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The Sunder Watcnman was wundee ^i? .l85? acd the True Southron in 1866. Ilppie Watchman and Sovthron new has j ' lite combiue? circulation and ioflaecce | gj^'boih of the bid papers,, and is mani- I ^^?tly the bes* advertising medinm zn p NOTICE. wt :-- . The label on yonr paper shows how .yon sland on our subscription- books, j ip^y?n find that you are indebted to us tie paper please bring or send the ^pt?^ont dae. This will be appreciated. tifasdt; will save us the expense of send ?5^>|pnt a -eollector. ?We are obliged ^g^hay^ nwney-Heven if we must send ^p?^^^?bui:^iope not to be obliged ^^g|o|- ?: |>??3iexe.is one office in this State for .V which no. man need . apply-that of ^Sfe^^I?braxian-and Gov. McSwee Ijl^y .very promptly and properly turn ,^|^-down the application of at least, ^^?ii? man who .Vas unwise enoughto ?ifcast a covetous eye upon the. one office ?^-that, by common consent,, has been ?Sgrren to the women. The Old Soldiers Home in Atlanta ^^a.,, was burned on 'Monday and al ^ Teady the movement to rebuild it is ||pwell-advanced, money having been '^subscribed for the purpose in all parts - : of Georgia- - The Atlanta "journal has taken the lead in the movement and in ^^additton to a large subscription to ;^ the rebuilding fund has rented a hotel fy "for the use of the old soldiers until pother quarters can be provided for iii; them : - The cotton boll worm which has ap? peared in a half dozen different sec ;. ' tions of this county this year is a . much more serious menace to the cot f; : ton growers than anyone seems to real? ize. While comparatively little dam? age ha? been, done by the worms this jseason, it is almost certain that each succeeding year the pest wi ll multiply. V Where the boll worms have obtained a foothold they practically. destroy the j^prop and as no way to exterminate then/has been discovered the farmer : is helpless in the face of the pest. It . is said that the only way to get rid of the worms is to quit planting cotton where the worms have become trouble > some for a term of years, and, if this y. be true, it will be wise for those who ? ?ave been troubled by the boll worms this year to apply the remedy next ^season and not wait until they have ^" iad a crop entirely destroyed by the : worms. A great deal of gush and slush is ap pearing in some of the southern papers : about the southern ancestry of. Presi? dent Roosevelt and his probable atti? tude toward the south. We believe io is an honest man. but more of a - practical politician than a statesman. : v 35e may not be a south hater, but he .??xs an intense partisan as his attitude v ?h the Goebel assassination case clear I .ly demonstrated. The fact that his % mother was a Southern woman furnish gpes no-ground for the supposition that B : the President will show'the south any H more^^ considerationl&an his ' predeces^ P^sptis. Me is a typical Republican and his ; "book "and magazine articles show that V he is and egotist first, a Republican second, a northerner third, then an ^- American citizen. His honesty is not I questioned nor his sincerity doubted, but we. do not think the south has " much to hope for from him. He has his own opinions as to what is best for the country, and as his point of view is Republican and Northern, his ? ideas must conflict with those held by HJ)emocrats and Southerners. He will probably try to be the President of the whole country, but being an honest and intensely zealous man he may cause the south more real trouble than it has endured in years by endeavoring to benefit it along Republican and Yankee lines. We have no doubt he sincerely believes that the best possi . ble thing that could be done to the ^?gc?t?^would be to Republicanize it -T&ssai ancTwoof and to put into prac -ticefcfefe policies the Republican party i has so'long advocated as best for the ?south. If President McKinley was < anxious to build up a Republican ipartyiin. itbe south President Roosevelt -'-will "snow himself ten fold more -Anxious to do so, and will expend ten times the energy to accomplish his end than his predecessor would have done. We do not look for a beneficent friendship for the south, as* represent? ed by Democratic Senators and Rep? resentatives, but on the contrary con l fidently expect President Roosevelt to push forward with his usual energy the Republican propaganda in the south. He will attempt to do us good ; by combatting what he deems our errors and convincing us that his way has been and is the only right way. Hence, holding these opinions, we have grown weary of reading the slush so many Southern papers have published editorially. At the Charleston Exposition the dispensary will be exhibited as a thirst'quenching and money making ?oncern, not as a .restrictive and moral institution. DARLINGTON IN THE FIGHT. Lee County Lines to Be Re-surveyed. Ashland, S. C., Sept. 25.