The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 13, 1910, Image 2
! SHOOTING OF BAYMOR.
NEW YORK'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Wot M>FI>, PERHAPS FATALLY.
Would-bo Aasaaain Immediately
Overpowered ? Threatened by
Crowd*?Victim May Recover If
Complications Are Avoided.
New York. Aug. 9.?William O.
Oaynor. mayor of New York city, was
shot in the head and seriously
wounded today as he stood on the
promenade deck of the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm De? Grosse by James
J. Oallagher, a discharged and dis?
gruntled city employe.
Gallagher was almost Instantly
overpowered and arrested.
Thm ?not was fired at 9:1* o'clock
this morning. 10 minutes before the
?easel was due to leave her pier at
Hoboken. ft J., when the mayoc wi?
receiving farewells from a group of
friends preparatory to a vacation trip
to Kump?.
The bullet struck him behind the
right ear and ranged downward, in?
flicting a dangerous, though not nec?
essarily fatal wound. Unle i blood
poison develops, surgeons are hopeful
for the mayor's recovery, although at
his age?St years?such a wound is
essentially grave.
Taken to Hospital.
Tonight the mayor is at St. Mary's
hospital. Hoboken, surrounded by his
specialists, with members of his family
gathered near, awaiting the outcome
with anxiety. All early reports from
the hospital were hopeful In tone and
this evening, six X-ray negatives of
the wound were taken to facilitate an
operation for the removal of the bul
let
Gallagher, the would-be assassin, is
locked In a cell at Jersey City, held
without ball. He expresses no re?
morse.
The big liner was gay with flags and
ringing with shouted good-byes when
the tragedy occurred. Most of those
who had been aboard the ship to bid
farewell to friends or relatives had
gone ashore bet a little group re?
mained to tr.hx with the mayor. They
were standing on the port side of the
veasel. near the promenade deck for?
ward and were In the act of posing for
a group photograph when Gallagher
unnoticed, pushed his way almost to
the mayor's side and fired point blank
at his head.
First Minsen Fire.
He used a .38 calibre revolver and
an examination later disclosed that
the first cartridge had missed fire.
Tbl? probably saved the meyor's life,
for Oallagher. when he fir it pulled
the trigger, was less than two reet
away. Backing away slight.y In his
excitement, he pulled the trigger a
second time and sent a bullet crash
Ing into the mayor's neck below the
ear.
William H. Edwards, commissioner
of street cleaning, the former Prince?
ton fo.-ti.?ill star, struck Gallagher's
arm. #?s he did so, a second shot
pierced Edward's sleeve, inflicting a
?light flesh wound on the right arm.
wbh h remained undiscovered for
hours because of the excitement.
Cnmlndful of his wound Edwards
hit the man a blow in the face and
they crashed to the deck together,
Gallagher struggling and pulling
viciously at the trigger.
(HcrjN)wern IH??perado.
Hut Edwards was too much for
him Hi rained blow after blow in
Gallagher s now bleeding face, while
Robert A damson. Mayor Gaynor's
secretarv. and Archibald R. Watson,
eonnsei for the city, flung themselves
on the struggling two In attempt to
grasp the weapon. When Mr. Watson
had obtained possession of It. Ed?
wards and Gallagher continued a bit?
ter struggle about the deck, Edwards
now crying and shouting In his anger
and *x< itement and Gallagher pant?
ing as exhaustion began to grip his
limbs. When completely subdued a
pair of steel nippers were slipped on
his wrists by a special officer and be
was rushed through shouting and
threatening crowds off the vessel into
an automobile and arraigned be'or*
Reedier McO-^vern Of Hoboken.
Max or Not I'nconscloiiM.
I?u-lng the struggle with the man
who had attempted to take his life.
Mayor r. though badly wounded
and bleeding from the mouth and
nosr did not lose consciousness. The
Import of the bullet did not even
throw bim from his feet. but he
raised his hands to his ears and with
his face distorted with pain, he stag?
gered In a daxe and leaned across the
?hip's rail until Mr. Adamson came
to hh mUtance. Then some on.
drew a steamer chair to his side and
In this the mayor sank with relief.
A f*w minutes later bo was removed
to staterooms where thn ship's sur?
geon temporarily bandaged the
wound, preparatory to his removal to
thf* hospital
Ruf us duvnnr. a son. was the only
member of the mayor's family pi - >
ent wh. ? be was *hot.
