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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20

and. diplomatic hostess as we'll She
itut only cultivated the right kinG of
people wh1 were cvngeniaa TO each
"ther, but she alNays managed to
aaVe some guest OF special aistinction
whom eveY one Was eager to meet.
Her own wide acquaintance among
the promiaent Operdtic artists and her
husbands influential position In the
world or dnance made this policy an
easy way of furthering her social am
Dltlons. She would always invite
some one whom she could present as
the lion of the evening. One week it.
would bs tenor from the opera house,
another time famous viOlinist. In,
thls way she managed to create a lit.
tie artistic salon on the lines of the,
Famous political salons in which the.
brilliant women OF the eighteenth oen-
tury nodded public opinion in France.
Alicia knew she was clever and as
she stood admiring herself in front of
a f,I1 length mirror while awaiting
the arrival OF her guests she congrat-
ulated herself that she had made q
success OF her life. She had won those
things which most women hold dear
wealth and social position. She had
married man she did not love. It
was true, but other women had done
that before her. II she had not
brought her husband love she at least
was not wife he need be ashamed
OF. In her PaQuin gown of gold cloth,
with sweeping train and a jeweled
tiara in her hair, she considered her.
self handsome enough to grace any
mans home. 1t was indeed beauty
which she saw in the mirror-the face
OF woman not yet 30, with the fea-
lures regular and refined. The eyes
were large and dark and the mouth
and nose deiicately nodded. The face
se4med academically perfect, all but
the expression. She had a cold, cal.
culating look, and a cynic might have
charged her with being heartless, of
stopping at nothing to gain her own
ends.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20
CHAPTER m,

The handsome townhouse q, How.
ard Jefries. the well-known banker. on
Riverside drive, was one of the most
striking among the many imposing
millionaire homes that line the city's
splendid water front. Houses there
were In the immediate proximity
which were more show y and had cost
more money, but none as completely
satisfying from the art lovers stand.
point. 1t was the home of a man who
studied and loved the beautiful for it's
own sake and not because he wanted
to astonish people with what miracles
his money could work. Occupying a
large plot on slightly elevated ground.
the house commanded fine view of
the broad Hudson. Directly opposite.
across the river, busy with steam and
sailing craft, smiled the green slopes
or New Jersey; in the purplish north
frowned the Jagged cliffs of the precip.
itous Palisades.
The elder Jeffries, aristocratic de-
scendant of an old Knickerbocker
FAMILY, was proud of his home and
had spent large sums OF money in
beautifying 1t. Built in colonial style
OF pure white marble with long
French windows and lofty columns
supporting fiat. rounded roof, sur
rounded by broad lawns, WIDESPREAD.
ing shade trees and splashing foun.
tains, 1t was conspicuous landmark
for miles. The interior was full Of
architectural beauty. The stately en-.
trance hall, hung with ancestral nor.
traits, was of noble proportions, and
a superb staircase, decorated with
statuary. led of to tastefully decorated
reception rooms above. Tonight the
house was brilliantly illuminated and
there was considerable activity at the
front entrance, where footman in
smart livery stood opening the doors
OF the carriages as they drove IN in
quick succession
Mrs. Jeffries' musicales were alwavs
largely attended because she knew
the secret of making them interesting
HO- h'.~L~ o. -
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STILL HUNTING OTHER MAN

