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(Ti c ($latt|)m;w anti Soutbron. WKDNK8?AY.JULY 11, 1900. The Sumter Mar? nmun was touu i< . ? 1850 aod the True Southron in 1866 Tbc Watchman and Southron now ha> Ilia comb mod circulation and influence of b"?th of the old paper*, and is mani? festly tbe bent advertising medium io Bamter. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Oolumbis. S C , July 10. 1900. Tbe week ending 8 a m, July 9th, WM extremely hot, with the average temperature- between 5 and 6 da grata higher than usual, aod for tbe first time this season ton maximum rota to 100, or above, white the low eat mimimun waa 67 degreea. The rain.all was largely local in oharacter. wilb many localities that bad no rata, while others bad from a trace to nearly two inches Tbe hot sun dried uplsods rapidly, and ?oarly all correspondents report red laoda and clayey lands baked aod bard to cultivate, aod that showers would prove beneficial oo such laoda, while bottom laode generally are still wet, aod esore raio at tbia time would cause further iojory Fares work node rapid progrees aad waa to tbo main devoted to cleaning elaple crops of grata and weeda, somewhat to the oegleot of the loaa important or ope. * Much grate wot killed, but aootber foil week of dry, hot wtatber ia required to thoroughly rid tht fields of weeda, eed to pot crope ioto good condition Tht general condition of ooro im? proved, hot it ie toaldiog oo wet bot teal laode, aad firitg oo oaody lands to a considerable extant Old coro it btiog ropidly laid by, wbilt young corn to very grattty. Some aver flowed bottoms beiog replanted to toro Tbr maturing portion of tbe erop needs ralo Cotton fields that have been clean l' ed of graae are doing weil, bat much remain graesy on which cotton is turning yellow. The hot, dry weather waa favorable to cotton, aod in geaeral this crop is decidedly . better then it waa last week. There i it tome complaint of rust and blight, ! the latter moat aevere on eea island variety Tbe plants are growing too , touch to weed iu placee, and in many 'instances are now fruiting well. A 1 Jaw localities report cottoo very I j promising Wheat thrashing is now beiog bur , tied, with cootioued besvy yields, i ?boctosae greio is slightly damaged 1 %y raio-usually only the top bun 1 die of the aheck '{ Karly ric. j generally doiog well it all regions, except in the upper i Oossbabee where rice is about teo days late and ia not doing well Tobacco improved io saost sect one, tod is a line crop, with cutting and curing under way, but the bulk of it will be cored coming week. Sw*et potatoes, pastures, cane, and gardene are promising Melons are t partial failura Many peaches, grapes aod other fruits rot as they lipeo Figs and LtOoult peara are ripening Vegetsblea for local uce are plentiful Field laborers are scare** in man} counties CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS. Abb-ville?Abbeville : No rain; exirem-ly bet W stabs* ; cotton bad ly d imaged by ibf hf at and the severe working necessary to cleaning out graas ; old corn in silk and testet tod will SOOt need rain ; young corn ao badly in grass that it can with difficulty be cleaned without injuring il ; n. .or crops good ?R Sondley Ulareodnn ? 8i Paol : This week clear aod bot ; all crops grassy, and materially injured bv excessive rains andsjgrass ; cotton materially injured aod cannot make a fail crop as the teasoo is too far advanced for its reoovery ; fruits and gardens suffer ed from too much ra?n ?A. J. Rich burg Grticr.ville?Greenville : Dry since the first of July ; corn has Leen plowed, it looks very yellow, and cannot make more than half a crop | cottoo ia very small snd does not look well ?Mrs Lillian Msyfield Greenwood?Hodges : No raio aloes June 27th ; ail cropa badly iu tbe grase; low lands io many places art aimost ruined ; some cotton bas btso abandoned ; small grain all thrashed, aad gavt good yislds ? W. 0. Maftit. Kertbaw?Usmdcn | All crops wars very grassy, but have been Dearly olttasd tod look well, sod rain would prove beneficial ? A. Amnions Lancaster?O-iccola : Paitial show er? Monday, remainder of week dry and hot ; all vegetation looks well, but will soon need rain ; with a i' w more fair days crops will be well worked ? T