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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06
LEGENDS ABOUT THE CROW
According to Roman Mythology the
Bird Was White Until Apollo
Made II Black.

1t Is difficult to, state the average
life of a crow, but it is certain that
Its tale OF years IS much III excess Of
its merits, for it can scarcely be said
to attain to good old age. and even
In its senility it IS still ripe for 1uis-
chief. For the crow in all ages has
reached a bad eminence. 1t IS fire.
quently mentioned In legendary lore.
According to Roman mythology Its
color was originally white, and It
owes Its black plumage to Aescula-
plus, for his mother, the nymph Co
ronis, had q quarrel with his father,
Apollo who so far lost tenIper-prob-
ably he had the worst OF the argu-
ment-as to kill the unfortunate
nymph upon the spot. Apollo had the
grace TO mourn his rash act, and he
determined that the crow should
mourn, too, and so he changed Its
white feathers into black, and the
crow was made to put on sullen
black incontinert."
The crow has always been tabled
TO have the gift OF speech. and 1t was
consecrated 10 Apollo on account OF
its gift of prophecy. The Augurs
watched It's flight as means OF di-
rination. If II flew to the right It was
O most favorable omen. while = 1t
turned to the left it was plain indi-
cation that disaster awaited the enter
prise. Pliny also comments upon the
long life OF the crow. and states that
If 1t made its appearance upon the
left side it was a happy augury. He
Gays that its cries were an Indication
of coming rain. and that its eyes were
valuable as charms. The Latin crow
seems TO have been more worthy
and better behaved bird than his IN
dian brother, who is an incorrig!ble
thief and mschief-maker. and an I'M
mitisated nuisance. According to DR..
auckland, funeral honors were read
10 the crow and the raven by the Ro.
mans and the Egyptians. and he gives
the following translation in proof or
this statement: And the Romans per-
formed funeral rites to the raven,
flute player leading the procession,
borne aloft on the shoulders OF two
Ethiopians. Around the Marsh OF
Myris sepuchres Of the crow and ibis.
made of valuable stone. were visited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06
'tAND THOUGHT
THE WORLD
WELL, LOST


tradesman who has a nice little bust
ness in shoes or fish. But it ISM
anything like Tuck's Eden, ct T;zedo,
or the villa Of Newport, where the
Amos Tuck Trenches live. 60
Difference in Homes
It isn't the kind OF home that the
pretty bride had up to that fatcful
day in August last when she made
up her mind to run away with young
Geraghty and upset Newport by the
elopement as it has seldom been mp
set before.
The hall is in red, with a few con-
ventional pictures hung about. There
is a nice, new rug, hat rack, and the
telephone stands on little table. The
parlor-it can't be called a drawing
room-is modestly papered IN green.
and the dining room back Oft is In
brown. There is mission furniture
brand new-and q few pictures, but
the most interesting thing Is the great
collection OF photographs in silyc-
frames that line the center table and
the mantel
These are of society people, Mr.. and
Mrs. French, all the other members OF
the family. the Newport society girls
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06
The Dog In Warfare.

Vegetius, the Roman writer on
things military. tells US that dogs were
used in the fortified towers OF his time.
70 make known by their barking the
approach of the enemy. During the
middle ages dogs were employed TO
guard camps and bnlwarks. The
bloodhounds of Scotland bore a repu'
tation for wonderful skill in tracking
escaped prisoners; and they were
used. 100. for attacking the enemy's
cavalry, being provided with coats OF
mail having hooks and prongs where.
with to mutilate horses. There are
records of dogs having been used in
warfare as far back as 1857, ard Plu'
tarch and Pliny both refer to them in
their books.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06

