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WBDiNSSDAY, OCT. 25 -, ; -,,::,->,.---: ; ; Ti Sumter Watchman was loandeo ^1850 and True Southron iu 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combine*!, circulation and influence of both of tte old papers, ano. is mani - featly the best advertising medium in T The news irrom the seat of war io the Transvaal ts probably not more aoeurate and reliable than the reports thnt etme last year from Cob , consequently it will be josi aa well to take with a grain of sah all statements of bloodless Brit ish victories sud sanguinary slaughter of Bo rt IQ former coo diets the Boers proved their msrkmansfcip yo the bodies of British soldiers aod ii is not to be believed that they have lost the Mt of sheeting strsigh t. The revelations of D. A. G. Oasis, i the dispensary bookkeeper oat of a soft gpob, have been discontinued for the lime being, sod we may now look for ooaater chargea from the meo Oasts has exposed. It would be psssiog strange - ? t Ousts after six years incubation in . t&peniesrj oorr up tion were not able to j relate a- Ule of shocking rascality, sod, g we most ooo fess that we began holding ? oar nose ss itcoo as the poblieation of Ousts* Book of Revelations was an nonaoecL The stench is viie, very vile, but it is not as much so ss we were led to aaticipate. Perhaps Ousts is keep ing the choiaest stenches hermetically sealed for future delivery, sod has referecee to them when he speaks of s ; reserve sapoly of sm m uni lion. If there ss only some power to re- without hesriog every man - - -J&af smoo in the dispensary we' s^h& be told ali shoat sil the rasoslity sod corruption thst exists ia that head center of cwroptioo. The English re writing che reports the battles with the Boera sad are notedly coloring them io favor of own army, hat even these hissed 'ts show that the Boers are. not sway from ;heir own enemies. Boers are putting ap a stiff fight 8^ we should not be at al! surprised if t eEogKsh commanders begin crying vl^or ;mcre troops before the week ends, r It must bs remembered that though the J "English regulars drove the Americans . ^or of their entrenchment* on Banker i .Hill sad-pat them to rout at Hobkirk H the war wss not ended oor was all I /Use fight whipped oat of the American farmers hy a dozea such defeats. The : osase of the Boers is more just th so ; 'thsfc of the" Rs volution ary Amenosos7, ?S fer -Kraget, Jon bert sod Kock sre fighting to maintain the ia depende o ce of their country while Waa h io g coo. Sumter sod Marion fought to throw off oppressive Eogli9h yoke. Ml true ; Americans especially all Southerners 'I who -have been reared io thc section - where the spirit of* independence and patriotism survives io its truest type should wish the sturdy Boers God rspeed ia their gallant struggle to beat . baefe the rainless sod greedy English invader. As Corowaihs and Tarleton ^wvagvd and pillaged and barned Sooth . Carolina eveo so aod worse will Buller ll do to the Tmosvaal Ooiy the triumph of American arms saved the prop ty aod homes of Sooth Carolinians rom tbe Eoglisa grabbers of 1776-81 and English nature has oot cbaoged since the time they waged a savage and mererles* war to conquer Sooth Caro lina. THERE IS A. CHANCE. At the meet i og of the state board cf control today. L J. Williams was designated to confer with the attor ney genera! on the legal questions involved io the closing of tbe beer dispensaries, tbe question having been raised that the board has not the authority to take the action involved in tbe r solution adopted at the Sep tember meeting ciosiing the beer dis pessaries It is held that the beer dispensers are elected, like regular dispensers and can only be "removed for cause.'' A regulation was adopted ordering back" to toe state dispensers ali liquors in sub-dispensaries of which there is complaint that it is not up to the standard of quality for the price at which it is sold. A change will be made to the sys tem of marking boxes of liquor so as to prevent mistakes such as ha ire occurred in the past.