The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 11, 1908, Image 2
CCmMMii BACK TO LIFE.
Fltrio Terror of
Whts Lmpor
to Form
eg too New York
weitet from St. Pteire, Mar?
k?re pa ate d alnce St
- wiped oat by the volcanic
?eteea of Mount Potoe, and >n ten
sttnetse bonmano a etty of the dead.
?;?tF A stag Urne the devastated rejion
v ltd* thunnod and empty, for the bor
j 'mV of that May night in IMS hold
Urn tstesatira in tie grip. But tlowl?
% ehrt haa changed, and the mat few
i tsousha hare witnessed a gradual, but
eWMlbt population of he district
' m FHrro endar has a hotel; a wharf
fb btlttj sestshpaoted.. steamers soon
W4U bo stun an the port when*- outy
bmo> voseU im ahm to escape the
' J?bA of the aWsUr, and the authori?
se*, haoo seuj*t tt gapeilant to eetab
sTsmeleast*?stee furee.
*Het dJssgsojsMsgi .of, <*g ysars ago
ttstntshneysejs^Upa* those who wore
^ ijy^hshm tad Jn '. terror. The entire
/C^m^flfcts of St* ? Pierre, covsring some
jj tmtejUettesl. .St. ? P^srfo,1r?msss of
"'"iT f1 wns 1 parttcelariy
nifttit by the hnssfliia bscanso of
uhl tsnsfut story tf death bidden hs
lm Utensiet bf ashes. Then with
the eosrss tropical
?boot and tewi'shed in
covering the
the fallen welle
, *ec!*ed
Wb green sets*** the hemdiwtrk of
i'.mtt?^mpmmmmmt Iteees of dsetnncttva.
\ fett* ise|-b?*en the situation in the
4 Mlm^nii seen smtil about a year ago.
f nrtMn smuts hm mtnli of the island,
rttt end hstttt rttlted
r tisne, begtm returning
te the
to their
t went on
t* follow
smtfl tcdey the
H snjbejtmadt Hp eat rife. St.
M gJtfr*sAm seilt by many.
^1|pft^ ^
sr umgewttir. Oennd rtrrtse
mt tbttttnsL hftsafett that
tg? were tssnthar to news
etejue ef stork s ot
nt eeceeetme that
? ,?hteo new a pepuia
^^^P9* mwmwm9 ^mm% Iw^F^gFwW mmYT** CvWlf Mils
utpk^jj^S1 ^pjr^4sw\ ?p^^^wF^^^f e^??^s> PQefeOol^^
^^^^ ftQm^f^P J?^^ ^^Ge^e^AltfeT^? *
noes of a
e* e*? much to
Pierre fa to be reborn
esmerclal
et Msrttnebse. tor ether ports
ft fln IstisMi, fee; He Franco and
weitete* edley netter anehorugs to
Stdnu trat? til MM. J?terre In the old
Bat St Pierre Is the hub. as It
nt ttrvswads to the Island. Ii
It? i sei Si Is snore merohandise Into
tt> Fleets then anywhere else, and
bits i eel psJ of tsaftm will ateure a
emeals jtettvty.- There Is today
smotgh tecyeiuent In and about the
ejtty t> have made It worth while ?or
gm, sntmpweung Frenchoatn to open
ft hotel ht St .Pierre. In the Ptheo
?srtrs. That. enure is frequ< nt* d by
?Wen] traveWs, tho toewists who cmii
tt leek at the ruins, forslan naval
bud nssaangsra on through
estHng at Fort do France or
A new wharf will be com?
et, steemere of the Ouerln
Vats are to rcsjgUM calling at St. Pierre
ne they dp* before lttt. Already sov
ts have oleared away the
of their* warehouse* and started
with tho Idea of open
again, and they doubtless wll.
have imitators who desire to get their
share ef the local trade.
I The a*ithoritios do not officially
gtnstlsn this activity at St, Pierre end
ettU warn tjUe geople of the dsnger of
rit Poise. StiM tho presenco of poo
m the esty .hae made necessary the
hestaimuoo. of a poiloe force and the
eesmetug away sad opening up of sev?
eral sereoSa, The pave menu, side
gutters uncovered were
t in excellent condition,
esoevnttoa brought to light Urge
tfttAes at hamsn bones, principal?
ly hi the thee db Is Msdeleifve. The
eemeterr eise aas beoa partly un?
covered .wen' most of the grave-stones
Were found to bo In a remarkable
cxrrror* fire i? spautanbitho.
