The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 06, 1908, Image 6
L L ?ICKER ELECTROCUTED.
-TURKIC HT'NDHF.D VOLT
(WJRKKNT PASSED THROL'UH
j ins body.
Una Prubmbly Instantaneous
AccftoVtit Hapfw-nod on Pole at (or
mat of Mala and Liberty streets
I tfndni mm\j Afternoon In Full Vk-w
I eat Many People.
tr. Ernest L. Wicker, electrician of
gu inter Ice. Ufht A Power Com
was Inatantly killed, about 2.SO
flTedneeday by coming In contact
sjrlth a live wir? while at work on
the Una at tha corner of Main and
liberty streets.
Mr. Wicker and Dave Lawrence,
fain assistant lineman,1 were at work
mm the his; pole at tha Chandler
Oathlng Company corner, putting In
<*a couple of now transformers and
dead almost finished making tha con
sanction when tha accident occurred
Thoy wars asatad on the cross bars
About twenty fast from the grovud,
Mr. Wicker having on a safety >eit
with which ha had strapped' himself
**> the pole. The work was almost
ftehshed. and Davs says that he and
Mr. Wicker received a shock at tha
name instant as aacn cut a wire on
opposite sides of tha pole. The t< rrl
bsa force of tha shock threw Dave vl
noantly against the pole causing a *?
Torn bruise on his forehead, but for
tnnately for him contact with the
was broken when he received tha
:k. Mr. Wicker remained in ona>
wlth tha wire and Dave grabbed
by the aleeve and Jerked his
loose from the wire, but he fell
forward across a croas bar among
tha wires and although Dave made
4% frantic effort to push him loose
the wires with a stick the at
ipt was futile, and the unfortunate
man hung there evlth a current
twenty-thrse hundred yolts strong pul
theongh hla body for more
five minutes.
As soon aa It waa paroalvad that
Hiking waa wrong Mr. E. H.
who waa near by. Jumped Into
buggy and drove aa rapidiy aa
Ibis to tha power houaa to have
fJase current cut off. An effort waa
saaso made at the atme time to reach
t?te powor houaa over tha telephone,
Wt Mr. Mose* r ached there before
tjho telephone message did.
Aa soon aa the currant waa cut off
Us. Hugar Lynam ascended the pole
need, with tha assistance of others, low
ansjd Mr. Wicker to tha ground, and
fee was Immediately hurried to tha
?lood-Ost jen Infirmary. A careful
ilnation proved that life was ex
and efforts to resuscitate him
without result.
There were but few bums on Mr.
Wiener's body, one about an inch In
diameter on the hand, another about
Inches long on the aide cf the
and temple and perhapa one or
two others of lesa Importance or
saher parts of ihn body. Ha had on
gloves, one of wi..ch waa
itty burned Just above the burn
i the hand.
Tha cause of the accident baa not
anon fullv explained, but the sup
position is that there was a short clr
?essit on the Una and that when the
was cut by Mr. Wicker he re?
ibe full strength of the cur
Such accidents are rarely ever eat
orily explained tor they are un
en and Inexplicable, and the
end and tragic taking off of Mr. Wick?
er will probably always remain a mys
Mr. Wicker waa an expert and ex
need electrician and was, more
I a careful and painstaking work
anan who took no needless or reck
ssas chances In his hazardous occupa?
tion. He understood his business the?
oretically and practically, having ta
( ken an electrical course In one of the
schools In the South. In addition
having had several years' exper!
He has been In the employ of
the Sumtf r Ice. Light 4 Power Com?
pany for more than two years, during
which period he has had supervision
of nil their lints. He stood hlgn in
the confidence of hla employers and
land made many friends during his
tdtnee In Sum'er.
Hla death la one of the most tragic
haa ever occurred In Sumter and
the many people who witnessed the
nectdent were forced to stand by In
horrtfled helplessness, unable to do a
thing to save him, whife his body
writhed amid the wires tventy feet
In the air.
The deceased was a native of New
berry and was In his twenty-fourth
year snd ss hss been ststed. has been
n resident of this city for about two
jreare.
