The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 10, 1911, Image 3
13 A "CORNER" ILLEGAL ?
Qt FSTlON IIKOK.HT HHX>H1
UNITED STATUS SiJ'lU Mi:
(OHRT,
Governm< in Xppeuls From Iftecbdi.'i
of h.\?rr C ourt That Attempt t>
Fix Price* Thun Is Not Inegal.
Washington. May 6.?Another pux
Sling question ahout the Sherman
antl trust law today made Its ap?
pearance In the supreme court of the
Vnlted States to plague that tribunal.
It was this: Does a conspiracy to
fix the price of a commodity by pro?
curing* a "corner" constitute a vio?
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law?
The government ranks the Import?
ance of the question along side that
of the Standard OH and tobacco cases
now awaiting decision by the supreme
court.
The latest member of the "trust"
family came to the court in a writ of
error obtained by the government
from the recent decision of Judge
Itmss of the New York federal court,
In regard to the anti-trust law indict?
ment against James A. Patten. Eu?
gene C. Scales, Frank P.. Hayne and
William P. Drown. The court dis?
missed the counts In the Indictment
which charged a conspiracy to "coi?
ner" the cotton market. The indict?
ment arose out of the "bull" cam?
paign In cotton In 1910 on the New
Tork cotton exchange. It was esti?
mated that the alleged leaders of the
campaign. Patten. Scales. Hayne and
Brown, made between $10,000,00??
and $12.000.000.
The case was d rcketed today as
No. 1033. which means ordinarily
that It will not be reached for argu?
ment and consideration by the court
for nearly three years. Inasmuch as
the appeal of the government was
made under the criminal appeals act,
the department of Justice must 'dili?
gently prosecute* the appeal. Con?
sequently preparations are being
made to hsve the case advanced for
hearing early next October.
The government's position in the
case was stated by Judge Wgygg :
be "that any combination which In?
terferes with the right of the manu
facturerer to purchase a commodity
moving In Interstate commerce at
prices determined by the competitive
tow of normal market conditions di?
rectly restrains Interstate commerce
and violates the federal anti-trust
statutes."
Tbs lower court held that the gov
smment s position could not he main?
tained.
Judge Noyes said there was no di?
rect relation between prices and in?
terstage commerce and that the vol?
ume of shipments did not necessarily
depend upon toe lowness of price.
THE WINSTON-HALKM sot Til
BOt'ND.
Ini|*>rtant New Railroad Connect! >u
Sumtcr.
On May the 1st the Winston-Sal. m
Southbound railway, ninety miles in
length, In connection with the At
Jatlc Coast Line Inaugurated through
train service between Wlnston-Salem.
N. C, and Florence, S. C, where
cloae connections are made to and
from Sumter and thereby opening up
an entirely new territory already hav?
ing twenty towns ond regular sta?
tions with this section.
The train leaving Sumter at 7:40 a.
m.. dally and reaching Florence at 9
a .m. connects with the new train
leaving there at 10.00 a. m.. daily
and arriving Darlington 10:25 a. m..
< h-raw 1143 a. m., Wadesboro. 12:42
a. Lexington and Wlnston-S.ilem.
5:IS p. m.
The return schedule Is to heave
Wlnston-Salem at 12:10 noon dally
and reach Sumter 9:25 p. m.
W. J. CHAIG,
Passenger Traflic MgJrOftf,
wilwinnon, N, c,
5-4-tf? IAW.
To Beekeepers..
Th^ a. I. Loot Co., Medina, Ohio,
are offering a six month's trial sub?
scription to Gleanings In Bee Cul?
ture and a tf?a book on bee keeping
and their 1911 catalogue of bee sup?
plies sll for :wenty-flve cents.
Gleanings In Bee Culturo is Un?
loading publication of ts kind In this
country. Is issued twice a month for
$1.00 a year. It is handsomely
printed and Illustrated.
Addre?s The A. 1. Boot Co.. Medi
Ina. Ohio.
In writing mention this paper.
\nnual lb union I nitcd < oftfed? I
Vggfgggm, l ittle llock.. Ark.. Ma\
iMih. nn
i '?r thi* i h igfteej the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad has authorised special
low rate*. May 13'h. 1Mb and 1Mb
limited until Mav llrd, Ttekel emi
be deposited at LltMe Ilm k. and upon
payment of a fee <?/ fifty cent-*, ;it I no
of de poult, limit of ticket ? an I ?
tended t?>, arid Including Jim- 1Kb,
191 1.
