The Slimier Watchman waf roundeo
io 1850 and the Trite Southfa ?D jggg
The Watchman and Saufa^ now has
the combined circul?t^ aa(i * influence
of both of the old pj^ ^ i8mani.
featly the best ad?rt?8;Dg ffiedinm ?
Samter. /
^^erate Keuoien io Charles^
.y bid? fair to be the great
friog of the veterans of the
ever held and the people of
are now a? work making
.ratios* to entertain the great
>Dg of visitors io a manner befitting
ie occasion and io keeping with the
'hospitable traditions of the City by the
Sea. An auditorium that will oost
$30,000 is to be built an! everything
else will be on a corresponding seale.
The veterans will be well taken care of
while io Charleston and it stands to
reason that the first reunion to be held
tn the eity to which the first ordinance
of secession was adopted will be the
most interesting yet held and aroood
which historical associations of the
most inspiring nature will cluster.
' Were il not for the combination be?
tween ali the cotton seed oil mills to
. keep ?own the pries of seed tue farmers
would be receiving almost as much for
the seed produced on an acre of land as
they do for the cotton itself. Only a
few years ago when there was competi?
tion bet ween the oil mills cotton seed
were worth thirty-three cents a bartel.
This did not suit the milis, however,
and they formed a combination to regu?
late the pnce of seed to suit themselves,
and now the price varies little, if stall,
from season to season.
What encouragement can the cot?
ton grower extract from the outlook
wheo next year'a crop is DOW being
bought and aold for lesa than the coat
of production ? Cotton futures were
quoted on the New York Cotton Ex?
change yesterday as follows : AG
?nat. 5 39 ; September, 5 40 ; Oc?
tober, 541. There is no power
strong enough to alter these prices
for the better, short of a small crop,
say lesa than eight million balee. To
bring aboet this reduction it will be
.necessary for the farmers to cut down
ethe acreage at least one half what it
-waa thia year, for with the reduction
-of acreage the average production
per acre will be greater than it was
ibis year, and in al? calculations an
; allowance must be made for this in
?cieased production per acre under
oniriva?io'Q.
Gov. Elierbe baa turned over a
new leaf in hie treatment of dispen
eary constable*. He has actually
discharged one who shot at a negro
when the negro made an attempt to
escape. Perhaps the punishment
was inflicted as a penalty for poor
marksmanship
The teachers of (the public schools
throughout -the county should ar?
range to observe the first Arbor Day
with appropriate crt ?'monies There
is not a achoot hou*e in the county
that would not be made more at
tractive by tbe planting of trees and
flowering plants on the grounds sur?
rounding it
The members of the peace commis
flou in Paris and of the commission
in Havana are taking iife easy and
having a pleasant and leisurly time
at tho expense of the government
bot the Cubans, in whose behalf this,
eo caiiled war of human ity was com
menced, aie continuing to starve to
death by the thousand They are in
?o worse condition, probably, than
they were before the United States
took a hand in the conflict, but this
ss due entirely to the fact that there
are r>ow not so many of them by some
bond red thousand s to starve to death
-they are dead and the vultures
bare eaten them At the present
rate of progress there will be no
Cuban question within a few months
to worry the McKinley statesmen,
for the remnant will have died and
the ?aland will be open for coloniza
tion
The Sumter and Waieree Railroad
cannot bring to Sumter a flood-tide
ot prosperity and creat business to
keep thd atores of the merchants
crowded day ia and day out the year
round-it can and will do no more than
give competing rates. It will merit
the fullest sod most liberal support
that the people of Sumter can give it,
and each business man should ap*
point himself a committee of one to
see that the Sumter & Wateree bas
fair play and a full share of all the
business that it can take care of.
The minutes of the annual meeting
of the State Press Association have
been issued from the press of E H.
Anil, of Newberry. It is a model
typhograpically, and the matter is of
lasting value and interest.
Editor C W. Wolf, of the King
stree Record, will represent Wil?
liamsburg County in the House of
Representatives. Williamsburg Coon*
ty has bestowed worthily an honor
upon one of ber sons, and we are
confident that Mr Wolf will make a
valuable and influential member of
1 the General Assembly.