'Tis the common Hag of nature that
we mi repose most confidence,
ar,d r . " e ?r. it ? ;t appreben
?ton. from things unseen, concealed,
and unknown?Julius Caesar.
FARMERS' CONGRESS.
Clomson Extension Work ? Article
xvm.
On August 31st and September let
and 2nd the farmers of this Stau
are Invited to assemble at Clemson
College for the purpose of holding a
round-up Institute or congress. There
will be assembled at this time at the
college some of the best experts along
the various lines of farming that can
be found In the United States. These
men will talk to the farmers and give
them the benefit of their experience
and study. They have been selectd
for this purpose not only for their
scientific training, but also because
they have had a large amount of prac?
tical experience In their special line
and thus will be abls to give prac?
tical science. In addition to the men
from outside of the State a number
of the most successful farmers of
this State have also been Invited and
have consented to give their ex?
perience for the benefit oi their broth?
er farmers, But while both of these
classes of speakers insure that those in
attendance will receive valuable in
fomatlon, it is hoped that all who at?
tend will realize that the greatest
good can come out of such meetings
only be a free discussion of the sub?
jects a.nong the farmers themselves.
It is therefore hoped that those in
attendance will consider that this is
their Institute, and will not only ssk
question, but also will not hesitate
to give their own experience. Only
by so doing can this congress be made
the success It should be. After all
all that the set speech can do is to
suggest ideas and that speech is the
best that arouses the greatest discus?
sion.
Rut even If there were no set
speeches, any farmer who comes to
the college with the right determina?
tion could not fall to reap rich bene?
fit. It Is but right that every farmer
of this State should be as familiar
with the college as he Is with his
own farm. This knowledge can only
be gained by a visit to the college of
two or three days and a close In?
spection of this magnificent educa?
tional plant that they have built
Every department will be open for
their inspection with each man of
the faculty in his place, thus afford?
ing an opportunity of becoming per?
sonally acquainted with the work and
with the man. Of these this last Js
perhaps the most valuable. When
you have known a man personally,
>ou are much more willing to accept
ad dee and suggestions from him.
At 'his meeting It Is hoped to
form some permanent organization
so that In the future this may be a
real congress with regularly accredit?
ed delegates. This State needs some
such organization where the business
of farming Is discussed in all Its
phases.
The object of this meeting is for the
improvement and instruction of thos^
who attend and all who have a de?
sire for such are Invited. It Is not
a pleasure gathering and while e'l
will be done to make the three days
pleasant, it is hoped that this pleasure
will come from Interest in the work.
Those who are not lnf' -ested In the
work of the college an ! Institute find
are bent only upon a froi'c will make
a mistake In coming and ire not In?
vited. Strict order will o? maintain?
ed and ample provision has been
made to that end.
Cost.
The railroads of the State have
been asked to give special rates for
this occasion and have Intimated that
such will be done. As soon as the In?
formation Is received from them as
to the rates, it will be published. All
who can had better come via Cal
houn. The college is one mile from
('alhoun on the main line of the
Southern and two miles from Cherry's
Station on the Blue Ridge railroad.
The hack fare from either station is
twenty-five cents and ample hacks will
be furnished by the liveryman. Mr.
rilnkscales, to accommodate those
desiring to ride.
Rooms and beds will be furnished
by the college free, but It will be well
for each person to bring their own
sheets. pillow cases and a light
hhinket. as the college cannot sup?
ply these.
Meals will be supplied at the mess
hall at thirty-five cents for single
meals or three for one dollar. The
college does not expect any profit from
these meals and will put full value
In the meals and service. After reach
Ing here a maximum expenditure of
four dollars should cover every legitl
mate expense It will hardly cost any
more than ten dollars Including
;HI expense! from home and return
from the most distant part of the
State.
Upon arrival at the OOllesja each
parson i* to register with the clerk
who win aaelgn rooma issuing a ticket
to same. Be sure and register and
receive this ticket, as no one will be
allowed a room who lias not a ticke t.
This Is neeessary to prevent confus?
ion and preserve order. The meal
hours will be:
I'.rcakfast, l.'Mt; Dinner 1; Supper
7:30.
Prompt a sea at meals win be neces
sary, as It will not be possible to
serve them hregularly, The fun
program will be published In the next
few days, so commence to plan the
trip.
Prof. D. N. Barrow.
