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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23

an old lady with white hair, an a Dig,
rough-lookin' female, cir. The last one
wus handlin' a gun to beat the band
just afore you came"
And he keeps them there, exposed
to all this heavy fire? What can the
man mean? Why. Corporal. that con-
slant shooting must have completely
shattered the windows. There could
be no safety for any one except lying
fiat upon the floor"
Well, faint quite 90 bad as that,
SIR" he protested, seemingly anxious
to shield his officer from adverse
criticism. "You see It's a double par.
lor, with a wall an foldin' doors
atween, an the women are all in the
rear room. OF course, it's almighty
dark back there. an they has to lie
pretty close. but blamed II l know of
any better place for them. This
house haint got no cellar"
A man groped his way In from the
lighted hall. but halted close beside
the door. unable to perceive us in the
darkness.
'Is Captain Wayne here?" he asked.
"Yes; what is it?'
Major Brennan has had two OF his
men hit. sir. and wishes you to spare
him three of yours. unless you are hot
ly pressed"
"All right; there's nothing doing
here,' / answered, instantly determin-
Ing upon my course. Corporal.
shall leave you In command Of this
side for a few minutes. / believe I
can be OF more immediate value else
where. Bungay. you and Elliott come
with me-"
The lower hall, having no windows
In 1t. was the only safe place In the
building, ana mere q light had been
kept burning. The door which, as l
judged, must lead into the back par.
lor. was closed, and fastened upon
the inside. At least 1t refused to yield
to my hand when tried. Another In
front stood very slightly ajar.
Report to Brennan" l whispered
into Jed's ear, 'and forget to mention
| am with you. / desire to investigate
matters for myself few moments"
He nodded to intimate that he un.
derstood, and then We crept, one at a
time, into the front apartment, hug
ging the floor closely to keep beneath
the range Of the bullets which swept
every now and then through the
broken windows, and chugged into the
wall behind us. was the last to
wriggle In through the narrow open
Ing. and rolling instantly out OF the
tiny bar OF light. lay silent for a
moment, endeavoring to get my bear.
ings. was determined upon just one
thing-to obtain speech with the WON.
en-, learn, IL possible, their exact sit
uation, and, If l found 1t necessary,
insist upon their better protection. An
insane jealousy Of me should not con-
tinue to expose them to unnecessary
peril.
Brennan was directly across the
room from where lay. l could hear
his voice issuing low, stern orders.
If you'll only keep down you're
safe enough" he said grufly. There
hasn't shot come within a foot of
the sill. The ground slopes out yon.
der, and those fellows can't fire low.
Put the new men at the central win.
dow, and let them shoot at every fash
they see. Bradley will pass back their
empty guns"
ITO RE CONTJNJIED\
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cssy,..s. "a 6: hsc,sT ::, = Co

Open up!" shouted the Lieutenant,
Anxously. Freeman. open up, quickl
Ats Cation with help"
I though II never would open. A
volley crashed into us. and Sands
pitched down upon his face. clutchins
ut the man next him as he fell. I
xlance< back anxiously--a dark, con-
fused mass Of men. without military
formation. were running across the
open space toward US.
Bout facet" I shouted. LOAD at
will--firel"
We poured one scattering volley
into them. II halted their movement
TOR q moment. and then the door
opened scant crack.
'Ts this you. Caton?"
Yes: for Gods sake. open upl"
The heavy door swung slowly In.
ward. and with wild rush to be first,
We sursed headlons into the hall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23
Hence It's Origin.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)

Every superstition, or nearly ev-
cry superstition can be traced back
20 something sensible and rational.
Take the Friday one, for example.
The speaker was Mayor Reuter- Of
Lansing.
Take the Friday superstition" he
resumed. "Onc Lansing clerk said to
another:
Would you start off on your va
cation on Il Friday, Bob"
You bet your life | wouldn't Bob
replied.
What II superstitious ass you are,
Bob!
superstition be hanged" said Bob
i wouldn't start off on Friday because
Saturday $ pay day"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Catherine Ruffin to S. Nj. Nabers
l-2 acre lot on Liberty street, $3.50.
Mrs. Leila E. Wright to r. j.
Williams, Jr., lot on Oakland avenue
$541.
Martha c. Smith to C. =. Osteen
tract Of 20 acres in county, $1,000.
The II. c.. Williams Realty Co., tC
Joseph V. Edwards, lot on Broad
Street place, $500.
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Notice To Debtors and Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that all per
sons indebted to the estate of l.. "
Muldrow will make settlement with
and all persons claiming Indebtedness
against said estate will present their
claims i'm proper form unto
j. r. MTLDROW
Administrator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23
That Useless Appendix.

