The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 21, 1900, Image 3
STATEMENT FRO? CAPT. i
BROWNFIELD
Sommerville. 8. C . M*r b 17.
Mr ? licor : lo a reoeot ie?oe or y oar
paper, a clippiog of which was ?eut me
by some ooo io your eity, toere is a
e*rd from M j 8 G Spaoo, which
aight toad to tho imoresiioo that I am
taking pare IQ a matter beyood my
connection with ic as hmonao of ibe
Dtok Anderson Camp P<ease. tbere
fore, allow me space IQ yuor valuable
?llamas for the following statemeut :
lac. Some time lase year, [ sent
Maj Spaoo tbe blanks be applied for
Those blanks were adopted by ibo
camp for the parp?se (?e?er rally e<?m
plied with) of beiog filled oac aad fi.ed
wuh the historian, io order to show tbe
career of esoh member of the camp io
Confederate service
2d Some time after, io the spring
or early sommer, I mee M*) Spaoo on
the pablio road, as I was going <o, aaa
he coming from, ?he ci y of Sumter
OJ this occasion, roe m ?jor proposed,
aad I readily ooo*eote?, co his roadiug
ao account ol' bis sc. v.ces io the Coe
federate army It was oot wricceo on
the blr.oks I had tarnished bim, bat OD
foolscap paper, aod his "forewords'
were addressed co Col T V Waleb, to
myself a? historian, aod to others ot
tho camp, aod I recognize it as the
tame as reoeotly lotroaaoed DIS paolub
ed article, for woioh the News sod
Courier B?b-tituted t&eir owo neadltots
The account read co me from toe
manuscript gt vim g the details of oi
eareer io ?he Cooiederate ai my. I reoog
Dize as toe s^me recently paotieDtd io
the papers.
Si After through reading his mao
ttscript, i may nave t?aggeci<ed. Dat as 1
remember, tn* maj ir imtujatea h.8 loteo
t?oD to?<e (he p*per wuo Cape Ctaremout
Mose?1, the adjutant ot the Camp T?t
maj-T was enipoatio io laugoage, aod
even vebemeui io manner; sud I o>?
recall, left the impression io my m iou
that de intended co give ois maou*c>tpt
accoaut a w.der circuauou coroago coe
newspapers tuan ic OuOid po*sioiy Dav.
throagO the caaooels uf coe ''camp
roster."
It is, perhaps, ageless for me to s?y
that I never heard uf coe 4 'tuaousoiip.'
again, until I saw ic puo-n-b d lu coe
Sunday News, o February '?5 0.
K?speotialiy,
R J Brownfield
WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, March 19 -The
nightmare labeled * Porto Rico tar iff
still hovers over the pillows of prom
ment republicans and destroys their
rest Conferences are held every
day with Mr McKinley by senators
who favor free trade, and tbe odd
thing is that both classes of senators
talk as though they believe Mr Mc
Kinley to be on their side All sorts
of propositions are being advanced
by republican senators to avoid any
thing like an open rupture in their
party on this question, one of th^rn
being to continue the debate until
the c!o9e of the session without
allowing the bill to come to a vote
and another to load it up with all
sorts of amendments and then defeat
it by an overwhelming vote Ta*?
dodge in either of these expedients
would be so palpable, that it is hard
ly conceivable that the republican
leaders will be foolish enough to
allow either to be adopted Tbe
republican party is in controi of all
branches of the government, and for
it to fail to place itself on record by
positive legislation on this question,
would be an acknowledgment of
weakness that would be absolutely
certain to drive the party from
power That is why they will have
to patch up some sort of legislation
It was by a strict party vote,
excepting Senator Lindsay, of Ken
tucky, who voted with tbe repnbli
cans, that the senate tabled Senator
Allen's amendment to the Porto j
Rico bil!, declaring that by force of
the Paris treaty of peace the consti I
tution of the United States was ex
tended over Porto Rico and its inhab
Hants, and the previous talk of some j
of the republicao senators made their
?Otes somewhat surprising, as a vote
to table the amendment was equiva j
lent to a vote in favor of the conten I
tion that congress can legislate for ?
our new possessions, regardless of j
the constitution By a coincidence !
the vote was taken just after Senator ?
