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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
His Gifted Relative.

Your Uncle Seymour was what
they called famous whip. Johnny"
Mrs. Lapsling said. He never was
as happy as when he was driving his
ballyhoo coach al over the country.s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

FOR SAIE--To close an estate.
Terms to suit the purchaser. The
Rennie homestead 500 Walnut street,
three lots in this piece also three lots
and small house on Sixth street, be-
tween Walnut and Jefferson avenue.
Offtrs will be received up to and in
Guiding July 10th, 1911. This property
must be sold, address all communica.
lions to, JOHN T. RENNIE, s19 Ohio
street, Cairo, Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

WANTED-Two young men to
travel with me in southeast Missouri
and solicit house to house trading
among farmers. No one but hustlers
need apply. Good contract to proper
party See me Marion Hotel, after
3 a. m. #. B. WILSON.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
Unfortunate Praise.

There's such thing as spelling q
persons good looks by praising them"
"As how?" well. told Agnes she
had Z beautiful nose, and she has
made hsraslf crosseyed looking at y"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

Value Of Farms Of United States.
1t ia estimated that the farms OF the
United States with all they contain
in the way OF live stock and improve
ments are worth about $50. 00Q, GoQ, 900
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

FOR RENT-Rooms with or with
out board in private family. Coolest
location in city. overlooking park.
Apply 632 Thirty-third street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
csuah cure.

II you can stand the odof, a bad
cough can often b. cured by ave drops
Of kerosene taken on lump Of sugar.
II thisssounds too horrible. much the
sArne eject Y achieved ~ SWALLOWING
vkSellns. n.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

FOR SALE-Buffalo minnows. 2907
Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
Law and Reason

Let US consider the reason Of che
case. For nothing Is law that Ia 'aot
reason.--Sir John Powell.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

country. He studied in Paris, where
he worked with his compatriot, Nine.
Curie. He made chemical researches
In the laboratory Of the University OF
Liege In Belgium, and he completed
his geological research study In the
Alps, where he paid special attention
to the glaciers and phenomena of for
mer glaciatlon. He was the scientist
of the Belgica expedition to the south
pole and later entered the Brussels
Royal observatory, where he pursued
course of study on climatic changes.
In these capacities he acquired an
invaluable experience In almost all the
sciences. But for his big work he re-
duired practical knowledge of scien-
tifc library and research work. For
this purpose he came to this country,
studied our language and sought EN-
ployment In the Astor library as an
ordinary attendant. He was rapidly
promoted and is now head of the sci.
entific department Of the beautiful
New York Public library, which was
recently opened to the public.
The scientist confidently expects to
have his great work finished twelve
years from now
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
HELP WANTED MALE.

WANTED--For u. 8. army: Able
aodied unmarried men between the
ges OF Is and IS; citizens Of United
,tates. OF good character and tenn
crate habits, who can speak. reai
nd write the English language. For
Information apply Recruiting Officer.
III Ohio St.eet, Cairo. Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

Labor Wanteu-Appiy 10th and Com
mercial Ave-, any morning before Z
o'clock Roy l.. Williams.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
cHANcERY NOTICE.
= 4 y ~ vt TIINItI4NOIJi
Alexander County,

In the Alexander County Circuit
Court October Term, a. D., 1911.
In Chancery Sitting.
GEORGE E. HAMPSON, :.
Complainant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

FOR RENT-Rooms, 1905 Popular
street $3.50 per week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

Virgin Soil Awaits Settlers.
1t 10 claimed that there a.e n Faa
northern part Of British CcIumb NJ
million acres Of virgin soil awaisigg X
the advent Of up-to-dste fruit grove N
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28

FOR RENT-Two story six room
house with bath and yard, inquire at
1903 Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT OR SALE-Seyen room
cottage with bath and hotair furnace,
1884 7th street. Inquire 1888 TIN street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

WANTED-Young girls is years
and upwards, at the Overall Factory
pit Eighth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals

:. :.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
Important t,ench Industry.

Southern France sends out each
year one million parcel post packages
Of cut flowers to the'Salue Of $7.72o.
700.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-28
PEOPLES COLUMN

Rates For Classified Notices.
One Insertion, per word. 500. .Ol
Three Insertions, per word... .02h
One Week. per word ........ .05
One Month, per word. ....... 10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
BIG FIRE Ar WEDGEF|ELO.
j. III. AYCOCK & SONS BARN
BURNED CAUSING MORE
THAN $4,000 LOSS.
Caught in Belfry of Barn Between If
and IL O'clock Sunday Night
Eleven Head OF Stock Burned in
Fire-SOmc Insurance on Prop.
erty.