Superintendent Extension Work.
WTI Ti ENTERTAIN VETERANS.
Spartanburg City Council Appropri?
ates $1,000 for Comfort and P'eas
ure of Visitors at Reunion.
Spartanburg, Aug. 9.?City council
voted unanimously this afternoon to
donate $1,000 to the fund to be used
to entertain Confederate veterans who
will attend the State reunion to be
held here on the 17th and 18th. This
action of council was first announced
tonight bv Msvor J. B. Lee before the
chamber f -ommerce meeting when
he was asked by Aug. W. Smith, the
ptteldtnt, for a statement as to what |
acti ?n council bad taken in the mat?
ter of entertaining the visitors at the ,
State reunion.
THE WONDERFUL PLEA.
Most Powerful Thing For Its Size
That Grows.
Charles Rothschild has for years
been the world's greatest flea collect?
or, a strange fad for a prince of
wealth. Rothschild was the first to
obtain and describe the orientlal rat
flea, which comes from the Nile. This
is the true carrier to man of the
black death, which has murdere 1
millions, untold millions, of people.
The disease occurs in rats, and one
oriental flea can cary It from a rat
to kill a man.
Egyptian or rat fleas have been
spread all over the warm countries
of the world by the rats which they
worry and ride. It has been proved
that man fleas and cat fleas can car
\ ry plague, but not so strong or dead?
ly as the rat flea's plague. One flea's
stomach and gizzard hold 6,000
plague germs, where germs can fur?
ther gr.)w and keep alive for fifteen
days, but after fifteen days white
blood cells In that rat's or flea's blooj
kill the plague germs. Fleas suck
j the rat's blood, and so get white ceMs
? from the rats. Both rats and fleas
! become co charged that the plag"?}
stops, owing to immunity.
Charles Rothschild years ago start?
led the wrold by paying $5,000 for a
pair t,f rare, almost unknown, Arctic
i fleas.
j All human fleas originated In north
I Europe, and were orglnlally on the
I badger before they learned to like to
1 live on man. Fleas are collected and
preserved in small tubes of alcohol,
! and no man could have believed that
' Uothschild's flea fad could have ever
borne such valuable wdsdom as to
prove that the Nile flea Is the dead?
liest of all things the world ever saw,
j for one flea bite will give a man the
' plague. If anybody can find an entire
1 Yf new breed of flea Tip promises that
1 Mr. Rothschild stands ready to re
celve the goods and pay the highest
market price the world affords.
The Egyptian flea does not thrive in
cold climates, for the plague weak?
ens under a temperature of 80 degrees
Farhrenheit.
The despised and detested flea Is a
fine circus and theatrical performer,
but It will be best to admit right off
the bat that the performing power
lies entirely in the struggle to break
bond and escape. A performing flea
is easily broken of his habit of Jump?
ing the fence or flying the coop. He
is fastened up in a pill box with glass
sides. This is made to whirl around
like a lottery d>ox or a Chink prayer
wheel, until the flea student is gradu?
ated by learning it is foolish, tire?
some and useless to jump since the
more he jumps the less he goes. But
most good performers are not trusted
One single fibre of raw silk is tied
around the flea's waist and knotted at
the back, a miniature sash, as it v^ere.
The other end of the fairy cable !i
glued to a post or ball and chain ~>r
some such rogue-holding flea-fasten?
er. Fleas may pull a carriage by
being harnessed In Queen May's fairy
coach with shafts made of finest
boar bristle.
The flea Is the most powerful thing
for its size that grows, barring some
bacteria that can hit a red corpuscle
so hard they can send it spinning
through the blood like a football. So,
when old Dobbin flea Is hitched to
his one-flea shay and set on a sheet
of blotting paper where he can pick
strong claw holds with the hooks and
claws he has at the end of every toe,
the equipage rolls off with all the j
brilliancy, speed and finery of one of
Alfred Vanderhllt's English turnouts.
The life of the performing flea Is
by no manner of means as short and
fleeting as most might Kuess, for they
usually live to be eluht months old.
Some Methuselah fleas act for a year
Flea outfits and Instructions in Paris
sell as high as a hundred dollars.
Some one-night stands make their
owners well-to-do flea .showmen.?
New York Press.
in a fast 11-Inning game at Lan?
caster, Monday, neither our boys
nor the Lancaster nine were abio to
break the tie, to when the game
had to be called in the eleventh on
nccount of darkness,
The Superior Sex.
