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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09
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Grant into our nnes-heAs q near
pillaging dsvil-but it's too big q risk;
Bristol Is about the nearest pickle,
post, and the redcoats have got cav
airy patrols all along In back Of the
river"
But cannot wait here" an
swered, fmpatiently. Farrell under
stood that have important informa
ton for Washington, and only CAME
with you tonight because you wert
following along my route. I've got to
90 on"
That's an right: Just give YOU
orders, and well attend to the rest
What we want Ia for these lads ia
go back to Philadelphia saying they
were attacked by a force Of militia un.
der command of an ofioer Of the Con,
tinental line. That win give Clinton
q scare, and turn suspicion away from
u. Grant knows you, understand,
80 he'll report the AFFAIR that way,
You can be of within thirty minutes. I"
1t was easy to grasp the point Of
view, and saw no reason for refusing
assistance. gave the necessary or.
ders, standing under the torchlight in
full view, and waited while q squad
Of partisans rounded up the disarmsd
prisoners, and guarded them down the
slope to the edge Of the stream.
Teams were doubled up, and several
Of the heavy wagons rumbled away
Inf fhn A~WHnA1u o. AnA a.,
jured to be repaired, were fred whsrs
they lay, the bright flames lighting
up the high banks on either side the
road. found a big black horse, with
British arms on the bride, and . pair
Of loaded pistols In the holsters, q
6nelooking animal. and came back
into the fire glow, determined to lose
no more time. Duva had disappear,
ed. but, as stood there looking about
for him TO say goodbye, q youns
country fellow came UP hurriedly
from out the darkenss.
You're wanted down thar" he said,
with the Jerk Of q thumb over his
shoulder. The Tory oficer wants
to see ye."
What oficer7 Captain Grant?"
Il reckon that's the one" indifrsr
entity; anyhow l was told to fetch ys
down thar. Bannister sent me-"
/ went a. he directed down the
rutty road, my newly appropriated
horse trailing along behind. Grant
was pacing back and forth restleesly,
but, as soon as appeared within the
Ore radius, he came toward me-.
Gan 1 see you alonef" he asked
brusQuely.
'R there Il any reason for privacy,
certainly" I answered in surprise.
What do you wish to say?"
This is q matter strictly between
U.s." evastvelS. Il prefer not to dis
euss It publicly here"
/ had q suspicion Of treachery, yet
was not willing to exhibit any reluc-
lance.
Very good. Bannister," to the par.
Esan IN charge, Il want q word with
Captain Grant, and will be responsible
TOR his safe return"
The man looked after US doubtful
y, yet permitted US to pass beyond
the guard lines. There was q stump
beside the ford, barely within the flick
or Of the distant fire, and there stop
ped. leaning against my Tse, and
turned SO az to look the mans
face.
We'll, Grant said, rather stsrnly
I'VE are alone now; what is it?'
He cleared his throat, evidently
uncertain bow best to express himself
Why did you ask 80 many ques
tons about Delavan's Hsutsnant?" hs
began suIlsnly. What were you try
Ing to nnd out7''
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CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09

fort and benefit
to any woman In
need Of such q
remedy. Mothers
Friend In aold at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09

tn mid-stream. We traiIed dropping
I'D the eastern bank, coming out upon
q well-travels road. A hundred feet
beyond was cleft through the clay,
and there Farrell halted US, dividing
the men into two parties. Under his
orders they disappeared hike magic,
the silent night engulnng them com
pletsly. The three Of us, Duval, Far
rel, and myself. alone remained In
the deserted road.
"Duval," said the blacksmith quiet
~, you an the Major feel your way
along to the top. an discover what lie
happening. I'll stay here, an taks
care Of the boys"
The road was q gradual rise, the
clay packed hard under foot, but from
the summit we could look away for
some distance over q level country,
dimly revealed under the new moon
There was nothing in sight, and no
sound disturbed the solitude. We SAT
down on a bunch of turf, rifles in
hand, to wait patiently, our eyes scan
ming the distance.
who are those fellows bach
thereT' 1 questioned at last, made
nervous By the silence.
The boys In the gulch? Jersey
militiamen," he explained shortly
you see there's some Of rs that
can't get away all the time. because
Of the women and children, and the
farm work Besides. regular soldier
ing don't Just appeal to our sort. Sc
we do our fighting round homo In oul
own way. However, the most Of US
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09
City Tax Collectors Per
sonal Tax Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the Tar
Assessment books OF the City Of Pen
sacola are now open In my ONCE for the
payment Of taxes for the year 1911, and
that all taxes on personal property re-
naming unpaid, so days after the date
Of this notice, viii be enforced by levy
and sale as provided by law.
Dated this 10th day Of May. A-D. 1912
J. C. WHITING,
Tax Collector. City Of Pensacola
10may2Yno
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09