W. Sccreet Orangeburg?Bowman : Week fa vorable for general farm work j some fields need rain, others still lOO wet ; corn is firing badly on light soils, and alro scalding ; cotton not in the grass, is growing nicely, but much is hopelessly in the grass ; minor ciopa doing fairly well ?B 0 Evans Sumter?Stateburg : Light rain on Monday ; remainder of week gener? ally clear, with gradually rising tem perature : corn and cotton, where well cultivated, are making fine progreaa . other crops and gardens are in good condition, but will soon need rain under such a burning sun ? rV W. Anderson, M. D Williamaborg?Cox I No rain past week ; coro aod cotton look yellow, caused by tbe previous heavy rain? fall ; rice yellow also ; potatoea doing well ; tobeeco poor, coring baa just commenced ; cabbage rotting ?L N. Jones CAN T BE SPARED FROM LUZON. The Sort of Peace That Pre? vails in the Philippines. Waabington, July 9.?Imperialism has received a blow from an unex? pected qoarler Wben the adminis? tration began to order troops sent from tbe Philippines to China, Gen MacArtbor promptly filed a protest, saying that if the troops were taken away from the Philippines, tbe Fili? pino revolt would at ouce be renew ed Secretary Root telegraphed for Gen Otia to come to Washington at once He came and declared that MaoArthar waa right, aud after a two days conference Secretary Root announced that no more troops would be sent from the Philippines to China Tbe plain meaning 01 this is that it is necessary to keep the big army we now have in the Philip ploes permanently there in order to maintain our authority over the Fili pinoa That is a little more than the moat rabid imperialist bargained for, and it ia certainly more than the people ot tbia country will stand for What poaaible benefit can we derive horn the Philippines that will com pensate us for the expense in money sod American livea that well be nec? essary to keep an army of 50,000 soldiers over there. It seems that ihe world is about to witness tbe revival of the era of the mercenarv invading army, which was familiar to Europe a few centuries ago The other great civilized governments, including our own, have hired an army of Japan to go to China and fight the Chinese aud after tbe Chi neee are licked into humbleness, they are to be made to pay back the money it will cost to lick them, with oaorioas interest It is not consul e ed honorable for an individual to hire professional thugs to obtain vicarioua revenge upon his personal enemies What then makes such a thing honorable on the part of na lions ? Hon Adlai K Stevenson is the only man ever nominated for vice president who had previously demon? strated his fitness for the office by serving one term therein, and it can be truthfully said that no vice presi dent was ever more popular than he was. True, Mr Stevenson didn't have much influence with the presi dfiit under whom he served, but nobody else had either Mr Cleve land wan not u president lo recng n z' influence, snd he seemed to make a specialty of getting at outs with leaders of the democratic party But during those four years, Mr SieveMOS had and deserved the confidence of the democrats in con? gress, and lost no opportunity to push party interests that he couid with propriety have taken advantage of Adlai Stevenson is a whole souled good tellow, a good democrat, and in every respect a worthy run uing mate to Col Bryan, and Bryan and Stevenson ia a ticket to win with If the civii aervice commission had sand enough it could make a whole lot of trouble for the administration ou account of numerous and glaring violations of the civil service law in the interests of republican political workers A case in point is that of H K. Chenowith, formerly of Clove land, Ohio. While he wan internal revenue collector in Ari/.jna, ho opened aeaied envelopes contamiug questions for a civil service cxamina lion, in advanoe of the examination, in order that his wife, his brother in law aud his cousin, who were to take tho examination, might post them? selves and pass, which they subsu quently did. The case was so clear that Chenowith was removed from the position of internal revenue col lector, and a proaecution instituted agaiuat him by the department o justice Although that prosecution is