Saaasi
tarehr ass Ho. 1 of Spar
May Kareed ttO.eOO
tosrmnburg March t.?The Spir
tre departinont has had a
*? bottle with tames that sre
slowly csssuming hundreds of bales
of cottoa store4 in waresvouse No. 1
at the tesartan mill In thin citv and
tonight the Are. though under conti ol.
Is still burning in a hundred or more
hales that nave been rolled into the
open. Aa official of the mill expreaa
sd the fear, tonight that 100 bales
ssay be practically lost, in which cose
gpe dsmago a III exceed Mt.otC He
says the cotton Is. however, fslrly
WSU
The Lawyer and the Landlady.
The women wae In the box, and
ehe wae a very nice-mannered, re?
spectable woman who kept a cheap
boarding house, and it was the de?
sire of one of her guests to be dishon?
est and that had brought her to tho
court to make him pay hie board
bill, eaye Tit-Bits.
"How old did you say you were,
madam?" Inquired the lawyer, with
no reason on earth, for sn elderly
landlady Is no more anxious to tose a
board bill than a young one.
'T did not say, sir," she responded,
flushing to the roots of her hair.
"Will you be kind enough to say.
madam "
"It Is none of your business."
"Objection sustained." smiled the
judge.
"Urn." said the lawyer, rubbing his
chin. "How mnch , did you say the
amount was the defendant owed
your*
"Three pounds."
' "And for how long was that?"
"Three weeks."
"That's one pound a week, Isn't
ItT"
"Yes, atr.H
"Throe weeks at one pound a week,
Isn't ltf
"Three weeks at one pound a week
Is throe pounds, I believe you said?"
"Tea. sir."
; The witness was patient, but her
temper was not Improved under the
strain. '
' "Isn't that an extravagant, pries to
pay Cos* board In your locality, mad?
am?" Inquired the lawyer severely.
"He didn't pay it, sir;" answered
tho worm, beginning to turn.
Tho lawyer gaVe a little start of
surprise, then ^became indignant at
the very thought of the witness talk?
ing like that,
"Don't be facetious, madam," he
said, sssumlhg a tone of warning.
?This ts a serious matter. I have
ashed If your prices were net exorbi?
tant, madam. Now, madam, I ask
you la all seiriartnssa, If yon mean to
1011' tho court that your prices are
moderate and that If I should come
to your hoaaa to hoard you would
Charge me a pound a week? Answer
directly, madam." aad the barrister
sauaroil his shoulders aad assumed
aa Imperial manner.
"No. sir." she said, simply. "I
T thought not*" Interrupted the
lawyer, heading over and rubbing his
"No, sir," continued the wltn
"I should not charge you at all.
should make you pay. In advance."
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
ibty See Ks F. H. Me?
ad Inenraniii Cessnatatoa
Columbia, March I.?Aftrr taking
four ballots yesterday afternoon the
general aaasombly elected Mr. Frits
Hugh McMsster of Columbia Insur?
ance commissioner. The contest was
very close at all times, but Mr. Ms
Master !*d the ticket from the be?
ginning, although 16 entries were an?
nounced when the nominations open?
ed. The poslt.on to which Mr. Mc?
Msster was elect 3d carries with It a
salary/ of $1,500 and the supervision
cf tho Insurance business to South
Carolina. It la one of the two depart?
ments created by the present general
assembly, and Mr. MsMast'r's elec?
tion over a number of strong oppon?
ents was gratifying to the friends of
the successful candidate and satisfac?
tory to the ethers who were enter?
ed.
The candidates were:
A. J. Fox of Lexington; .1. R. Llnd
say of Tork; F. II. McMast? r of Co?
lumbia; W. B. Wj*t of Columbia; Ar?
thur Kohn of Nowborry; El'<son Co?
nors, Jr., of Summerton;J. A. Camp?
bell of Marion; Harold 3. Balrd of
Darllngtcn; William M. Hutson of
Alken; R. Poyd Cole of Barn well; N.
O. Pyl?s of Columbia; N. W. Brooker
of Columbia, and J. William Mitchell
of Columbia.
CUT WITH BROAD A*E.
Negro Struck Florence Man Inflicting
Injuries Which Will Probably Provo
FatO.
Florence. March 7.?Mr. W. P.
Trnnsnt. a prominent citizen of Flor?
ence, was probably fatally Injured by
a blow from a bond axe In the hands
of W p. Flowers, a negro, as then
suit of a dispute over work done by
Flowerr for Mr. Tennant. Flowers is
a stranger here and when he lemand
ed a settlement from Mr. Tennant the
I ?tter wnntrd to examine the rf cords
|y fore mal.lng the settlement. The
negro took offensj at this an 1 at
t*Li:*d Mr. Ternant with the axe, in?
flicting a wound in the shoulder whleh
will probably prove fatal.
