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WEDNESDAY, SJBPT. 6, 1899. The Samter Watchman was~toundeo in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has (he combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in Ssmter. ON THE BIGHT TRACK The Chester Seid correspondent of the State lo a Ute letter offers the following sensible suggestion? on a subject that should be thoroughly disoussed in this State : "Discussing the penitentiary scan dals recently, a progressive business Y".naas of this county, who is keenly alive to the problem of road improvement, said : "The time has oome for the State of South Carolina to stop farming and go at something better. The policy is wrong, efen if the State farms bad cleared, instead of lost, money. The State has no right to tax the individual citizen to run a business that comes in competition with his otro and helps to keep him down; nor is it right for the State to lease big squads of convicts at low rates to the large and owner, thus giving him a tremen dous advantage over the small farmer. - lt is time for such unfair competition and favoritism to stop. There is no j ustice io such a distinction "The onviets should be so worked as to affect rich and poor alike. The court expenses and taxes come from the people at large-therefore the benefits and profits, if any there be, should go baek to the people in the same propor tion. "The only way to accomplish this muob desired end is to work the con victs on the public roads. Let all of the convicts, together with the various county ohaiogangs, be consolidated into one grand State system, and thus re duce the expense to the lowest possible figure. Employ only oompetent oin* o ais and provide them with all of the machinery necessary for modern road building. First, let the most travelled public road in each county be surveyed, . straightened, shortened, graded, and the work thoroughly done, then take the next and so on until every public road io the State bias been worked toafioish. "Require every official connected with the system to give bond, and hold him to a strict performance of his du ties. This reform will win, because it is right 99 We doo't see why the proposed rail road from Sumter through Bisbopville to a point oo the Seaboard Air Line in the se aine rn part of Chesterfield coun ty should not be as practicable and profitable as the one projected from Florence, through Darlington and Hartsvilie to the same paint * Neither of these roads would exceed 35 miles ia length, they would ruo through a fine farmiog couotry, now withoot rail road facilities, and they would emanci pate some of the best towns io the State, now without railroad oompeii tion. The letter of our Bisbopville correspondent printed yesterday, gave reasons enough, outside of freight ad vantages, why the people of Sumter county should do their best to build the line suggested by the Sumter Item, and the freight; advantages of a Sea board connection need no affirmation. The Seaboard is at present wholly oc cupied in building through lines, but we have little doubt that if the people along these proposed routes would furn ish tbs rights of way and termina! facilities abd do the gradtog the Sea board wculd do the rest -The State, Aog. 31 We note that Sumter is showing tier good faith in the reply made to the recently eent out circular letter to mayors by Gov McSweeney The authorities in that city raided a num ber of suspected blind tigers last Sat urday night and in three of them they found "contraband " If ail of the municipal authorities will follow Somter's example, the days of con stables io the cities and towna will be few Gov McSweeney has received very encouraging replies to his letter, and we believe he has adopted a po! i icy which wiil take politics out of ! the dispensary law and make its en forcemct easier of accomplishment. -Manning Times Chronic Diarrhoea Cured. Tbia is to certify that I have had cbrooic diarrhoea ever since the war. I gol so weak I could hardly wa!k or do anything. One bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cared mesoand and well. J. R. Gibbs, Fincastle, Va. I had chroaic diarrhoea for twelve yeers. Three bottlea of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cared me. S. h. Sharer, Finca3tle, Va. Both Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Shaver are prom inent farmers and reside near Fincastle, Va. They procured the remedy from Mr. W. E. Casper, a druggist of that place, who is well acquainted with hem and will roach for the truth of their statements. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Climate and "Crop Condition. U. S. Department of Agricul ture, South Carolina Section. COLUMBIA, S. C , Sept. 5, 1899 The temp rature, daring the week ending Sept. 4, 1899, averaged about normal, having been cooler than usual daring the first part and warmer than usual during the last part of the week. At a few places only did the tempera ture rise above 90 degrees, while the lowest minima for that month were recorded on Aug 30 h. The rains of the week were general, h3avj, and continu os, exeept over the northeastern portion of the State, where showers ooly occurred. The rainfall for the week ranged from half an inch at Cheraw to six and one-half inches at Charleston. The drought was effectu ally broken. Cotton did not receive mach, if any, benefit from the rains, exoept possibly very late cotton that will now pat on a top-crop. As an effect of the rain, rust hss increased and open cotton has become stained, aod some blown to the grouod; sprouting ard rottiog io the boils is also quite general. Fair weather is needed for gathering cotton Picking was retarded by the wet weath er. The yieid prospects have not im proved and oontinue poor. Sea island cotton is opening rapidly and is being picked as it opens. Blight and shed ding continoe. The rain came io time to help late corn, which is DOW very promisiog where oot being destroyed by army worms which infest nearly every connty io the western portion of the State. Bat little fodder could be aaved during the week. Early rice harvest is well under way, aod stacked rice suffered somewhat from the heavy rains, whioh, however, were very beneficial on late rice. Peas and peavines for forage, as well as sogar cane, sweet potatoes, sorghum aod peanuts, were materially improved by the wet weather. Grass for bay is making rapid growth, bot in the western counties suffers from army worms. The week afforded but little opportunity for saving hay. Much iaod was sowo and resown to turnips. ID the trockiog districts, cabbage aod strawberry plants were set oat. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS7 RE PORTS. Darliogton-Society Hill : Late corn, rice, sugar cane, sweet pota toes, peas and peavioe forage much benefitted by the rains, which were too late for cotton and early corn ; another picking will finish many fields of cotton ; scoppemong grapes ripening - Maj J J Lucas. Florence. - Effingham : General showers and cloudy weather have retarded gathering fodder and cotton, both have been damaged by rain ; colson cannot be revived by the rain, as the plant is fully matured ; while the open cotton (nearly half the crop) has been stained.-A J Howard Kershaw-Camden : Heavy rains every day this week, and much cot ton and fodder is damaged ; about two thirds of an average crop of cotton wiil be made ; early corn is fine, but late plantinga wiil, in many places, be total failures ; peas doing weli -J A Mikle. Orangeburg-Orangeburg : Weath er very unfavorable for all farm work, too much rain ; it has rained in torrents for the past ten days, with accompanying high winds; cotton blown out and rotting upon the stalk; it is seriously injured ; poor outlook -Jno S Rowe. Richland-Congarec : The week has been cloudy and rainy ; too incle ment for cotton picking ; late corn, I peas and potatoes look well ; sugar cane promises a fair yeild -J F Smith Sumter-Hagood: Rains have been heavy and general for the past week ; in some sections it came too late to help cotton ; it will be beneficial to late corn, peas, potatoes, sorghum, etc ; cotton is opening rapidly ; it is now conceded^tbat the crop will be short, not over two-thirda of au aver age crop will be made.-A K San ders. Working Nijcht and Day. The busiest and mightiest littla thins that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated gl bulo of health, that changes weakness into strength, listless ness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They're wonderful in building up Uie health, Only 25c per box. Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme . Druggist. 3 Facts About Philippines. Aa Army Officer's State ment. The staff correspondent "A. G. R " of the N. Y. Post, a man who stands high for ability as well as accuracy and fairness of judgment, under date of Jaly 23, bas forwarded a letter by an American army offioer of "high rank," which was placed in his hands for the purpose of publication in the United States. The letter, signed "Loyal Legion," is as follows : "Barnum oooe said: 'There is noth ing the American people enjoy so much as being humbugged,' and it is certainly true. The reports and statements about tho situation in the Philippi es which we read in papers froiu ibe United States cause us to doubt the evidence of our senses. We have been here since last summer. We went through the almost bloodless oampaigo against MatiH-with our allies at our backs-and the triumphal entry into the city, and a few months later had the pleasure of Sgh;iog over the same road, this time driving our allies out of the city and its defenses. "Then, since March 25, we have been fighting pretty steadily, fighting at one place or another most of the time, our force probably averaging about 25.0000 men, or 20,000 effect ives ; and what has bean the result that we know of up to this time ? "We have lost by wounds and death fully a thousand men, and including I the sick, have some 4,000 in hospitals : We have always, or almost always, been able to drive the Filipino troops out of the towns or works we have attacked ; but, as we have of late months pushed out to seme distance from our lines to make suchattacks, we have had to fail back each time to our own Hoes;'thia because our forces are too weak to hold advance points and to guard our base-Manila. "Io effect