supposed to be still pending? pigeonholed in reality?Chenowith was put hack on the government pay rolle as a special agent ot the treat ury department, and he ia mil! there, and the civii service commission is afraid to do more than mildly pro test and ask what in to be done about the prosecution of Chenowith foi violating the law If getting the Other fellows half scared to death, be good politics, then the Kansas City Convention must be credited with much good politics, for tho republicans are a badly frightened lot They figured on a big democratic fuss at K ansas City, but found that instead of a row, tho regular democrats, those who called themselves gold democrats in 1H96, the silver republicans and the populists are all enthusiastically sup? porting Bryau and Stevenson, and the Kansas City platform. These elements working harmoniously together are believed, even by re publicana, to be strong enough to carry the country. THE BRITISH MISMANAGEMENT. Responsible for Much of the Suffering in India. The New York Independent pub iiahes an article by Edgar Mela, for? merly editor of an organ of the Brit? ish government at Johannesburg, who has made a special study of South African and Indian affairs. Mr Mels does not hold the British gov eroment blameless for the present conditions in India "Leaving aside the parsimony of the government,1' be aays, "the fact remains that with Great Britain rests the onus of the frequent recurrence of the famines und their terrible consequences One hundred and forty rive years of control by the East India compauy and 130 years' control by Britaiu has left India no better off than it was 300 years ago ?in the matter of famines, at least To show how little is done to prevent famines the writer will quote the official figure : "In 1397 98 the expenditure for military and military woiks was $90,000,000 in round figures For tho far more important work of irrigation it was $3,000,000 ! The expenditure during the same period for salaries to government officials was $50,000,000 ; for tho relief of the famine ptricken only $17,000, was spent. "But by far the most serious charge, and one that has so far been hushed up with considerable success is the one which imputes the disap? pearance of a famine fund ot $100,000, 000 to government officials Shortly after the famine of 1877 the govern ment then in power?Lord Lytton be? ing the viceroy?decided to take pre? caution against the recurrence ot the distress of that year. Accordingly every native in the British provin cea was taxed and tho above sum raiaed. "Time passed and many good crops drove all thought of famine out of the beads of the government. Then, with the suddeuess of a thunder-clap came the famine of 1898, finding the government not only totally unpre? pared, but with a white elephant on ita bauds in the shape ot a missing famiue fund Every effort was inado to hush up the scandal A report was sent broadcast that the fund had been utilized in building military roads and for similar purposes The public at large, being complacent, shrugged its collective shoulders and said nothing The press of India re mained remarkably quiet?ell save the Bombey Guardian, which charged openly that someone was guilty of theft and malfeasance But the fam ine soon rote uppermost in the minds of all and the famine tuud was for cotten." President Diaz Reelected. Ci'7 sf Ntsieo, July 9?Tbo elec? toral Colltge* met in the ohief towns and cities all over thiirc publio today and east their votes for president Tue returns will come in slowly from the outlying states, but a great majority of tbo votes were osHt from Gen Dios, in? curring bis reelection for the term of four yoara from Deoeaiber 1 next ??mm- ???>? ??ammmwmm^ Gen Butler Arrives at The Old Boer Capital. London, July 1 ?The war office today issued the following dispatch from L >rd Roberts :j "Pretoria, July 7 ?Gen Buller ar? rived this morning He lookud very well, and is apparently none the worse for the hard work no has gone through during the past eight months mm . # 0 ? -m*??-? ? - -. ________ Hltmiart'k'n Iron Nerve, r ~ Was tho rr-uit of kit .splsadid bsaltb. Ia* i ?saltasls win aad irtsaao4uua si iT^y are nut i fossa1 whoro Btosssebi Liver, Kidntyi inJ I Howela ar? oat '?I <ir<hir. It )'"U want these .