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WSSNBSDAY, JAN. 30, 1901. -1-^----3 The Sumter Watchman was loundec in 185? and the True Southron in 1866 Tb e Watchman and Southron now has the coaib?ued circulation and influence of both of the (rfd papera, and is mani? festly the bert advertising medium in Sunter. COOKOUT FOB HIM. Mr. L. L Thomas, of North Caro . lina, who is at "present spending seve? ral months with bia soo. Mr. F. E Thomas, of Wedgefield, ia this COHO ty, has decided to fill ie his itoe hy aoting as travelieg ooileetieg agent for the Watch mao anti1 S on thron . "v. Mr. Tboams ie aa old time gentleman With pleastffcg 'Zaudere; aod bas bad some expe*ieoo& ts the tine of work he has taken ia hand for os. We think he will be ?We to'maie bi? oalis pleas? ant to oar friends Os welt as agreeable io as. ;? We oocmead bim to oar friends aid ' eitizeos generally tend ask them to help him along, aod also to be oo the took ont for hist. ; With Jim Tillman setting himself ap as an math ot tty in parliamentary rales no ons need' be surprised at the strange things the new ooo tory may in future bri og forth. Tbat the 8tote farms wHi not be sold m the near fatore and that the State will continae to engage ta farming it is not difficult to foresee from tbs drift of thicgs in sba legislators. Tho qaestion will be dtoassod with great vigor aod fesee-straddKag speeches will be made, bot wheo Aft aote is taken the bill to sell the fara? will be killed. . Gov MoSwsooey is charged with meddl?og w?tia tho eieonooa held os Tuesday, said some members of the legislature assert that th? interference saved ?be ds?r for ?cortain tnonmbente. The g ove rn or is playing with firs-if he has aa unsatisfied political ambition -as he will fi od to hts cost wheo he is a candidate ??p?o. 'ij&f?*_ * The unload 3d .gaa is ever danger ons. bat especially so io the hands of oh il .dres. The deplorable accident osar .Magnolia, sa- account of which is given tod a. j, f hoald serve aa ooe more wars ing against te? vi og firearms within the * reach of oirHdrec. ' Smallpox is now prevalent ia .various partEi of the State, neither .-the low country oor op coontry is free from the disease, and it is liable to break oat io this city at any time, unless tbe proper pr?cautions are taken Wubin the two years that have elapsed since every resident of tbe city was vaccinated by the order of the Board of Health a large num? ber of people have moved into the city, many of whom have never beeu vaccinated, and we are of the opin? ion that the Board of Health should require all snob persons to be vacci? nated The Thomas bili was killed io the boase Friday and the public schools are doomed to worry along without expert supervision. Tbe only consolation there is to be derived from the situation is the reflection that the defeat of the bill leaves tbs po Mic school system in no worse condici?n than it has been fer many years The defeat of the bill is not a step backwards but merely ao obstacle to the way of progress. The house of representatives has again placed itself on record in favor of permitting graduates of the Charleston Medical College to practice without being examined by tbe State board of medical examioers. If tbe bill passes the senate and receives the governor's signature the graduates of the Charles? ton Medical College will receive a temporary benefit and the ooliege will be given aa advantage over colleges io other States, bot the etaodiog of the medical profession in this State will be lowered in the eyes of the world. The courts have held that such discrimina tioa oaonot bs sustained and the graduates of ail medieal colleges, reputable and otherwise, oan come into Sooth Carolina and practioe without lot or hindrance. If this ruling of the eon: is upheld by oar State courts, Sooth Carolina will become the damp? ing ground for tbe off-ecoarioga of tho medical profession and we shall be overruQ by quacks aod fakirs of tbe worst kiod. The United Sutes is DOW guilty o! praotioss to the Philippines tba aroused the fiercest condemnation whee Spaio was the offender and the Cubant were the sufferers. "Dre J. C. Spann and J. S. Hugh son consented to give land to wider Church and Republican streets if the city would build wire fences cn the Church street side of their property Both offers were accepted."-Extrae! from Mientes of City Con neil We do not know what otberc think, but in our opinion City Coen? eil bas gone jnst a little too far in their zea! for street improvements, and by agreeing to erect wire fencei for Dre Spans and Hnghson bac established a precedent that will be most unfortunate and burdensome. AU other property owners on Church street, with one exception, have given the three feet needed to make the sidewalks of proper width, the city agreeiBg only to remove and replace the fencing We see no reason why the city should do more for two property owners than for the fifteen or more others who have given as much or more land for piblic use [f the city erects wire fenc ing for two property own ers, why not do as much for others ? It is too late for the other property owners on Church Street to kick and demand that the city erect ornamental fenoee for them, but when it is proposed to widen some other street this precedent will block the plan, unless the city is prepared to assume the burden of building wire or