The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 27, 1899, Image 2
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?be ft?bttjjma? au? $outbron.
WIDNfcaDAY, DHC. 27, 1899.
Tb? Sumler Watchman wu touodeo
ja 1860 and the True Southron io 1866.
Tbe Watchman and Southron now baa
ehe oooibioed circulation and influ; ooe
?f boil of the old papers, tod is mam
ft it I y the host advertising mediam in
hut.
Beoetor A spell's bill to eoaeod tbe
eHepeetsry lew sod solve ibo liqoor
qoeetioe boa boon r see it ad witb ooesid
?tibi? rater by ibo press of tbo 8uto,
mi wt ntderstsod o large oombsr of
lew mekeve oto s'adyisg it with oaro.
Stater will eater Ibo nw joor with
btigbtor if oioe oto Iba a ibo tit? bat
ever bod, oo4 we look reward to seb
teeetiel tmprovewseto witbio ibo etat
twelve seethe, May a tyf notion oii!l
bo erne of tat tret oo tor or tote nadtrtek
Tbo prioo at commercial ftrtilixert
of oil kiedo boo od?oooed oooiider*
.ably ?I reedy, ced tbe boot pooled
mea ooj there will be greater od
vacOtt (n Ibe ooor fa tare. Tbe reel
oaeo* lor Ibe bereaved ptico den a ad
ed by meeafactarert end deeloro
le eot folly koowo, bal ell oigno
radicate tbel ibe iooreeeed ooot
mi row materiell play bei at iuaignifi
eeoH port in ibe matter, while Ihe
arbitrary order o/ tbe trait ibil bei
recently obtained control of a major?
ity of tbe fertiliser factoriee io tbe
Soeih it tbe priooipol ctute It will
eel pay le owe fertiliiero largely at
tbo advenorl price ood the cotton
pteetere of tbo Booth will bore only
tbcmttlvoo to blame next (all if they
fled tbemeelveo loaded with debt end
a eotloo orop thai coal more than it
m worth of market pricee on their
beedo.
Tbe verdict of Ibe ooroner'e jery io
tbe eeee of tbe killing of Diana Miller
ea the Alientie Ooeet Line railroad
Hack loot week it an illuilralioo in
tbe wore! form of tbe prejodice ex
mtiag la oo meey miadi agaiait tho
reflroade Tbie jory, with e calm le
diiereoee to tbe facti, ae eworjs to by
tbe witoeeeee, retornod e Verdict
iiiog Ibo reeponeibility for Ihe death
of tbie demented old woman on tbo
erew of tbe train, and laid tho ground
work for oo onrigbteoue eoit against
tbe railroad company for damages
Tbo facti of Ibe ceeo did not warrant
tbe verdict returned, and it it to be
regretted tbel there ie not eomebody
with the power to eel aside auch ver
diota Diaaa Miller, was an aged
and menially ooiound women, who
wondered away from uer daughter's
house la a half clad condition She
was eeeu a abort time before the ac?
cident wanderiag along the railroad
traek in an aimless manner by eev
aral persona When ehe wss first
seen by ihe engineer of train No 11
ehe wee eeated by tbe aide of the
treck, bot immediately got up ood
walked away from the track, stood
on Ihe right of wey beyond tbe dan?
ger line ootil the train wee cloee at
baud, theo ehe euddeny attempted to
oroes ihe treck in front of the train
Ibst wae rapidly approaching on a
down grade Thero was not time to
Hop the treiu uot even to reverse
tbe engioe, hot the engineer threw
oo tun emergency brakes snd made
every tflTm to slop hit'trein The
attempt was unel'ss, however, for the
trsin Strock the woman, who h?d
josi reached the middle of the trick
and ae quick ss thought she ?rat
burled le d*-sth How the engineer
oouh) b tve avoided ihe sccideot or
io whst degree he wss responsible
for th? desth of Diana Miller we c?n
not perceive consequent!) wh con
demo the Verdict of the coroner's
jory as altogether unwarranted by
tho evidence and the circumstances
?ttending the accident
SifiO'Mh Nfw* : Tbe Sju'.bcrn rail?
