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C AfTTRO INSI'U? PRIKTKsT. I>rnc?mp?i Action of Kruno? tn |?'Niiijr Htm Prom Martinique. Fort de Franco. Martinique, April 11.- Prior to being taken aboard the atearter Vernal lien, for deportation to Fri nee, ex-Presldent Castro prepared a a ritt no protest against the action of the French government, which has been submitted to the authorities here. In It he protests against the action of the French authorities ot Martinique. He says that 'the case constitutes a breach of International law and a denial of the right*, of In? dividuals" JuhI beforea slling, he said that if he was at liberty when he arrived at At. N aus Ire. he. would Immediately proceed to Spain and take passage for Santa Cras. Ten o riff e. Hardly had the steamer left port when a psrty of Castros friends ar? rived from st Laic la. They were sur? prised that, he had been expelled. Th<*> removal of the former presi? dent of Venesuela from the hotel to the oteamer was not without Its piti? ful street i Immediately on the Announcement by the s*edl"sl commission that he was) capable of making the voynge, the commissary of police, with an es? cort of gendarme*, proceed* d to b - Chamber. They found tho ex-pren dent in bed. He protested that ho Wtfnld not move, but th-y carried him down stAirs, the patient all the while moaning dismally, on a mattress and placed him In a stftcher. Officer** from the United Statea cruiser North Carolin? helped to make him as com? fortable as possible.'and then the sire choc waa picked up by four ne groi-e snd iak*?n to the steamer deck. In raying farewell to his brother he waved his hand and exclaimed *Cov>d-bjre for the moment." The Versailles Immediately started on the voyage. - Par?j. April 11.?The return of Cas 4v* Is cot regarded here as of great importsacc. the principal object of the French government being to pre-^ vent the use of French territory es the headquarters for a revolutionary gaoveinent. There will be no opposi? tion to hla 'landing or even his re? maining in France, provided he lives Copenhagen. April It.?The gov ?rnment has Instructed the governor of th* Danish West Indies under no Circumstances to permit sx-Presldent Caatr to land In that territory "What surprises a woman Is not fco* beautiful her ohlliren are. but feew much more beautiful they are than anybody elso's. A ghi l* apt to have many pre*sl.w e: .-.enients ! fore sb- . .es NIAGARA FROZEN UP. The Second Time This Your?D?rnast Ulli l&xceed u Million Dollars. Buffalo, N. Tm April 11.?The voice of Niagara was mute today for tho MM rtd time in the memory of man. The first time was late in February when, following a severe northerly Mow. the falls ran dry. Now, fol? lowing a severe routhwester, the river is frozen from bank to bank. On Wednesday of last week the worst gale of the season and the most violent In the history of the weatht r bureau for April wus lecorded. The solid lee fleldd of Lake Erie were churned from end to end and piled in a huge conglomerate mass at the lower end of the lake. At Niagara Falls tb re had been a heavy ice bridge In the pool below the cataract since the middle Of win? ter. Under the impact of the mass of Ice from the lake above and the ad? ded floods brought down by the wind, the bridge gave way and began to surge down the rapids, but before it eoiiid win freedom In the ample wa? ters of Lake Ontario, the wjnd shifted again to the r orth. Instantly the mov? ing floes packed at the mouth of the river. Each instant of cold conge sled the pack more solidly and each hour brought added pressure from above. Unable to escape by its natural i bannels the level of tho river rose by leaps and bounds. The highest, flood level recorded from previous years is til feet above the normal. Friday night the river was 40 above normal. Conservative estimates place the damage at $1.000.000. All estimates of ultimate damage lire conditioned by what the weather may have In store. The best that can be hoped for is a succession of calm, warm days. Then the ice will melt gradually and subside hit by bit. For the moment the upper reaches of the river are running clear, but as far as the eye can see the white man? tle of frost blankets the lake. If great masses of ice be driven flOWn on the Jam below tho damage will be great. Delegate* to Peace Congros. Gov. Ansel Monday appointed the following delegates to the national peace congress to be held In Chicago next month: J. J. Dargan. Stateburg; E. M. Po t.at. Gresnvtlle; W. E. Pelham. New pet v. F. Y. Pressley, Due West; H. L. Watson, Greenwood; A. M. Car? ter, Andeison- S. K bon. y, Laur ? T. Jaynee, Walhalla; n. n. :nyder, Spartanburg; K. G. Fln'.ey. 1 Columbia. H w a bald-beaded in;;n does sneer p.: a Woman who dyts Ikt hal . ] Ths Kind Tun Ilrwe Ahvr.ya Hought, and which has been ill us* for over 30 years, has horn? the siirnarure of >f ?H- and has been made under h!s per ^a+fLjCjf/Jty^ ^* * tonal supervision since its Infancy. ^*?