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WEDNESDAY, OCT. ll, 1899. The Sumter Watchman was loan et ea p 1850 Md the 7r? e Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has Vse combined mreulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in - Samier. AB Mr. Docthit refuses to get oat of the Dispensary, people who do not like to guzzle one X liquor will have to quit drinking as a means of self protection. Under Mr. Douthit's ad ministration labels have become a delusion and a snare to entrap the unwary. Theic is undoubtedly more or less >!itics mixed np with the Drspen scandal, bat a deal more of cori t on and rascality. The great toral institution^ has always been a j rrupt mixture of politics, mean j liquor and official rascality. Charlotte has raised the requisite amount for the erection of her four teenth oottoo factory. Judge Kl ugh complimented the rrand Jory highly on the presentment ide last Thursday and commended the body for the fearless, painstaking and intelligent manner in which the duty incombent apon ii had been discharged. | The praise was weil bestowed and the members of the Grand Jury deserve p even greater commendation from the :1" taxpayers and all good chizsus of the I eo ioty. The matter of most vital importance mentioned io the presentment is the :. practice sanctioned by many years con . t aaance,# of nsiog the funds of one sehooi district to pay the claims of an other that bas oo money to its credit. There is nothing criminally wrong in ihe practise, and one School Commis .. sioner has done as his predecessor did is this respect until the custom bas be come recognized and accepted as a rule of the cffiee. It is, however, none the less illegal, and now that the Grand Jury has called attention to ic, a stop should bs pac to the practice forthwith, j It is un j oat for the people of one school ' distriot to be deprired of the ase of their own money, when they need and call for it to support the schools in their distriot. The practica encourages ex fravagaBG3 and carelessness, and dis courages the trustees who endeavor to man ge the districts carefully and economically. If one school district .cumulates money it shoald be kept the treasury subject to the check of trust es aod ic should never be t&avaiiab!e.r There is no more rea for paying the checks of one set cf trustees out of tbe money to the credit | of soother set, than for a bank to pay the cheeks of a man who has exhausted his deposit ou of the money to the (credit of another depositor., The posi* tioa of the Graod Jory in this matter . is wen taken and the County Superin tendent of E location should dis continue approving ana rrderiog paid %checks cf trustees ho have ex hau3ted the fuods io their credit. . Wo arc advised by a member of the bar that the practice is Siega* and the County Superintendent of Edoca i tioa is responsible to the trustees for every dollar thus paid ou?, aod that the trustees hive the right to eoter suit for the recevery of funds that should be, but are nor, io thc county treasury to their credit. Io the matter of the apparent short age io the offish of the County Superin tendeoc of Education great obscurity exists, and the recommeodatioo that an expert be employed is wisely made The discrepancy waa discovered by Supt Rsmbort as soon as he took ' charge of the office and checked over the boots He called the attention of his predecessor, Mr. W. J DcRaat, to the marrer a: once, aod was informed by him that ibo discrepancy existed ; when be went into effice. Supt. Kern- j . be reported tba matter to thc State Soper:ntendent of Elucatioo and when i the committee of tbc grand jory com menced tho examination of the books of his cfine their attenlioc was also : j directed to the matter. A thorough examination of the books ts necessary aGd it should be made at ! Once by an expert. The report concerning the malfeas- j ance in office of Magistrate Barrett speaks for itself, and as it is a matter that will go into the courts, comments are not ia order at this stage of the proceedings. Most Beer Dispensers Go ? Question Whether Tiley Can bs Dismissed by the State Board. Co ombia, S C., Od 9 -Beer dis pensers are elected by the con airy boards the same ar ordinary dispen sers. The law contemplates that county dispensers be removed by the county board and not by the State board and it may be that the State board is altogether without authority to remove them County dispensers, beer or otherwise, are elected for a year and it may be that they are not to be removed except for cause, j The Richland county board has I been instructed to fire two dispen I sers here and the county board today asks the attorney general : "Our county board recognizes it as their duty to discharge all unfit per sons from the dispensary (service in this county and to obey all orders of the State board of control, and would ask if complaints against these dispen sers should not be put before our board with specific charges and if we can without stated cause carry out these instructions with impunity, and if so, should we continue these bonded men in office until suitable men are duly qualified to take charge, or close the places until their suc cessors are properly qualified ?" WILL BE HOT STUFF. Mr. Ouzts Wiil Make Sensa tional Revelations. Mr. D. A G. Ouzts was asked by a reporter today whether he had any statement for the public he wished published. He said that he wa9 pre paring one and that it woaid be long, but untii be gave ic tr thc press he declined mtimatiog even what its con tente will be. Mr. Oozts promises some hot stuff, served up from data and a memory which has stored up many things. Possibly another seosa tion-is io atore.