The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 14, 1900, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 1900.
The Sumter Watvnman was touodeo
U 1860 mod tho True Stmthron io 1866.
The Watckwman and Southron oow has
lie eoaibtoou circulation and iuflutucc
f both of tb? old papore, and is mani?
festly the beet advertieiog medium io
it er
NOTICE TO 8UB80BCBKB8.
It it not eeceeeery for oi to eeod a
title me nt to each iodividual sub
? riber who it iodebted to lit for
wAncriplioa, aa the label ahows the
tiaie Io whioh each ooa baa paid
Exewine tan label oa your papal aod
If yon art io arrears plea*) call aod
tattle at your earliaat convenience.
If It it not oouvenient to cull io par
toa tend the money bj bnak draft,
ftfiatered latter or pott ofllce or ex*
ptaaa money order
Tbo amonnt doe by ea< h ooo it
II, bat the aggregate amount dot
It large, and tbit la the reaaou
tbat we expect oar oabetribere to
ta oettlntaantt Wa have oar Had
of tbata tobaoription acoouotf
?aar frona year to year aa to accom
ittoa to oar ttbaoribart, bat wa
V aaaaot do to longer a , there it now
^ so axoaaa for non paynent with cot
, loa tailing for too oaaU and over.
Mark Haata says tie people watt
Was ta be preside at ta 1904 Wa bate
always aeaaretttd it to be against the
Wowritteo law of the lead far a en so to
this eoaatry for wore to so two
?
Wby should Brjaa aaagratalata
tlej T If Brjaa believes the also
af MaKittey ta be aa great a
?ate la the eoaetry aa he baa assert
ia haadreda af eaeeebet he sfc^utd
tttgtetalaie hiss A digaiied so?
It aoosptaooo af the reeall would
beat asers baaoaiiag than his
oeegraieletiot of his aaeaaaafal
it Repnblieeae. Don N.
aj Jaba 0. Carlisle, tad others
the seas* stripe, aeeoaaee their per
jtea ta reerganteo lbs Dsmoeratie ptr
I. Tbe party tbat they wnsror will b?
11 aad tlatonotje,
fsRteley tea tavited tbe members'
h eebie?t It retain their pi a sea
Mar? a 4 th There bare bee a
S taeagee ia Iba eabiaei dariag
paat fear years, aad it ia eeareely
ate ibat tbt abaagao will be lata
sat dariag MoKtolei's aaaetd
Oalaaabia eeeel aat worry a boat ibe
Fair besag eaptared by eeoae
?aber plate, far Iba peep It af tbe State,
pet renege la Iba anty saleable
of tbo fear, writ a ever agree ta in
val fr<? one eeprtel. inn neat tan?
teti and totitoibre looatioa le be
The fair ia a big tltag far Colesa
aa it is bat inn bneioese see a of tbat
f it aat eoene the so set of inn eater
lay Ibat ie there's.
Tba tfsebeard Air Liae ie bogie a teg
branoh mi. and the tVet exteaoioo to
aeet Moores, N. 0 . with MtBta,
0., bss been ploeeed Tbe read
\\ bo about 86 tiUeo it leagta atd
II traverae Chesterfield eoaaly. Sum
aoeda a Seaboard oeaaeolioa aad oa
? Biobepvilte. aad if the basiaooo
fjoo af the two plassa weald aat to
got her i?d take op the waiter with the
Haaoard eatberitiee a bran eh liee
wight aeAa>iU to tbte eity via Bishop
etile daM| the otit year
To Soteattio Aeseeteeo sietoe tbat
rseW ?xpertaeots, eenduoted io Now
Jers'f aad Peeoeylnaeie. established
tbe feet that tbe ioereased prodeetion
moalttog trunj artiletsl irngaitoo wore
thae pod for the eoot of the irrigating
plant? ?od the eipeeoe of operatiog
the id Tleeo experiments bavo boeu
tarried oa tader tbe aireettoo of tbe
U S Departwatt of Agnou.tarc aod
tbo is * eotieotsd ie thoroughly trust
Worthy The ievootigatioos of the
Dopariaiooi of Agrioaliare es to the
foesabiluy of irngetto have beoo ooo
loed le tbe west aod tortb io tbe past,
?bat it io to be bopod tbat exporiweots
alee, this liae will will be mode io tbe
Heath We know of no oeotioo
ia wbieh oath experiments eoald
be made ware ebooply than the
eastern portion of S?seler Couaty.