Chilton bad made a speech, in which !
be said : "Our constitution goes to
Poito Rico It goes everywhere that [
tbe American power goes, and it is a
shame to our pretensions that the
fire?t act of an American congrus* ii:
dealing with our new acquisitions
from Spain eh'.uld be an effirt to
deny to that people the highest right .
of free men-the protection of a
wriiten- constant ion It seems iik" f.
travesty to hold that congres?, which
is the creature of trie constitution,
can legislate for anybody <-r anything
in disregard of the terms of that con?
stitution "
The senate amended the house bill,
placing at Sic McKinley's disposal ail
mon'-y colincted on Por?o Ile*"
prrducs, :ir;d<'r th?; Dingley tnr ff
and all ti) be collected thereunder to
b** PD^nt at his d'acretion for the
ben* flt of the Porto Ricans, bv limit
lng tn*? money to the amount co?j' or?
eti before tbe beginning ? f ?h:? v-^r
--nightly moro than $2.1100OOO - \
and providing that it phou'd o:?iv hf
o-*ed for public pdnc*tion luh'io
woks or for other government** r nr
posen on ?he i-lar-d, ?i d then passed
it without a divisiou. i
That alleged off-r ot toe good
(ffi;es of thia government to fae.Ii
tate negotiations for peace between
Great Britain and the Dutch republics
in South Africa was cot.fl malory
rather than otherwise of the belief
tnat an understanding exists b**twe*n
the M< Kinley administration and the
present British government It en
ab!ed Mr McK uley to mike au
attempt to soot ne the nura?-rou8 re
publican sympathizers witt! the two
struggling republics, by pretending
to do s .m<*tbing, and at the ?ame
tim" gave L ?rd alisbury just wnat
be wanted-an *x *a?e to serve notice
on the powers of E irop**. through
his ans vr to the alleged < ?i-r of our
good . ffi ;es that no mediation wouid
be tolerated bv Great B ?tain and
that the coi q'iest of the two repub
lies would be pushed to a conclusion
as originally planned If that was
not the result of an undeistanding
between the British government and
the M K>nley administration lt was
one of ine oddest coincidences that
ever occurred senator Vi aeon today
called up his B ?er resolution in the
senate, and som t ht feg may be said
an this phase of tb?? question The
ri-publicans have comp-Ilea the res
olutioo to be debited in secret ses
siou, bat the talk in secret session
has a habit of geitii g out.
F ?reign p tlicies are not the only
things 'bis administration is copying
from E irop- an nations secretary
Long n as cieated a board to be
known as the Naval Policy board,
corresponding to general staff of
European Davies, wbicb will control
our n>?vv botn in peace and war
Admiral Dewey is at the head of the
new board Inasmuch as our navy
bas got aiong f >r more than a cen
tury, during which :t has won some
of the greatest victories ever fought |
on wat*-r, the reason for sued a radical ?
departure ie not apparent. L-ss red i
tape, not more, w- u'd senna to be j
what is needed As long as D -wey !
is at the h^ad of the new b ?aid. no
fear need be felt ab- ut. what it may
do but w/ith a political favoiite at iis
bead it might do rouen mischief
I) ecaing t ?e p esent session an in
opp ?neue tim^ to secure ratification
of the oev*-ral recipioctty treaties J
wit ? Colonies of Great B< irai ri, the
administration bas nad the time with
in which they may be ranfi-d ex
tended one var
A .N w A
Ol Toesday la*t we saw pegging
h ?ngb Camden e<metbir.g rts^mbliog
nales of bay, and yet ni-irb^r was it
bay peavioes nor any bind of long
forage. Up-'O an in-pecioo w* dis
crv-rt-d ???ar it was the fiore of tbe roots
>f rb** cor on plant Trie driver of the
wagon inarmed us that the cotfoo
sralks baot b-en pail-d uo a?d cleansed
tnd 'bis five gorrin fn-m the roors
lr will Df ?binp'd rri'03 he Camden
op?f a'd cjade iaro rope-Caoiden
Chronic!?
FiLgor ? ttwu Of!
0"e day la*t w. (-k Mrs S L ?rieb
wooc g vim* to 0"e or ber corsPei som
'ooder hid oDe <>f h r fo* igers bitten 08
by toe anio)*! -0 m*i . '"'hr -nicle.
---??- ? ? a
John W anadi?is ?-r ne^ contracted
for one page in the Pniiadeiphib
R cord to be used as advertising
fpace during the year 1900 arid foi
this page he paye the 6ura of $1U0 ,
OOO
A monument to the memory of
Father Ryan, the poet priest of the
southern t'ontederacy, is to be erect
ed in Norfolk, Va , bis native city
The project is in charge of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
thev purpose to place the monument
in E'mwood cemetery, in the plot in
which lie the unidentified Confeder
ate dead
Real Greatness.