-Colombia Record, Ort 9. FO^THE STATE FAIR. The executive committee of the Columbia fair association met Satur day night. The finance committee made a report which was satisfago ty considering the short time the mem bers have been working. The at tractions deeigned will require a con siderable sum, and ail b jsinees men are expected to be liberal in their subscriptions The committee was met by some gentlemen who said they proposed to negotiate with Paine for an exhibi tion o fireworks. It is understood that these negotiations are satiBfac tori'y progressing. The committee decided to arrange all of its attr&c tions so as not to inteifere with the pyrotechnic exhibition. The Lowry Press. The Lowry press ha9 been before the public for some time and no email effort has beeo made to bring it into general use. Ooe was used herc for a while, but it did net give satisfaction and was put aside No matter what the merits of this press may be, we would oe giad to sec it tail it everywhere, z.s locg as tte methods to introduce i: are pursued. Where }oa arc not allowed to own and u-e a thing, bat most pay a royalty on the use of it, then it is beater io let that thing alone. Paving royalties on the use of a CDtton press is another shrewd, cold, calculating scheme tc orind tbe farmer, and we hone thar tho j farmers and those who arc interested in j the welfare of the farmers will never j consent to patremzfc anv cocapauy who j n ^ke or handle a machine whioh is worth so much to them in royalties or rentals that they cannot afford to sell it and allow those who use it to own it - Greenwood Journal. The Short Cotton CroD. We are in receipt of the subjoined letter which was accompanied by copies of several thousand telegrams frons banks, merchants, farmers and cotton buyers in every cottou pro docing county in the south The statements made in the letter are based upon the mose accurate infor mation that could be obtained, and after reading the letter and telegrams we are more fully conviced than ever before that the cotton crop is very short and that Neill's estimate was nothing more than a trick to depress the price of cotton in the interest of the speculators : New York, Oct 4, 1899. Editor Sumter Daily Item : We enclose you herewith reprints of tele grams recently received by us in response to inquiries made from parties whose signatures are append" ed, as to the condition of the cotton crop 1 It is our earnest conviction that a strenuous and improper effort has been this season made by a clique of bear operators in New Orleans, to mislead the world in regard to the cotton crop, and thus put the South ern cotton producer at a disadvan tage. Thc facts, however, are be ginning to assert themselves. The information we submit comes from u class of men who are presumably better informed and more worthy of confidence than any single individual may be, however great his presci ence, to say nothing of his specula- | tive interest in lower prices, and we believe that the interests of your constituency, especially of the cot ton trade at largs will be well served by giving ail possible publicity to this information We send it to you in the hope that you may find oppor tunity, perhaps, to reprint a portion of it in your paper. Yours very truly, Price, McCormick & Co. The railroads have grown into tremendous dimensions. The cap - stock is $11,000,000,000 The dividends aggregated $96,000,000, or 5 28 per cent, on the stock that paid. But two-thirds of the roads made no dividends. There were 500,000,000 of passengers carried in 1898. Of these 221 were killed and 22,000 injured. The men employed were 875,000. Of these 1,958 were killed and 32,000 injured, more than in any battle in Europe in a half century perhaps One man in every 447 was killed-heavy loss. One lu every 28 was injured-terrific. Cannot something be done tc prevent such great casualties ? The roads paid 500,000,000 in salaries-an average of $570 a year, or some $11 a week We have been asked why cotton does Dot bring as good a price ia Camden as it does D Kershaw, Sumter a d Bishop viile. A comparison with toe Sumter qujtciicDs, shows this market to be fully equal to that place. We do not koow the pries heiog paid for it io the other places, but we can see no reason why Camden cannot pay as good prices S3 either of the places Damed Cam den's cotton buyers are all good men, aod we hope for the good of the com muoity, that they will do all they cao to help Camdeo to bold her reputatioo as the host cotton market in middle Carolim Before acc?ptiog these state ments, a fair comparison of prices is j neces6arv.-0 o 1 u b i a M e s s e n s e r. Suro Harbinger of War i j There's one sign of war that never j fails. When thc :cat American mule ' (jets io motion ;GC fighting is bound to \ becta As loog - * he is allowed to ! roam tho broad prairie iu unbridled j freedom there is hone for pease, hut the moment bc is lariated, aod pus into ; harness we know that the incarnate : fiends of sanguinary - ri io are to b-; let loose. Tho fjcw-3 thar. Eoglacd bas ; closed i:er Now Orleans cpti:;:* and tb;u thousands of mules arc goin^ aboard the transport* at the Crescent j City dissipates the last hope that Ojm j Paul and Johony Ball will be able to j smoo;h the wrinkled front cf their j controversy -Biltimore Herald. Twenty Years Proof. Tutt's Liver Pills keep the bow els in natural motion and cleanse the system of all impurities An absolute cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, con