-There is no longer any donbt but that Darling? ton is taking a hand in the fight against Lee county. Mr. . Branson a surveyor from Florence came over here last night and will begin this morning to run the lines over. He will begin at Lynches River ^ mile from Kel? ley's Bridge and will run the Darling | tcn lines first. It is reported here that the lines of the entire county will be run over in order to satisfy those who oppose the county as to whether thev are correct or not. The Lee County Opposition. Yesterday there were further indica? tions about the State House that there will be quite a lively fight over the formation of the proposed new county of Lee. On Monday some gen ! tlemen, came here and got copies of the map of the proposed new county ; yes? terday others did the same thing. They are not saying much about their intentions but it looks as if qiute a fight is ahead for the advocates of the new county.-The State, Sept. 25. MAGNOLIA GRADED SCHOOL Opening Exercises Held Monday Even? ing. Magnolia, S. C, Oct. L-We had quite an interesting meeting at our new graded school building last night. Addresses were made by State Superin? tendent McMahan, County Superinten? dent BasMn, Hons. E. D. Smith and Thos. G. McLeod and Col. J. A. Rhame. : Hon. E. D. Smith had no intentions/of making a speech, but he yielded to. the large number of calls for him, and made a fine speech wbich .was much enjoyed. All the addresses were good and to the point, as might have been expected. The school opened this morning: with an enrollment of 72 pupils, with a probable increase of 30 or 40 more, which is quite encouraging. The pa? trons a?e most favorably impressed with the appearance and demeanor of the teachers and they come highly recommended. The graded school building is large, conveniently arrang ed, and built in modern style. The furniture is handsome and up to date in every respect. The building reflects credit on this school district and especially on those who were . instrumental in erecting and furnishing the building, and in? fused new life and interest, from. an educational standpoint, in this com? munity. Such addresses as we had last night have ? fine effect, and put many to thinking, * which is the first important step toward 'success, for when people begin to think they soon begin to act-generally speaking. OccasionaL Dark Corner Items. Manchester's Dark Corner, Sept 30. Mr. Editor; I suppose I fell into your W. JB. (waste basket) when I wrote , on the 10th instant ; so I will now try and send in a line for the Watchman and Southron. Cotton picking is progressing very well but the yield is going to be short, not near a full crop. will be made. Peas are bearing but slowly. Cane and potatoes, are doing very well. Mr. Richard B. Barckley of Priva? teer Township, died on Saturday, the 14th inst., he was between 70 and 75 years old. Mr. R. N. Owen, of Orangeburg, ,| visited here last week. Mr. Robert Wells, Sr., of Felders, and W. T. Kolb, of Pinewood, visit? ed at W. J. Ardis' yesterday. John-J. Geddings, of Levi, visited at W. J. Eolb's, Pineoowd, yesterday. Mr. R. T. Hall's little son, Rutledge, was ran over by a horse and trampled upon yesterday evening. The horse I understand stepped in his face, mashing his mouth badly. There was a homicide oh Hon. Jas. E. vTindall's place near Calvary Church, Clarendon County, last Fri dayimght Two young negro bucks, Smalls and Rembert; got into a fight wK?n one Arthur Billups said if any body put their hands on the fighters he would kill him; and when one McBride went to part them Billups drew his pistol and shot him to death. He (Billups) then skipped and had not been captured at last accounts. Magis? trate C. L. Griffin and Dr. M. D. Murray, of Pinewood, went down and held the inquest Saturday morning. The verdict was murder in the first degree. I had the pleasure of meeting Capt. P. P. Gaillard in Pinewood last Satur? day. I wonder how much fatter he is going to get. Rev. N. J. Brown, of Pinewood, who has been quite sick for a month or two, is able to be out again. He preached here at the Sand Hill school house yesterday. One young man, Thos. J. McIntosh, who claims to be a santificationist, is holding a meeting in the neighbor? hood so I hear. Wash Scott moved from here to Alcolu last Wednesday. There is a great deal of colds, &c, here now, also some sore eyes. Mr. R. T. Weeks' little son, Gus, shot and killed a large rattlesnake on last