An exchange gives this story of ri
pompous member of parliament who
attended an agricultural show in Dub?
lin. Ile arrived late and found him?
self on tue outskirts of a huge crowd.
Being anxious to obtain a good view
for himself and a lady friend who ac?
companied him. and presuming that he :
was well known to the spectators, he
tapped a burly coal porter 011 the
shoulder and peremptorily demanded,
"Make way there.*'
"Garn, who are you pushin?" was |
the unexpected response.
"Do you know who I am. sir?" cried j
the indignant M. P. "I am a repre- j
sentative of the people/'
"Yah " growled the porter, us he j
stood unmoved, "but we're the bloomin
people themselves."
WOMEN'S WAYS.
What we are looking for is a rr::-'
whose shoes arc not :i mile too large.
When a child scratches its Lead,
mother wants to Know whom it has
been playing with of late.
A woman is immensely flattered
w h ? . : 1 "the girls*' nsk her to appear at
a party i;i a low neck gown.
When a woman can't si;;-; at all. ;
friends excuse her by saving th::?,
though her voice is not strong; ii is
very sweet.
When :i woman is entertaining an
out of town .urn<*st. she looks very
grateful when SOUK- on?- .-isks her
"company*' bow long she is going io
stay. 1
Ev? ry woman when she hands i
piece of i>'??* lo a tramp wonders
vaguely if he will ever return the
kindness by coming back some day
and paying the mortgage on her home.
-Atchison Globe.
MANY PREDICTIONS CONCERNING
THE END OF THE WORLD.
Thent' Prophecies Have Startled the
Inhabitant* of Thi* Old Earth From
a? Far Back an the Year 10OO-The
Fear of Comet?.
In 1521 Jean Stofler, a German,
plunged Europe into terror by predict?
ing a universal deluge in 1524 "owing
to the conjunction of several planets in
a watery sign"-the watery signs are
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. At his
ominous words thousands fled to the
mountains, and others took refuge in
boats. Awinol. a doctor of law and
canon of Toulouse, even built a sort
of ark on four pillars as a haven of
refuge. There was no need of such
excitement. No flood came. On the
contrary, the season was even calmer
and drier than usual. Stofler had, in?
deed, made a serious blunder and one
for which many of his fellow astrol?
ogers, including Cardau, never par?
doned him.
:Stofler, however, is only one in a long
hst of prophets whose predictions in
regard to the end of the world have
proved utterly false. As far back as
the year 1000 many communities in
Europe were driven half distracted by
rumors that the day of judgment was
close at hand, and again, in USG. whole
cities were paralyzed with fright for
the same reason. Now and again dur?
ing the latter part of the middle ages
the same extraordinary phenomenon
was witnessed, though in a lesser de?
gree, and ever since the modern re?
vival of occultism there have not been
wanting erratic prophets of thc .lean
Stofler type.
Years ago a Mr. Baxter created a
sensation in England by his prediction
that the world would certainly come to
an end in 1SS7. Thousands believed
in him. and great was their surprise
when they discovered that he was mis?
taken. Yet such is the credulity of
human nature that their faith in him
remained unshaken, and, no matter
what year he selected as the tinal ono
of the world's existence, they accepted
his prediction as gospel truth.
Equally bold, though doubtless not
as poDuiar as Baxter, is the Abbe Du
pin, cure of the village of Dion, in
France, and author of a book with the
following extraordinary title: "The
grand coup or universal cataclysm will
ravage the world between the lDth and
21st of September. ?S?G. according to
the Scriptures. The prophecies of the
Old and New Testaments compare
with those of thc fathers and with
the secrets of La Salette, in which is
foretold the great war which will de?
stroy nine-tenths of the human race,
the coming of antichrist and his
reign, after which the church will
triumph over her enemies and the
reign of Christ begin on earth." The
author fixed September, lSlJG, as the
time when the great "coup," as he call?
ed it, would take place, but he added
that if it did not take place then it
would certainly occur before the close
of lS'JO.
The appearance of comets has fre?
quently given rise to similar predic?
tions. This was tho case when tho fa?
mous comet of 1GS0 appeared. Wins?
ton ascribed the deluge to its former
appearance, and such an excitement
did it cause among all classes of the
people that Kayle wron.- a treatise to
prove the absurdity of belief founded
on those portents. Mme. tlc Lev?gne,
writing at tho same time, said:
"We have a comet of enormous size.
