The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 22, 1900, Image 7
Pawley's Island Attractions
as Seen by a Western Vis
itor.
The following sketch is from the
pea of a lady from Memphis, Tenn,
who, after attending the Educational
Convention in Charleston, is spend
jng some time with relatives on
Pawley's Island I think it wi!! be
found better reading: thau anything I
.an furnish X G. O
Fawley'"^ Island ! They say its
>?!ory is departed Well, the charm
sf it all still lingers any way. Is not
the iateh string literally stili hanging
outside the door ? Maybe fyou think
?bat there is nothing in iatch strings
and wooden latches, and wooden
singes on solid weeden shutters that
hang to sashless and glassless low
windows, opening high under the
piazza roof and low along the floors
af the upstairs rooms where the
gable ends are lilied wi?.h ge,j?rous
double windows with the regulation
slat blinds to show there is a purpose
behind this style of architecture
And the piazzas-so simple and so
hospitable-with tho inviting jog
gling board fer the overflow from the
rockers-and who shall say that the
gogglers haven't the best of the situa
?loa-3D? the venetian shutters :
well, they are a revelation to those
from the interior Why do peopie
shade their porches with heavy v:Les
that keep out the bretze and the
view as well as the san, when these
venetian shutters may bc adjusted to
serve as needed for one or ail of
these purposes at the will of the
occupant ?
There may be more attractive
places than Pawleyrs Island for those
whose pleasures lie on the surface of
life, and for those who have seen
ziore cf the coast : but there is
enough to interest the stranger
spending: a first summer on the coast
every moment of the season
The 6and hills are a new experi
-eoce to one from the ctayey regions
of the west They may be hard to
pull over, but they furnish fine op
portunities Tor the development of
the muscles, 6bsde for the afternoon
stroll on the beach, and resting
places and observation points for the
tired and the inquiring And how
beautifully they shap? away towards
and beneath old ocean who fondles or
beats them according to his mood.
And how they protect and shelter the
houses and the vegetation on their
western side. The live oaks and the
cedars try to look over the hiil top to
greet the morning sun and to see
what lies to the eastward : but the
keen, salty- b?a3ts of winter keep
their tops trimmed level and will
allow co over reaching Their trunks
and branches give evidence of the
straggle to overcome by their twist
ed, knotted, bent, but still uplifted
forms as every twig and leaf lifts
itself as far skyward as it eau IIow
Dore would enjoy their almost
human look ! Ke must have seen
such trees somewhere, or how could
he have pictured their like in the
Inferno ? This struggie, like that of
:ife, however, is not without its
gentler side ; for around their rGots
and among their branches are lovely
bowers and vines and singing birds
that suggest the love and supporting
oare of the home life
Among these tree?, protected by
them from the glare, and by the hills
from the ocean storms, stand the
houses. Some may prefer new ones,
and some may scorn their whitewash
ed walis and exposed rafters : but
the old ones are the cues that have
the polished floors and banisters so
pleasant to the touch-polished by
generations of people as they have
come ia sandy and salty and drip?
ping from the sea bath or ?he fishing
excursion, the crabbing, and the
oyster hunt. Those ola time build
ers knew how to provide for comfort
and learned how to waylay every
summer brefz^ from whichever quar?
ter it might come Pew ?re thc 'lays
when the bree ze does not make the
piazzas a place where it is a delight
to live whether one's incitations lead
him to the hammock, the ioffglins
beard, or the rocker, to read, co sew,
to eat melons, to play whist, or
simply to enjoy doing nothing but to
be thankful for present enjoyment.
