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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
THE REAL BOOSTER.

The real booster and developer of a
mining region is the prospector, leaser
and small miner. And yet he is the
fellow who always gets the worst of
it whenever the smelter returns come
in. He never gets cold feet as soon
as the first frost appears in the fall
He does his mining where the ore is
and not in steam-heated office in a
Denver skyscraper, among the corn
rows of Indiana, nor yet in the bean
pots of Boston. If he takes in dollar
the first thing he does is to pay his
subscription to the local paper-the
rest of it goes into further mining
efforts and local circulation. His work
is for the love of the game as well as
fer the possible bonanza strike. He
is the real developer and booster. He
goes out into the hills with his outfit
packed on burro and opens up a
mine for some stock company to Jug
gle with and quarrel over. These fel-
lows organize company and sell the
stock. The mining is managed by
guess from a steam-heated office in
the east BY the time they are ready
to start up the works and run the
ore through a mill that was designed
for some other kind of ore they are
out of money and have to wait START
ing until they can sell some mere
stock. After using up all OF this
money in trying to make the misfit
mill do impossible stunts they have
to shut down again and sell still more
stock to remodel the mill And so on
and so on clear up to the divorce
courts.
We know of one owner of Hinsdale
county mining property whose hold
ings are lying idle. He wont work
them himself and his leasing terms
are such that no leaser with the brains
of gnat will tackle it. We know of
another who owes so much taxes on
his property that he can afford to
look with disdain upon the efforts of
the county to collect them. He will
lease, but in such way that the adj
vantage is all with him. We know of
another outfit, stock company, that
owns a mine, mill, power and power
plant, all fully equipped and the mine
is a good one For some time they
have had large fund on hand with
which to begin operations in the
spring. Unless development work is
done in the mine before the mill is
started the latter will be subject to
continual shut downs to allow the de-
velopment work to catch up. 1t would
have been "real' mining to have done
this development work this winter.
But this is only another case of "cor-
respondence SCHOOL, mining and oper-
ating a mine as you would plow corn
or harvest prunes. And these are only
few of the many instance in mining
that bring discredit to the whole min
ing business.-Lake City Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
THE PARCEL POST.

Parcel post, so it seems, isn't near
so popular as most people are led tc
believe. At any rate, the actions OF
numerous conventions held in Pueblo
and other Colorado cities during the
last two months would indicate this
fact.
Retail merchants, almost as one, de-
nounce the new system. at is oui
death knell," they say. eve can't
compete with the big mail order
houses. We will be driven from bust.
ness"
And this cry Is seconded by the big
Wholesale houses throughout the coun.
try which depend solely on the small
retail merchants for their support
Every one is fighting and fighting
hard the parcel post.
Only last week the annual conven-
tion of the Colorado Retail Hardware
and Implement association, at meet
ing here, adopted resolutions denounc.
ing the system. "A boost to the mail
order houses and blow to the small
merchant" the convention said.
And it has scarcely been two months
since the Colorado Grocers and
Butchers association and the Colorado
Credit Mems association, both in con
vention here, adopted similar resolu-
tions.
From various cities in the state
come reports of associations which are
fighting the system believing it will
eventually ruin the businesses of theif
members. And from cities all over
the country come similar reports.
The large mail order houses have
gotten out special parcel post cata-
logues and are shipping them by car
loads into the big cities all over the
country. Every one of them has pre-
pared to do land office business
even going so far as to add special
departments to handle the parcel post
business.
However, with all this preparation
on the part of the mail order houses
there seems to be little to worry the
small retail merchant.
The business of the mail order house
will not increase to any great exten,
and last for any length of time. This
cannot be.
There is a certain class of people
who will patronize the mail order
house and whatever is done by the
local merchant this condition cannot
be changed. The remainder will buy
all their supplies from local firms.
The former class of people does mo-
rseem TO grow to any great extent.
| Retail merchants are worked ur
over the possibilities Of the parce
post. The agitation is apropos, but
ii seems from investigation that the
arguments will hardly hold water
Pueblo Chieftain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Revenge generally proves boom.
erang.
The unreal pleasures of life are the
most expensive.
The self made man never fails to
worship his creator.
Musical instruments come under the
head of playthings.
When a man marries he divides his
rights and multiplies his duties.
A statesman is a politician who
can keep his face closed at the right
time.
1t doesn't pay to argue with mar
unless you are trying to sell him
something.
Lots Of people would be more truth.
full but for their uncomfortable desire
to talk.
It's difficult for married man tc
keep a secret after his wife finds oui
that he has one.
Many man manages to sidestep O
lot of trouble by travelin gaccordinp
to his wife's intuition.
Few men are better than they seen
to be.
Wise men caress women; fools try
to coerce them.
A rich and crusty spinster is pie fol
the fortune hunter.
A fussy Tan reminds us Of came
always xding around with his bacl
up.
Anyway, the rising generation US
ually manages to get up In time fol
breakfast.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
TWENTY MILLION MUMMIEs
FOUND IN TOMBS OF EGYPT