-Col. Record, Oct 18. mw~~++* mmm Extra nice Kentucky driving and saddle Horses. Car ioad jost arrived at Graham's. Sept 27 Native Red Rast Proof Oats for sale by W. M. Graham. Sept 27 SOUTHERN TEXT BOOKS. The B. F. Jphosou P abas h ic g Co , of Richmond, Ya , hag recent]*/ sen!; to this office copies of the following text books which are written bj Sooth er o arbors and published by a Southern firm for use io Southern schools : . Lse'e Mew Primary History, by Susan Pendleton Lae. Lee's New School History, by Susan Pendleton Lae. The Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, by Mrs. M. S. Williamson. The Life of Gen. S toa e wal I Jacks DD, by Mrs. M. S. Williamson. Johnson's Readers-Primer, First Reader,' Secoad Reader, Third Reader, Fourth Reader, Fifth Reader. Hart's Primary Grammar. Hart's Ad Tan ced Grammar. School Chemistry, by Charles Bas kerville, Ph.D. The book s are well printed on good paper, substantially bound, and com pare favorably with school books issued from the press of any of the Northern school book trusts. Tho retail prices of the Johnson school Dooks are lets than tbs prices of similar books heretofore in ase, and aa they ira equally aa good as the books of other publishers this matter of cost alone is a strong argument in favor of adopting Johnson's books for use in Southern schools. : None of the books are strikingly ! original anti in most respects resemble many of the school text books now in use. The histories are written with a fair ness and impartiality very different from the bitter sectionalism, partisan bias and untruthfulness of several of the school histories now in use tn this and other Southern States. Lee's his tories have many excellencies and it ia hot natural that there should be faults. There is evidence intermingle^, in the text throng bout , both books, that they were prepared especially for ase io the schools of Virginia. The part of Vir gin ia and Virginians io the history of tho country is treated at greater length than necessary in a brief general his tory of the United States, aod events of importance in the history of other States are either Omitted entirely or bot casually mentioned. There are other faults, particularly the omission of im portant dates where they could have been ioserted without materially chang iog or lengthening the text. There are other points open to criticism, but we did not undertake to make an ex tended criticism with a view of expos ing the weak'points in the books and belittling their many excellent features, and we cao but add that the books merit praise io many respects and we trust the B. F. John soo Publishing Co , will meet with the support io the South that is due then for nodertakiog to give the Souther o schools truthful histories aod other text books by South ern authors at reasonable prices. FEVER AT YE M ASSE E. Last night a letter received in the city by a promioent gentleman from the low eouotry from a most reliable source brought information that causes appre-. hensicn that yellow fever has made its appearance at Yemassee. The information is to the effect that Clint Stephens, a young white man of Yemassee, who baa been engaged as a train band on one of the railroads in South Florida, cams home a few days ago. He was iii when he arrived, and very soon after reachiog home he died. His little sister, who bad come io con tact with him, was taken ill and died 24 hours after the first sj m proms of illness appeared. Another child-a j relative-who was also in contact with ; both of the victims, is now very iii aod is not expected to live. The opinion in that eectioa is that the malady is yellow fever, aod Yemas see is said to be so located that tba germs of yellow fever would spread. The letter was sbowo to Governor MoSweeney late last night, and, know ing thc writer, the governor felt that the facts made it incumbent upon him to have the report investigated imme diately. He will, therefore, early this morning wire Dr. Stuart, of Beaufort, to go to Yemassee on the first train, investigate and report lo him imme diately the result of such investigation, i The governor takes toe position that ! ii there is any grouod whatever for the fear that it is yellow fever that has ; appeared at Yemassee it should be ! known, so that the proper steps might ; be taken immediately to stamp out the ; disease -The State, Oct. 24. j The alleged fever at Yemassee tums 1 j out to be "hemorrhagic malarial fs I vcr." That was what wa hoped. It is j sometimes hard for the inexpert to dis i tiogaisn the one from tho other. We i have known a mao, stricken iu thc j Savannah river swamps with this Lype I of fever, to die within 33 hours. It. is j worse than yellow fever, bat is tortu nately not contagious.