9 present TO her FROM her Grandpa
Mellon.
Some people used to think that Ailsa
and Paul lived there in that house. but
they really didn't. though in the sum-
mer time. especially. they spent so
much time in it that it is no wonder
strangers thought they lived there.
Finest of P!ayhouses.
1t isn't at all likely there is another
playhouse in all the world quite as
nice as this one. 1t has real furniture.
made to fit it; the finest little stove
you ever saw; curtains on the win
dows. and dolls-well. there are so
many dolls in the house that it really
is quite overcrowded.
Yet neither Ailsa nor Paul IS any too
happy, despite everything that kind
hearted people try TO do for them.
When trouble first came between
Mrs. Mellon and her husband the SYM
pathy of the majority was plainly with
Mrs Mellon. Nor has she lost one bit
of it since the case has been buffeted
pack and forth through the courts.
The action OF Mr.. Mellon In having her
iorcibly elected from the family resi-
ience, In Selling his TWO children. has
made some OF her friends most bitter
In their denunciatlon Of the million
aire. Yet. despite all the bitterness
that apparently exists between the ia.
Their and mother, they are as united
today as they ever were when on the
common ground Of love for their chill.
dren.
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iclcd that way Very frankly. she is
not on speaking terms With her father
and mother. We have eleven rooms"
said the bridegroom, -four on this
4!oor, four upstairs and three In the
third story. Pretty nice, isn't it?"
Indeed, the young fellow might we'll
be proud. for il wasn't so long ago
that lie was making $40 a month,
hardly enough 10 pay the rent OF his
present home. Mrs. Geraghty was up
stairs making the beds and singing
'Gerrily.
Mrs. Geraghty Does the Honors.
Bat there was household tragedy
nn-IcGephine. the colored maid of all
work. was away and there was no.
BODY to cook but Mrs. Geraghty, who
ALWAYS before had ladv's maid to
wait upon her personally. and but
Ter. footmen> and chaufreurs 10 see
that everything she wanted was prop
eriy done.
On the parlor table were relics Of
the bygone days which Mrs. Geraghty
has put behind her. AS she said:
Society women are all vapid and
the men are fools. ] haven't any use
Tor the crowd Money. an artificial
social position: having better looking
clothes than Mrs. Somebody; giving
q more extensive party than some one
else: having the most men trailing
around after you getting somebody
else's husband away from her-these
are the things Newport peopls care
about
But to the cosey little home Of the
clippers.
There is q square nall to the left az
one enters and back OF it is the kitch-
en-. To the right is the nodest par
lo5. and back OF that is the dining
room. II Is home tat clerk IL a
prosperous store might have. or a
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household duties and singing as she

went
ooh, never mind about me-" she
laughed from upstairs, I'm too busy"
'The real truth u.s." said Geraghty.
half apologetically. that Josephine OF
ours is getting married and We have
to do our own work"
1t was perfectly elsta taat the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06

of the brides eighteen years, young
men who frequent the Casino and the
reading rooms. those that the former
Miss Julia French knew in the days
when she drove her electric runabout
and was asked out to dine and dance
every evening Of the summer.
Most interesting perhaps is a little
frame hanging on the wall near the
door to the hall. In it are preserved
three sprays of lily of the valley, part
of brides bouquet. Written in a
childish hand over the Drowned and
faded leaves and flowers. IS; this;
Pauline lie Roy FrenSha
Samuel Jones Wasstaff
May 5, 1908. !:
This was a wedding il. the, French
family. Miss Pauline sFfsncN an old
er sister. married young Mr.. Wagstaff.
a society beau and club man. The
present Mrs Geraehty. then a girl o.
fifteen, was an attendant. at hcr ois-
ter's wedding and kept the little SOU
venir of the happy day. She herself
had no attendants at her wedding ex.
cept the country people who happened
to be at Landlord Riley's little hotel
at Central Village on that bright eun'
mer morning when the Re-. i. 4.
Perry married the society belle tc her
chauffeur sweetheart.
Well laughed young Geraght5
how do you like it?'
Mrs. Geraghty Happy.
1t was a real home, to be sure. Up
stairs Mrs. Geraghty was about he1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-06

Do YOU know that fully niue out
OF every ten cases Of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism OF the muscles
due 10 cold or damp. or chronic rheu-
1nat;sm. and REQUIRE 10 internal trent
: nIsnr whatever? Apply Chamber
laia's Imminent freely and see how
quickly it gives relief. For sale by
.:NT. F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
SEABOARD MARCHING ON.
Several Miles of Track Laid on This
Side of Bi-hopviile-Wiil Reach
Mannville by Saturday.