Wednesday evening, it had twelve rattles and the button. And I heard that Mr. Graham Broadway killed one about two weeks ago that had seven? teen rattles and button. I saw the rattles of the one young Weeks killed. Well, if I don't tumble into that W. B. I will trv and write again soon. Sidra. IP i i mm Advertising a Big Circus. The honorable methods adopted by the Wallace Show's advance depart? ment in advertising that big circus in? stitution is such a contrast to those of other shows that we cannot refrain from commending the Wallace people. They seem anxious to be fair and rea? sonable and deal honorably in all in? stances. In regard to their press work, it is noticeable that the press % agents are armed with an immense scrap book filled with clippings about the Great Wallace Show. Every article, and some are quite lengthy, is complimen? tary to the show. The most influential papers, the city and the country paper alike, seem to unite in one common song of praise for the real merits of the Great Wallace Shows. The Great Wallace Shows, which , exhibit in? Sumter, Saturday,"1 October 12, travel from coast to coast and from I Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. WEEKLY CROP REPORT, Washington, Oct. 1.-Following is the last weekly summary of crop condi? tions to be issued by the weather bu? reau this season : The temperature conditions of the week ending September 30, were high? ly favorably throughout the central valleys, lake region, middle Atlantic States and New England, and no dam? aging frosts occurred in these districts. Excessive rains interfered with farm work in portions of the south Atlantic and east Gulf States. The week was favorable for maturing and gathering corn and reports from the principal States indicate that a much larger acreage than usual at this date has been cut. The crop is now practically safe from frost in all dis tricts. The weather conditions in the cot? ton belt have been very favorable for picking except over portions of Geor? gia, Florida and North Carolina, where this work has been retarded to some extent by rains of the latter, part'of the week. Picking has progressed rap? idly in the central and western dis? tricts where cotton has opened rapid? ly, the bulk of the crop being gather? ed in some sections. Over the eastern portion of the cotton belt the low tem? peratures of the week have damaged the staple in portions of North Caro? lina, Georgia and Florida, while the sea island^ crop of South Carolina is suffering from drought. In Texas late cotton is being damaged by boll weevil and other insects and the out? look for top crop is very poor. - Only a small part of the tobacco crop and that in Kentucky and Ten? nessee remains unhoused. The reports generally indicate that this crop has been secured in a satisfactory condi? tion. Negro Fight at Ashland. Special Correspondence Daily Item./ Ashland, Sept. 2S.-Two negroes, Elliotte Johnson and Eugene Franklin, became involved in a difficulty here yesterday' over 10 cents ' which one of the parties held and refused to give up to the other. Johnson used a knife and Franklin a pair of brass knucks. Franklin received several ugly gashes in face and also one on left shoulder, while Johnson was bruised over the head in several ..places by the knucks. "While the wounds are not serious, yet they are somewhat painful and will keep them from work for several days. Dr. Ellis of Stokes Bridge, dressed the wounds of Franklin, using 20 stitches in sewing him up. H. P. When you have no appetite, do. not rel? ish your food and feel dull^after eating, you may know y that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at Dr. A. J. China's drug store. NOTICE BF ELECTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROPOSED -NEW COUNTY OF LEE,. AND FOR THE SELEC? TION AND NAME OF A COUNTY SEAT. State of South Carolina, County of Sumter. Notice is hereby given that in p?rsu ance of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina and in compliance with the requirements of the Act of the General Assembly, approved March 9th., 1896, and the. Acts amendatory thereto, and also in pursuance of an Order of Governor M. B. McSweeney, dated the 7th day of September, 1901, wherein the following is ordered : "Do hereby order an election in the terri? tory to be cut off for the new co?ntv, on the22d day of October, A. D., 1901, to be held in accordance with the re? quirements of said Act at which elec? tion the electors shall vote "Yes" or " No, " upon the question of creating a new county and upon the ; name and County Seat of the proposed new County," an election-will be held at the usual precincts established by law in the territory