho responsibility where
II belongs. Some say II Is I'm the com
mittee. some say II Is the department
and some say II Is the President. The
department has declined to spend
the money appropriated for addition
al rural free delivery routes and are
going to turn back a surplus of s1.-
100000 from this service"
As soon as the rural free delivery
service paragraph was reached in the
bill. amendments TO increase the pay
OF rural carriers from 5000 a year all
the way TO $1,20e were offered.
Representative Bartlett, of Georgia,
led the fusillade of criticism by Of
fe-'1g an amendment to give the
carriers $1,000 a year.
Representative Austin, Of Ten
nessee. also scored the postal commit
tee. He thought the country ought
to know where the responsibility lay.
Mr.. Byrnes. OF Tennessee, blamed
the postofice department and men
higher up" for conditions in the pos
tai service.
Mr.. Edwards. OF Georgia, assert
ed that the present administration
was no friend OF the rural service.
Mr.. Adamson. of Georgia. declared
the rural carriers we're actually be-
Ing robbed by the Government.
Chairman Weeks declared that the
reason the rural service had not been
extended during tl,e past year was en-
account OF the precarious condition
OF the treasury. He added, however,
that the committee was now willing
to grant carriers the 800 increase il,
salary.
The House then passed, with a
whoop. an amendment providing
that after July 1. 1911. the carriers
should receive a salary not exceeding
$1,000 a year.
Please DO not open until Christ
mas" will be permitted on mail mat
ter In the future. IL the action OF the
House today Is sustained. a provis-
ION vas approved allowing these ex-
ira words TO be written on mail pack
ages.
The provision Is for the purpose of
reducing the amount OF mail at
Christmas time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
APPOINTS KIBLER CONSTABLE.
Governor Names Successor to Chief
Dickson, OF Richland,

Columbia, Jan. 25.--Governor
Blease announced today that he had
appointed f. l.. Kibler. a member of
the Columbia police department, as
chief dispensary constable Of Rich
land County, to take the place OF
Thomas f. Dickson, who has held the
position for the past several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
WILL VISIT ANDERSON.
President Taft Will Stop Over on His
Way to Atlanta.

Columbia, Jan. 27.-Early in March
President Taft will visit Anderson. At
lanta, Chattanooga and Nashville. He
VIII be in Atlanta, March 10, to ad-
dress the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. The date of his visit to An
derson has not yet been fixed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
The SEMINOLE SWISDLE.
W. y. CLARK MAKES STATE
MENT.

Following His Arrest W. \. Clark,
Trustee of Seminole Company. De-
nics All Responsibility aud in Eject
says His Trustecsliip Amounted TO
NOthing--RCmarkab Statement In
View Of His Activity ina Writing
Letters Urging People 90 Bay Semi
mole Stock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
FoIey's Kidney Icmcdy-An Apprc-
Clauln.

II. Mcconnell. Catherine St. FL
mira. ~. ". writes IL wish To ex-
press my appreciation of the great
good I derived from Tolcy's Kidney
Remedy. which I used Tor a bad case
of kidney trouble. Five bottles q q
the work most effectively md proved
Co me beyond doubt II Is the most
reliable kidney medicine have eves
taken" w. w. Slbert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Constipation is the cause Of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver tablets, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all deal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

when buying a cough medicine
for children bear in mind that Cham.
berlain's cough remedy is most eff.
feetual for colds. Group and whoop.
ing cough and that it contains nc
harmful drug. For sale by all deal.
ers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

'For either acute or chronic kid
ney disorders. for annoying and
painful urany irregularities take
Foley Kidney Pills. An honest and
effective medicine for kidney and
bladder disorders. w. w. Sibert.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
FOR ER!cASEE OF FoW1
o'~eetioAs a. Which You Can D..
duee Dish That VIII Max.
Nit With Father.

Take a fowl as plump and ,.r.
as you car get, clean 1t thoroueblv
and wash inside End out in salere,n,
water. Wipe dry. rub inside ana 49,.
with dry saleratus. not too much 80
let lay over night. The next mor,,.N
wash of the soda. cut up. taI,ns
pains to disjoint 1t properly. mt ,n,s
q Kettle and nearly cover with co,s
water. Rub first with salt. penns-
and a little sage. Bring to a nj,
then set back, closely covered wber.
1t VIII Just simmer until II ia don.
When 1t Is very tender remove the
chicken from the broth. keeniny no,
Skim of all the fat from the ijouor
set 1t where it will boil up we'll Sea.
son more II needed, and add one mint
OF cream II possible. or rich mi,k
Let come to a boil, then draw ~
back OF the stove and stir in Quickly
the well beaten yolk of an egg and a
tablespoon of chopped parsley. Have
the chicken arranged upon a platter.
leaVing hollow In the center. Take
not cream OF tartar biscuits. split and
lay in the hollow upon the platter
and then pour, the cream and egg
gravy over chicken and biscuits and
serve at once. A little rice may Be
added to the gravy. cooking well in
the liquor before adding cream and
egg. When this is done mako crisp
delicately Drowned triangles Of toast
and serve in place of the biscuits.
Sometimes, when using the toast in
place of the biscuits, fry thin, lean
slices OF bacon until they are crisp
and golden brown. then arrange the
toast upon the serving dish. place the
bacon upon the toast and the chicken
upon that. then pour the gravy over
all, as usual.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

