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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER v.

Edward z. Allison Takes Vacation.
Edward e. Allison walked into the
Offices of the Municipal Transportation
company at nine o'clock, and set his
basket of opened and carefully anno-
tated letters out Of the mathematical
center of his desk; then he touched a
button and a thin young man, whose
preternatural age, walked briskly in.
Take Mr.. Gregory these letters
and ask him IL he will be kind enough
to step here"
Eyes, SIR" and the concentrated
young man departed with the basket,
feeling that he had quite capably borne
his weight of responsibility.
Gregory walked in, a fat man with
no trace of nonsense about him.
"Out for the day, Ed?" he surmised,
gauging that probability by the gift
of the letters.
"a month or So" amended Allison,
rising and surveying the other articles
on his desk calculatingly. I'm going
to take vacation"
"Its about time" agreed his efti-
cient general manager. II think it's
been four years since you stopped to
take breath. Going to play little?"
That's the word" and Allison
chuckled like boy.
81 suppose we'll have your address,"
suggested Gregory.
mo"
Gregory pondered frowningly. He
began to see weight piling up on him
and, though he was capable. he loved
his flesh.
About that Shell Beach extension?"
he inquired There's likely to be trou-
BILE with the village of Waveview. Their
local franchises"
Settle it yourself" directed Allison
carelessly, and Gregory stared. Dur
ing the long and arduous course or Al
lison's climb, he had built his success
on personal attention to detail. Good
by" and Allison walked out, lighting
cigar on his way to the door.
He stopped his runabout In front OF
stationer's and bought the largest
globe they had In stock.
Address, please?" asked the clerk.
pencil poised over delivery slip.
"I'n take it with me-" and Allison
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
ALMOST TAINTED
WHILE STANDING
And Suffered Dreadfully From
Headache, Backache and Dir
illness. Says Now That
Women Are Foolish
To Suffer and
Tells Why.

New Augusta, Miss.-In relating her
experience, Miss Irene H. Craft, Of
this town, says: II have been troubled
for a right smart while with female
weakness. I was irregular . and
was down in bed about all the time.
/ had chills and fever with these trou-
bles for at least year, and great
deal of dizziness, headache and back
ache.
When | was sick at each month, 1
had to stay in bed all the time, be-
cause my back would ache and my
head would swim so that would al
most faint If stood on my feet.
/ endured this for about three years.
Finally, began to doctor with doc
tor. He did not help me much. Then
he recommended Cardui, and / began
to take it. took about one bottle and
felt much better. have taken whole
lot now, and feel just all right. have
no backache, headache, or dizziness
now.
/ think women are foolish to suffer
when they can take so helpful a rem
every one"
II you suffer from any Of the ailments
SO common to women, why not give
Cardui a trial?
Such earnest statements as the
above speak for themselves, and we
receive thousands of similar ones
every year
Your druggist sells Cardui. Get a
bottle today. Full directions in every
package.
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Thouohtlessness and Accidents.

1.-THE vast majority Of personal In.
Jury accidents are not due to mechanic
cal defects" writes H. L. Gannett. Ia.
spector OF safety and fire prevention
of the Commonwealth Edison com
pany at Chicago, "but are plainly due
to some thoughtless act on the part OF
the injured or his fellow man.
"An arm or leg OF can never be re-
lplaced-an eye lost cannot be put
back, and life once surrendered can
never be recalled.
Life is sweet. A home with Grip
pied father Is not filed with the happi.
ness that 1t is entitled to enjoy; and q
home from which the father has been
called to that land from whence no
traveller returns Is truly In distress.
and has an added sadness when 1t La
known that an avoidable accident
caused by the thoughtless act had
caused the untimeiy call of the grim
reaper"
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Some Drop.