Madam. / am just out of the hos
pital, and"
Don't tell me any such story as
that You are the same man / gave
q piece of pie to not two weeks ago"
'fYes'm; dat was just fore / went to
de hospital Post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09

The difficulty of knowing what to
say is never so great as the difficulty
of not saying it-Puck.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09
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Health is the foundation Of all good
looks. The wise woman realizes this
and takes precautions to preserve her
health and strength through the Pc
Rod Of child bearing. She remains a
pretty mother by avoiding az far as
possible the suffering and dangers OF
such occasions. This every woman
may do through the use OF Mothers
Friend, a remedy that has been so long
In use, and accomplished SO much
good, that It is In no sense an expert
ment, but q preparation which always
produces the best results. It Is for
external application and so penetrating
In its nature as to thoroughly lubricate
every muscle, nerve and tendon In
volved during the period before baby
comes. It aids nature BY expanding
the skin and tissues, relieves tender
ness and soreness. and perfectly pre-
pares the system for natural and safe
motherhood. Mothers Friend has been
used and endorsed by thousands Of
mothers, and its use win prove COM
. %: N, - :o ma. sss' II Of1oW0B
remedy. Mothers CEHlOn0
Friend ID sold at
drug stores. Write for free book fct
expectant mothers, which contains
much valuable Information.
BRADFIElD REGULATOR CO., AtIsata. Ca.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
\ Remarkable Cow.

Chester, Aug. IA wonderful
cow has been brought to light in
Chester Ii WAS sold sometime since
by AIRS. y. u Whitus To Tom Cham
bers, negro. and the bovine is II
years of age, has raised IL caves. and.
moreover, never went dry a single
day. Since Ch;mbers bought the cow
the news has gained currency of its
remarkable milk furnishing capacity
and large sums of money have been
he viii not sell
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

solicitor Gunter Denies New York
story That Charges Have been
Dropped. and Says Case VIII Come
to Trial.

Aiken. Aug. 1S.-An interesting
question has arisen and Is being ask
ed on all sides in Aiken. Solicitor
Robert l.. Gunter was informed this
week that a New York paper had
published the report that the charges
agains! Frederick o. Beach. who Is
accused by the Aiken authorities of
having slashed his wife's throat here
last February. have been dropped
and that Mr Beach. who was in Eu-
rope when the warrant was issued for
his arrest, had determined to bring
suit against the parties who were re-
sponsible for the issuance Of the war
rant under which he was arrested.
solicitor Gunter states positively that
the charges have not been dropped.
Other officers express the same senti-
ment. II Is doubtful. however. wheth-
er the case will come up at the Sep
.tember term Of general sessions court
as was expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
ANOTHER BALE OF COTTON
second Bale of 1912 Season Brought
to Town by MIR. l.. ID. Mathis Of
OsWegO.

Mr. l.. d. Mathis of Oswego has
the honor Of bringing in che second
hale of 1912 cotton which has been
sold on nc local market. The first
Dal" o1 the season was ginned at Mr..
Scarborough's gin and sold Monday
afternoon TO Levi Bros for IS ga
cents. 1t weighed only 4O4 pounds
and was classed as strict middling.
Mr.. Mathis bale weighed 592
pounds and was classed as middling.
He sold it to O'Donnell & Co.. for l2
l-S cents per pound this morning.
The farmers from all sections Of
the county report that cotton is open
ing, but it seems to be the general
opinion that the season will not open
up good and strong until the first
week in September.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

One Of the Best Sales I'm History of
Manning Warehouse.

