Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ?je Whit \mmi ??? 3M\xm WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,1800. The Sumter Watchman was loundec u 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. Tfee Watchman and Southron now has ?be com bi oed circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Samter. Eve 0. 0. Brown's article on "That Dog Law" is to apology and not a defense ; bis argument is sophistry, not logic. It is a fair sample of the argument made annually in the legis? lature when the "yaller" dog nuisance is under discussion, but if it has as great au influence with the City Coon? il -cil as the jailer dog eloquence has bad with members of the legislature for lo ! these many years bis object will be achieved and the dogs, homeless curs as veli as pampered pets, will continue to run at large without let or hindrance. His argument amounts to this : Mad doss are rare, only one half of those .bitten by mad dogs die of hydrophobia, therefore the dogs have not been proven guilty beyond the ebadow of a doubt and muse be adjudged not guilty and set free; also there are other eviis, other nuisances that should be abated, and ttotil these have been removed the dogs 0^- canst not be interfered with, nor should their privilege to wander abroad aod bite whomsoever they wish be abridged. From Dr. Brown's reasoning it is to be inferred that vicious men and women must be reformed or banished from the ?community and a olean and spotless sacral bill of health laid before the - world before the City Council can eon - ?istenly undertake to enact an ordinance that wiil tend to free the streets from the pest of wandering dog?. This reasoning wiil not appeal to the average mao, nor will the average mau agree with Mr. Sam Jones when he places the dog on a higher plane than ?nan, tor most men like any man, in ?pite of his faults, better than they do ?orne other man's dog that prowls the ?streets. The mere fact that some of us own dogs and love dogs is not a su? -ciect reason for taming them loose on ?he town to annoy those who neither x3wn cor love the species. Dogs have - their place in civilized society, unques? tionably, bot tbat'place is the premises -of the dog owoer, and if thc dog 'canncot be kept where he belongs he should be removed rather than nave hisi become a nuisance and menace to '?ne public Dogs may be subject to some of tbs same brain troubles that afflict men, and wheo so afflicted they :m%y act as if mad and run amuck, but 4t ie not very consoling to the man who has beea bitten to be told that the poor ?beast cad brain trouble. The man easy cot develop rabies aod he may not die, bat to have the fear of hydrophobia nangip over one is apt to be an nnpleas ant experience, aside from tho actaal discomfort incident to a dog bite, whether thc dog be mad, insane, sick .or au .'Cted with pare cursedness Were it practicable to establish dog hospitals, dog insane asylums and dog peniten * diaries Dr Brown's theories might per . chanca be developed and furnish the sciatica of the dog nuisance problem, bat ULtil the public at large becomes saore expert io dogology than at pres? ent, the fimpiest and mose rational soictiou is to require dog lovero to ket} their pete to themselves, ind if they fail to do so theo let the wandering scavengers be dispatched as speedily and painlessly as compatible wita the poblio welfare to that dog ?and where there are neither muzzles, fleas, rabies to make life miserable, nor aoti dog e.-anks to annoy or begrudge them tbe privileges of citizenship, and immunity from r<? spooeibiiitv. The Charleston Exposition appears to be moving forward slowly bat sorely aod ?ll that ts needed to make it a sempiete sacco's aod the greatest ex? position ever held in the Sooth is a greater degree of liberality and enter? prise on the part of the moneyed men of Charleston. While Senator Manning was making his statement, io reference to bis vote on the pension,|bilI before Camp Dick Anderson the question was asked if the present clerk of the pension beard. Miss ?Caber, was cot the daughter of tbe Sid i cal Judge Maher? Senator Man <2tEg replied that he was informed that ?.he was the daughter of Judge Maher bet he did not believe that Judge Haber was a Radical Judge. Senator Planning was correct. Judge Maher, we are reliably informed, never ? Republicao, bat was a life long D( erat and served io the Legislator several terms subsequent to 1876. is trae be was elected to the Judge by the Radical Legislature io re struotion days, jost as Judge Sba this county was, bat his democracy never questioned. He was ela Code Commissioner by the Legisla aod occupied that position np to time of his death in 1892 or '93. 