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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1897. The Sumter Watchman was rounded ID 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. " The Watchman and Southron new has he combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani - fcstly the best advertising medium io Samter. ? Cel. Gaston should have sold the dis pensary a county right to his patent hedge-fence and superintended tbe erec tion of a horse-high, bull-strong and pig-tight barbed wire aod Osage Orange fence around that contraband room It might have kept bim and his associates out of trouble. A number of county dispensers have been short io their accounts, but not one, so far as we can recollect, been prosecuted and convicted With this precedent before them, Scruggs and Gaston must think their lines have fallen in unpleasant places ^It maj be all right to appropriate thousands of dollars in rebates, but it won't do at all to get down to petty stealing from the contraband . loom. The. dispensary evidently needs ventilation, purg'mg and a ^thorough renovation. The latest reports from Senator Joseph H. Earle indicate that while a very sick man his condition is not so critical as a few days ago He is far from being ont of danger, but his physicians are encouraged to hope for his ultimate recovery. His nu merous friends throughout Sumter County willV be glad to know that there is still room to hope for his restoration to health, and they are united in the wish that his recovery may be epeedy. Tlie Tennessee Centennial. The Nashville Exposition marks the; centennial anniversary of the admis- j sion of Tennessee to the Union. Aside j from the historical interest involved io I the celebration, the occasion suggests j cordial congratulation on the remark able progress made by the State since j the war is all the ladas trial and manu - t faeturiag arts No section of the New South has shown more magnificent re pairs or been a more striking object les "833 io the display of energy and enter prise. Nashville, Chattanooga, Knox grille, Sfurfreesboro and other places have Recome highly important manufac ; taring centres. Io the metallurgical /' industries growing on* of the State's enormous deposits of iron, limestone and coal, Tennessee already ranks moog the foremost, and her cotton milla grow apace every year in a meas ure to threaten the ascendancy of more than one of har Northern rivals- The people have just pride io these phased of ber growth, and one of the most in teresting features of the Exposition is that hieb illustrates them in a way to set the progresa made clearly before the mind of the visitor. The fact that Tennessee, ia common with her sister State of Georgia, has been shipping heavy exports of iron ore and finished products abroad during this depressed period speaks for itself. The early history of Tennessee is one of the. most romantic among our State annals. With Kentucky it con stituted the "dark and bloody ground," here white mao and savage bat tled for asoeoda: cy with a\ fero-1 city scarcely paralleled else w h er p, j and tho pioneer episodes wbic*> . marked the struggle are as thrilling j the most startling scenes of fiction. : The leaders io the rama. Robertson : aod Sevter, the latter the hero of the bat- j /tie of King's Mountain, which wa9 so ! important a fact in tbeclosiog scenes of j ihe American Revoiutiou, aod who wa* | afterward first Governor of the State.'j were as truly history makers as any ! personages io kmr records, and in the romance of their exploits as brilliant as be. mythical knighis of King Arthur's "Round Table.B'fore the region now called TenaesM ** became United States terri tory ic had been organized as the iode- j pendent Common weal* h of Franklin, which acknowledged oo allegiance any where It is interesting to know that the contempt and indifference with which the newly organized Federal Government received the overtures of the State of Franklin came near throw iog the embryo Commonwealth into the ar ms of Spain. All these things are suggested by the Tennessee centennial, as well ns the later aspects of her social, political and iodustral evolution Her people ! have ample ground for their State pride -pride in ber rom alic and splendid an nala, aod such names as John Sevier. Andrew Jackson and many others ; i pride io her superb energy and growth j sioce post-bellum conditions created j new foundations of greatness. The j completeness and beauty of the Expo sition buildings, which in some ways , eoual those of the Columbian Expos:- | tioo, and the organization of the ex- ! hibits are said to be fully worthy of the ; occasion.