1t has been estimated that some-
thing like 20,000.00O Egyptian num-
mics have been discovered. Thou
sands of those best preserved are now
in the showcases of the various mu-
seums of the world. In the tombs
with the mummies were countless
other objects. There were paintings
on the walls, chairs and tables. jars
containing the parts of the body which
were removed when the mummy was
prepared, mummy cases gaudily color
ed with funeral scenes and hero
glyphic inscriptions, and in the cases
along with the mummies were papyri.
Beneath each mummy's head, like n
cushion, was little disk of clay or
papyrus, covered with NEUROLOGICAL
pictures and with stereotyped hymn.
The disks, found in great numbers,
are nearly alike, varying only slightly
with the period from which they come.
"Hypocephali" they are called, be-
cause they were placed beneath the
head Like the mummies the objects
found with them have been scattered
abroad, and in the museum at Cairo
any tourist may purchase as many of
them as he will.
The inscriptions on the disks and the
mummy cases, of course, could not at
first be read, nor could the mytho-
logical pictures accompanying them
be understood until the inscriptions
could be read. However, in 1893 the
famous Rosetta Stone was discovered,
and Champollion, French scholar be-
gan the slow process of deciphering its
hieroglyphic inscription with the aid
of the accompanying Greek transa-
ton.
The process was so slow that it was
not till 184l that grammar of the
Egyptian language appeared. Then
the progress in the study of the Ian
guage WIS rapid and strange hero
glyphics became as Ineligible as an
English newspaper.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
UNITED STATES REPRE-
SENTATIVE GETS ROUGH

United Press
II WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 25..--
During meeting of the house as a
committee of the whole, Congr ,ssman
Alexander os Missouri presiding, Con-
tressma1 Ml1iay of MASSACHUSETTS
objected to ruling, and rushed upon
the rostrum protesting. The sergeant
at arms literally threw Murray off the
rostrum, Murray fighting fercely.
Champ Clark rushed to the rostrum
and restored order, but only after the
sergeant at arms raised his mace,
emblematic of authority. Murray
apologized.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

/ MEXICO CITY, Feb. 26.-It is re.
ported that Zapata is en- route here
to discuss peace. If he agrees to sup
port Hueta he probably will get ar
army commission, and if he rejects
Huerta's terms, he will probably be
arrested and shot.
Francisco Madero was heavily in
sured in an American company and
relatives are demanding payment to
his widow. The company is to demand
that the American government inves.
tigates the real causes of his death
and may demand an indemnity from
the Huerta government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
'ALAM0SA
COUNTY
CREATED

United Press
DENVER, Feb. Ex-senator Adams
bill creating Alamosa county from
the northern portion of Costilla and
Conejos counties, with Alamosa as
the county seat, passed the house to-
day by vote of 46 to T. 1t has
already passed the senate.
The new county already has pop
ulation of about 5000
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
~ ~ d lSzS -
FORCING
ISSUES

United Press
Ell PASO, Feb. 26.--Monterey dis.
patches deny the reports that Emilio
Madero was shot. He, with his brother
Raoul and 5000 troops are fighting
the Huertaites about Torreon.
Maderista soldiers Of Sonora state
admitting the fear of summary execu.
ton if they continued in opposition
to Huerta, today took oath of allegi-
ance to the new leader. Maderista
sympathizers in Juarez garrison were
surrounded, disarmed and sent home
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
limited Press

United Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 26.-
The house judiciary committee today
ordered an investigation into Attorney
General Wickershams action in hating
criminal prosecution of New York
china importers accused of defrauding
the government of millions in the i'm
portation of Limoges china. The COM
mittee ordered Wickersham to appear
tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
DECLINE
PLACES IN
CABINET

United Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-
1t was learned today that Newton Ba.
ker, mayor of Cleveland, and Con.
gressman Palmer of Pennsylvania
have declined portfolios in President
Wilson's cabinet.
Palmer declined the secretaryship OF
war because he is Quaker, and Ba.
ker preferred to remain mayor OF
Cleveland.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

Death claimed beautiful wife and
mother last night when it laid its icy
hand on the brow Of Mrs. J. H. TAFT,
the beloved wife of the popular road
master. For many months the lady
was afflicted with asthma and heart
failure in very severe form, so the
end was not unexpected.
Mrs. TAFT was an ideal home maker
at whose fireside all were given well
come. An ideal mother whose love
was broad enough to mother others
outside her Immediately family. To-
day her husband and children mourn
the loss Of one Of the best Of women,
and in their sorrow they have the
heartfelt sympathy Of all who ever
had the good fortune to share her &C.
quaintance.
The remains will be taken to the old
home in Colorado Springs for inter-
ment tomorrow morning. The hus-
band and a daughter will accompany
them. Other members Of the family
will meet them in Colorado Springs
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
HOW A CORRESPONDENT
GOT THE BALKAN WAR NEWS

Lieutenant Hermenegild Wagner
has been often referred to in con-
nection with the war in the Balkans
as the only authorized correspondent
at the Bulgarian headquarters. In
his new book, with the Victorious
Bulgarians,' he explains how he Sc
cured his coveted position. In the
first place, he is a perfect master of
the Bulgarian language and was care
ful to establish friendly relations with
official circles in Bulgaria. This,
however, did not prevent him from
being sent with the other correspond
ents to the town Of Mustapha Pasha,
the headquarters of the First army,
and he says that his flight from that
place is an incident of which he is
especially proud With all his lug
gage in one small handbag, he stayed
in the town exactly three hours, long
enough to find that there was nothing
for him to do there.
The correspondents were forbidden
to leave Mustapha Pasha, and warn
ed that anyone who was found more
than amiie outside the place -must
expect to be expelled from the coun-
try. Wagner, after looking around,
made his way back to the railroad sta
tion, arriving there just as the mill
tary train was ready to start for
Kadikli in the direction of Adrianople.
Some way, he says, the red armlet
denoting war correspondent wander
ed away into his little bag, and he
was soon sitting in the guards van,
beside the conductor. For five days
he was counted among the missing,
and at the royal headquarters at Stara
Zagora it was feared he had met with
an accident.
Meanwhile he was before Adriano-
pie, on the heights of Kemal, where
he was an eye witness of the splendid
artillery duel between the Bulgarian
batteries and Forts Karagjuz and
Scheitan Tabia. He saw a great deal
in these five days and made the re-
tuih Win q tNdifiOdo VI
jured keeping himself we'll hidden
while the train made a short stop at
Mustapha Pasba. Soon after he sue
ceeded in reaching Stara Sagora, and
from there went to Sofia, where he met
the Bulgarian prime minister, con-
fessed what he had been doing and
received his excellency's general alb
solution.
At Sara Zagora anxiety regarding
his safety had been followed by jeal-
Gus suspicious on the part Of some of
his colleagues from other newspapers,
and they had intimated to the author
tiles that Wagner was probably
Turkish spy. This made an interest
ing situation of which Wagner after
wards received accounts from friendly
Italian journalists, but while the au-
thorities at Stara Zagora hunted in
vain for him as suspicious character,
he was being entertained at Sofia by
the Bulgarian prime minister.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

Uncle Joe" Cannon estimated that
he has had more than 5000 colleagues
during his forty years of service in
the house of representatives. OF this
number more than 1000 are no longer
living.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
SUFFRAGETTE HELD.

