Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ad ?p; ion of School Books This Year. Important Work Tbat it Done Every Seven Years The governor ei.'l eooo eppo?ot tbe member* of tbe Slot a boa>d uf educa teoe T?? oew bo?rd awl bora grea< twp>osio?ti<y rvatiwg up-o ita ebou - tite, fur ibis fall tbe ed<p i ?o of th* gl boote to be u ?? d 10 tba pub to aeOoois of tbe S<a e lor tbo oagt aevro woo e ?tili bo made. Maty quaaliooa of esterest arme ia thee* aaopuoaa aod the ?aas ahead is ao eaey ooe la aider that iho board may bare tbe teat po-itbic light before u ibie yeai wheo 11 gate te> work S ate Soperto esedeet of Hleeaiioej MsMabao ia tab tag eoeae preliminary e<epe tbat should te ef vaiee. Hie object i< two fid to eastsi the beard ie ite labore aod ai tbe eame tine eeeore for the oobuo eoboole the best passible reeelie. T eierday he eeet to aaob eoaoty io the 8 ate the fellowiog oireelar ; C oembie, 8. 0.. Marob 13, 1900 Ooooty Sepenoteodeot of Ejooeliuo. De?r Sir: 1 writs lo ask you to ??ee sie eoeae iaforaiatioo oo the lot fevtag points : Fret Are eoaoty schools opeo ia year eoaoty. aed hoar aauob looger will Stay probably bo io operatioo T 1 ia a* I toes to go to some of the eon ones eed epeed a few days visiting tbe eeectry schools 8eo< od. Please etod ate a li?t of lbs Sehool irastsse of yoer county, together who their peetosaoee Third. What woeld be tbe beet time far opeeieg the summer eehool for teeehere ia your eouoty T I wish to at old a \eoaliet with tba com aoa eelVKiU, aad I ?iah to seit tbe ooaveei eeee of /teachers, ?od Iba speoiel e>?aditioa of eaab eouoty No sebool Shoe d be permitted to be taogbt ia a>? f et with the ssbool for teachers at'ery teaahsr eboeld bars au oppor tea to attsod tba professional ?SaoAl. Foerib Plsase 1st ms base tba oames el ihe teit hooks tbst srs io most feaerai see ie your eouoty. Has yoer e-aoty hoard eter ordered a okeege to She "a aadard" ae was provided far io the adoption of 1893 T The forego*eg yea will please aoaeer es oeee Too will reeeesenly take Same weeks to obtain the information ?eked fee ie the folloeiag, tba fifth firth. Please gel oat a letter of eeeeiry io ell yoer teachers, white aed tsask, aed o biete frees eaeh teacher a Aet she wieg the eember of books of eeee hied (f if teg name aed author) eeesd by tee ehildrea ie bar eehool Vrees these lists yoe eeo determioe teeth prsetioal aoeersoy the total oum her ef boots ef eaeh hied teat are new an the ksede of jeer sebool ebrldreo Thie dete will be ef vilue to tbe State heard ef edesattoo to oooeidsrieg ths tetettoo of adoptiog ose hooks for ths eeh k>Is. Ie oave of ths sdeptioe of s es? Jfjoek, tho State board should requite thai old hooks be lakse up oo terms that will prevent fsaootal lose to tbe people, heeee tbe importaoee of koow ?eg tbe eembsr of aaob books Vours very truly Joum McMaiinn, ?tete 8opsrio'eodrDt of K location Toe followiog eireolar letter baa also hveo pepared aod ie beiog seot cu: to the Stela soperioteodeots of other 9*?' *-e : K C lama.a. S C , March 12. 1000 Slat Soperiatendeot of Publio Inatruc ItU I D-ar Sir : Tbe board of education el this Slate is charged by law witb the adiptioo of books for tbe publio eeh" 4g for a period of n< t lees than tive Cat* Tbe last adrpti< n was in 1893 f sr veo fssis, aod tt| ici io Novem? ber uf this year 1 Very little baa been dooe io ibis 8ui? toward eyetematisiog a course of elodf for iho public schools I em aw?r<? that io Iotoe Statea much baa bsKb i Shi I o this important ?uhjrcr, eed 1 - i old be eery glad to tnv ? ihe heoefl e of your i[nrnii ri's end labor*; heaen I beg you to seod mo any publi. can that you may bavj on .bis eeejent II Torr is a teff gcoeral opioioo that the publishers o> Kit bo; ks make gri a pro(i s and that the prices are seme thai oorrrolltd by a trust I am eery aaiieus that io the neu adoption we shell make each 'tum ae will effect the gresitst possible finneneial seviogs fee oar aahool patrons ; heoee I w ah te bav i tbe bei.- 6" ot lue eipertuneo of olb*r Ste'e i; '.r.t ra>n:e I there* fare a'k you io to me tbe ravor of wti.io.' to ae aoy suggesting tbat you thiak would bn b ipfal I beg of you aleo to ?eod the f tlievieg : 1. A sopy r>\ y>or icbuol law bearitg jpn doptioas. 2 A opy cf your contra? wi b pabliaaere. 3 A liat of lei b^oka now in use in woer lehlfi with piroes. Yoers very traly, Jons Me M ah an, Superii/eodeot of K location That Ttirobblof It. 4-1 ?< . Wouhl qjlckly lears you, if you SM I Pi King' New Life Till'. Thoussndi of surTcrars \e>?? prvfsd their matcbl?n worth for Sick ?4 N?rvoos llstdsche*, They mike pure Jl ?nd strung Nerve? and build up yuur health Keey te taks. Try them. Only 2a ???