The body was taken to his home In
?wrerry for Interment.
Personal.
If any person suspects that their
kidneys ere dersnged thev should
take Foley'? Kidney Itemedy at once
and not risk having Bright * disease
or diabetes. Delay given the disease a
stronger foothold and you should not
delay taking Foley's Kidney Itemedy.
awewrt'a Drug Store.
Instead of waiting for things to
turn turn them up while you
wert.
THK INDIVIDUAL FAIL
Stop ami Consider TIiIm Fas> Way to
Lose a Corn Crop.
What constitutes an ideal ear of
corn? This question must be answer?
ed by every corn breeder If he wishes
to succeed. He must have an ideal in
mind and work to that end. the ear
of his ideal must be determined by
the condition of the soil and climate,
in buying seed corn It is not advisable
to secure it from a long distance.
8eed corn should not be shelled un?
til near planting Ime. but early in the
spring a germination test should be
made of each ear and the poorest
ears discarded and the good ears
?helled and the corn made ready for
planting.
There Is perhaps no one thing
that will do as much to increase the
yield of corn on every farm as the
testing of each ear to be used for seed.
The Importance of discarding the
ears that are poor in vitality is essen?
tial when we realise that one good
ear will plant one-eighth of an acre.
The simplest and best method of
testing the germination of each ear is
by using a germination box. The
most convenient box is 3 by 4 feet,
with wire stretched crosswise form?
ing squares large enough to hold six
to eight kernels. Fill the box with
sand. Number each one of the
squares. Take a few kernels from
each' ear and put in each of these
squares. Then wet the sand and
place a . damp cloth over the box,
keeping the sand and cloth moist and
warm. Keep a record of the time of
germination and note the kernels
which fall to grow.
After the germination test the next
step is to prepare the corn for the
planter?by removing the mixed ker?
nels, the ununiform kernels; the in?
jured or rotten kernels and the tip
and butt kernels, when the corn
should be carefully shelled.
The value of teating the vitality of
corn which la Intended for seed can?
not be overeatlmated. It la strange
how many farmers, even today, are
willing to plant corn without the
least certainty that the seed will ger?
minate and produce good, healthy
plants. There are thouaanda of acrea
that have been planted over each
year on account of the poor vitality
of the seed.
I wlah every farmer would atop to
consider this. Get a aeed tester and
test your seed this spring. The vital?
ity of each Individual ear of corn In?
tended for planting may be determin?
ed. Tou can discard the poor ears,
keeping the good ears for seed. Some
farmers aaV they have not the time to
test the aeed.
Stop and consider that it only takes
from eight to ten good ears for each
acre. Suppose you plant an ear of
low votallty. Then you are losing one
eighth of your crop, and it takes
only a few minutes to make the ger?
mination test.?J. B. Peterson, Kan
I MM IG HA NT AND SNAKE.
Scotch Folk Wanted Moccasin for a j
Plaything.
Among the late arrivals at the
farm of Mayor Joyn*?r, near Marietta,
Is one James Stark, a typical Scotch?
man from Scotland, and his wife
and two children, aged 2 and 4
years.
Mrs. Joyner was spending a day
out at the farm recently. she was
walking alongside the lake on the
farm with Mr. and Mrs. Stark and the
two little children.
"Uh, look, mama," cried out the
4-year-old. "pretty little toy!"
So saying, both the two little chil?
dren rushed to the "toy." Mr. and
Mrs. Stark espied the "toy," and they,
too, rushed towards It.
Mrs. Joyner turned and found Mrs.
Stark about to pick up in the gentlest
kind of way a 3-foot moccasin which
was Just curling up about to strike.
Mr. Stark and his two children were
"dead bent" on petting the "cute lit?
tle thing."
The scream of Mrs. Joyner fright?
ened the party away and a big stick
killed the Infuriated snake before any
harm could be done.
It developed that neither Mr. Stark
nor Mrs. Stark had ever seen a snake
before in all their lives and their first
Intention upon seeing the "cute little
thing" was to adopt it as a pet for
the two little children.