-N. Y. Journal. It is the Best on Ear tb. That is what Edwards & Parker, merchants j of Plains, Ga., say of Chamberlain's Pain : Balm, for rheumatism, lame back, deep seal;-1 ed muscular pains. Sold by Dr. A. J. China, J Weekly Crop Bulletin. WEEK ESDING May 8, 897. TEMPERATURE. j The week averaged 5 degrees per ! day cooler than usaal. The average of j 51 reports gives a weekly mean tem j perature of 64. ' The normal is approx I imafeiy 69. j Tbe nights were unusually cold op ; to the 7th. The days were moderately I warm. Two places reported a mini ! mom of 38, two of 40, ooe of 41, j three of 43, these occurred from the 2d I to the 5th, aod over the Western and Northern counties. The maximum was 93 on the 8;b at Giliisonviile. FROST. Light frost was reported from various points in York, Newberry, Greenville, ! Spartanburg, Laurens, Union, Chester j and from one place io Oiangeburg on j the 2d, 3d, 4th or 5th. Generally I these frosts were too light to oip vege- j tatioo, but young cotton was somewhat j damaged. RAINFALL. There was no rain during the week except light showers io Horry and j Marion on the 5th. Twenty eight ad- j ditional measurements were received i with this week's reports, of the rain-! fall of May 1st, making ibe corrected I average for last week 1 40 instead of 1.16. The rains of tbe previous week did not prove as beneficial as expected owing to the cold, high northerly winds which prevailed daring the early por tions of the week, and which dried and cruded the ground. A warm soaking rain would prove highly beneficial to ali crops. Rainfall deficiency for the week 0.78. SUNSHINE. The average of 67\ estimated reports of sunshine was 80 per cent, of the possible. The normal during the same period 3Approximately 62 per cent. CROP3. Correspondent's reports nearly all refer to the past week as an unfavorable one on staple crops owing to the waot of moisture, cool nights, and the preva lence of destructive iosects, especially worms, cinch bugs, Colorada beetles and grasshoppers, the latter lea de structive Crows also damaged corn. The condition of the corn is not satis factory in regard to stand or cotar. The late planting cot coming up well,, and much of that that is up is of poor coior and small size,- ascribed to tb? '.prevailing cool nights A great deal of corn yet to plant ; and to replant, made necessary by the ravages of the worms which are reported unusually destructive over the. entire State, eepe cially on bottom lands. Corn is io bet ter condition in the eastern counties where it has received its first workiog generally, than in the western portions where much of that plaoted is not yet np. The condition of cotton has improved but little in the most favored sections, acd in maoy places ha* deteriorated. The cool weather caused the plaot to look sickly and on certain lands to die out. Much of that planted before the j rains of t; e previous week will, in the j western counties, have to be replanted I r i which is cow being dooc. First plabt- j iog practically finished Chopping j to stands confined to eastern j *od central counties. Stands j irres;ular, but on the whole not satis- j imcwry. Sea island cotton all plaoted, ' stands fair though damaged some by cut j worms. . Tobacco transolaoting is nearly all . . I finished The plants are doing weil in most districts bot would bev beoefitted by greater warmth and more moisture. AH early rice is planted, and do iog well in the Georgetown districts, but less favorable reports are received from other districts yet on the whole its condition is up to a seasonal aver age. Wheat heading short but contiu ues promising. Oats improved since the rains but need more moisture] as they are now "in the milk " j Spring sown oats are poor every where Melons are backward and much of j the seed has not germinated. Sor-j ghnro-cane growing well generali}*. Peaches are reported dropping j badly over in the Southern counties, j bnt douig well elsewhere. Trees as j a rule not everloaded but with a fair j "set." Apples and pears still regard ed promising. Gardens growing well in some lo calities and failing in others More moisture