+***7I0 /4c<z*u>t* Allow no one todccolvo you In this* ^Jl Cotinter'olts Imitation* and "Just-as-good" are but llsperloienU that trltlo with and endungikf the health of Iufunt* and Children?Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Oattoiia In a harmleM substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drcpfl and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contain*, ucitiicr Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotlo ??betauCo. Its age Is its guarantee* It destroys Worms i.nd allays Fove-ishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind ? Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles* cures Constipation a.ml Flniulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the fttornach and P.owrls. giving Ihealthy and natural sleep, irhe Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. OIENUIN2 CASTORIA ALWAYS Boars the Signature of ?B'-Ja" the Si The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. SMS ?SWt.MW ?Olli b. J. a W. K. ARCHITECTS. t, IMsns snrl Bpteli ,fi m f?,r All OlSStSt ? t lluil h / rsonsl sttenti >n ilveu Ih |. 111 ?? f v . 4' ift of hI i W rk Lit Ringe ephone 330. Sumter, S. C. \ Dl S1NI HS Oli<. WIZVIIOV I Tells ? onsss Director North la Pirk the llesl Men, ?j ffsshlnslon. April is. -Hwasstatcd ..r tit ? Whlls Honst today thai Prt si fjasf Tsfl hai Instructed Dlraotor North, of lha osnaoi bureaUi to dlara? sard i'im? Unat In stcurlng ?ultshl? m< i ."i tsparvlaors asd othsf sp polntlvs places umh-r tin- row ?vu *?is Act. Tin* 11 ist i in I (? > 11 It WSt said, lm\ ? i ?I i t t'. rcm e i ? the South. Gambling Mothers I >n?' ol the most pernicious Crasei of our day is Bridge Whist. "The DIOther makes the man." Yet thou? sands of mothers are so infatuated with It they are led to dismiss their children to nurses to hurry them off to school in shameless neglect. Worse than that, many are led to have as? semblies for it in their own homes be? fore the eyes of their children. Oi course the children think there is no wrong In gambling, and feel it is right to bet on a horse race or a base ball game, at the pool tables, because mother plays Bridge Whist for money. When gambling in any form once enters a home the atmosphere of the home is permeated by it. This Is quickly and fully true when the mother is the gambler. The vice of gambling dominates woman far more powerfully and destructively than it does man. We are reminded of the old and famed testimony of Addison: "We always find that play, when fol? lowed with assiduity, engrosses the whole woman. She quickly grow* un? easy in her own family, takes but little pleasure In all the domestic, in? nocent endearments of life, grows more fond of Pam than of her hus? band/' This distinguished Writer quotes the testimony of a fiusband: "When she returns to me. with joy In her face, it does not arise from th< sight of her husband, but from the good luck she has had at cards. On the contrary, says he, if she has been a loser, I am doubly a ?ufferer by It. She comes home out of humor, is an? gry with everybody, displeased with all f could say or do, and In reality, for no other reason, but because she has been throwing away my estate." The distinguished author follows this quotation with the following notable and sad satire: 44What a raco of worthies, what patriots, what heroes, must we expect from mothers of the make." There are circles which, as is said, are no doubt Bridge crazy. They talk and think little of any other thing. Headings, afternoon teas, musicales, the chaste elegant receptions of other days have been superseded. The pow? er to interest and entertain friends Mid guests In any other way than by cards is disappearing. As a conse? quence, cards are become living foun? tains of death dealing demoralization to society. The outcome to the play? er is coarseness of deportment, de? generacy of thought, prostitution of heart. It means, of course, fallen homes, one of the stable pillar, on v. hich the State and Church are built. BOme one has written of the hold and prevalence of the vice here and there. "So strong Is the tide, and the total destitution of rtason of true devotion, that many would give up their te llglOUl connections rather than thei garni ling." It will dissipate all sug? gestion of harshness in our languat;< by reading this fron Chicago: "* The Police Department and the Law and Order League have joined hands In a crusade to prevent 'society wo? men from gambling.' The edict ap i t ? cinch whist and euchre pai tic-. In which the trophies are cCit ?k: s and china ware, as weil as bridge and poker parties. In which high monetary stalces are the prizes." The COOtemporsTy to which we arc much Indebted well says: No "gam billig mother" can effectively Instruct her children !n religion. Her warn? ings are Worthless against vice of 6V ery kind by reason of her bad ex ample. By Indirection, also, the cor ruptlOg Influence! of the gambling mother pour into the children through her husband and their father. Many a father would gladly have a Chris? tian household who despairs on ac? count of the noxious influence of their wives who peTSlsl in teas and dinners, coupled with Bridge whist parties. 