Since reading Editor Gonzales'
diary of bis experiences m the Co?
ban army we are convinced of the
truth of tho assertion that "an army
travels on its belly." The slim diet
of the Ceban, army accounts for its
slow progress.
A man by the name of Dunning
writes the Greenville News that he
expects to enter snit against Senator
McLanrin shortly and will prove that
he wrote all of Mc Lau ri n's speeches,
except the last one delivered in the
Senate. Donning was formerly edi
tor of the National Economist, the
organ of the National Farmers' Alli
I ance, fie makes a serions charge
j against Senator McLanrin, but be
will find it a difficult one to prove to
tbs satisfaction of the senator's con?
stituents, for Mr. McLanrin makes
too good a speech, with or without
preparation, for anyone to credit the
assertion that be fonnd it necessary
to hire a back writer to prepare his
speeches
It begins to look as if the United
States will consent to pay a substan?
tial bonus to Spain for the Philip?
pines. We suppose that a small
matter of thirty or forty millions,
cash down, will make no difference
to the peace commission, but it ap?
pears to the writer that the country
would be much better off if ;the
money were spent in improving the
public loads. The Philippines will
cost many times more than they will
ever be worth before the United
States get through with them, and
the people who receive the lean of
the small benefits accruing from pos?
session will bear the burden.
Georgia is agitated over the adop?
tion cf the Australian ballot system,
and the papers of that State are of
the opinion that the law will be en
acted during the present teem of the
legislature. We hope Sooth Caroli
na will eventually realize that the Aus
f traliao system is the best guarantee
of honest and fair elections; and that
a legislature will be elected pledged
to enact a new election law based on
the Australian system. Senator Man?
ning, when a member of the House,
introduced an excellent bill along
this line, but it met with little favor
We entertain the hope that he will,
as senator, renew bis efforts in be?
half of the Australian system and
honest elections iii South Carolina.
The State Fair this year will be
fully as excellent in all respects as it
bas been during the past few years,
and the fire works promise to be
much the fioest ever seen iu Colum
bi? If the railroads run special
trains at convenient hours a much
larger crowd will go over to Colum?
bia especially to witness Paia's ex
hibitions.
France has decided to get out of
Fashoda with bag and baggage and
abandon all the disputed territory to
England rather than fight, and the
new cabinet will not stand by any?
thing that was said by the cabinet
that went to pieces last week. It is
a wise decision and averts a war, for
England was putting on ber fighting
clothes as rapidly as possible.
May be the Maria Teresa.
New York. Nov 7 -James E
Ward & Co., steamship agents of this
city, received a cablegram from Mr.
Soyer, agent of the 6rm at Nassau N
P., that a two fonneled steamer, the
seme of which bad not bren learned, is
ashore on Cat island, about 30 miles
from the point where the former Span
isb warship Maria Teresa was supposed
to have foundered during a storm.
The stranded steamer may be the war?
ship or one of the army transports.
Lee County Reference.
Case Heard Before Mr,
Joseph F. Rhame This
After noon.
Colombia Register, Nov. 2.
The Lee oouoty reference case was
beard this afternoon at the supreme
court room before the special referee.
Mr. Joseph F. Kbame, ?ho was ap?
pointee by order of Chief Jostice
Mciver.
This oase came before the epeciai
term of coort held io August at which
time the coort was constituted of the
circuit and sopreme court judges This
session of the court was oooasiooed by
the division of the justices oo the ques?
tion of tho April term.
The respondents were represented by
Messrs. R. 0. JPardy, of Sumter, and
T. S. Moormaa aod LeKoy F. Yeomans
of this city. 'Col. R. W. Shaod ap?
peared for the appellants.
Both sides of the questioo were ably
aod folly discussed by the attorneys
This matter bas been of considerable
importance to the public and the resole
has beeo awaited with mach anxiety
Ail the evidence ie tho case was sub?
mitted this afternoon.
The ooly issues referred to Mr.
Rhame, the referee were, first, whether
tho board of commissions for Darling?
ton ooonty certified its result of the
j election held io those portions forming
the proposed new ooonty of Lee, ander
the order of the governor* io tabulated
statement of the vote at each precinct,
aod transmitted the same to the Secre?
tary of State ; second, if so, whether
ie appears from such statement that
two-thirds of those voting at such pre?
cincts voted io favor of the establish?
ment of Lee county.