Wedgefield, Dec. 1.-THE big barn
and stables of the "Tiverton" plan
tation, two miles south Of this place,
Of j. II. Aycock & Sons was burned
between II o'clock last night and /
o'clock this morning, causing loss
to the owners of somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The fire
caught from an unknown cause up
in the belfry Of the building.
The barn with all Of it's contents,
between three and four thousand
bushels Of corn, was totally Destroy
ed along with the stables and II
head OF stock which were housed in
them. While it was impossible to
state exactly the amount of loss on
the property destroyed. it was stated
this morning that the loss was more
than $4,000 and would probably be
as much as $4,000. The exact
amount of insurance could not then
be ascertained.
The fire was first discovered in the
belfry Of the building and the only
solution Of how it originated was that
lats had in some way carried match
es up there. This is the second fire
which has visited the Aycock's in the
last few years and falls as a heavy
loss upon them.
There have been several fires in
the surrounding country recently, by
which farmers in various sections
lost their barns with the contents,
but this is the biggest fire and the
loss is heavier than any Of the 9TH
er fires which have occurred recent
ly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS.
DIR. j. II. HAYNSWORTH, PRESI-
DENT, AND MISS JESSIE LIPS
COMB, VICE PRESIDENT.
Field Day Plans to be Formulated
and Announced at First Meeting I'm
January-Other Officers Elected at
Meeting Saturday.

At a meeting of the Sumter Teach
ers' Association held at the Hampton
school building Saturday, DR.. ]. III.
Haynsworth, county superintendent
Of education, was elected president
for the ensuing school year and Miss
Jessie LipsComb Of the Fraser School
was elected vice president The 9TH
er officers elected for the ensuing
term We're: secretary and treasurer,
Mr.. w. M. Scott Of the Boys High
school and Miss Agnes Richardson,
chairman of the executive commit
tee.
1t was decided that the president
should appoint the other members
of the executive committee and that
these members should at once get to
work to formulate plans for the
Field Day exercises which would be
held sometime in April. The execu-
tive committee was also authorized to
make plans for the year Of what
work the Teachers Association
should take up and carry on during
the present session.
The meeting was not as large as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
LICENSE FEES PAID COUNTIES.
Over $f2f,0OO Collected So Far This
Year.

Columbia, Dec. 10.-From the II
cense fees on premiums collected In
the various counties. known as "ad-
ditional license fees" a total OF s121,-
61s.65 was collected through the
State department of insurance. Half
OF this amounr goes to the State and
the other half to the counties in
which the premiums were collected.
or the total s121.611.66 collected
for the year $4s5.3S was collected
too late for distribution. 1t has been
turned into the State treasury and
will be distributed with the collec-
tions for the period ending Decem-
ber 81. Of this year.
The amounts paid out to the coun-
ty treasurers In the several counties
wero as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
SCHOOL SUPPER AT EGYPT.
News of the People OF Egypt--Cotto1
Still Unpicked.

Egypt, Dec. 9.-Christmas is al
most here and yet the fields are white
with cotton. Therefore when the
folks should be looking SO happy
they are going around with long faces
thinking Of the gloomy prospects be-
fore them.
Miss Carrie Love spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her sister Miss Blanche, Of
st. Charles.
Miss Eva Britton spent the week
end with her father, DIR. c. S. Brit
ton.
Miss Lille Lee spent yesterday in
Camden.
Mr.. r. II. Hudson of Georgetown
spent Thanksgiving with friends here.
Mr.. Lawrence White. Jr., spent a
few days of last week with relatives
and friends at Rembert.
Misses Bertha and Mildred Higgins
spent few days Of last week in Bish-
opville, the attraction being a carnival.
Mrs. A. b. White and Mrs. F.. G..
PEBBLES spent Wednesday in Cam
den.
Misses Sadie White and Lola Nc
Leod spent the weekend with rela-
tives at Smithville.
Miss Belle McCutchen Of Liberty
Hill spent Thanksgiving with her
mother, Mrs. NJ. c. Brown Of Smith
Vile.
Among those attending box sup
per at Mr. S. j. Smiths from this
community Thanksgiving night were:
Misses Minnie Grier, Sadie White and
Mr. Add Mcleod.
Miss Dot Napier Of Dalzell spent a
few days Of last week with her sis
ter, Miss Pearle, of Smithville.
There will be an entertainment CIV
en- at the Egypt school house, Decem-
ber 90. Admittance fee fifteen cents.
Those who attend shall not have cause
to regret their coming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
FOREST RESERVE SELECTED.
PURCHASE AUTHORIZED UNDER
TERMS OF WEEKS LAW.
Ten Tracts Aggregating 1880
Acres, of North Carolina Mountain
Land, Near Mount Mitchell, Decid-
cd on by National Commission, to
Form Part OF Great Appalachian
Forest Reserve.

Washington. Dec. 9.-The first
purchase Of land under the Weeks
law. authorizing the creation Of the
Appalachian forest reserve, was au-
thorized at a meeting of the national
forest reservation commission in the
office Of Secretary of War Stimson,
chairman of the commission, today.
The tracts Of mountain land, ag-
gregating 18,500 acres in McDow-
ell County, North Carolina, were de-
cided upon by the commission for
purchase. The tracts range from
100 to 10.160 acres in size and are
located near Mount Mitchell in the
western part Of the State, and are
declared to be excellent for particu-
lar forest work. The price ranges
from SO to Sc an acre. The total
cost amounts to about 100000.
All the tracts are on the watershed
Of Catawba River, an important trib-
utary Of the Wateree River which,
with the Congaree. forms the Santee
stream Of much industrial import
ance, which, with its tributaries, is
navigable for $50 miles In South Car
olina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
P. 0. SElF.SUpP0RT|NG.
HITCHCOCK REPORTS A PROFT-
TABLE YEAR IN DEPART
MENT
Postal Savings Bank System Now I'm
Effect I'm Practically All Presi-
dental OfIlces.

Washington, Dec. 10.--For the first
time since 1888 the annual financial
statement Of the postoffice depart
ment shows a surplus instead Of a
deficit"
This is the burden of the annual
report of Postmaster General Hitch
cock. made public today. He indicat-
cd that the placing Of the postal SER
vice upon n self-sustaining basis
meant an Improvement and extension
OF facilities and at no distant day
one-cent letter postage.
At the beginning Of the present ad :
ministration In 1909. Mr.. Hitchcock
pointed out. the department showed a
deficit Of s17.A7s,77O. the largest on
record. In two years this deficit has
been changed to a surplus Of $21s,-
11s. DESPITE important extensions
throughout the service.
These extensions include 3,744 new
postoffices. delivery Of mail by car
riers In 1876 additional cities; ISIS
new rural mail ruotes. aggregating
60,67s miles, and 5000 additional
postal employees. with the salary roll
serater by $4,000 than it was
two years ago.
The postal savings bank system.
lees than q year old. now Is in op-
eration In practically all Of the 1900
presidential postoffices. They will be
established In about 10000 fourth
class Offices that do a money order
business. In IL months operation
postal banks deposits aggregated
$11.o0o.oo0 and they are expected to
reach $40.000.000 or more by July 1.
In view Of the successful oper-
alton Of the postal banks. Mr.. Hitch
cock strongly recommended the es-
tablishment by congress adequate par
eel post.
In regard to transporting mail by
ar Mr. hitcncock said:
The progress In aviation encour-
ages the hope that ultimately the
regular conveyance by mail by this
means may be practicable In many
districts where the natural conditions
preclude other means OF rapid trans
portativn."
Mr.. Hitchcock recommended grant
Ing all postal employees 80 days an
nual leave; that "a civil pension
based on length Of employment be
granted by the government" to SUI
perannuated employees. and that pres
identiai postmasters be placed in the
classified service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13

lt was hoped 1t would be, but il was
al enthusiastic one. General discus
sion of various phases of the work
that had been done and that the as
sociation would do were engaged in
'hough the election Of offers was
the only business matter which came
up during the session. The executive
committee and president will provide
an excellent programme for the naxt
meeting which will take place on the
hrst saturday in January At this
time speakers from off will be secur-
ed and other attractions will be ar
ranged for to make the meeting the
success that it ought to be.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
In The Police Court.