(From the Chicago Post.)
There is a lot of vainglorious ex- ;
presslon on the part of the men about
their being the supeior sex. We hear
too much of man's endurance, of his
intellect, of his executive ability and
all that sort of thing.
Take a man and make him wear a
spotted veil and he will bo nearly
blind within a year.
Pinch a man into corsets and with?
in a we?k he will have heart trouble,
ehronic pluerisy, acute indigestion,
appendicitis and a funeral.
Pile a few pounds of false hair on
a man's head and he win succomo to
brain fever within a month.
Tie a man's ankles in a hopple
skirt and he will have rheumatism,
followed by paralysis of the legs from
lack of exercise.
Clamp a man's feet in tight shoes
and make him toddle about on high
heels and he will die of the charley
horse. ,
Man loses on the score of endur?
ance alone. Intellect and executive
ability are urged by the capacity to
combat these tortures and trials. Man
is undoubtedly the inferior sex and
should retire to the last row of seats
and be quiet.
Had No Guess Coming.
Cincinnati Times-Star.
"That statement made me think,"
said a veteran newspaper man, "of
the celebrated row between Presi?
dent Cleveland's colored man and
Secretary Hoke Smith's colored man.
The two were exercising their mas?
ter's horses out on a country road,
and got into a dispute as to what is
the best thing in the world. Finally
they made a bet of a dollar on it.
"Well, what is de bes' thing in de
world?" asked Cleveland's man.
"Roas' possum and sweet tatters',
said Hoke Smith's moke.
"Whoa," says Cleveland's man,
dragging at the bridle. He jumped
to the ground, seized Hoke Smith's
man by the leg and dragged him to
the dust.
"Take that," says he, lamming him
on the neck. "You mlslble black
rascal! Yo* ain't leave me nuffln' to
guess at."
We talk little If we do not talk
Qbout oarselves.?Hazlitt.
CERTAIN RESULTS.
Many a Sumter Citizen Knows How
Sure They Are.
Nothing uncertain about the work
of Doan's Kidney Pills In Sumter
There Is plenty of positive proof of
this in the testimony of citizens. Such
evidence should convince the most
skeptical doubter. Read the follow
Ing statement:
J. H. Grady, 16 Wright St., Sumter
S. C. says "I have no hesitation In
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills a?
they proved of great benefit to me
I used them for kidney trouble and
they helped me more than any other
remedy I had previously taken. M>
back ached nearly all the time and 1
had severe pains in my kidneys. The
kindey secretions were irregular in
passage and when allowed to stand
deposited sediment. I finally used
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured ai
China's Drug Store and they regula?
ted the passage of the kidney secre?
tions and removed the lameness from
my back. I have had no return 01
kidney trouble."
For sale by all dealers. Price 10
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other No. 17.
DROP IN
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to see our Display of
Bedroom Fur?
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Displayed for comparison
arc all the popular styles
in brass beds, brass and
enamelled iron?chiffon?
iers, dressing tables, bu?
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same display in all of our
other departments.
Shop here this month
for LOWKST prices.
Witherspoon Bros.
Furniture Com?
pany.
Busch's Golden Seal
Stock and Poultry Medicine
contains no poisonous substances?no
food fillers. It is medicine pure and sim?
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state that causes the sickness. A valuable remedy for Cows, Horses,
riheep, Hogs and Poultry. Try It. Bold under a guarantee or money
refunded. Sold by all druggists and dealers. Price 2oc., &0c and SI a can.
GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY COMPANY, Evansville, Ind.
Busch's Disinfectant and Hip Is guaranteed to destroy MITES and
LICE on chickens. Price 00c.
RELIABLE REMEDY
We feel safe about our stock and poultry as ions aa w*
have a can of ? w*
and
Busch's Golden Seal Stock
Poultry Medicine
In the house. For a sick horse, cow or chicken
It is lust the thing and we always depend
on It for results. John F. Maynard
? ???? O 1 will
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pain. The i ? ? .? thi lUalit;
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to prove it?
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The Y. M. C. A. Fund
The first payments on Y. M.C. A. subscriptions are now
due and payable.
In order to facilitate collections and have these pay?
ments made as voluntarily as were the subscriptions, ar?
rangements have been made with the banks of the city to ac?
cept same.
We are therefore prepared and will be glad to receive
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