Mr. Rhame bas ootil tbe convening
of tbe supreme court to file his Soding
io th's reference case. Tbe coort will
convene on tbe fourth Tuesday of this
mooth. It is very probable that tbe
report to the court will be made before
that day.
- ? . <> i mm
A Dilly-Dailying Policy.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press writing from Coba ttys :
"Almost ootbiog has beeo accom
plisbed. The spirit of jealously fills
cot ody tba individual members of all
the commissions ; bot also exists be?
tween the different commissions collec?
tively. These rivalries seem to engross
tbe atteotioo of cc m missioners much
more than the seri?os question* affect
tog the welfare of Coba aod the
digoity aod good faith of tbe Uoited
States. ;
''Uoless the Washington government
forces its lethargic commissions into
greater activity Coba will be an im?
mense grave yard aod its fields barreo
before tho Uoited States take posses
sion. Tbe daily records of morality
show that the population io ail parts of
tbe islaod ts dwindling steadily. Eo
tire villages are dying of starvation.
Oo all sides the Spaniards continue
robbing and plundering Io tbe mean*
time, these gossiping commissioners
from tbs Uoited States sit sipping ooo!
drinks by day and seeking shelter by
night .with moral dread of fever, yet
absolutely impervious to the demands
of humanity.
S'TCC o^.iii Physicians,
W< i*trH;y recommend Dr. Hathaway & Co?
pf i S Br??ad Sc, Atlanta, Ga., as being per?
fectiy reua'? < and remarkably successf ol in. the
treatment of chronic diseases of men ind women.
They cure when others fa?. Our readers if io
oeeu of medical help shonld certainly write
these eminent doctors and you will receive a free
and expert opinion of your case by return rnajf
without cost.
T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro,
G* , writes HS follows : ''In the past fight
years, I have sol* mor?* of Dr. Pitts'
Carminative than all the soothing syrups,
colic drops, and other baby medicines rom
nioed." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme.
ANY PERSON
Wishing to know the truth in regard to their
health should not fail to send for a valuable and
Daw 64-page Booklet which will be sent FREE
for a short time to those who mention this paper.
This book is published by the celebrated physi?
cians and specialists-Dr. Hathaway at d Co. of
22Vi S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga., whom you should
address. Write today.
GREAT REDUCTION
IN PRICE !
But the Same Old Standard
Quality.
Yes. there bas been a {treat reduction io price
and vou cao now begin io realize it wheo
you see tbat we are offering
1897 Victors at $35
1898 " at 40
1899 41 at 50
All these model? are the highest gradfs
made io their respective years
TBE MONARCH is also a splendid mount
al ao amazing price. Good bargains in
S' co Dd ba ? wheels
Building and repairing a specialty. Su: -
dries ot AI 1 kinds, aud tbe best grade G*sc
li oe for SH ie .
Yours to tbe finish,
Jenkins Brothers,
"THE OVER-ALL KIDS"
'ext door to Express office, Sumter, S. C.
Some Women
T"*\?rv i n t^i~ Many women think
I JOU O L the bearing of chil
_____ dren is a necessary
period ot great pain and distress. They
doubt whether any medicine can relieve
their sufferings. Well may they hesitate
about taking those injurious internal
mixtures so widely sold. But they may
place implicit faith in S S S S
MOTHER'S FRIEND
which is a softening, relaxing and sooth?
ing liniment for external use. Doubting
women should get a bottle at the drug
store for $1, and test it. There is no
possibility of its doing harm^ and there is
every likelihood of its saving them many
hours of pain. ?t?tjtjt?*?t?tjgje
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.
ATLANTA. GA.
i_
\T7ANTED-A young lady desire9 a post
Yv tioa as teacher. References given.
Holds first grade certificate. Address,
"Teacher." Summerville, S C.
