Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cij? 33t(t?cj)mait ??? jiontlmm. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,1900. The Sumter Watchman was roua deo. D 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now ha3 the combined circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Ssrnter. The new Law Building of the Wash? ington and Lee University, Lexiogtoo, Va., will be dedicated to the memory of John Randolph Tucker on Juoe 19th. We have received from the Beard of Trustees, aa invitation to be present. The thirty-sixth Annual Commence meBt of St. Joseph's Academy will take place on Wednesday, Jene 20th, at the Opera House in this city begin? ning at 6 30 p. m. We are indebted to the Sisters of Merey for ao invitation to be present. The drought now prevailing in the wheat growieg region of the Northwest has caused a rise of 6 cents per bushel in wheat, equal to 30 cents a barrel OD flour. It is stated that if rain does not come in the next 10 days, it will be too late to make the grain and a farther rise will be in order. Soathern farm? ers who have raised wheat this year are ic lack. The City Board of Education is exhibiting a commendable spirit of progress and improvement. Lincoln School building has long needed repairs and enlargement. The continued efficiency of the school depends on a better building, and the matter cannot be longer delayed. The attendance of teachers at the Winthrop Summer School will be of great benefit in their work, and the good which will result to their schol? ars is incalculable. Other cities are defraying expenses of teachers tak? ing the Summer coarse, and we are glad that Sumter has followed the good example by paying at least a part of necessary expenses. The instruction io music which has been provided ?9 also a step in the right direction. In matters of cul? ture Sumter is not what it should be by atiy means, and any promise of improvement is gratifying. L:? fall I sprained my left bip wbiie nano Ltg some heavy bozes. The doctor I ca!.cd on said at first it was a slight ??.ruin and W3Q?d soca be well, tnt it grew worse and the doctor theo said I had rheumatism. It con'inued to grow worse and I could oard ly gc', arcucd to oj work. I weot to a drug storp -?.nc tb? druggist recommitted me to try Ct Acberlaio's Pain 3?lm ? tried it ai': "ps? half of a 50-cect bottle cured me entire;;'. ? DOW recommend it to ali my friecd.; It is for sala oy Dr. A. J. China. A Muck Needed Improve? ment. The board of ?ireo'crs cf the State penitentiary are io earnest abont the ms:;or cf reaiodcliicg th* main build? ing ar -.le ?'ate prisoo *<. make it what it should b3 from a sa;.nary s'aodpoict. Thc; condition of affiirs (here demand that something be done and be done immediately. Tbe following has been handed -o the attorney general : Dsar Sir : The board of directors of the Si?uth Caroline penitentiary are desirous of improriog tbe main bai id ing or the peoiteorury so as to better promote 'be healrb aod oo&fort of the ioma'cs, and are desirous of obtaining ycur opinion a* to whether w* are allowed to u-e the earnings of toe iostiu ?on for siob permanent iooDrove oaeors cr not. W T. O'Dell", Cha;.-jaao B}ar? Directors, South Caroiioa Penitentiary. The opinion wiii De prepared at ooce. It will io all probability be favorable to the p!an proporcd. A BOMB IN DISPENSARY RANKS. Coica;bia, June 9 -AU of thc coon- ! ty boards or control of tba State appear j to be absolutely without legal authority. Attorney General Beliioger held today that the State board of control has no authority to cemmis^ioo tho members of the couoty boards cf control and that the commissions from that body arc without effect Commissoria mus* bo obraiced through the governor, as are ; all other appointments of State or county cf?cers. The question bas bceo j deoided in connection with tbj Karn- ! berg case, of which mention has been i made. The decision is that ali commissions ! to members of the county boards sent 1 out by the State board are not worth the ?.aper they are written