when person once gets started on
the downward path he rarely ever
stops until he strikes the bottom,
said the speaker who was pleading for
moral uplift.
That's right" interrupted a mem
Der OF his audience, who was swathed
in bandages and who walked with o
crutch. Il know from experience.
"Ah!" exclaimed the speaker. here
is an example of my assertion. Pray,
my good man, would you tell me what
was the cause Of your downfall?"
Really, l don't know" was the re-
ply. ut might have been trouble with
my carburetor or my gasoline may
have run out. All know is that my
engine stopped on me 1900 feet above
the clouds"
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GReBALL9fE I'D
RGGEOpGF RANDOLPH CTILSTTp.
and LILLIAN CHESTER w.
e e Sss, ILLUSTRATED &~CDR1oDES
SYNOPSIS.

AT veEtry meeting of the Market
Square church Gail Sargent listens to n
discussion absut the sale of the church
teneInents to Edward E. Allison, local
traction king, and when asked her opin-
ion of the church by Rev. Smith Boyd.
says 1t Is apparently lucrative business
enterprise. Allison takes Gall riding IN
entitled to rest on the laurels of his
achievements, abe asks the disturbing
question:: ''Why?" Gail, returning to her
Uncle Jim's home from her drive with AL
ltson, finds cold disapproval in the eyes
OF Rev. Smith Boyd. who is calling there.
AT bobsled party Gail finds the world
uncomfortably full Of men.
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SOME MARRIED MEN DO THIS
But the Majority, After a Few Years
in the Harness, Learn to Control
Enthusiasm.

Robert w. Chambers, the novelist,
prides himself on his knowledge OF
women, and at the Century club in
New York the other day he told q
story in illustration of his knowledge.
Smith," he began, was brooding
over his cocktail gloomily.
I'm not going home to dinner to-
night Smith said. I've quarreled
with my wife
"'Quarreled with your wife, eh?' said
/. What about?'
"'Why,' Smith explained. my wife
said that young Mrs. Dash was pretty.
and / agreed with her. "-Cincinnati
Enquirer
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Free as Air" He Gayiy Ioi0 7er.
helped them secure the clumsy thing
in the seat beside him. Then he
streaked up the avenue to the small
and severely furnished house where
four ebony servants protected him
from the world.
"Out OF town except to this list" he
directed his kinky-haired old butler,
and going into the heavy oak library,
he closed the door. On the wall. Do
pending from the roller case. was
huge map, broad familiar domain be-
tween two oceans, and he smiled az
his eye fell upon that tiny territory
near the Atlantic, which. up to now. ne
had called world. because he had
mastered It.
His library phone rang.
"Mr. Allison?" woman's voice. Gall
Sargent, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. Davies. or
Lucille Teasdale. No other ladies we're
on his list. The voice WAS not that OF
Gail. Are you busy tonight7" On.
yes. Lucille Teasdale.
Free as air." he gayly told her.
I'm SO glad" ratified Lucille. Ted's
Just telephoned that he has tickets Tor
The Lady's Maid Can you join u17'
with pleasure" No hesitation
whatever; prompt and agreeable; even
pleased.
THAT'S Jolly. think ak makes such
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
eambler,s superstitlOns.

The tiger is the god of the gambler
In China, and tigers tooth is regard
ed as talisman for good luck in
speculation and in games OF chance.
while the claws and whiskers are
worn as love-charms, and for success
and good fortune generally.
Pigs are also considered lucky, and
luck bringers in the shape OF little
pigs made of gold and silver are worn
to attract fortunes favors; but the
black cat, which. In our own country.
is regarded as mascot. is not favored
nv the Chinese, who believe 1t to be a
harbinger of poverty, misfortune and
sickness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Peter the Great.