'Dungeoned in a prison of late was a young man chained to an iron bed, awaiting the day of execution. His mother whom he had not seen in years came to the prison to take leave of him. To the horror of the chap? lain and even of the jailer, he refuse 1 to have the Interview. She came to the door and pleaded with him. Bn far as his shackles woul 1 allow he turned hla back upon her exclaiming: MQ0 away! It was yon that put the wins to my Hps. 11 \\as yon thai taught ms to gamble. It was drink? ing and gambling that brought me hero." Abnormal? Indeed was this treatment of ? mother, l'ut amidst her sobs the unhappy woman c Min ? ed that the accusation were true, How sharp the contrast with the woman Of whom it may be Written: "Ii. r children rise up a nd call h< r blessed; her husband also, and he pralaeth her. Favor Is deceitful, and beauty ii vain; but a woman that u areth the Lord shall be pralaed." shall the professedly Christain wo? men. despite tin voice of warning and opposition by the church of the living God, and in the lipjit of the infatua' Ing power and pronounced dire con? sequences that follow so unlforml) \ ridge Whlsi and hi<?' games, wheth sr p'aye i for ? prise or no! persist in the game and see the evils of tin heralding of it In the press upon th< young and old in the OOttimunlty Halt, pray over it as the nppearane. Of SVll the hast VOU can say of it.? Presbyterian Standard. ANOTHER LYNCHINNG OFFENSE. Mini?Ippl Ytoh Hanga Xegro for li'* elating Anvst After Violating Labor Contract. TaiOO City, iMss.. April 11.?After betting an othcer Who was about to take him in custody and firing on a pos.se who later succeeded in planing him under arrest, Howard Montgom? ery, a negro, was placed in the YatOO City jail early today, charged with having violated a labor contract. An hour later a mob formed, overpower? ed the jailer and hanged the negro. CAR INSPECTOR KILLED. C. W. Sanders Crushed to Death in Seaboard Yard at oClumbia. Columbia, April 11.?C. W. Sand? ers, car Inspector and repairer for the Seaboard Air Line, was Instantly kill? ed In the Seaboard yard here tihs af? ternoon at about 4 o'dock by being mashed between two box cars that were unexpectedly brought together while Sanders was standing between j them. At the inquest held tonight the verdict of the jury was that Sanders came to his death as a result of hi* not complying with the rules of the Seaboard Air Line. Sanders and R, W. Murrson, both car inspectors and repairers, were en? gaged in working on a car loaded with brick on track Xo. 4 when the acci? dent that resulted in the death of Sanders occurred. They had been at work on the same track and car be? fore, but had moved to track No. 3 to repair a flat car, afterward moving back to track Xo. 4. When they mov? ed to track Xo. 3 they took their blue flag, which Is placed at the end of the cars to (show that workmen are engaged with the cars on the track, but when they came back to track Xo. 4, they neglected to bring the flag back. While Sanders was standing be? tween the cdr he was repairing and another some five feet away, and Munson was under the c; \ two empty cars that L. R. Jones, a hostler, wa? moving, were thrown against the string of cars. Sande rs Wat evident? ly OSUght between tlv* car he wai working on and the other, and must have heefc) instantly killed. One si j< ot his face was horribly mashed. Tin escape Of Munson, who was under the ear, is almost a miracle. He cam* Out uninjured, and \\;is able to testify ??* the coroner's inquest. The testi? mony at the inQUOSt Showed that th? ru \- of the Seaboard Air Line as to the blue Hag and repairing had not been observed. Banden was 30 yea;s of age, and leave* a WldOW and one child. H hiit been a resident of Columbia for a number of p ars. His father, C. M. Zanders, resides at Efagood, .>u?it"i bounty * where his body will probe&ty ' c tak- n for burial. THE I8KELL c V.^F.. Repudiates ffeperl of Abandonme ii Of Vi ??' utton. Tusla, Okie., April 13.? Allliam J. '.';<-;".:. United Statei district attorney, today iBid tb't hit Offset had made i:<> announcement as to the future course of the kovernnicnt In the prosecution of, the jkfutltoge* town 1 .t fraud caae against CJOV, Charles N. Ha sk t 11 and otbera. The statement denied w* tent out from Muskogee yetterda? and it said Sp.cia! Attorivy SylvettCI Ruth and District Attorney Cregg had decided to abandon further piosecu tlon of these oaaee. Mr. Or egg later ordered the federal grand jury ta reconvene in this cltj next Saturday, He refuted to tay Whether additional evidence against OOV, Hatkell would be presented at that time. And then, beside* the ttockingt, there are other things among the tar? iff schedule* ?>n which the consumer would like to see more open work.? I ndlanapolla x? a s. m nmm immrt i mmmm nn~~ MN i MM ???? ? mm* wM ??urn 1 KiW DESIGNS. LATEST STYLES. POP?LAH PRICES. There can be no doubt?the place to buy diam< nds, watches, jewelry, etil glass, silverware, wedding presents, gift goods is at Thompson's/ the Jew eler. i have a (Graduate ()ptictan in charge ??i my optical department. 