1 reports that have been circulated, the purpose of injuring Senator M niug, to.the effect that he used his fiaenoe to retain in office the daugfc of a Radical Judge io preference I Confederate veterao are toas shown be witboat foundation aod are a ii on the good name of a good democ and a gallant Confederate soldier v is in bis grave and cannot refute charges made against him. Remarkable Care of Bheumatis Kenna, Jackson Co., W. Va About three years ago my wife had attack of rheumatism which confined her her bed for over a month and rendered 1 nuable to walk a step without assistance, 1 limbs being swollen to double their norn size. Ur. S. ??addox insisted on my usi Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I purchased fifty-cent bottle and need it accordiog to 1 directions and the next morning ehe walk to breakfast without assistance ie any ma ner, and she has not bad a simitar atta since.-A B Parsons. For saie by A J Chit --i^mem9~- ???-^ Weekly Crop Buletin. Colombia. S. C., April 17.-Tl week eliding Monday, April 16,190' was cooler than usual, with light fro on the 13th aud 14th, in the westeri central and northeastern portions, bi neither fruits nor field crops suffere injury. The ground, howeve remains too cold for favorable gern ination of seeds. Rain occured over the entire Stat on the 11th and 12th, generally ligb but heavy in places, notably Sun merviile and vicinity, where 3 2 inches fell on the 12th The rain were beneficial and improved whea and oats, other grains and pasturee and rendered ground that had becom hard and baked, fit for cultivation but the rain interrupted farm wor] over the more westerly counties where the ground became too we to plow until Saturday. Heavy hai on the 12th damaged corn and frui trees in Berkely and Dorchestei Counties. Hail also fell in Yo? county. Farm work made favorable progrss except over the northwestern por tion6. In the eastern and centra counties, corn planting, on uplands, is practically finished, and consider able replanting has been done, made necessary by poor germination ol seeds, and the ravages of cows and cu: worms, which destroyed stands. Both crows and cut worms are very numerous iu localities. Corn is, on the whole, coming up to a fairly good stand. A little corn bas been planted in western counties There waa much cotton planted during the week, and in a few places thia work is nearing completion, but the bulk of the crop remains to be planted, especially in the more westerly counties^ where lands are not all prepared, and but little cotton has been planted. In Marion County, tobacco trans? planting was begun, but elsewhere the plants, in beds, are two small to set out, and in many localities are scarce. Rice planting continues, but early planted is coming up slowly Melons, sugar cane, gardens aud truck need warmer weather. Ship merits of asparagus are being made, and of strawberries have beguu. In a few localities the peach crop is un? promising, but generally enough fruit has set to afford a large crop pros peet. Apple and pear trees are blooming in western portions Wheat continues promising, and eats have improved ; both are in a fiue grow? ing condition and were favored by the prevailing weather. Sumter-Catchall : Heavy rains on nights of 10th and 11th were beneficial in every way, except the interruption to work ; corn germina? ting slowly, no stands ; some cotton bas been planted ; distribution of fertilizers later than laBt year ; oat crop is green, but small, and looks unpromising.-R J Brownfield. Williamsburg-Cox : Week cloudy and rainy, turning cold during the latter part, with light frost on the morning of the 14th ; corn planting not finished ; some cotton planted ; tobacco plants scarce ; oats almost a failure and look sickly ; season later than usual.-L N Jones. Darlington-Darlington : First of week warm and fair, middle cool and rainy ; unfavorable for germinating seeds but very good for small grains ; corn about all planted ; some cotton I being planted ; tobacco plants small, none transplanted ; fruit uninjured by cold.- W J Rodgers. Charleston-Charleston : Week on j the whole favorable for truck crops ; thunderstorm Monday and heavy rain Thursday ; berry crop well advanced ; potato bugs troublesome. -II M Simond8. That Throbbing Eeadacnt. Would quickly leave you, ii you used Dr King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless worth for Sick ud Nervous Headaches, They make pure blood and strong Nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Trj them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sod lby J F. W. DeLorme, Druggist. 1-5 BAISING BROOMCORN. Clemson College, April 13.