.What Alfred the Great is to early
Britain, that Peter the Great. In his
crude way, is to Russia. II ever race
Of people found adequate expression
in one person, that race was the Slavic
race in their great car. AS an acorn
enfolds an oak. the type OF great
forest. SO Peter the Great embodied
tho Russian people. Into him they
have flowed from the twilight Of time
and from him they have gone out tc
the ends OF the earth. And this was
one OF his dreams. that his countrs
might have ample boundaries. From
.The World Storm-and Beyond" b.
Edwin Davies Schoonmaker.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

PA, what's diplomats"
In times of peace he's social or
nament, in times OF war a trouble
maker"
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a HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina" Price soc and SI.oo.--Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

It's awfully hard to give away some
of the things you want to get rid OF.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Fools Outlines rush In and wiz
while wise men investigate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
Grating Pccans on Hickory Trees.

Walter 1. Herbert OF Newberry
spent yesterday and last night in Co.
lumbia on visit to his daughter at
the Columbia hospital. Mr.. Herbert
brought with him some samples of
preserved figs, which he plans TO in
troduce to the Columbia market. The
preserves are put up in small tins, to
be retailed at 10 cents each. The figs
were grown on Oakland farm,
where MIR. Herbert has always pro-
duced an abundance of good things
to eat. For many years Mr. Herbert
was the leading apiarist Of his sec
ton of the State.
An interesting story brought to CO.
lumbia by Mr.. Herbert was that gov
.ernment experts are grating pecan
cuttings onto hickory tree limbs on
MIR. Herbert's farm. Mr.. Herbert took
this matter up with the government
asking information of the department
of agriculture. In compliance. they
sent the experts there 20 execute the
task. This is being done i'm other
sections of the State also, Mr.. Her
bert says.-The state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
TO HAVE ATHLETIC GROUNDS
Association Formed at Florence and
Contract Let for Building Grand
stand ami Fence.

Florence, Aug. 13.-Florence ia ar
ranging to have a park that will offer
attractions for any kind of athletic
contests and all that the contestants
and spectators could ask i'm conyen-
fences and comforts. The Florence
Athletic Park association has been
formally organized and charter ap-
piled for This was done at a we'll
attended meeting held last night.
The capital stock of the company will
DO $4,000. OF this about 5000 has
already been paid in and $1,000 sub
scribed.
The following board Of directors
was elected DR.. j. ID. Smyser, Nj. ID.
Lucas. Sam Husbands. B. A. Early,
w. II. Barringer, w. j. wilkins. s.
j. Royal, n. w. Hicks, +. j. Brand.
Officers elected were: w. X. Barringer.
president; N. w. Hicks, vice president;
5. j. Royal. secretary; B. A. Early
treasurer.
AhO SohtioCl lOT the eTeCtlOn OF the
grandstand and bleachers, which to-
gether will hold 1900 people, and can
easily be extended as demanded by
the attendance, was let to c. l.. John
son. The contract for the Enclosure
fence. embracing about five acres of
ground. was let to j. A. Muldrow.
The grandstand will be built on two
sides OF corner. directly behind the
catcher's position in the diamond,
giving the occupants quartering
view OF the entire field. There will
be bath rooms. dressing rooms and
all conveniences.
The association will build the park
and let 1t for athletic events and
shows and the work will begin on the
erection of the buildings at once. The
fair association has contributed the
grounds free of cost to the association
for this purpose
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
INJUNCTION AGAINST NARSCHE1,
JuuSc KcstrainS Beaufort Councilman
From Acting I'm Tax Case. Refuses
Mandamus Plea.

Aiken, Aug. 13.-In a decision re-
garding the Beaufort tax case handed
down today, Judge Rice has ruled
that he has no jurisdiction to issue
a mandamus against Police Chief
Mann ordering collection of the de-
linquent taxes in question, Beaufort
being outside his own circuit, and
that he could do so only in case ne
were sitting there
However, he has issued an iniunc
ton against w. f. Marscher cashier
Of the Peoples bank, collection Of
whose taxes is in litigation, restrain
ing him from interfering with tive
chief of police in the collection of de
linquent taxes under order of the citv
treasurer.
The question of the banks liabiI-
ity not having been formally brought
before him, Judge Rice made no rul
ing thereon, beyond mere statement
in his decision Of his opinion that II
should be made to pay it's delinquent
taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
TO COLLECT TAXES.
Steps Will be Taken at Once to Com.
Dcl Action