<*. kfeeey hash if aet eared. Sod )by J W. W, PsIimsmePtaggUt. M TO BUILD C. A.&C.R.R. Party of Seaboard A r Line Surveyors at Charleston to Begin Work. A party of Seaboard Air Line surveyors arrived io tbe uity tbia morning, and from what can be learned will begin tbe work of surveying the final line of tbo pro po*ed road between Cbarleaion and Augusts at once Tbe arrival of the engineer in Charleston ia taken by tboae wbo claim to know that work will soon begiu on the Chattanooga, Augusts so<t Charleston Air Lioe road Tbe engineering corpa that reaobed Cbarleatoo this morning ia s full one and is in charge of Col R M Boll isg. wbo surveyed tbe preliminary route Tbe surveyors brought with tbem all of tbeir paraphernalia and tronkfl end are fully prepared to remain io tbe vicinity of Cbarleatoo for tome time. Taking everything into consideration it looks as if the Seaboard Air Line people hope to b^ gin work st su esrly date Now Ibst tbe troubles of the Seaboard Air Line are st sn eud end tbe difficulties wbiob they bsve cooteoded witb bsve been overcome, active steps are be? fog token to carry out all tbe plans of tbe company, wbicb were begun sev ersl mooths sgo, tbe construction of tbe lioe between Augusts snd Charleston being one c* tbem. When tbe '.dee of building a road between this city aod Augusta was first conceived a corps of eugineera waa pot in the field and a route sur? veyed, but tbe final route waa never fixed Tbe surveyors that arrived this morning are here for the purpose ef making the final survey, wbicb when completed, it is understood, work oo the road will begin.? Charleston Post Robbed tbe Dead. New York, March 14 ?A oorrei poodsot of the Evtoiog Pott writing from Manila under data of Feb 2, says; "Whan Qregorio del Pilar's body was foood A merloan soldiers stripped it of svsry bit of slothing, taking tbs riogs from lbs fiogera sod a loeket from the seek. Not a stitoh of any ktod was left to tbe body, everything being token for soovsoirs. For two dsys ibe body was left by tbe roadsids on buried, sotil its odor wae offensive sad come Igorrstea wars ordered to eovsr it wtib dirt. Among tbs thing* takso were bis wateb, money, a gold aod a dia? mond ring." S. SrJghftol Managst .? Will often cau* a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut ?r Bruiat. Butkleo'a Arniea Salvs, tie be?t in Um world will kill tb* pain and promptly haal It. Cures 01*1 Sora*, F?vsr Sorea, Ulcer*, Boil*. Psion?, Corna, all Skin Eruptions. Beat Pila Ca r? od eartb. Only 35 Ota, a boa. Cure guaranteed. Sold by J. P. W. DeLorme, Prug fiat. 1-5 Mr NeUl'8 Back Down. Wo do not know why it is so late coming to light, but tbe Financial Chronicle of March 10th calls atten tion to tbe fact that Messrs Neill Brothers' February circular contains a letter from Mr Henry M Neiil, dated at New Orleans, Feb 1st In this letter Mr Neill seeks to explain, or rather to account for his inability to explain why he ao over estimated the cotton crop He atarts out with the attempt : "i have told you for some time that 1 was forced to fear, if not to absolute i> conclude, that my usual system of judging the probable cotton crop by a minute and continuous study of the weather--aay the temperature and rainfall which it had experienced throughput the cotton states ?had failed " After declaring that the system bad worked with approximate accu racy for 20 years, he goes on to say : "Why it has now failed I could not discover and cannot yet do so, but I have latterly heard of many remarka ble caaea of disappointing results in the final counting up of individual crops He then goes on to recitu at some detail the experience of a farm er, name not given, on 500 acres of land in Alabama where, with expec? tation of making a full crop, the yeld had turned out 21J per cent less than the year previous and for which results the farmer wae absolutely un ab'o to account Mr Neill adds : 4,Nor ess I myself discover any reason, either in this case or Others which nS)Vg come bet?re me. 1 do not intend to make any second esti mate, but 1 think it one to my friends In admit that 1 fully acknowl edgo that my system, although car ried out as faithfully as in all previous occasions, has this time unaccounta? bly failed " Unfortunately >or the faimers who i fsiled to receive a proper price for 1 their cotton because off the uuwar ranted estimates of the crop by Mr Nsill) a:> 1 for the British spinnen whose faith in this estimate kept them frcm