If you want a pretty face, healthy
air,
Homy cheeks and lovely hair,
Wedding trips o'er the d?ep Muc sea,
Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea.
?Slbert's Drug Store.
France has an organisation of one
legged men.
How to Feed Chicks for Early Laying.
Charles H. Bunco Hillsboro County,
Fla.
I ralso Barred Plymouth Rock and
Black Minorca chickens, and And
them the best laying varieties. In the
breeding season I confine the hens to
good sized yards, one rooster to 10
or 12 hens. I use, both Incubators aad
hens in hatohing chickens, and find
advantages equal on both sides, setting
eggs from February 1st to May 1st.
The Elack Mlnorcas lay at six, seven
and eight month i old, the Barrend
Plymouth Rocks at eight months.
For 86 hours aft^r the chicks are
hatched I do .not feed, but at the end
of that period I orumble crackers, dog
biscuit and sand just moistened with
milk cr water, ard feed this, pi icing
plenty ot fr*sh water where the> cati
get at it easily.
After the first week I feed dry roll?
ed coarse corn and fine shell, and
meat arjd bone every other day, feed?
ing four time a day, till they are
three weeks oil. when In the morn?
ing I feed cut clover steamed over
night and mixed *n ground ?com, oats
an crushed shell. At noon tney get
cracked corn and perhaps chopped
lettuce or cabbage, and then whole,
heads of these; at night, I feed them
grits or cricked whea*.. The fourth
week they get whole wheat cr crack?
ed caorse corn and fine shell, and
every other day ground meal and
bone or dog meat scraps. I find It
very Important net to crowd chick*,
too much for early and good layers,
also to destroy all vermin and injuri?
ous Insects, keeping their quarters
clean and dry.
Tho Black Mlnorcas averaged 100
eggs a hen last ysar; the Barred Ply?
mouth Rocks 80. I have so mo hens
that lay 200 to 250 eggs a year, and
some that lay none, I keep a regular
debit and credit account with my
hens for the whole year, and I think
this is a gocd practice for all farmers
to get into.
For the Proof Reader.
Here are a few typographical errors
which escaped tho keen eye of the
proof reader, but they are not as
flares so some which adorn the hur?
ry-made daily papers sometimes:
"All hall to the battle-scared he?
roes who followed thi blue and the
grab; the survivors of many bot?
tles, tho winners of many a many a
blood-brought slash." |
"Brides, when perched on trees and
bushes are* the natural weather
\aaes, as they invariably turn their
heads to , the wind."
"A blight of the i tea plant caused
by the mite of the mosquito Is caus?
ing much alarm among the tea paint
era of Indiana." ,
Ho was a great orator; them asses
followed, him in herds."
'The infernal revenue, license is a
source of much aggregation to the
moon-shiners of the northern por?
tion of tho slate,"
SEES HOPE IS PROHIRl'llON.
Awakening of The Chic Conscience
of the South, Says I Jr. KHiio,
New York, Feb. 28.- Dr. John C.
Kllgo, president of Trinity College.
X? rth Carolina, in a speech at the
dinner of the North Carolina Society
at the Hotel Aster last night said the
'South had for many years lacked a
civic conscience an 1 tho growth of pro?
hibition meant, more than anything
?)lse, that the conscience had at last
become awakened. Dr. Kllgo's sub?
ject was 'The Meaning of Prohibition
In the South.*' He said:
"Th* Sou h for the lost 50 years
has lived under the strain of an ex?
istence in which the civic morals and
conscience have not been wholly
above reproach. The bettor clars has
lost Interest in public affairs. We
must agree that the prohibition
movement Is the first opportunity the
Southerner has had to speak his un
trammeled opinion and ca>t his own
vote.
"And this movement has been with?
out class distinction or vocation. It
offers a chance to return to Southern
citizenship; its effect will be far-reach?
ing. We have not suffered from lack
of information, but from misinfor
tfbn. This has led us into many a
blunder.
' Wo must learn to obey the laws.
We need to learn in political matters
to be moro thoughtful and less pas?
sionate."
MURDERER SURRENDERS.
Dock Parncll Surrendered at Luiuar
LaraaTi March 5.?J. S. Parnell,
who killed Robert Randolph Monday
afternoon, is now in tho hamds of the
officers of the law.