on. Baseball goods at H. G. Cateen & Co'a. ABOUT HONEY. It is customary to speak of clear honey, that is honey free from comb, aa strained honey ; customary be? cause the expression comes from us? age before the improvements in bee? keeping, one of which being the honey extractor. The honey extractor is a machine by which the combs containing honey are whirled around, in a large can, with sufficient veiocity to throw the honey from the combs. The honey is caught upon the inside of the can and runs down and out through the faucet at the bottom and iuto a ves sel placed there for that purpose. Only the clear honey is thrown out, the pollen, or bee bread, and young bees remaining in the combs, which, being returned to the hives, the strength of the colony is not mate rially impaired. Any very young bees, in the larva state, that may be thrown out of the combs float down upon the surface of the honey and are skimmed off without being killed or mixed in the honey. Those who have seen the old fash? ioned ..ay of preparing strained honey, know that extracted honey is in every way a much nicer and a better article than strained honey. In fact, no honey is ever "strained." Being very heavy-weighing 12 pounds to the gallon, while water weighs only about 8? pouuds-honey clarifies itself by settiing and forcing everything else to the top. In making "strained" honey in the eld fashioned way, the comb boney after being cut out of the "gum" andf containing honey, bee? bread and young bees, ail interspers? ed through the comb, is taken io the hands and squeezed, so as to press out the boney. In this squeezing process the soft portions of the bee? bread mix with the honey, and also the white fluid that comes from the mash? ing of the bee larva. Occasionally also dead adult bees being mixed among the mass of combs and honey, are squeezed along with the lot, it being impossible to see and pick out every one O? course, as before stated, the honey clarifies itself by standing, and forces the bee-bread and pieces of comb to the top. But that is the way "strained" honey is prepared. The writer has seen it' made, and in his younger days, helped to prepare it Advanced bee keepers only use the term "strained7' honey in order to be understood by those who want clear honey-that is honey "extract? ed"' from the comb It is time that the masses should be educated as to the meaning of the two terms, and j thus be ??ble to decide whether they realiy waut "strained" Louey or "extracted" honey The "strained" honey is stiii made, aud can fr?quent j iy be bought cheaper than the "ex I traded" honey-but when you know ! the d?f?eience, which would you pre j fer ? Those who keep bees ia "gums" j and boxes cannot, cf course, make j any kind but "strained" honey ; but when movable-frame hives can be obtained so cheaply, a bee keeper is behind the times to use the old fash? ioned "gums " There is uo patent on them, and any one can make them at home ii he choses, but it is cheap er to buy hives tu the flit-that is al! the pieces cut to the right size and ready to be put together- and they can be nailed up and painted in odd times at home They can be bought from dealers in bee supplies cheaper aud more accurately made than if made at home by the average car pentei A'ith bees in movable frame hives j it will pay one who has a half dozen ! hives to own a honey extractor. The honey is extracted much easier than it can be prepared in the old way, and if the bees are managed right the increase in production will pay the cost. The bee keeper of the present day should read up on the many improve* merits in bee keeping and get him? self in the procession There is profit in bees if managed on im? proved methods, but to keep bees iu "gums'J and se?! "strained" honey ls too much behind th^ times A Card cf Thanks. 1 wj?h tu say that ! >.r:i undei ; . obli? gations tor what Cham*>irla;a's Cough lit-ra? ed y has done for our family. We have used it in so rajiny C-I?(.-J O? CO;;^.