buying lower priced cot ton, Mr Neill's explanation comes too lain to bo of practical service The public, perhaps, will have to accoid Mr Neill sincerity in his explsnation, but at the same time, ail must admit that it ia a very lamo and unsatisfactory excuse -The Augusta Chronicle McKinley'* Measure Passes tbe Senate. Washington, March 1G ?The Puer to Uico appropriation bill wan pass ed by the senate today Its text follows : "Bp it enacted, etc, tbat the sum of $2,095,450, being the amount of customs revenue received on impor tationa by the United States from Puerto Rico since tbe evacuation of Puerto Rico by tbe Spanish forces on the 18th of October, 1898, to the first of January, 1900, shall be placed at the disposal of the presi dent, to be used (or tbe government now existing snd which may hereaf ter be established in Puerto Rico, and for publio education, public works, and other governmental and public puposes therein ; and tbo said aum or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for tbe purposes herein specified, out of any moneys in tbe treasury not oth erwise appropriated " This relief appropriation bid, roc ommendtd in a special message by President McKinley, follows a debate, at times spitited, extending over parts of two dsys Before its pass* age Mr Allen, Nebraska, offered an amendment to tbe bill, declaring that tbe constitution extends over Puerto Rico by its own force, but it was lost by tbe decisive vote of 36 to 17 Mr Jones of Arkansas withdrew a free trado amend moot offered by him, and tbat proposition therefore did not reach a vote Other efforts to amend tho bill were fruitless Cremated by 300 Tods of Mol? ten Metal Pittsburg, March 1G ?By the fall of a "hang'' at the Monongabela Per* nance ooaipaoy at MoKecsport today one man was cremated, two fatally burned aod two others badly iojurcd. George Martin ia the cremated man George (Hattet and Sydney Jaoksnn were so badly turned that tbeir recov? ery is impossible. Stephen Stoboswich snd John Boreoeok wero badly burned bot will reoovcr. Explosions of this character arc frequent io this eeotioo, bat tbe disap pearaooa of Martin lends an air of mystery to tbe affair tbat makes it unique Three buodred toos of molten ore. ooke and minerals, used io tbe production of pi<? iron beoame fast io the fnrnaee and Martin and Curwen, as top fillers, trisd to dislodge it. Sod deoly tbe entire msss foil, compressing ths gss below sod causing a terrific explosion Not a trance of Martin's body can be fooad Oorveo, when discovered wae in horrible shape aod eao hardly live ootil moroiog. The other men wbo were at tbe bottom of tbe furnace fared some better, but Jaokson is so badly burnsd that bis recovery ie next to im? possible Tbe Shamrock Today. All Eoglsod is wearing the shamrock today Aod Koglana is everywhere? almost For this is Saint Patrick's dsy, aod be loved the shamrock, aod he aod it are indi^olubly linked with tbe lone aod tradition of old Erin, and the sturdy Irish soldieiy have been fighting tbe queen's battles nobly This is tho first time in tht history of the empire tbat by prnolimaMon of her majesty in ouunoil the shamrock will be worn by nobleman and by peasant throughout tbe lotg b aod breadth of tho realm For it is t> the gallant sons of Eriu tbat England ewes whatever of victory she has gained io the far off land of Boer and burgher 'Jur.t why tbey cclebrato tbe 17th day of Marob Irishmen can hardly tell ynu. Some say it. is Saint Patrick's birthday. So long ago lived tbe patron saint of Erin Mavourocen that bis natul nay |i -brooded in some obscurity. Tncrc ia a legend tbat one set of (bo devout observed Iba 9;h, and another the S li of March until contentions arose snd tbo sbillalab wan plied with a vim Then it was tbat a wiso old priest ended all dispute by saying that sinoc the fact:SDI could not "rfplit the difference" they C"uld accept tbe pura of 8 aod D ; aud this they did.?State ? waj ? ? ? ? ? - Charleston Jury Muddle. Charleston, S. 0., March 13 ?The Charleston bar is in uo end of a legal muddle Doting the winter Rome of its members went to work and had a new jury law passed for this county. Before the new statute could become operative it was found that jurors drawn under the old one were illegal ly drawn In tbe meantime the I Pebroary term of court oatne on Now it devolopes that h question will be raised us to the constitutionality of the now lew The matter will bo debated af length Monday before Judge Gaty Should he bold that the luw is unconstitutional no jury trial can be held here for 18 months There was u meeting jf tbo bor asso? olatloo to disc uss these matters today, but uo satiofactory conclusion woo reached. Betons AytrH. Marob 14,?Tbe out? hi ak.of lbs bthomio plague hero has Leen s< mi r.ffioielly reeognissd a** of "mild typ-'. Tberc bare been 25 ; d stbl within two mottbi ? ??W* ???? 