am just recOverins from an oper-
alton for appendicitis, and thinking
my experience and obs .rvations may
be of benefit to some one, / take this
method of expressing them.
Once my digestion and health were
perfect, but for the last two or more
years l found at times any imprudencc
would affect me seriously, especially
In the region of the appendix
suspected 1T was that, but would take
some simple medicine which would
relieve me, but the pain would return
and though, as l say, / suspected the
colon or appendix was the trouble
each time l got over the attack
would say, We'll it was some inaa-
nation which would last the balance
OF my time" but I overlooked the
fact that an abcess might form and
take me off.
This Is exactly what took place, ex-
cept that owing to the skill of the
doctors and the kind interest TAX
en- in me, by both doctors and nurses
"hich was made manifest to me all
the time, and which 1 will never for
get, L was saved. / stayed i'm the
hospital three weeks and owing TO the
efficiency exercised by doctors and
nurses during the entire time | suf-
Tered no pain and did not take one
particle Of medicine.
From what they tell me, had nut
OFF the operation twenty-four hours
longer the saving of my life would
have been exceedingly doubtful Af-
ter taking all this into consideration
would advise anyone troubled with
indigestion accompanied by pains in
the right side or even In the left
and waist. eliminating in the right
with sharp pains there, at intervals.
TO at once see doctor and have the
appendix removed before inflammation
takes place or an abcess be formed.
l believe it will insure, certainly
q longer life, and certainly a better
more comfortable and healthier life
In every respect. Some may argue
and have done so 1T was put there
for a purpose, let it stay"
1t may have served a purpose years
ago, when man was less civilized, and
his environments were such that he
lived on meats and uncooked food and
the colon and appendix were the
dumping place for all infusions,
gasses etc.
Men were great gormandizers in
those ages, and like the appendix
there were many things needed that
are superfious now and even danger
Gus.
Take the toes on the feet, they
could be dispensed with.
The more civilized the human race
becomes the more careful becomes it's
habits as to diet clothing, etc.
therefore we have to admit that
the best possible way to free the
human race from all bad habits is
education. A higher education"
along these lines especially. There
fore
Ring out the morning, ring in the
night
Ring out the DID, ring in the new"
In conclusion 1 will say. if you are
afflicted with an appendix, do not de-
lay, but discard it in time
"COnvalesent."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23

Motion picture companies are max
ing films Of all of the activities of
the federal forest service, including
planting, cutting timber patrol, and
lookout work. Already at least two
fire-fighting movies" are being ex-
hibited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23

He's got the women loadin' for
him, and that helps some"
The women" | asked, staring at
him IN amazement. do you mean to
say Mrs. Brennan and Celia Minor are
there In that front room?"
Don't know who they are, sir
two nightly fine lookin' young ladies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
BURNT CORK HIS UNDOING
Alleged Nephew of Justice Also
Did Stunts in Hotel.

Paul Randolph Manning. vino says he ~
a nephew of Justice David f. Manning.
Of tho supreme Court. was held IN $500
hail h. Magistrate OConnor in the West
Side court Yesterday morning on "A charge
of disordcrly conduct. The youths Of
fence according to the police. was the
performance of various stunts in the
Hotel Metropole after his theatrical en-
trance into that hosiery with his face
blackcncd with burnt cork.
Attendants of the hotel told the magis-
trate that Manning walked into the hotel
lobby i'm his negro minstrel makeup
about . o'clock yesterday morning and
demanded a room. When the clerk re-
fused To listen to him he descended to the
Iavatorv, washed his face and returned to
fine desk, announcing that he was de-
tective and was going to see that the
hotel complied with the law while he was
there
He also declared that he was "A news
papcr man getting material for a great
story of the underworld. and insisted
uron calling up Police Headquarters.
Edward +. Miller, the proprietor. got a
noliceman and had Manning arrested. In
cour, the Young man asked that Justice
Manning be notified of his plight A pro-
b.tion officer called up the Justices house
aud GOT Instructions To put the prisoner
I'm a cell and keep him there until his
father. John ". Manning, OF Plainfied.
y. j.. could get here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13