Beaufort, Aug. 13.-News from
Aiken that Judge Rice had issued q
mandamus restraining Councilman
w. 4. Marscher from interfering with
the collection Of the taxes assessed
against the Peoples bank, OF which
ne Is cashier, was received here with
much interest this afternoon. Steps
will be taken at once to have the
chief of police make the collection.
Today's issue of the local paper
carries an advertisement of City
Treasurer Legare for the sale of
property Of George Holmes, one of
the largest property holders of the
city, against whom $4,000 in back
taxes has been assessEN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
ARMY FLYER KILLED,
Capt. Knox Loses Life and Lieut.. SUIT
ton Suffers Probably Fatal Hurts.

Fort Sill, Ola, Aug. 12.-Quarter-
master Capt. George III. Knox of the
First aero squadron, u. S. A., was
Killed and Lieut.. r.. b. sutton, his
aide. probably was fatally injured to-
day when an aeroplane in which they
were flying fell 500 feet. The squad
ron had just been transferred from
California.
The officers had been conducting
experiments on the army reservation
since Tuesday.
The aviators ascended about 8
O'Clock this morning. They had been
aloft only q few minutes when the
aeroplane was observed to be falling.
Capt. Knox and his aide made dcs-
perate efforts to control the machine.
Knox was instantly killed. Sutton
was hurried to the army hospital,
where an operation was performed in
an effort to save his life. The cause
Of the accident has not been ascer-
tained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
URGE MINISTER'S TO ATTEND.
Preachers Find Great Good I'm STAY nj
Clemson Summer School.

Clemson College, Aug. 14.-The
ministers who are attending the sum-
mer school at Clemson College are so
Thoroughly impressed with the value
of the course to country ministers
that they have written a letter
urging that other ministers come
to the college for the course.
The letter follows:
Having accepted the invitation of
Mr.. w. w. Long, head of the ex-
tension division of Clemson college.
and Rev. w. II. Mills, special collab-
orator in the country church work, to
attend the summer school Of Clemson
College Offering a special course 70
pastors OF rural churches we would
call the attention of pastors through
out the State to some important facts.
Ihe grounds Of the college are beau
tiful, the climate superb, and every
arrangement has been made for tho
comfort Of the pastors, as well as for
the farmers and the corn club bows
now in attendance. The more than
two hundred students now present
while not so much in evidence as the
large cadet student body, are healthy
and enthusiastic body Of men and
boys, Already we have been carried
into new field of thought and inyesti-
CATION which of necessity must in
crease the usefulness and efficiency of
the earnest pastor.
There is no thought Of minimiz-
ing in any particular the primary
purpose of the ministry of bringing
men into the knowledge Of the truth
as 1t is in Jesus Christ, but, inasmuch
as physical men are living in a physi-
cal world we recognize the fact that
the field for our services is n larger
one than we have realized in the past,
To say that we have been pleased
with the course so far is to put it
mildly, and We would earnestly urge
that the pastors of the country
churches take advantage of the op-
portunity and spend at least one week
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
SUGAR BEET EXPLOITATION.
state Department Negotiating With
Germany.

Washington. Aug 12.-The state
departments foreign trade advisers
began Informal negotiations today to
ascertain whether Germany will agree
To the terms on which Great Britain
has consented to permit expectations
To the United States of German sugar
beet seed. Germany stipulated some
time ago that any such shipment must
I'm exchange an equal value of wheat,
forage or meats must be given. Now
Great Britain requires that the ship
ment be made through a neutral port
and that no exchange OF commodities
be involved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
Young Negro Meets Instant DcaS, at
IScthunc

Bcthune, Aug. 12.-John Ellerby, n
young negro man, who recently camo
here from KollOck to work for the
Meiklejohn Lumber company, was
crushed To death yesterday afternoon
near here by a tree falling on him.
The man was longing" a log and "a
tree which was lodged against another
one near him commenced to fall. In
stead Of running from the falling tree.
he ran directly beneath il and was
instantly killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
LOCAL INTEREST IN RIGA.
Greenwood Index.