-State, Oct 25. Irvy Bytt nberg Writes more About the Japanese. Kobe, Japan, October, 1899. "Well, weil, here we are again/' ae tbe clown says in the circus, but wby -I really don't know. Life gets as monotonous ont here after a time as anywhere eise, and items of interest to write about become scarce ur seem so commonplace one hardly knows what to say. But if the read ers of your paper "can stand for" Parson Brown's "fish stories" that I see polished in recent issues, they will surely take time to read some of : my "strange truths " | I bad intended writing an account of the recent typhoon that did BO mach damage along the coast of Japan and Kobe,, blowing a large steamer ashore in spite of her two heavy , anchors, bat after reading the Watchman of Aug. 23d (jost received) my efforts would sink into insignificance along side of that Jonab & Co story This m o ch I mast say that, although Tarshish is not on the map of the Mikado's em pire, we bad waves here which would make Brown's 12 footers look like ripples on a mill pond. Nowhere in the wofid is the Watchman and Southron read with such interest as here, upon is occa sional arrival. Tho entire Americo Europeaa force in the office cease la bor and go to refreshment at the post man's cali. Everything is read care fully and criticised, from the "protest of Mr. Hog being denied the rights of citizenship, in Sumter," accompa nied by the number of regular peti tion signers ; down to the society column giving the latest social gos sip from M ay es vi Ile. Speaking of society, it would prob* ably interest some of the South Caro* lioians, who recognize no divorce laws, &c , to hear something of the social roles of this country. AU of the Montana or Chicago judges together cannot grant divorces as quickly as they can get them ont here. There are seven grounds for divorce, but unfortunately tbey are all against the wife. A woman has no show here-and there is no dan ger of woman's suffrage ever being agitated. Isl cause of divorce. When the wife is disobedient lo ber father and mother in law. 2d When tbs wife is childless. 3d. When the wife is unfaithful. 'th When the wife is jealous'. otb. Wheo the wife has leprosy. 6th. When the wife bas a chatter ing tongue she must be divorced for the gabbling of a woman often de stroys the peace of families. 7th When the wife steals, ber husband must divorce ber. When once a woman is divorced from ber husband it is a great re proach to her. The above is a liteial, though somewhat abbreviated, translation made for me. The latter part is not really true because it is no disgrace to be di vorced, even though only married less than a week. Divorce simply means "ordered out," and requires no legal proceedings, simply stating one of he above causes, whether true or not On the other hand the wo man can return to her father's house after three day's time if she finds her husband is not the man she was lead to believe bim As the social question in Japan calls for more friendly taik by wise heads than newspaper publication we will let it rest for the present. If people at home can't get along with their better halves, I can recommend their living here for a while, and then -well, [ will not give advice free. This may be remedied soon, however, as the Japs are copying everything foreign Imitativeness is their strongest traits They can originate nothing but copy all things sent out here. Patent iaws, &c , are in no way re spected and American inventions, unless very elaborate and intricate, are copied if there is any 6ale for them. I suppose you know that we Americans are known over the world for our inventions, even more so than I had any idea o ', until carne out here. I heard oniy the other day a foreigner empress himself to that effect thus : 'You Americans are great ai inventions VVfoy you in vented baso bali and poker don'tcher know." Notwithstanding there arc lots of Englishmen out here, probably no bodies at home, who think they know it ail and aie the real thing, being great at blowing, I took some wind ont of their eails the other day, also out of their lungs . You remember the old bottle trick we had in Sumter a few years ago, i e : blowing the email bottle to the bottom of the large one, blobing through a rubber tube stuck on a nail I fixed one up very nicely, put in a wooden box, locked it in my safe and waited They soon started coming, and one sucker brought another and still they come. I am living high this week iu conee qjence thereof Drinks on everyone and severa: side bets of champagne, &c. It does these fellows good to be taken down sometimes, and as they pride themselves also on their athletic tendencies it was really pitiful to see some of their vain efforts to move the bottle. One prominent Japan* ese was called in and wanted to buy the patent. I am expecting him in again with a deputation of Japanese doctors, unless some one has told him the joke Should they come you will receive an account of their visit. Though this letter is already some what rambling as regards subjects, I must add one more belfore closing. I notice the good prices paid for cotton at home. Amongst the causes for this, Japan can claim a share. Large quantities of American cotton is beiog imported and used m spite of the close proximity of