wayprohitmt'io of ihn use of oiga
retire by us employes* esteud* eoOJ
on' v to tbe Hootb Csrolioa disisioo of
ih *y*tem, bat it it e?id tbe rul&.m*y
bs sitsoded to other dmsioos before a
great while. The railways of the couo
iry sre stsrtiog a powerful moral in
floeooe already, io proscribing whiskey
aod reqotriog lbs young men io their
employ to obssrso regolsr hours sod
Veep ool of bad oompsoy. Io adding
sigarsttss to Ihe list of forbidden thiogs
tbe Southern bat Isksn toother slsp io
tbe right direction ; in doiog which it
will bave Ibe moral tapper! of part nit
aad tbe pibiW geatrally.
Tbe ?meodo? Circuit Court rules do
oot p quire members of tbe bar to weir
trousers, a black oat is tbe ooly
iodispeosible srtiole of sppsrel.
Senator Jot. W Barnwell, of
Charleston, has announced that be
will be a candidate for election to
Congress at tbe next election 8ena
tor Ban,well baa represented his
county in tbe State Senate with dis
uoguUbed ability for several terms,
and in Congress be would occupy
do less a place, for be ia fitted by
nature and experience to take, promi?
nent and influential plane in any de?
liberative assembly. Aa be will
have the support of Cbarleaton be
will be a hard man to beat, and, al?
though Congressman Elliot is a
strong man, popular in his distriot sod
hss a record aa Representative that
he can point to with pride, it will be
difficult to wit OTsr Charleston's
candidate.
We are not in tbst district, and
baring no part in the fight, it may bs
somewhat ont of place for oe to give
advice or express so opinion, but our
firm conviction is that to obange onr
representatives in Congress or the
Legislature merely for the sake of a
obange and to give a new man au
office is unadvisable and wrong iu
principle. Wheo a good man ia sent
to Congress snd represents a district
with ability it is a distinct loss to re
tiro him sod replace him with a new
snd inexperienced men. A repre?
sentative who has served seversl
terms is more efficient, sod cannot
fa;l to render bettrr eervice than a
new man of the ssme ability. It ia
cooceeded that Congressman Elliott
is ths peer of Mr. Barn well and there
baa been no complaint against bim
on ths ground of negligence of his
constituents' intereats or lack of
ability as s representstive.
British Ills Increase.
8iokoets Brooks Oat Among
the Horte? in South Africa.
London, Deo 26. 4 30 i ro ?Up
to this boor nothing hss arrived from
South Afrioa that would indicate any
change in the military situstioo
there The wer office is issuing liata
of further deaths snd wounded, ss
wsll aa accounts of sickness. The
most eerious report of tbe last clssa
is tbst horse sickness bss broken out
if! both British snd Boer osmps in
Natsl.
IFour hundred British cavalry
horses, it ia said, have already been
shot owing to ths occurrence of
glanders Tbe disease is likely to
spread with much greater rapidity
among the British horses than among
the hardy Boer ponies and this may
mean a considerable prolongation of
the* campaign. Horse sickness in
South Africa generally appeara dur?
ing the latter part of January and
lasts three months The present out?
break is unusually early.
The first batch of Boer prisoners
has arrived in England It is au
nounced that the government has
accspted another offer of a squadron
of Canadiau rough riders.
A dispatch from Chieveiey, dated
Tuesday., Dec 19. says : "The Brit?
ish naval gnna have destroyed the
Colenso foot bridge, thus preventing
the Boers holoiug any position south
of the Tugela river Tbe enemy are
taking up fresh positions on the east
eru side, nearer tbo British camp
"The British position at Ficre is
beinp, strengthened The Tugela
is rieing and there is a prospect of
heovy rains.
"A two hours' bombardment of
Lidysmith has beeu heard from here
According to reliable native repoits
llic Boers had two hundred killed in
the light at Colenso "
The news that the Colenso loot
brigade had been destroyed tax ms to
show that (fen Bulter is more anxious
to keep the enemy at bay than to
attempt a further advance
Despite tho severity of the censor?
ship hints are being continually
received of the spread of Dutch
disaffection in both the Queenstown
district of Capo Colony and Natal.
