The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 31, 1909, Image 2
BUK IETTIED tl SNIIH?
POHTOFFICE MATTER
CXDrXTDKD.
Klterhe PuIIm Off HU
Omaft te Work Against the Selection
Of What He Term* an "Adventur?
es"* mm Saocevd Negro WUaon, and
Uei* President to Hold Up the Noni
Witsblngtoa. March 15 ? The eltu
?nltk respect to the Florence post
raitttor appears to be consider
mixed yet and there la no way
tbrecastiag definitely who Is to get
i ttppoistanent aa the successor to
ta WNsos.
preaeatative Bllerbe, of South
Ina. called on tho president to
V by appolnment. When aeen later
r. BIJerbe admitted that he had call*
I oeeoerwlng the Florence postofBce
team. He esid that as far back
December he wan aasured that
would not be confirmed nor
Peeling that the proml
asad? the Florence people had
kept he waa satined for the
mi Wilson's successor to stand
Snaator-eleot Smith could be
a ka, Florence being the home of
i junior aenator. Since Senator
mm has been hare he has had nu
loaa conferences with htm about
? postmssterahtp. Ha further stated
lie bad been to Senator Smltth
aal ad blm scores of times to
t man, but that to this hour
smith had not Indicated to
la tba slightest way whom he fa
Areiag m the Washington papers
jajsjbsrdag evening that a Republican
eyweftd be appointed? he had a friend
wrhe la dose to the administration to
And lowt about the situation. This
gtlsasi assured him that a Republican
,neas slated tor appointment. He then
??41 ad up the White Houae and made
abb appslntmsnt with the prealdent.
He sitated to the prealdent that In his
mm nils a tbat It waa Immodest and out
ngeotti for this temporary aojourner
for this place, and requested
sf It waa his Intention to name
man a week bo given the people
?ejf Florence, that they might be heard
from. The president waa exceedingly
kind, and promised that ha ahould
mm** two weeks, and be heard In full
before anything ahould be dene. He
Ja\r/ber says that since being assured
lam year of Wilson's removal he has
iosr nothing save offer his services
Aa Moss tor Smith, but fearing a great
errwsv may be dona the Florence peo
sake be wow proposes to do all In hla
ge>nwjr te prevent the appointment of
?$m adventurer to an office, where ha
Saenld be obnoxious to the people of
Florence He yet hopes and believes
Senator Smith and he may be
te secure the appointment of
one satisfactory to the people,
to prevent the carrying out of the
it plsn for the appointment of
who Is known to be obnoxious to
people of Florence,
istor Smith, with reference to
le president's attitude toward the
Ith generally, said:
"bfjr Impression Is that the presi?
dent shown a disposition to conault
with the rspreeentatlvee of the peo?
ple, particularly the senators, as to
gba best men to be appointed to fad
emcee. Whether he means the
m-?n regard lese of politics re
kins to be seen. If he means the
men within the Republican
raaks. then I am persuaded that the
Deaaavrattc senators will not become
the advisers as to the relative merits
of Republican applicants. But If he
means the best man. regardless of
poMtica then I think It the duty of
Democratic senators to confer with
?.hm whenever aaked. This is all I
Tbave to aay. and It seems to me all
tbat can be Inferred at present.
""The flrat definite move that the
president snd the admlnlatratlon
weak* will, of course, determine the
Interpretation of his attitude, and
then the Southern senators and repre-l
sssnratlvss can govern thamaelves ac
ceritlnalv News snd Courier.
? leb Itru.ird. SI CO
The readers of this paper will be
f>le u?ed to learn thst there Is at le?Mt
etie di Mi d de..-H*e tbat len bus
tSe*en able by . ure In all its stages, and
that bj Oatarrh Hails Catarrh Cure
as the only positive cure now known
te the medical : aternlty. Catarrh be?
im, i institutional disease, requires
m e??n aitntional treatment. Hall's Ca
'ib Curs is taken Internally, acting
iv upon the blood and mucous
stirf ic -* ?> ftbe nvitrm, thereby de
atroving tb<? foundation of tin- dis?
ease and giving the patient strength
by building up tbc constitution and
Minx nature in doing Its work,
i n * in have so much i
aw ats curative powers that they offer
Osn Hundred Hollars for any case
tbat It fall? to cure Send for list of
Imoniala.