Ar lei i so wells ooa be oaok hero for lese
woaoy tbaa a pawptag outfit would
eoot eUowbere, aod onto Ibooo nolle are
tank tbt sxpease soda itoofar aa t sup?
ply of water It ooosorood, for Ibtro
eeewi tt bt it I twit to tbt tapply. A
fewitg wtU if tbtaltod at a depth
of 70 to 185 feet aod tho toil
ie of soon a ebaraoler that a
well oau be soot at * comparatively
email expense. Theao wells have
already beeo utilised to irrigate crops
io a few ioataooes, with the most satis
feotory results, but never on a large
aoeie, for oo oue appears to have real?
ised tho value of ao abundant aod.
unvarying supply of water as a means
of icoreasing tho productiveness of
their farms aod adding to their io
oo roes.
A communication aigned J. C
Wilson, giving so account of tbe pro?
gress of tbe Mayesviile Golored
Educational aod Industrial Institute,
will be foood ob another column of
this issue The information therein
will be gratifyiog to all well wishers
of oor colored psople wbo ere labor?
ing to improve end elevate their race,
aod especially ao to those wbo know
of tbe work that baa beeo dooe by
Koma J. Wilson the supervising
priocipal aod soliciting agent for tbe
Institute For several years abe has
devoted almost her entire time io
the work of soliciting aid for tbe
establishment of thia school, and from
what haa come to the knowledge of
the writer aa to her movements aod
the work ahe has dooe, we sre satis ?
Oed thst she hss lsbored hard sod
diligently Thst she hss succeeded
in enlisting with her the auxiliary
board thst she hss, snd hss been sble
to rsise the foods neoesasry to osrry
oo the work is cause for congratula?
tion We believe thst she hss the re
spect sod well wishes of the good
people of Mayesviile?her borne?io
her work, sod we hope that she will
be sble to osrry out ber plsns for the
completion of the building snd per
messet establishment of the Institute.
After-Election Gossip.
Wasbingtoo Nov 12? Demooratio
9eoators of lbs Representatives who
have bsen ta Washington since tbe
ileettoa have not bean disposed to talk
for publication oo lbs result, aot be*
Moss thsy are diseooraged or that they
K>eeider the fstare of the demooratio
parly ta either doubt or danger, but oo
he general principle thst it is si ways
rood poiioy for the defestsd party to
el the other fellows do the talkiog for
iwhile, jsst as thsy will have to do ths
egtelattog sod administrating of the
loootry for awhile. Far the same
eaaon they thiak the talk about rc
>rgeoii;ng the democratic parly, which
iss seta indulged is tt a limited extent
Use the eleetioo, premetare at this
isae The best policy for the domo?
reit to adept for a while ta to keep a
itrsfal wslew as the republicans, show
ip story bloeeV they make, aad do a
?hole lot oftaillieg It will bs two
rears before there'Hill be another Coo
[reaaieoal eleetioo, aad an til tbsa, the
lemoerev* will havs ao opportunity to
ret seotret of say brsssh of ths Natioo
A Oo versa sot. Ths geo tie men who
ire talking about holdiag eoavsatioos.
ite, for a reaegeeieatioo of the party
it this time are doubtless porfeotly
looest ssd wholly oo sei flab io- their
siehes for ths fstars wslfsrs sf ths party,
?wt if they persist they will earsly be
lasfseted by maay of being more
IS lions to get ths party rsios io tbsir
bands than of really belpiog tbe party.