of the proposed new County of Lee on TUESDAY, OCTO? BER 22d, 1901, upon the questions named in the Order of Governor M. B. McSweeney, and in the manner there directed and and Notice is hereby given of the time, manner and holding of such election. Polls at each voting place will be opened at seven o'clock A. M., and closed at four o'clock RJM. The following named persons have been appointed Managers of Elcetion : Bishopville-W. H. Dixon, W. W_ Herron, Alex Watson. Mannville-H. W. Rembert, Joshua Brown, W. E. Brown. Lynchburg-T. F. Coles, W. K Sanders, J. D. Clarke. Smithville-J. F. Boykin, L. A, White, J. M. Ross. Reids Mill-W. Moultrie Reid, J. J. Shaw, R. M. Cooper. St. Charles-Edwin Wilson, W. M. Hudson, R. M. Jenkins. . If any of the above cannot serve they will please notify John H. Clifton im? mediately. On day of election the Managers must organize by the election of a Chairman and a* Clerk. The Consti? tutional oath must be taken by each Manager before he can act, the Clerk must also take the same oath. The Chairman elected, is empowered to ad? minister the oaths. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Man? agers attend the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters the Managers who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Man? agers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the Ballot Boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue with? out adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result upon the questions voted upon and sign the same. Within three days after the Chair? man of the Board or some one desig? nated by the Board must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the Poll List, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. One of the above named Managers at each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners at Sumter, S. C., on or before the 19th of October, 1901, to receive ballot boxes, poll lists, Registration Books, and instructions and to be qualified. JOHN H. . CLIFTON, E. B. MULDROW, W. E. KOLB, ^Commissioners. Sept. 2-3t. Schwartz Uros., OUR OPENING MESSAGE : Mi?! Bb On next Monday our new fall suits, cloaks and waists, dress goods and trimmings ^TIHIXJI HOLD J?L BEOEPTION. They earnestly request your presence. Possibly 100 suit lengths (no two alike) just fresh from the looms will be displayed for the first time. Colors, the Essence of Style. Weaves, the Latest, in Fact, lip To the Very Min?te. We say unhesitatingly and with pride that this collection of dress fabrics as to colorings?: weaves and style, surpass any we have ever presented. Most surely they have no equal in Sumter. NEW CLOAKS, TOO ! FOR YOURSELF OR THE CHILDREN They are all here, with that daintiness that all tasteful women demand. THE QUALITY-OUR QUALITY, THAT BEARS NO OTHER NAME THAN "BEST." Add to these the low prices that enterprise and exceptional buying ability result from, and you have the reason for pur supremacy. We are having manufactured row a special line of school shoes for the children, which will be strictly a wearer, and of quality the best. One which- we promise will meet a long felt want. You will hear more about them next week. Here are some Tempting Bargains for our Next Friday Special Sale : 35 pieces dark fancy percales. Q?e yard wide, Special Friday at 7c 15 pcs. double fold plaid dress goods. Splen? did for school children. Worth 122C. Friday at - 9c 50 dz Colored Doylies. Friday special, doz 20c 100 pieces American shirting prints. Special Friday 4*?c Window shades 21c each. Best quality cloth mounted on best spring rollers for Friday at 21c 8c 8c A great sale. 5.000 yards fine?> Embroid? eries in Cambrics and Nainsooks. Edgings and Insertings worth -from 12%c to 25c. To go on sale Friday at 8, 10 and 12-, Don't miss this chance, the best we have ever offered vou. 10c 12c 15 doz ready made pillow cases, of good quality (the cloth would cost you more). Friday at 50 Flannelette.underskirt patterns. Special Friday 25 doz ladies' heavy ribbed under ? vests, fleece back, the best we have ever seen. Friday at 10c 25c 25c 3 lines of Fancy Dress Goods, 38 in, 35 and 40c goods. Friday a 29c. 40 doz Children's extra heavy Ribbed Hose. The best of 25c kind. We will offer as spe cial Friday, 3 pair for _ . . . _ 50c. 1 case 36 in bleach, nice soft goods. Friday Special_ 6%c 2 White Quilt specials. At 69 and 89c OUR OPENING NEXT MONDAY. Schwartz Bros. FALL MILLINERY.. ?a? * MES. * J L. ATKINSON ^ Has moved to her new store, between E. A. Bultman's and J. F. W. DeLorme's. ' She spent some time in New York buy? ing goods and getting ideas for the sea? son. All she asks ?3 for you to call, see her line of trimmed