Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Slimier Watchman was toundeo c 1850 aod the True Southron in I860, The iFaic wa n and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence cf both cf the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in Samter. ^~ SIG ST CERTS COTTON. Neill, the cotton expert, who al ways comes to the aid of cotton speculators and others to whose ad vantage it is to keep the price of cotton down until tbe crop has passed ont of the hands of the farmers, has lost his grip, and although the Liver pool buyers pretend to accept bis twelve million bale estimate of the cotton crop as correct, the price has advanced steadily in spite of every effort they have made to keep it H r down., For neither Liverpool alone nor Liverpool^ and New York com bined, have had the power to regulate v the price of cotton. The determin ' ing factor in the cottoo situation this year has been the southern cotton mills. The mills have bought cotton V from the very beginning of the sea son, and they are still buying all that ;/ comes within their reach. They know that the cotton crop is short and that the price is certain to be much higher later in the season |||; when the northern and foreign spin ~ ners realize that there ie a shortage : and the scramble to cbta o a supply begins. The southern, mill men know also that there is now the greatest V demand for cotton goods, and the i% indications are that next year the mills of the world will be unable to ; supply cotton goods sufficient to fill : their orders. Being on the ground > . and knowing that the crop is short they have not been deceived by V Neill's extravagant prediction, but N have turned their information to good account, and are buying cotton while it is comparatively cheap. Within the next thirty or forty days Liver pool and New York will awake to the fact that they are short on cotton, and then the scramble will begin Prices are certain to go higher than C.; they are at present, higher, perhaps, for a time, while tbe flurry to cover ' shorts continues, than the situation / warrants, bul there is every reason to believe that there will be a sub tanti l advance in price that will : hold until the Best crop becomes a ; : determining factor sometime next ; spring The following extract f rom a private letter from a prominent New York cotton house will give an idea;of how the situation is-viewed by well informed cotton men who are Wind followers of Neill : The _ punjng^ iodastry throughout the world, and especially in the United States and Great Britain shows an enormous expansion, with every pics pec: ot its con ti nea no? for another year. So far lhere is every prospect of a . moderate crop of cotton, and we expect that spiooers will soon believe what they have? been loath to do, viz : that the production this year is decidedly less than the coosump'ion -...They are already selling their out pu for months ahead on tbe basis of ~\ to 8 cents for middling cottoo, and it is reaac oabie to expect that this diso rep an ey between tbe price -of raw material aod >hat of the manufactured article wiii soon be adjusted. Io view of tbe condition of trade the country over, if is hardly probable that this adjustment will bs brought about by any coo sid era We decline io the price of goods. " ... This is the condition that the farm era ot the south have to face. We believe cotton wiii go still higher, and the wise man will hold the remainder of his crop until he can sell to better advantage Successful Lumber Company. The secretary of state was yesterday notified that the Bridgers & McKetban Lumber Company, of Burke. Sumter County, bad iooreased its capital etcck from $30,000 to $100,000. The in orease, it is understood, is made with a view to increasing the company's plant. -The State, Sept. 26 ATLANTASUBSCRIBES TO CENTURF FUND. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 24 -No morn iog services were held in any Methodist church here today, the congregations gathering at the Grand opera bouse, where a mass meeting was held. Bishops Galloway of Mississippi and Candler of Georgia ware the speakers, and the cause of ducation in the south sad the 20th century* fund now being raised bj tho Methodists were advanced by subscriptions amou it sg to $16,000. Price of Cotton Steadily Ris lng. "Do you think cotton will reach 8 cents ?" is a question many merchants, factors, farmers and others are asking Ooe of the most promioent cotton men ia the city was asked that ques tion last night night by one of the leading .merchants. He replied very positively io the affirmative. Many are of tbe opinion that it is merely a matter cf time before the price will reach this mark and possibly go above it. To many farmers it matters not if the price advances- later on beoaose they oannot afford to hold. Naturally not being bankers they are compelled to pay bills as they fall due. The only way out of it is for them to borrow so as to eoable them to hold their cottoo. Many say that this can not be done because the interest would soon eat up tbe profit gained by hold ing. Good and reasonable offers are induc ing many farmers to try this piao, acd if they can see their way clear it seems to be the ooly solution of the problem. glance at the ootton market repo :s of the ioland towns of South Carolina and Georgia will show that the price io the latter towns is above that in the former.