Confessed Dynamiter Gives More Cir.
cnmstances Of His Destructive Ex-
petitions About Country.
indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 16.-"When
you arrive in Omaha to blow up the
power house you will be met by some-
body who will show you where 1t is"
That statement. said by Orite Nc
Manigal, the confessed dynamiter, to
have been made to him by John J..
Mcnamara, the convicted secretary
treasurer Of the International Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural yrcr
Workers. wao inquired into Al tho
federal grand jUrys Investigation Of
the dynamite conspiracy today. Nc
Manigal says in response to the in
suucti1n9 41OiA AIcNamara ne went
to Omaha In July. 1910, to blow up
the power plant of an "open shop,
contractor and was met by a man
whose name he gave.
McManigal said the man told him
he had communicated with Nc
Namara about the job to be blown
up; that the man himself could not
do 1t because he was not able to
handle explosives and so Mechanical
was chosen.
The evidence was in line with that
being gathered by the government to
ascertain who, If any one besides
those already known, were implicat-
ed in the hundred or more explosions
scattered over the country in the last
five years.
1t was about the time Of the Oma-
ia job according 10 McManigal,
mat Mcnamara said to him. II am
going to get six or eight good fell
lows and station them about the
country so that explosions will take
place in different cities al IN one
night and they won't know w,:o is
doing it,"
Manigal is to be kent cont;n-
uously before the grand ju~y for the
next three days.
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sioie enough In business matters He
wouldn't be where he is today II he
weren't. But when II comes to the
woman question he's as blind AZ a
pat What right had a man OF his
age TO SO and marry a woman 20
years his junior! OF course she only
married him for his money. Every
BODY knows that except he. People
laugh at him behind his back. Instead
Oh enjoying & quiet. peacefui home in
the declining years of his life. he is
compelled TO keep open hose and en-.
ter'ain people who are personally Oh.
nox'ous to him, simply because that
sort OF life pleases his young wife"
Who was she. anyway. before their
marriage" Interrupted Annie.
oh. a nobody" he replied. "Sh.
was very attractive looking. dressed
we'll and was clever enough "a re, IN.
Productions to good people. She man.
aged to make herself popular I'm the
smart set and she needed money 10
carry ont her social ambitions. Dad
wealthy widower--came along and she
caught him In her net, that's all,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20

Here Is a remedy that will cure
your cold. Why waste time am. mrn-
ey experimenting when you can get d
preparation that has Won a world
wide reputation by it's cures Of this
disease and can always be depend
ed upon II is known everywhere as
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy. and is
medicine OF real merit. For sale
by all dealers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
ONE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
200 Near Death When Broken fa''
bitches Picnic Special at
Antioch, III.

Decatur, H., Aug. 26.-An east
hound excursion train over the Cincin-
natl Hamilton & Dayton railway, car
rying 200 passengers. was derailed by
broken rail at Antioch, H., four cars
being overturned. One man was killed
and a large number of others suffered
injuries.
It was a freak crash In which the
broken railroad turned up through the
tender, extending out In such a man.
ner as to turn the passenger coaches
of the track into the ditch as they
were forced forward by the impact.
Jacob Ozencofski of Decatur. the
only passenger to meet death. felt the
impact and pushed his head out OF the
window. Before he could pull back the
car in which he rode had turned tur-
tie and his neck was broken as the
coach rolled of the right OF way. Mrs
r Simpson of Indianapolis was the
most seriously injured, her right knee
being fractured and left ribs broken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
WEEK OF PAGEANTRY BEGUN
ob;o-columbus Centennial Celebration
Is Opened-President Tart 10
Be the Guest Thursday

Columbus. O., Aug. 26.-With the
booming of 100 guns the Ohio-Colum-
bus centennial celebration, one OF the
most imposing, spectacular and patrl-
otic features that the middle west mas
ever known, was opened today Tor
week of pageantry. Governor Har-
mon and Mayor Karb welcomed the
thousands of visitors from all sections
of the country with addresses, AFTER
which there was special reception
of welcome for representatives OF
Spain, Italy, and an industrial parade
Every day in the week Will De
hacked as full of interesting events as
the waking hours will permit, but per-
haps the three biggest features or the
entire celebration will be the NAM
moth historical pageant IMPLYING the
evolution of the old Northwest Ter
ritorv into the progressive states OF
today. Federal day, on THURSDAY,
when President Taft and some OF the
most illustrious jurists and publicists
| of the nation will be the guests OF
honor. and Mothers and Children
day. on Saturday, when representa-
tives OF every woman's organization
in the state as we'll as those OF
many other states will have charge OF
affairs. Thousands of children viii
parade and later 1000 specially drilled
little folks will give dances native te
all the countries that have contribut
Il 90 Obio'S nopulatiOn
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Barber Shocs In China.