-There seems to be a great deal of interest lust now in broomcorn. Col Newman receives, letters daily, asking for directions for planting, harvesting and curing the crop. This corres? pondent asked Col Newman if broom corn is an important crop, to which he replied : "It furnishes the world with brooms."' If the supply of brooms is increased, the world will be cleaner and blighter and the peo? ple happier and healthier. Here are the leading points as to broomcorn raising, as given by Col Newman : The plant is a non saccharine sor? ghum The preparation, planting and cultivation are in general the same as that necessary for raising sorghum for syrup On thoroughly prepared land, plant from two to five quarts per acre In Ohio and New York one bushel of seed will plant about 15 acres, but here a bushel will piant 12 acres The cultivation ie easy. The land shouid be well fertilized, and the 6eed put in rather shallow. The cultivation is like that for corn or sorghum. It should be kept clean, and should have shallow cultivation after each rain in order to keep a good soil mulch. The main points are the harvesting and curing As with tobacco, the price depends chiefly on these two operations To secure the best brush with the greatest elasticity and the proper green color, the btush should be harvested just as the seed are passing from the milk to the dough stage The old method of "bench? ing" by bending two rows diagonal? ly across each other, the one thus supporting the oiher, is no longer used, because it gave a red brittle brush instead of the elastic green Eight inches of stalk cut with the brush is the etandard. More stalk increases the weight, but more than proportionately reduces the price. The market demands a green brush, which is secured by curing in the shade For this purpose, sheds with movable slatted trays are necessary. Bulking in curing, injures both the strength and the color of the brush. There are various simple devices for stripping the seed. When the crop is grown on a large scaie, a machine like the small grain thresher with the upper concave left cut is used When cured and stripped of seeds the brushes are put up in a way very similar to that in which cotton is baled, the packages ^con? taining about 600 pounds An acre properly fertilized and cultivated will yield 600 or 800 pounds of clean brush Southern growers have the advan? tage of getting the crop in on a comparatively bare market, where the old stock is nearly exhausted and before tbe northern crop can be gotten on the market -The State. STABLES AND BARNS BURNED Manning, April 14.-The barn aod stables of Mra S. F. Sprott at Jordan, eight miles from here, wf-re destroyed j by fire early this morning, burning all j j the forage of a large plantation, eight j j head of fine maie? and horses and a lot ! i of fertilizer Tbtre was DO insurance and the origin of the fire is unknown. ( 1 Mrs Sprott ia the widow of tho late J i M. Sprott. who died while a member of be cucstitutienal convention. THAT DOG LAW. Be ii a poor stick of a mao, Mr. Editor, who cannot say something against H oog In some sections and with some pf opie the very Dame "dog" bas loDg been a term of reproach ; so ih20 it is p onable that tbe passing ot' a l?w against dogs will not be a difficult matter. Before it is done, however, I waot to rise in defense of them. I bave a vague idea That to mozz'e or confio? some of oar foot loose people will accomplish more fer our commuoitv than to muzzle and coo fioe the doge Fer 25 years, I have not heard of a mad do? bitmg any one in Sam ter. Such a calamity may have befallen some one in the couctry, but I have not heard of the accident happening to any one in town Wby ibis is, I cannot tell ; but it is certain that a dog law which will no? pro? tect us against the visits of the hess's from abroad will do very li trie good to oir citi? zens. If we ?.re to have a law, then, to pro? tect U3 against mad dogs. I suggest that we go back to the ancient method, and build a wall around our towD, so as to keep oat the furious (?) beasts which are threatening our happiness 1 am iocHned to think our honorable board of aldermen will not find the law as popular as some of them imagine. Soie of us iove dogs, and have about come to sty with Mr. Sam Jon?3, "The more I see of men, the bet? ter I like dogs '' A dog ?3 a man's b.-st friend-about tbe only friend the average man b*s that ?3 willing to die with bim or for bim, and wheo strioge-t iegisi&tioo ts enacted concerning our friends and pets, tb* result will be a constant irritation that will cot be altogether pleafar.t to our law makers. It ig true that, as far 63 possible, a man should keep his degs within his own enclos? ure I think rroet persons try to do tba'; but the fluimal being a natural wanderer and a first cla?s ecivenger, it is very difficult to confine bira within a flied area. Io some sections, the ?aw requires rbat the cogs shall be muzzled if aliowed on ibe streets This is a hard law and is the climax of cruelty. A dog suffers torture from fisas when usable to defend himself witb his teeth, and sc crush ?hem out Really I think we are suffering from DD nece33*ry fright. Rumor3 of mad dogs fill the air now and then Of Ince. the-?e rumors have prevailed above meesnre. Nor oniy have we been beariog of mes1 dogs, but of various and sundry "varmints" which ea' j dogs. Tbes?, too, are a:road, and we should ' bave a law against them a??