Manning, Aug. 19.-One of the best
sales In the history of the market
was realized here today. There were
10000 pounds Of tobacco sold In the
Manning warehouse for an average Of
IL cents per pound. ]. G. Dennis sold
3,225 pounds Of ungraded tobacco
at an average Of 21 cents. f. f. Du-
bose sold 2,607 pounds at II IA cents.
c. w. Dennis sold s32 pounds for 20
cents per pound. All the farmers
were well pleased with the sale.
Manning has always paid the high
est market prices for tobacco and
from, the amount being sold here the
prices must compare favorably with
any market In the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

Whitman VIII Protect His Star In.
former From Vaccination OF Peace
Guardians.

New York. s.ug. 1s.-Persistent ef-
forts OF the police to wrest Sam
schepps from the custody of District
Attorney Whitman and his represen-
.tatives during his trip here from Hot
Springs. Ark. have come to nought.
Tonight schepps. one Of the States
most important witnesses In the Her
man Rosenthal murder case. is a pris-
'oner on technical charge in the
West Side jail. under surveillance OF
men from the district attorneys Of
nee. who have orders to allow no one
to communicate with him without ere
denuals from Mr.. Whitman himself.
schepps will go before the grand
jury tomorrow and Is expected to
corroborate In every essential detail
the story told by his friend. Jack
Rose. upon which Police Lieut.. Chas.
Becker was indicted for Rosenthal's
assassination.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
TRIPLETS A WILSON HONOR
Georgia Couple Name Them For
Candidates Daughters.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Probably the only compliment of
the kind that will be rendered Gov.
Woodrow Wilson during his Presi-
Dental campaign has been paiG him
at Vidalia by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Almand. who have christened their
triplets. all girls for the three daugh-
ters of Governor and Mrs. Wilson,
naming them Margaret. Eleanor and
Jessie. AS soon as the father. who is
a stanch Democrat was told the num-
ber and sex OF his new offspring he
determined upon their names.
AS soon as Mrs. Almand had recov-
cred sufficiently formal christening
was held. The babes are now about
IL week old. Both mother and chill
dren are doing well. All three Of the
children are said to be fine specimens
and it Is said all three will live.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Washington Hears RumOrs of BIease
Supporting Talbert.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Rumors
have reached Washington within the
past few days from South Carolina to
the effect that Governor Blease has
planned to have his lieutenants in the
counties advise the Blease supporters
to vote for former Congressman Tall
bert in the Senatorial contest, on the
alleged ground that Talbert is openly
for Blease, while Senator Tillman is
regarded as inclining to Jones.
When asked about the rumor, Sem
ator Tillman said he did not believe it.
He said that he is every day receiving
letters from South Carolina, some
urging him to declare for Blease and
others urging him to declare for
Jones, and that in addition he is re-
ceiving personal calls from South
Carolina friends on both sides of the
Gubernatorial fight who are importn-
ing him, some for Blease and some
for Jones, but the Senator declares
that he continues to be hands off,
as between the two men, in accord
ance with his recent statement pub
lished in The News and Courier and
that unless new developments oc-
cur" he will have nothing more to
say.
The secretary of the United States
Senate has received Candidate Tall
bert's statement of his campaign ex-
pense up to the 18th of August The
total is 1892, of which $3.50 is for the
State assessment, $245 for advertis-
ing and printing and $237 for railroad
fares and hotel bills.
Senator Tillmans statement already
on file shows an expense of only the
$3.50 State assessment. Both candi-
dates stated that they had not receiv-
ed campaign contributions from any
source. Candidate Dial's account had
not been received when this dispatch
was sent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
May VETO MEASURE AGAIN.
Taft Expected Again to Register OBJ
lection tn Abolition OF the Conn.,
.merce, Court.

Washington. Aug. 1s.-President
Taft. IL Is predicted tonight. will reg
!ister a second veto against the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill agreed to late today In
both the senate and house. The bill
provides for abolition of the COM
meree court but does not contain the
provision which would limit to a sew
'en-year tenure civil service employees
to which Mr.. Taft objected when ne
vetoed the same bill several days ago.
The president Is a strong believer In
the usefulness Of the commerce court,
He also disapproves Of the bill be-
cause congress has attached special
legislation to one Of the great supply
measures.
he has expressed a willingness to
stay In Washington all summer II
necessary to back up the commerce
court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
RURAL POLICEMAN DIES.
swimming I'm Cold Water Thought
To be- Cause of Death.