There were few cases for the
consideration Of the Recorder Sat-
urday morning, the fines being as a
rule small.
Henry Sumter, reckless driving.
S4 or s days.
Eddie Carter and Harrison Cantey.
disturbapce Of the peace. and also
cursing rs to Carter, Carter plead
guilty and was fined SO or 90 davs
ON each charge ana Cantcy was fined
so or 20 days.
Robert Anderson, alias Bob An
derson, drunk ana disordcrly. $40 or
20 days and s. cor 10 days. on the
two charges. respectively.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
Flicker TRIED BUT BoGGED.
Tlse Ground Was too Wet and Soft
hut Several Rows OF Cotton Were
Picked.


Pee Dee Advocate.
On account OF the bad weather
"Wednesday. the Price, Campbell
cotton picker was not tried until
Thursday. II was started In J. l..
Rivers' cotton. below the depot.
wednesday morning. but the ground
vas 30 wet and soft that the wheels
sank into the ground and the little
sptnd,cs that twist the cotton out OF
the burs were broken In the lower
part Of the machine by being run
into the ground and grass. In spite
Of the difhculty. two rows of cotton
we're picked and picked we'll.
The machine was then stopped un-
tii this afternoon. waiting for the
ground 10 dry. IL was again tried
this afternoon. and two more rows
we're picked. but II still sank 40 deep
into the ground In places that II was
considered inadvisable to continue
the demonstration. and II was stop
ped.
A large number OF people witness
cd the work that II did. and Il was
again shown to be a successful pick
or. II picked about as large per
cent OF the cotton as IL ordinarily
picked by hand. and the cotton was
AZ clean as that which was being
hand picked In the same field AT the
same time.
Mr.. Caiderwood. who was IN charge
u the machine. said no haa been
running u all tins fan. and t.s was
the FIRST time that " had hogged. II
was evident that the tires would have
to he made broader. or some other
means devised to make II hold up on
soft ground. This difficulty was not
met with when the machine was
here two years ago. The gr,u us
then dry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
SCORES PERISH IN VOLGA.
Between $50 and 200 Russian Work
men Die.

st. Petersburg. Dec. S.-Between
$50 and 200 wOrkmen were today
plunged into the Volga river through
the collapse Of railroad bridge near
Kazan. The bridge. which was in
away by the pressure Of ice. Only
four corpses thus far have been re-
lower part Of the river have been
warned to keep a sharp lookout for
survivors who have been able to
Chamber on ice foes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
EXPLOSION FROM WITHOUT.
BOARD SAYS OUTSIDE FORCE
CAUSED MAINE DISASTER.
Charec Of Low Quality Explosive Out
sltic Hull Ignitcd Powder Within
Inflated Vessel

Washington. Dec. s.-The United
States battleship Maine. which sank
beneath the waters OF Habana har-
bor In February. 1898, as the result
Of an explosion. was blown up from
the outside. This was announced to-
day by the naval board which has
been examining the wreck. The
nnding confirms the report OF the orr
einsl Investigators who made a su-
psrnciai examination Of the wreck
shortly after tho disaster.
The statement given out by the
navy department is brief. Secretary
Meyer does not believe II necessary
% make any extended explanation OF
the boards conclusion beyond the
nat statement that an external ex-
plcsIon was responsible for the loss
of the warship and the lives Of many
men
The statement follows:
Tho board finds that injuries
10 the bottom Of the Maine were
caused by the explosion Of q charge
of low form OF explosives exterior to
the ship between frames rs and 81,
s(rake b. port side. This resulted In
KNITTING and exploding the contents
q the six-inch reserve magazine.
A~14-N and contents. Including
large quantity Of black powder. The
more or less complete explosion of
fss contents Of the remaining for
ward magazine followed. The mag
azins explosion resulted In the de-
Gtruction Of the vessel"
Secretary Meyer announced that
there might be further statement
On The report OF the board after It
had been considered by the presi-
lent. One member OF the board was
- the opinion that the report never
would be publishtd In full. but would
- kept I'm the confidential archieves
g the navy department. The declara-
>1on that "a low form OF explosive"
vas ussd In tho outside explosion In
l1catss belief that a mine and not
: dirigfbie torpedo was the instru-
nsnf of destruction.
Thb only deepens the mysterious
1estruction OF the Maine A mine
ehargsd with sufscient sunpowder
- blow In the bottom Of the ship
a1ps< have weighed severed hundred
pe&nds. To plant such mine and
~ the electric connections necessary
~ IT. dischsrge would have required
- services Of . number Of men.
' 1n the absence OF more complete
1l1ormation from the navy board Of
nclAi Washington tonight declined to
commcnt on the findings Officials and
ofncers Of the navy department alike
were silent. while members Of con-
eres refused to venture any guess as
~ tho true inwardness OF the report
UntiI President Taft has had oppor-
tunity TO examine the findings II will
nct be known whether any more Of
shs report will be made public. and
the question OF whether the Maine
wns lost as the result OF n discharge
of Spanish mine OF was the victim
sf q torpedo launched by other hands
VII remain unsettled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES.
Clemson Extension WOrk-Article
LVI,


