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$ be cldlatcjimari anb Southron. WKDIf K8DAY, AUGUST 1.1900. Tie Sumter Watchman was touudeu o I960 tad tbe 7Vv* Sontkron io 1866. The ITafcrsisMm an'/ ?Soul oron now has ghe oombioed circulation and influence of Kotb of tic old paper*, and is mani? festly the boat advertising medium io Bumter. THK BLACK RIVKR ROAD. For a loog licit eitb paper baa done wbal U eoold towards ewakeoiog ao io loroat io loo opeoiog op of a direet mote Io Baien aorota Blaek Hi?er, aod 10? feels a justifiable aatisfaolioo io oooiog Ibo oseitcr lakeo op io a prsoti oal way by tbe botioeas meo of (be oily A ooeamittee has been eogagad Io eaovaseiog for aubeeriplioos, aod al o mess meeting yesterday afternooo Ibe committee reported that about $1,900 bod been seeored oo the list This with too $1,000 cibsorihed by tbo Coaotj Beard aod the $400 by the Oily of Soaetcr foots $3.300?about $200 leas tbao is weotod to cover the last eetiaatea for all work, includ? ing bridges. The committee thinks there snay be some additional subscrip? tion- from persons who arc away. It wae deeidod by the roses a er nog to go to work at ooee, aod a ooeuitteo was appoiotod ooosistiog of W. B. Boyle, R D. Lse, W. A Botrmao, K I. Maooiog, A. Moses aod fl, W. xieooook with authority to give out the eon treat for tbe work. Mr. J. W. Griffith, a eootraotor of expenenoe to thai line of work, bis beso oorrespoodod with, aod it is un? derstood thai ibe oootraot will be giveo to him witb Ibe etipolatioo that it be dooe without daisy Ae before stated, there is still u defi oisoey io tbe sosa rrqiired, aod there ss still room for aoy who are disposed le ooito to ibis effort of our bosioess seen to help push tbe City of Samter stead. If tbe amount is not raised by other sooeeriptisos, those who have tbe aiatter to bead will hate to see it out io some way?by goiog ioto their pock? ets egato if Ibe Ooonty Board cannot be induced to supply the defioiacoy. There bavc b*cn scene generous responses, while othere have refused Altogether Fortunately the latter oIbss is a smsli ooe, hut they should ooftasoly renooeider their notion. Tbe beaelte to bo derived will aeeroe io tbe ootire business oommuoity, aed sioe to a perttaelar set of people. No* two sboold feel eioused from oon itibuting his pro rate of eipeose, who sipsote that be, ie oobbod witb others, will be profited. It tso't fair to sit idly by waitiog for tbe benefits to be dertesd at tbe trooble and expense of ether people. It ta contended, aod pretty eleerly demonstrated that the road will provo a profitable iovestmeot to the buMnn-s interests of boater, aod Otrteuily do right thinking man will sipeet his oeigbbor to defray his part of Ibe oipoose, uo'sts he would also jo frato from participating in the benefits eeming from ao ioorraso of trade. Wba' is dsttrsble and just and right io "t long po'ii. a atronp pull, and a pu together A BSjH with ell tbo strength each pull-?' in eootribute. Tber? sbooli i> > oo BbirslaWi whoo the ?oliaction bag goon eroc;d Thv U Iwl fp ri' whi'h should oetu ole sod conto* t?? people of any ooot nnii . stho sro alive to ith welfare. Thar |fl the sp rit tbar make* live towns ?-wh?re pro-psrity and progress put ibe stamp on everything to ho teen Thai is tte spirit n(c?>f??ry to mako Harrr- ihr ory it ough'. tobe, ?nd aeprt to he N ? ? o. t txpeoted tc d>> uiore TVo bis ?bare ; but every one should ft el boo??* boon 1 to do tii part atd do it promptly Wbrs the rwid io completed wo hope to t -* ablo It publish a full statement of the eub'cripiiooi?, tcgothor witb tbe toes of ibe enire work. tlrava Man rail VWti ws t<> stoaacb, liter end kionej truu blae at well ea woaieo, ?nl all fael tbe results la k>?t <>f Appetite, fpoiton? io the blood, back alsee, aerwoeseeea, beedeobe aad lired, )istle?