If something picturesque is want?
ed, it would be hard to find anything
more so than an oyster roast by moon*
light Herc is a teal one :
In the centre of a natural basin
among the sand hills is the c?mp fire
of fragrant cedar and of oak presided
over by cur geed friend, Mr X G
Osteen, who in bathing suit with a
iong stippling pr-'." reaching beyond
:iis shoulder? stirs and urr:',n^'*s the
faggots tili they suit Ms purpose, and
at the same tim-; stirs wp * series
of pictures in cur minds, suggestive
of Robinson Crusoe a:::i his pottery,
the Count o? Monte Christo, and
3gain some of Dore's figures among
the inferno fires. When ho pr<:ds
the tiro brand*, how thc sparks (io
.' How beaut ifni they at': as the
wind bears them upward nj the
night ! Near the i;r,- is tl:<; rough
table, and on ti.:: ground !: . tho
?acks of oysters and the wi:-:- basket
made al?o by the ingenious hand of
Vial same master the fire
While the pTeparsi;o:;s are goto*'
?n:i
:m: tr.- ru rrj tnakisf, Tee chile-r n,
h race bet wee o papa irVar? ra?
??hz crab wisc tho little f. !i-?w rust able
I to roo at ali. iuroishes entertainment
t f.sr toe troops of ladies and georiemen,
I mostly i-:? convenient cat'o'og suits
! sitting about on rho sand 'Cou-in
I Sae7' furnishes bc- I'aii share of
atam-emeot war re vc* shs goes., leading
t?. che game of ' ?py." looks with
iovir-^ ar.d approving ejes upon al!,
from the dear manager or' thc fire to
the tittie tot of ibo race track. Then
raero ara ?ne couple of s pi e.; ors-eal!
.hem ty co harsher name, one ?-fi
; whom &ees and supplies ever? or d, |
j ana what i*, hoip and a comfort o dear j
I good spinster auot cao be ! and the j
j other fits enjoying th?.- novelty of it ail, j
I but with au eye on a certaio young j
couDie very much Interested in each
ether hue endeavoring energetically to
conceal it by kindly attentions to orbcrs j
The 5re at last is in prcper condition, ;
tho sicss arc opened, end masses of
shelis ere piied taro the wire basket and
set co roasting over thc glowing coils
They protest, and pop, and sp?trer :
bat a~j??n follows bis own wi!:, and io
? duo time they are tamed cu: up03 the
j table, the baske; is resiled and again
i set cu thc fire wbilo the men g&tcer j
! about the raoie and with practiced j
; bands open tho s*tl! resisting :-^el s i
, sod pass the tempting morsels to the !
j gathering orow-i Bow cur hosr.^Mr ;
; Marion Dear, an : his brother Mr J. !
: W vie with each other re see that sii i
. arc ?e'pec; ard rh;: i-aeh cel.; jus- 'he j
? oye!?' best t-ui'.c-rJ tc his ta>j:c. whi?e j
? Mr Octeea replenishes (ho pi!e as fest \
j as th oj dispose ot ir
! Tee glow of "he ?ire light asi the j
laughter of thc ch: 1 "I rr ti have brought |
! on lookers to the neighboring'htthi wV> :
cojj" the fantastic picure l?y toe wierd
iighr ot Sro and coe-? combined, ':r j
the moon is late in riieg and hines '
only sleepily through a cloudy viz-. j
Tho 'casters, all ucconscious of tbei' ;
observer?, eat and cat overpersuaded j
j by sosphality and tempted beyond
! enough Ly an orr rn lar-:* and ior-'icg !
j oyster served on half hts own shel i or !
I by the dainty little pink oyster crab
j found within, !?i at last everybody is
filled and still a sack or moro cf oysters
remain to testify to the bountiful previ
sion of thc host. As appetite's ore
satis?'k'., the lan begins again. The
girls, fuii of pranks, armed with rtaiks
cf sea-cats, mafce pome feater stop to j
j ktioel: a ca j tlc oiisndicg bag, or sorxe j
j bu^y oyster opener jumps to evade the
! supposed bc: ?heil faliic^ upon his un
! protested limbs. The half grown colcr
! ed helpers add their share to the diver
j sioos of the hour by turning summer
: fault after summersault in quick ^uc ?
j cession ?rom rho ten to the nortom o? ?