Since the Chinese revolution great
many Chinese have had their cues cut
off, and this has led to the opening or
large number of barber shops
throughout the far east wherever Chi
nese are located, says an exchange.
Several progressive business men or
Singapore, anticipating this, imported
a large number Of American barber
chairs, and they are now unable to
get supplies quickly enough. 1t has
also been learned that the Chinese in
sist on having American hair clippers,
and refuse all other makes offered
1t would seem that American manu-
facturers of BARRIERS supplies should
experience a large increase In their
Oriental trade.
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PRESIDENT TAFT SIGNS
PANAMA CANAL BILL
Army and Post Office Measures BE-
come Law-vetoes the Cooss
River Dam Measure.

Washington. Aug. 26.-President
Taft signed the Panama canal bill and
sent TO congress a memorandum sug-
costing the ACCESSIBILITY of the passage
of a resolution which would declare
that this measure was not considered
by this government violation OF the
treaty provisions regarding the canal
In discussing the British protest
against the exemption OF American
shipping from the payment OF tolls
for the use of the canal, Mr. Ialt
saws the irresistible conclusion to be
drawn from 1t is that although the
limited States owns, controls and has
maid for the canal 1t Is restricted Dy
treaty from aiding its own commerce
in the way that all the other nauohs
of the world may freely do.
"In view of the fact" Mr.. Taft con-
times. that the Panama canal Is
being constructed by the united
States wholly at it's own cost. upon
territory> ceded to 1T by the repuDhc Oh
Panama for that purpose. and that un-
less it has restricted itself the united
States enjoys absolute rights OF owner
ship and control, including the rign'
to allow it's own commerce the use OF
the canal upon such terms as IL sees
fit the sole question is: Has the
United States (by the terms OF the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. deprived II
self of the exercise Of the right te
mass IT'S own commerce free or to re
NIT tolls collected for the use OF the
canal?"
President Taft also signed the army
appropriation bill, carrying $S9,O0O,o0o
to provide for reforms in the organ
cation of the war department.
His first nomination under the neV
bill was that of Brig. Gen. James
Aleshire to be chief Of the quarter
master generals department with tn
rank of major general.
The president also signed the pos
Office and post roads appropriation bill
which carries approximately $2oo'ooo
O0O
He vetoed the Coosa river dam oil
on the basis that no power right
should be granted unless the govern
ment receives compensation
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A Word to the Wise.

The proverplal advice. "Cobbler.
stick to your last" had an opposite
exemplification in the following anec-
dote, for which lions Advocate is re-
sponsible.
A colored man was brought before
a police Judge, charged with stealing
chickens He pleaded guilty, and re-
ceived sentence. when the judge asked
how it was he managed to lift those
chickens right under the window or
their owners house when there was
dog In the yard.
Hit wouldn't be OF no use, judge,
said the culprit, ito try TO 'splain dis
thing to you all. Eff you was TO try
II like as not you would git yer hide
full o. shot. an git no chickens, mel
Their. Ef you want to engage in any
rascality, judge. yo' bettah stick 10
de bench. whar yo' am familiar"
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FAILS TO ADJOURN |
DEADLOCK HOLDS CONGRESS-
END MAY BE DAYS OR
WEEKS DISTANT.
TAFT WAITS THROUGH NIGHT
Failure of Conferees TO Agree on Gen.
eraI Deficiency Bill Postpones Final
Adjournment After All-Nisht SEES
sion-House Won't Yield.