stipation and kindred diseases. "Can't do without them" R. P. Smith, Chilesburg, Va. writes I don't know how I could do without them. I have had Liver disease for over twenty years. Am now entirely cured. Tutt's Liver Pills The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, GEORGE M. STUCKEY, made suit to me to grant bim Letters of Administration of the Estate ot* and effects of Mies Mattie M Stuckey, deceased These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kiodred and creditors of the said MISS MATTIE M. STUCKEY, late of 9aid Couoty and rtate, deceased that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sum ter C. H., on October 8tb, 1899, oeit, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore noon, to show c*use, if any they have, why the ssi Administr t on should not be grant ed. Given under mv hand '.his 4th div of Octo. ber, A. D. 1899. " TBOS Y WALSH, Judge of Probate. Oct 4-2t Wal**'* Shoe Store Again in "full blast," NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERY WEEK FROM HEADQUARTERS All shoes that were on shelves August 1st sold regardless of what they cost. Walsh's Shoe Store Under City Clock. Sep 27-T NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. UFFICE UF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C , Sept. 29, 1899. T^rOTICE is hereby given that will be in J3| my office in the County Court Honse at Samter from October 15th to December 31et, 1899, inclusive, for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year 1899. Tbe levj is f 8 follows : For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, Z\ mills. For Scbcoi purposes, 3 miila. Total levy, 11$ mills. Also the following special school levies : School District No. 1, 2 mills. School District No 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No 2 3 mills. Wt Clio, 2 mills. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No. 5, 1 mill. No. 17, 1 mil!. Commutation Road Tax for 1900 is also payable at the tame time. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Oct 4 Treasurer Sumter Co. i_ Claremont 1.64, A. F. I. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NE TION of Claremont Lodce, No 64, A. f. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening. Octoher 12, at 7$ cm. Brethren will take dae notice and govern themselves accordingly B. J. RH A ME, W. M. Attest-H. C. MOSES Sec. \ RELIEF CARIE, f j I * \V 0l" Salubrity, Ga., Aug. Sr "fl inJ itiS^ 8t!i" JS98> writes: Ben".^ jj ^^^^^^^^ ^di^ \ ^^^^^^^^^1 uas *a v, rc c'ie(-j y .1 : misled four nionthsi* ^ ' - Two bottles of Ben* > edicta have entirely restored her health, J Tiic* monthly periods have returned F ''Sand arc now painless and regular.* 1 _ > M fe, ^ Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular W or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta 5r jj has cured many suffering women and* *will cure you In the privacy of yours? home, without the necessity or physl-ra |cian-scx- J, laminations Api|| &|f| fi lon the cS- | Li. fi P ALOS ginine or- 3/ f>R (g^IXMAlX ? thens them so that the monthly p< nods . j: may oe regular and painless; Headache. : j ^ Dizziness, yervo' sness, that dragging sr ! sonsa ' n and those terrih e pains Infe j ~i ' 1 - JP 2 the back, hip? and abdomen quickly w j disappear i] SoW hv. all Drhszists fir sen; r* t-naM for j JSL A hbx f"M<mthlv!' Rejrulatin IM lb* tor j * -us :in connection; is with each bottle gj j LADIES BLUE BOOK sent freo to any a l ?=7-: dress. A sample t >\ pf "Monthly" Reg- -' iulatingPills sem for 10c. tn stanrps.jt Vddress, Woman's Department, New if ! X Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, TcncII j *3 Mention this papa: * & ffcr qjjKTj? y&rqpcTSF v& jp *SF*gFT r*ft Sold by H cghson-Ligon Co. After Dewey What? 7 % CENTS COTTON. This is Healthy and Profitable. / Our ambition and determination are to expand our business and to enable you to expand yours, by meeting and beating our strongest competitors in the Dry Goods and Shoe Trade. The battle is ours-the benefits can be yours if you will only grasp this op portunity, and make your purchases at the store of The Sumter Dry Goods Co. Our goods are still at 4 and 5 cents cotton prices. We want your business, and if you will give us a chance we will have it if prices are anything these good times. Very Truly Yours, Hinter JJry Roods fjo. PROPRIETORS OF Sumter's Leading Dressmaking Establishment -AND Regulators of Prices for this Section of the State. Oct'll THE HORSES ANO MULES Which arrived in our 1st load are partly sold out, and we will soon be after another Sean this paper for no tice of arrival. The usual line of Buggies, Carriages, Surreys, one and two-horse Wagons, Hay, Grain, Lime. &c , on hand. 9 Sumter, S. C , Oct. 9, 1S99. H A lt ItY. tsj-t. MO !./:#> irp MM _Has moved his stock of Hardware, Stoves , Cut lery, Crockery, &c#, Into the large store next to First National Bank, lately occupied by the Ducker & Bultman Company, A::i cow better prc rar rd with a largci s orR than ever, to supp:y the public with evervfbiog io his line. Kspeciai fetteo icn is directed to tao very large .. , line or Stoves and Stove Fixtures, Both cooking and heating, ana also to our large linc ot CROCKERY, GLASSWARE; WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, Our regular lines of Hardware, Tools, Cutlery. (iuns, Ammioicion, Harness, Saddlery, E ousefurnisbicg Good?, win he fouod argtr and more complete. Wc alsc carry Eogine and Mill Supplies. Remember, ali our stoves are warrantai Call and soe us. Very respectfully, L.a li. DURANT. Sep 6 - x \