the hill whore the slope is longest and
steepen
j Bat all things Snarly have an md
laud even the sre-ices*. oyster-'ever a:
j last, riirv.s Slowly .'rom :he :?bie,
! regie.ring tis limited ci-paci.y ?bile
! looking fbs sch! temptiag, savory
j pto- Tke ehiidrea disappear '"?ver the
! cii! rov-ard? thc- house and the others
j over the hil! towards tho beach, and
after a.dip in "hebr-ny deep to wash off
thc evidences of tee recen: straggles
with 5*^ ano shells, they, too, disappear
over the h?ls towards the houses and |
j the moon secs ouiy a few gbwicg em
j hers ia the place where but a short j
time before ail was lire, and iove. and
work that was nor, work because so |
cheerfully done for love's sweet eeke j
I Greenville's Wbeat Contest.
Greenville, Aug 16-Judges to!
i decide the Greenville wheat contest j
j met today, canvassed the returns ano
j decided the award of prizes. It wiil
be noticed that the largest yield from
one acre was made by a boy under
20 vear?- of ase. This acre v?e-ided
; within a fraction of 70 bushels. The
! next highest yield to an aero was ;
mw&?e by a lady, Mrs W ll Perry
: The following will give an idea of
; lot- yield :
Three contestants for 10 acre priz-:-;
, highest vieid, 385 bushels : lowest,
! 104!
Six contestants for 5 acres, highest
? yeifd, 227 bushels: lowest 91?.
! Five contestants, :j acres; highest,
! 108; lowest, 471
j Two con; stanis, 2 acres: highest,
I 99: low st 36
Eight contestants; 1 acre, highest,
: 66v, iowest 35|.
s One-horse farm, G contestants:
i highest, 229: owest, 695
Two horse farm, four contestants,
i highest, 583: lowest, 288
Three horse farm, 1 contestant,
i 144
To boy or girl under 20 years old,
o; e acre. Alien W Sullivan, 09 1 5
bushels
The awards ol priz ;s : Ten acres,
Mrs J S and J:-ny McKenzie, se
cond prize, ll S Bowen; 5 acrcp,*Ivirs
.? S er-d Jerry McKenzie; second,
(i \Y Goodwin : 3 arres..' ?1 Tranyr*
ham; second; 2 M Moon ; 2 acres, (r
\V Good win": second S E Lee; 1 acre,
Allen J Sullivan; second, Mrs w* il
P< try One horse farm'., J T .Tones;
second Mrs A R Fowler, 2 horse
farm, J K Speegie; second J D
Suilivan; Z horse farm J S Peden
Prevented :\ '?"ra?;c<ly.
TIr?ciy infoxti?isi ?'">n s v -J : s. Mr.s ileer^ Loagi
b? New S tra?ti-ril?e. Oh?/>, 7 ; ?-vt-:: :?..; i ?Irca J
f?ttni^edy :s:. i si tved ?'?'? iivvs. A Wr^'n'.'j'.
ccu?h nao k :: : i:':r ; '.vnkc cv cr. y .
rue i.H'i tri'-it m:::.,-' : y !M---?'...<* ;iT? i <?.....:--.r . \>::'
stea?i?v 'jr'-v.- worse nutil iir?eJ ; . trv Ih
"The Liberty Congress/
An Aati-Impsriaiist Conven?
tion m Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Lui, Aug 15.-Tho
first day's sessions of tho Liberty
Congress of the National Anti ?mp<*
ria!ist league was somewhat disap
pointing so far as rho attendance of
delegates was concerned. About
SOO accredited delegates were pres
ent and more aro promised for to?
morrow In spite of the small at?
tendance tho speeches of Edwin
Burritt Smith, the temporary chair?
man, and George S Boutwe??, the
permanent president, brought forth .
much enthusiasm The public meet- i
ing in the evening was mach better i
attended and the readining of Bourke ;
Cockran'is letter was the signai for
tremendous applause Bet the most j
notable demonstration of tho Conven j
tion so far came in the afternoon j
when the venerable George t? B:>:U
well Ex Governor of .Massachusetts, :
and secretary ot* tho treasury in the j
cabinet cf President Grant, conclud !