washington, Aug. 26.-All definite
Mans for the adjournment of congress
are of. The session which was TO
have ended Saturday night was given
new life.
The senate and house are dead
locked over the general deficiency APP
preparation bill The house is bitterly
unyielding; a filibuster within filibus-
ter is on in the senate and no mem
Der of either body knows when the
second session of the Sixty-second con-
gress will adjourn sine die.
II the tempers of senators and men,
hers of the house cool, the end may
come today. 1t may be two days
hence: 1t may be week or more. A
congress has never faced such COM
plicated deadlock as that which exists.
All night the two bodies fought over
four amendments to the general den
cheney bill the last OF the annual ap'
preparation measures.
These amendments concern the
claims Of the states Of Oregon, Mary
land. Virginia and Texas against the
United States government. Some o.
the claims are more than a hundred
years old. They amount In the aSsre
gate to about 100000
The senators from these states say
adjournment cannot be taken unless
the deficiency bill provides for thes'
claims. and also for an extra menth
nav for the employees OF the house ah'
senate.
House Determined Not to Yield.
The house, by practically unan'
nous vote. asserted that 1t woul
never. never yield. The decision o
the house leaders and the senator
who are conducting a filibuster Is VI
changed. The bitterest OF feellng pr'
, walls. The situation is dramalc an
unprecedented from a legislative stan'
point.
J AS davbreak came taxicabs and al
} tomobiles whirled up to the entrance
, of the senate and house. Senators al
congressman, muttering angrlly, el
e tered the machines and gave curt
: ders to be taken home. Many OF ther
i who expected to leave Washingto
: had railroad transportation In the
8 pockets. They were disgruntled &c
r Few spoke and probably noboc
smiled.
e Taft Waits Throughout Night.
e The president Of the United stat
e left the senate wing of the capltol
Alp a. m. He had awaited all mig
l. the agreement on the general dencle
o. cy bill. A special train stood at U
e Union station prepared to take Il
II president to Beverly. The order
l. the train was Cancelled.
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THOUSANDS VIEW BODY
OF SALVATION ARMY CHIEF
All Nations, Creeds and Glasses Join
In Honoring Memory of
Dead Leader.

London. Aug. 24.-The body of Gen.
William Booth of the Salvation Army
lay In state here, and the occasion pro-
duced such a display of respect from
all classes as has probably never been
excelled.
All nations and all creeds were rep
resented among the many thousands
who paid their last tribute to the
greae evangelist.
Even before dawn, and despite a
pelting cold rain, thousands were walt
ing In front of Congress hall, Chaplain.
Before the general public was admit
ted, however, a large number OF per
sonal friends. public officials and high
officers Of the Salvation Army came 10
pay their last respects.
All day a constant stream or human
ity filed past the catafalque on when
lay the generals body. Side by side
with the poorly clad women who had
came for last sight of the man who
had brought sunshine into their lives
we're fashionably dressed women wht
desired to pay their homage to the
Christian leader.
Standing at the four corners or tn
bier cadets held the flags of Great BIT
tain, the United States, Japan an'
Germany. All around were body
guards of Salvation Army officer
wearing red and white bands on thei
sleeves.
At the foot of the casket stood tn
last portrait of the dead general, whli
at its head was a painting Of the lat
Mrs. Booth.
The body was dressed in the IL
miliar frock uniform coat, open t
show the red jersey bearing tn
words: Blood and Fire. the coat c
arms of tie Salvation Army, embl;
zoned on the breast.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
BILL TO EXTEND FARM WORK
Measure Provides for Carrying On Ex-
periments at Various Points on
Agricultural Subjects.

Washington, Aug. 24-The house
passed the Lever bill to provide for
federal appropriations TO state agri-
cultural colleges for extension of farm
demonstration work. An agricultural
extension department would be estab-
lished In each college TO give instruc-
ton and practical demonstration In
agriculture and home economics
through field demonstrations. publica-
tons and otherwise. The bill has not
passed the senate. where the Page
vocational educational bill is pending.
The two measures are similar in some
respects.
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CROPS WORTH TEN BILLION
Former Governor of Minnesota says
Government Estimate is Too
Low.

st. Paul. Mimi. Aug. 23.-The actu-
al return from the crops of the north
west will be nearer $4,000. 900
than se,35O,O 100000, the estimate given
by the government report, is the pre-
diction given by former Gov. Samuel
r. Van SAINT, who returned from an
extended trip through North Dakota,
Montana and other northwestern
states.
IF the yield in North Dakota, Mon
tana and Minnesota can be accepted
as an indication Of general conditions,
crops have exceeded the government
estimate in nearly all localities. ;" said
Mr. Van SAINT.
"The quality was even better than
that promised before the harvest, and
the weight is heavier"
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The SsnnibaIs Need Food.