During the past three years ex-
periments looking to the best method
Of keeping sweet potatoes have been
carried on at the Experiment Sta
tion here. A careful study has been
made Of the rots Of potatoes, and the
conditions under which these rots
thrive. We find that the majority
Of diseases are on the potatoes when
they are brought into the bank from
the field. The black rot, and the stem
rot. both Of which are very common
throughout the State, are primarily
field diseases. They attack the un-
derground portions Of the plant while
In the field and cause black and scab-
by looking areas on the surface of
the tubers. When these potatoes are
dug and stored in banks or houses
these diseases spread through the en-
tire lot and cause the potatoes to
rot. The. most important thing, then,
In, connection with storing potatoes is
to see that you have absolutely
healthy potatoes to begin with.
Where the crop Is planted from vines
the potatoes are usually found to be
very free from the disease. For this
reason it is well to bank the po-
tatoes grown from vines separately
from those grown from slips. This
Is especially advisable where you are
not sure that the potatoes grown
from slips are free from disease.
Potatoes which are free from dis
ease usually keep we'll when banked
in the ordinary way. Care should
be exercised to keep the potatoes
from becoming chilled at any time;
the temperature in a bank should
not be allowed to go below so de-
grees at any time during the winter.
We nnd that where potatoes are once
thoroughly chilled. 1t Is almost i'm
possible to keep them. The storage
rots. such as the soft and the dry
rot both Of which frequently occur in
stored potatoes. make y. "a head
way on potatoes when they are once
chilled. Any temperature below so
degrees will chill the potatoes suffi-
ciently to enable these rots to get a
start
Potatoes should never be banked
for two years In succession in the
same bank. The fungi which cause
the diseases in the field and the ones
which cause the rots in storage, will
live over in these old banks and will
attack the new potatoes as soon as
they are stored. The same soil and
the same straw should not be used
Tor two years in succession for cover
in5 the banks for this same reason.
Where potato houses are used they
should be thoroughly cleaned and the
walls and floors sponged or sprayed
with per cent solution Of forma-
Tine or / per cent solution Of blue
stone before the potatoes are brought
in. Where these precautions have
been followed we have experienced
very little difficulty in Keeping sweet
potatoes.
III. w. Barre
Botanist and Plant Pathologist Of S.
{. Experiment. Station.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
Statement OF the Condition or
The Bank of Sumter
Located at Sumter, S. c.,

At close Of business, Dec. 5, 1911.
RESOURCES.
Loans aud Discounts, 1904 4,O49 %
Overdrafts. 23,755.7S
Bonds and Stocks owned
by the bank, 1o,4b6.2s
Furniture and Fixtures, l.S69.5o
Oth.r Real Estate owned, 35.OOO.cO
Due from Banks and Bankers, 62,79S.l7
Currency, 8,lO7.Oo
Gold, l55O
Silver and other Miuor Coin, l.Il4.23
Checks and Cash Items. 4l,9sO.b3
Exchanges for the Cl. airing
House, 6,154.49
Total, 81, 4,3SO.l5
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in. $75 10000
Surtius Fund, 1000 90
Undivided Profits, less Current
Expenses and Taxes paid, 3e.l3I.59
Due to Banks aid Bankers. l,4S3.QO
Dividends Unpaid,
Individual Deposits subject TO
Check, 259, ,7O9.97
wings Deposits, .I2695. 60
Bills Payable, Including Ger
titicates for Money Bot-
rowed. $4,000 90
Reserve Fund Carried on
General Individual
Ledge, 1899
Total S7O4 35 10
STATE OF SOU TIL CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Refore me came Barlow Walsh Cashier
of the above named Bank who being duly
sworn, Gays that the above and forep oing
statement ia a true condition If said Bsnk.
as shown by the books OF SAID Bank
BARTOW WALSH, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this 1lih day of Dec. A. d., 1911.
r. l.. WRIGHT, L. s.,
Notary Public for S. c.
Correct Attest
G. NJ. HURST,
II. j. McLAURIN, JR.
RICIID. l. MANNING,
I f.s