University of South Carolina Libraries
. ?-jjt c?atrjnuai at? ^flutij?Wt. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1801 The Sumter Watcnman was toundec in 1S5U and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined cireulatiori and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium io Samter. The Texas oottoo growers are talk? ing of reducing the acreage this year There, as elsewhere, it will probably ead io talk There is something about the pension system that appears to be ao incentive to fraud. A few days ago we heard of a case that came before the Samter Corjoty pension board that shows how careless some meo are about swearing to things of which they have oo knowl? edge. ? certain mao made applica? tion for a peosioc aod two reputable ex-Coe federates signed affidavits that the applicant had served io the Con? federate army. - The board ascertain rd the facts, however, aod the application was refused. The facts were that the applicant w&s a conscript and never saw a day's active service. While in charge of t%e conscript officer OD the way to Colombia he pot his band under a car wheel at Kiogvilie aod deliberately let it crush four fingers. He was sent to the hospital? instead of to the army, sod wheo hie hand, minos the four Sagers, healed, he was discharged and returned home The meo who signed the application of this conscript-fraud, ' did so, we are informed, takieg the word of the aforesaid fraud aod making oath that he had serged io the army, with oat knowing that be had dooe so Instead of making it easier to obtaio a psnsioo.every possible precaution 9bould be taken to purge the rolls of frauds sod to keep them c(f. ?he terms Denmark names for the sale cf her West India ieiands will not be accepted bf-the United States gov? ernment The gang io power are buying taxable snjems. not free trade citizens. England's finances have been brought to eu oh a iow ebb by the costly Boer war that resort will be had to a protective fnriff to ratee the needed sTeveane Borne of the Nsw York papers think "that Carcegte is overdoing the library idea and tbat tbe oity bsd much better spend money to provide long and urgently needed school honans than on the sr.. s for the sixty five proposed Car negie libraries They argue with con? siderable force that tbe libraries wiil cot benefit tho thousands of children who are growing op tu absolute igno rance because ifcere ts DO room for them in the sob?os Tee City Council can, by increas ing tbe street tax, raise more money than the bicycle license tax supplied and at the same time do no violence to the constitution If the work on the St ?te Houee ie not properly done it will not be for lack o watching We know no;b ingas to tbe merits of the controversy between Col Marshall and the other members of the board, but we are satisfied tbat the result will be bene? ficial, for there wi?! be littie oppor, tuni:y for jobbery and shoddy work wniie so close ar.d vigiient a walch ! is kept over the contractors Sbccid Senator McLaurin control the distribution cf the Federal patron? age ir: ibis State, acting as McKiu ley's ageut, hie democracy would have a more tainted ordor than it hae at prfr*exjt The assertion ?3 openly and frequently made io Washington that McLaorto wiil deal out tbe loaves and fishes for McKinley in South Care i'...ci Why should Oft Council "re quc-st" the Eiectr^ Ligbt Co , to improve tbe eorvice aod replace broken globes on arc lights? if the service is not satisfactory, if the com pany has not compiled with terms oi the contract, wby not withhold foti payment Poor service merits poor pay and full pay snoald not be given for anytbtog less tbsa the contract specifies. " Bequests are excellent in their place, but tbe way to reach the soul of a corporation is to hit the pocket book "Requests!'1 "Re? quests" have been made before, but what of tbe resolte ? Tbe first number cf the Mayesville Times was issued yesterday It is a five oolumn folio. The business men of Mayeevilie are well represent ed in its advertising columns, which is an indication that the venture will be a success Mr W T Grant is editor of tbe Times, and we extend to him our best wishes for the sue cess of bis venture It would b* interesting to know how much cash down Agunaldo gets out of bis capture this time When tbe Spanish induced bim to advise his followers to lay down their arms and leave the Philippines himself, he was paid a tidy sum This Funston capture reads too much like it was prearranged with Aguinaldo and ex ecated with his connivance to arouse much enthusiasm. England, Japan and the United States acting in concert have tempo rarily blocked Russia's Manchuria scheme, but no one believes tbst Russia will be turned aside from the fixed purpose to obtain absolute con trol of Manchuria. Sumter will have no connection with the long distance telephone lines any time soon, if at all, and there is no immediate prospect of securing a connection with Columbia or Charles ton or aDy of the towns in the upper part of