The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 05, 1909, Image 3
I REAL jjj SHIP.
COUNT ZEPPELIN DBEAKS ALL
RECORDS FOR DIRIGIBLE
CRAFT.
German Aeronaut Perform* Most Re?
markable Feat of Career, Sailing
Distance of 4M Miles.
Berlin. May 30.?Count Zeppelin,
whose remarkable performances In
his first airship brought unbounded
honore to the Inventor, today accom?
plished the most startling feat in \l*
career. He guided his Zsphclln II
from Federichahafen to Bltterfeld, a
distance of more than 456 miles,
without landing. The Journey lasted
nearly 22 hours and so far as known
tonight Count Zeppelin Is still In Ok
air. on the return Journey to Frede?
ric hsha fen. He has already beaten
all records for dirigible beloons.
It was announced that the count
would com? to Berlin and land at the
Tcmplehof parade ground. Hundreds
of thousands gathered there this af?
ternoon. The emperor and empress,
several of the princes and the leading
military officials and officers were
present and 'o wards evening search?
lights were set to work. In anticipa?
tion of the approach of the airship.
8oldlers kept an enormous space
clear, until half past 10 o'clock at
night, when It was learned the a'r
ahlp was returning to Frerlchshafen.
which caused Intense disappointment.
Count Zeppelin. who personally
was In charge of the airship and
whose hand was on the tiller during
the greater part of the journey, had
kept secret his Intention to undertake
an endurance trip.
It wee, however, common knowl
edge that he proposed on the first fa?
vorable opportunity to sail to Berlin in
hla new craft Zephelln II. built to re?
place the ore destroyed last year.
The voyage began under rather un?
favorable conditions. There was a
lowering sky. rain clouds, and a
strong wind when the airship left the
flogtlng hall shortly after 9 o'clock
last night. The residents did not pay
much attention to this, as they were
accustomed to night flights, and when
the great ship took the air at 9:42
there was not a cheer to speed her
on her way. The ship ascended di?
rectly for a few hundred feet and
passing over the town of Friedrich?
shafen, proceeded northward.
Early In the morning the people of
Treucbtllngen. a small city in cen?
tral Bavaria, were awakened by the
noise of the propellers of the craft
which was passing slowly at a low al?
titude. The count here dropped out
a card, divulging his Intention to pro?
ceed f. rther north. His arrival sn
hour and a hslf later it Nuremburg
caused the greatest surprise to thou?
sand of pleasure-seekers preparing
for holiday excursions.
The ship manoeuvred over the cltv.
and a card was thrown out, stating
that a great amount of water and
bensine had been used and that the
craft would descend at Lake Dutzen
telch to replenish the water supply.
This, however, was not done.
Count Zeppelin continued towards
Berlin, passing over several towns at
a low altitude., amid the cheers of
th* populace, until he reached the
frontiers of Saxony, where the alr
ard? was headed strslght for Lelpslc.
Indications were that It would make
a lauding there and the entire popu?
lace waited for several hours in the
streets and open spaces to greet him.
Instead of landing, the count put his
craft through a series of manoeuvres,
coming at times close to the tops of
buildings. He then went on. crossing
Halle, to Bltterfteld. Then to every,
tody's surprise, the airship turned
again snd srlled to the south.
Meantime the military authorities
st Berlin were without advices as to
the count's plans. The local author?
ities learned of the airship's approach
and so Informed the emperor and
princes. Orders were given to pr* -
pare a space In the Templeholf field.
Virtually the entire population of the
capita! swarmed thither and waited
on tip-toe of expectation until Ion?
after dark. Then the depressing
news came of the airship's return.
The crowd at flr*t refused to believe
It. but finally dispersed.
ZEPPELINS \l!lx||H? |)\M.\(1FI).
Ooephlngen. May 31.?After cover
Ing a distance of about 850 miles In
3 7 hours. Count Zeppelin's new air?
ship, on Its return trip from Bitter
field to Frtlderlcshafen, camo t ? grle'
la an open field near here today. In
manoeuverlng for a landing th" air?
ship come Into contact with a ftfOfl
and Its position tonight is very dang?
erous
The prow Is broken and a gQOOldSI
able time must elapse before the
Journey can be continued.
The position of the car Is extreme?
ly unfavorable, the ground being verj
I illy. The bow ie?da on the ground,
while the stern Is about 69 feet In the
glr. A strong breeze sprang up to?
ward evening, causing no little anxi
et> for the safety of the airship
which. It was feared, would be wreck?
ed should a storm come up during
the night.
us your Job work.