cd his address an permaner.! chairman i
with the declaration that he had j
turned his back on the Republican j
party and should support Biyan for
president The delegates rose on ;
their seats and tendered the ex gov
ernor ar- ovation that lasted several j
minutes j
Tomkinson hall was elaborately .
decorated with American flags and j
with portraits of Washington, Lin I
coin, Jefferson, Thomas A Hendricks ;
and Ex Governor E ? Morgan'
There were two huge banners con
taining excerpts from the speeches j
of Abraham Lincoln and three
containing parrs of the perora
tion io Mr Bryan's Indianapolis
speech of acceptance. Swung di
reel ly over the speakers' platform
wa?, an immense banner with the fol?
lowing inscriptions:
1 I spear: not of forcible annexa
tions, for it canoot be thought of
That, by our code of morals, would
be criminal aggression -William
McKinley "
"Behold a Republic standing erect
with the empires al! around her, bow?
ed beneath the weight ci their own
armaments-a Kepabiic whose Sag
is loved, white other flags are only
feared.- "iliiamJennings Bryan."
Bryan Endorsed by Liberty
Congress.
Indianapolis. Aug IO -Tho liberty
congress of the American League of
Anti Imperialists -oday emphatically
endorsed the candidacy of Wm J.
Bryan for tbe presidency. The roso
lu-ions to that effect were read to the
convention by Gc! Cass R Godman
of Massachusetts, who moved ?heir
adoption after statins: that the entire
committee of 25 bsd endorsed them
Tho convention, however, did not
adopt the platform as submitted hy?
the resolutions committee without a
prolonged and heated debate
Thomas M Osborne cf Auburn, N
Y., leader of the "Third ticket
movement/' offered a:; amendment to
strike oat the endorsement of Bryan
and his amendment was vigorously
supported by ?overa! delegates, but
when the previous question was
ordered less than a score could be
marshaled to vote against the Bryan
endorsement Tho vote was viva
voce, ana its exact result will never
bs known but the sentiment of the
convention was clearly shown a?
being in favor of the endorsement of
Bryan as tbe most effective manner
of chocking the alleged imperialistic
policy or th J administration
Adventures of Tv70 Letters.
Mr Richard J Briggs, presi?-n: o'
the Mich ar-. J Briggs Cominis* ion
Company feils the following Interestics
stories cf the malls :
"Not long sice3 a letter reached us
through the mai! badly siaised ar.-a
bij:-;::i ?'r^ej teing v?a*er soaked, it
i having been mailed som;: years before
,' by -me of our European easterners,
\ on' of business, sending a v&icable
j ord r for executive. The letter aftir
j rei :\t:s ai rae bortom or the >f-'\*u for a
? !>it;g tpbiio, v?as snail? rre vere? wirb.
: o her mail and delivered to as io Balti
; core
"Herr, is another ias'aac? of bo*h
! delay and pro sa totness We received,
noc while since, a !cj::rr from West
j Virginia, having h - ca UH ev. r
ni: c ?ears previ ofreri::^ a- 'bri
. cars of coodn, ~a:!.Ij letter, io -o:n"
: unaccountable manner, bsd >l:pne*i
behind :he framework in thc 'nail nr.
Chatlotte, X C . Aug Ri -An
afternoon paper ai ?ViIson, N C.
today publishes an account Ot ?be
ki'!". <: (y their ia! i;- r and .'ii < third
wi?o i-? the ?.;;;;. children O? y?r
'J - ?I?M, in Nash county Lt is ail: t^ed
tba* the children were imprisoned in
an outhouse an allowed to nie I
starvation The* pai: have been jsi?
ed.
Tillman Arraigned.