{ualitM'h and the huivo.-m they tiring, use !):? King'* New Life Ihlln They develop.'every power al brain an 1 body. Only - ~>a at J. F. W. DeLoruie'* Drug .Stora. 1-6 Tired of Tbem. It becomes evident more and more i tout the people of the north an getting tired oi' the negio Even the politiOADI of the republican putty '? do not cultivate hi? good will and fraternize with bin as formerly. It bai come to this that the southern Negro is of no use in national poii tics except to help Dominate the candidate for president, and since the j nomination this year was a foregone conclusion, the southern delegate was Dot of much consequence in Philadel pbia, and therefore did not receive 1 much attention from the leaders of the G, 0 P 5*o marked of late has become the Change of northern feeling toward i the Negroes that leading men of that j race are endeavoring to organize a | Negro party ?Greenville News Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or* der by the occasional use of Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg? ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil? iousness, constipation and kin? dred diseases, an absolute cure TUTT'S Liver PILLS SOUTH CAROLINA M I LI TRY ACADEMY? Oos Beneficiary Scholarship ig to be filled from Sumter County by competitive rxami nations Application blanks, with accom? panying instructions, ma? be obtained from the County Superintendeet ot Edtcatioo. Tbese blanks, properly filled out, must he in the bands of COL C S. G A DSD BN, Cbnir man Board of Visitors, by the first day of Aegmt_July 4?2t Blaster's Sale. BY VIRTUE of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter county, in tne Statt of South Carolina, in the case of Ella P. McPaddin againnt Cbarirs L Wil? liamson, The Imperial Fetiltzer Company, Tbe Raain Fertiliser Company aod Tbodore Melchers and L A Melcbers, copartners as Melchere & Co , I will sell at public auction, to tbe highest bidder, at the Court House in the city of Sumter in said county and State, on 6*lesd*y in August. 1900, being the sixth day ot s iid month, during the usuh! hours of sale, tbe following described real estate, to wit : "All that *.ot of land situ^ie in the city of Sumter, county of Sumter and State of South Carolina, lyiug on the west eid? of Council 8'reet, and measuring one hundred and sixty three fest and six Inches front oo Council otreet, one hundred aod 88T?nty-two foet la depth on the northern Has, one hundred and Hixiy-nine fVot und four lacbsi in dentil on tha soutti line, and one hundred and sixty two feet und four lochet more or lees on j tne back line?bounded on the chot by Coun? cil street, north by the parsonage lot of the Methodist KaiSCOpal Church, South, Sumter fetation, s:uth i<y land fnmerly of L M. Lit? tle and wire uud wef! bv land now or former? ly of M A .YUddfn " * Terms nf eale caeb. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Ju?v 11. 1900. Muster. THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE HEAD OF THE STATE'S ED? UCATIONAL SYSTEM. Three aoademio courses leading to Degrees. Professional courses in Liw, Medi oioe and Pharmaoy. Summer Sobool for Tesohers f Scholarships sod j Loans to Needy. TnitiAi tt?fiJ Free Tuition to Can I UlllOll ?pUU-j didatcs for Ministry, I Minister's Soor aod I Toaobers. 512 students besides 161 in Summer School 38 teachers in tho faculty. For catalogues and information ad? dress F P. VKNABLB, President, , 7 11 Chapel Hill, N. 0. tffi: iXU. *fk ilfcL&jflk A Ak aflkuafcjBBfa?t->JS 3 RELIEF CAME. > Mrts. E. C. COLYERF kv of Salubrity, Chi., Aug. if 8th, 1898, writes: Ben-^ edict! has certainly h been ;i blessing to k , ? my sixteen yearC \ \ffljL\lam>mi& 1 hi daughter. She| was in wretched Er health and had missed fourmonthf Two bottles of Be edicts have entirely restored her health. L The monthly periods have returned F and are now painless and regular.? > % i < < i _ v Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular <Q or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta Bl 4lias cured many luffertog women and k will eure you In the privacy or your* fl home, without the necessity or physl-|l x c lan'a e x? Jamlnatlom j\ p ? its marvel jous action J on tho rtia* Jjlnlne or- If or* W?FEMALE b (S? F^BEGlbATOR I M tliens them so that the monthly periods m jj may n<? regular and painless* Headache, |T 4 Dlsslness, Nervousness, that dragging Br a sensation and 11\? >so terrible pains inpj 3 tho back, lilpa and abdomen quickly ? *4 disappear. If Jj Bold t>v ;>li Dni?irlHt? i?r sent rumi.paid forQI f*?. i. a box of "Monthly" Itesulatinn IMlh ton ? u*e In connection, la with each bottle ^ v LADIES BLUE BOOK sent ln-<> to any ad- ? V* itn-v>. \ saui|>i<> n<?x ol 'Moot lily" lle-z ff u ultit Ina Pills sen! for inc. in stamps, a. y\ Addr?'t*?. Woman's Department, New?