United Press
EPSON, Eng, Feb. 26.-Ten mag
istrates of the Surrey county court
held Mrs. Parkhurst for trial at Gull
ford, Summer. The assizes charge the
instigation of the dynamiting Of the
Lloyd George residence. She refused
to introduce a single witness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

The four and one-half inches of rain
fall in Los Angeles Monday must have
made the members of the Durango
colony, sojourning in that city for the
winter, recall that eventful day, Oct
5, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27
PRESIDENT RECEIVING
HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS

United Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-
President Taft will spend the rest Of
his time until retirement bidding fare
we'll to friends. Hundreds Of callers
are expected this week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

Catcher Jim Archer and pitcher Lar
ry Cheney are the only holdouts
among Johnny Evers' Chicago Cubs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

Frank Rodecker was in over night
from Fort Lewis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-27

M. Thatcher was among ths busi.
ness visitors from Kline today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
AFFAIRS AT PISGAH,
Floods Damage CrOps-PrOtractcd
Meeting Closes.

Pisgah, July 22.-The terrible heat,
which has hung like pail over this
State and the South generally, was
broken partially in this section Satur-
day night by a heavy rain and the
grandest display OF electricity this
section has ever seen. The storm OF
electricity and rain continued until
midnight. Yesterday evening another
flood came and the crops on the low
lands are practically gone. because
you cannot clean thel of grass. On
the hills the land and crops went to
the branches. leaving behind sand
banks and gullies as reminders of the
flood.
Blight is worse this year than usual
and the crop as a whole is not good.
Peaches and watermelons are no
good.
Typhoid fever is raging in the old
Boykin section, several miles from
here. Some deaths have occurred
among colored people.
Rev. II. l.. Cole left this morning
to carry on a meeting at Neeces, Or
angeburg county He just closed q
good one at Mizpah, assisted by Rev
j. w. Truluck.
Rev. S. r. Hatfield is assisting in q
meeting at Antioch church this week
Rev. Il. l.. Cole filled the pulpit ol
Mt. Olive church yesterday by re-
quest.
Mrs T. j. Hatfield and daughters
Misses Birdie and Murial, of Sum.
ter. are visiting relatives and friends
here.
Miss Sadie Rodgers went to Co.
lumbia last Friday to visit relatives
and friends. She will be accompan
led back by her grandmother, Mrs
Allen. -
B. G. DuPre visited = friends anC
relatives in Columbia last week anC
returned Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Albert Rodgers, die of the ol,
citizens of Bishopvilc, Is visiting hi
son. Mr.. Il. NJ. Rodgers. Mr.. Rodger
! belongs 10 the old school which is toe
rapidly leaving us.
The colorcd people are holdinI
as the days are long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26

ing to require the property OWr ers
to repair these draiU. at their own
expense, all work to be done by the
first of August, when steps would be
taken to make them comply, if they
had not already dOle 50.
Mr.. Worthington stated that his
scavenger service had not been re-
duccd and he aid nut see any way to
reduce it without le'sening the SER
vice, but that the city pay Roll had
been rduced about $50 last week.
Mr.. Rowland called attention To the
fact that thc'cltctric pumps would he
in working order by the last Of this
week if certain parts which had been
ordered came.
He called attention II the fact that
narly $4,000 more was taken in by
the water department during the first
six months of this year than last
year and that the expenses were
about 500 less. lie also called at
t"ntion To the fact that the commu-
tatiOn street tax collected was less
this year than last year at this time
\ number of bills were gone over
and ordered paid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
WOODMEN PICNIC ENJOYED.
Large Crowd Attend Picnic and Hear
Good Speeches from Messrs. w. III.
Cobb and IL. ID. Epps. ~z.-n-a,

Good Speeches from Mcssrs. w. III.
Cobb and IL. ID. Epps. -~-s-as,
The annual picnic Of Holly Wood
Camp. No. 10. Woodmen Of the Wssu:
which was given Wednesday at Po-
Gala was largely attended and those
present had most enjoyable time.
Two very interesting speeches on
woodcraft were made by Messrs.
Wade Hampton Cobb of Columbia,
representative of the Sovereign Camp
and r. d. Epps. Past Consul Con.
mander. .r SS
The rain Of the morning probably
stopped many from coming out and
made those interested in the event
think that bad day had been chos-
en-. but the weather cleared off and
the day turned out fine after all. The
picnic was considered big success
by all In attendance. and was as
heartily enjoyed as other such oc-
casions have been.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
wOODMEN CIRCLE PICNIC.
Cypress Grove Of Turbeville to Ceie-
brate on August Second.