-, lune troubl?s and whooping c->u":>, and ii bas al way s ?tveo the most perfect;satisfaction, we fcc! greatlj indebted to the manufacturers of this remedy a^d wish them to please acct pt our hearty thanks -Respectfully, Mrs. S. Doty, Des Moines, Iowa. For st?ic by I>r. A. J China. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, S C , June 12, 1900 - Favorable temperature prevailed dur ing tbe week ending 8 a m , June 11th The average for the week was about normal, with no unusually high or low tpmoeratures. The .o rain over the whole State, javiest in Oconee and Pick eDS counties, with a maximum fall of 5.G9 inches at Walhalla Scattered localities, in other portions of the State, bad from three to over four inches. Washing rains occurred throughout the Savannah valley, also in Colleton and Chesterfield counties The rainfall was generally sufficient and beneficial, but more rain is need? ed in the Wateree river basin The rains interfered with farm work over the northwestern counties, where fields are becoming grassy. There are few complaints of grassy fieids in other sections. Hail feil in Barnwell county, doing slight damage. The week's weather was favorable on all crops, and a marked improve? ment ie noted over the entire State There was a lack of sunshine during the week. Corn continues small, but is healthy and is now growing fast ; some has been laid by. Worms are less troblesome, and better bottom land stands have been secured Cotton is now doiDg well lt is undersized for the season, and some is not up, and in the northwestern counties chopping lo stands is not finished, where the crop also needs cultivation Some sections report the prevalence of lice The crop now needs sunshine and bot weather. It is fruiting well in the southeastern counties. Wheat harvest is nearly finished, except in the northwest portion, where it bas just begun. The indica tions are for the best yield in years. Oats harvest well under way The conditions are variable, and the crop rather below the average Tobacco worms continue trouble? some, otherwise this crop is doing weil, but shows the effects of the ? i previous cool, dry weather Rice planting is finished, except in J the Georgetown districts, where rain and high tides delayed the work j Melons are very promising. Peaches, plums and apples are ripening, the latter are very scarce. Minor field crops and gardens are doing nicely. The whole crop outlook is very prom? ising. CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS. Charleston-Charleston : Had fine rain during the week, which improv? ed all growing crops and pastures ; much grass 6eed sown on lands from which potatoes nave been dug -L Sahiman. Clarendon-Pinewood : All crops made fair growth : some lice on cot? ton ; good rains on 7th and Sib ; peaches dropp?Hg ; apples very pearce ; gardens doing well -J R Griffin. Darlington-Darling-ton : Condi ? tions favorable to crops this week ; cotton, corn and tobacco growing; nicely : harvesting of wheat and oats being finished ; peas being planted ; plums, apples and peaches ripening. -E R Mciver Florence-Florence : Good rains on Wednesday and Thursday ; gene ral over the county ; crops of all kinds doing well, and farmers gener? ally up with their work ; crops in good condition -E W Lloyd. Orangeburg-Bowman : Favorable first part of week, but showers iast part interfered with plowing and | hoeing ; some corn laid by ; some fields look very promising ; with few exceptions, cotton is small, it is well worked, but low lands are damaged ! by grass ; some fields very grassy ; oats about harvested, yields fair.