such other fencing as the property owners may see fit to demand. THE CHILD LABOR PEOBLEM The question of child labor io cotton mills DOW before the legislature is the most complex and perplexing that the law makers have to deal with. Wheo alt the circumstances and conditions are taken into eoneideration it is most dtf5oc.lt te decide what is best to be doss That constant confinement acd exacting labor ia a min is injurious to yoong children we believe, and if eosae 'just and wise law oan be enaeted to better the condition of these cbiidreo we would give it our hearty support, bat how this is to be done without goisg into dais legislation we are unable to see. It is claimed, and with esnob, erodible statistics te substantiate the clatm, that the conditions existing io moat mill towna are far superior to those found ia tba average raral dtstriets ?Vd that the ehildreo have more advantages j and are better off in so far as the oppor? tunities for acquiring a good common school education are concerned than those of the same class living elsewhere. Many of the mills have for years main? tained at their own expense excellent schools for the ohildren of tho opera? tives and if the mill ehildreo do mt obtain an edaoation at no expense to their parents the parents aro responsible and not the mill owners. Some of thc mills not only provide schools and libraries and free lectures, bat actually offer special iodaeemeuts to the children to attend sohool regularly When we ooffic down to thc last analysis of the question we fiod that thc parents of mill children are the ones to be held responsible for child labor in the mills and uniess some means can be devised to prevent a parent from requiring his child to work io a mill, or elsewhere for that matter, it will bc almost impossible to reach the root ot the evil When this bas beeo accomplished, if it cao be dooe. to attain tho desired result it will be oeoessary to have a compulsory edaoation law that will bs effective, and how snob a law oan be enacted and enforced only in mill towos and for the benefit of mill children alone is a question for legal jugglers to determine A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks Prof. Roxa Tyler, of Chicago, Vice-Presi dent Illinois Woman'? Alliance, ia speaking of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says: "I suffered with a severe cold this winter which threatened to rna into pneumonia. I tried different remddies bnt I seemed to grow worse and the medicine apeet my stomach. A friend advised ma to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem? edy and I found it was pleasant to take and it relieved me at once I am now entirely recovered, saved a doctor's bill, tim* and suf? fering, and I will never be without this splen? did medicine again." For sale by A. J. China. It might be proper and wise to forbid the employment of children between certain ages in cotton mills and other manufacturing establishments. Wo are sure it would not be wise to go further and single out mil! children for com? pulsory eduoatioo. We believe, how? ever, that the law should require al! children in the state between certain 8ges to go to school- Thai idea fecms to U3 inseparably conceded with that cf taxation for popular education -Green? ville New?. Cost of Sewerage. 12 Miles af Pipe With Outfit Can be Put in For $19,000. Angosta, Ga Jan 22, 1901 ? Mr Emmet I. Reardon, Secretary and ! Health Officer, Sumter, S C i My Dear Sir : 1 have the benor . to submit the following views on I plains of Sewerage by the "water carrier system," and sewage disposal ? for Sumter, S. C, by the highly . effective method of "subsurface Irri ? gation 99 , With the of a water supply in all i cities and towns, the imperative i necessity for a sewerage system will ' be?readily admitted by every body, because of the large contributions to i the filthy wastes, which all physician i will agree, should be immediately 1 carried off, and not be permitted to ' soak into the soil at the site of our i domiciles. Life and health depend upon right 1 ly understanding and carrying out those sanitary works [which go to 1 prolong life and sastain health. Pare air, pure water and nutritious food, are the three great agents for promoting life and health. Air, carrying decomposing matters, con? veys to the haman system a specific poison, which lowers the vitality, and thus renders the system very susceptible to diseases After the digestion and assimila? tion of food, producing nutrition throngb the blood, the rest is passed away io faeces and undigested food. The nitrogenous compounds, soluble in water, are passed away in the urine. It is known that al! matters which have served their purpose to promote animal life, are converted into agents destructive to their existence, and are made fit agents for the support of the vegetable life. The vegetable kigdom utilizes those waste elements east off by the animal kingdom, and in turn, gives op air, water and food in a fit and healthful condition for the nee of the animals ; thos, performing that won? derful cycle io nature, of the adapt? ability of all things for a useful per? pose j Io this simple physiological fact, j lies the successful carrying oat and operation of sanitary works Thus the soluble wastes from kitohen, laun? dry, factories, together with the urioe and faeces, are broken np by i the force of water into a liquid and thoroughly macerated form, then ! carried by pipes and tubes under? ground, and made to combine with the constituents of earth composing the "irrigating field/* to become the ! food for the vegetable kigdom. Of ail the vari?os plans for the removal of such wastes, the eniver- ! sally conclusive and admitted one, is the "water carriage system " in planning sewerage works there are three operations, i e : 1. The surface drainage or removal of storm water 2 The subsoil drainage. 