Hartsville. Aug. 19-Mr. George
w. Coker. member Of the Darling
ton rural police force. died today at
Fig Springs. near Bethune. s. G.. Mr..
went there yesterday with a party for
few days outing. and from what has
been gathered IL appears that he
went In swimming i'm the spring.
where the water IL unusually cold. and
ne must have died of congestion or
heart failure Effort To- rescue him
were unaVaiIng. Mr.. Coker was an
unmarried man. whose services as ru-
raj policeman had been OF especial
merit. He Is survived by his par
ents. two sisters and brother.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

Charleston Cry Detective Says He
VIII l'u>h Ease Asain>t Levy, A.
sistant County Jailer.

Charleston. Aug. 19.-After spend
ing a restless and painful night, Will
liam Wingate the captain of the city
gaingang. who was shot by Assistant
the county Jail Saturday morning, was
reported to be slightly better. but his
wound is serious. The attending ply
s.cians are hopeful for his recovery.
Wingate Is unable to make n state
ment and Levy reiterated today that
he had shot in self-defense. Levy de-
nounces as false the statement OF
Wingate's friends that the city Off
cial was also fired upon by parties on
the second or third floor Of the Jail,
and Jailer Bennett states that he was
not at the Jail at the time of the
shooting and his information is all
second hand. Levy remains in the
Jail, In his own quarters and dis
charging his duties. Interest is very
general in the affair and the shooting
Is much talked about. The partisans
are telling different versions of the
affair and with politics becoming
more heated every day there may be
more serious trouble before the pri-
mary election finally determines the
results. The preliminary examina-
tiOn into the shooting of Wingate can
not be held until the latter RECEIVERS
and Is able to appear. Chief Can't
well said today that the detectives of
his department had secured informa-
ton to show that Wingate was shot
from ambush without the latter max
ing a threatening move, and he pro-
poses to investigate the matter and
| give the full facts to the public. He
said that this Is the second shooting
Of a city officer by county officers,
chief Constable Stothart having shot
policeman several months ago. and
| will use every means to get the facts
| OF the case for tie prosecution of the
assistant TALLER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
'QUACK MEDICINE LEGISLATION
BILL Introduced I'm Housr Aimed at
So-ealled "Cure-Ana"

washington. Aug. 19.---The bill in
troduced by Representative sherley.
OF Kentucky. Democrat. which
would make more drastic the pure
food and drugs law as applied to pat
ent and proprietary medicines was
passed by the House today. The
measure would prohibit, under a
heavy penalty. the publishing Of
claims for "cure alls" that can nor
be sustantiated or which have NO
foundation in fact. The legislation is
Of Importance To medicine manufac =
turers and would give the Govern
ment much greater authority over
the trade in nostrums
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
Presidential Election.

The manner in which the President
OF the United States is elected fully
explained.
Editor The Item.
In view of a general discussion and
many questions. / feel sure that the
following eXplanai don of the manner
OF choosing a President OF the Uni
tea states will at this time prove in
teiesting 10 your readers. L have
taken ii from textbook on Civil
oVe.nment published by the j. B.
Lipl incott Company. 1t is the clear
est exposition that i have seen.
S. II. Edmunds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
Rollers Win From Twirlcrs.

The first match in the i. NJ. G., A.
Bowling League came off at the Y. NJ
c. A. bowling alleys Monday night be-
tween the Rollers and the Twirlers.
when the former came off victors in
number of pins and the latter in the
number of games.
Don White led the teams in the
per cent, bowled and Turner White
came next
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
Long May it Live.
Spaltanburg Herald.