An officer of the French colonial
army brought a letter from the CHIEF
of a group of missionaries in the
southern islands of the Pacific not
long ago, which winds up as follows:
81 regret to tell you that our little
company can do little against the fa-
naticism of these poor wretches-
Moreover, famine is ravaging the
country. for the harvest has been de-
stroyed. Therefore the dispatch or
more missionaries has become ur-
gent."-La Petite Republique.
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HANDS CRACKED AND BLED

St Clair, Mo.-"My trouble began
about fifteen years ago. Ii was what
some claimed eczema The form the
disease worked under was breaking
out with watery blisters on my hands
which would then dry and scale, and
then would follow the trouble OF
cracking and bleeding, also itching
and hurting. My hands We're dishg-
ured at the time. and sore. The uou-
BILE was very annoying, and disturbed
my sleep. This last February II was
ever so much worse than before L
did not do all my work on account OK
the condition OF my hands. l could
not put them in water without max
ing them worse. / tried lot OF home
remedies, also salves and liniments
that claimed TO be a cure for the
trouble, but I did not obtain cure.
AT last saw the advertisement for
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I sent
for a sample. / thought they would
cure. so sent for a fifty-cent box OF
Cuticura Ointment and some Cuti-
cura Soap. A doctor advised ne to
keep ahead with tho Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and they cured me COM
pletely. No trace OF the trouble re-
mains" (Signed) Mrs. Mary Taylor.
Mar. %, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston
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cotham's Expenses Grow.

New York, Aug 26.-Budget esti-
mates of the various city departments
for the year 1913 are now being re-
ceived by the New York board OF es-
innate. and most of them thus far In
hand seem to indicate a large increase
In the expense OF running the city.
Police Commissioner Waldo. for ex-
ample. asks for s19.S50.000. as com
pared with 100000 this year. an In
crease OF 20 per cent.
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Harvard Man Makes Hot Ice.

Cambridge. Mass. Aug. 23.-Prof.
Percy w. Bridgman of the department
OF physics at Harvard has succeeded
In making hot ice" He has manu-
featured some having temperature
OF l73 degrees Fahrenheit and he is
confident he can make IL even hot
ter. The hot ice was produced by put
ting 10000 atmospheres 100000
pounds a square inch) In appearance
the hot ice was similar to the brand
In general use.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
BILL VETOED TWICE is LAW
President Signs Legislative Executive
and judicial Appropriation
Measure.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The presi-
dent has signed the bill making ap-
preparations for the legislative. execu-
tive and judicial branch OF the gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1918 This bill had twice
been vetoed by the executive and was
only accepted after the continuance
NJ the commerce court had been pro-
yfded for. though this provision Is un-
I'll March Of next year.
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House Adopts Resolution Directing
State Department to investigate
Killing Of American.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The house
unanimously passed the resolution In
troduced by Representative Norris OF
Nebraska directing the state depart
ment to investigate the death of James
w. Rogers. who was killed by British
soldiers in Central Africa.
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\. V. Newcomb Estate s7t,155.

New York, Aug. 26.-The estate OF
II. Victor Newcomb. late president OF
the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
who died November 8. 1911. Is ap-
praised at only $71.155 In the tax re-
port filed here and consists entirely
OF personal property.
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The report that the gold coin IN
circulation is worn and subject to
discount will not stampede the ordi.
nary man OF this section. He takes
his gold In the form OF certificates
and then II he Is wise proceeds
promptly to put IL in the savings bank.
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Owner of Cats Dies In RAGS.

St. Louis. Aug. 24-Dr. Sarah r.
Wells. graduate of Oberlin. founder or
medical colleges and author. has died
in rags here in order that her 10 cats
might enjoy the benefit Of her wealth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
U. S. TROOPS SAIL FOR COLON
American Transport Prairie Carrying
500 Blue Jackets and Marines on
Way to Nicaragua.

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug 26.-The
United States transport Prairie. carry
ing 500 bluejeckets and marines.
sailed from here for Colon.
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Our idea of the acme of suffering Is
to listen to monograph playing:
TN tie Good Old Summer Time,
when the mercury is trying to break
the altitude record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30

A western trapper offers to furnish
a ST. Louis zoo with prairie dogs at
$3.50 per dozen. There was time IN
the west when one could have bu1a'
10 robe thrown in as boot" with each
dozen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30

A prisoner in the Jail of New York
town vas examined for his sanity be
cause he insisted on a shower bath
every twenty minutes. Considering
the recent state of the temperature,
his demand will strike many as emil
nently zane, safe and sensible.