horizon. Then temporary uncOn-
seriousness Overcame me, for when
next | opened my eyes it was early day
ing to their work, marching stolidly
past me without speaking. / looked
around. | was lying three feet from
the waters edge, and the chill wind
cut me like knife. only a drunken
laborer sleeping off his debauch," they
tasted liquor for days. Was it a
dream, then? My hand still clutched
the gold piece With this, at least, /
could obtain food and shelter for
while. l made my way to the wretch
ed tenement in which | had found
mined to purchase a weeks respite
from the cold at least. | pushed open
the rickety hall door and assembled
to my miserable room. Inside heard
somebody sobbing. l turned the han
die slowly, not daring to believe the
thought that came to me. My wife
was seated on the one chair that stood
at the foot of the stretcher bed. She
turned her head and saw me and,
with a great cry of gladness, ran to
me and flung her arms around me-
Il have come back" she sobbed. Il
could not remain away from you and
leave you to struggle alone We will
face poverty together. you and l. |
will never leave you again-never.
Why" she went on looking at me
strangely, you have new clothes"
Then for the first time | noticed
that | was still wearing the suit that
Brodsky had loaned me. My heart
leaped in my breast. With the rags
my self-respect had gone; now felt
able once again to face the world. |
would go out and look for work i'm
mediately: be it of any sort | would
undertake it. Nothing should keep
me down.
/ bought a morning newspaper in
order to look through the advertise
ments. A large, black headline on the
outside page arrested my attention,
however. There had been a sharp
rise in stocks; two rival financiers
were fighting for the control of the
Seaboard Eagle line and shares had
doubled overnight. | flung the paper
from me with a groan. | had held
hundred shares of this stock until
their steady rise induced me to sell
out and purchase thousand on mar
gin, in the hope of reaping a rich
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

tor. He stepped down from my side
and touched lever. There was a
crackle. succeeded by a humming
sound, and a continuous line of pale
blue sparks was whirled along the
thin wires that connected the ma
chine with the electrodes, so that it
seemed to become blue hot, If | may
use such an expression. Brodsky how
cred over the instrument with out
stretched hands, constantly adjusting
it, as though to incubate the vital
forces which were at play.
1T is purely a matter of physics"
he continued. "The soul, which is
composed of the same atoms as the
earthly body, of which it is a counter
part, but inconceivably more tenuOus,
becomes plastic at a little more than
seven million vibrations a second" He
indicated a little dial that | had not
noticed before, on which the hundred
thousands were marked as units, and
the millions indicated as tens. The
hand was lowering over the four.
You are now experiencing a volt
age, one thousandth part of which
would instantly prove fatal" remarked
the doctor. The hand crept up to the
five, and, with a final squirt, the buzz
ing and blue light ceased.
do you suppose that the machine
is really silent and cold. because you
can neither see it nor hear it move?"
asked Brodsky.
"Of course not" replied. Science
tells us that the vibrations are too
high for sense perception"
Just So" the doctor answered.
Comparatively low vibrations strike
upon our ears as sound; at a higher
speed the sound ceases and we see
/ them as red light. Still higher. and
the light becomes in succession vel
low, green, indigo, and violet blue.
Quicken the vibrations beyond the
ultraviolet rays, and We get the X
Rays, electricity, radio-activity, all diff
ferent aspects of the same phenom-
enon of motion. At last there comes
a speed at which we can no longer
register these phenomenon through the
medium of even the most delicate in
strument. But when We reach the
seven million point We stir the world
of the soul: the invisible becomes
once more visible, the
He ceased. | felt a strange little
thrill. as though someone had poured
a cupful of cold water down my back
That was all
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
PIGS FLIGHT IN AN ARE0
Icarus, Now Famous Shoat, Was Ia
ken Up in a Machine, Wiping
Out Famous Phrase.

pigs must fly"-possibly one of
the oldest sayings in the English lam
guage-now ceases to exist as a
phrase for expressing the improbable.
A pig has flown.
A small pink pig flew with Moore
Brabazon over the Aero clubs grounds
at Sheppey. London.
Comfortably ensconsed in a basket
fixed beside the engines, the pig
evinced great interest in the proceed
ings and took to the air so naturally
that Mr.. Brabazon has christened it
'1carus the Second"
II was shooting in the neighbor-
hood" Mr.. Brabazon said, when a
farmer casually suggested to me that
might take a pig up in my aero
plane, give him a flight and so &C.
complish what has so long been pro-
verbally impossible.
The humor of the situation struck
me at once, and we all returned to
Leysdown village to procure the pig.
In the yard of the Rose and Crown
we found a litter of seven, and Sc
lecting an intelligent looking pig just
six weeks old, we carried him off to
my machine shed.
MY man at once opened the shed
and we began preparing the machine.
while Icarus the Second shifted hap
PLY around.
Then, when all was ready, we sat
Icarus in a basket alongside the en-
gines and off | went.
1T was a short, fast flight, and
though he squealed little to begin
with, my four-legged passenger soon
quoted down and behaved as If he
quite realized the importance of the
occasion. Even the proximity of the
engine did not distress him in the
least.
when released at the end of the
flight Icarus showed no desire to de-
part, but waddled solemnly back to
the shed behind the men pushing the
machine"
Icarus is already famous in the
neighborhood of Sheppey. Scores of
the local people visit him at Legs
down, and his owner, G. C. Ward, de-
cided to retain him as a pet and save
him from the fate which awaits his
six little brothers and sisters.