A correspondent of the Daily Mail
I at Pistsrmsrittburg says :
' Tbc extent of Dutcb disaffection
sbould make our imperial authorities
realize the magnitude of the task
before them "
There are unconfirmed reports from
Cspe Town that Gen Sir Charles
Warren, commanding the 5th divis
ion, has returned there.
Commandant Demillion, who was
taken prisoner at Elandslsagte and
brought to Simonstown, where he
was confined on the British cruiser
Penolope, has succeeded in making
bia escape.
Tbe Times this morning makes the
following snnouncement: "We sre
informed that tbe Government has
dsoidsd fhst it is not desirable to
mske further demands upon Europesn
garrisons in India unless unforeseen
difficulties srise "
An undated heliograph messsge from
Ladysmith by way of Piotermaritsburg
represents the garrison as in no wsy
daunted by Gen Boiler's reverse at
Coleoso and as confident of being able
to bold out indefinitely.
The mails are just arriving from
Ladyimith. All tbe correspondents
comment bitterly upon tbe superiority
of tbe Boer artillery.
Tbe Times correspondent says : "It
is impossible to evade the opinion that
if British gunners were in the Boer
positions the loss of life and damage to
property in Lidysroith would be ten
times greater."
The holidays bate brought oo
surce&bo of reoruttiog aotitity. Lord
Alwyoe Frederiok Comptoo, Unionist,
member of parliament for the Biggies
wade division of Bedfordshire, will
raise a eorps of mounted men. Lord
Salisbury's private seoretary Mr.
Sohomberg McDonnell, who is a volun?
teer offiser, has volunteered for service.
Tbe notion of the Uoited States Gov?
ernment causes oonsidsrable discussion
rsgardiog the contraband question as
affeoting Delagao Bay and Portugal
Widely divergent opinions are express*
ed. Tbe Daily Graphic, in an editorial
on tbe enbjeot, says: "We believe
that every provision has been made in
British treaties with tbo United States
for dealiog with this matter. In tbe
special circumstances of tbs present war
tbe government is bound to regard food
as oootr^baad. No doubt tbs question
oan be satisfactorily settled by paying
compensation for the seisures of Ameri?
can lour.
"Tbe question of neutrality, how?
ever, is more serious, sod Great Brit?
ain's duty is to have (be Loureozo
Marquee-Transvaal Railway watobed by
capable agents and to waro Portugal
that ehe will be held liable io damages
for assistaooe to tbe Boera by means of
the railway "
Tbe Morning Post, on tbe oontrary,
arguee that the government would be
mad to treat food as contraband, as
'?such aotioo would play into tbe hands
of all possible future enemies of Great
Britain.1' It admits, however, that
steps should be taken and money ex
peoded to search vessels and to pre?
vent munitions of war eoteriog tbe
Transvaal by way of Portuguese torri
tory
Tbe Staodard says: "Wo do not
doubt that tbts matter is reoeiyjpg the
government's attention. As the cam?
paign dovelopcH it may beoomo neces?
sary to seiz-j tbe railway at Komati
PoorV"
Htory of n Sluvt-.
Tu b? bound hand mi l foot for yo<*rs by tbe
chains sf disease is lbs worst fbtsj of slavery
8serg| l>. Williams, ?r Maasbester, Mich.,
lolls bow tuch a slave was niad? free. He
lays: "My wie ba boon *o helpless for live
year* that tha c ould not turn over in bed alone.
Mler using two bcttlta of Kleotrio Kilters, .she
in wonderfully improved and able to do her
own woik." This SUpreSBS reniody fuf fenialo
diseases ojuitkly cures noifousoest, Kleeple ??
ness, melancholy, bssdache, backache, fainting
and dizzy spells. Thin miracle working modi'
cine is a godsend to weak, i-i kly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. O-ily &0e*
S>|d by J Y. Sf? UeLoruie, Druggist. I
Self-pronouncing Teacher?' Kitileu, full con
cordancc, maps ai d heipR, for sale by 11 Q,
?stren k Co. Cheaper than over before io
cunaiquence uf the fight between Bible pub?
lishers.