4SMBm->?- - Richmond, Va., March II --The testete n( .^t Peal's church of this city has decided to extend a call to Ret. R. VV. Bam well of Florenco, i who preached here by invitation two Sundays ago I A Bleacher? at Last. At lasr South Carolina |a to have be big bloaohery and iho oott:>o miiN wi:i no longer have to send th >ir pro.iuor to tho E?st for finishing lo connection with the bleaohcrv a cotton factory is to bo operated The co omission ba already h- en issued by ibo Secretary ot 8?ato The corporators of the concern whioh is to be known as the Clear Water 15 eachery and Manufacturing Company, ar?? : Charles E?t???, Tno Barrctt, Jr., F B Pope and Ltodoo A Tbomaa, Jr , all of Atlanta, Ga The plant is to be located at Cl*?^r Water, in tbu couoty of Aikoo This Clear Water seotiou is said to have as G e water for hleaohiog purposes as can be found in the country The oapital stook is to bs $300 000. divided into shares at $100 each The comnar.y sets forth its purpose ia this wise: ' The maoufaoturiorj, spinning, bleach ing, dyeing. pnn?io?. finishing and selling of all good* of every kind of ootton or wool " Tbc organization of this enterprise has bo -n talked of for somo time.?Col. cor. News and Cou? rier. A gentleman living near town, showed the editor of the News a coun terfeit quarter last Tuo?day which he had taken It U orobable that a lot of these coins aro >in oiroulation in this community and those having money ehanged should bo on the lookout ? Darlington News. ^ CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, [ B?ro?, Bruises, lihcuma tisn: iihd Sores. Price, 25 v:ts. Sold hv Hnjhaon Lii?on Co 50 YEARST EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly r'pertain our opinion fioe whether an Inrentlon is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly conSdentlal. Handbook on Patente sent free. Oldest agency for securing; patents. Patents taken throuKh Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. 1A handsomely Ulust rat ed weekl v. I.nnrest ctr eolation of any sclenttOc Journal. Terms, SS ? year; four months, ft. Sold by all newsdealera i)NN?Co.36'B--' New York Branch Office. 625 F SU Washington. I). C. Notice of Registration. The State of South Carolina?Somter Coun? ty? Office of Sopervieora of Registration, Samter County, Sumfr, S. C , February let, 1899. Notice ia hereby given that io accordance with an Act of lbs General Assembly, and to conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, ihe books for tbe ragietratioo of all legally quali?ed voters, and for tbe issuing of transfers, ec,, will be open at tbe office of Supervisors of Regiatratioo in tbe court bcose, betweeo tbo hours of 0 o'clock a m . and 3 o'clock p. m , on tbe tirstMoo day of each moa:h, until thirty day's before lbs next general election. Minors who eball become ot age doriog that period of thirty days eball be entitled to regiatratioo before the books are closed, if otherwise quaiiSed Tbe requirements tor a qualified voter are Iba? tbe applicant for registration shall be able to read and write correctly, or possess in hie own name property to the amount of tnree hundred dollars, upon wbich be pays taxes. K F BURROWS, T. D DoBOSR, J. M KNIGHT, SunTvi^ors of P?g:eirKtioti Sumter Co. Mcb 1 State of South Carolina,; COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge WHRRBAS, WM. B N BL80N, made suit to ate ?o grant htm Leiters ot Administration of the Kstate of and effects ofSAMTKLK NBL80N, deceased Tbese are therefore to cite and admonish all and eiuizular the ktodred aod < realtors of the said Samuel K Ns>soo, l?to of said (J.iunty and Slat*, deceased, that they be an l appear before me, in the , Court of Pronute, to be held at Sutnter C. H , on March 29th, 19U0, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore? noon, to show: cause, if any they bare, why the said AdmioMraiioo should not 0" grant ed. Given under mv hand tins 15th day of March, A. I) , 1900 THOS V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. March 15-21 Pictures? Th*- roost popular pictures I this acaton arc the artistic and beautiful Piatina printsand Arto type. Tbe Platina prints have all the fiucity to detail of a photograph as well as tho Gnisb and artistto value of a steal plate engraving. Tho Artotypcn are high