/ M Spencer Modicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tcnit.lL t? Mi tttioii //,<..? /"?;?< i. it tV "fl* V V IT IF V -V* V *y "VW Sold by Hwghsoo'Ligon Co' Now customers, its your own fault if you don't take advantage of the very low price on Ranges. Don't blame me and regret paying trust prices when you see our Superb Range. T. C. SOAFFE, The Stove Man, Sumter, S. C. June 6 THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC Has Never Been Equalled as a Pulverizer. i - - k v %-' to viSLz ^ ^ I sell these Harrows on so little margin that my greatest comfort is in the satisfaction they give rather than the profit I make My dooss are open to all?My stock is ready for inspection. C^rne and see me in my new quarters, corner of Liberty and Harvirj Streets. FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES. W. B. BOYLE. Sumter, S. C. July 11 Tie Larpt anil Most Complete it Geo. S. Hacker & Son, CHARLES C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Commission Dealer ia MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. ofticc and Warerooms, King, opposite Cac non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ?sff* Porcbas* o^ir Daks, which we guar&ott superior to any soli South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o SUMMER SCHOOLS. NOTICE TO TEACHES. T OFFICE OF CU SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Sumter, S. 0 , June 19, 1900. 1HE SUMMER SHOOL for colored teach? ers will be held here begiooiug, July 16th tor four week? and For white teachers August 16th to Septem? ber 11th inclusive Attendance means renewal of all certifi? cates except "Class B." The County Board of Education will pay $5 to every teacher elected to teach in the public schools of the county, who attet.ds punctually aud regularly J EDWIN RRMBCRT, County Superintendent Education. June 20?31 SURVEYING. Oysters, Game and Poultry. Stalls No. 1 and 2 F.sh Market. Office, Nos 18 and 20 Market Street. CHARLESTON, 8. C. Consignments of Cooniry Produce, Poultry, Eggs, Ac., are respectfully solicited. Prompt returns made. Fish pickel in barrels aoc". boxes for tha country trade a specalty. Dec 6 x THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business ; aiso h;?s a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed *% the rate of 4 |er cent, per annum, payable semi-annuHliy. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. Marion Moisk. W.F. Ruamb, Vice-Presidcnt. Cashier. Jao 31. 1801-1900. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, 8. C. j A. B , B S , A M , LL B , L I Courses Spring Courses free for Teachers Fourteen j Professors ; 33,000 volumes in library ; ex I cellent laboratories, class rooms, gymnasium I mrirmary. athletic grounds. Tuition $40, ' other fees $18, a session . tuition remitted'to I needy students Kxpenses $135 to $175 a ! session Certified Pupils from forty-fite Ac 1 credited Schools enter its Freshman Class ; without examinntion. Entrance and Normal Scholarship Exami? nations held at every county seat, Friday, ; July 20, 1900, by County Superintendents Next session opens Sept. 26, 1900. For catalogue, address, F. C. WOODWARD, President. June 6 Mtiirri & sun, SURVEYING and Civil Engineering work 1 promptly and accurate!*- done W. LORING LRR, Civil Rogr. May 2.'. ?6 u j II T ANTED? t'ermaneni nnd tra'iyieni \ f boarders Children under 12 not taken. For terms ad?.rest?, Mi*9?s Lee, 56 Spruce Street, Asbeville, N. C. June 27 ? 41 Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 18(56. Represeut, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH A MERCANTILE', HOME, of New York. UNDER WRITERS' AGENCY, N. V. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capita' represented $75,000,000. Feb 28.