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Bibles, Testament?, Prayer Books and
Hymnals, suitable for Xnas presents. H, 0.
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NO crop can
grow with?
out Potash.
Every blade of
Grass, every grain
of Corn, all Fruits
and Vegetables
must have it. If
enough is supplied
you can count on a full crop?
if too little, the growth will be
' scrubby."
Send for our books telling ell about composition of
fertilizers best adapted for all crops. They cost you
nothing.
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New Ye*.
Sale Personal Property
-OF?
Estate of W. Hayne Gordon,
DECEASED.
IWILL SELL at public outcry at tbe late
residence of said Deceased, ou SATUR?
DAY, JANUARY 6th, A. D. 1900, tbe Per?
sonal Property of said Estate, consisting of
Two Holes, two Borses, one Wagon,
Coro, Fodder, Peas,
One Mower, Farming Implements,
Half Interest io Macbioery,
Bogs, Potatoes aod Sryup, Ac, Ac
Terms cash.
By order Probate Court, Dee. 20, 1899.
Mrs ALICE C. GORDON, Adm'x.
Per C C Brown, Attorney.
Dee 20 2t
Vinegar*
I have on hand a lot of
Home-made Vinegar of very
fine quality. The flavor is del?
icate, while the strength is
equal to any to be had.
Will be sold at my residence
for 40 cents per gallon.
We Cm. OSTEEJ*.
PLANT WHEAT."
We hare bough*, a
NORDYKE & NORMAN B?LL?
ER MILL,
Aod will be ready to manufacture tbe next
croo cf wheat ioto tbe beet quality of Flour.
Farmers are hereby given tiacely notice, io
order that all wbo desire to plaot v. beat, may
do so with the assurance that tbev eao hare
tbeir crop grouod 00 toll, or find ready
market for same.
Newman & Mims,
ELLIOTT, 8. 0.
Dsc 6?lm
Estate of Mrs. Haunah Ms Cusick,
DECEASED.
ALL PERSONS bavin* claims against
said Estate will presto t same duly at?
tested, aod alt persons io aoyway indebted
to said Estate will make immediate payment
to MICHAEL C KAVANAUGH,
and NEIL O'DONNKL
Dec 20?3t Qualifiied Exe^ ore.
Estate of Mrs. Leonora J? * <I
drow, Deceaseds
ALL PERSONS baviog claims ageii
said Estate will preeeut same duly at?
tested, aod atl persona indented to said Estate
will make patmeot at ooce to
JOSEPH MULDROW,
Dec 20? 21 Qhalltai Executor.
Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp?
son! Deceaseds
1WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate oj
Sumter County, 00 December 29tb, 1899,
tor a Final Discbarge, as Administrator ' de
boms non, C. T. A," of the Estate of said
deceased. R J. BROWNFIBbD,
Admir de boois ooo C. T. A.
Noe 28th, 1899?4t.
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RELIEF CAME. >
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Mrs. E. C. COLYER f
of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. r?
8th, 1898, writes: 'Beo-fr
edicta has certainly J?
been a blessing to [
my sixteen year1
old daughter. Shej
was iu wretched
health and hadjl
missed four monthsA
Two bottles of BeoJ
edicta have entirely restored her health. \.
The monthly periods have returned W
*and are now painless and regular, fl*
_ *
Do you suffer f mm Painful, Irregular *
? or Suppressed] Menstruation/ Benedicta ?
Uns cured many SUfferlOg Women and *
will euro you In tlm privacy 01 your?
m hame, without the nocosslty 01 phyal-B
jicla n's c x
I amlnatlons
?Q !i marvel'
jjous nctloit
jj on tno ?Iis?
tfi tlnctly fonv
Jjlr.lnc o r ?