"There are no snakes In Scotland,"
explained Mr. Stark to Mrs. Joyner
later.?Atlanta Georgian.
Had Attack of Dysentery Cured. i
?"An honored cltlsen of this town '
was suffering from a severe attack of ?
dysentery. He t<>|<] H friend if he could
? ?bt.iln a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, I
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, he
felt confident of being cured, he hav?
ing used this remedy In the West. He
was told that I kept it In stock and |
lout no time In obtaining it. and was t
promptly cured." says M. J. Leach, j
druggist, af Wolcott, Vt. For sale by I
all druggists.
21.000 America um Massacred.
Terehun, April It.- Dispatches
were read in Parliament to-day that
the Kurds around Urumlah, a town of
Persian Armenia, had pillaged 35 vil?
lages and massacred 24,000 people.
TAFT PEOPLE FEAR PLOT.
TO STAMPFDF TBE RKPTJBLICAN
COXVMMION AT CHICAGO
FOU ROOSFVFLT.
Claim to Have Discovered a Scheme
lly mUm Allies" to Heat the Secre?
tary of War.
The Taft people, says the Washing?
ton Star, believe that they have made
a discovery that is one of the most
important of the campaign, and that
if it Is as accurate as it is interesting
they are unquestionably to be com?
mended for their penetration. It is
that the allies, as the anti-Taft can?
didates are now called, are planning
to bring about a great Roosevelt hul?
labaloo in the Chicago convention,
force his nomination at the very out?
set of the convention, if possible, and
depend upon him declining the nomi?
nation in the belief that Taft can win
If he Is out. Then, having placed the
president where it would be absolute?
ly beyond reason to again nominate
him, they would take advantage of
the confusion and the hurrah to "odds
up" the Ohio man and bring about
the nomination of one of their own.
This supopsed plan, It is today
pointed out, is the best possible ans?
wer to the suggestions that Speaker
Cannon or some of the other candi?
dates may withdraw before the con?
vention in favor of Taft. If the allies
understand each other and can pull
off the coup they are credited with
having in embroinic shape, it would
be unwise for any candidate to get out
now.
According to the scheme, as it was
doped out today by a Taft man, the
allies take President Roosevelt at his
word when he says that under no
circumstances will he again be a can?
didate. They do not believe that he
could afford to accept, no matter
what conditions would arise, but they
are ever distrustful of what he might
do. They* know that a great political
drama Is among the possibilities at
Chicago. They have information
frqm many sources in the West and
South that the men who have been
elected as Taft delegates are at heart]
for Roosevelt. They have an idea that]
their leaders are going to arrange
matters so that at the right moment
Roosevelt will be nominated in the
mightiest hurrah ever seen. The al*
lies see how easy It might be to
stampede the convention before a
ballot Is ever taken, and they are said
?o be willing. I
President Roosevelt would be in
close touch with the work of the con?
vention. Before it could get through ]
nominating a Vice President and do*- ]
lng necessary work he could send a
telegram eliminating himself. In
fact, the allies would be careful to see
that the convention did not adjourn
until he had been communicated with.
In view of the unheard-of proced?
ure of nominating a man for Presi?
dent against his repeated declaration
that he could not be induced to run,
they would advise that a formal noti?
fication be* sent to him instead of wait-1
lng to notify him by committee.
The President would naturally be
busy pending the wait. He would be
in direct touch with intimate friends
at the other end. He will be In
Washington, with a direct wire con- ]
nectlng him with the convention. His
friends will tell him that Taft really
has a majority of the delegates and
can be nomlnted. With his telegram
of declination, which will sew him up
so tight he would not again be a
factor the allies will get busy. They
will spring every possible argument
against Tuft's availability, and some- ]
body may make a W. J. Bryan speech ]
of the 'cross of gold and crown of
thorn" pattern that will sweep weak
kneed Taft people Into somebody else's
column and take the candy away ]
from the Ohio kid. I
The allies, at least one of the prin?
cipal leaders, was authority today for
the statement that the Taft people
are intensely afraid of the third-term
spook and that they are talking for
effect when they suggest that some
of the other candidates are likely to ]
get out of the race at any time. They
are simply trying to make sure of the
nomination now so as to prevent the
spectre of the big stick n*"d tt*J owner
looming over the convuion ; t an in?
opportune moment, fomchow or t>th r
Secretary Taft can now keep the third
term lid down as he has other His
he is supposed to have pet on top
of.