Its tail is the most beautiful object
conceivable. Every person of note is
alarmed and believes that heaven, in?
terested in their fate, sends them a
warning in this comet. They say that
the courtiers of Cardinal Mazarin, who
is despaired of by his physicians, be?
lieve this prodigy is in honor of his
passing away and toll him of the ter?
ror with which it has inspired them.
Ile had the sense to laugh at them and j
to reply facetiously that the comet ?lid
him too much honor.''
M. Camille Flammarion, the distin?
guished French astronomer, says on the ;
same subject: "In this century predic?
tions concerning the end of the world
have several times boen associated
with comets. It was announced that
the comet of Biela, for example, would
intersect the woricrs oriui on Oct. 21),
1832. which did as predicted. There
was great excitement. Once more the
end of things was declared at band.
Humanity was threatened. What waa
going to happen? Tho orbit-that is to
say. the path ol' the earth-had been
confounded with the earth itself. The
latter was not to reach that point of
its orbit traversed by tho comet until
Nov. 30. more than a month after the
comet's passage, and the latter was at
no time to be within 20.0CMK'-M>0 leagues
of us. Once moro wo got off with a
good fright."
In his entertaining book. "La Fin du
Monde." M. Flammarion gives a graph?
ic description of a collision between
the earth and a comet which is \<> take
place some time in 'the tvirenty-tifth
century. ..These two heavenly bodies,
the earth and the comet," ho writes. !
"will meet tike two trains rushing j
headlong ::j^!? each oilier with resist- j
less momentum, as if impelled <.> mu- '.
thal destruction by an insatiable ra ire;
But in the present ::iv>-n!<-<. iii.- velor:- !
ty of shock will !>:. SG5 linios greater
than ik.ii of lwo express trains having
each a speed of iou kilometers per :
hour." New V?.rk Herald.
VnJjxjir I'rarte.
S!:"1 shuddered and ave:;; ?1 her face.
"To marry f??r money," she pr.'Tested. '
"is t? > sell ones lt', and 1 ran": sro why ;
It isn't just as bad :<> sell oneself as ir
is to sell dry g..ods or groceries. Trade j
is tra i i;-."
She was a candid girl ami s--V>"rned I
t!?<- subtle artifices of I.. =_r ? - - whereby \
some worn to ^:\\\ \ \:>- voice of con- 1
?;.;<.:!,..>. -1 >etrcit .Tournai.
When a woman ".a!!s her husband
np by telephone without his knowing
who slie is. slie is always surprised
to see bow politely he addresses her at
first.-Somerville Journal.
HIS STAKT IX LIFE.
A STORY THAT A DISCUSSION ON
RELIGION BROUGHT OUT.
It Involved a Christian and aa Infi?
del and a Mont Remarkable Coinci?
dence, and tho Narrative Pointed a
Moral a* Well.
The question of religion came up the
other day in the Busy Men's Lunch
club, and old Parmesan, who is senior
warden of St Pecunia's church and
therefore constitutes himself a de?
fender of the faith, remarked, "You
"ia. say what you like, gentlemen, but
a religious man is more apt to help
those who need it than an infidel."
'.I am a firm believer in Christiani?
ty," remarked Bilson, who has made a
million or so in the Swamp during the
last few years, "but I take exception
to that statement. When it comes to
helping a fellow who is down, it's
about an even toss between a Chris?
tian and an infidel. You doubt it?" he
continued as he saw old Parmesan
shake his head. "Well, to prove what
I say I will give you an episode in my
own life. I came to New York in 1S73
with no capital but a country made
suit of clothes and a common school
education. I was a lank looking young
fellow, with 'hayseed' written all over
? me; but, like many another raw coun?
try lad, I was irresistibly attracted to
the city, where I soon expected to
strike the combination that would lead
to fortune and fame. But before long
my main thought was to keep from
starving. I could get no work, and no?
body would listen to me when I asked
for it. I tried to keep up my courage,
but in my heart I would have given
anything to be back on the old farm
agaiu.
"Well, one day I grew especially des?
perate. The papers were full of the
triumphant success of 'Billy, the Con?
verted Bum,' who was holding revivals
all over the country. And I asked my?
self why I. a clean, decent youug fel?
low, who had never been a 'bum,'
should be allowed to starve, while
'Billy' was living on the fat of the
land. At first the wild thought came
"rto my head to start out myself on a
career of cr-I mean of revivalism un?
der the name of 'Charley, the Con?
verted Boy Fiend.' and rake in the
shekels like 'Billy.' But somehow I
felt I couldn't get down as low as that.
