The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 25, 1899, Image 6
WBDiNSSDAY, OCT. 25
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; ; 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.
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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.
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"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.
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COTTON MARKET.
Number of bales received yesterday 413.
Number of bales received to date 14,846.
Market 6rm. The quotations were :
Middling,, , 7
S'rict Middling, 1|
Good MiddJinp, 7$
Strict Good Middling 7$
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Oct 18 SUMTER, S. C.
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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.
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