this State The action of Council Thursday night fortifiies the Sumter Telephone Co., io its monop? oly of the telephone business in this city, and to a certain extent, that action benefits a few citizens, as it 8but8 off competition in their line of business, but it is difficult to see wherein the public at large is bene fitted in the remotest degree On the contrary it seems thai; the public has been denied the benefit of com petition, which usually gives better service and lower prices in all lines of business. The proposed new tele phone exchange would have given to Sumter, as soon as established, con nection with the long distance lines that now traverses ?he south, connect? ing not only all the important towns in this and adjoining St8tes, but ail the cities cf the country The pro moiers of the new exchange also pro? posed to eiva lower rates than the old company now charges and to bind themselves to inetal the best equip ped system that could be obtained This was a business proposition, and, to the writer, it appears that it should have been accepted by Conn eil The old company has ?bad a monopoly cf the field for about seven years, and, if with the vantage ground of possession it could not hold the business it now bas, there must be something radically wrong Them? is no use worrying over what has been done, however, and as the ex elusive franchise has only about, ihrer years more to TGU the old company will have to meet competition even tually, unless it shall before that time forestall prospective competitors by giving strictly first class service at tbe lowest possible rates at which the business can be successfully con ducted We are uot anxious to have two or three competing telephone exchanges in Sumter, but we are desirous of bavins a service thai shall be the best to be had, the c qa;?; of that enjoyed by other towns If the; Sumter Telephone Co can and will give us such service at the rater charged in other towns, let them do KO and there will be no c^molaiot If it Ciw't or wont, then the doors should be thrown open ft-r those who can arid will to come in That is the 9?ny we look at this matter. Fruits of the War Tax. Washington, March 30 -The fol lowing ??atetnent, prepared at tho internal revenue bureau, shows th^ receipts by items fren? the wai rove nue act, only from June 13, 1898, the date on which the act went ir?>o effect, to February 28, 1901. cents omitted : Schedule A (documenMry stamps). $98 420,009, Schedule B (proprietary stamps), ?12,784 694, beer $89 154," 822, special taxes $14 026,359. to bacco $42,405 859, snuff $2,393 275, cigars ?8 291,608. cigarettes $3, 547,490, legacies $6,889,055. excise tax $2 398,823, mixed fl <ur $20,609, additional taxes ou tobacco and beer $973.816 Total, ?281 311 515. The Spaniard Lorenz ; Prieto, who was charged with bS^istir g the insur gereta by furnisning information lo the insurgent G"n Catties, in ex change for trading privileges, was tried by a military commission, found guilty and sentenced to death Gen MacArthur commuied the sentence tj imprisonment for ten years Wade Hampton's Leadership It has been remarked that Sout Carolina had no great leader or lead ers after Mr Calhoun, Bays D. H Chamberlain in the April Atlantic This was true anti! 1876, bat no later. At the head of the Deraocratii forces '"n South Carolina, in June 1876, appeared Gen Wade Hampton known only, one might say, till thei except locally, as a distiuguishec Confederate cavalry officer He bac led the life of a planter on a large scale, and possessed well-developed powers and babita of command. Totally unlike Calhoan, Hampton's strength of leadership lay, not in intellectual or oratorical superiority but in high and forceful character, perfect courage, and real devotion to what he conceived to be the welfare of South Carolina Not even Cal noun's "leadership was at any time more absolute, unquestioned, and enthusiastic than Hampton's in 1876; and it was justly so from the Lemo eratic point of view, for he was un? selfish, resolute, level-headed, and determined He" was for the hour a true "natural leader," and he led with consummate mingled prudence and aggressiveness WEATHER AND CROPS. Washington, April 1-The weather bureau bas issued the following sum mary of crop conditions : From the central Mississippi val? ley eastward to the Middle Atlantic coast the weather conditions of March were generally favorable for farm work, but in the States of the Mis souri valley and upper Lake Region they were not so favorable. Com? plaints of drought are received from central and western Texas, while heavy rains in the South Atlantic and east Golf States during the latter part of the month interferred with farm work and caused injury by washing prepared land Preparations for planting corn are in progress as far north as Ksnsas, Missouri, Kentucky aDd Virginia, some having been planted in tbe southern portions of the first two named States Farther sooth a larger part of the crop has been planted Some cotton has been planted in