Party re organisations, so fsr as leaders
isd prioeiples sre eossereed, srs tbiogs
srbieh geoerally take ears of them
selves, ae has bees demonstrated more
lhaa oaes la tbe history of tho demo
oratio party aod doubtless will be
again. Party upheavals whieh are
geoaiee, esuellv start from tbe bottom
?ths rank of ths Sie of soy party
know bow to obaoge leaders wheo they
consider it desirable or esessssry to do
?eeretary Root has goes io Cuba aod
for two reasoos his goiog has oaosed
much gossip in Wethiogtoo, **here it is
beiteved to be ooooeeted witb matters
of iojpoMrnco relating to the futuro of
Cuba The first of these reasoos is
that the Cuoau Constitutional Conven?
tion is now in session io Havana, aud
the second is that ibis is eoosidered tho
unhealthy season to Cuba Mr Hoot's
health lias not been robust sioeo bo had
that operatioo performed oo him a
mootb or two ago, aod he would hardly
have ebosen this season for his vi-it to
Cuba, uoless bis going was important
Just (100,001 more of good Ameri
oao money will be invested io th
Pbilippioes if tho Senate ratifies the
troaty signed by Secretary May aod
the 8paoish Minister, whieb binds this
soontry to pay Spain that amount for
three small islsnds located just outside
of tbe boundaries set by tbe treaty
whieb ceded the Philippine islaods to
ths V 8
Tbe orders suit to Geo MaoArthur,
from Washiogtoo, to taku tbe field io
person io tbo now campaign that is to
do waged again:.t tho Pbilippioo insur
gcots as sooo as the rainy Reason ends
over there, show thbt the fid"iicistration
takes no serious etoyk in tue Matemcn
ojostaotly madd duriog the oampaign
that tho re oleotion of Mr McKinley
would bo followed by tho collapse cf tbe
revolution That was good enough
talk for campaign purposes, but now
tho orders are to fight it to a finish. In
ordering General MaoArthur to take
the field in person, Gon Otis, who was
so generally oritioised for doing so, is
indireetly given a side pwipo
Gossip has mortgaged several cabinet
portfolios io tbo second McKinley
administration As told io Washing?
ton, these stories make Mr W. W.
Gibbs, of Philadelphia, wbo helped
Haooa tquscis tbe riob men aod oor
porations of that towo, just as St Jobo
Wanamaker did previous to bis
entraoce Of the Harrison Cabinet, the
holder of one of these mortgages, aud
some go so far as to say that Mr Gibbs
is to beoome seoretary of tbe treasury.
If be does, it will be so awful throw
dowo for Seoretary Gage, wbo bad
noderstood that be was to remaio at the
bead of the treasury, or bo would oot
have fathered those freak interviews
given oot duriog tbe eampaign to
alarm the business interests of tbe
eoootry.
It is now practically admitted by
republicans that the talk previous to tbe
eleotioo of a repeal of tbe war taxes
was oothiog more than a campaign
bluff A oall for the ways snd meaos
oommittco of tbe house to meet on (be
20th inst bas boen issued The bill
tbe eommitteo will prepare wMl merely
revise the war taxes, some campaign
obligations sre to be paid that way, aod
will oot repeal all of them Tbe
republicans know very w>ll that witb
ths total sppropriated by the last see
sioo of ocogresa of $674,000,000 aod
tbe probability that a larger sum will
be appropriated by tbs oomiog sessioo,
all or oesrly stl of tbe money produesd
by tbe wsr taxes will be oeeded
Tbe bill prepared by tbo committee
will probably redooe tbe wsr taxes io
lbs interests of favored classes, some
thing like $15,000,000 or $20,000,000
I year, hot the bulk of those taxes will
have to be paid by tbe p?onb for so
indefinite period
Tbo royalist repoblieane, if snob a
term he allowable, are already talking
ibont mskiug Mr McKinley'? seoond
oangoration ao eveot of regal splendor
tad magoifieenec Mr L P. Miehsnsr, [
)f Iodians, wbo praotioes law to
vYssbiagtoo in partoership with Gen
rV. W. Dudley, is franker thao many
>f them. He said in a pnhlis inter
risw shout the inauguration : "We
mould strive to excel io the glory of
;bst day, tbo splsodor of ths jubilee of
Bogleod'* Queen.''
-^mum* - ? ? ? sjaw
QUESTION ANSWERED.