Bombay and Egyptian cotton. I trust the price will remain up and that Sumter will no more bear the cry of "hard times 77 With some'it has no doubt gotten "chronic," but they will get cured in time, even before the return of Your foreign correspondent, Irving A. Ryttenberg. Dr. Ball's Cough Syrup furnishes most substantial comfort and relief to coosump tires; it works most remarkable cares Don't despair. Relief can cer tain I j be bad ; a core ii possible witb ibis wonderful remedy. "Tfee Deestrick Skool," ia the title of tbe entertainment to be given by tbe ladies of tbe Baptist Church, m tbe T M. CA. bal!, on tbe night of November 2d Or. Clifton, Dr. Brown and Dr Dick are among tbe bright pupils of the skool. Young Lady Commits Suicide. Mies Mattie Bryant, daughter of Mr. J. J. Bryant, of Packsville, voile in Manning last Thursday for the parp se of attending the fnaerai of Mr. J R Ridgill, purchased an onnce vial of laudanum at a drug store, which it is tbooght she took, as she fell, while in tbe funeral procession, under the io fl deuce of the dru j, and at last accounts she was in a dying condition. She was 18 years old. Na cause koown for her act. CUBAN OIL cures Cutsr Burns, Bruises, Rheuma- i tism and Sores. Price, 25 cte. Sold by Eugbson-Ligon Co. "In His Steps" Tbe most famous and widely read book of the last, half of the century. For sale by H. G. Oateeu & Co. Three styles binding. 25c, 35c, !0c. COTTON MARKET. Number of bales received yesterday 413. 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We cao furnish a stylish, hit at the lowest price, and guarantee our work to be neat and up-to-date in er^ respect. I have a Northern tr jr who has been working in large cities ror years. Since oar opening we have been so busy that it keeps four hands bosy with the work all tbe time Call in and sec- us, aod yon cannot fail to be pleased oat of oar large assortment of trimmed bate, and complete stock of goods. Yours truly, Mrs.. L. Atkinson Oct 18 SUMTER, S. C. A FINE PIANO. At a High Price Is Easily Found, But Fin Pianos Like the STEFF PIANOS At our prices, are only found in our ware rooms. They present a happy combination of excellence, impossible to surpass elsewhere. Catalogue and Book of Suggestions for the asking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING. SECOND-HAND PIANOS. TUNING, REPAIRING. CHAS. M. STIEFFj - Warerooms, 9 North liberty Street. Factory-Block of "JS. Lafayette Ave , Aiken aod Lanvale streets. XJL2T23 AND PERSONALTY For Sale or to Let. Address for two months, Robert Broun, Surveyor, Wedgefield, S. C. Oct 4-4t DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON* SUMTER, S. C. OFFICE HOUBS-8 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.; 3:15 to 6:30 p. m. Office over the Sumter Dry Goods Co. May 2-6m NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. UFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURERSUMTER COUNTY. S MT R, S. C., Sept. 29, 1380. 'VTOTICE is hereby given that I will be ia |_^ t y office in the County Court House at Sumter from October 15tb to December 31st, 1893, inclusive, for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year 1890. The levy is as For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3 mills. For School purposes, 3 mills. Total levy, 11$ rai-'S. 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 20, 3 mills. Mt. 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 Samter Co. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esa, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, RUFUS C. WACTOR, Ja , made suit to me to gran t bim Letters of Administration of tba Estate of and effect of Mas. MARSARST D WACTOB, deceased. These are therefore to cits and admonish all and singular tbs kindred and creditors of I the said Mrs. Margaret D. Wactor, deceased, ' that tbey be and appear before me in ! the Court of Probate, to be held at Som j ter C. H., OD November 1st, 1899, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore noon, to show canse, if any tbey bave, why the said Administration should not be grant ed. Given and er my hand this 18th day of Oc tober, A. D. 1899. THOS. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. Oct 18-2t . Walsh's 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-v Claremont Lote 164,1118. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday Evening, November 16, at 7# p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly B. J, RHAME, W. M. Attest-H. C. Moan. Sec. (richman mw .Southron SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jnoe, JSftS Consolidated Aug. % ISSI. SUMTER S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.1899. New Series-ToL XTIII. No. 42