-Augusta Chrooioie. The opening of the schools throughout the country is the occa sion for comments on the school book problem. Yesterday, says the News and Courier, two of our exchanges from different sections of the coun try, Alabama aod Indiana, voiced the common complaint. The Indianapo lis Sentinel says : "The school book Taw was passed in the interest of the people, and bas served its purpose admirably for ten years. But it is oow being juggled it the interest of | the school book contractors. The thing is assuming the dimensions of a scandal and Gov. Mount should call a halt at once." Alabama appears to be in a worse plight than Indiana, for there they have no school book law. The Birmingham Age Herald says : "The price, of text books is inordi nately, outrageously high in this State. Such.books are controlled by a trust, aod when it is not sternly met as it has been in Tennessee, it robs without measure. In this State there is no State law or State protec Lion covering text books. Thc .School Book Trust, therefore, finds here a rich field. Each county superintend ent makes the best terms he cac, but in no case are they very good." This is a live subject, the cost of j school books being complained of more than almost anything else, and those in position to obtain relief should give it earnest attention. N Remarkable Keg ca e. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, III., makes the statement, that he caught cold, which set tled on her langs,- she was treated fer a month bj her family physician, bot grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of 'ons ump tien and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discov. cry for Consumption; she bought a bou e and to her delight found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six hortles ft uud herself sound and well; now does ber own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discover* at J. F. W. De Lorine's Drug Store. Large bottles 50c and $1. 6 John Gary Evans, who now lives in Connecticut, having married Miss Plume of that state, visited Columbia the other day for the purpose of set tiing op the amount wbicb be was due the state through the peniten tiary It does not appear, however, that Tillman has made any great effort to pay for the car load of brick for which be owes Col. Neal should not be made to bear the whole onus of the penitentiary investigation, and, if Tillman and others do not settle op, the attorney general should institute proceedings against them and compel they to pay their jost and righteous debts If South Carolina could receive all the money which she has lost through rebates, bond deals, dispensary shortages, penitentiary embezzlements, eto , many thousand of dollars would be raised wbicb would materially reduce the taxes next year. Now if the Tillmanites desire to become real reformers here is their chance. Instead of reducing taxes tbey have made them higher, and, although it is a late day for them to carry out their promises, it is better late than never.-Darlington News The Darlingtonian says that Dar lington has passed the million mark in her tobacco sales for this year. CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheuma tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts Sold bj Hogbson-Ligoo Co. Climate abd Crop Condition. U. S. Department of Agricul ture, South Carolina Section. COLUMBIA, S. C , Sept. 26, 1899 The following is the weekly crop bulletin issued by Section Director Bauer yesterday : The week ending Monday, Sep tember 25, 1899, averaged about three degrees per day cooler than usual, with minimum temperature low enough for light frost in spots over the extreme western counties and in exposed localities- The frosts were not heavy enough to do any damage There was a maximum temperature of 88 degrees at Black ville and Yemsssee and a minimum of 43 degrees at Greenville, for the week. There were frequent light to heavy showers over the entire State on the 18th, 19th and 20th, but the rainfall was in excess of one inch at a few points oniy. Locally there were heavy winds which blew out some open cotton, which in turn . was muddied and stained by the heavy rains ; otherwise the rains were not