Yes, August flower still has the largest sale
>f any medicine in the oirilisad world. Vour
mother* and grandmothers never thought of
?slog anything else for indignation or billions*
seas. Dootore were scarce, and thay seldom
beard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure, etc Thay nsad August Flower
to elaan ont tba system and stop fermentation
of eadigested food, regulate tha aetion of tho
liver, stimulate tha nervous and organic aetion
sf tbe system, aad that is all thay took whan'
faeling dall and bad with headaches and other
aebes. You only need a few doses of Greee'a
August Flower, in liquid form, to make von sat
iaftad there la nothing serious tba matter witb
you. For sale by A. J. China. A
ANNOYING BRITISH.
Loodon, Nov 14.-? Uoder date of
Johannesburg, Nov 12, Lord Roberts
telegraphs ts tbe war office as follows :
"Ruodle reports skirmishes witb
small parties of Boere io tbe Harri
smith, Rein . sod Vredo distriote
reoeotly Tb,e oommaodoee appear to
be aotiog independently and witb no
object except to give as much annoy?
ance as possible to tbe British. Our
casualties in these skirmishes were two
killed aod seven wounded
Douglas arrived at Ventcrsdorp
Nov 11th from Z)e Rust, oapturing
duriog the march 21 prisoners aod a
quaotity of oattie aod ehcop. Venters
dorp, whioh has boen a depot of sup
plies for tBo Boers, will now bo olearod
out M
Bismarck's Iron Nervo.
Was the result of bis hpleodid health. In?
domitable will and tremendous erorgy are not
|tnod whore Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bowel? arc out of ordor. If you want Jhese
?|ualitius and the eueres* thoy bring, ueu Dr
King's New Lite Will They develop every
power of brain and body. Only lie at J. F.
W DeLorine'* Drug Store -6
MMflW ? ? ? ? ^Biav"?
Boston, >^a?H, Nov 10 ?The three
masted sebooncr Mjra 1> Weaver was
wreokod in Vine Yard Souod early this
morning aod six lives were lost
Poplar Bluff. Mo, Not 12?Hrm*
rnond in by flam<s in the npp^r ?torleo
? f tbe (J IT id house, an old frame
fi'ruclurc 10AI burnt d ItPo titder, a
number of 'persons tvtro bun-cu or
t-uff ov(d death ; others leaped (ton)
the wio o?? a? d soffen d ir.o lota of
limbs tod ether iojuiieo from ohioh
some dt< d. while scarcely ore of the
46 or mere sleeping guests in the pbco
got OUt without n.jory, and DOOe sevrd
anytbirg but tbo night clothes tha>
were worn at 12.30, when the alar
was given.
arrest
disease by the timely use oi
Tutt s Liver Pills, an old and
favorite remedy of increasing
popularity. Always cures
SICK HEADACHE,
sour stomach, malaria, indiges?
tion, torpid liver, constipation
and all bilious diseases.
TUTT'S Liver PILLS
PARKER RYE
NONE NONE
PURER , 19 If BETTEH.
ASK
FOR IT
ALL
DISPENSARIES.
Onion Sets-leading
varieties.
Also assortment of Oarden
Seeds.
Havana ?Segars.
Large line of fine Havana
Began.
Toilet Articles.
A choice line of Toilet and
Fancy Goods to which atten?
tion i? invited at
DeLorme's Drug Store.
Life and
Fire Insurance.
Hall est me, at my residence, Liberty
5treet, tor both Life and Fire loan
rnuce. Only reliable Com pen tea rep*
rewented. Phone No ISO.
Audrena jtlose*.
Oct2b?o
NewMLife tamtam
OLDEST and largest loisroatiooal Life
1 Insurance Company in the world Op
eratiog unter tbe cootrol of 93 governments.
No shareholders. Assets over 9230,000.000
All pro?'s paid to policy bolders Life Ordi
nary. Accumulation Policies Ten, Fif?
teen, 7wentr Pay caret AceasiDlaiioa Poll
sloe. Teo, Fifteen, Twsoty-yjar Endow meat
Accumnlation Poteies Policies ooo-forfeits*
bis, ioeooteatable.
H PRANK WILSON, Agent,
Sept 12?3m 8umter, S 0.
EitatetJ Mto Maltfe M. Stuckey,
DfiCBASBD.