Parnell sent word yesterday after?
noon that he was at T. G. Parnel/s
house and was willing to give him?
self up. On receipt of this message a
party of citizens, the same who went
to tho house Tuesday to see another
Parnelj would surrender, went out to
bring him In. They returned to La
mar about 1.30 and turned Parnell
ovor to the chief of poMoe and
a constable who how have him in
charge.
PKOBABLF. DEFEAT OF Fit YE
BILL.
May Result in Opposing Forces Join?
ing on Ship Subsidy Measure?
Proposed Changes In American Nav?
igation Laws.
New Orleans, March 2.?With the
Frye hill practically annihilated by I
overwhelming opposition from the
South and Central West and the
?hip subsidy bill bobbing into notice
again, It is not at all Improbable that
the strength for and against tho
former meausre, an ill-advised and
narrow one at best, will be merged
Into tho latter and the restoration of
ihe American Merchant Marine begun
upon practical and nony sectional
lines.
The near success of the Frye bill
has created a ? tremendous furor on
the Gulf coast and In the Middle
West, as its passage would place these
sections at the mercy of the North
Atlantic seaboard in bidding for
Panama canal contracts The New Or?
leans Progressive Union has taken the
lead in the fight and every sendtor
and representative and every com?
mercial organization in the sections
Interested were stirred to activity in
opposing a measuic which has as its
underlying motive the sale of the
Maine built ? shipsi to tho government
and the capturing of a $7,000,000 ce?
ment contract by Eastern interests as
against the West and South.
The La tin-American and Foreign
Trade association of St. L mis wrote
President Philip Werlein of the New
Orleans Progressive Union: "Our in?
terests are, with the Gulf Ports and
we are naturally In accord with you
In this movement and will ure our
best efforts to prevent this measure
becoming a law." The Quincy, 111.,
chamber of commerce has written the
Illinois delegation in congress: "Our
organisation disapproved of this reso?
lution on the ground that it would be
better to have competition in trans?
put ting material and equipment for
the Panama canal and therefore re?
quest that your Influence be used
against this resolution."
Mobile. Galvestnn, P^nacsola,
Tampa, Gulfport, Port Arthur, as well
as Interior cities of ths Gulf States,
?are in the flght and the combination
of Southern and Western influence
has evidently done its work effective?
ly as the bill Is now In ststuquo, and
Congressman Burton of Ohio has
coma out against ths bill and has so
advised Mr. Werlein.
-The Gulf coan shipping interests
are practically a unit on the ship
subsidy measure but believe that to
restore the American Merchant Ma?
rine It will not only be necessary to
pass a free ship bill but also to pro?
vide a subsidy especially \ for mail
routes. The policy of England, France
and Germany is pointed to and the
shipping interests hereabout strongly
favor permitting Americans to build
and equip their ships at any ship
yard in tho world and to operate
them under the American flag so long
as their Ownership is American; In
additi >n, to allow such subsidy as may
be necessary to offset the,co*t of ope?
rating as against a foreign vessel,
and confine the construction of ves?
sels under heavy mail subsidy con?
tracts or coastwise trade, to American
shipyards. I
A change in American navigation
laws also Is favored. At present' a
large percentage of crews on Ameri?
can vessels must be American and
Americans are not seafaring people.
Therefore the supply of sailors is
limited. Hence the leading shipping
interests favor a change which will
permit the employment of seamen of
any nationality, the officers only to be
Americana.
For these reasons the forces oppos?
ed to the Frye bin may bo willing to
aid a compromise measure looking
to the American Merchant Marine on
practical line**, which xvould contem?
plate a mail subsidy and a change in
the present antiqutted American nav?
igation laws.
ENGLISH BREWERS IN A PANIC.
Licensing Bill Causes Values to
Shrink $250,000,000.
London, March 2?Seldom has
the promise of legislation worked
such havoc with trade as the licens?
ing bill with the brewing interest*
Stocks in all the breweries, including
tho foremost companies, went down
on Friday and Saturday to amazingly
low rates until they could not be sold at
any price. The shrinkage in the nor?
mal value of brewing properties is es?
timated at about $250,000,000. The
stocks in the leading: companies haw
fallen as much as 50 per cent, som;
more than that In two days.
Naturally there is a panic arncng
the breweries* and they and the publi?
cans are sending up a strong outcry
against the bill. Many among th?
laboring elates are supporting them,
but the temperance societies are
highly pleased with the situation.
This year the circus Is to have ni
side show of "freaks/1 Probably tho
proprietors feel It useless to attempt
to compete - with the politicians.?