damaging, and they were generally beneficial, supplying enough moisture for growing crops and fitting the soil for plowiog for smali grains Some oats, rye and bailey have already been sown, but this work has only begun. The contemplated acre age of wheat is larger than usual. Cotton continues to open freely and picking made favorable progress Nearly all the bottom and middle crop bolls are already open, aod pick ing will be finished earlier than usual. There is a heavily fruited second growth reported from many localities, but the unanimous opinion is that those bolls cannot mature. Sea island cotton has improved slight ly since last week, and picking has become active. Some coro was housed during the week and late fodder gathered. There is yet much corn that will require two weeks longer absence of frost to mature EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS7 RE PORTS. ,. Florence-Lynch : Weather contin ues cool and dry, very favorable for harvesting the cotton ; rice has made a final faiiurs in thia section ; cotton picking progressing finely.- . J. Smith. Oraogeborg-Springfield : Weather this week bas been favorable for ali faro? work ; cotton picking progressing unusually fast ; minor crops look well, with tbe exoeptioo of the cane, which is not up to the average of other years. -D. E Sturkie. Charleston-Charleston : Moderate rainfall revived growing crops in gene ral and afforded excellent opportunities to the trucks growing interests for plant ing beans, beets, lettuoe, cabbage, and setting strawberry plants ; sea island cotton picking begun ia earnest ; top bolls opening prematurely ; slight im provement over last week ; rice harvest at its height; aa excellent; crop.-L N Jesuocfsky. Darlington-Darlington : Cotton picking progressing rapidly, nearly all being open on early planted cotton ; euttiog and curing hay the order of the day ; yield of bay very good ; quite cool eights and mornings-E. R. Mciver. Clarendon-Pinewood : Heavy rains this week stopped cotton gathering last few days, but otherwise doing little damage ; the rica orop is very promis ing ; sugar cane looks fioe ; peas are doing well ; the bay orop about ready for the mower ; turnips have been planted, good stands are generally reported.-R S DesC'hamps. Williamsburg-Cox : First of the week rainy and warm, latter part cool ; cotton about all open, and the crop will be gathered by the 15th of October ; gardens, pea?, and potatoes doing well -L N Jones. Kershaw-Tillers' Ferry : Heavy rain on the 20th damaged cotton blown on the ground by previous wind storm ; good seasons aod oool nights will assure a heavy psa crop ; the yield of sor ghum ia light, owing to pithy condition of stalk ; where a stand of turnips were secured they are fine ; much wheat will be sown this fail-J W Gardoer. -MU mumm - City of Mexico, Sept. 25-Presi dent Diaz oannot go to Chicago oo ac count of tho illness of his wife He bas appointed Igoaoio Hariscal, minis ter of foreign relations, to go as bis representative DoctorsSay; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis tricts are invariably a. > m ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great "driving wheel" in the mechanism of man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de ranged and disease is the result Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all iver Troubles. DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Davidson, N. C. 63d YEAR BEGINS SEPT. 7tb, 1899. Te professors aod instructors. Courses for A. B , B. 8., aod A. M. Laboratories well equipped. Gymoasiam complete. Waterworks aod baths Classical, Mathematical, Scientific, Literary, Biblical aod Medical. J. B. SHEARER, President. Joly ll-2m SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE or sundry executions to me directed, I will offer for sa!e at Pub lic Auction, in front of the Court Souse io the Citv of Sumter, oo the first Mon day io OCTOBER, next, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the legal hours of sale, the following property : AH that piece, parcel or tract of land, sit uate, kinz nd being ia Bisbopville town ship, County of Sumter, Stu'.e of South Carolina, containicg 30 acre3, more or less, and bounded by labds of estate of Mrs Skiacer, Tommy Alexander and Joho Hoi land ; levied upon and to be eoid as the property of Sidney Bines at the suit of the State for taxes All that piece, parcel or tract of land, sit nate, lying and being in the town of Magno lia, Lynchburg township, Sumter County, State of Sooth Carolina, contaioing one lot bounded North and East by lands of S. C. Kilpatrick, South by the W. C A. R E. and Weet by lands of 0. A. Darby ; levied upon aod to be sold as the property of estate of Nettie Pennington at the suit of the State for taxes. One lol with building thereon io