olaes arlist'f prints?copies of fatuous paintings. We have t\ very f;ue lino ef pictures io handsome frames that we arc selling at less prices for this class of work that we have ever knowu in Sootier. Our pic? tures make puitnb'o wedding preeoots, for nothing is more aeseptable than one er more Gne picture:. Vv o bate reeeotly udded this lino of pictures' to our stock and vre isfito an iospeotioa of our pistaros. Many size?, variouj styles of lrnm??', and prieos tc suit. H. Gh Osteen & Co SGROFULfl AND ITS AWFUL HORRORS -CURED BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. A. MOST WONDERFUL CURE. A Grand Old Lady Gives Her Experience. Mrs. Thankful Orilla Hurd lives in tho beautiful village of Brighton, Livingston Co., Mich. This venerable and highly respected lady was born in the year 1SIL\ tho year of the preat war, In Hebron. Washington Co., New York. She came to Michigan in 1840, the year of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." AU her faculties are excellently preserved, and possessing a very re? tentive memory, her mind is full of interesting reminiscences of her early, life, of the early duvs of the State of Michigan and the interesting and re? markable people she has mot, and the stirring events of which she was a wit? ness. But nothing in her varied aud manifold recollections are more mar? velous and worthy of attention than are her experiences in the use of JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA. Mrs. Hurd inherited a tendency and pre? disposition to scrofula, that terribly destructive blood taint which has cursed and is cursing the lives or thousands and marking thousands more as vic? tims of the death angel. Transmitted from generation to generation, It is found in neary every family in one form or another. It may make its ap? pearance in dreadful running sores, in unsightly swellings In the neck or goitre, or in eruptions of varied forms. Attacking the mucous membrane, it may be known as catarrh in the head, or developing in the lungs It may be, and often is, the prime cause or consumption. Speaking of her case, Mrs. Hurd says: "I was troubled for many years with a bad skin disease. My arms anj limbs would break out in a mass of sores, discharging yellow matter. My neck bepan to swell and became very unsightly in appearance. My body was covered with scrofulous eruptions.. My eyes were also greatly Inflamed and weakened, and they pained me very much. My blood was in a very bad condition and my head ached severely at frequent intervals, and I had no appetite. I had sores also in my ears. I was in a miserable condition, I had tried every remedy that had been recom? mended, and doctor after doctor had failed. One of the best physicians in the state told me I must die of scrofulous consumption, as internal abcesses were beginning to form. I at length was told of Dr. Johnston, of Detroit, and his famous Sarsaparilla. I tried a bottle, more as an experiment than any? thing else, as I had no faith in it, and greatly to my agreeable surprise, I began to grow better. You can be sure I kept on taking It I took a great many bottles. But I steadily improved until I became entirely well. All the sores healed up, all the bad symptoms disappeared. I gained perfect health, and I have never been troubled with scrofula since. Of course an old ladyi of 83 years is not a young woman, but I have had remarkably good health since then, and I firmly believe that JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA is the greatest Wood purifier and the best medicine In the' wide world, both for scrofula and as a spring medicine." This remarkably interesting old lady did not lok to be more than sixty, and she repeated several times, "I believe iny life was saved by JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA." MICIIIGrAX DliUGr COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. Columbia Business College, COLUMBIA, S. O. Most thorough Business and Shorthand Courses. Better inducements, and more graduates placed in good posi? tions than all other Business and Shorthand Schools in South Carolina combined. Write at once for a catalogue and full information. W. H. Newberry, President. MOBOC McEWEN, Number 327S5. Standard Bred Trotting Stallion, Registered in Volume 15, American Trotting ?Register. Will stand the season in Sumter at lot in rear of Osteen's Book Store. 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Service fee $l?, with .return privilege. Engagements can he made Jat The Daily Item office, *>r address by mail. 11. Ca. OSTEEN, Smntcr, S. < .