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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
HELD on TWO SERIOUS CHARGES
atlanta Contractor Charged With
White Slave Traffic.

Macon, aG., April 13.--L. j. Glenn,
the Atlanta contractor with whom
Mrc. lone PidCOCk, former wife OF
Charles W. Paddock, of Moultrie, elop-
ed To Dallas. Texas, and whho is now
in the Atlanta tower under charges of
child abandonment preferred by his
wife. faces Il charge OF white slavery
under the Mann Act
:. u. Reid, father Of Mrs. PADDOCK,
has secured from United states Com
missioner l.. NJ. Erwin uf Macon. a
warrant charging a Violation Of the
whit" slavery law. and this warrant
has been sent /" the United state,
commissioner i'm Atlanta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
GOVERNORS PORTER GOT FEE.
MOTHER OF NEGRO PAROLLED
swEARs PARDON COST.
Anna Blair Produces Receipts for
$40 Signed "John w. Gillian"
Which Is Name of Colored Porter
I'm Governors Onicc--Son was sery.
for Larceny.

Columbia. April llama Blair,
eolored. mother OF Willie Blair. pa
rolled Saturday by Governor Blease
from the Richland County chain gang
declared to two detectives If the CO.
lumbia police departments. s.
Shorter and James Z. Ford-that she
had paid money to John Gillian,
colored porter In the Governors Of
hce' In accepting his proposition to
help her get n pardon for her son.
According to the story that the Blair
woman related I'm talking about the
matter. she said she called at the Of
flee OF the Governor and told Gillian
that she was seeking a pardon for her
son. and that Gillian replied that he
would help her for money, advising
her not to waste money In employing
lawyer. Being anxious to get her
son or the gang. the woman said she
paid Gillian $40 and exhibited re-
ceipts OF which the following are
copies:
written on a Western Union Night
Mesrage Blank.)
8, 1919.
receive. of anna blair dollars to
give James Bragman.
John w. Gillian.
Columbia, 3, 1913.
Received OF Anna Blair 8 Dollars.
John w. Gillian.
So far no action has been taken
against Gillian by the police or other
authorities. The woman asked the po-
lice to help her get her money back.
She called at headquarters Saturday
morning.
Anna Blair lives at 414 Blanding
street. Willie Blair. her son, was con-
victed I'm General Sessions Court at
the September term and sentenced to
serve one year for the stealing of a
bicycle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Large Amount Sent Out by SuDcrin-
tendcnt.

Columbia, April 15.-J. E. Swearin-
gen State superintendent Of education,
yesterday paid out $31,645 State aid
Of 126 high schools in Al counties.
Warrants were mailed to the several
county treasures and notices address
ed to the county superintendents of
education and each board Of district
trustees.
Sixty-three rural graded schools in
II counties received $1,39O.94. All
Of these schools are located in rural
districts, or in Incorporated places
with less than 800 population. A dis
trict leNying a fOur-mills tax, employ
ing two teachers and running its
schools six months receives 5000 State
all. y district levying a four-min
tax employing three teachers and
running the school seven months re-
ceives $500.
Fifty-eight such schools received
aid last November, and hence were
not entitled TO additional assistance
this spring. The rural graded school
law has, therefore, benefited 121
communities during the .ret- .r...1-
astic year Any school ...-..- }
share in it's benefits ma, ....v 3
application as soon as t.. ......
ments of the law are m. ...,r tGe
opening Of the session tn F.- -..-
ing the next scholastic We; .tfa.--4.
State aid was also graz 81. rs
districts in 19 counties und .... t.rn
extension act for weak scl.uals TIC
amount paid these sc SC .u.- ..as
$4,S34.62.
In each instance the dis ... ela~-
ing in high school aid anC 0,.,u .>-
tension aid levies a local t. .r .".
mills and receives from tn. .s.. -s
much as this tax raises u. g.. 500
term extension aid. a Considerable
number Of claims are yet t. IS lied
from many counties.
The library aid will be .1.J out
within the next ten days.
The rural graded school s.g,:a-
tions term extension appAca.iew.
and library acquisitions were p0Id Out
of the $4,000 recently borrCncd for
school purposes. The balance If this
loan will be exhausted within lra u1y.
few weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
JEFFERSON COULDN'T LIVE ON
SALARY.
Yet ns Minister He Lived In Europe
as Simply rs He Did I'm Annapolis.