Address F J. CHENEY & CO., To
o
Sold by all Druggist*. 7 5c.
Take Hall's Family IMIls for conatl
peib.n 3-4-lm.
Judge I'rloec liiiprotlng.
prasjfl, March 26.?Attending
?sn* aald tin* nfterno< n that
mr th u continuation of hla past Im
ptovenriMit. Judge Prince, who suffer
e4 a rtroke of psrslysls a wek ago.
eriO A>s up by Sunday.
BIG FIRE IN JACKSOVILLE.
FUnifts Throating Entire Business
District, Extinguished With Loan or
S* 10,000.
Jacksonville. Fla.. March 26.?Flre
at 1 o'clock thla morning In a three
story bullding on Forsyth street, for
a time threatened the entire business
district. The loss is estimated at
$360,0000. partially Insured.
The H. and W. B. Dew printing
?
plant ia a total loaa. The fire is said
to have been caused by lightning
striking the electric wires which ignit?
ed in the storage rooms on the east
end of the third floor. A heavy rain?
storm occured during the flre which
aided the firemen considerably and
the flames were confined to the Taylor
block.
SUICIDE SHOCKS WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Pierre Lorlllard, Jr., Kills Her?
self With Gas.
Washington, aMrch 25.?Weary of
the cay whirl of society and face to
face, as ahe believed, with years of
physical suffering, Mrs. Pierre Loril
lard, Jr., aged 49, wife of the tobacco
magnate, commltteed suicide by as?
phyxiation at her home, near the
fashionable Dupont Circle, in this
city, today. Her tragic death has
shocked the first social circles of the
capital as has nothing else In years.
In spite of the coroner's certificate
of death by suicide, members of the
family declared that Mrs. Lorlllard
died of heart failure. The death was
made more dramatic by the fact of its
occurrence only a few hours after
Mr. and Mrs. Lorlllard had been the
guests of Mrs. Richard Townsend at
a dinner given in honor of Lady Pa
get. In fact, it ia believed that as
soon as Mrs. Lorlllard arrived at her
home, shortly after midnight this
morning, she began to prepare for
her death.
About 8:30 'oclock this morning the
butler in the Lorlllard residence de?
tected an odor of gas. The origin of
the fumes was traced to Mrs. Lorll
lard's apartments. Opening the door
to the bath room, just off her suite,
the butler was horrified to behond
the body of the mistress of the house
stretched lifeless. Her face was turn?
ed to the mat on the floor.
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILD?
ING.
An Economist Makes a Suggestion
That Merits Consideration.
To the Editor of The Daily Item:
The continued discussion and agita?
tion of the plan to build a comblna
tlon flre department, city prison and
municipal office building on the No.
I Hose Company's lot on East Liberty
street hss suggested to me the
thought that it would be good busi?
ness policy to sell both the East Lib?
erty and West Liberty street hose
house lots and with the money de?
rived therefrom purchase a suitable
lot on a side street and erect a flre de?
part ment house. It Is not desirable
to have the flre department house in
the business district where-the streets
are frequently crowded with vehicles
and pedestrians, which render acci?
dents from collision with the flre ap?
paratus liable to be of frequent occur
nee. especially If the city continues
to grow. Besides the lots are worth
too much for business purposes to be
used for slt'S for flre engine houses,
when the needs of the city can be
l etter aubscrved by locating the flre
ngine houses in other localities. The
tax payers of the city cannot afford to
use such valuable real estate, to say
nothing of putting so much money
into a costly combination offlce build?
ing that is not actually needed, even
tho' It >vere good policy to house the
firemen and the city convicts, police
and city officials under one roof. Why
not sell the lot*, bulid the flre depart?
ment headquarters on a side street
and abandon the administration
building plan. When the necessity
arises for a larger city prison a suit?
able building could be erected on th?
city hall lot in the rear of that build?
ing. At a conservative estimate th?
hose company lots are worth $10,500
and this amount would go a long
ways toward paying fo,' the lot on *
side street and the building actually
needed for the flre department.
