Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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< ??htm*??? Kendoal IfcjRftaj, Oasmi'o?. April r> he Coluii tki Hw>ir Peutwtl Which v ill he kok n th* tuy vi th<> Columbia thenirv April ft fi Ii .-up ?< .?(. to attrac i targr nu.nl. i t?f YUti tOffl lo C>luiii i from thei |ar ? of th?? Htate especial? ly. Humter. Oranaehurg. N? w ?>iry, Lexington. Camden. et? The prepar? ation* far the festival are golrg on no* and are progrc Ming well. It he> Ina the ?tat of thos* who huvo the festival to charge t > make the music festival weofc a notable occaaiou. Fteir srtMta have been secured A* fallows. Mme. Langen surft, m?sso ?opraae. Metropolitan Opera Hous?; Mme J*aaae Jomelll, prima donna ejoprsae. Metropolitan and Manhat? tan Opera House; Mr Frederick Hast tags, nett? American baritone, on eoar with Dresden Philharmonic or chaetra; Dr. rraaklln Lawson, lyric The aale fee season tickets is on and wtM coatlntt) a fsw days. Prices af ttefcets are Box seats, IS and It; srehestra. II; Balcony. M. 14. and It, Oellet y. IS. Mall orders will he tilled In order receive! by ?Manager Brawn. Other attrartiusis In Columbia dur? ing i taste festival week are: 0?h*sabta Automobile raceu?Wed sjsadSF. April II Fwrflvat Vail?April II fJtsdssiU' srt exhibit. College for Women?April ti ll Hswiehall. Jacksonville vs. Colum bhv AsrH It. ft. 14. Thv Dresden srehestra which comes ts> America for the first time Is one of tap ttaist Important organIsatIons of Its etth in the world, having In it at naerVer* of prominent musicians. Its mweVtftha are all of the highest rank la their' particular line of instru? ment it Ion Man * of those who are now pftglhjt with the orchestrs have t*?sa with the Organization frora the vrst un.l thus have caused the Dres? den orchestra to be known by music ?ritten for the beauty and smoothn ess of th?i orchestral effects. The orche* tra 4s leet br KMIty Olsen and be is au ehasd by * Voting American, Victor X Clark 3iavJ?aa Jomelll who Is a well 'knnw> in poplar dramatic i< piano 'has itaei wPh great success In her work sod to many mush' lovers o.* ibis Mf/e this will be the first oppor? tunity <?f h 'Artrig her sing. Madam Joroch hu appeared In several of the Kar.>p*eji capital* wh??re she made a Aloradcd jot and has received praitc *from many of the best known nusic critlCH ?i Ih ? old world. r |.nn?endorff now a sioger el . .*> S?t?pon >l to thin line of endeav? or by nccld i?t Hhe was to study paining put ? friend discovered that aha > ?d a y.iot t oi , voice and then she begs.i ih# ?l j iy, achieving wonderful result > f?h ? appeared at the Metr > polttaa Opera House during the sen ?>>ns of 1907 and 1908. f i cderick H ustings has a strong and well-trained baritone voice with which he delighted Columbians on the occasion of the visit of Madam Nordlca to this city last year. Mr. Hastings returns on the tour with the Dresden orchestra and he will receive a warm welcome In this city. Dr. Franklin Lawson scored a great success with this Boston Festival or? chestra last spring on a six weeks' tour and he has been invited also to go tha tour w.th the Dresden or? chestra. Dr. Lawson is one of the country's best lyric tenors. The Employer's Liability. The right of the employee to rea? sonable compensation In case of In? jury while at his labor Is one of the fundamental and necessary conditions of our social life. It Is necessary and right where you are building a great property, the results of which are in? tended for your especial delectation and gratification, that you look after thoae who, by reason of good will or necessity, or both, are moved to as alst you. And If It Is the public, act? ing through the States or nation, that Is building the property, then It is the public's place. All men cannot succeed In a large measure. Neither are all men fitted in even a moderate way to lead. Many?the vast majori? ty?must serve as foot-soldiers, and It is these whom the captains of in? dustry, the great and enthusiastic conductors of material enterprise, must learn to protect. How? The employer's liability Idea does not ask much. It says that If an employee of yours in the course of his work for you, either by some error or negligence of yours, or some defect of machinery or material con? ditions with which you may surround and supply him, suffers some injury to his phyalcal well-being which pre? vents him either temporalUy or per? manently from earning his way, then you must make good to him this loss. It usually Is not so very much?thrfce hundred, five hundred, a thousand, five thousand dollars. These are not jo many dollars to pay a man or wo? man for the loss of an eye or 0 h.\nd or foot. In the case of complete dis? ability ten thousand dollars Is not nearly too much, although the law does not at present contemplate a tax of this kind. The fact Is that this tax does not fall on you as an employer directly. It is Intended only to make you take out Insurance against accident In your factory, or on your road, or In your mine. There are plenty or great Insurance companies anxious to have you let trtem Insure you against loss from any form of accident in your company. They will guarantee, In < i? ? ? you comply with certain rules and supply certain safeguards, to In? sure against any damage. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been In one for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per? sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeit*, Imitations and " Just-as-good ?* are but lispertruent* that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORiA CastorLa la a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* gern . Drops and Snot hing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It eon tan i .ither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotio ?ub*?aj<r<% Its ago is its guarantee* It destroys Worms aud allays Fevcrishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles* cures Constipation sod Flatulency. It assimilates the Food* regulates the fttoiii;.<') and Uowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Old] Iron** Panacea?The Mother's Friend* OKNUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. t?? sfNTAwa SSaSnaSi r? mudu* *t?cct. ?*?om err*. E. j. 4 W. K. MX ARCHITECTS. Pisas sad Bpsolflestlos? for nil ( i?? <??> i Bsildiss Per* n*i stteethm ?Ivan tin pH SS vlaios ol all Work. Lit Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C. I'miuiim t?? ths oall <>r Commander \v. a. Porter, of Camp Dlsie, im ting lias been held in the court hossi it Laaeastef to lake steps to rslss money fOf tin- monument to be ? i cted In Columbia to ths women ??f the Confederacy. s<?m?* oontrlbu ti??i\s were mads at ths meetlnsi and i ?mmltteei wars appointed to ^ < > 1 i *? *' .subscript Ion?. ? Tarnt * do as n?>t rhyme with - 11.11 '* or with anything clse. NVw York Mall. ' THIO DUTY ON POTASH. suintor Chamber of Oommeroe Adopts Resolution* CMnrtomnlng Tariff Tax On Fertilizer. To place a tariff tax of 20 per cent, on potash salts, which are largely used In fertilizers, would be to place a direct tax of at least $200,000 a year opun the farmers of South Caro? lina and upon the farmers of the South as a whole a tax that would amount to millions annually. It would be a needless tax, in that It would benefit no one in the way of protec? tion, as there are no potash mines in tbe United States. The South Is vitally interested In the matter and protest* against this tax are being made from all sections of the South. The Sum ter Chamber of Commerce, which is always alive to the interests of the farming and other business Interests of the South, has taken up the mat? ter and after consideration, the fol? lowing resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, It appears that in the Payne tariff bill, now pending In congress, it is proposed to place a duty of twenty per cent ad valorem on potash salts, and WHEREAS, No such duty has here? tofore been imposed under the Ding ley protection to American Industry or American products, for the reason that potash salts are not produced In the United States of America, and WHEREAS the imposition of this duty would be a heavy burden on the cotton growers of the South, and would seriously Impede the progress and development of the cotton grow? ing Industry, as the use of potash Is constantly being extended and is rapidly coming to be recognized as the most important Ingredient In fer? tilizers: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Fly the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, a body alive to the business and agricultural Interests of the com? munity, that we urge Senators B. R. Tillman and E. D. Smith and our members In the House of Representa? tives to do everything within their power to defeat this provision and to save us from this additional burden. RESOLVED SECOND: That we request commercial bodies and all re? presentative bodies, business or agri? cultural, to unite with us In making a strong and vigorous protest against this proposed legislation. E. I. Reardon. Rich. I. Manning, Sec.'y. Pres. The above preamble and resolutions are heartily endorsed by the Board of County Commissioners of Sumter County. Jno. R. Sumter, P. M. Pitts, Sec'y. Supervisor. FAVORS LUUMRER TARIFF. Directors of Farmers' Rank and Trust Company Adopt Resolutions. Although few Bttmter people real? ize it this city Is one Of the most Im? portant lumber centres in the State ntul a greater number of people who live here are directly interested In the lumber business thin one would imagine 'unless he had Investigated the subject. Sumter is headquarter.-1 fOf a number of large lumber com? panies that have mills in other SOO' Hons of the State and in addition t?? this there are a still larger number of lumber brokers and buyers for northern dealers WhO have 00001 ami hi-adquarters here. On this SOOOUnt anything that affects the lumber in? dustry touches many of our bUSlnesi men In a tender spot, and they an i|uii:; to take action to protect the It Interests. The proposed change i. the tariff on lumber would have a momentOtlS effect upon the lumber in? terests that centre here and the lum? bermen are all opposed to the ehang< in duty contemplated by the fram- n of the Payne tariff bill. They are n unit In faVOling the retention of the duty levied by the Dinghy law and opp.ise any change. In this view Of the matter many other business men c< ncur, and reflecting the sentiment the dlreotorg of the Farmers' Bans' and Trust Company adopted resolu? tions requesting the South Carolina Sonntors and Congressmen to use their inlluenee to letain the duty on lumber, in pursuance of the reao* lutlon, Mr. c. <;. Rowland, President of the hank today sent the following telegram: Sumter, S. Cm April B, 1909. Senators H. R. Tillman. BS, D. Smith. And Representatives in Congress; Washington! i>. C. in behalf of our lumber Interests which greatly affects ail our people, ear Board oi" Directors unanimously urge you to do ail in your power to retain the duty on lumber. FARMERS' BANK A TRUST <?> By c. o, Rowland, Presldi nt. 'ii.i Irish painter, Mr. Thaddeus, once made a portrait of the Pope. "When i came to paint his eyes,"said Mr. Thaddeus. "I could not help ex claiming. 'Why, Holy Father, your eyes are not Italian eyes at all/ They are just the sort of eyes we have in Ireland.' 'Well,' he said, 'i m glad you like them. And they make us broth em, don't they?' " CONVICTED Or LIBEL. Former Senator Boiler, of North Car* olina, ami His Brother Found Guilty. Winston-Salem, X. C? April 6.? Former United States Senator Ma? rion Butler and his brother, Lester Butler, were convicted in Guilford Superior Court today of criminally li? belling Republican State Chairman B. B. Admas by the publication in the Caucasian, a weekly newspaper own? ed and operated by the Butlers, of serious allegations against Adams' in? tegrity and honesty. Adams' acts as Cnief Justice of the Indian Court in Oklahoma in 1005 were severely condemned by the pa? per in its fight against Adams' re? election as chairman of the Republi? can State executive committee. The trial lasted six days, was hard fought and created widespread interest. Judge Long imposed a fine of $500 upon Marion Butler and $250 upon Lester Butler. A motion for a new trial was overruled and notice of ap? peal to the Supreme Court was given the defndants being released on bond in the sum of $1,000 each. A Notable Electrical Enterprise. "A striking illustration of the prog? ress being made in the use of hydrau? lic power for the generation of elec? tricity is furnished by the recent clos? ing of negotiations in Canada for a new transmission line," says the New York Tribune. "It will start from Niagara, run westward to Dundas (fif? ty miles away), and there divided in? to three branches. Ore will extend to Toronto, a second by way of Guelph to Straitford. and the third by way of London to St. Thomas. Some day the last may be carried on to Wind? sor, opposite Detroit, but no such plan is in contemplation at present. From the starting point to the end of the longest branch the distance will be 170 miles. The whole system, now put under contract, has a length of 300 miles. The wires will be of aluminum and will be carried on steel towers. They are expected to con? vey 40,000 horsepower, to be suppli? ed by one of the Canadian corporat? ions, already doing business. "The notable feature of the instal? lation is the high pressure (110,000) at which it will transmit the current. When the industry of conveying pow? er in the form of electricity to a point remote from its orgin was in its in? fancy, the limit of skill and safety was 11.000 volts. Electrical en? gineers knew that the high? er the pressure they used the ?mailer was the metallic conductor which would serve their purposes The feasibility of any project of the kind depended largely on the cost or the copper wire required, and then was seen to be a point beyond which it would not pay to employ it. Hence there was a desire to use tfie highest possible pressure, and energetic ef? forts were made so to improve hi Milators that they would not permit leakage, it was comparatively eas) to raise voltages, but difficult to pre? vent the escape of current when th-> had lxen developed. Leakage not only meant the loss Of power, but it threatened disastrous accidents along the line. MBy degrees, however, remarkable gains have been effected. In 18'.*8 the first transmission line from Nlagl ra to Buffalo, ? mploying a voltage oi 11,000, went Into operation. The SS ?nd between those points began it; service in 1901, with a pressure twlct SI great. TWO years ago there w< r? : ;.x cr t'-jht !!nes In Ihc world usir..-: i voltage of 80,000, and at least mu carrying Tt.000 volts, some of tin older lines In California were design* ed to work at '.r.,ooo to so.ooo volts, but the experiment did not give pj ?? feet Satisfaction at first, and the at? tempt was temporarily abandon-Mi. a Michigan company, which has sup? plied Grand Rapids with a currow at fS.OOO VOltS for about three yeair Ii aid to have opened a parallel line for the last few months at 100,. \ >ltS. ??