must say a word on my own af-
fairs because they are likely to be
distressed. All the Ministers who
came to Europe before me came at
a time when all expenses were paid.
and a sum allowed In addition for
their outfit. Afterward they were put
on fxed salaries; but still these were
liberal. Congress In the moment of
my appointment struck off SOC guineas
OF the salary and made no other pro-
vision for the ouflt. but allowing me
to call for two quarters salary in ad-
vance.
Tne outfit has cost me nearly q
thousand guineas; for which / am In
debt. and which were 1 to stay here
seven years. could never make good
by savings out OF my salary; for be
assured we are the lowest and most
obscure OF the whole diplomatic tribe.
live here about as well as we did
at Annapolis 1 keep a hired carriage
and two horses. A rlding-hors I
cannot AFFORD TO keep. This still is
far below the levei. Yet 1t absorbs
the whole allowance. and return when
I will To America. shall be the out
M In debt to Congress. I think 1 am
the first instance In the world were II
was not given I ask nothing
for my time. but / think my expenses
should be paid In n style equal to that
OF those with whom am classed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
WILL PUT ON MAIL SERVICE.
Railway POstOficc to be Operated on
Trains Between Sumter and Nc
Bee on Seaboard.

Washington, April 14.-Congress-
man Lever has perfected arrange
mcnts with the postOfIice department
for the operation of railway mail SER
vice from McBee TO Sumter on a new
branch of the Seaboard Air Line.
The road is about 35 miles i'm
length and the service will be in
augurated immediately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
Teachers Examination.

The regular spring teachers exam
nation will be held at the Court
House, Friday, May 2nd beginning at
Q o'clock A. NJ
The questions will he based on the
state adopted text books.
j. HERBERT HAYNSWORTH.
County superintendent of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
SLEET AT CONCORD.

Twice During Tuesday Slcct Covered
Ground.
A report from Concord states that
twice on Tuesday sleet fell at that
place SO that il covered the ground.
The fan of sleet occurred each time
during the morning. The ice melted
rapidly as il fell, il is stated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19

Say that man Wilson has a way
with him. lie makes Teddy look like
an amatour-Watcrhury Conn }
American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cot
ton Buyer.
Sumter. April II.
Good Middling Il is.
Strict Midding IL.
Middling IL rs.
Low Middling II 1-2.
Strict Low Middling 10 rs.
Staple cotton, nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-19

Rain booms the umbrella, but
knocks out the fan.-Ncw York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
WHAT WOULD FRANKLIN SAY2
Little Book He Tried to Suppress
Brings $4,000 at Auction-OnIy
Two Copies Known.

When Benjamin Franklin came tc
London from Philadelphia in 1924, ac-
cording to a writer in the Daily Tele-
graph, he found work as a compositor
in printing office.
While setting up Wollaston's "Relig-
ion of Nature he felt a revolt against
some CT the arguments, and -thereupon
wrote his own Dissertation on Liberty
and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain"
Moreover. having written it, he print
ed it himself He was then nineteen
years Of age.
In after years Franklin regretted his
precocious efforts, and suppressed or
destroyed most Of the 100 copies Of
the tract He did this so thoroughly
that only two survivors are known,
and one of these came UP in the HUH
sale at Sotheby's. held recently.
Now for the romance Of values.
About 1850 the late Mr. Henry Stew
ems, the weH-known bookseller, bought
this copy for so cents. He offered it
to the British museum for s.. 1t
was refused. He then tried two eli
ents, Mr. Brown and Mr.. James Lenox,
at S25. Nothing done
Throwing it into auction at Put
ticks with a lengthy description he
was rewarded with bid of 500, Mr..
Hotten beating the belated British mu-
scum at that price
In the Hotten sale, 1872, the British
museum lost it again at &22 los. and
it eventually joined the HUH IL
brary.
At the auction referred to the son
and namesake Of the late NJ. Stevens
was ready. Remembering the price
his father had originally given, he pi-
oUsly called, Half crown" and Mr..
Hodge. the auctioneer courteously ac-
cepted it, knowing the motive be-
hind the call The next bid was the
real start, 1920 coming from Mr..
Quaritchs representative. On went
the duel between him and Mr.. Stew
ems. With big effort the former
reached e 900.
Now Mr.. Stevens, guineas?" said
Mr.. Hodge.
No, G." replied Mr. Stevens, and at
the enormous sum of e ,005 the more
than skyline survivor was his, al
though Mr. Hodge playful1y suggested
to his rival, Just beat him by his
family half crown!"
Mr.. Stevens was especially pleased
with his victory, because, as he point
ed out, the only other copy of the
Franklin relic known as sold by him
in the Stevens-F'ranklin collection to
the government of the United States
in 1891"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
owe and Money.