would provo beneficial. Truck products doing well except Irish potatoes of which there is pros pect of a short crop. Sweet potato draws coming up slowly and not much setting out has yet been done. Pastures becoming scant in many placee, necessitating feeding cf stock with dry forage. From the national bulletin of May 3. "Cotton has been unfavorably af fected by cool weather over the cen tral and eastern portions of the cot ton belt, and has also suffered con siderably from insects, and much re planting will be necessary In Texas the greater part of the week was too cool for germination and growth, but the stand is reported better than heretofore supposed." J. W. BAUER. Section Director. Columbia, S. C. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC DEADLOCK BROKEN. Gov. Ellerbe Votes Against Capt. Taylor's Plan. There is no longer a deadlock in the State phosphate commission in the matter of granting the request of the citizens of Beaufort in behalf of the further reduction of the phosphate royalty in order to keep the Coosaw company from ceasing operations yet awhile. Governor Ellerbe yesterday cast his ballot in lue vote on Mr j Taylor's proposition in regard to the redaction of 25 cents per ton to ap ply to all rocks already on hand, and thereby the matter is left exactly where the commission eft it upon the occasion of its recent meeting in Beaufort. The Coosaw company, which seems to be the only company raising any protest of consequence about the action of the board, will probably carry out its threat to go out of busi j] ess. Governor EMerbe yesterday ex plained his position very clearly He said that he had voted against Mr. Taylor's resolutions aa a matter of course. He had 6een nothing in the arguments presented by the Beaufort committee of citizens to cause him to change his opinion. Ile couldn't see his way clear to give away about 12,000 of the State's money in this manner, particularly when Coosaw would get about 8,000 of it. He could not see how the State could give this much money simply to keep Coosaw in business for one year ; that was all the guarantee the company gave the State that it would continue after it had sold its rock He felt quite sure ibat, while it would work a hardship on seme to have Coosaw go out of business, it would not be on account of lack of concessions on the part of the State. Other com panies seemed to be satisfied with the reduction made by the Com mission. Mr Folsom of the Beaufort Mining company had written a letter expressing the satisfaction of that company Coosaw seemed to think that the board was discriminating against them The other companies had sold off their rock mined during the year, while Coosaw bad held its production II Coosaw was a strong enough company, said the governor, to hold back its production while its competitors had to sell at sacrifice prices, he for one could not possibly see where the discrimination against Coosw company cam* in. U was simply keeping Coosaw on a footing with the other companies Ile intimated that if there were any discrimination at all the boot would be on the other foot, if Captain Walk- ! er's plan had been adopted. State Phosphate Inspector Jones, who has been here for several days waiting the result of the meeting, leaves this morning for Beaufort When he next comes to Columbia he will be in a position to give a good review of the situation in the phos phate terriloiy. Mr Jones did not press his views in regard to the Walker resolution, {though they were pronounced -The State. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. Meteorological Record, The following: ia a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week ending May 9, 189? : 2, ! Condition 1,'lrar Cloudy "Cloudy Cif-ar Citar Clear Clenr *r*nrtiy cloudy. Thc night* during the \ st week have con- j tinued quite cool, and a smoky atmosphere j bis conductd to make the sun somewhat less I hot than is usual at this searon of the year. Rsin begins to be needed. Hood's Pills cute nausea, sick headache, ; indigestion, biliousness. All druggists, j Telephone Victory. The Bell Company Wins Its Case in the Supreme Court. Washington, Maj 10.