Spartanburg Herald.
The greatest tribute ever paid to
the press of any state is being paid
to the press of South Carolina i'm
this campaign. 50 long as the press
is honest and uncorruptible the coun-
try is safe. South Carolina is going
to come out of this valley upon the
hilltop of righteousness with Il clear
er vision of the right and with a
more firmly fixed purpose to become
greater and better state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

= should be cast. \ quorum consists OF
/ ."o-'hirds of the entire membership
! OF the Senate. They select from the
TWO highest on the list, and a major
ity of all is necessary TO choice
states, 49, Senators. 90; Quorum.
:; Necessary to elect, 40.
In our entire history. the Senate
mas had but one opportunity TO exer-
else this power In 1897 Richard NJ.
Johnson was elected Vice President by
the Senate.
The Electoral College.
The Presidential electors of all the
states taken together are known as
the electoral College" The Elec-
toral College increases as the popula-
ton becomes larger and as the num-
Der of States increases.
George Washington was the only
President who ever received the votes
OF all the electors. President Mon
roe received all but one.
Presidents elected by a majority Of
'he popular vote and of the electoral
votes are called majority Presidents. :.
Mckinley had majority of the pom
| ular vote and also of the electors
hence he is termed majority Pres
| ident."
Time of Choosing EIectOrs-Vhen
They arc to Vote.
4. The Congress may determine the
time Of choosing the electors, and the
| day on which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same
| throughout the United States.
Time OF Election.
| This clause gives the power to Con-
gress to fix the dates on which cleo
tions shall be held. The object of thi:
is to have all the States hold elec-
tions at the same time, so as to pre-
vent needless confusion. This power
| has been exercised, and Congress has
| fixed:
l. The Tuesday after the first Mon.
| day in November as the day fol
| choosing the Presidential electors.
2. The second Monday in January
as the day on which the electors meet
at the capitals of their respective
States
| 3. The second Wednesday in Feb
ruary as the day on which the GER
tificates are opened and counted be-
fore Congress.
The President and Vice Presiden
| are not officially elected till the sec
ond Wednesday in February. TIL,
way in which the electors will vot,
is known to every one; hence, on tn,
evening of election day, when the re
turns are read, it is known who will
be elected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
n Daily Thought.
(CharloS SUMNER

OCharleS SUMNER
Nothing ,ar Dc settled which is not
right. Nothing can be settled which is
against freedom. Nothing can be set
tied which is contrary to divine law.
God. nature ana all holy sentiments
of the heart repudiate any such false.
seeming settlement. Amidst the
shifts and changes of party our du-
ties remain. pointing the way TO ac-
ton. II is in the light OF duties that
We find peace for our country and
ourselves. Nor can any settlement
promise peace which is not in har-
mony with those everlasting princi-
pies from which our duties spring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
GEN BOOTH Is SINKING.
Aged salvation Army Head i'm Very
Weak Condition.

New York, Aug. 19.-Salvation
Army headquarters here announced
today that Miss Evangeline Booth.
daughter of William Booth, had re-
ceived several private cable messages
saying that her father was sinking:
the text of the messages was not Civ
en- out but word Of the generals death
was eyrtcted at any time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
FIRST BALE OF COTTON.
Honor of Bringing i'm First Bale for
1912 Season Goes to Draddy Har-
vim, COlOred.

The first bale of cotton of the 1912
crop in this county was brought into
town Monday afternoon by Draddy
Harvin, colored, who lives several
miles out from town on the road to
Pocalla. The cotton was classed as
strict middling and the owner was
given 13 ga cents pound for it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24
In The Police Court.

II. &. Burdette, drunk, IS or 10
days.
viva Lewis and j. l.. Hatchell, as
sault and battery, dismissed
w. G. Linn and f. w. Murphy.
vagrancy, Linn was DISCHARGED and
Murphy was sentenced to pay SIS or
serve 80 days
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

stranger recently visited juno
tion city, Mo. and advertised him
self as Il "church worker" He was
perfectly honest about il, and after
he left town the brethren of the
churches discovered that he had
worked them for more than S4OO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

When Woodrow Wilson is elected
his friends say that favored guests at
the White House Will know what il is
to enjoy a taste of Smithheld ham
and a cold Virginia toddy with rice
straw in Wilmington star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

There are people in Tennessee who
would vote for Cole Blease for Gov
crnor If they lived i'm South Caro-
lina.--Nashville Tennessean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

Texas is a growing empire; South
Carolina is a finished state, or at
least IL will be- finished by the time
Coal Blaze gets through with it
Houston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

First prize winners in the biggest
games of life don't make as much fuss
about 10 as man who almost got a
nomination for u small onicc.--Wil-
mingtOn Star.