The South Carolina Western Rail-
way Is now rapidly advancing its
track from Bishopville towards sum
ter. n citizen of Bishopville who was
In this city Saturday stated that al
ready the rails had been laid to a
point about three miles on this side
OF Bishopville and that i'm all proba-
bility the laying of the rails would
advance as far as Mannvllic by sat
urday of this week.
He reported that there is large
force of hands at work on the line and
that the men in charge of The leveling
and grading of the track had hard
time keeping ahead OF those who were
laying the rails. He stated that they
were laying the track ~ the rate OF
ABOUT hair a mile day. At this
rate. unless sorue Unforeseen com
piications ar delays arise. the track
ought .o reach Sumter sometime
about the middle of August
Causeways have been built at
an The streams which the track will
cross between Bishopville and sum
ter and there is practically nothing
now L. de- except To lay the rails
after the final grading is completed.
II was reported that several hundred
feet Of the caUseway az Mechanics
willie was washed away by the recent
heavy rains. or ClOudhurSt. above
there, hut the rcpor, could not bc
verified.
There IL much interest being mani
Tested In the coming OF the South
Carolina Western (Scahoard and
the people generally throughout the
county are anxious for IL to gct here
I'm time Ia compete with the other rail
roads In the shipments uf cot
ton This fall. Watcher il VIII lc hcr,
In time Tor tnot 1T Is s,in mlpotsiblc
to shy.
Another icNtur' of speculation CON
nectcd with the road is its dcstina-
tion and route from here. II has
pccn practically conceded br every
body that the road H. bound for Char
iestOn and that il will take "a cours,
nearly due south from here. going 10y
way nf Ferguson. at which place il
Will cross the S'Intc, over the hip
iron bridge hWlt there several year.
ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
NTlIIETICS FORFEIT GAME.


In game, which started out to
be fast and interesting, but which
turned in favor Of the Pirates the sec
ond inning. Tuesday afternoon on tie
local park the Athletics forfeited to
the Pirates at the end of the third in
nlnS when their captain walked off
the field. rather than play longer.
1t is cue the Athletic team To say
that they were playing under IL disad-
vantage for three of their men did not
turn up and they were substituting
picked-up players in place of tie
abSentees.
The first inning resulted in one
one score, but after then the Pirates
ran ahead and when the game came
to close, the score was five to one.
Haynsworth and Barrett worked
for the Athletics and Levi and Phil
lips for the Pirates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
aINE DI~.NSTI.R N ENGLAND.
probabI, Eighty Workncu k.Ii,d
In SERIES of E>pIo~ion-.

Couishrough. England July g.
bodies ot ." Victims Of series ct
explosions. i'm the Cadchy collcrt this
morninE. have h''cn brought to the
surface. u Is feared that further
search OF the mine will increase the
death roll - so. ct the BILLED 80
were minc-w0rkcTs the others were
men who went into tlc pit. to cue
those cntomhcd Among those were
the Government INSPECTORS. includ-
INK William Henry Pickering chief
Inspector "f mines. Yorkshire and
North Midland district, who was to-
have explained o. King George amt
Queen Mary this afternoon the work
tuEs uf JuOthrT Yorkshire colli,ry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
WILSON SUITS MANY.
''"N' o-b"rm says There's No Need
al Third Party-Dcmocrut~ OUGHT
to FRONT

Lansing, Mich. July S.-Gov. Chase
:. p+h"ln of Michigan ia a statement
is ucd late today expresses the hope
HAT att good Republicans viii re-
i"Sr l." join the nalcon'cuts" in the
i"rm"u"n Of 81 ncN party and SAYS
th"s, who are not satisfied with Mr..
Tart rs presidential candidate can Get
what they desire 10y voting for Wood
row Wilson The governors state
mcnt follows
Il am not Inconsistent i'm the posi-
tIon that have taken mat EcpubIi-
cans need not holt their party ana
would not hc considered as Lolting if
they voted ior Wpodi"N Wilson Many
of the most prominent and influential
hou"crdt- ia the country did not vote
f.r or support Mr. Bryan.
They remained Democrats never
thclcs- and are ar supporting Wood
row Wilson NOW. du not think a
now party erected upon the passions
"f any number Of men can live When
tn"sc who are rishtcously angry be-
cause of tine action at chicago come
4" their senses. they will discover that
they arc angry at certain men in the
Republican party oud NOT the splendid
party itself
f'r-"u'lly. W, stli 90. the opu-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