< ree-dewa fool tag. Bat there's ao jeer, tu fael hie Iber Llelea Io J. W. Gardner, Idevitle, lad. Me seys: "KteeWie Hitters ?r? Jutt the ibleg ler ? seen wbea be is all run duwo, and eVVi tere wbether be Utas or dies- It did aver* ta give ma aew streegtb and good appe? tite taae aaythlog 1 eeald take. I can now eat er.tieiog ead have a new lease oo life." *T)uly IC eeate at J. F. W. DeLorroe't Drug ntere. Ivtry nettle guerantaed. A Or. ( mt\f a Condition Powdere re jusl what a horse needs when in bad con ditien. Toads, blood nnrifltr aod varonifuge They are not feed bat ssedloiae, ead tbe boat io ae* to eat a bone in prisee eonditlon. Frlee M seats pee paekage. For ssls by Dr A. J CaJ*e. Dee If?o Just is wu to be expeoted Senator Tiliman'e obarge of an "unholy alii iooe" between the preaebers and the liqaor men to defeat the dispensary system, baa brought forth indignant protssts from the pulpit of the Stats. Nobody known, the falseness of Till msn's deolaratioo any better than thst gentleman does himself. But it is all in keeping with the record, and taotios of the 8enator, and will not eaose any surprise. He is in the eampaign to s??? "his baby/' from disaster, and osturally his parental anxiety being aroused be will go to extremes to effeot his purpose. The Senator has thrown a boomsrsng, however, whiob retorns to the hand of the thrower. Happily the days are gone whan fsotional pre* jodios is sufficiently strong to blind men so that they oaonot discern the first principles of right and wrong. Tbe time has cone when people can oonsider oalmly the merits of publio measures, and dispesiionatety weigh their personal responsibilities in rela? tion thereto. Thus considering, and thus weighing, there must be conclu? sions reaohed thst aro altogether differ? ent from those which prevail in times of bitter factionalism. Charges of hypocrisy come with bad grace from the arch bypooritcs who foisted the dispensary on the people as a step toward prohibition, and are now bending every energy towards making of it a permanent institution. It is nuw time for tbe second step, a step Chat will take the State out of tbe liquor business end relieve self rcspeot leg people who ooosoieotiously oppose the traffic, of their unwilling copartner? ship Charges of hypocrisy sod all mannor of evil most fall like water on a ducks bsok, whin mado against those who have no selfish objeot in view, but who, on tbe oootrary, aro looking to the moral interests of tbe State, to wbieh are eoupled the material interests as well. Tbe honesty of South Cerolioa prohibitionists oaonot be so easily brought under suspicion. Southern Farm Magazine. Midsummer brings sharply to tbe fore a question of vital importaoco to farmers and tho dwellers io small 1QW0C?a water supply for tbe bemc. Io a largo number of instaooes, per? haps, efforts are made by farmers to preserve the water from oootamioatioo, but the efforts are not always based upon suitable knowledge, aod the results ere oot always successful. Many of the fevers which prevail in oountry district, eod wbieb ere attributed to air carried germs, are in reality due to tbe drinking water, which, however eparkling and oool it may be, may yet eoovey tbe deadliest forms of mi? crobes. Tbe evils of this msy be com betted successfully They aod their prevention are disouesed in tbe August number of the Southern Farm Mega tins io a paper by Dr W. T. Pate, read some months ago before a North Carolina health association Tbe point? made by Dr. Pate, while referring particularly to North Carolina, are yet applicable to other parts of tbe oountry, and tbey will bear perussl by farmers to their prcfit In a certain eonse this number of the Southern Farm Maga line is representative of North Carolina energies as typical of tbe rest of the | South Oce of i'e Icadiog articles is tbo address by Dr. GeorgeT Winston, president of the North Carolina Col? lege of Agriculture und Mccbanio Art?, gwfsjti tbe North Caroline Bankers' Association on tbe relation of