Alabama and Routbern Texas, and preparations for planting in other por? tions of the cotton belt are well ad? vanced. JL Testimonial From Old England. f ' I consider Chamoerlain'a Cough Rearedy 1 the beat io the world for bronchitic," sajg Mr William Savory, of Warrington, England. "It baa sared my wife's life, eb- bavir-g been a martyr to bronchitis for orer six years, being most of the time confined to her bed. She is now quite well." Sold by A J China A Massachusetts town since pot? ting in public baths bsa been able to reduce its police force 42 per cent. Here's a pointer for Charleston. Augusta Chronicle is health. The secret of health is the power to digest and assim? ilate a proper quanity of food. This can never be done when, the liver does not act it's part. Do you know this ? Tutt s Liver Pills are an abso? lute cure for sick headache, cys pepsia. sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious? ness and kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills MRS. L. ATKINSON. Announces her Spring Opening OF Fine Pattern Hats, APRIL 3d and 4th. The public are cordially invited to call and nspect her stock She spent sereral ^eekti North petting cp ber styles for th* trade ard ?bey wi!! find a complete HOP of Novelties for he season Sbe 0*3 a full assortment of .ready-to-wear" Hara and Children's Hits Gall and see the Pattern Hats-Utest designs of Paris ?nd N w York, on display, Thurs? day and Friday of nest week Main Street, Sumter, S. C. M cb 20 This name has long been a by ?word in every household where good and cheap groceries are wanted. We wish to state to all our patrons anc friends that we are still in business, not al the old stand, but in our commodious ne^ building, located by the tracks of the A C. L Railroad, between the Southern and A. C. L Depots, on Sumter Street. Here we have the most convenient and best house to be found anywhere, and we can sell cheaper and serve our friends and patrons to better advantage than we have ever been able to do, because of the saving in the draying of goods, low rate of insurance and no rent to pay. We take the goods from the cars and put them into your wagons ores tat stores rictphat would astonish the largest and closest buyer. We are not only selling HAY, CORN, OATS, &c., but Everything1 in the Grocery Line. Candies, Crackers, Jellies, Jams, Preserves, fancy table Syrups in tins, glass jars and barrels, Molasses, Salad Dressing, Sauces, Catsups, Canned Goods of every description, consisting of Veg? etables. Fruits, Fish, and Canned Meats of every kind ; Green Coffees, Roasted Coffees, Teas, Spices, both whole and ground, -Chocolates, Cocoas, Extracts, Family Medicines Toilet Soaps, Laundry Soaps of every description and brand, Washing Pow? ders. Lead Pencils, Stationery, Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, and in fact everything that belongs to a first class store. -WE ALSO HANDLE Lime, Cement, Corn, Oats, Grits, Meal, Rice, Lard, Bacon, Hams, Pigs' Feet, &c. We are going to wholesale these out to our customers and friends at the lowest prices that have ever been made in the old town of Sumter. We invite everybody to come to see us, and convince themselves that what we say is true. Remember that our guarantee goes with every article that we say is good. We buy direct from headquarters in cur lots and discount orjr bills We cannot and will not be undersold Come to see us for ail your wants Yours truly, Cresswell db Oo." Pbone 53 WHOLESALE GROCERS. March 13, 1901. Are yo? ready ta buy yestr Spring Goods WE ABE BEADY AND ANXIOUS TO SHOW THEM TO YOTJ. We have the prettiest to be shown thia season; We will please you or give you your money back. Don't delay your coming. You know you have to have some of the- thin fabrics and the s longer you wait, the less your chances- are to get the choicest patterns. Today is the day. Come and we will give you a show anyway? The Sumter Dry Goods Co. We sell R.&G.CORSETS Every woman koowa what toe K & G. Corset is. It is the Corset of comfort with the essence of style. It is the ooly Corset thai will DOC, canoot and does not stretch. If 50a bay an R. & G Corset that does stretch, or proves unsatisfactory io aoy way, briog it back to os and we will give yea a new one We have 10 stock the famous No 397, moderately straight front, which is popular wirb most women who fiod it in the oew straight front- shown io our illustration. We sell No 397 for SLQO. Oar corset stock is large aod well selected. WE SELL THE THOMPSON 6L0VE-FITTINS CORSET ALSO. The ^umter Jjry jjoods jjo. Maroo 27 Special Sale -OF Two lines of material for Waists. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, ONLY. About 300 yards of the new Crepe Albatross-Cream, white, light blue, heliotrope and grey. Just the thing for Waists, regularly retailed at 50 cts For the 2 days only 44 Cents. We Slave a new line ot Dotted Cashmeres-grey and black, Mise and black, pink and black, splendid for waists, worth 35 cts. These two days 2? Cents. J. RETTENBERG & SONS.