For rates and Information, applv
to nearest agent, or T. C White,
General Passenger Vgent. Wilming?
ton, N. C
HUMAN SKULL PUZZLE.
A Cavity That May Hava Been the
Seat of a Sixth Sense.
Despite the progress of physiology
tho study of the human body Is full
of mystery. Some of Its well known
organs have never revealed either
their uses or the reason of their cftfl
tlon. The part played by the spleen
In humau life was discovered but re?
cently. It Is now regarded as one of
the principal agents In the circulation
of the blood. But there are in the
marvelous human organism inys
terlous parts which It Is possible tint
no savant, however profound his
learning, may ever understand. For
Instance, In the skull, behind the car?
tilage of the nose, there Is a little
cavity of unknown origin. Physiolo?
gists believe that at one time?several
thousand generations ago?it contained
a gland consisting of two lobes Joined
by their common base.
This cavity-the delta turclca?Is, In
the opinion of certain savants, the
?estige of a sixth sense which was of
great use to the antediluvian ances- I
tors of man. It Is believed that this
little gland enabled them to see In the
darkness when they had not yet learn?
ed the secret of procuring light: that
It was the seat of the mysterious
sense of situation or locality, the pow?
er to orient their course, the sense so
highly developed to this day in sav?
ages and certain animals. The theory
Is plausible, but It is doubtful whether j
man will over acquire any real knowl- j
edge of the reason for the existence
of the delta turclca.?Exchange.
NESTS IN COLONIES.
Homes of the African Grosbeaks as
Big as a Native's Hut.
The biggest bird's nest in the world,
not excepting the 9tork'9, is built by
the African grost>eak. It is really 100
nests or more bound together with
closely interwoven sticks, vines and
strands of coarse grass and is not
built by a single pair of birds, but by
a colony of them. It is of such enor?
mous size that at a little distance it Is
often mistaken for one of the native
huts built In the trees so frequently
found in wild tropical countries where
man eating animals abound, and the
only way to sleep in safety Is to "roost
high."
The birds usually select a thorn tree,
probably because of the protection af?
forded by the sharp, long thorns
against marauders. All around the
nest the roof of sticks, thatched with
dry grnss, projects to let the rain run
off. A deep fringe of grass hangs from
this cornice like a curtain to keep out
any stray drops. These great nests
are added to from year to year, each
pair of mated birds building on the
main nest. Sometimes the nest be
comes too heavy, and the branch
breaks or the great mass of sticks falls
to the ground, destroyed by its own
weight. The grosbeak Is no larger
than an English sparrow and Just as
gregarious.?New York Press.
Honesty Extraordinary.
A traveler writing In an Italian
magazine says that the Swiss canton
of Tlclno Is inhabited by the most hon?
est folk It is possible to imagine. In
most of the Tlcinese villages, the
writer aays. the oldest inhabitants do |
not remember any case of thieving. I
however petty, within a lifetime. Lost I
objects when found must never be
taken away: they must be left where
they were dropped or placed In a con?
spicuous posltlou so thnt the rightful
owner can find his property more easi?
ly. The case is cited of an American
woman tourist who lost her purse on
an excursiou In the Val Capiiasca.
The purse contained gold coin and a
Jeweled watch. Upon returning from
her trip she found the purse with its
contents Intact on a little heap of
leaves, so placed that it could not fail
to attract her attention.?New York
Sun.
The Parsaes of India.
It was at a point near the ancient
city of Surat that the Parsees first
landed in India when driven out of
Persia by their Mohammedan conquer?
ors eleven centuries ago. Few things
nre more remarkable than the manner
In which this small community has re?
tained its religion and racial charnc
teristics unchanged during that long
period. The peculiar style of head?
dress worn by the Parsees Is said to
km Mm ninili? rornpnlsory by the
Hindu king of India when the Pnrsees
first obtained refuge In that country,
and they hnve used it ever since. To?
day the Parsees are the leading com?
mercial nation of India.
Told Him In Few Words.
A man once wrote to the Itev. O. II.