11 aving bought out 1 )r. /. F. Highsmith we ?!<> the best work at reasonable prio s. All w ork guaranteed. W. A. Thompson, Phone iii. 6 S. Main St. THE 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. Iliffc* S?3 ?o? 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. Dhe 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, aa well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs. President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will tum 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 inductd 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 subscriber* and we want agent3 in every neighborhood in Sumter. Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PIERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act &s subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value w ith the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The DBiksi of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or *5 routs for six montli*?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 must pay up all airreage and one year in advance. HERS ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midg?t Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Kaife, or an' Ingersoll Watch. FOR POUR names?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Bl?de Pocket Knife or one year's subscriptim to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan. Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineate FOR FIVE NT AHRS?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen. a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Homo Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Xickle Watch. 1 FOR six names?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Winding Xickle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; at Ball and Pat. FOR EIGHT names?A Guaranteed Stem-Winding Open Face Xickla [Watch; a. tine 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 Xickle Watch, ither polished or oxydizee. case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Cold Case Trenton Watch; Hop! ins & \lb-n l?>-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Rirrel Special Breech-loa ling ShotgUJK i fine Toilet or Washstand Set. . , FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibre ftTincheater Repeating Ritle; Douote-Barre! shotgun, or any ether article of qual \tuue. POI1 FORTY NAVES?-Union Arms Co.. Double-Barrel Hammerleas Shot .tin: 32-calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 2u Year Gold Casi Elgin or Wal h-.un ; Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. 1 FIFTY NAMES?Lad! i Solid Sold Watch, 20 Year G dd Case Elgin >r Waltbam 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins & Alien Double-Barrel Hammer U m .v hotgmv, 1 for SE\ i:\TY-FlYE names - $86 Ithica Double-Barn Hammerlesa Ihotgun; a Xew ideal BOWiBg Machine; a 20 War Double Ca? t-1? n or Wal ham Watch. , \ for o\e HUNDRED names?A smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer leai Shotgun; a Xew Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltbam or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW an 1 will come to a close pn Jure 1st. at *> o'clock p. m. sharp. Each agent will be hold Individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it la deelrod 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. Whore a subscription has been paid In full. It cannot be cli-o minued. The Agent b nvever, may, if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another ?Ubecriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a lubeclber at the time the original name v%as entered on our books. No name will be counted In oompefttlon tor a premium until ihc sub^rlp llon price lias b n paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for alj 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; bnt where both pa: we Shall not attempt to decide the matter except bj crediting the name for one year for each such payment. \fter f. name has been entered on 0U1 books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positiv,, and emphatic and where Agentsattempt to make *uch trans* fere they must concede our right to tak< such steps as may ? m necessary to protect the tairneSi Of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. \ny and all Agents will base the right to Got subscribers Wfcetwwgf They Can. It is not necessary that all the lur.m s shall go to the same pest nV.oe address. Ml subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense Of those sending them and WC Will be responsible for the safe transmission Of money only When it is aent by Draft, Registend Letter. Express or PoOtoOoc Money < U der. in sending names, Always girc correct name or initial*, and prssiai poet. Office address, and If possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the pap, r. ? areful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.