IWILL APPLY to tbe Judge of Probate of
Burnt er County on November 17th, 1900,
tor a Final Discharge as Admioitrator of
aforesaid Rotate
GEORGK M. STUCKKY,
Administrator.
Octl7?tt
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SIIMTER,
STATE, niTT AND COUNTY DE?
POSITORY, 8?MTER, 8. C.
Paid up Cipital ... . $ 76,000 CO
Surplus and Profits .... '25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock*
bolder? to excess of their
stock . 75,000 00
Total protection to depositors, $175 000 00
Transacts a General Banking Bush.ras.
Speciul attention given to collections.
Si VINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In
tereat allowed at the rate or 4 per cent, per
annum, on amounts above $5 aud not exceed,
ing $300, payable quarterly, on fust days of
Jauuurv. April, July and October.
R M. WALLACE,
L. 8. CaMOM, President.
Cashier.
Land Surveying.
1WILL GlVK prompt attention to all
call? for survevtnp and oiatii a lards.
BANKS II HOY KIN,
Oc? Hi?o CatcbaU, S 0.
THE SUCCESS OF OUR LAST
Special Sale
Was even .greater than
we looked for.
We have the confidence of the people,
nd they know that our advertisements
ft e the truth, pure and simple. Our
moito to advertise only that which we
have, is an established fact. Specials
we advertise are as we represent them
to be at all times A call on us when in
need of any of the many lines we carry
will be a convincer once for all that we
are the real money savers to you.
Below are a lew specials we place before
you for this week's offerings :
Just in?Two new lots of ladies' rainy day skirt*. As they
are very desirable just at this time we think the prices placed
on them will bring you in to look and then to buy.
Our $5 50 Skirts (4 67 Our $3 50 Skirts $2 89
Just in?A special lot of fancy wool mixture, elegant for
childrens' school dresses, which are greatly in demand just now.
To make you better acquainted with our dress goods depart?
ment the price will be 23c. The value 7c a yard more.
Just in?Another lot of children's ribbed hose. The good
kind. The kind we have been selling for years, always a 10c
stocking. Just so you can lay in a supply the price will be 3
pairs for'25c.
Just in?Twenty-five mercerized underskirts. Black, Ceri?e,
Dark Heliotrope. Our regular $2 75 skirtT and well worth the
price. This week the price will be $2 19.
Just in?A small lot only of Dotted Swiss Curtains, ruifte
edge, intended for $1 &5 retailing. This week price while
they last $1 59.
Just m?A sin all lot of children's wool reefers, tan and grey,
4. and 6 years only. Regular $1 50 value. For this week $1 19.
Just in?Our second lot of children's school shoes for boys
and girls at $1 and $1 25. They are crack-a-jacks.
Just in?Ten doz Men's Black Alpines, all sizes in this lot
Would make fast selling at 75c. To make faster selling the
price for the week will be 50c.
Just in?Another Jot of our celebrated knockabout suits for
boys, Double breasted coats, sizes 6 to 15. Really $1 25 value.
This week's price 87c.
Just in?About 20 gents' Mackintoshes at less than New
York costt A chance for you while we have them.
J. Rettenberg & Sons.
Oot 24
WHY DO WE ADVERTISE!
We MUST keep ourselves before the pub?
lic. We want them to know that we have
just received:
One Car Horses.
One Car Lime.
One Car Oats.
One Car Hay.
One Car Wagons, One and Two Horse.
All of whieb will be sold low for cash. Our two cars Bug?
gies are not yet in, but they soon will be. Also another car
Wagons. We have some Buggies on hand, however. Call
and see then*.
Another car choice Mules ne^t week. Wfc are going to
keep the bail moving.
H. HARBY.
Sumter, S. C, Oct 27,1900.
THE OS BORNE RIVAL DISC
Has Never Been Equalled as a Pulveriser.
1 sell these Harrows on so little margin that my greatest eomtort is in the
satisfaction they give rattor than the profit 1 mako
My doossjare open to all?My stock is ready for inspection.
0 )ojo and see mo io my new quarters, eoroer of Liberty and llarvin Streets
FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES.
W. B. BOYLE, Sumter, S. C.
July n