we have advanced our lines against a stubborn foe, and in the face of great difficulties, about 30 miles. U that men could do with such an inferior force, and in the face of tropi cal season?, has been done. Now we are at about the end of our tether To conquer these islands will take at least 70,000 men. So far, their lesses have probably been Ices than ours. We know what our iosses are io a fight, and we gbt a pretty good idea of the eoemy's, as we usuiily remain for the time being in possession of the field. The reports published in Amer ica underestimate our losses and vastly overestimate the enemy's. We have always had to attaok them in a chosen and fortified pesition The odds are all against us. ."Again, the enemy can supply their losses at once. With their armed troops they always have half as many again who aocompaoy them to relieve their troops of labor ; and whenever a man falls, one of these bolo (sword or large knife) men takes his place. These natives can march all day in the heat of a tropical sun, with a handful of rioe io their knapsack for food aod sleep on the ground io these terrible rains without the slightest injury. The Tagal tribe alone numbers about 400, 000 people They .have beeo fighting for the greater part of 300 years, off and on. That indicates what kiod of people they are Yet the world is led to believe that we can easily subjugate those islands (at present we have only a very small part cf one of them), with au army corps, or about 30,000 men "Every officer of experience with whom I have talked has placed the cumber of trooops needed at between 75,000 and 100,000 men. Thirty thousand men will have to be rein forced by many more thousands if they are left to perform this great task. In the meantime we will lose thousands every year by disease-men who will break down, if they don't die, or have to be sent away. "Another point. How are these troops to be relieved by others 1 The medical authorities ali state that white troops cannot remain in this climate more than two years at farthest; and now the whole of the United States army is abroad except half a dozen regiments. "There is one mere point to be con sidered. Now that we have burst our bounds and gone in for cooquest of foreign territory, we must be prepared to bold what we have taken against any foreign foe. For this we must have a large regular army. It must be a traioed, disciplined force, aiways available. There is no other possible solution of this difficult problem. If we should not doom our little regular army to destruction; and court dishonor, we must face this matter boldly and act promptly " Charges Against Otis Filed With McKinley. Chicago, Sept. 3 -The Times Herald says : Charges ot perjury and subornation of perjury have been filed j against Gen. Elwell S. Otis, corn I mander of the American army in the ! Philippines with President McKinley by Frank P Blair, ono of the oouosel i for Capt. ObMin M. Carter, late gov j ernmcnt engineer at Savannah. Counsel l*iair declares that at an j eariy date be will aieo file charges of j perjury ana subornation of perjury j against General Advocate Col. H. B f Barr with President McKinley. Col Barr appeared in the famous trial cf Carter for the government. Geo. Ot's was president of thc Carter oourtmar FROM THE WIRES. Norway, Sopt. 4.-Jim Gisaiuo, white mao with a family, wa3 arrested by a pjs.-e as the party who entered ib~ room of Miss Jeffcoat issi night wit criminal intent. She is (bs daughter of prominent citizen of the Lebanon section. It was feared at first that the iaw would not be aiiowed to take i'. course but wiser counsel prevailed and he was brought here and put in the guard house. Sheriff Dukes happened to be in the community and took bim to Orangeburg jail. All quiet new. Gov. McSweeney has appointed C. F. Winn to be coroner for the county of Saluda, vice L B. Hayoe, deceased. Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 4.-Advices received here from New York state that the Southern railway bas bought the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad. In consequence of the resignation of Gen. Stoppelbein, the governor has ordered an election to be held in the county of Dorchester on the 22i inst , for the purpose of Suing the vacaney in tho office of probate judge. There will be several candidates for the position. ?II if- ??. i - Good Enough to Take. The finest quality of loaf sugar is used io the manufacture of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and the roots used io its preparation give it a fl ivor similar to that of maple syrup, making it very pleasant to take. As a medicine for the cure of coughs, colds, la grippe, croup and whooping cough it is unequaled by any other. It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. -- a> ..?.?? -a - Tne Neal Bond. Yesterday Col. Wilie Jones, one oj Colonel Neal's bondsmeD, called ac the office of the attorney general ia response to the notice to thc bondsmen to appear and make good Col. Neal's sho/tage. A conference was arranged for a subsequent day. It is said that the bondsmen have determined to pay up and will not put tho State to the necessity of a resort to the courts. The State, Sept. 6 RAILROAD DEi Wilmington, Dei , Sept. 2 -From a source of undoubtedly reliable informa tion it has been ascertained that Scott & Company of this city have sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the control of the Baltimore, Chesa peake and Atlantic Railway Company. The Baltimore, Chesapeake and At lantic Railway Company practically controls the traffic between Baltimore and the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia peninsula and the eastern shore of the Chesapeake bay. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutt s Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolu te cure fUTT'S Liver PILLS tL telJUFJ. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday Eveniog, September 14, at 7 p. m. Brethren will take^ae notice and govern themselves accordinglv B. J, RHAME, W. M. Attest-H. C. MOSES Sec. 1 RELIEF CAME, j 3 /^<X^f^. *Salubrity, Ga., Aug. g* 3 ^^^^^^^ ^ ^ ce^tanily ^ J Two bottle* of BeG^ "3 edicta have entirely restored her health. j] The monthly periods have returned Jj* T| and arc now painless anti regular, w 4 _ fr ^ Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular jr a or Suppressed Menstruation? 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HMM M O TED ITjw* .-,- ^ - Has moved his stock of Hardware, Stoves, Cut lery, Crockery, &c , Into the large store next tc First National Bank, lately occupied by the Ducker & Bultman Company, And is now better prepared with a larger stock than ever, to supply the public with everything in his line, Espeoial attention ia directed to the very large line of Stoves and Stove Fixtures, Bath cooking and beatiog, and also to our large line of CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS. Oar regular iines of, Hardware, Tools, Cutlery, Guns, Ammunition, Harness, Saddlery, Housefurnisbiog Goods, will be found larger and more complete. We also carry Engine and Mill Supplies. Remember, all our stoves aro warranted. Call and see us. Very respectfully, L. B. DURANT. Sep 6-x_ If in life you wish to rise. Know how and when to advertise. JUST RECEIVED : One car load Corn at 60c One car load No. 2 Oats at 37c One car load Lime-150 barrels One car load Portland Cement One car load Hay. OH HAND A full line of Farm Wagons-one and two Horse ; carriages, buggies, surreys and road carts. Essex and Berkshire Pigs. Respectfully, H. -UAMBY. Au? 30 Columbia Business College, COLUMBIA, S. C. In complete facilities, the most modern systems, economy of time and money, service of excellent instructors, thoroughness, confi dence of the business public, and the placing of graduates in positions, this college indis putably takes the lead. If you are in any way interested do not fail to send for catalogue. Address W. H. Newberry, President. Prominent business and professional meo of Columbia, S. C., who endorse the Columbia Business College, as being a good institution and worthy of publlo patronage : /ru n y K .. i ci, vc A piart Col. ^ J- Linscomb, Mayor of City of Co Tbe Carolina National Bank, W. A. Clark, iuoabia President. r>iKK Wm B Jd Evans, Private Secretary to the The Bank of Columbia, S. C., T. H. Gibbes, Governor Cashier. .... . " . , D Thos. S. Moorman, State Librarian. The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, J. P. W. W. Harris, Clerk in Executive office. Mathews, aemer. v R . J. T. Gantt, Chief Clerk of Secretary of State. Sr ^^r>Tv IerWCeTl f Tlnt ; T B Clyburn, Chief Clerk in Comptroller W. T. Martin, Vice President of the Bank ot General's cffice. Columbia, S. C. D Zimmeriran.Vook-keeper of State Treas Col. A. C. haskell, vice-President of the ur r r Loan and Exchange Bank. H M QeQ'j Secretary Y. M. C. A. Rev. John A. R.e. . D., Pres.dect of Co- Rg7 ^ w 'Dacj *f ^ lumb.a Female College St Methodist Church Hon. W a Mayfield, ex State Superintend- Rev JobQ M pik Ed ,or of "w f ent of Education. Faiih " Aug 30-o STANDARD BID STALLION Mocloc, Will Stand the Season in Sumter Boyle's Stables. Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 1892;,' bred by Maj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee. "MODOC," sired by McEween, 2.1SJ ; first jam Ls dy Radawa; registered ia Vol. 12, A rr.t-rican Stud Bock. He ia ene of the Soest bred Ptrtl!io:;d ia the .Mate: br?d for 6 2e Btjle, beauty and speed. He ia of kind and entls disposition. A sure fort! getter. Atlantic tot Line fiaH Comp? of IM Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In affect November 20th, 1898. SOUTHBOUND. No. 35 No 57t Lv Darlington, 8 02 am Lv Elliott, 8 45 am Ar Sumter, 9 25 am Lv Samter, 4 29 am Ar Creston, 5 17 am Lv Cresign, 5 45 am Ar Pregnalls, 9 15 am Ar Orangeburg, 5 40 am Ar Denmark, 6 12 am NORTHBOUND. No. 32 No. 58t: Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm Lv Orangeburg, 4 00 pm Lv Pregnalls, 10 00 am Ar Creston, 3 50 pm Lv Cre on, 5 13 pm Ar Sumter, 6 03 pm Lv Sumter, 5 6 40 pm Ar Elliott, 7 20 pm Ar Darlington, 3 05 pm jDailv except Sunday. Trains 82 and 35 carry through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping cara between New York and Macon via Augusta. T. M EMERSON, H. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager.