The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 31, 1910, Image 3
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rMON4L
Mr. *nd Mr?. Claude Mason, of
Otbaon. N. CM are visiting relativst
hsra.
Mlsa Annie ?tubbs, of Georgetown,
la epeadlng th? holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. 8. W. Stubbs.
Mr. D. Larar Bissel, of Charleston,
is visiting Mrs. LaFar on Chestnut
Mr. Wyndham Manning is at home
from the Patted State? Military Aca
teany. Weet Point, for a aeek's stay.
Mr and M*-*. VlvUn Mo?e*, of
Kw. 4 the holidays
with tfn*. AltamoTit >..?sea
aSr of Columbia
agaat Cb.^tmss Hay i>| the city.
Mr and Mr*. N.III O'Dolfhell left
Sato' ' n Florida, when
^Hk- ib ? ! i Jaye.
Mt Xlni -eturned from
th it to purchase
a e? ' mules for th?>
rKlt?K- l? ; I ck Co.
Shaw spent
attending the
annlng Pres
r, of Oreen
v.he. \n visiting at rapt. and Mrs, K
8. .trat?!?'?.
Mr R. f Salem, was
0aniu*t Carter ?f Richmond,
Va.. Is i-? 11 ?? w days stay.
Mr. ! W iltimore. who
spent b 'tmus with his parents, Mr.
v< - left Tuesday
ys Chandltg.
'?re id friends at
i
M. c. M.ifj
m%T moth. r.
r Mulllns.
VI rs. Charles
G. M of Bishop
nesday.
spending the
>f Mayesvllle
Weil - i , ,
hsU Mill, i ei landina,
h *h? o f?vW- day?
ley h -v.
POSTAL Ur.l K IT SMALLF.ll.
ONE COMPANY GIYEfl MOO,000.
Stetson Prints Christmas Gifts
to tyOOO Fniployos.
Philadelphia, Dec. 24.?The annual
distribution of Christmas presents
smonff the employes of the John B.
Stetson Hat Company took place to?
day. The total value of the presents
of money, stock, watchps and chains,
turkeys and articles of wearing ap?
parel which were given to the force
of 6,300 persons at the plant Is esti?
mated at $300,000.
To each apprentice boy was given
either a $5, $10 or $20 goldplece , a
gold watch and chain and stock in the
John ft. 8tetson Building and Loan
Association.
The Tiring Line.
I >n January loth at the Academy
Of Music amusement lovers will be
*,'i\< n the first opportunity of seeing
a dramatised version of any of Mr.
Robert W. Chambers celebrated nov?
els, when "The Firinsr Line" will be
presented. All who have read Mr.
Chambers' books, which include "The
Fighting1 Chance." "The Younger
8et" and "The Danger Mark" will
look forward with considerable in?
terest to a stage portrayal of the
c haracters such as no author but Mr.
Chambers can create.
BACK GITE* OVT.
Plenty of Stimter Readers Have This
Experience.
You tax the kidneys?overwork
them??
They c.tn't keep up the continual
?train.
The back gives out?It aches rind
pains;
L'rinary troubles set In.
Don't wait longer?take Doai. s Kid?
ney PlUa
Sumter people tell you how they
act.
8. C. Brown. 110 Calhoun St.. Sum?
ter. 8. C, says: "I used Doan's Kid?
ney Pills and they did me more good
than all the other remedies 1 had pre?
viously, tried. I suffered severely
from a lame back and some days was
not able to work. I hurt me to stoop
or lift. I could not rest well and no
position I ?m*uni*u was comfortable.
In the morning upon arising, my baea
s^ lame that I could nardly get
it. The kidney secretions also eon.
ed Berlinern and wer* tod fro
GKRONIMO IN ACTION.
The Indian ChU'f's Story of How II?
Whipped thfl Mexicans.
About noon wo began to hear thei
?peaking my name with curses. I
the afternoon the general came <
the Held, and the lighting becan
more furious. 1 gave orders to r
warriors to try to kill all the Me.
can officers. About 3 o'clock the g<
tral called all the officers together
the rigJit side of the field. The pi;
where they assembled was not v?
far from the main stream, and a
tie ditch ran out close to where
officers stood. Cautiously I craw
out this ditch, very close to where
council was being held.
The general was an old wan
The wind was blowing in my di
tlon, so that I could hear all he .*
and 1 understood most of it.
is about what he told them: "
cers, yonder in those ditches are
red devil Oeronimo and his \
band. This must be their last
Ride on them from both sidt
the ditches. Kill men, women
children. Take no prisoners;
Indians are what we want. D
spare your own men; ? xtermina
band at any cost. I will pot
wounded to shoot ail desert en
back to your companies and adv
Just as the command to g
ward was given I took delibera
at the general, and he fell,
instant the ground around n
riddled with bullets, but I w
touched. The Apaches had
From all along the ditches an
fierce warery of my peopb
columns wavered an instant ai
swept on. They did not retr.
til our fire had destroyed th
ranks. After this their light! <
not so fierce, yet they contii
rally and readvanee until dar
also continued to speak my
with threats and curses. The
before the firing had ceased ;
Indians had crawled out of th<
es and set fire to the long
grass behind the Mexican
Ourlng the confusion that f
we escaped to the mountains.
"Geronimo's Story of Ills Life
M. Barrett
'l he man In the upper Mr
sleep all th^ sounder for the cnoMt
ledge that he has si ieast
something for the porter.- -C
Science Monitor.
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i
iEN LEPER DEAD.
f V. Kirk Dies ut Hei- Alken
Home.
Dec. 27.?After being under
jo for more than two years,
hlcn time she had not been
to leave her residence, Miss
Kirk died tonight at six
She contracted cold several
) and this is believed to have
tor death. No statement was
onight by her physic ns, Drs.
?oft and T. C. Stone,
funeral arrangements have
ade. Miss Kirk has no im
> relatives in Aiken. And, as
ith was unexpected, they were
;ifled until after her death,
death of Miss Kirk marks the
a m??st remarkable case. It is
at she contracted leprosy some
rs ago in Brazil, to which
y she was a missionary of the
'terian church. When she re
l home she was treated by
famous leprosy specialists, in
g Dr. Hutchinson af London,
vas pronounced cured by that
rity and returned to America,
said she was making a second
to London when intercepted by
intlne officers. That was some
?ars ago.
e fact that BftiSfl Kirk ever suf
from leprosy was closely
ded from the public. More than
years ago it became rumor -d
the lady had leprosy. The <>x
nent was astounding, and the
rd of health immediately ordered
Investigation. The local physi
is were divided, some asserting she
been cured, others that she still
ered from the malady. Dieting*
led physicians from all parts of
country examined the lady, but
. too, were divided.
the board of health were
^at she was a menace to
> bey immediately took
i hot to the pest house,
"*h an injunc
* carrying
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Sumter, S.
Capital and Profits,
SPECI
A load of Eighteen Mulct And
arrive ;il>out December Jfith. We a
week in December and the first wee
and make room for another load wl.
to see the cash, but those offering 1
count as the cash bayer. Now Is tl
We are still selling our Hutfjr
prices.
The S. M
In ..i "> 4* - ? :.et them off ba d
? ..; .'rv iMta Wm I a*
m will re re . tat a 'ii*
?son i^o.
ur
Best
alesman
NEWBERRY LAD KILLF
The value?represented in high
grade quality, is self-evident in our
stocks of
FINE FURNITURE
Quality in design?in finish?qual?
ity that means the best recommen?
dation for our offerings as every buy
?r is bound to find satisfaction with
purchase, large or small.
t? best bargains?it'll pay you
to shop b^re.
Ifekj ?i I n "^HOS. FURNITURE
?a^ < ?MPANT.
Dies Front Self Inflicted Wound
Parlor Rifle.
Columbia, Dec. 29.?Charles
the 15-yc
Lake, of .
suits of .
llicted on
parlor ril
ing all th .
nd Hare
?When
and your
through re. take g
dose of C ? <
bathe your feet in hot water
going to bed, and j-ou are almo
tain to ward off a severe col
sale by all dealers.
Tom Dixon says novels have
a back seat. Tom's novels nev
occupy the "amen corner" exc
Macon News.
Saved From Awful Deatl
How an appalling calamity
family was prevented Is told
McDonald, of Fayettville. N.
D. No. 1 "My sister ha
B "?he wa
thir? and pase, and had n
and ?attn -d to grow wealth
?uien failed, ti
ry w?a.-. tri?
her, ih
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