CONVICTS SUPPORT FAMILIES.
Jut** Can Learn Trades And Be En?
titled to Their Earnings.
In Japan a convict may earn
enough money while In jail to main
tan his family. He has the best of
food and lodging. Is taught a trade,
and If he wishes pursues the study of
foreign languages.
At Sugamo a qualified teacher in?
structs the younger prisoners in read?
ing, writing and arithmetic. Prison?
ers of 20 and upward who are in se?
clusion for the first time are taught
geography and history.
i If on entering the prison a man de?
clares that he has ti knowledge of
English he la carefully examined by a
linguist and the extent of his knowl?
edge fathomed. He is then allowed
to pursue his studies, the necessary
books being supplied by the authori?
ties. When there are several in to?
gether a teacher Is obtained from
outside and lessons are given regu?
larly. ?
In the offices a record of each prls
crer is kept during his stay. This
serves to show whether the convict Is
prompt to obey the officials, whether
he showed affection for his parents
and relatives, whether he writes let?
ters home and whether he makes
progress or not In his studies.
The main building at Sugamo is
designed in the form of u dumbbell,
the two ends being divided into five
ray stars. From the central watch
stand the warder can see along the
whole of the rays, which comprise
S00 cells. And what cells! Think of
It?20 feet high and double window?
ed.
T ie convicts are housed In groups.
In a cell of eight mats?all rooms In
Japan are measured by mats?12
convicts are accommodated. The
floor Is covered with mushlro, or soft
matting, and on this the men's bed?
ding Is spread when they are ready
to turn in. Everything is spotlessly
clesn.
"The chief warder stopped before
a door at the extreme end of the cor?
ridor, and after trying a dozen keys
succeeded in throwing It open."
writes a visitor. "With some misgiv?
ings I entered. The room* would have
gladdened the heart of an amateur
photographer. Not s. single ray of
light penetrated its wads. It was ven?
tilated by means of small tubes that
ran through the cement in such a
way that they did not admit light.
' 'There are three forms of cho
batsu (punishment) for lnsurbordi
natlon, said the warder. 'The first is
confinement In an empty room, the
offender being compelled to sit on a
mat without moving or speaking
from morning till nigh:. The second
form is confinement in a similar
room slightly darkened. The third
and most severe is confinement in
this totally dark room, the maximum
punishment being five days. I have
never known a man wish to come
here a second time,' he added sig?
nificantly.
"In the bamboo curing shed were
men with large. intellectual fore?
heads, bright, intelligent eyes, clear
cut mouths. Only one man remlnde?
me of convicts I had seen In Eng?
land. He was short in stature, the
eyes were small and oblique, the
forehead narrow and receding , the
ears large and the Jowls flabby. His
^tlrne was mansalughter.
"He was the chief actor In a drama
of Jea'cusy that was played to a fa?
tal finish In one of the hovels of To
klo's East End. A faithless wife, ?
hypocritical friend, a surprise, and in
the narrow hovel a fight to the death
had been waged, the guilty wife the
only witness. He did not look up as
I passed him. this humble Othello.
With mnrvelous dexterity he was
fashioning In bamboo an angel With
outstretched wings."
MAN STRUCK BT LIGHTNING.
M. E. Brown, of Mount Holly, Meet'
sudden Death.
Mt. Ib.lly. May 31.?Marlon Bugen?
Prown. 21 years of age, was struck
by lightning ami Instantly killed on
his farm, near here, on Thursday. He
\ a- ? SOU el Mr. and Mrs. Willis C.
blown, who. together with a wife and
two children, two brothers and five
sisters, survive him.
Both father and mother struggled
rnilently IQ tench little Elbe tO repent
the letter ".v.' says Harper'i Weekly.
Tin child emphatically refused to pro?
nounce the I.r>t letter of the alpha?
bet, and after many vain efforts the
father retired from the light discour?
ages! The mother took the llttlt girl
on her lap and pleaded affectionately
? I ?? irle. why don't you b arn to say
.V " she asked. HB0CSUBS, mamma."
explained Elbe, "des as soon as I sa\
A' you an papa will want me to say
?]'. ' "
M Isnndcrstood.
Agent- Madam. could I sell you
gOgac pen pictures of American finan?
ciers 1
Mrs Wayelds?No. I can look in the
papers and see the picture- of thOOC
that gre In the pen. Haven't you
any pictures of those that art tree '
? Exchange.