ECONOMIST.
Maate*, s. C. March 25, 1909.
The Roman Catholic diocese of
Ituffalo has bought the big home of
the late Cicero J. Hamlin, in that
city. Mr. Hamlin was one of the best
RnOWO horse breeders in tho country
and did as much for grand circuit
i " mg as any one man. Now it looks
as if his home would be razed to
make room for a beautiful new cath?
edral.
?This Is the most danirerous time
of the year to catch cold, and it li?
the hardest time to cure It. If you
?hOUld take a cold, ,( few doses of
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Will
act very promptly. Its laxative prin?
ciple cures the gold by driving It from
thi system by a gentle but natural uc
t.ou of the bowels. Children especial?
ly like Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup, as It tastes so good, nearly like
maple sugar. It Is sold by All Drug?
gists.
SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.
Austria-Hungry not Satisfied with
tlie Servian Note.
London, March 24.?Conflicting re?
ports from Belgrade and Vienna with
regard to the Balkan situation are
accounted for by the fact that Servia
in her reply to the representatives of
the Powers made every concession
that the governments thought Aus?
tria-Hungary had demanded, but Ba?
ron Von Achrenthal, the Austro
Hungarian foreign minister, is not
satisfied. Great Britian and the other
great Powers are hopeful of reaching
an amicable settlement and negotia?
tions are still proceeding at London
and Vienna.
British officials admitted today that
they were somewhat disappointed at
rAustria-Hungary's reception of the
British proposals, and these had
been framed with the idea of meeting
the views of Baron Von Achronthal.
so far as they ar? known here, and at
the same time to save Servia undue
humllition. Gretit Britian is rather of
the opinion that Austria-Hungary
wishes throughly to humiliate Servia
and place her lr a position In which
she will not be able to create any fur?
ther troubles in the Balkans. Offi?
cials do not go so far as this; using
more diplomatic language they say:
"Austria-Hungary is simply trying
to get all she cm while she has the
opportunity."
The arrangements for a conference
of the Powers to regulate the recent
changes in the near East depend up?
on the success of the negotiations to
bring Austria-Hungary and Servia to?
gether.
London, March 25.?The Balkan
difficulty has assumed a somewhat
new aspect, owing to the sensational
news of the abdication of the Ser?
vian Crown Prince. Tho Prince hith?
erto has be m considered the leader
of the war party at Belgrade, and his
firebrand speeches have done much to
inflame the feelings of the Servian
people. There are not wanting those,
both here and a.t Vienna, who believe
that a political move under-llea his re?
nunciation. Whether or not this is
the case, it Is cl.rtain that the remov?
al of the Crown Prince from the
scene is a step making for peace.
Advlcea received here tonight are
of a distinctly more hopeful charac?
ter. All the rumors that Austria
Hungary is sending an ultimatum to
Servia may be dismissed as unfound?
ed.
Paris, March 25.?It Is held in of?
ficial circles heie that the Balkan sit?
uation, on the account of the irrecon?
cilable attitude of Austria-Hungary,
has now reach* d a most acute stage,
and that the next few days will de?
cide between peace and war. The ef?
forts of Great Britain. France and
Russia, to present a formula for the
settlement of the difficulty acceptable
to Baron Von Aehrenthal, the Austro
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs
having failed, Austria-Hungary is ex?
pected forthwith to deliver an ulti?
matum at Belgrade. After this if
Servia refuses to make complete sur?
render, no doubt exists in Paris that
Austria-Hungary will dlapatch an ar?
my across the Servian frontier. M.
Khomyakoff, president of the Russian
Douma, and 117 of his colleagues in
the Douma have sent a telegram to
the French arbitration group, asking
that it Join with the groups of other'
Powers in Intervention to prevent war
In the Balkans Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant president of the group,
replied to M. Khomyakoff that the
other groups had been notified of tho
situation but that M. Pichon, the for?
eign minister, had advised the French
group still to have confidence In the
efforts of the chancellories towards
peace.