iuOustrial entort-risee to the development of agri? culture, oae of the most suggcMivc cor.uibutionx that hts been made 10 tbe discussion of (nut qsjettiotj ol vital im p?rieret? to the youth Editorial refer? ence is also tna'ic to the efforts ot Mr. I). A Tompkiss, another Carolinian, Sor the upbuilding in other partu of tbo South of tbe cotton mill industry, and I als'> to the ocorjomio developments of | tho regro problem io North Car>liua O kef important articles in tbo number are by Aodr.?w M. Soulo of tbe Univer? sity of Tennessee on tho feeding of plante, by Col J. B Kiilobrcw of Nashvillo on greases suitable for cultiva tign io tho South, and some lessons for ootton growers drawn from the trr rials fire at Hoboken a mouth ago. Tbc editorial end other regular depart? ments of tho Magsztnc contain muoh interesting material Tho Southern Farm Magazino is published monthly by the Manufactur? ers' Record Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md Price $1 a year ????mwjJJav ^MS??? While tbe interest of tbe world is being ceutered iu China, the Boers ere still going; on with their war. De Wet, tbe Boer general, outwitted tho British Commandern by capturing a hundred bighlanders und a supply train. Dc Wet is a strategist, and and moves up and down the county in a Jacksoniau manner Tbo cor? respondents) say that he can keep up ?ucli a campaign indefinitely unlesH hit repeated successes beget careless? ness The Boer war will be a year old on October IDtti, and it is likely toclcbrato its birthday still in the field. Good hammocks cheep?bsttur ones for a little more-at H. 0. OiUen k Ob's. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia. S C , July 31, 1900 During tbo week ending 8 a. m July 30tb, tbe temperature averaged nearly normal Tbe first part of the week was hotter than usual, the latter part slightly cooler, with a weekly range between a maximum of 104 at Batesburg and a maximum of 65 at Greenville. Rain fell somewhere iu the State on every day of the week, and few local ities but had beneficial amounts The State average was 150 inches, and the local amounts ranged from merely sprinkles to between four aod five inches, the latter in portions of Kersbaw aod Orangeburg counties. The severe drought has not been thoroughly relieved io the south* eastern counties and over small areas elsewhere. Damaging bail storms occurred in Marion and Cherokee counties; high winds blew down corn and fruit trees in a number of counties. Farm work made favorable pro? gress, and crops are nearly all laid by in fairly good condition, witb the crop prospects brighter and more encouraging than during the past two months Did corn was too nearly matured to be much benefited by the week's rain, except in spots, and will not make a full crop Young corn is quite promising Over a large portion of the State, witb numerous exceptions, however, in the eastern counties, cotton im proved materially and now looks promising, but comparatively few sections report tbe crop heavily fruited. Most of tbe reports indicate that tbe plants are undersized and late, but fruiting normally, and some that tbey are not fruiting as tbey should at this season. There are a few complaiuts of rust and premature opening, more of shedding, and some of grassy fields, although cotton is generally laid by cleau In the western counties cultivation contio ues In places cotton is blooming to the top. Scaisland is still suffering from drought and blight Tobacco is ripening nicely, with cutting and curing making favorable progress, and neariug completion in sectious Tbe yield and prices are in the main satisfactory. Rice is doing nicely, and so far is a fine crop in the principal rice grow ing regions, but upland rico is poor Haying continues in the Charles ton district, where a heavy first cut ting has been boused in excellent condition, but later cutting promises poorly Pastures aro fine in tbe ceutral