CHANGES IX POSTMASTER'S PAY.
Nahirios of Many Are Increased,
While Few Are Decerase?:
Washington, D. C, June 1.?Th^
postortice department today announc?
ed the following changes in the sal?
aries of the South Carolina postmas?
ters. Those increased are:
Anderson, from $2.600 to $2,700;
Beaufort, from $1,600 to $1,700; Che
raw, from $1.700 to $1,800; Lake City,
from $1,200 to $1,300; Lancaster,
from $1,700 to $1,800; Laurens, from
$2.100 to $2.200; Leesvllle, from $1,
200 to $1.300; Lexington, from $1.200
to $1.300; Manning, from $1,500 to
$1.600; Mullins, $1,500 to $1,600;
Pickens, frorri $1,200 to $1,300; Pros?
perity, from $1,100 to $1,200; St.
Matthews'?, from $1.300 to $1,400;
Spartanburg, from $2,900 to $3,000;
Sumter, from $2,600 to $2,700; West?
minister, from $1,400 to $1,500;
Wlnnsboro, from $1,600 to $1.700.
Those decreased are: Blacksburg,
from $1.200 to $1,100; Blackville,
from $1.500 to $1,400; Dillon, from
$1,800 to $1.700; Georgetown, from
$2,300 to $2.200; Ninety-Six, from $1,
?00 to $1,100; Pelzer, from $1,600 to
$1,500; Seneca, from $1,700 to $1,600;
Union, from $2,100 to $2,000.
Mileage Regulation Upheld by Hinc*
Upon the request of the Georgia
State Railroad Commission, Speclall
Attorney James K. Hlnes has given
an interesting opinion in regard to
the complaints made by the traveling
public as to the exchange of mileage
book coupons for straight tickets at
railway agencies. Attorney Hlnes
holds that the railroads' regulation
for the presentation and exchange of
coupons for mileage Is entirely rea?
sonable.
Attorney Hlnes was asked by the
Commission to furnish an opinion
upon the right of a common carrier
to expel a passanger, who had failed
to comply with Its regulation, requir?
ing the exchange of mileage coupon*
for a ticket.
Attorney Hines says that carriers
of passangers may eject from tl.eir
conveyances all persons refusing to
comply with reasonable regulations.
He says that the present mileage
book arrangement is leasonable, be?
cause the purchaser enters Into a
contract with the railway company
selling the mileage book. One of the
terms of the ocntract Is that coupons
from these mileage books will no* be
honored on trains except at nou
agency points or at station agencie
not open for the sale of the tickets.
The purchaser, says Attorney
Hines. gets a reduced rate and he is
bound by the terms of the special
contract. He says in conclusion that
the arrangement has already been
submitted to and approved by the
State Railroad Commission.?Atlanta
Journal. May 8th, 1909.
A lawyer by the name of Mayne,
who was a highly respected but de
cldely heavy person, had risen to a
judgship. while Jeffrey Keller, who
had entered In his legal career at
about the same time with Mayne, but
was more noted as n wit than as I
lawyer, was still much in want of
ell iuti and fees, says an exchange.
The latter was In court room one
day, when Mayne was solemnly pre?
siding and he turned to a friend who
sat beside, and plucked at his sleeve,
""ee there," he whispered; "there sits
Mayne. risen by his gravity, and there
sits Keller, sunk by his levity. What
would Sir Isaac Xewton say to that.
I'd like to know?"
Mary Jane?What makes you 10
black. Tilda? Tilda?You'd be black,
too, If you was born at midnight, In
I ('ark room, and had a black fadder
and a black mammy!?Puck.
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SUMMER SCHOOLS
Tickets on sale June 15th, 16th,
17th, 18th, 28th, July 3th and
uth, [909, limited to leave desti?
nation fifteen days from, but :u>t
including date of sale.
Extension of limit returning to
Sept. JOthi may be obtained by
depositing ticket with the Depot
Ticket Agent at destination with?
in two daw after arrival and pay?
ment of fee of 5i.oo.
For information( call on Ticket
Agent, <?r write
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Pas. Traf. Mgr. Gen, Pas, A; ent.
WILMINGTON, N, C.
SENTENCE POSTPONED.
Court Grunts More Time to SlUpp and
Codefendants.
Washington, June 1.?In the case of
Former Sheriff Bhlpp and his deputy.