IL was I've huch Of sumter boost
crs that attended the state Chamhcr
ot Commerce meeting at Columbia
Tuesday,
The Southern special carried exact
ly eighty sumter boosters to Column
hia and three others joined the party
at Columbia. From the time the par
t. landed at Columbia everything was
sumter y special car was in waiting
at the union station to take the party
up town. y Photograph of the sum
ter crowd was taken at the station
and is reproduced in the state We'd
ncsday. one of the prominent foa-
lures of this photograph is the sign
Of the Rowland Euggy Factory which
secured lot of free adVcrtiSne from
'h"r sign and which was carried i'm
the parade down the Main street g,
Columbia.
The entire dclcgation led h\ tho
sumter i'and parldcd down Main
street from the Imperial Hotel to tn,
opera House where the convention
proper was held The sumter boost
crS mad" a nnc appearance with their
special hat bands of white ribbons
with the word sumter printed
thereon in blue and the Idctur, of
tW" gon"cocks ON .ach side Pro
fcssor schumacher had rrcplrcd Spc-
.ci'i music for this parade and tho
'"luWhlWuS sat M and took notice
mat something Was '"il, In tho
Sleepy capitol
lp"u tho arrival of the sumter dol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
H|LlES TO LEAD.
Is CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
WITH j. Ii. REYNOLDS SECRE-
TARN.
Formal Launching of Taft Campaion
Will be Done i'm New York.

Washington. July 9.-The campaign
Tor the reelection of President Taft
Will be formally launched tomorrow
In New York. James l.. REYNOLDS Of
Massachusetts,. who today was named
as secretary of the Republican ma
tonal committee will do the launch
ing and {. ID. fIilles, President Taft's
secretary. who was selected for chair
n an of the national committee. will
Join him in New York Monday to
help sail the political ship
The subcommittee of the national
committee announced the selection of
MIR. Hilles and Mr.. Reynolds TODAY
after half hour session with Presi
dent Taft at the White House and
Il lew minutes in conference in a
downtown hotel. Both men were
:hoSen unanimously. The members
OF the subcommittee expressed belief
that Republicans would find HilIes an
admirable captain. President Taft
was plainly pleased with the commit
tees choice and members Of his CALI
net spoke Of Mr.. Hiles i'm high terms
of praise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
DEMANDS TRIAL OF ARCHIBALD.
Thirteen Articles of Inpcachment
Presented by Committee Inycsti.
eating Charges of Misconduct
Against Member OF Uniicd Stale,
Commerce Court-RcsolutiOn Or
dering Trial Before House Toda,.

washington. July S.-A sharp differ
ence along political lines has devel-
oped In the Senate over the proposed
impeachment of Judge Robert W.
Archibald, of the Commerce Court
Many Senators. including influential
Republicans. favor deferring the trial
until after the November elections.
contending. that ample time should be
given To prepare for the hearing of
the impeachment charges and that
many Senators are needed at home to
look after their political fences.
Other Senators. among whom are
Senators Simmons. Bailey and Reed,
all Democrats, urge tLet Impeachment
proceedings are of such high priv. r..
ilcge that they should be taken up as
soon as the House shall prefer the
charges. irrespective OF the personal
comfort and convenience OF Sena .ors.
The thirteen articles of impracl-
ment. each an accusation. were pre-
sented to the House today with the
announcement that their considera-
ton tomorrow would be demanded.
Speaker Clark emphasized the SOL
emnity of the proceeding by securing
the undivided attention of the House
while the articles were being read 10y
Representative Clayton. of Alabama.
chairman OF the judiciary committee.
which unanimously reported them.
Mr.. Clayton dwelt on the gravity of
the conditions.
The committees report and investi-
cation calling for the impeachment
we're ordered printed and distributed
'o mem'ers without the voicing CT
a single objection.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