Spurgeou. the famous preacher, saying
that lie had heard he smoked and could
not bt llt've it to be true. Would Mr
IpWgnOfl write and tell htm if it rtal<
ly irai so? The reply was:
MDtof Sir?I cultivate my flowers
und burn inv waeda Yours truly, C. H,
Spurgoon."
PuzzWng.
Millions?Do iron think you will
learn to lik?' your titled son In-lnwV
. ? Billions i don't know, I tnu'fl toll
Wnofl to plaeu him In my expense ac?
count. Ho li neither tt recreation nor
an tnvoatmoot,
A Child Wonder.
"What >i oronderfnl memory your
child tins for names and foceal"
Toa," replied Ihe proud mother
i "She never folia to recofjnttu any nf
her former ?topr'nthem.'*?Judge.
True fluey consists in <o iivine
to asaka tho world happier und bettor
' for our Hrlng Pliny,
A feiH ??feeling makes us won*
droaa kli d.?Our irk.
BASEBALL SIGNS.
Thsir Importance Is Much Greater
Than Their Number.
Among the pi lytfg wo do not use tne
word "signal." With us it Is a "sign."
There are not as inai.y "signs" used on
8 ball club as the public would believe.
Of course the ratchet must "sign" the
pitcher for every ball that he throws.
That Is to prevent confusion or. as we
say. to keep from "crossing each
other." The catcher has a sign for a
curve ball, a fast ball and a slow one.
To ball players all curve halls, such
as the drop and the outeurve, are call?
ed "u curve." The catcher gives the
same sign for any one of them. We
do not call I ball that Jump? "in" a
curve. Ball players do not recognize
the incurve. That is called a fast ball.
Any ball thrown by a right handed
pitcher with sufficient speed will Jump
Inward to a slight degree. The out
curve and drop are unnatural curves,
and the ball must he spun in an un?
natural manner to get that peculiar
??break."
The only other "sign" of importance
is the one the batter gives to the run?
ner when he Intends to hit the ball, if
he wunts the runner to start as he
swings tthe bit and run play) he gives
blm a certain sign. There are any
number of signs used for this play.
Sometimes the batter gives it by rub?
bing his hand over the small end of
the bat Again, he may give it by
knocking the dust from his shoes with
the big end of the bat.?John J. Mc
Graw In Metropolitan Magazine.
EAST INDIAN RUNNERS.
Kahars Who Can Regularly Make a
hundred Miles a Day.
Ordlunry Marathon races seem rath?
er insignificant compared with the
regular performances of a certain east
Indian caste. These Kahars, also
knowu as Jhlnwnrb, live in the Pun
Jab, where for centuries they have
acted as runners, fishermen and water
fowl catchers.
The men are trained runners and are
said to be able to go a hundred miles a
day without resting. According to
Baily'8 Magazine, there is a well au?
thenticated instance that Tika Ram,
the son of Lalu Ham, carried dis?
patches 300 miles In three days?from
Mean Mil- to Moertlt.
The point discussed, however, is
whether the normal exertions of the
Kahar post runners and the similar ex?
ertions of Jlnrikisha men shortened
their lives, and it appears that the Ka?
hars, trained from childhood to be dis?
tance runners, live to be old men. They
are not only able to withstand the
strain of running great distances un?
der a heavy load, but thrive under It.
The Jlnrikisha man. too. notwith?
standing his irregular diet, excessive
use of liquor and exposure to the ele?
ments, lives to a reasonable age. In
Tokyo when a census was taken of the
Jlnrikisha mun a few years ago there
were found to be more than 1,300 who
were over fifty-rive years of age.
Sailing Is So Interesting.
The lady was reading a nautical
novel. She struggled along bravely for
a few minutes, but finally had to ap?
peal to her husband.
?'Gerald." she said, "the author says
that the boat was sailing 'wing and
wing.* What does that rneau? I've
been on a yacht, hut I never heard that
before."
! "That means." answered Gerald, re?
joicing in the fact that he, too, had
I spent several hour9 on a sailing ves
eel?"that means that the schooner had
her malns'l out to port and her fores'I
out to starboard, Ar vice versa."
"Oh, I see!" cried the lady. It's Just
like a chicken?a wing on each side.
And now I understand why they call
those little sails in the middle 'Jibs.'
It's short for 'giblets,' of course. Isn't
sailing interesting?"?Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Ancient Architecture.