A grande passion can put up witt
almost anything and not notice it; it
can even put up with keeping ac-
counts. 1t can record with fountain
pen that dinner and the play, with at
tendant details, cost $8.65, though that
looks as if one had bought pleasure
at a department store. The grande
passion can do more; it can stop at
home cheerfuIly if dinner and the play
are too expensive. What the grande
passion cannot do is to say, so much
for you and SO much for me-" Romeo
is not disillusioned by the perception
that he has less money to spend, now
that he has married Juliet; and Juliet
does not grow WistfuI because Romeo
runs an account at the butchers in
stead of at the florists. It cannot be
denied that Romeo sometimes regrets
the account at the florists, and that
Juliet sometimes wishes that Romeo
had not to pay her bills. But that is
another matter. When, however, hus-
band and wife begin to discuss an
allowance" they are already a long
way from Already. Let Romeo and
Juliet arrange their budget as they
withdrawing a budget might be
very pretty nursery game-so long as
arranging it is for them, part of the
high humor of life. When they come
to it with grim faces, or when either
accuses the other of inconsiderate-
ness or extravaganza, it is time to
call in the apothecary.-Th Atlantic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
PiMPLES ALL OVER FACE

1413 z. Genessee Ave, Saginaw,
Mich.-"Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me of a very bad disease Of the
face without leaving a scar. Pimples
broke out all over my face, red and
large. They festered and came to a
head. They itched and burned and
caused me to scratch them and make
sores. They said they were seed
warts. At night I was restless from
itching. When the barber would
shave me my face would bleed terri
bly,. Then scabs would form after
wards, then they would drop off and
the so-called seed warts would come
back again. They were on my face
for about nine months and the trou-
BILE caused disagreement while it
lasted
''One day l read in the paper of the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l re-
ceiYed a free sample Of Cuticura Soap
value to me that l bought cake of
Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuticura
Ointment at the drug store l used
both according TO directions. IN about
ten days my face began TO heal up.
Ny face is now clear OF the warts and
not scar is left" (Signed) Leroy
C. O'Brien, May Il, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Old People Need
A Bowel Stif711IIdflf
The ideal One Is q Mild Laxative
Tonic That VIII Keep tiIe BoEceS
Gently Actipe.

Healthy old age is so absolutely de-
pendent upon the condition of the bow
els that great care should be taken to
see that they act regularly. The fact
is that as age advances the stomach
muscles become weak and inactive and
the liver does not store up the juices
tLat are necessary to prompt digestion.
Some help can be obtained by eating
easily digested foods and by plenty of
exercise. but this latter is irksome to
most elderly people. One thing is Ger
tain. that a state OF constipation should
always be avoided, as it is dangerous
to life and health. The best plan is
to take a mild laxative as often as is
deemed necessary. But with equal GER
tainty it is suggested that cathartics,
purgatives, physics, salts and pills be
avoided, as they do but temporary good
and are so harsh as to be a shock to a
delicate system.
A much better plan and one that
thousands Of elderly people are follow
ing, is to take a gentle laxatiVe-tonic
like DR.. Caldwen's Syrup Pepsin, which
acts as nearly Ike nature as IS possible.
In fact, the tendency Of this remedy
is to strengthen the stomach and bowel
muscles and so train them to act natu.
rally again. when medicines of all
kinds can usually be dispensed with.
This is the opinion of many people Of
different ages, among them Mrs. Mary
A. P. Davidson of University Mound
Home, San Francisco, Cal She is rs
and because of her sedentary habits
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
A FOOD DRINK
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.