Greenwood Index.
Quite a number of Greenwood peo-
pie are watching closely to see what
Will befall Riga, the chief Russian
port on the Baltic, for the reason
that the United States consul there.
Mr.. Douglas Jenkins, was for a long
time a resident of this town. He
came to Greenwood shortly after be-
ing graduated from the Citadel as a.
ste crographer FOR Mr.. y. Barron Grier.
to made Greenwood his home for
several years ana then went TO Pick
ems to practice law Oh his own ac-
count. later becoming a partner win
the late Col. julie Boggs. Afterwards
MIR. Jenkins went tu Greenville and
was with the Greenville Daily News
for some time. He stood the exami-
nation for appointment in the con-
sular service while with the News and
just before taking up his first work,
that OF consul at st. Pierre, a French
island possession off the coast of New
Foundland, he was married to Miss
Charlotte Furman. of Charleston. Mrs.
jenkins died last October, leaving two
little girls who are with their faith
er In Riga. Mr.. Jenkins not only has
to look after Uncle Sans interests In
that big port. but he has all the af-
fairs OF the warning countries. hos
tile to Russia, to look after as well.
He has warm friends here. who wish
him continued success in the diplo-
matte service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18

G. w. Davis,
p. A. Murray,
Il. w. Malphrus,
ID. H. Everett,
j. A. White,
j. w. Walling,
l.. II. Gardner,
p. H. Bussey,
S. c. Morris,
j. d. Higgins.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
LOST IN BLACK RIVER.
}. l.. Rcagin Drowned Willie Bathlnp
in Strcam

y Il. RcaStn Drowned Willie Bathing
in Strcam
kinSstree, Aus. 12.-Information of
the drowing Of J. p. Reagtn in
Black river at Martins Cross Roads,
about six miles from Kingstree,
reached here late yesterday after
noon. From information received it
seems that Mr.. Reagin, accompanied
by two young boys by the name of
Player, went to the river about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon to go in
swimming. Soon after going into the
water Reagin disappeared, the boys
could not see anything of him, his
clothing was still on the beach where
he had left them; they became alarm
ed and went home, where they report
cd that they believed Mr.. Reagin had
drowned. "A search was Immediately
instituted and the body recovered near
where he had entered the river an
hour later. Mr.. Reagin was a farmer.
married and leaves wife and three
children. The deceased Is q brother of
j. j. Reagin. who has charge of the
Standard Oil company's business at
Kingstree.
Mr.. Rcagin's remains were buried
this afternoon at Mr. Vernon church
cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
Boys Go to Clemson.

Willie Young Of AlcOlu, and Neal
Hodge of Manning, Won the free trip
to Clemson and are there this week
with the other members of the corn
club boys that We're lucky to get this
trip. These are two of ClarendOn's
brightest boys, and we predict that
they Will make their mark in this
Notwithstanding Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
Money for NIlitla.

Washington. Aug. 12.-The federal
government has allotted SIS. .7GG.O5 for
the South Carolina militia for year
ending July 1. 1916. according to a
statement issued by Gen. Mills. head
OF the division Of militia affairs of
the war department. today. OF this
amount $50. .3OOi5 will bc used under
section 1861 and S1G.5Gt.5O under
section 13 Of the militia law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
BULTMAN SHOE co.

tained.

Columbia, Aug. 13.-The secretary
OF state this morning commissioned
the Bultman Shoe Co., OF Sumter.
with capital stock of 81 900, the pc
utloners being j. f.. White, j. n.
Brunson and T.. w. A. Pullman. The
company intends to do Il general re-
tail shoe business.