Aug. 22-tf
THEY ALL mCBB XT
when they see the beauty of COD four,
exquisite ?oisb and rich trimmings of
cor handsome surrey prarons. Oar
stock of carriages in runabouts, bag?
gies or traps, cannot bo excelled ic ?ne
workmanship, quality of material, com
fort and ease of movement, and oor
prices are an ind neem en t to lover? ot
driving.
H. KARBY.
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Published by
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Southern Agriculture, dealing with all nat?
ters related to Genen-! Farming Live Stock
Poultry Datrjiug, Truck Farthing, Fruit
Growing and every farm interest aod pur?
suit in the South.
It is widely read by Northern ?nd Western
farmers ccnietnplatint; muring South.
It ought ?o he in e?er? Southern i^mily, for
it is "of the South, ny the Soutb and for the
South "
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Ex-United S tajes Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, Kx-Director United States Ag?
ricultural Experirnen* Mation tn North Caro?
lina, President University of Tennessee and
President cf United St.tes Agricultural Ex?
periment Station in Tennessee
J. B. Killebrew, A M., Ph. D.
Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture for Ten?
nessee, author of "Culture and Curing of To
nacco" for U. S tenth census, "Tobacco
Leaf," "Shrep Husbandry." "Wheat Grow?
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works
1 he regular subscription price of the
Southern Fa-m Magazine ts $1 a year, but
we offer it and V e Watchman and Southron
together one year for $2 Oct 19
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Owing to tbe remarkably low price at which our staple
product ie selling we bad about determined not to do any
advertising this season, upon the principle that "it is .baid
to get blood out of a turnip," and we fear our country
friends, upon whom we principally depend, will be pretty
well bled at 4| cent cotton, particularly those who have any
obligations to satisfy out of it, the consequence being that
there is little left to invest in the Fall and Winter necessa?
ries ; but as it bas been our annual custom to extend to
them an invitation to come and see us, to which they
responded most heartily, we beg to renew that invitation with
the assurance that we can give them better value for their
money than we have ever done before.
A glance at the interior cf our store, will satisfy any one
that we have a larger stock than we have ever carried, much
to our regret, as it is not moving with the rapidity that we
would like to see it, but it was purchased on a basis of
higher values for cotton, and now will have to be disposed
Of in accordance with present prices. It is difficult in
limited space to do justice.to the various departments of our
store, but we feel assured it will be a sufficient guarantee to
those who have kindly favored us with their patronage in the
past, to say that our stock is larger and more varied io every
department than ever before.
To those who may doubt the truthfulness of our assertion
we can only say come and be convinced.
Walsh9 s Shoe Store
HAS MOVED NOW
Keep your eye on the city clock when you
are coming in town and stop there if yon
want Shoes.
TWO SHOEMAKERS KMPLOVED.
Those who want to keep their Shoes in nice condition, buy
from me and get FREE SHINES.
Barlow Wal?!i.
Sep. 21-x
BSVE2LY
. ' pyrlgrbt I8?3,
JVoh^i-aier, Fis'acl & CA
If Mon?
ey Grew
on
Trees
And Every?
body Owned
an Orchard,
EMPIRE
Copyright 1838, ?
Vecbheimer. F?sh?l & Oft.
It woold not make any difference how it was spent. Being as it is, how?
ever, it makes a lot. of difference whether you speud it wisely or otherwisely.
If you wish to buy to the best advantage we thiuk it will be to your inter?
est to look at our goods
We have exclusive control in Sumter of the fine Tailor made Clothing,
manufactured by Fechheimer Fishel & Co , of New York. We also handle
largely the popular "Vitals" brand, manufactured by Ab Kirschbaum &
Co , of Philadelphia. Out of these two lines, the most fastidious can be
suited Come in with a $10 bill and you can go out, if you wish, with a
nicely fitting suit and considerable change in your pocket.
D. J. CHANDLER,
Sep 27- The Clothier.
L mm k M<
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Represent, among other Companies :
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HOME, of New York.
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Capital represented $75,000,000.
Feb. 28
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Consignments of Rough Rice solicited.
Prompt milling and return of proceeds or
account mles. Highest market price paid for
good Rice.
"Lnro'lin* Rice Meal" or "Flour," the
cbeapes' and hpst stock food on the market,
for ?ftl>' at low 6gure8.
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Oct. 10- 2m
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