and western counties Peach es are dropping, many are wormy, and some rot as they ripen Grapes are healthy and plentiful in Pickens and Oconee counties ; elsewhere I there is much rotting Cane, sweet potatoes, and gardens failed, but will be revived by the rains In general, minor crops are promising. CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS. i Charleston ?Charleston : Week very dry ; old coru muoh in need of rain ; early gre.?ri orop cut and housed iu fioe condition ; la'o hay crop suffering tor want, of ruin ; borry crop drying up ; cooler ibso Ia?H week ??H II SiwoLds Darlington ? Society Hill: Warmth and moisture bate becu very beoefioial to ail Slid crops, especially ooitou ; tobacco ouriog continue* with promise of lair yields ; gardens poor, and peaches t-oarec ; grapes rotting. ? Mej J J Losas, Fair?cld ? Kidgcway : Weck favor? able to all orop* ; heavy winds and ram ou the 221 ; rain on tbe 2?th ; fome crops not clean yet ; some prepar? ing to plant turnip*; cotton improving; com blowo doiv? by wind on the 22d; laying by nearly finished ?E A Beeeiooi Florence?Florence : Crops of all kinds have suffered from oontinued drought and exoessively hot weather ; heavy rain on the 27th, with almost two mch s of water ; this will help the orops. ? E W Lloyd. Georgetown?Brook Greoo : Con? tinued drought having a very serious erToot upon ooro, potatoes, garden orops, etc.; rioe advancing very well ; early planting beginning to "shook outM Willott. Nowberry ? Longshore : Showers wcro partial, hut became more general on the 2t):b ; cotton "greened" and is now doing nicely, but is hinali ami has littlo fruit j corn poor, except on oarly planted rod luuds ; on tbo whole, the outlook is more favorable ; billy land loom is good.?W G Potcrsoo. j Orangeburg ? Bowman : Drought broceo by raio on the 27tb; oorn bis bien seriously damaged; cotton seems to have Buffered more than during any pre Thus week ; leaves and fruit drying up on tbo stalk ; some fields still being worked, but too iate to do muoh good; rioo poor.?? 0 E?ans. Sumter?Stateburg j Heat wave culminated on the 22d with a maximum of 101 , raius were partial and limited in extent ; places two to three miles distant have bad only ppriokies, and ooro is parchiog ; where rain fell in suffioient quantiy, crops are doina fairly well, but over large arca9 the rainfall oontioufs insufficient ?W W Aodcr ?00, M D. Williamsburg ?Grcon9 : Cotton very mueh improved ; old ooro not no good ; showers ooourred over tbe township, which were very beoefioial ; young coro, sorghum and Bweet potatoes growing nieely ; poas look well ?L E Burkett Doctors Say; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis? tricts are invariably accompan? ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Rowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great "driving wheel" in the mechanism of man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de? ranged and disease is the result. Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles. A full 'supply of regular numbers of Hawk es' celebrat? ed glasses on hand, and persons in need of glasses and whose eyes have no complicated trou? ble can be promptly fitted. Prices reasonable. H. Q. OSTEEN & CO., Book Store. July 2ft The Largest and Most Complete Establishment South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and vTarsroomS, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ^ST*Foresee* our make, which we guarantc luperior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o Notice to Executors, Adnmis trators, Guardians and Com? mittees. OFFICE Jl'DGE OF PROBATE, Suuiter, 8 U , July 10, 1900 To Eieeutors, Administrators, liu.irdiausj and Committees : 1 respectfully call your atteatioo to eones ed etatuto Vou will please give I his matter eurlv attention. Veri respectfully, TH08. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate Sec. 2064 (ii)42). Kxeeotors, Administra? tors, Querdiaus and Committee*, shall an? nually wt.ile any estate reruan.3 in ?heir care or cudtodv, at any time before the first day July ot* each year, render to the Judge of Probaleol the Couuty from whom they oh. tain Letters Testamentary or Letters of Ad? ministrators or Letters of Guardianship, Ac, a just and true account, upon oath, of the receipts and expenditures ot such estate the preceding Ualeod.: year, which, when ex? amined aud approved, ?ball be deposited with the Inventery aud appraisement or other papers belonging to such estate, in the office of Baid Judge of Probate there to be kept for the inspection of such persons as may be in? terested in tbe estate ?(under former penal? ties). Approved tbe 2d day of March, 18i?T. Item, Freeman and Herald, publish once a week tor 3 weoks. July 10?"3w. Estate of J. Clifton LMnkius, DRCKASED. ALL PERSONS holding claims against e?id Kstate will present same duly a' tt'Bied, and all persons in anyway indebted to eaid Kstate will make immediate payment to Mi m ULRICA PIN KINS, July 26?3t Qualified Kxecutrix. Estate ot Mrs. I\ S. Roger, Dec'd. 1WILL APPLY to the Judge ot Probate of Sumter County on August '-5th, 19 ;0, tor a Final Discharge a* Administrator ot Btiid estate. Rk.\ . C B Still H, Administrator, July 25?4t Darlingtoa, S 0. D. J. CHANDLER'S Mark-Down Sale. $1 Men's White Duck Pants now 75c 75c Men's White Duck Pants now 50c 50c Men's Office Coats now 38c $1.50 Boy's White Duck Suits now $1 50c Boy's Wash Suits now 38c 50c Straw Hats now 33c 75c " kk now 50c $1 M " now 65c 25c 11 - now 18c $15 Summer Suits now $11 $10 Summer Suits now $7 $1 Negligee Shirts now 75c 65c Negligee Shirts now 45c We want to move all the above good* quickly* The prices we quote, the real solid merit of our merchandise and our repu? tation for reliability should be sufficient to convince you that we present an op? portunity long-to-be-remembered. No goods charged at above prices. Strictly cash. Dt J* Chandler, July 12- THE CLOTHIER, GLENN SPRINGS HOTEL, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. QUEEN OF SOUTHERN SUMMER RESORTS -STILL LEADS. There is but one Glenn Springs, and it has no equal on the continent for the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bowels and Blood. Hotel Open from June 1 to October I. Cuisine and Service Excellent. It is up-to-date and Everybody Goes There. For water apply to For board apply to Paul Simpson. Simpson & Simpson. WATER FOR SALE BY DR. A. J. CHINA. Just Received* 2 carloads Lime 1 carload standard four-foot Laths. 1 carload Cement and Plaster Paris. -ALSO The usual stock of Horses, Mules, Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and Har? ness. H. HARBY. Sumter, 8. C, June 4,1900. THE UNIVERSITY I OF NORTH CAROLINA THE HEAD OF TEE STATE'S ED? UCATIONAL SYSTEM. Tbreo academic courses loading to Degrees. Professional ooursea io Law, Medi oine aod Phartnaoy. Summer School for Teaobers I Scholarships and j Loans to Needy. Tni?Ai 4ffiflJ Free Tuition to Can llllUUll t]H)US didatcsfor Ministry, j Minister's Sons aod ^Teachers. 512 students besides 101 in Summer School. 38 teachers io the faculty. For catalogues and information ad? dress F P. VKNAHLH, Provident, 7 11 Chapel Hill, N. C. SURVEYING. SURVEYING and Civil Engineering work promptly and accuraielv done W. LORING LEE, Cml Eogr. May 23-6a 1870 1900 Patrick Military Institute STANDS ON ITS MERITS. For catalogue apply to Ccl. JOHN B. PATRICK, July IB? Im Anderson, S. C. SHEPHERD PUPS FOR SALE. ALITTER of tine ihoiuughbtod Shep? herd Poppttfi old enough to iilie from \ mother. I'ric?, $"> taeb. Coro?* and see them, or write to FRANK H AMMETT, July '20. Rural, S. ?. I WHITE & SUN, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among oiuer Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE) HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $?75,000,000. Feb 38.