- The Beil Telephone Company to day won the case brought against rh^ Unired States to annuli the last Berliner pa tent. Thin decision has the effect of continuing the control of the telephone by ihe Bell Company for seventeen years from the date of the last patent, which was granted io 1891. The "government a;-ked to have the patent of 1891 set aside on the ground that the delay for thirteen ypars io the patent effice was fraduleoi and through the fault of the telephone com pany, ar.d that the patent i.-sued in 3 880 covered the same grounds on which the new pat-.ot w=s applied for in 1891 The court, io its opinion delivered by Ju^'ice Brewer, hold tba-, there was no evidence of corruption or undue in fluence exercised over the patent of- : fice by the telephone company ; that i there was no evidence that the delay ! in granting the patent bad been J brought about by the company, lt i held that whatever delay bad . been was through the fault of the patent office and by no fault of the company. Justice Harlan dissented from the opiniou. Justices Gray and Brown, it was announced, took no part in the case, presumably because they were interested ; This decision b} the Supreme ( ourt] sustains the lower courts The case has attracted wide attention, because j of the extensive interests involved io j its settlement, and the opinion of the j court bas been anxiously awaited. The ! suit involved the practical control of the art of telephoning. Th* suit origi nated in the Uoited States Circuit Court for the District, of Massachu setts, where it was c*eeided D favor of the Uoited States. Upon appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, this decision was reversed and the contentions of the Berliner claim ants upheld From this opinion the United States appealed to the Supreme Court - i^M i i tmm Take JOHNSON'S CfiI LL & FEVER TON! C. ^^^^^ WALLED UP ALIVE. London, May ll-According to a dispatch to the Daily News from St Petersburg, a terrible crime, the re 6ult of superstition, has been com mitted at Tirespol, in the govern ment of Kersona. where a number of hermitages are inhabited by secta rians Recently 17 of the hermit disappeared and it was believed that they had emigrated in fear of the impending day of judgment. But a hermit named Kowalind has confess ed that he walled them up alive in response to their earnest entreaties that they might receive the martyr's crown The police examined the spot and verified the confession. Tait's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Prevention better than cure. Tutt's Liver Pills will not only cure, but if taken in time will prevent Sick Headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria, constipation, jaundice, torpid liver and kindred diseases, TUTTS Liver PILLS ABSOLUTELY CURE. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICB CF SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, 1837. Notipe is hereby eiveo ibat io accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, the books for the registration of ail legally quali fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, &c , will be open t tbe court house, between ihe bour9 of 9 o'clock H. m., and 3 o'clock p m.. on the first Monday of each month, od for three successive days, until thirty days before the nex' general election. Minor* who shall rx-corae of age during that period of thirty days, shall be entitlrd to registration before tbe books are c'o9ed, if otherwise qualified W S. JAMES, E. F. BURROWS, J. M. KNIGHT, May 12. Supervisors of Registration. Repairs la Poor House. OFFICE OF M A fi ION DORN", SUPERVISOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 7, 1837. On Monday, 17th inst., the County Super visor will let - ut >-.'. county poor housp, Ht il o'clock a ni , ceriu'ir, repairs. Specifications c-u) be seen by calling on clerk of board, [tight to fej."Ct all t-ids reserved. MARION DORN, Attest : County Supervisor. THOS. V. WAL H, Clerk. May 12. ESTABLISHED REPUTATION Thc buying of a bicycle is a matter of serious importance A I your pleasure in cycling depends on your wise choice. In choosing the Crescent you run no ri k. The unanimous testimony of Crescent purc'.- c sers - 70.000 cf them in J396---should convince you that Crested CL:.-,: ly has-no superior. . /extern Wheel Works The Spring Openings ar Mi^s McDonald's give hundreds an opportunity of examining the exquisite style? for the Spring and Summer. The asssortmcnt is large, and in every style there is a variety to please the individual taste. Former patrons and the public generally are cordially invited to call and inspect the Pattern Hats and Bonnets, and they will be suited in anything they may want Mim ' MeDOMAIiD, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. *AflAW.W nCW03XSAv70DDp}Tl2r.