a lady doctor writes:
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, will not deny myself the pleas
ure OF taking a few minutes to tell of
ny enjoyment daily obtained from my
morning cup of Postum. It is a food
beverage. not an irritant like coffee.
L began to use Postum years ago,
not because l wanted TO, but because
coffee. which I dearly loved. made my
nights long. weary periods to be dread
ed and uniting me for business during
the day.
ON advice of a friend, I first tried
Postum, making it carefully as sug-
sested on the package. As l had al
ways used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. 1t looked good.
YVES clear and fragrant, and it was a
pleasure to see the cream color it as
my Kentucky friend wanted her cot
fee to look-'like a new saddle.
Then ! tasted it critically, for | had
tried many substitutes for coffee. l
was pleased, yes. satisfied with my
Postum in taste and effect, and am yet,
being a constant user of it all these
years. l continually assure my friends
and acquaintance that they Will like it
IN place of coffee, and receive benefit
from its use. l have gained weight.
can sleep and am not nervous
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for the little book,
The Road to Wellville,"
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled
Instant Postum is a soluble powder
a teaspoonful dissolves quickly in q
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage in
stantIy. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's q reason" for Postum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

had continual bowel trouble. From
the day she began taking Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin she has had no
.further inconvenience and naturally
she is glad to say kind things Of this
remedy.
4 bottle can be bought of any drug
gist at fifty cents or one dollar. People
usually buy the fifty cent size first, and
then, having convinced themselves Of
it's merits. they buy the dollar size,
which is more economical Results are
always guaranteed or money will be
refunded. Elderly persons Of both
sexes can follow these suggestions
with every assurance of good results.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. W. B. Caldwell, 419 Wash
ington St, Monticello, III. A postal
card with your name and address on
it will do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Polite Doctor

When the baby came to Marys home
she was told that the doctor brought
it. She thought ne Kept an unlimited
supply. Mary had been taught that
politeness was one of the greatest
charms a person could possess.
One day the doctor called and said:
Mary, we have new baby at our
to see it?''
Mary was delighted. The baby was
very tiny, only weighing three and a
half pounds. When Mary saw this
frail bit of humanity she turned her
face up to the doctor and said:
Il think you are very polite to take
the smallest for yourself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Rate Ara LeIpS,,f

Never bat a bat, for he's battling
for humanity" is not the title or re-
frain Of a popular song, but it is in
effect the title of a warning issued by
the experts of the department of agri
culture against the killing or destruc-
Hon Of the nocturnal winged fighters
of insects. The warning was issued
as the result of an accumulation of
inquiries as to the best methods of
eXterminating bats.
Bats are a benefit, rather than a
plague" the statement declares, as
they destroy mosquitoes and a num-
Der of other insects that harm crops
and orchards. The superstition that
they entangle themselves in women's
hair is without foundation. On the
contrary, the ordinary bat is a harm
less creature"
The department experts give official
recognition to the vampire bat. which.
they declare. sucks the blood Of ami
mails
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
BOOK HEROINE IN DUB CLASS
Plain Mrs. Brown Proved by Figures
That She Had Her Beaten With
out Any Trying.

Old Brown looked up from his book
and across at his wife
In this book" he said, the heroine
falls in love with the hero at first
sight, and then waits ten years for
him"
What of that?" pooh-poohed Mrs.
Brown. Why. I've waited 20 years
for you"
Twenty years." gasped old Brown.
Why, you shipped at me when
popped the question after we'd been
counting a year"
I know" replied his better half.
And since then I've waited about
five years for you to return from foot
ball matches, and four from cricket
matches. and three for that new dress
that your dead certainty has been 60
ing to provide. I've waited upstairs,
downstairs, inside, outside-in fact,
I've waited so long and regularly that,
between you and me, Tat hero Of
yours strikes me as miserable, i'm
patient little mugwump! "-London
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
The End,