The Taft people retort With the
statement that there would be no
third term talk if the allies would
cease to give vent to it for purposes
that have at last been penetrated.
Real friends of the President, they de- (
clare, knowing his dislike for the
talk, suppress their feelings, while
not because the allies like the Presi?
dent or because they sincerely want
him nominated. It Is because they want
to sink him In the deep hole of poli?
tical retirement and then use their
knives on his protege and friend.
?It is a pity to see a person neglect
Indications <?f kidney or bladder trou?
ble that may result In Brlght's dis?
ease when Foley's Kidney Remedy
will correct Irregularities and strength?
en these organs. Take Folly's Kid?
ney Remedy at the first sign of dan?
ger. Sibert's Drug Store.
m
C OTTON MARKET DECLINES.
i/>st Mod of the Preceding Day's
Cinlns and C losed 22 to 21} Points
Lower.
-
New Y<?rl;, May 1.?The cotton
market lost most of yesterday's gain
during today's trading, closing easy
at a net decline of 22 to 29 points.
Sales were estimated at 350,000
bales.
The market opened easy at an ad?
vance of 9 to 12 points on May and
June, unchanged on July and 8 to
10 points lower on later positions. The
near months responded to higher ca?
bles, but later deliveries were weak,
owing to heavy liquidation by recent
buyers, a renewal of bear pressure,
better weather in the belt and a bear?
ish acreage report, indicating an in?
crease of 4.5. The failure of expected
frosts to materialize in the belt was
also a factor, no doubt, and the be?
fore decline wau checked prices show?
ed a net loss of 18 to 20 points. A ral?
ly of a few points from tnls level lea
by July, which at one time sold 18
points over October and showed evi?
dence of accumulation by strong in?
terests, was followed by renewed
weakness during the afternoon under
Southern selling, such as waa pro?
minent earlier during the week. The
close was within a point of the lowest.
Another private crop report issued
today indicated an increase of 4.2
per cent, in acreage and a favorable
start, with planting and farm opera?
tions about 15 per cent, ahead of
il?07. Southern spoc markets ofticia'.y
reported were unchanged to l-8c.
higher.
Receipts at ports today 7,956 bales,
against 9,013 last week and 9,186 last
year. For the week 60,000 bales
against 58,757 last week and 73,081
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 1,430 against 1,278 last year
and at Houston 1,230 against 1,866
last year.
Spot closed quiet, 10 points lower.
Middling uplands 10.20, middling gulf
10.45; sales 21,700 bales. Futures
opened and closed easy.
CARRIED HOME FOR BURIAL.
Body of Mr. Ernest L. Wicker Taken
to New berry This Morning.
The body of Mr. Ernest L. Wicker,
who was killed yesterday by coming
in contact with a live wire, was taken
to his former home In Newdjerry for
interment on the 9.30 train this
morning. At the request of Newberry
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of which
he was a member, Game Cock Lodge
took charge of the funeral arrange?
ments and at their direction his body
was prepared for shipment. A com?
mittee of Game Cock Lodge acted as
a guard of hono^ at the Infirmary last
night where his body remained until
this morning. A large delegation of
Knights followed the hearse to the
depot this morning and Senator John
H. Clifton and Mr. E. D. Wltherspoon,
representing the lodge, accompanied
the body to Newberry this morning,
where the funeral was held this af
ternoon.
Messrs. J. D. Wicker and Albert
Wicker, brothers of Mr. E. L. Wicker,
his sister, Miss Gertrude Wicker, and
Messrs. Robert Perry and B. T. Bish?
op arrived in the city last night from
Newberry. having left for Sumter Im?
mediately upon \recelpt of the tele?
gram Informing the family of Mr.
Wicker's death. They returned with
the body this morning.
Mr. E. H. Moses, of the Sumer Ice,
Light & Power Company, also, went
to Newberry to attend the funeral.
MR. JAMES ALLAN IS DEAD.
Prominent King Street Merchant
Passed Away Ijast Evening.
Charleston, May 2.?Mr. James Al?
lan, Sr., a prominent King street mer?
chant for many years, passed away
at his late residence on Rutledge ave?
nue last evening, after a long illness.
The deceased had been one of the
best jewellers in this part of the
country and had built up a successful
business on King street, which he con?
ducted until several years ago, when
ill health forced him to give up the
active management of the business.
PROMOTION FOR R. W. HUNT.
Is Made Superintendent of Train Col?
lections?His Successor is Mr. J. L.
Meek.
Washington. May 1.?Effective May
l. Robert W. Hunt, formely assistant
general passenger agent of the South?
ern Railway at Atlanta, Ga? Is trans?
ferred to the comptroller's depart?
ment, and promoted to the position
Of superintendent of train collections.
Mr. Hunt will be succeeded as assis?
tant general passenger ngent by Mr.
J. L. Meek, formerly division passen?
ger agent at Knoxville, Tenn.
Serious Results Fagged.
?You may well fear serious results
from B cough or cold* as pneumonia
and consumption start with a cold.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the most
obstinate coughs or colds and pre?
vents serious results. Refuse substi?
tutes. Slbert's Drug Store.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has bf?en
in use for over 30 years* has borne the'Signatar 9 of
and has been made under his per
r^V^"y sonal supervision since Its infancy.
f<ucA44ti Allow no one to deceive you in this*
All Counterfeits, Imitations and4? Just-as-good99 are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles* cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend*
GENUINE CASTORIA AUWAYS
Sears the Signature
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years,
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WESLEY'S WIFE AND CHIDRFX.
Two Sons Early In Life Showed Re
markahlc Musical Geniu*.
Charles Wesley's reputation has suf?
fered not a little from the overshad?
owing predominance of his brother,
says Zion's Herald. There is no dls
QUEEK GEORGIA EXCUSES. r?v
Why Some Atlanta Folks Keep m\
Supply of Whiskey Handy.
When a negro woman, who was ar?
raigned in the Police Court yesaerday
raigned in the Police Court yesteray
morning for running a blind tiger, wife
doing with six quarts of corn liquor
puting, however, but that at ope point . . . ^ ._. . . .v
1 in her house she astounded the court
he greatly surpassed both John Wee- , ?*. . ^ , ,
and the spectators by replying:
"I hez hit, Jedge Briles, ter bathe
ley and George Whitfteld?h.? had a
most happy wedded life. It was in
the spring of 1748, when he was
wid."
The recorder quietly remarked that
nc longer young, that he first began . JLA . .. - ... .
0 0 * he flit inclined to believe her, owing
seriously to entertain thoughts of ...
to the quantity.
mai rlage. ( Tnis brings to mind the curious ex
Miss Sarah Gwynne, a girl of 23,
daughter of a pious family oceupy
mg a high position in Wales, attract?
ed him by her many lovable qualities.
Brother ?*?ohn heartily approve.t the
iv.a'ch. There wa? trouble at lit st
on the part of the bride's people over
the question of a settled income, ?100
a year being thought the smallest
amount that would suffice. This was
finally guaranteed from the profits of |
the books and Saturday. April 8. 1749, i
the wedding 00k place, John Wesley
tying the knot.
It was an ideal Christian marriage,
blessed with eight children, of whom
three grew up, and two became very
celebrated musicians. These two were
Charles Wesley, Jr., and Samuel. Both
showed remarkable musical genius
from their earliest years.
Charles was a great favorite with
George III, his private organist occa?
sionally at Windsor, and very early
created much excitement by his won?
derful performance of Handel's works.
He played a tune to the harpsichord
at the age of two years and nine
months. He was called by one of
the highest authorities of the day "the
greatest genius in music I ever met."