A brilliant thought struck me, how?
ever. I would state the whole thing in
an advertisement, more to relieve my
feelings than with any hope of getting
an answer.
"So I scraped enough money together
to insert the following in one of the
papers: 'If I were a drunken "bum"
just taken out of the gutter, scores of
kind religious people would stretch
out a hand to help me. But as I am
only a decent and self respecting young
man, with no vices or bad habits, I am
without work and starving in this
great, cruel city/ And I added my
initials and address.
"The next day I called to see if there
might possibly be an answer and got
two. The first one I opened read as
follows: 'I was touched by your
strange advertisement, as I myself was
once in the same posilion. I found help
through a noble Christian man. and if
you will cali and see me I will prove
to you that there is a Christian who is
able and willing to help you if you are
worthy. Ask to see me personally, as
I am sorry to say my partner is an in?
fidel, and. though a good man, he
might not be disposed to look at your
ease so kindly.'
"My heart jumped with joy on read?
ing this kind loner, and for a little
while I*forgot ino other one. But I
soon opened it and read as follows: 'I
was deeply stirred by the undertone
of despair in yuin- advertisement, as I
was once as friendless as you are. I
found a start in life through a noble
man who. like myself, was an unbe?
liever. And if you will <-a!l and seo
me 1 will prove to you that then* is an
unbeliever who is both able ami will?
ing to give you a start in life if you
are worthy. Ask to see me personally,
as my partner is a Christian, and.
though a good man. he might not be
disposed to look on your case kindly.'
"Wonderful coincidence, wasn't 'C?
But the most wonderful part of tho
story is yet to be told. These two men
were partners. Each one of them was
trying io do a good deed without the
knowledge of the other,
j "The en?! of the story? Well, that
j was interesting and remarkable too.
! After trying in vain to decide to which
of these two gentlemen I should make
myself known I determined to see
them Together and read the two letters
to thom. I did so. and you ought to
have seen the look of blank surprise
that came over the faces of both men
as they learned that, though differing
so widely in creed, they were at one in
acknowledging the religion of humani?
ty. They were silent for a few mo?
ments, and then the Christian, with
tears in his eyes, grasped the hand cf
his partner and said:
" 'Brother, i have wronged you. for I
have learned that, without knowing ir,
you are not far from thc kingdom of
heaven/
" I: is i who have wronged you." ex?
claimed his partner. *Tn assuming thar
you would not obey the teaching of
your Master to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked. Let us hereafter li ve
ns brothers indeed, even though wc
may not be able to profess the same
cr?--'! And may tia? unknown Cod
whom ignorantly we worship accept cs
nt tho i::^i.*
"These two good mon gave me a
star' :i:ni wore my dearest friends un?
til they <!>.!. The moral of it all?
WV:!. 1 think there is more goodness
in tho world than ?-M:. Ive enshrined in
any creed, however true."-New York
Tribune.
The manufacture of quinine was be?
gun in Philadelphia i>y .John Farr in
lSL'o. the year of its discovery.
To salute with the left hand is a
deadly insult to Mohammedans in the
CITY COUN IL MEE TING.
The City Council me? at 6 o'clock la?t
Wednesday afternoon wi h Ma or Hugh* n
?nd Aldermen Fi-n, Epperson, Fl wera
Hnrsr ?Dd Boyle presen Ab-ien-t, Alder?
men Pordv, Stockev and Dflgar
The miootes of Feb 8tb were read and ap?
proved
Mr. C W Kinsman appeared and asked
permission to more and repair a wooden
etaole on Liberty street within tte 3re limits
and waa refused, becnt.se con'eil bas no
power to permit snob w^rk in tbe fire limits,
the law on that surj ct being cle-ir ?nd final
The finance coratuittee trade a wifes re
por' approving bills r ferred to t em with
some corrections, and recommended that no
bills be approved her?after tor gooos Bot
ordered io writing by proper ?ofrionty
Tbey recommended also that the E eriric
Light Co be required to keep tbe arc tigh e
io brt'er cocdrion, some of them being
witbont snades or globes, others being old
and worn. They suggested that a time limit
be fixed for completion of the Hose Companv
boiioiegs, as the work is progressing very
slowly and the booses are needed Tbbv
further recommeod d nat the Sumter Tele
phone Company be reqoes ed to t?ke out the
<?orrh ess 'phone now io the City Clerk's
office and replace it with a new ono The
report was adop'ed
Mr Flowers,'for special committee, reported
that it would be useless to reniant shade
trees on ?'emeter? avenue now, as tee season
is too fir advanced
Mr Flowers srated that be b-d eeen Mr J
W McK>ver in reference to bis hill for $25
or plans and specfic-tions for hose comp oy
buildings ; that be declined to make a reduc?