\v tnrterful aa are these advances, they haw been largely developed by the pioneer work done at Niagara un? do the guidance of scientific adviseri of International reputation. Scarcely I.,ore than a dosen years have elaps? d since the colossal task of ha ?nesstng the greatest cataract I" America reached u stage whlcn fully demon? strated its sue. e s. The Installation of 5,000-horsepower dynamos, driven by turbines, waa a far bohle,* electri? cal undertaking when it was . dilated than any the world has slnct wide.*** ed. Yet s?? carefully had every de? tail been rtudled that the firs: ol twenty-one generators worked i> a charm at the outset The cap? italists who had the courage to oarry the project through In the face of almost universal akeptleism did a far greater nervlce to Industry than any of th? lr imitators has done. The oom pnnlei which have profited by that historic object lesson number many St ofeS." ? a woman s interest In a divorced man never lets up until she discov? ers why he was divorced. IHE PREMIUM LIST. ?o Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a=Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. a ? ? z?j& _<,_ 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 county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as 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. I ' * 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 aa subscription agents. AH will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre mi uns. commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in ca*h, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents for six months?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 far a pre? mium the subscriber must 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-Winding Nickle Watch; a year's . ubscription 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 Nickle Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Preec h-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydized case; a line Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Cold Case Tre >n v Allen 16-shot Repeatfttg Rifle; Single-Barrel Special \ line Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibre Wlncheeter Repeating Rifle; Double-Par re l shotgun, or any other article of mal value. F?R 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. j FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Cold Watch, 20 Tear Gold Case Elgin or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman s Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerlees shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$3.'? Ithlca Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine, a 2 ) Year Double Case Elgin or Wal tham Watch. TOB ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Doable-Barrel Hammer less BhotgUh; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Co.d Wall..am or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and W 11 come to a close ffl fuite 1st. at ? i o'clock p. m, sharp. Each agent will he held individually responsible for the payment of the ?.mount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desirt d to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Uent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of suoh Stoppage. Wliciv a ^inscription has been paid In fttll, M cannot be ilisconti med. The - - Ol h m vet may. if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the ?ttbecrtptlon to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer it to he made was not a BUbSClber at the time the original name was enu red on our hooks. No name Will be counted in COenpotltlon for a premium until the ?rihggtjha. lion price has been paid, nor Will any premium be delivered until the Agent hag cither paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the mums .vent 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 lor the name FIRST; I itl where both pay.wc shall not attempt to decide Um matter ev<ept hy ?W.iting the name for one year for each sncfa paymem. A fur a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be |>erinitted. This is positive and emphatic, and w here Agent* attempt to me I li SUOh trans? fers, they must concede our right to take SUCh steps as may s? m necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. Any and all Agents will have the right to tiet Subscribers Wherever They can. n is not ntet?n that ail the names shall go to the tame poateJaee address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of tl tium, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of when it is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Expr. ss or Post (?r ler. In sending names, Always gi\e correct name or initials, ami present past ofhee address, and if possible say whi ther the subscribers are NOW mittag the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and Von fusion. OSTEBN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.