?The best known pills and the best
pills made are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. They are small, easy to take,
gentle and certain and are sold by All
Druggists.
Collarless coats are threatened and
we trust the summer will see the re?
storation of cuffless trousers.?Mil
wauki e Sentinel.
The Lurid Glow or Doom
?Wag seen in the red face, hands
and body of the little son of H. M.
Adams, of Henrietta. Pa. His awful
plight from eczema had for five
years, defied all remedies and battled
he best doctors, who said the poison?
ed blood had affected his lungs and
nothing could save him. "Eut."
writes his mother, "seven bottles of
Electric Bitters completely cured
him. For Eruptions, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Sores and all Blood Dis?
orders and Rheumatism Electric Bit?
ters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaran?
teed by Slbsrt'a Drug Store.
At the White House now It Is not
the Ananias Club, nor even the Bun?
combe ciub. it Is the Optimists'
Club, and everybody who wants to be
anybody will belong to that,?Phila?
delphia Cress.
It Saved Ills Leg;,
?"All thought I'd lose my i< g,'
writes j. a. Bwsnson, Watertown,
\VK. "Ten y. .its of SOSSma, that IS
doctors could not cure, had at last
laid me up. Then Buoklen's Arnica
Salve cured it sound and Well." In?
fallible for Skin Eruptions, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Bolls, Fever Sores
Burns. Scalds, Cuts and Piles. 25c at
Sibert's Drug Store.
WAREHOUSE BUILDING FALLS.
Two Negroes Killed In Collap?? nt
Jacksonville?White Man Hurt?
Search for Bodies.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 25.?The
warehouse building occupied by the
National Packing Company, situated
on west Bay street, collapsed this af
ternoon, killing two negroes and bad?
ly injuring one white man, a Mr.
Price, who were working in the struc?
ture. The debris has not yet been
cleared away, although the fire de?
partment has beeen on the scene all
the afternoon searching for bodies. It
is believed that at least two more
were killed and the search will con?
tinue through the -night.
?Wo say without hesitation that
DeWltt'a Kidney and Bladder Pills,
are unequaled for weak kidneys,
backache, Inflammation of the blad?
der and all urinary disorders. They
are antiseptic and act promptly in all
cases of weak back, backache, reum
atism and rheumatic pains. Accept
no substitute. We sell and recom?
mend them. All Druggists.
Manorama, the daughter of Pnud
ita Ramabai, who was expected to
visit friends in Boston his spring, has
been obliged to return to India. She
has been in England since Septem?
ber and in all that time has suffered
from malarial fever and its effects.
Her physicians feared the strain of
further travel and speaking in the
United States'.
Kills Would-be Slayer.
?A merciless murderer is Appendi?
citis with many victims. But Dr.
King's New Life Pills kill It by pre?
vention. They gently stimulate stom?
ach, liver and bowels, preventing that
clogging that invites appendicitis,
curing Constipation, Biliousness,
Chills, Malaria, Headache and Indi?
gestion. 25c at Sibert'a Drug Store.
Hamlin Garland has made an en?
trance upon the field of the drama
with a play called "Miller of Boslio
Bell.' Bosko Bell is a small town in
Wisconsin which has only a nominal
part in the Garland play. One point in
the plot is the experience of a woman
who finds that the golden rule abso?
lutely refuses to be applied to the
methods of business.
Near Death In Big Pond.
?It was a thrilling experience to
Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. "For
years a severe lung trouble gave me
Intense suffering," she writes, 'and
several times nearly caused my death
All remedies failed and doctors said
I was incurable. Then Dr. King's
New Discovery brought quick relief
and a cure so permanent that I have
not been troubled in twelve y<sars."
Mrs. Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa. It
works wonders in Coughs and Colds.
Sore Lungs. Hemorrhages, LaGrlppe.
Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cougli and
all Bronchial affections. 50c and 11.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Sl
bert's Drug Store. _
NEW DESI6NS. LATEST STYLES.
POPULAR PRICES.
There can be no doubt-the
place to buy diamonds, watches,
jewelry, cut glass, silverware,
wedding presents, gift goods, is at
Thompson's,|the Jeweler.
I have a Graduate Optician in
charge of my optical department.
Having bought out Dr. Z. F
Highsmith we do the best work
at reasonable prices. All work
guaranteed.
W. A. Thompson,
Phone 333. 6 S. Main St.
PATENTS
procured and defended. Bendriodrt,
drawing or photo, for expert search and fife report.
Free advice, how to obtain patents, trade i utrks,
Copyright?, etc., in all countries.
Business direct with Washington saz-es time,
money and often the potent.
Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively.
Write or BOOM to u? at
623 Ninth StToet, opp. United StatM FaUnt Offlct,
washington, d. c.
OASNOW
60 YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anyone ponding a aketrh snd doworlnllnn may
Qafoaif aacertnlti our opinion free whether an
in vonilon in ppiitntdy patent able. Communlea.
tlonsntrietlycoiiiidoiitl.il. HANDBOOK ?>u i'atenta
?unt free. Oldest Ruency for eetniring patents.
Patente taken through Munn A Co. receive
tp trial tuitice. Without chnrno, in the
Scientific American.
a handsomely IUn?trated weekly. i.arpest cir?
culation of any nnienUfle Journal. Terrae, m a
year; four mnnl Ita, $L Sold by all newnde?lera.
I MUNN & Co.3??8'"?"-?- New York
Brauch Offlcu, M F St., Washington 1). C.
THE PREMIUM LIST
icit Subscriptions for the Twice
a=Week Watchman and
Southron.
Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare
Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited.
The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of
Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a
week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest countv
paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same
is when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the
Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the
reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week
the local. County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape,
as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other
topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union
will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers*
Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting.
The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of
the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to
subscribe.
As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for
us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers
and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter. Lee and Clarendon
Counties.
ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County
or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as subscription agents. All will be
entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre?
miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in
cash, as they may prefer.
The price of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents for six montlis?and
may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit
the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be connted for a pre?
mium the subscriber most pay up all arreage and one year in advance.
HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS.
FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade
Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch.
FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three
Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga?
zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator.
FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip?
tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's
Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch.
FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Wfnding Nickle
Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews;
a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; or Ball and Bat.
FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Guaranteed Stem-Winding Open Face Nickie
Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach?
er's Bible.
FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold
mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch,
either polished or oxydized case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of
equal value.
FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins &
Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Ereech-loading Shotgun;
a fine Toilet or Washstand Set.
FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibre
Winchester Repeating Rifle: Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of
equal value.
FCR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hammerleas Shot?
gun: 32-calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal
tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value.
FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin
or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman s Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel
Hammeries.? Shotgun.
FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerleas *
Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal?
tham Watch.
FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer
less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin
Watch.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 1
<*
THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at
6 o'clock p. m, sharp.
Each agent will be held Individually responsible for the payment of the
amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop
a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by
paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription
haw been paid in full. It cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, if
he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another
subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not
a tubsclbsr at the time the'original name was entered on our books.
No nnnic will be counted in coni|>otltioii for a premium until the subscrip?
tion DliCO b.as been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent
has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent in by<
him or her.
In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name,
preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where
both pay.we shall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the
name for one year for each such payment.
After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will bo permitted.
This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to make Mich trans?
it rm, tli y must concede our right to take such steps as may SSegS necessary
to protect the fairness Of this provision. The Agent who returns names must
pay for them.
\n\ and all Agents will have the right to Get Subsoril>ers Wlierc\er They
Can. 11 is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postotflce
address.
All subscriptions must be forWsl ded to us at the expense of those sending
them, and we will OS responsinle for the safe transmission of money only
when It Is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postoffice Money
< hrder.
In sendinu panics, Always give eorreet name or Initials, and pie-em post
offlce address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the
,,,,,,, x careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble
and contusion.
<
OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO.,
18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.
<