the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of Sooth Carolina, bounded by lands of the estate of James Wiso and Horace Barny and by Fac tory Street cf said city ; levied upon and to be sold as the property of Samuel Mayrant ni the separate suits ot the State aod City of Sumter for taxes. B. G. PIERSON, Sep 6 Sheriff Sumter County. Last Teacher's Examination. OFFICE OF CO. SUPERINTENDENT EDUCA TION, SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., Sept 20, 1899 THERE WJLL EE AN EXAMINATION of Teachers for Certificates on the 13tb or October, (2d Friday), open to white and colored Wnite teachers who did not attend the Summer School and have not been excused by the State Board had better attend, for if their certificates expire before another Sum mer School they will not be renewed. J. EDWIN REM BE RT, Co. Supt. Education. Sept.- 20-2t. Claremont Lo|e No. 4,1F. M. THS REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NICATION o: Claremont Lodge, No 64, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday Evening, October 12, at7Jp. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly B. J, RH AME, W. M. Atteat-H. C. Mosss. Sec. RELIEF CAME. i I uxV^^r of Salubrity, Ga,, Aug. |r ^UyrM 3 8th' ]S98' writes: Ben"** ^ vaMMmPfj edicta has certainly jj ^^^^^^^^^ been a blessing to ^ i J iMMBEBBL health and had ft j ^^BjP y missed four monthsA ^ - * Two bottles of Ben* j edicta have entirely restored her health. L jj The monthly periods have /returned J " and arc now painless and regular, r 1 _ fr ^ Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular ^ ^ or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta B ^ has cured many suffering women anti * g will cure you in the privacy of your* ^ home, without the necessity of physi- g Jon tue Us- fl i , ^ PLANTBtS I tinctlyfein- IfP^W mJAlC * vjlnlne or- EM OR Q^rtMALt & f ^mmm * M thens them so that the monthly periods & 2 may be regularand painless. Headache, if *3 Dizziness, Nervousness, that dragging |f -jj sensation and those terrible pains In "uthc back, hips and abdomen quickly,, disappear. ir .j Sold by all Dnicrists or sont p< st-paid for Bl JJ ?l. A box of "Monthly Regulating Pills to H J uso in connection, is with each bottle v LADIES BLUE BOOK sent free to any nd- pr T dress. A sample twx of ''Monthly" Reg- r j ulating Pills sent for 10c. in stamps. |t Tl Address. Woman's Department. New w J Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.k * Mention this pape i- W Sold by Baghsoo-Ligon Co. WHERE DO YOU BELONG? Are you wide awake enough to use 20th Century ideas or are you sat isfied with snail pace methods? Our methods are, buy for Cash and sell for Cash. Buy close and be satisfied with a small margin. HaviDg bought early we are not affected as yet, by the little advance in some lines of merchandise. This season we have added 2,000 square feet to our floor space which will be used largely for showing our elegant line of Cloaks, Capes, House Wrappers and Tailor made Suits. As usual, our assortment of Suit Patterns and Trimmings is up to its high standard cf elegance, and it is not possible to see the new shadings elsewhere which are being shown this season in Yenetians, Ladies' Cloths, Poplins, Scotcli Cheviot Plaid Skirtings, Paney Cr pons in all of the novel importa tions from foreign looms. Having permanently established the faot that we handle only good shoes, we merely make the statement that this department has been greatly enlarged and the line of both Ladies' and Children's Shoes is more com plete than ever before. In this aimouncement we extend to you our semi-annual invitation to call in and make - our establishment your head quarters, whether to purchase or not. Come in and get a posting on prices. Very Truly Yours, amter PROPRIETORS OF Sumter's Leading Dressmaking Establishment -AND Regulators of Prices for this Section of the State. Sept 20 1st LOAD o Our Mr. Stansill will return this weet with our first importation of horses and mules H. UAMBY Sumter, S. C., Sept. 18, 1899. MM MO TED WP MM _...-._Has moved his stock of - Hardware, Storey Cut lery, Crockery, &c., Into the large store next to First National Bank, lately occupied by the Ducker & Bultman Company. And is now better prepared with a larger stock than ever, to supply the publia with everything in bis line. Espeoial attention is directed to toe very large line of Stoves and Stove Fixtures, Both cooking and beating, and also to our large line of CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS. Our regular lines of Hardware, Tools, Cutlery, Guns, Ammunition, Harness, Saddlery, Housefurni6bicg Good*, &s., will be found larger and more complete. Wc also carry Engine and Mill Supplies. Remember, all our 6toves are warranted. Call and see us. Very respectfully, L. B. DURANT. Sep 6-x