tion, as 'be bili, io- bis ooioion, wis reasona?
ble and j ia' 0 > motion of Mr. Fino the
bid was ordered paid
Clerk's rep irr for FebruaT waa submitted
and referred to F oat ce Comm ttee.
Mr Fl wera at ted that tbe city scavenger
carts were being sent into private yards and
lots to cleao u > and remove trash io disre?
gard of regulations To is matter W?IS refer
red to the comminee on public works
Mr Epper-o ?epo<fed tbat a oclcer wis
needed for the rile* of the police force and
the po ice commn ee was eq tested to report
at the nezi meeting tbe cost of a tioitaole
locker
A memorandum of draio nipe necessary for
certain work was reported and eterred to
commiette^ o poo?ic works to consider sod
advise cou eil
The ordinaoce to pr^veot ra?rond c?rs
from obs'roctiDg s'reet crossings w*s read
for the second time, butadtion was dete red
to th nu meeting.
Mr Finn -pad an article oo sewerage bv
tbe health ffi ter ot Charleston, and iff red
tbe follow? t resolutton :
Resolvf d The city council assembled sba'l
send for a sanitary e gineer v bo hal m?k
contoor map of the city, localing line of
piping for sewerage svstem, abo where
deposits from sewerage shill be empted and
probable cost of socb sewe-app, and for ?ocb
services be shall oe Daid S5 oer a?y a d
board furnished bim with railroad transpor
tation.
The matter was discoese'i, and while ro
objection was offered to the proposition coon*
eil decided that they should not inaugurate
such an enterprise just as their effie ai term
expires, and tbe resolution was defeated on ibe
following vote :
Yeas-Epperson and Finn
Nays-Boyle, F o wera and Horst
A bill of' J W McKiever for $' 40 for
roofing paper to stop leaks in city ball roof
was ordered paid
Tbe Mayor called attentioo to the fact that
dogs are permitted to ron at lerge through
out the city, and eugges'ed that soraetbiog
should be done to regulate the muter as
there was probable danger to citizens There
was some discussion but no action was
taires
On motion of Mr Finn the clerk waa direct?
ed to prepare an ordinaoce to prevent horses
from being hitched or stopping longer than
five minutes on macadamized streets.
Council then edjournfd
Magnolia Items.
: Magnolia, S. C , March 16 -The recent
j flittering prices paid for cotton and tbe quo
j rations of ''futures" have greatly encouraged
j our ?*rraer3 to expect, with a feeling of cer?
tainty, high prices next fall, and consequent?
ly there will be an increase tn the acre-ge,
with higher ferti'izing, as a result ; and if
tbe seasons are good and no calamities cocee,
they (the farmers) will not only be rewarded
with a big yield, bot reap eore disappoint
? ment ?s to money proceeds. They will ac
on tbe principle that "now is the accepted
time" and nothing can restrain them.
The frequent reports of mad dogs have
caused many to observe roving dogs with an
air of eoepicior, aod will doubtless cause
many harmless dogs, under the slightest sus?
picion, to cease existence. Well, it is troly
said that "caution is the parent of safety."
The value of the average cur is not worth the
slightest riek All roving or wanderie g degs
should oe speedily despatched
The animal that bas been terrorizing cer?
tain localities around is still at large as far
as wc know. I guess it is sone half starved
wandering dog. But nervous and eupersti
tiona people sec the animal in all kiuds of
shapes.
The "wolf" kilted bj one Green in this
section, after examination was declared "a
? big bull dog." but finally was transformed
j to an old haif-famished hound. The. last is
! a oo ut correct.
Section Master, Kinson, was painfully,
though not seriously, burt yesterday while
superintending tb? loading of the cars with
the old rails at or near Mayesville. Ee lives
at this depot. Th- if j try is in bis back
Beo Brown, a very popular old negro at
(his place bas a cooSrrred attack cl pneu?
monia, and is seriously ill
Mr?. Pralker Frierson who was critically
il! last week, is out of danger; so states the
attending physician, Dr E F Darny.
The festival given by tho ladies las" nigbt
at ic= parsonage, no wnbstanding the unpro
piiious weather, was quite a success Tfi?
supper was given for the benefit cf ibe M. E
Church parsonage. The amount aeared
WHS $13.
Siatf CcnstaMe Dorn were ever hee th;?
week rrving to Cige a "biir?d tiger1' Th?
next court o' general sessions wu! toll the
etory as to Mr Dom's success The maj >r
IIv cf the citizsna of this place express tb-in
selves bitterly against wbiekey intemperate!*
used, an i especially the illicit handling of it
--familiarlycalled"' Mind l?gers"-yet it is
difficult to find :i person who w ill prosecute
.>r is Killingly testify. This should'trot fceso,
however unpTe?s*3t it may c?=.
The ie epbone oetwren Mayesville, 'his
rvis ac? Lynchburg should sooo be iu ope
a. Nearly all tbs poles are op.
Occasional.
Ejecting of Teacher's Association.
The Countv Teacher's Association ccn
v..?... ?. ai me Graded School nuncioe IHM
.,T;;r,??-, nt 12 O'Clock. V T> i U f-ti tl 3 j;
pnp rs were presented by Mi5j Evie Wi ku o
and vi i.i C rhcri"e acLaurio, discussing me
u-i sn .a ut E ghsb
i ne folio*i:.g ts the program for the rux
mt i-tim: "f tbs asaiXMtioo, Ap-n .1 :
?ie t w- hod ot tencnti.g ^?-rcri-iogi? aoj
lo.eresi - Mi D l> R? m no
hx -ac-s rom ttie brsi Er.giith poetry -
Mr W P Brains
?tn ui tn-ua?eoj?cnt -Misa S G Ei'i".
Me b Oo ot leaCuiOg tiauliuue-Aise
Deoo.mc.
Mad JJO&? aod em a-i pox m ular-*
t na on county .
F om tbe Manning Times, March 14.
0 eda* la?t wee k die people io the DuRaot
section were stirred up about tbe vis udoa
- f H m d dog: io their midst Oo tbe Joseph
Dor ot place, tbe doe bu a little colored girl,
a d from tbe e i wpot orer t.,- tt>.e Guliu'd
pince aod bit two S-1 do?' and a ca f Hr.
Grillar? bad the m-d dog a d bis own does
killed ard is wa?cbiog to see what wiJ.
deve'r-p wirb 'b- ca f
Mj-rR R B leas, of Summerton has a
fine Jer-ey mi k c w, w- ich was bitten some
nme seo b . a mad dog, aod last Sunday the
cow ?bowed distinct sigus of tbe effect of 'bs
bi?e
I' is s?id that from Sardinia to Ne? Z ia
smallpox h>?8 'aheo tb coaotry, aod D c?or
Woods bas reported rhe co?dition to Dr.
Eraos, 8"Cret??rv of the S'? e ho?rd ot health.
A Treat in Store for Beaufort.
Re- C n Brown, of Somter, one of ?be
most e ' qae t ?od bomoroos men io tbe
B-iDtigr mt 9?ry, will be in Beaufort, TOPS
dar, April 3, and d?lirer a lecure for tbs
oenefit of ?be Lades' Parsonage Snooty of
of the Beaofort Btpdst Church Fi ?her
particulars of tb'? great treat will be giren
later -Pa?aetto P sr Mnrrh 15.
John K Stuck y Must Go to Pen?
itentiary
A moog tbe decisions of ?bp Supreme Court,
filed Mondar, was r>ne refusirg 'O grniir %
new trial o Jobn K Srockev, pf Sps*'?o
burg who is Tb?? s'a\ er of Tnh . Sprier T?os
br copfi coff therjecis'on of ?be lo*?er c<?u t,
Job'- K tooker will bnve to s*rrp a *en
teoce of teo 3 ears at bard ?anor in the State
peoiteotiary
M ney for B j cted Volunteers.
Lient' I H MooeB. of Co M , F rst Regt.