His death was in 1834.
cuses blind-tiger people have been
giving for having whiskey on hand
since prohibition went into effect.
A negro youth was caught last Sun- 4
day afternoon walking on Edgewood
avenue with a quart of whiskey un?
der his coat, a half pint in his hip
pocket, while in his side coat pocket
were a corkscrew and a whiskey glass.
When asked what he meant by mak?
ing a walking blind tiger of himself,
he replied.
'Er fri'nd ob mine got on de watfr
j waggin las' Satu'dy an' he lowed dat
de urly way he could stay up dar
was ter git rid ob dis licker, an* he
gibbed hit ter me. When de pexllce
cotched me I was gwine straight ter
home."
The recorder fined him $15.75 ar.d
he went straight to the stockade,
minus ihe whiskey of his water wa?
ten friend.
'Mer hull fam'ly. Jedge Briles. hez
de scruffier by 'heritunee, an' defy is
hleedged ter take poke-r^ot bitters
an' I hez ter hab de licker ter make
de bitters wid."?From the Atlanta
Constitution.
It Reached the Spot.
?Mr. E. Humphrey, who owns a
Samuel (who died in 1837, leaving large general store at Omega, O.. and
a numerous familv) was recognized is pre I dent of the Adams County Tel
as the best organist of his day and Co. as well as of the Home
Telephone Co.. of Pike county. O.,
was a gifted composer. At the age gayg Qf Dr King.g New Discovery: "It
of eight he wrote an oratorio' called saved my life once. At least I think
"Ruth" which was much admired, it did. It seemed to reach the spot?
For several years he and his brother lhe,^r>' "J^J, ?^P^PVZ
ervthing else failed. Dr. King s >>?*w
gave a series of famous concerts at Dlscovery not only reaches the cfugh
their father's house. Among his sons spot; It heals the sore spots and the
were the Rev Wesley. sub-d? an of weak spots in throat, lungs and chest,
the Chapel Royal, and also Samuel ^old ?d/r guarantee at Sibert's Drug
1 Store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle
Sebastian Wesley, organist of Clou- free
cester Cathedral, and composer of
many pieces, three of which are in Tbo theatrical manager has a ft > n
our hymnal. The latter died in 1876. sn,w jf u isn.t ft good
The World's Rest Climate.
* V. not entirely free from disease, on
the high elevations fevers prevail,
while on the lower levels malaria Is
encountered to a greater or less ex?
tent, according to altitude. To over?
come climate affections lassitude, ma?
laria, jaundice, and general deMltty,
the most effective remedy |o Kt*CtrlC
Bitter*, the great alterative and blood
purifier: the antidote for ev -i\ form
of bodily weakness, nervousness.
and Insomnia. Bold under guarantee
at si belt's Drug Store. Price tie
A man can reform from most any
vice but being a politician.
Biliousness and Constipation.
?For years I was trouble with bil?
iousness and constipation, which
made life miserable for me. My ap?
petite failed me. I lost my usual
force and vitality. Pepsin preparations
and cathartics only made matters
worse. I do not know where I should
have been today had I not tried
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. The tablets relieve the 111
feeling at once, strengthen the dlges
ti\?e functions, purify the stomach,
liver and blood, helping the system to
do its work naturally.?Mrs. Rosa
Potts. Birmingham, Ala. These tab?
lets are for sale by all druggists.
Chronic Constipation Cured.
?One who suffers from chronic con?
stipation is in danger of many seri?
ous ailments. Foley's Orlno Laxative
cures chronic constipation as it aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and
bowels, restoring the natural action
of these organs. Commence taking it
today and you will feel better at once.
Foley's Orlno Laxative does not nau?
seate or gripe and Is pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. Slbert's Drug
Store.
Indifference is about the only thing
capable of freezing the milk of hu?
man kindness.
Delia That Hang On.
?Colds that hang on in the spring
deplete the system, exhaust the nerves
and open .he way for serious illness.
Take Foley's Honey and Tar. It
quickly stons fne cough and expels
the cold. It is safe and certain In re?
sults. Sibert s Drug Store.