-B 0 Evans. Sumter-Stateeburg : Very favor able conditions past week for harvest j ing wheat and oats, both crops unusually good in this vicinity, especially wheat : cotton cleared of, gras? and crop much improved ; \ rain is needed for gardens and corn J - W W Anderson, M I). Williamsburg-Kingstree : Crops doing fairly wei! ; < fleets of the weather favorable : reasons tine ; nothing tc complain of in this sec lion -V1.' li Matthews CASTOR ?A For Infants mid Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears thu Signature of Carolina's Commencement Continued. Commencement is drawing to a dose. So far the exercises have otoo very successful and have rc-fi-jctcd great credit both cn ihe participants and on the college. This morning the Moot Court wa?! held and elrho' it was very hot quite a 'large crowd wa3 in attendance. The class day ci3reis?s yesterday were very eu ec cs sf ul Qii'e ac exten? sive programme had bteo arranged and was very weil carried out. At thc joint celebration ot tho two literary societies last evening, Gen Leroy F. Youmaos awarded the Caroli? nian medal to Mr Vivian M. Moses. Tho minstrel show will be repeated tonight, and it is boped that as large a sum will be realized for the benefit of aihletics as at the first performance. The marks for the past term were posted this morning : Vivian Mordant Moses-Highly dis tinguished io Senior L^w. Highly dis? tinguished io Eaglish. L Clifton Moise-Highly distin? guished in Mental Science and German Distinguished in Latin and second His? tory. Profioie.'t in Chemistry and first History. Richard I. Manning, Jr-Highly distinguished io English Chas Ryttenberg-Highly distin? guished in English. Distinguished in Chemistry and German. Proficient in History and Mathematics It might be well to add that Clifton Moise tied for second place io Junior Class aod Chas Ryttenberg led the Sophomore Class Jack Everiy. Save Your Money. One box of Tu tts Pills wi il save nany dollars in doctors' bills ."hey will surely cure all diseases fthe stomach, liver or bowels. 'io Reckless Assertion ."or sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation andbilio : :sness, a million people endorse rUTTS Liver PILLS Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. 64th Year Begins Sept, 6. CLASSICAL. MATHEMATICAL, LITERARY, trCIENTIFIC, BIBLICAL, COMMERCIAL. Courses Offered for A. B., B. S. and A. M. Terms moderate, Location healthful, Laboratories cooip-etp, Teaching thorough, Gymnasium equipped. Send for a Catalogue. J. B. SHEARER, Jane 13-Son President. SURVEYING PURVEYING and Civil Engineering work kjj promptly ?md accurately done W'. LO RING LEE. Cinl Engr. MIT 23-6 a *** ??n%*?a. *********** 1 RELIEF CAME, f ^ F 4 Mr"?' E' ?' C0LYEEf of Salubrity, Ga^, Aug. g :? \???y|pB edicta has certainly 'f t^W^^^p^j been a blessing to |jj 2 ^^M^^^^^ old daughter. She ^ ^ ^^H^^L^ missed four monthsA ? ^ Two buttles of Ben? w edicta lui ve entirely restored her health. L 2 The monthly periods have returned F *8 and arc now painless and regular, ff ? *? 'A Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular Pr jg or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta^ ?i lias cured many suffering women and ^ Vwil? care you in the privacy or' your ff ^ home, without the necessity or physl- a gclan's cs- , \ |o^theCd??- ^|?P(?PUM l l ^tlnetly?em- \lfr~^l^A^ sM glntne or- i|Lf OR SfefEMALE : ?? thens them so that the .monthly p?H?ds':^ ' ; may be regularand painless. Headache. ? ; -. Dizziness, Nervousness^ that ??rairsiin^ fr' r'cnsatlon ?un? til"--- terrible pains In ; StTie hack, hips and abdomen quicklyt \ \ d?sawcar. sr i ilma Mils t< LADIES BLUE HOOK sent free to anv ad- - dress. ?. sample-box of ".Monthly" Re?r- ? ula?.ln^rills som '"r 10c. in stamps. ^ Vd dress. Woman's Department, New v 1 Sncnccr Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.? : Sold by IIugbson-Ligon Co CROSS WIE IJ Ii & CO. Did yo? koot? ; bat wc have the largest and most complete lice of Groceries of aoy house io Sumter, and always prepared to meet toe demands in our lioe? Oar trade has grown to such extent that we are forced to have more room, io additiGO to our largo store ar.d warehouse that we now have, we are fitting up a 90-foot warehouse between the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern depots io order that wc may be in bettor positioo to supply the demaods. io addition to cor Iorgo stock of good-* on barid, we have lots of gooda bought ?t factories that we C3n ship dire;t to you and save you mocev. We givo you a FEW PRICES BELOW, but as we have not space to give you a full list cf prices, wiii ask that you writt; or come and get cur prices which we will furnish with pleasure. Best largo Lump Starch, 40 lb boxes ..... 