"On 70 Washington On to Washington
Wilson Wilson Votes for Women So
VAS the President elect. peacefully pre-
parine his inaugural address in his library
, q, Trenton y. J.. conscious Of an agita-
lion of the atmosphere about his cars Al
0.oe o'clock Yesterday morning? II he
wasn't there is nothing in the vibration
theory. for at that precise moment in
Newark two hundred pilgrims taking the
fr,, step i'm the suffrage march 10 the
capital Of the country. were chanting the
above slogan in tones that surely might
have shaken the air AZ Trenton. ninety
FIVE miles away.
Yes. two hundred strong lie pilgrim
amy mustered AT the start. OF course.
not all Of those are going az far as Wash
ingtor. hut there We're seventeen who an
rounccd their intention OF tramping on 10
the triumphant end. The others were an
escort. somc to Elizabeth. some TO Me
,uchcn. some to points further on. but as
they drop out they viii be replaced by
other cscorting parties from the various
towns. so the band will remain stable all
the way through.
start. at least. is a far bisecr thing than
the one General" Eosalic Jones led 10
Albany IN December The army is larger.
tho escort is larger and the watching
crowds that saw them off numbered many
hundreds more. and We're much more seri-
Gus. II was like the difference between
tie first palades the suhragists held in
New York ana the one they had on Fifth
avenue last May.
As one male suffrasette in the crowds
put j, Yesterday. Nothing succeeds like
success"
General" Jones's army set out from
the Hudson Terminal in New York at
o'clock or theres bouts. but that WASH
considered the start al all, since owing
10 the circumstance of the North River
barring ;he way. the general condo
sCended 10 use the underground trains. II
isn't often she comedies a point but she
did there
Never has that Up-to-date station seen
such an array Of quaint costumes as IT
did when General" Jones. Colonel Ida
Craft Surgeon General" L-avnia DOCK
ana "Privates" Mrs. Mary n. Baird.
Mrs. John Boldt. Mrs. HettN Nrieht
Graham. Miss Martha Klatschken. Miss
Mabel,c Morgan. Mrs. George Nendt.
Miss Constance Leuppe, Miss Celia Gaf-
ney Miss Minerva Crowel. Miss Flora
Cornelia Allyn. Miss Elizabeth Aldrich
and Mrs. Johannes Never. and Official
Scout Mrs Olive Schultz. clad in their
long brown pilgrim clOaks and hoods. and
carrying slaves in the natural bark with
Votes for Women" carved on them.
mustered in the lower concourse.
pair Of automobiline goggles worn
by "Colonel' craft 10 protect her eyes
lent modern touch 10 her general effect
and the generals" megaphone looked
rather twentieth century-like. but other
wise they might have been what 4 little
boy in the crowd called them:
4 lot of monkesses ira.
Heaps OF friends came TO accompany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
One Pilgrim All In.