cgati"n the convention was called to
order In the absence Of Mr.. Lewis
w. Parker of Greenville, who had
been elected temporary president
secretary Smell WAS elected chairman.
Secretary Handy Of the Columbia
Chamhcr of Commerce stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting. After the speech
| of the temporary secretary the con-
Nention settled down to hard work.
y permanent constitution was
adopted and board of directors
consisting of one member from each
delegation, selected 10y the delega-
| tions. were elected. Mr. H. B. BelSer
was elected rs director hy the sum
ter delegation. The meeting then
took d recess until the banquet in the
evening.
Immediately Following the after
noon session the newly elected board
I of directors met and elected Secretary
y. w. McKeand of CHARLESTON as
president to serve until the regular
/ convention to be held in October.
No permanent secretary was selected
at this time. II was thought best by
the directors 10 postpone action upon
this matter until later meeting. The
| future success of the State Chamber
now rests in the hands of this body
who have fun powers to proceed
| They will also select the next place
of meeting.
| Tn" banu"t III the evening was Il
big success. Mr. Handy acted as
POSTMASTER and called upon one
representative from each delegation.
l'r :. {. Baker responded for sumter
At the close of the banquet President
f.. w. Dabhs of the state Farmers
mon was called upon. He made an
excellent talk upon the subject of CO.
operation between country and town.
All in all, it was great meeting
and is sur" to result i'm co-opcration
ana unity of action between the or
IEanlIrd bodies of the state.
sumter WAS there first. last and all
the time. The delegation that mad"
the n"Nt best impression WAS Andcr-
son. 1t had hut seven delegates. but
they were surely some delegates. one
I"f their number weighed over 45O
pounds ana another over 100 pounds.
They all wore huge straw hats ana
were constantly ou the job. The
liN"licSt little town WIS KclShaW with
twelve delegates. These men were in
constant attendance upon the cuuvrn-
ti"n and showed Icy thcir interest in
the discussions that they were There
for business. Greenwood c1mo with
- delegates and Florence with -.
TN" sumter special IDt Columbia
at - miduisht aud arrived ina sumter
at 80 %. m. With thoroueh'V tired
out crowd of GnmccoDkS
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LEAKED OUT TOO SOON.
PETITION PLAN AGAINST TAFT
ONLY FLASH IN PAN"
Scheme of Progressive Republicans
to Persuade President to Quit Race
for Recollection Apparently Falls
Through. Due to Premature Public
ity.

Washington. July 9.-The scheme
| of Republican progressives in the
House of Representatives. to launch
a fresh campaign against President
| Taft 10y means of a petition asking
him to withdraw as the Republi IN
nominee proved to be Il flash in the
pan" today.
When pinned down to il. the MEM
bers who had participated i'm the con-
ference which developed the idea
hastily Joined the don't mention my
name club" Those who started the
movement abandoned their efforts to
show the participation Of the regu-
lar Rel ublicans in it. and it was clear
ly apparent that there was little
support Forthcoming from that di-
rection.
Only one of the participants in
the informal conferences. Representa-
tive Rolin Rees. of Kansas. publicly
admitted his share in the proceed
ings. He admitted that he had a
petition aimed at Mr.. Taft and he
made it public. coupled with the fol-
lowing statement:
My scheme was to appeal to
President Taft's patriotism and we'll
Known love for party solidarity. To
u" successful. my petition would nee
essarily have To he presented to him
10y those who were his political ad-
herents at the time he sought the
nomination. l had no thought that
my own views or those of other pro-
gressive members would make much
lmpreSsion on him. but it seemed 10
me that If those who really have his
welfare at heart would urge the views
upon him that ] tried TO set out i'm the
petition. he would take the step sug-
gested or devise some other plan that
would relieve the party from its pres
ent embarrassment. | did not intend
that the press should get hold of this
scheme until | had fair opportunity
to try it out, but since it has become
known | prefer that a correct version
lie given. 1 had not proceeded far
enough To solicit any signatures. hut
had submitted the plan to several
colleagues for their suggestions"
The heading of Mr.. Rees petition
recited the charges of fraudulent
nomination against President Taft
freely made ry the supporters of col.
Roosevelt.
1t proceeded on Il new tack how
ever. by asserting that whether the
charges We're false or true they. never
theless, would have an effect i'm
the election. and in the minds of pro-
SrcssiNc Republicans, that would re-
suit in the defeat of the Republican
ticket. The petition of MIR. Rees has
not been adopted hy the insurgents.
While some Of them were of the
opinion today that premature pull
licity had killed the scheme. others
Thought differently ana all concluded
that Il would hc hest To hold another
conference when more inSurgent lead
crS are in Washington
Not one 81 the parties To the con
icrcncc had any direct word from.
Senator bi,ou. Mr.. EouScvclts cam
Io'Sn manaSvr, as L. his attitude. In
the absence Uf word from him the in
"urgcnts were divided upon the best
Hc.h"d {" pursue. some believed in
q c"nCillntU'N petition and others fa-
\or'd hiUdGcou. Al! decided L.
tW"t drNcI"IIr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

Sumter boosters cannot be downed
Most Of those who went over to CO.
lumb bia last night were UP and at
work this morning without any visible
signs about them Of their late hours
an dStrenuOus boosting