< Tie StG er Pnnctareless Tire, resi enr, light, durable and guaranteed against puncture. No \eatber, steel or wire. STODDER P NCTURELESS TIRE CO., 53 Warren St., X. Y. City. A iso STANDARD DiGYGLES, are high grade in every panilla:, price SlOO. Special inducements to clubs. Reiiabie agents wanted in all unoccupied territories Address Tie Geo. Monck Co., 7th Ave., 28 & 29th St., X. Y. City. March 24. DRUGS AND Soda Water. Toilet Articles^ Drugs and Patent Medicines, PERFUMERY, , EXTRACTS, TOOTHBRUSHES . HAIRBRUSHES, COMBS. TOILET SOAPS j TN GREAT VARIETY. Prescriptions Careful- ; ly filled day and night : DRUGGISTS, MONAGHAN SLOCK SUMTER, S. C. NATURES REMEDY THE BEST BLOOD PURIFIER ON EARTH. Manufactured by the American Drug Co., Washington, D. C. "Nature's Remedy" is notan old medicine, but the product of ibis intelligent ace it is prepared from a formula, made by H corps of the most eminent physicians in the United States, con posed of Roots, Herbs and Bark, in such happy proportions as to positively cure all diseases arising from impurities of the blood. We Guarantee it to Cure Rheumatism, Kidney Disorders. Liver Com p'.^i-.t. Constipation, Sick ar d Nervous Head- ! ache, Neuralcia, Dysiepsia. Fever >>nd Ague, j Scrofula, Female Complaints. Erysipelas, Nervous Affections, Catarrh and ail Syphilitic Diseases or we will refund the mor.ey. For sale by T. J. McLendon, Agi, j Cypress, S.C. In Sumter Comity by R. C. McManus, Sum- ! ter ; Edward Durant, Bisbopville; J. W. j McCoy, St. Charles. ; Maj 13-3t. A trial of a SHEFF PIANO will leave you in no doubt as to its merit. The rich and elegant cases give an added charm to them. Possessing a delightfully sweet and musical tone and clearness i nd purity which extends to the uppermost note of the scale, is it any wonder that the STIEFF PIANOS are in such demand to-day. Maoy pianos are high nriced, but none are buperior nd few are equal to the STIEFF, if oi:e may judge by the unstinted praise from ail patrons wbo have used a Stieff for nearly a quEirter of a century. Terms to Suit. Seed for catalogue. CHARLES M. STIEFF, 9 N. Liberty Srreer., Baltimore. 416 Main St., Norfork Va. Claremont Lois 1U A, F. ft THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 44, A. F. M.. wiil be held on Thursday Evening, May 13tb. at 7J p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly Land Surveying. MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at tention to calls for surveying and platting land Can be found at bis office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? _ . HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire ana Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal terms to those who are in reed of a good safe. For prices and terms addrecs J. A. RENNO, Mch 24 Sumter, S.C WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted uoder this head for 25 ceuts for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. PLEASANT COUNTY BOARD at mode rate price. Large house, cool, airy tooms, spacious-balls, piazzas and grounds Plenty of shade Piano, Tennis, etc. Mtik and eggs in profusion ; frefh vegetabks and poultry. For terms apply to Mrs. A. J. Moses, Providence, S. C. May ll-Item lt-VV. &. S. 2t* : ?<:".,.;'."*.'. .-.i .> : J >>.i ij\' : ? . : --I ' ^?H';---'.'?? '"T '-vi--'". ??r.:- ':".;-.> ! ^V"-V.':.<.r/f-*. ; ;.. y V? " j "N-. v ' ! : STANTON HOUSE. D. J. JONES, Poprieior. Rates 2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TEEMS TO FAMILIES Two Hinutes "Walk Prom Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. Y Walsh, Esq., Prolate Judge. TT WHEREAS, MRS. SUSANS. TINDAL f Y made suit to me to graut her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of MRS. MARY E. TINDAL, deceased. The?e are therefore to cite and admonish al: and singular the kindred and creditors of the 6*id M RS MARY E. TINDAL, ate of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear bet re nie, in the Court cf Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H , cn May 20, 1897, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock io the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not hp granted. Given under my hand, this 5th day cf Mav, A. D., 1897. THOS. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. Mav 5-2t.