Jeremiah Gibson, and of Luther Wil?
liams, Nick Xolan. Henry Padgett and
William Mayes, all of Chattanooga.
Tenn., charged with contempt of the
Supreme Court of the United States in
connection with the lynching in 19)5
of a negro named Ed Johnson, the
court today postpoed the passing of
sentence to permit the prisoners to
file petitions for a rehearing. The cases
therefore go over until next term, the
prisoners remaining out on bond.
Dr. Mary Walker, the quaint little
old woman who wears pants, indorses
the sheath gown. That ought to fin?
ish the seath gown.?Houston Post.
A woman never pays much atten?
tion to what her husband says unless
he Is talking In his sleep.?Chicago
News.
Who serves the man Is thanked by
none, but cursed If ought be left un?
done.?French.
Geo. W. Crawford a well known
citizen of Wlnnsboro Is dead at his
home.
In all I
The World |
of Pianos j
You will never find a piano
Just like the artistic Stieff
There is an individuality
about the S^eff piano all Its
own.
That beautiful singing, son?
orous tone, wondorous vo'ume
and perfect action, place it in
a sphere above all compari?
son.
Why should any one buy
an inferior piano when they
can buy the artistic Stleff or
Shaw piano direct from its
makers? The price is with?
in reach of the most econo?
mical buyer while the grade
is beyond competition.
Don't take chances of buy?
ing a cheap or medium grade
piano. Write Stleff.
Chas. M. Sticff
Manufacturer of the
Artistic Stieff, Shaw and
Stieff Self player Pianos.
SOUTHERN WAREROOM
5 W. Trade St.
CHARLOTTE, - N. C.
C. H. Wilmoth,
Manager.
(Mention this paper.)
$2.75
TO?
Charleston, S. C.
And Return.
$4.05
?TO?
/nd
Return
(For Myrtle Beach.)
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Tickets for sale for all train>
each Saturday and for Sunda\
forenoon, trains commencing
Saturday, May .roth and continu
ing to Saturday, Sept. 4th, 19 '<).
limited to return Monday follow?
ing date of sale.
An excellent opportunity to
visit the famous Seashore Resorts
ol South Carolina at a minimum
cost.
For information, call on Ticket
Agent, or w rite.
W. J. CRAiG, T. C. WHITE,
Pas, Traf. M|r, G n. Pas. *gt.
WILMINbTON, N, C,
THE FINISHING TOUCH.
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of house building?the closernin
doore, sash and blinds are part of
our products, many and varied as
the? are, plain and fancy as you like,
but ail at plain prices. For eides?
top and bottom look at our lath. Hire,
cement, brick, bair, plaster, sewer
and drain pipes, etc., etc. The kind
of building materials you're looking
for, tbe quick delivery too want
here.
THE SUMTER DOOR, SASH AND
BLIND FACTORY.
J. W. McKeiver.
Proprietor.
Our Treatment
To our patrons is just a
little better than necessary.
WHY?
Because it don't cost any?
thing and there is good profit
in it
?See Us?
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In Security Offered.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, S. C.
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Makes an earnest bid for any Legitimate banking business w
throughout this section of our State. 5
It often depends upon how hard you try as to how well
you succeed.
?* FARMERS' BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Spares no effort to please its friends. It's increased pat?
ronage is an evidence of this fact.
Volume of Business, April 28th 1905, - $138,662.47
The same day 1909, .... $495,002.94
The Man With a Checking Can
Tell You of Its Many
tarn
It is estimated that ninety-five percent of the bus?
iness of our country is transacted by means of
checks and drafts. Under no other system could
we reach the high standard of development attain?
ed in the last fifty years.
A checking account with this bank will simplify
the transaction you are now doing on a cash basis.
^ Bank of Sumter
The negro bank in Richmond is J
doing remarkably well. Has anybody ;
vei heard Of any negro banks in ;
. ny of the Nortbern towns.?Charles- |
t >n News and Courier.
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PATENTS
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cupyrig-hta, etc., ,n all countries.
Bus'tnt.m direct rcith Washington gazes t:me%]
money and ?/ten the patent.
Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively.
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washington, d. c.
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jiSt fitted up. Have Dr. Z. F,
Highsmith's instruments and pre?
scriptions. We are now in a po?
sition to examine your eyes and
fit you properly to gl?ttet, or fill
vom eye glass prescriptions.
All work guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction.
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