3-13 lb Best Soda, 60-ib boxes, 1-lb packages, at .... ^2 per Dox Star Lye, S3 per case, 4 dozon. Delivered io 5 case lois. Rex Baking Powders -J and 1-lb caop, ?3 60 per case of 100 J and 50 lbs. De? livered in 5 case lots, with 1 oase Rex. Soda, 60 lbs.,"free. TEA-Good Black and Green, 101b caddies, .... 35a lb DIME MILK-Four dozen in case, at . . . $3 50 per case OLD VIRGINIA CHEROOTS-Three for 5c at . . $12 50 per thousand OLD GLORY CHEROOTS-Five for 10c . . . ?14 per thousand CIGARS-The finest 5s Cigars on the market . . ?35 per thousand SCHNAPPS TOBACCO-10 lb caddies ... 350 per lb EARLY BIRD TOBACCO-10 lb caddies .... 35o per lb SWEET APPLE TOBACCO-10 lb caddies . . . . 34<, per lb LALLA ROOK TOBACCO-10 lb caddies .... 32c per lb BIG WHISTLE TOBACCO-10 lb caddie* .... 36c per lb RED EYE TOBACCO-8 plugs to pound. 10 lb caddies . . 27c per lb FLOUR, MEAL, LARD, BACON, GRITS, MOLASSES, And other goods at lowest prices. Ask for prices which we will furnish you. Cresswell & Co? Phone 53. .Sumter. S. C. 3 SHIRT WAIST VALUES. Lot 1-Misses Shirt Waists, sizes 26, 28.30. These are 75c and $1 values. To make quick selling the price QI7 will be ?/o Lot 2-Ladies5 White Shirt Waists plaited and embroidered fronts, sizes in plaited waists 32 and 40 only. Sizes in the embroidered waists 38, 40 and 42. They are $1.25 to $1.50 value Just to let you talk of us a little, the CI7 price is vic Lot 3-Ladies' black and White Shirt Waists. We have only size 34 left in this lot. A few of this lot are 50c values, most of them worth $1, closing 4Q price on these is MQC Balance of our Duck and Crash Skirts at greatly reduced prices. See our Crash Skirts at 33c and 49c Blue Duck, with 3 and 5 rows white braid at 67C and 39C. This is cheaper than buying the ma? terial and making them. We have 7 of our ?1.25 white Pique Skirts left. We will exchange them for 93c. ^ow is your time. Balance of our Ladies' Neckwear at special prices. All of our 25c, 30c and 35c Stocks and Ties at 21c. A splendid chance to lay in a supply. We have a lot of ail silk Taffeta Ribbon-if you can use any of the shades of this Ribbon, you can buy a 23c article for 12 c. New line of narrow Val. Edges and insertion at extremely low prices. A small lot of Scotch Ginghams and Silk Stripe Zatos. 25c was bargain price on them. We close the few yards left at 21c. You must see them to appreciate them. We are offering special inducements in our Shoe department. Some extra values in Ladies' and Misses Oxfords. Sumter. S. C. Ask for our Coupon Card. Tie Lamest ai Most Complete \ CEARLES C. LESLIE, n . I Wholesale and Retail Commission Dealer ia Establishment South FISH Geo. S. Hacker & Son. ?)sters- Game and r'oultry Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. J^^L??^^ Office, Noa. IS and 20 Market Street. ?> 'S^SB????\ I ' 52 Consignments of Couuiry Produce, Poultry, : j. jf I i \ j I jpi^^ oiE" Eggs, &c , are respectfully solicited. ra ^ |jl ^ ' i b p*cke:1 Darr?,s sn? bosfS for tne ?? ^^^^^^P? P : THE BANK OF SUMTER, -^m^^^???^^^ SUMTER, S. C. -MANUFACTURERS OF- City and County Depositary DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, . , , 3 * * Capital stock pam io, . . S.o.OOO 00 IV?n^lrli^o- Per "Rn il ri in O' Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 lVlOaiQlIig ?S ju?Ul-Xllllg indiquai liability of stockholders Material, ,?iexce?3of?beirstcck' . 75>000 00 ( Sic? and VVrtrerooras. Kine; opcosite Cac Transacts a general banking cofines* : also non Sirent has a Savings B/?nK Department. Deposits of CHARLESTON S. C, I Si and upward received. Interest allowed aj r, . , ,' . the rate ot 4 per cent, per annus:, pavahle 7po3~Pnrchasn our make; whtch-we gu?rante ,n.. , o u J semi-annual! v. f':v''rzz,:z,:i^:]- *. F.'B. HA?XSWORTH, ?^,T. .... , , - -, * - . ,, MARION Moiss, W . F. RHAMF, Window ana Fancy Kais a Specialty ? vice-president. Cashier. October 16-o i JaD 31.