I Th;: wrifer of thes-; liri;":- has never
been i:i opposition to Senator Tillman,
: no i- (inc- hf: fool nov? ??]/ bitterness
toward his}. Wc were ont of thc
Stait? wi.nr: thc issues wh'ob landed him
in;;' c.O'i were raise '. did not ro
I -lora until rarer; ye&rr: agu wheo we
came haj;: :?.? beootac R?acag!?)g editor
or tn;-; paper So we crosio nor bc
out do%ca a-i '-^her for d' a ?ai c. s: him.
but we aro fro" to cot ft*>s iii at ?vj:
syenpat?ii?s "vere with him I:: bi> pro
frs-ed interrst m behalf ol . cia.-;? rf
peon:? io the State wno deserved eon
siderarion, end wo r.^ve always L';?'-'?'
him credit for sincerity
Ba* th?- speech which ho made it.
rbis clry last Monday was an . UT?;;
and we ar? sshutnc:;! that Souris Caro
ima has a mar? to rt present her ?o thc
highest council ni *h.- sa?ion who -s so
entirely destitute of reverence, and whe
ha.s such lr rr le r'sprcc fer tbs gtvar ma
j erl ry o: tb" ce op lc he represents His j
i rre vet er: e h'indi-tog of tho V/r.r-A ni j
God wa" Mr.ip^ejr.ou19. and his refer-j
. nc to the erdio?-r? ce which co?cern .
aratc ? rise death '-nd resurrec:ien of our I
Liri rots him down as a far worse j
?na;? ',V:.! his rocs' ardent ea easies have
crer branded bim Satan quoted
Scripture ro cur Lord, but- we not
believe tn^r. his. p:i'^r.i:; majesty *s cip
of ?:uc:.:!?Oj; Grd":; Word merci
perversely and irreverently sha a. j
Senator Ttl-m o .iocs.
Wc are a o in is ter. bur ~c have nos
cere' any!: iog fer what the secsroir
s= a.i i about the "'S.nholy alliances."
Indeed wc bn?c reU that the preachers
have pretested roo mee h ^^airist it, ro
we ore nor stuns by rear arid made 'o
harshly criticise 3Ir. Tillman [ipjin.
u<, bowevi-r, to know thar people who
Uv* in this Christi ?? tana aod who
barr.1 bec?? tatigbt froa; infancy to re
vsreuce holy thine- would applaud the
irreverent ti's of Mr Ti?men, and
seen to enjoy the iow flings which fae
HI ade a* ministers of the gospel who,
a* a cless, ate the be<: men we have.
Men w'io are onsei?sb, and who ha7e
given tb.'.ir ?iv;~3 to the religious and
morai wei! being cf their fellow men
Bis advocacy of cbc liquor traffic and
[ subtle eud? rs?ment of drinking, which
any sane rn *a knows i-; a ruinous habit,
soi sneers ?t those who seek to sup?
press it- ore unworthy cf any man, and
could bs csp:c ed to emanate only
I from a man who was ?cst to ali noble
I purposes and who hao no regard for
? th- welfare of the race. I: is a pity
j thur thc young ni r. of our country arc
pe'-rn ir-.ed to Itsten to such a roan His
. ref?renc2 to re: sentiment which has
i kept a dispensary out cf Grceuwo d
and bis appeal tc 1 be fan ci?d v.rocg
which sad iv:v:: d -nf- tor people of the
Ci?uu:y in so doing wa* a rJ:cA cf high
handed dfmagogiacj which cur people
j wi ! no: 5?en forget.
3ct we must nor be severe From
ocr heart of hearts we pity lhi* man
rvh":, Ehougb he regards his chance? fer
j salvation more secare than thar, of tba
j preachers, is ied captive at the will of
rho devi?. We do not bc-lteve that the
; Christian manhood of this Stat.- will en
. dorse Senator Tii'msio ia rho course ne
j is pursuing, and it will no? belong
1 \i:::u he will Smi lc cur Ali thar we
: br.ve r?i? is without at*y reference ro
bis ri^ht- ro s->rak ar the e*?njpaigo j
csee:':c?rs. Ke may h. "-vc- :ha' right |
; but he h s 00 right t) outran-" the
i encrai and religious sentiment of our
! people and his high cffi;i.';! pnsitioo
? dc sa ?cds th a: h-.' should ose such
sr.eecb as beo-oaern a pectiemao. We
i e^n rheto lines v/?heo? ot?e portic?e o?