Then II was discovered that one ol Tue
nuerins was all in. and 1t wasn't b'raus"
~ the walking. Even the young and uh-
trained amateurs vino had walked W'I'
somewhat restored to IA" iait. ait'i '
hot meal. but Mrs Hctty wright 'Ia
ham. who had accepted the hospltah'ieS
Of the little yellow cart had TO be asSIste''
,nstairs where she received heroic treat
ment. thereafter walk was h'i l'9'
- ord And Miss Elizabeth Freeman. Inc
driver Of the little yellow wagon slEh''
n the prospect ahead Of hei. u '@ ~
degrees colder sitting still 90 inc H''''
yellow wagon than walking
The army had the laugh Oh General
ror.s because Of her famous horse dea '-
Tho good nag went lame on the hfs'
n,nn Of mud The general confessed
sb. had bought SuNragctte AT . bargain
sseas. Well" she said ) doh care
~ she is lame. If she only can pun u"
into Washington. that's all We want
The general" mad other troubles. nov
mat because her name isn't Mrs. oI'F.
one of the troubles was Percy fasH-
mare who connded to the general iii'
he had had "A vision I'm which ne saw
himself pIanting the flag on The caption
.,ens in Washington. ne was out OF 4
lob he told the general the cause o.
This being the hard times eugendeTed' ny
,,,asculine rule lie spent his last -
for his nag and purposes to sleep ~
railroad stations until his mission I'D
suffrage Is ended.
The total distance covered ~ h"Ich'
walk struggle and limp was eighteen
niles THAT really didn't seem much on
,he wev to Washington sighed veteran
"roloneI" Graft. but this is worse Than
a,,. IA We ever saw in little old New
york The wind vas worse IMAM ahv
,.Iizysrd Il took our strength ana
chilled us horribly" "oh, nothing 40
,,c .coloneI'" retorted the general
Iu,e Jersey We haven't seen a n"Sq li'o
yet .o,,.,.i,.
.c.,oral" Jones retired Immediately
Eta, dinner. leaving Orator freeman
.d .Assistant orator" Elsie Mackenzie
-, do tho honors at the Country Hlup'
ito. tho army mas been invited to hoId
. ooa,inc to-day. Tho itinerary calls
ror ,veptv-onc miles from here 10
prirceton. where the college youths are
awaitiur mpatiently. II is doupttui u
A.. tire army Of eighteen viii be dble
- the trip il the mercury does
M, rise TO the occasion hut veteran
tones and Craft are equal to ahNthih
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
BIG DAY At COLUMBIA
Alumni Confer. ReveI. Dance,
DispeI|ing Academic Calm.
19O5'S DAH0MEY SKIT WINS
Glasses from 1890 to 1912 Do
Stunts, 1911 Being Second
in "A Cafe Scene"

Some two thousand graduates OF col
umbia University had a day Of jollifca
tion yesterday when they held their an
nual mdwinter reunion. The usual aca-
denic quiet OF Morningsidc Heights Was
forgotten by nshtfall. after the alumni
had been DOING the rounds for half a
dozen hours. and at midnight academic
quiet was unheTd or
The conference in Earl Hall in the
afternoon. designed to bring out the
proper method of electlng alumni mem
bcrs OF the board or trustees and also the
continuance OF the alumni council was
oulivenod by some red hot discussion as 70
} who should be permitted to vote for the
| trustees Powerful opinion developed
, against uulmitcI opening Of the ballot.
: John u Pine. - trustee. said that the
' trustees knew that great many per-
( sons holding degrees irom Columbia had
no real interest IN Columbia and sug
g.sted that f. would work no wrong If
such alumni" were deprived OF vote
+ for trustees.
james Duane Livingston. s. said that
, Coiumha's most loyal alumni were from
, the college and engineering divisions ana
: that the students and graduates in the
+ other department.. most of whom are
graduates Of other Institutions. owe
their loyalty to institutions other than
Columbia. lis speech was we'll received
! G. H. Mapcs 30. who rs graduate of
the college and engineering divisions. and
who was one OF the best athletes that
/ Columbia ever had. was the only one TO
stand up for tho universal suffrage of all
/ the graduate Despite MI MapeS's plea,
however. the alumni voted TO prepare q
plan of bsIIoting that would preserve the
privilege Of the trustee ballot TO only those
alumni who were definitely interested ~
the university. Dr Butler. president OF
the university. Wa present for part OF the
conference.
After the conference headed by the
continental band OF the Early Eighties
and the Upper Eighties bugers. the army
of graduates filed over to the gymnasium.
whore the classes from $500 down 10 1872
produced ct series Of stunts The class
Of 1905 with side splitting perform
ancr depicting = court entertainment IN
| pahomey. IN which Chalmers Wood. as tie
} queen Of the harem. was the star. car
ricd of first prize. a bronze given by the
! Society of the Older Graduates.
\ cafe scene. "a sentimental episode in
tho history Of the class. was the feature
Of the 1911 stunt. and when II eliminated
in A real duel the spectators roarcd. The
1911 grads got second prize, and 1912. with
a musical trio was the winner OF the
/ third prize.
Following the stunts there was an
organ recital in 81. Pauls Chapel by X.
q : Piggott. ~. and a bccfstcak dinner
ip the commons. After couple of hours
Of feasting tho alumni descended again 10
tho gymnasium floor. where the Columbia
varsity five played the Pennsylvania
basketball team. \ dance. at which the
alumni were guests Of honor. closed the
| dnN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
WOMEN RESENT ATTACK
Pick Miss Milholland to Meet
Representative Heflin in Debate