Turbeville. July 24.-Cypress Grove,
No. SO. Woodmen Circle of Turbe-
vile. will have a big picnic on Au-
gust End and wants every member of
the w. G. to be present at Turbeville
on this day. as we will have some
srand speakers.
Miss Mary c. Delahunty Of Char
lesion will give an address to the W.
c. This lady deserves great credit
for what she has done for the w. c.
She is a noble and upright member of
the w. c. She is state manager
and our worthy guardian. She will
also be assisted by Mr.. l.. /. PARROT
OF Sumter. This man Is known far
and near and is one OF the finest
speakers there is.
Let's everybody turn out to this
grand picnic; everybody has a special
invitation, so come ahead and make
yourself at home.
Fraternally.
(Miss) Orilla Johnston. Clerk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
BASEBALL AT LYNCHBURG.
An Exciting Game and a Disputed
ScOrc-Rain Broke Up Game.

Special TO the Daily Item.
Lynchburg, July PA very inter-
csting and highly exciting game of
ball was played here yesterday after
noon between Lynchburg and Wells,
resulting in, some contending, an even
score of s to 5 while some close OBJ
servers contend the score stood to
in favor of Lynchburg. This con-
fusion was occasioned by a very an
CRY looking cloud which shut off the
setting sun, making il too dark TO see
clearly. The cloud was indeed
threatening and an unusually large
number of ladies and children were
out.
Master Eddie McElvecn did some
beautiful playing especially for a
small boy - or II Years old. Another
feature of the game was Mr.. Frank
Trulucks fine head work and batting
only innings were played. but the
teams were well matched and all
played fine bah.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
LIGHTNING plays FREAKS,
BURRELL MANNING HAS MAR.
ROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
By LIGHTNING STROKE.
Bolt Tears Lintels from Door, Smash
cs China, and Splashes Mud over
Residence of Mr.. X. i. Manning, but
Leaves Small Boy Uninjured.

Il have been hit" said Burrel
Manning, the small son of Mr.. r. 1
Manning, Sunday afternoon to his
father, when the latter reached him
just after a bolt had struck the house
and torn away the lintels Of the door
in which Master Burrell was stand
ing. Burrell was quite calm, but he
was uncertain whether it was the
lightning bolt or the boards which
had been torn away from the door
which had struck him. He had no
bruises on him and 1. few minutes af-
ter the occurrence he was none the
worse from his narrow escape from
death from the stroke Of the lightning
bolt.
1t was during a storm Sunday af-
ternoOn that the occurrence took
place at the summer home of Mr.. r.
l. Manning at Saluda, n. C. Master
Burrell was standing in the doorway
of the dining room opening on the
piazza watching the storm, when the
bolt came. The facings and steps
were torn away on each side of the
door and from the top Of the door
frame, and young Manning was left
uninjured. The bolt struck in the
yard a few feet from the corner of
the piazza and house in a mud pud-
die and the mud was splashed all over
the house. Burrell stated that he
saw the bolt strike in the puddle,
where a hole six inches i'm diameter
was left, where it had gone down.
There were several servants in the
room adjoining the dining room, who
did not feel the shock, and the men,
bers Of the family. who were also in
an adjacent room did not feel the
shock, but they heard the clap of
thunder and ran out to see the dam
age. big hole, nearly six inches in
diameter was torn in one of the sills
Of the house and the facings at the
corner of the building were torn
away. The china in the dining room
was smashed 20 pieces and dashed all
over the room. Several Of the window
panes in the house were broken and
the furniture was tumblcd about in
the second story of the building. A
little baby, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vivian Manning, was sleeping in
a bed upstairs and was not even
awakened by the shock
The whole family was very much
stirred up by the occurrence but con-
sidered it extremely fortunate that
no one was at all injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
Personal News OF Privateer.

Privateer. July 21.-We had d fin,
rain Saturday night which was very
much needed. Corn will be short, but
cotton with favorable season will
make a bumper crop.
Miss Ina Mellette Of Chadbourn, N
c.. is visiting Misses Tallulah and
Edna Ramsey. ......
Mrs. u. A. Nettles. of Sumter, is
spending some time at Mr.. G. A. Net
tles'.
Mrs I. r. Minis and children are
spending some time at her fathers
Mr.. f. w. Rivers.
Mr.. j. M. Kolb had the misfortune
OF getting his hand painfully cut in
his planer Friday.
Mrs. F. S. Geddings Of Paxville and
Mrs White OF Spring Hill. S. c., were
visitors in the neighborhood last week.