!.i will to ihr Ni??ter. hu; wito chagrin
. and mord?eatioa. M av G vi h s* ve
; mercy ? :; his seul -S oi h C?roiina
Beipti^
ASK YOUR FiIEiOS?|
VOU FIND THAT Tri {?RS ARE MOSS !
:-%r^ '& 'i'd '??Zy?
Used bv ps p'e ?cc^ ? ?..V>-:. ?'s?r.r. ri:u
any ot::fr resize Us because S?:erT Pi?;:.:'3
are r -1 co:* !? :c th??o <;-ot rs.
Morice. " ar :::g -ai R?-pairir?s : Ac?'om
rac:''.:!-:..^ Tem"* OitH?og?i'i tua bc?ik ci
SUgL'ert?.jr;:; ?.: ... : r : : ; y a*:*fi!.
SHAS. M. STiiFFj
'.V ?-t-rr, :?: ?, ?tNor'.h fj?'rert\ S1:1.1.
F ct:;.-?--?ock or i.. Lu?^ye?tr .*?ve.
A ikon and L^nval-? streets
Digests what you eat.
It arti ?cial?y digests the food and aids
Nature ia sirengtbecing and reeun
structing the exhausted digestive or?
gans, loisthe latest discovered digest
ii r ? L and tonic. No other preparation
c;:o approach ir, ia efficiency; It in?
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Sick Headache Gastralcia.Crampsand
all ot ncr result s ?fimperfi ct dige>i:on.
Pric< : ?c.and$l. Lar^e s ?zo contains ZYs tiroes
?mail size. Uo'.ik all a hyut etyspepsiamaiiedirr?
Prc pc red by E. C CcV/iTT t%CC. Crjlcago
Esiaif ol Sra. i'.S, K-i;vr, Bcc'di
>r 'i : ;.. i .... A . : ?; ;.-irater of
.tvd ..' [i e U>rv G H. Sr ITH,
?A iii?joistraror,
J.'?'V - - .. ?>?-.i ?CJ?tOD, ?? C.
I
That ?f ayesville
is the
best Tobacco il
et In Iii? State.
SB
LY.
We haye a large corps
of buyers and plenty of
money with which to pay
for tobaccos und we guar?
antee good prices and sat
isfactor y f realmente
Pring us your tobacco*
i HE nmm SWAMP TABASCO WAREHOUSE OOMPAN?,
JOHN W. MILLS. Manager.
US1
2 carloads Lime
1 carload standard four-foot Laths.
1 carload Cement and Plaster Paris.
ALSO
The usual stock of Horses, Mules,
Buggies, Wagons and Har
Carriages
._,
ness.
Sumter, S. C., June 4,1900.
?.
re have made large contracts for Bag?
ging and Ties, and feel that we are in a
better position than ever to supply our
customers in this Hue.
For some years we have been buying largely of second hand
Bagging and Ties from mills in the upper part of the State,
and fortunately our contracts were made with them this year
in the early Spring, or we could not have gotten them-owing
Lo the high pric e of new goods they were eagerly sought.
Som:: people object to use this class of Bagging because it is
a little ragged, but we think that should make but very little
differenced the best of it looks pretty tough from sampling
very soon after ii passes out of the farmers hands.
Bassd upon the pries of new goods there is a
saving to the farmers of nearly
SO per cent
e
By buying that which was used before
and why not reap the benefit of it, as
it makes no difference in the price of
vour coi ion.
We have ail grades, and if von don't want the old we will
be ??lad to sell you thc new. but feel that it is our duty to
recommend that which will pay von best.
A iliance ?ind Grange Clubs would do wellte see us before