Hats and Millinery novelties-get her prices, aud you will be sure to get your Winter Hat from her. She has a Northern Trimmer to help her, and the orders will be filled promptly. Call and see her before buying. Oct 2_ STATE OF SM CHU, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS pet?ions signed by the qual? ified electors of eertain sections of Sum? ter, Sershaw and Darlington Counties have been filed with me, and from said peti? tions and accompanying papers it appears that one-third of the qualified electors re- j siding within the- area of each section of the said counties proposed to be cut on! for a new county have signed said peti? tions, and Whereas the boundaries of the proposed new counties, the proposed name, the num? ber of inhabitants, the area, the taxable property, aa shown by the last tax returns, aud the proposed lines for the new county do not run nearer than eight miles of any Court House building now established, and set forth in said petitions, NOW, THEREFORE, I, M. B. Mc? sweeney, Governor of the State of South Carolina, in compliance with the require? ments of an Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide lor the forma? tion of New Counties, etc." approved March 9th, 1896, do hereby order an elec? tion in the territory to be cut off for the new county on the 22d day of October, A. D., ?901, to be held in accordance with the requirements of said Act, at which elec? tion the electors shall vote uYes" or "No" upon the question of erecting a new coun? ty and upon the name and county seat of the proposed county. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State, to be affixed at Colum? bia, this 7th day of September, nine [L.S.] teen hundred and one, and in the one hundred and twenty-sixth year of the Independence of the United State. M. B. MCSWEENEY, By the Governor: Governor. Secretary of State. Oct 2-3t ?O'DONNELL i CO., FLOUR! Few persons have any conception of the magnitude of our business along this particular line, and we hesitate to state the quantity we" handle, fearing we might be accused of exaggeration; but we are not overestimating the amount when we say that our sales for the past year have fallen little short of 4,000 Barrels! This is a record of which a wholesale grocer might well be proud; but while we sell a good many dealers we do not make a specialty of the wholesale business, our aim being to buy in such quantities as to sell our patrons, the consumers, their necessities as near Wholesale Prices As ft is possible to get. All our flour is bought from the Miilbauner Mills Co., of Philadelphia, and is manufac-v lured from the BB LONG BERRY WHEAT ! For which the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland ara famous. This mill bas a baking test department connected with it, and all of its product is THOROUGHLY TESTED before shipping! Every barrel is branded A A L , which means: AM TI-ADULTE RATION | LEAGUE This League was formed four years ago wheo Mr. Leiter" cornered the wheat market and pot the price of flour beyond the reach of people of moderate means Unscrupulous millers began the adulteration of their flour by mixing large quantities of clay, chalk, and any other substance which would mix with it, is order to cheapen the price, but INCREASED DOCTOR'S BILLS, As many a family contracted such cases of indigestion then that they have not recovered from it We heard some people say. ''You could not make it rise with a jackscrew." The formation of this League was therefore a protection to people who wanted pure flour. It is a bonded organization and each member brands their flour, as the above named. While these goods have no superior as to . quality, they are not any higher than the average product of Western mills. We are selling FULL PATENT AT $4.50. HALF PATENT AT $4.00. AND A GOOD FAMILY AT $3.25. We believe our Half Patent will give as good results as most of the Wes tern Foll Patents, and some people have been candid enough to tell us that . they preferred it. We will be pleased to send samples (enough for a bak? ing, providing the family is not too large) upon application Based upon the present market we will deliver this flour in lots of Ave barrels or more at aoy point in the county, at above figures. We know that no family cares to buy as much as five barrels of flour, bot two, three, four or five can combine, and have it consigned to one of their number, and divide it among them By this means you can save the local freight, which usually amounis to 25c per barrel. We have written so much about flour that we fear you will get the impression we do not handle anything else, but you know us too well for that. {O'Donnell & Company*