IHrpm ITO ifllu4f bureau
Washington Feb. T. Miss Incz Mil
holland. of New York. the most heauti-
FIJI of sunragisis. was chosen by an in
dignatiou meeting of 30 furious SUI
fragists To challenge Representative Ilef-
lin. Of Alabama. the Adonis OF Capitol
Hill" To joint debate on tho merits Of
their cause
Representative Helms speech at Falls
Church. Va. Sunday. in which he is re-
ported To have said that suffragists can
not make desirable mothers. was the
cause of last nights gathering of angry
sulfragists.
Mr.. Helm Will bc challenged Ia meet
Miss Milholland in a public place IN
Washington. and thoroughly discuss his
charges Miss Milholland feels certain
that she can dcmolish the statesman =
argument and she wants to do II where
All can near. She says that suffragists
have proved 10y experience To- bc the best
OF mothers.
The sunragists say that Mr.. uenln viii
have 10 face the storm H." has created
no matter how unpalatable. or branh
himself as worse than cOWardly Tor MS
attack on the women.
He will he the worse scared man III
the Capitol when hc receives IN" email
lcugc." was the comment of ~. Martin
Williams. reading clerk of the House,
tom - Int
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13

Before the withdrawal Of the franchise
bill in England recently deputatioh Oh
working women from all over the coun-
try visited David LLOYD George, Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer. and Sir Edward
Grey, the Foreign Secretary. to plead the
cause Of votes for women. foIlo"lhS
il what Miss Beatrice Harraden has To
say about them in the last number OF
Votes for Women" the suffrage weekly
edited by Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Pethick
Lawrence:
"Au of ms are feeling proud of the
Working Women's Dcputation. Fish
wives. pitbrow lasses. weayers. tailor-
eSscs. pen workers. upholstresses. tin
plate girls, laundresses, charwomen. rope
makers. shop assistants, nurses. teachers
ard sweated workers of all descriptions
from the East End have joined hands
and pressed forward TO demand their
rights OF citizenship. by means Of when
alone their many and grievous wrongs
and ;nmstices can be remedied. II has
heen most splendid and sporting OF them
10 come up To London from all parts OF
the country but. a. the tin-piate worker
from Wales said: They were determined
10 como whether they got killed OF what
We'll they have not got killed pu'
tbov have done some killing when mas
hocn Of iuestimable service TO the woman
movement They have killed forever the
Convenient fiction that the demand TOT
the vote is confined to small section Vi
tho leisured and well-to-do. And theS
moan business. these beloved and gallant
working women. They are not goihS ~
etand any nonsense not they.
Firms the word thought ]. when tne
Gsb-wife. Mrs. King, calm. Impressive
and rather stern. got up and confroh'e'.
tho chancellor of the Exchequer: ana
firm too. was the clever little laundresS'
,o, all her sprghtly rsllying ana hI"'
tho East End swcated worker. VINO toId d
erin, tale of poverty and struggle VIII" d
hn.bard IN for many years from tuner
n,,lo,is Then the pitbrow lasSie' I'D ne.
,.i,, mini, s,u. bonuet. worn over the SHa"
an hor head asked on behalf OF her com
,ados for protection Of then oai''"7'
,,.r,icb had very nearly been ~resteu iIo'''
,,.,o ouietly determined she, too looN''
nc sbe faced Mr.. Lloyd George ana ""'''
.,,,. danced a clog dance for ms after " a."
,tncol,.s Inn House 1t was dlfheuit u
believe she was the stern littie 'd"' WIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13

by o'clock that marching for The cause"
was not purely fun. \ steely blast hl"N
across the plains, the mercury iel 10
the lowest point ever experienced hr sui-
fragettes and courage oozed at every step
.t1ov much farther. General .' laf
sobbed one pretty creature ~ she stunb"d
her toe FOR the fifteenth time on &" Jump
OF frozen mud.
oh only about five. came tie cheeiy
answer out Of the dark And the marcn
continued in silence winch became
thicker and thicker as unseen humps OF
mud also Increased in number. ~ wa
after six when the procession. sick ana
weak. reached the Hins'd" iHn in
Metuchen.