NJ. Deperdussin, a Paris silk mer-
thant, aeroplane builder and the own
er of four theaters, secured large adj
vances of money on supposed enor-
nous stocks of silk, and his total in
debtedness, chiefly to Paris bankers.
amounts to $8,OO0,O00 He owned an
aeroplane factory in Paris, owned
newspapers, owned flying grounds at
Etampes and VillacourbIay, work
shops for building motor boats and
hydroaeroplanes, and three magnii-
cent country seats. Before ne launched
out in his silk schemes he was trav-
eler for a chocolate firm in Belgium,
and in 1896 he was earning his living
as a cabaret singer. When he became
wealthy he was wont to make up
merry parties of four or five young
women and have them at dinner
When they unfolded their napkins
each of the girls would find thou
sand franc note-$200-in her napkin
M. Deperdussin is now in prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Subtle ADVERTISING

A successful hotel manager pointed
to the advertisement of hotel in At
lantic City. This advertisement read:
Special rates to single men"
The proprietor of that hotel" said
he, deserves to succeed. He lays in
his advertisement a subtle trap for
mothers with manageable daughters.
They read the advertisement and they
conclude that, given lower rates at
this hotel, single men will be plentiful.
They therefore decide that there is
the place undoubtedly to take their
daughters
Then, laughing, he concluded:
These mothers quite correctly be-
ieve that as far as their daughters
chances of matrimo1y are concerned
the more the marryer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
WAS PAYING A SECOND DEBT
the Way of the World in
Such Cases.

Il was walking down the street
with friend Of mine the other morn
ing" relates a man who is more than
ordinarily observant And on our way
we met another man, who was evil
IDENTIFY acquainted with my friend. My
friend addressed him cordially, l
thought But I said nothing about it.
The next morning l again walked
down town with the same friend And
again we met the man we had met
the day before. This time it was he
who spoke cordially, and my friend
who answered coIdly. Indeed, my
friend came very near to cutting him
dead This time / needed an explana-
tiOu Of the mystery.
Are you paying him back for his
GOODNESS Of yesterday I asked.
No answered by friend You see,
] have owed him money for come time.
And last night I paid it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
fnQrates.

A couple of congressman from Mis-
souri, were one day discussing the po-
litical non-activity of a number Of
their constituents who, by their in
tluence, had been placed"
This civil service idea is a fraud"
said one of the representatives. Just
as soon as these fellows got warm in
their seats they snapped their fingers
at me. Once fixed, they made up
their minds to do no more work for
the party
Il have in mind" said the other
member, the case of fellow in my
district whom l helped to get into the
internal revenue service. He was
worse than any of the chaps to which
you refer. Just as soon as he got
his place he joined the church, and
ever since he has been useless as far
as our political organization is CON
cerned"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
N@ IS azFEyaaNy
8 4h1
Gathered Smiles
CIRCUMS TANC ES.

She was only a small girl, but even
little people can De naughty some
times, and this was one OF the occa.
sions when Mabel had kicked over the
traces
Naturally, mamma was terribly an
cry, and Mabel was dispatched TO the
regions aloft where, in her mothers
bedroom, she was hidden to sit upon a
certain chair, pending further instruc-
tons from headquarters.
The particular instructions were
long delayed. from Mabeis point Of
view. and after half an hour she ven
tured to query in childish treble:
Mamma, may come down now?
promise I'll be good"
Headquarters was still huffy and
waited up the stairs the reply:
No, you sit just where you are till
l call YOU
All right" came in sing-song tone
from the bedroom, "all right, mamma,
only I'm sitting on your best hat
Gulf States Presbyterian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
No Setter.

Herr August Bebel, the late Ger
man Socialist leader, whose funeral at
Zurich was attended by $4,000 people,
was not a pessimist
Herr Bebel,s said a Chicago So
cialist. "once denounced pessimism in
my presence. He said that many of
US become pessimists through reading
in newspapers stories about the Cor
ruptionists of the entire world. Then,
like little Karls father. we adopt too
skeptical view of modern life.
Little Karl he said, one day
asked:
Papa, s there really honor
among thieVes?"
No." the father replied. NO
my son; thieves are just as bad as
other people -"