Herr Knauth, the architect In charge
of the Cathedral of Strassburg, has
shown that the principles of construc?
tion followed by the great cathedral
builders of former times are identical
with those used by the builders of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulation. The same simple geo?
metrical figure underlies all these con?
structions. More than this, Herr
Knnuth traces the architectural prin
ciple in the formation of crystals and
lnyfliWn thin forninlft! MTho luws of
proportion In mediaeval architecture
are the geometrical laws of crystalli?
zation."
Cause of the Delay.
"Why i? your friend Staying so long
In New York?"
"I don't know--haven't heard which
of the two reasons is keeping him.'"
"Which of the two?"
"Yes. whether he Is having too good
a time to come away or has spent all
his money and can't get away."? Buf?
falo Express.
Chronic.
"One thing about .Mux. he never
comes Into one's office without knock?
ing."
"Another thing about .Tlni is that ho
never goes anywhere without knock?
ing." Houston i'<?st.
Self.
A perfect understanding of self is a
perfect understanding <?f all things,
for man is the condensed whole.
From such a man no p..wer is with
held. A'l things arc obedient to him.
?Freedom.
Fife, upon the whole, : fnr more
pleasurable than painful ? w is?? wo
would not feel pain so impatiently
when It pomes.?Leigh Hunt.
Judge j, i.. G?lls, o! Bombert, was
In the cits Friday.
HARD TO GET IN.
The Real rangoments for Admission
to nie liar More Rigid And Let*
Than Half the Applicants Are Ad?
mitted.
Columbia, May 6.?The increasing
strictness of the Bar examinations is
.shown by the fact that the Hoard to
daj recommended the admission of
only eight out of eighteen applicants
who stood this week. The follow?
ing were admitted: 1. Jennings
White, Hock Hill, George Lamb Built,
Charleston; M. L. Marion, Chester;
Horace C, Taylor, Winnsboro; Mar?
ion W. Swibrook, Sumter; George C.
Evans, Jr.. Rock Hill; Joseph S.
Mitchell, Florence; Paul T. Palmer,
Charleston.
Civic League Festival.
The Civic Legaue knowing that
Sumter people love that toothsome
delicacy known as Fish Stew, will
have an extremely large pot of the
best stew ever made in Sumter at
their spring festival to be held on
May 17th on Cooper's lot, corner
Church and Calhoun Streets.
The chefs are past masters in mak?
ing delicious articles of diet so do
not fail to be on hand. There is a
hot bowl on for you.
Clerk Carrier Examination.
By direction of the Civil Service
commission there will be held in this
city on May 31st, an examination for
postofllce clerks and carriers. The
examination will consist of the fol?
lowing subjects. Spelling. arith
rietic, letter writing, penmanship,
copying from plain copy, United
State! geography reading addresses.
Applicants must be between the ages
of 18 and 45 years. For application
forms and instructions to applicants,"
apply to B .R. Sanders, secretary of
the local board of civil service ex?
aminers, at the postoffice.
Baseball at Wcdgelcld.
Wedgetield, May 5.?In the first
game of the season, played at this I
place, the Wedgefield team defeated
the team from Pinewood by the score
of 33 to 3. The game was one sided,
as Wedgefield had things going her
way from the start and there was no
chance of the visitors winning at any
time.
The batteries were: Wedgefield,
Chandler and Moore and McLaurin
and Ryan; Pinewood, Plowdcn, Cur?
tis, Reynolds and Curtis.
Mr. Richard Stellner has gone
from here to Baltimore where he will
take steamer for Germany, in which
country he will remain until next
August, when he will return with
several persons who will be employ?
ed to assist him in the New York Ba?
kery.
Foley'* Kidney Remedy Acted Quick?
ly.
M. N. George, Irondale, Ala., was
bothered with kidney trouble for
many years. "I was persuaded to try
Foley Kidney Remedy, and before
taking it three da>*3 I could feel Its
beneficial effects. The pain left my
back, my kidn?oy3 action cleared up,
and I am so much better, I do not
hesitate to recommend Foley Kidney
Remedy." W. W. Slbert._
FOB BALE?At once, 22 head of
fine mules. Sold cheap for cash.
Apply to B. P. Pi:ts, or phone 3S4.
SEED CORN?a few bushels of
Prise seed corn from Boys' Corn
club (Gherrlck Prolific), will te
sold in small or large quantities.