>o It seems that j osr forests are inf>sted with all maonrr of j evil heists, aod if our honorable law makers j are goi^g to protect us ac?inet one eet of' animate, we beg them to make the protection per.ect, aod include also tbe fearful mon? sters which are said to be roaming the for? ests, devouring as they go But for the consolation of our distressed people, I beg leave to say tbat tbe really mad dog is a very scarce article Dogs art subject to some cf the same brain troubles which afflict men ^'hen a man hos a Drain trouble, and suffers from temporary derangemor, we give bim medicine and seek to cure bim ; when a dog has a like trouble, we decide to kill bim, and then confine or muzz!e bis wbole race, and so cootri'.ute what weean to superinduce other simiiar troubles. Within a few d?.ys, a friscd told me of a mad dog wbicb assailed a man, and it chanced that the man rm into a gate, and caught th*; dog's bead between tbs gate and tbe post. While he was secured, a second man comes on the ground, and brains the brute witn a club From his broken be-id tbere poured out a flow of filthy matter, showing clearly ib?t tbe poor dog had merely been supering with 3ome dissase of the bra:n wbicb had frenzied him witb su?f?riog Statistics sbow tbut only abo jt oue-h^f of those who are bitten by dogs with rabic3 ever develop anvtbing like madness, ?nd I ?rn satisfied ihat multi? tudes of poor brutes wnich arc killed are rather sick iban msd ? honestly bjlievs our iaw makers are es pending their energies in tho wrong direc tioD Mad doss are not nearly so ir junoi.* as vicious meD and women C C Brown. Sumter, April ?6, 1900 - ma- -????.> -jr? - Sumter Incendiaries Columbia, April 13.-Tbe Governor today offered a reward of $100 for the apprehension and convictioo of the parries who burned the stables, barn, etc , of tbe Rev. M M. Geddes, in Sumter county. Geddes is a colored min? ister. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or* der by the occasional usc of Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg? ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. ror sick headache, malaria, bil? iousness, constipation and kin >ed diseases, an absolute cure TOT'S Liver PILLS 3 RELIEF GAME, [ t J&r&Sk Mr& E* a C0LYEI1^ ? llyr^^? 8lh> 1898> orites: Ben- ^ ?? llEKflra?nl edicta has certainly ^ jj ^Yr^^?^ ^ecn a ^les^ng t0 h J fen^^^' my sixteen yearj^ 4 j^/g BmBl %vas *n wretched? % jj ?flSm ?By health and had ^ oj w *^^H?8^ missed four months? ? * Two bottles of Beni t edicts have entirely restored her health. _ J The monthly periods have returned * *fland are now painless and regular. ? 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In looking around for your Easter Suit don't fail to give us a call, as we are better prepared than ever to supply your wants in this line. In Boys5 Wear We have a nice assortment of Yestee Suits at ?1.00, $1.25, $1.50, ?2.00, $2 50 and $3.00. Boys- D. B. Suits, sizes 8 to 16 at $1.00, ?1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.50 and $4 00. In YOUTH'S LONG PANTS SUITS, sizes 14 to 19, our prices range from $2.00 to $7.50. Don't fail to see our line of BOYS' PANTS from 25 cents to 50 cents per pair. The price may seem low, but the quality will surprise you. In Men's Suits We are showing an excellent line in Black and Colored Clays, Cassimeres and Flannels. It is a little early to speak of CRASH SUITS. Of these we will have something to say later. Ask to see our FANCY DUCK VESTS, In single and double-breasted at $1 to $1.25, Sale OF T Several Essex and .Berk? shire Hogs and Pigs for sale, at my farm one mile west of Sumter? HA?BY? Sumter, S. C., Men. 16,1900. HERE WE ARE. With the largest stock of goods that we baTe bad since we bare been in business and better prepared to serve our cos'.omers. It will be to your interest to see ns or get oor prices before buying elsewhere. In addition to *uppljmg you from our immense stock en band, will say tbat we are agents for manufacturers, packers and millers, and can ship you direct to your nearest stations, and io tbis way can save yon freight. Ask ns for prices, which we will furnish with pleoenre upon application. New Arrivals. 1 car White Corn, 1 car beit Pearl Grits, 1 car good Rice, 2 cars Floor, 1 car Meat aod Lard, ?00 cases Canned Goods, 350 boxes Starch, 60 bag8 Coffee. 1 car Salt, 175 boxes Soap, 100 cases Star Lye, Molasses and Sugar. Tobaccos, Cigars and Cheroots. 500 lbs Schoaps, 34 and 35c per lb Old Va. Cheroots, 500 lb. M.b,. Tobacco 34c p.r ,b J^?SS? 300 lbs Sweet Apple, 34c per lb j WorId ?e8t cheroots, 400 lbs Cock Robin, 30c per lb Big "T" Cigars, 100 lbs Long Cottoo, 30c per lb Lad? Bird Cigars, 100 lbs Blue Jay, 30c per lb Captain Cutler Cigars, 100 lbs Jay Bird, 24c per lb ALL AT FACTORY" PRICKS. 100 lbs filablee, 33c per lb 100 lbs Dady's Dollar, 34c per lb Duke's Mixture, 500 lbs Lalla Rookb, 32c per lb Duke's Cameo. 200 lbs Red Eve, 27c per lb School Boy, 100 lbs K*rly Bird, 35c per lb Yellow Leaf, Maryland Club, 100 lbs Battle Axe, 34c per lb aod Otber brands not mentioned. Powhatan with piped-Smoking Tobaccos, The Roller King fancy patent Flour is the best-Try a barrel. Crosswell & Co. Phone 53.