S CV. bas tbe rpc^D?^ for signatures of
rolo"teers wbo were r- j ned, a^? as soon as
?be mpo will s?gD pame rhe . onpy due them
for serrices op to rime of rej cuco, will be
paid
The State of South Carolinas
COUN? Y OF "UM ? ER
COURT OF CO MOV PLEAS.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
(r,'-mn,p,' T #o?-vpW )
Gooree D &0<::e un . B n.ard P bore co
U'roers ''oine bu ?ir es-) u* oer tbe 6 nj
t.aroe of G o D Shore & B o, plaintiffs
against E gene Bogan, defendant
Tr? th? Dpfpr d-?rf ?r?<"T7p nxm*^ :
YUABE^E E'Y>U v ON E O and re
q'iireo co ctbrWei trie . oo? l?int in mis action,
of wbicb a cop? is ferewi b sprred opon ychi,
and ro serve a c?pv of ? our ?newer to be
sa d co rJaiot ?0 the sob cribers at their
< ffice 10 tbe cry of Sum r, 8 C., within
twenty da?9 after tbe servre hereof exclu
sire of tbe day of socb service ; a d if voe
f*il o answer tbe com?''aiot wt'bm tbe t?m*
aforesaid, the pia>n iff io rbis action - iii
apply to tbe court for be relief d maud d ia
tins complain' ; ?nd roo are hereby Deified
that tbe comt'aint io t e -?bore entitled ac?
tion was fi ed io the : ffice of tbe C'erk of
the Court et ommor. .- leas, for Sumter
Coucrv. io tbe Sr? e aforesaid 00 the 23rd
dar of F "roary, 19 0
Dated Feoronrt 3 ?900
1U<. Y & "EYNOLDS,
Pim. ff 3 A torotys.
Ma-cr 21_
Atlantic Coasi Line.
WILMINGTON. COLUV BIA AND Af?
GUSTA RAILROAD.
Condensed Scbtduic.
Dated iannirv 14. 1909
Ho 55 Nc 35
p ta.
Leare W?mingicc *3 45
Leave Marion 6 34
Arrive Florence 7 15
p. to a. TD,
Leave Florence ?7 45 *2 34
Arrive Sumter 8 57 3 56
No 52
Leare Sumter 8 57 *9 40
Arrire Colombia 10 20 ll 00
No. 52 runs through from Charleston na
Central R R , leaving Charleston 7 a. m.;
Laces 8 34 a rn, Manning 9 09 a m
TRAINS GOING NORTH
So 54 No. 63
a. m. p m.
Leare Columbia *6 40 *4 15
Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 25
No. 32
a. ci pm
Leive Sumter 8 05 *6 06
Arrive Florence 9 20 7 20
s, ru.
ocare Florence 9 50
Leave Marion 10 34
Arrive Wilmington 1 15
.Daily. yUaily except Sunday.
No 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C.
?:a Centrai R R., arriviez Manning 5 41 p
u, Lanes 6.17 p rr, Charleston 8 00 p m.
Trams on Convray Branch leare Cbadcocrn
5 25 p rn, arrive Conway 7 40 p ta. returu
ng ieave COD WA v 8 30 a ci, arrire Chad?
oora ll R0 ADJ, leave ChfldbcurD II 50 a m,
irrive Hub 12 25 p no, re'omiDg ieare Hub
3.CO p m. arrive Cbadbcum 3 25 am, Daily
except Sunday
J R. Iv EN LY, GenM Manager
T M. SM ER ON, Traffic Manager.
^. V. KHERSON Ger.'lPfti* Agent.
Atlan?o Ceis? Lise Hai
CO?Bpany s? Sss! Carolina.
::?.'N:-::NSSD SCLC??L?!;.
?a effect January 24t?!, iSO?
srTTil NORTE.
Nu No No No
f5"i t^? *32
b ( 2 LT Derlieptcn Ar 8 05
8 4.') Lr Elliott Ar 7 ?i)
9 i) Ar SuD3ter Lv C 40
3 AG Lr Somier Ar 6 16
4.S Ar Co\;rou Lr 5 2T
5 .:.:> Lr CVcb'cn Ar 3 *0
9 15 Ar Pre n<!ls Lr 10 U0
> (Jrari'.-e^ufg .r? 0
. ?8 Denoatk 4 28
, : T Auk nata 2 ?0
.n am ?ia [)O
0.j.i>y f. i?? HC ft v t:
1 r...up 22 m d 3 carry t?rouwri Pu'lmaa
.ti-j-.e Buffet S'tepitig Cars Delveen New
'..,k ano Macon ria Augusta
v, E> KRSON H M EMERSON,
Ttbfbc iiaon^er Geu'l Pass. Ag:.
J R SEN LY, Geu'l Manager.