Apply Sumter Seed Store, M. E.
Brown, Prop., 113 North Main
Street. 4-25-3L
MONEY MAKE*, COTTON SEED?
Will pay y.ui, if you are raising
cotton, if you m not posted, it
will pay you to investigate. We can
furnish a limited quantity ol pure
seed, raised on our farm where
there has never been any blight.
$1.00 per bushel. Let us book your
order at once if you intend to plant
Money Maker. C. P. Osteel Co.,
Sumter. S. C. 2-1-tf
will cure any skin disease, That's
the price ?>f HI NT'S Cl BE, and
it absoluteh guaranteed,
Sold By
SIBEH1 'S liltrtJ STORE,
A.B. RICH AHDS MEDICINE CO.Sherman. Texas
TEACHERS EXAMIN ATION.
SHOOTING AT DAVIS STATION.
Nino Voung Ladle. Take Teacher*' cu*e Ridceway shot l? ill* Coast*,
? \;'.minat inn.
The spring examination for teach?
ers was held by Superintendent of
Education Haynaworth on Friday
In the Court room of the court house
and there won nliw young ladles
ready to take the examination. The
would-be teachers were allowed th"ir
own time and th?- examination took
up most of the day.
Correction and Explanation.
In the report of the funeral ser?
vices of Miss Mary Wltherspoon,
there were several palpable errors,
d ie to poor penmanship and worse
proof reading, but which the intel?
ligent reader promptly detected, in?
asmuch as the worda .substituted by
the intelligent competitor for those
intended by the writer were totally
out of harmony with the contents of
the article. In one instance the
Julius Rldgewajr.
Mannin?? Times, May .'i.
A most deplorable shooting oc?
curred last Saturday afternoon at Da?
vis Station, resulting in Cleve ltldg?
way being dangerously shot by his
cousin, Julius Ridge way. Both are
young men about 23 years of age.
Tho injured man was hit on th? arm
and in the abdomen. Doctor Stukes
reached the wounded man and ad?
ministered to him, and later Dr. Wil?
son called to s??e him. Julius Ridge
way came to Manning Saturday night
and gave himself up to Sheriff Gam?
ble. The young man will have to re?
main in jail to await th<- result of
the wounds of "Cleve." We are In?
formed the trouble between these two
cousins originated some time back
because Julius refused to take "Cleve"
to see a young lady, ai.u last Satur?
day they happened to meet at the
"station," hot word3 passed between
them. Julius waited off, Cleve fol
word "noted" was substituted for j lowing, and when he got within a
"mortal" and in another "memoriz- | few steps Julius shot him with a 32
ed" appeared when the word should I calibre pistol. WTe are also told that
have been "mourned." The regular j the wounded man has requested his
proof reader was absent, and hi3 ' people not to prosecute Julius.
substitute, lacking years of experience j _m _
in this >vork and familarity with the , It startled the World
writing of our corresponnd mis when the astounding claims wer? first
fell into error along with the type- made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
setter out forty years of wonderful cures
I have proved them true, and every
where it is now known as the best
J. M. Howell, a popular druggist salv?e on earth for burns, boils, scalds,
of Greensburg, Ky., says, "We use sores, cuts, bruises, sprains, swellings.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our eczema, chapped hand, fever sores
own household and know it is excel- and piles. Only 25c at Sibert's Drug
lent." For sale by all druggists. Store.
FAREWELL MESSRS. CHICKEN LICE, MITES ANO
. ALL YOUR KINSFOLK ! ?
We Have Orderes for You to Move
Kreso Dip will hold the fort. Do not wait till the
lice and mites take a strong hold. Use in time and
save your little biddies.
SIBERT'S DRUG STORE,
W. W. Sibort, Prop.
8 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C.
Stem the Tide
Its been said "There is a tide in the affairs of man,
which taken at its flood, leads on to riches."
Keep your account with
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
And be prepared to &em the tide.
Opportunity is said to
knock but once?
Hut you have a chance to open an account with this bank
six days out of tvery week. Once you have started to sav?
ing a part of your earnings, you will be prepared whenever
a good business opportunity presents itself.
Having a bank account helps create business ability.
The Bank of Sumter
Established 1889
DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR.,
DENTIST,
18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30.
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