. ? .it 1, heals
4 and strong 7
FEMALE k
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M then* tllttn so thai the monthly periods K
. may bo regular and painless* Headache, u
\. 1 Izxlness, Kervousnoss, thai draggingff
nsntlon and those toriihle pains In m
Sthn back, hips and abdomen ?inickiy*
fdlsap. ?
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ppoar.
i/S Bold hv nil Drugs lain it vent post-paid iorm
3*1. a Im'?x of '* Monthly" Reaulntlna IM Us toj"
?0 |n connection, la with each bottle
LADIES BLUE BOOK M?nl Ii?'.? to any ttd g.
J lau
*y dross. \ sample t>ox of "Monthly" Re*.;
5 ulntlng Wils sent for lOe. In stanips. hv
Address, Woman's Department, Netvir
1Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga,Tenn.bV
Mnition thin r< W
? m^t-ntys. syrspi lem^jsm^a^ajnom ???
Sold by ragbsoo-Ligcn Go
Be sure and read the ad?
vertisement that will ap?
pear in this spaee next
week.
J. RYTTENBERG & SONS.
/
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SINTER,
STATE? CITY AND COUNTY DE?
POSITORY, SUMTER, 8. C.
Paid tip Capital.$ 75,000 CO
Surplus aod Profit! ? ? ? ? 25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock?
holders in excess of tbeir
stock. 75,000 00
otal protection to depositors, $175.000 00
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of %\ and upwards received. In
te/est allowed at tbe rate ot 4 per cent, per
annum, on amounts above $5 aod not exceed?
ing $300, payable quarterly, oo first days of
January, April, July and October.
R M. WALLACE,
L. S.Carson, President.
Casbisr.
BOARDING.
HAVING TAKEN tbe House on Main
Street second door south of tbe Nixon
House, I am prepared to accommodate a tew
jepular boarders, and also lodging and meal;
to transient customers.
Terms reatonable.
Mas. W. B. SMITH.
Sept. 8. ?
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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
linden City Clock.
Sep 27?v ' fc
MRS. L ATKINSON,
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY.
I have just Oiled in my stock witb a com?
plete lin" of
Fall and Winter Mil?
linery.
Tbe latest novelties in shapes and trimming,
and tbe newest f ffects on St eet Hat?.
We can furnish a etyheh b>t at the lowest
price, and guarantee our work to r*e neat and
up-to-date io every respect
I have a Nonbero trimmer who has been
working in large cities tor years Since our
opening we have Seen so busy that u keeps
tour bands busy with 'be work nil the time.
Call in and see us. and you cmnot fail to
he pleased out of our large assortment of
trimmed hat*, and complete stock of goods
Yuurs truly,
Mrs. L. Atkinson,
t)Ct 18
SCSITKR, s c.
FIRE ! FIRE !
is an ominous sound to the man who
isn't insured, when he sees his home (
disappearing in flames and smoke.
We oan hardly have any compassion
on him. when it is so easy and at such
? small\outlay to provide against such
loss A policy io the Hartford Insur?
ance Co. costs you but a small <um
wh o wc draw it for you, and gives
vou security as safe as the Kink of
England.
A. C. PHELPS CO.,
GenMIosoriooe Agents, Sumter, 8. C.
Mcb 15-o
PATENTS
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat
ent Ir^inchsconrfuctota for Moocratc Fcca.
OupOfhcc 18Opposite U. S. Patcni-Otnce
a-.id wc <aasv< ure bat? nt m KM time than inusc
remote Crom Washingtoa,
bend model, d:av;:i? Off plioto., wi;h descrip?
tion. We aJvise, if pateniai>;c or riot, free of
char$:<\ Our fee rot due till patent It s< turrd.
A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Pateata/* with
cftst ot same in the U. S. and foreign countries
scut free. Address,
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Estate ol Alfred bGrtgg, Dn'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County for a Final Discharge
as Administratrix of aforesaid Kstate on Jan?
uary 6th, 1900
Vks CK LI A R ORBOO,
Dec 6?4t Administratrix.