Now York Sun.
{snowdrift!
HOGLESS
IxA?D
As good as butter, and cheaper, for
all kinds of cooking, from making bread
to frying crullers. Absolutely pure cot?
ton seed oil, super-refined by our original
Wesson process. The Standard cooking
fat of the South,? unrivaled inv purity,
unapproached in economy, unmatched in
effectiveness.
THE SOVfflHW COTTON OIL-CO.
NEVYaaCSAVANNAHAIUm
3
SPECIAL CONTRACT? NO.
SPECIAL FAVORS? NO.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING? NO.
You get do more than your neighbor, but you get what you
pay for when you insure with The Penu Mutual, you can
rant easy
1st It is Purely Mutual
2nd, It is Sixty-one'years old.
3rd. It has over Ninety MUlion Asset*.
4th. You never saw a disatUfied Policy Holder.
5th It has been found safe, sound and conservative at all times.
No New Schemes! just plain honest Life Insurance, covering
every form of Legitimate Life Insurance at rates to take
care of what is promised
You ought have more insurance? Never Sacrifice Quality along
this line. *
Bee
the best is the cheapest.
W. Tom Rowland, Spec. Agt.
No. It North Main St
Who will fully explain without obligation. We invite com?
parisoQ.
JuiO-tu&f?8t
CABBAGE AND BEET PLANTS.
For the next few weeks I will fill all orders for
cabbage and beet plant? at the following prices: 1000
to 4000, 11.25 ; 5000 to 9000, $1.00; 10,000, 90c
Special prices on larger lots. Cash with order or O.
O. D. if prefered. We guarantee satisfaction and
safe delivery of plants.
I have all of the leading varieties. The Early
Jersey Wakefield, tbe most popular early variety;
The Charleston Wskefield. a few days later bnt very
desirable for garden planting, in tbe later kinda
I have Saccessio i and Tbe Late Flate Dutch, both
producing large flat beads. Plants now ready for shipment, my personal at
attention given to all orders.
W. F. CA RR,
Meggetts, S. C.
Branson's Sanatorium
For the Treatment of Stock.
Having erected commodious quarters on my premises, No
541 North Church St., I am well prepared to treat, scientifically
and humanely, all diseases of Horses, Mules, Cows and other
animals. Sick animals boarded at reasonable charge. Write
or Phone me.
DR. JOHN I. BRUNSON,
Veterinary Surgeon, Sumter, 8. C.
Office:?314 South Sumter Straft Phone :-Ne. 493
Oot 28, '07?2m?Monday and Thursday.
INCENDIARY F1UES AT JORDAN.
Dr. H. L. Wilson's Barn and the Store
a
of B. L. Brad ham Totally )>e?troycd
?lilifle Insurance.
Jordan. Clarendon County, March 4.
?Sunday morning about 3.30 o'clock
Dr. H. L. Wilson's barn and buggy
house were destroyed by Are. Thre-i
horses, one milch cow, two calves,
two pigs, three buggies and one wag?
on were destroyed by the flames. Tlv;
loss is e&iirrvUed to be net less than
$1,500, besides the buildings. Th i
barn was insured for $300.
Monday morning the general mer?
cantile store of Mr. B. L. Brp.dham
wan discovered on fire about 2 o'clock.
Everything was lost. The building,
owned by Mr. John H. June, carried
$500 Insurance. One other outbuild?
ing )wned by Mr. Jure was con?
sumed.
The cause of both flres seems to be
the work of incendiaries.
SENATOR PROCTOR DUD.
Distinguished Citizen of Yeimont
Passes Away In Washington.
Washington, March 4.?United
States Senator Redflcld Proctor of
Vermont died at his apartments at
the Champlain here at 4.90 o'clock
this afternoon.
Failure Is due not so much to miss?
ing o^porauiities as to failure to
make them.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Tm Kind Yon Have Always Bought
Safe-blowers visited Blenheim,
about seven miles south of BennetU
ville. Friday night. The safe in the
store of J. J. Hood was blown open
and about $?0 taken.
Boars the
Signature of
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Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
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Brings Golden Health sad Renew*d Vigor.
A specific for Constipation, Indljrenion, Lhn
and Kidney Troubles. Pimple?. Eczema. Impure
*l. Bad Breath, Hlugg-ith Bowels, Readeebf
Blood,
-, Jliigfii _ ._^
and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea fa tab>
let form, 85 cents a box. Genuine made ba
HoLLurrsa D?po Company, Madison. Wie.
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