3 The removal of all faecal and liquid wastes from dwellings, manu factories, etc, by water flowing in underground conduits from the hou6e and other connections If we would avoid confusion, wc should remember that drainage is the removal of storm water from the surface of the ground and from the subsoil, and, that sewerage is the removal of waste matter from dwell? ings, manufactures and other build? ings by means of water flowing in underground conduits In the "combined system" all of the three operations above stated are fully accomplished by one system of coudoits, by which we have the full "combined system of sewerage*' for tbe speedy removal of waste sub I stances from dwellings, manufactures and other buildings,by means of water flowing in underground conduits, consisting of large pipes, which makes it not only very expensive, but impracticable for an inland town or city, because of the want of a water course as an outfall, capable of carrying off so large a volume, in? creased by the rainfall and introduc? tion of water works. When there is but one system of conduits used exclusively for sewage, we have the ' sep?rale system" at a very small cost comparatively, and which serves the purpose of the third operation, viz: the removal of all iiquid wastes from house?, manu? factories and other buildings, and sometimes the water from the roofs of dwellings, which is admitted for flushing purposes 8x f t i At tho bead or summit of eacfc of sewer pipes, there will be pl j as a part of the system, autor ' j flush tanks, each containing 500 i lons of water, the valves of vs are so set, as to produce a disch periodically, say : once in 12 h< or oftener if desired. Thus we have water and its mc force in diluting and carrying sewage out of the city or town the means of underground pipe tubes of calculated diameters gradients, laid to the irrigating fi< where the diluted and macer sewage is wasted through po pipes, laid with open joints for s cnltural purposes. This will found, and is accepted, as the plan in securing a speedy rem and disposal of the principal mat and liquid wastes, filth and e liable to decomposition, lt secure and preserve tbs mani value of the elements that have tc utilized as food for the grains, grai and vegetables, increasing the tility of soil and producing an inci ible yteld in farm products It do away with the banefal effects health, when the accumolatious towns, in forms of cesspools are \ milted, either near or under habitation of the people, or in cl proximity thereto, and from br? casting the soiled water from kitch laundry, baths, water closets t chambers into receptacles about domiciles, as is known to be soi times thoughtless done. At the point selected for the o fail, there will be built to receive t crude sewage, a small reservoir, w two compartments well ventil?t and separated by a wire mesh wc partition, which will intercept a retain all such solid matters that m not have been thoroughly broken and well macerated ic its passa through the pipes. From the fi compartment, the solid matter if a be found therein retained, will ba i moved aad burnt once per mont The liquid macerated waste, pass through the mesh work into the ne compartment at a lower level, ai flows thence into what is known the maia carrier pipe, from which flows into tba distributing poro pipes, which are placed and grad? in farrows to a depth of 10 to 3 inches below the surface of the so and sst in rows i feet from center when the absorption of their conten is speedily accomplished by tl absorbing and constituent elemeni of the porous soil. The area so use and applied is known as the "irriga ing field " The liqaid ?site passing ont of tl poras pipes and joints of sams, ii a takes Op by the roots of plants < vegetation All exeess of meiitui passes to a lower level through tb porosity sod depth of toil, filttei through ir, and eomes out io veins < dear filtered water. This ii the proc?s of farm drainage, by purification an filtration so largely and suocessfull carried out in many cities and io lao towns, and is known as the method < sewerage disposal by "sub sar fae irrigation." for which the irrigaiin field, a certain area of land next to tb poiot of outfall is prepared. It will give me pleasure with time i jou wish it, to send you a list of th cities in the United Staves at the Nort and West, where this method is entire; used and proved very satisfactory am successfully in every way. Io this connection, I may state : tba the cities of Berlin and Chailly, ii Prussia and near Paris, dispose of tb* sewage OB irrigating fields. In tb? farmer oity, the fields are occupied b; the homes of 4,000 farm laborers, wh< are robust and healthy people, free froa ali the diseases common to the cities thus offering in point of health, a strik ?og comparison to that of the inhabitants of the cities This faot is stated OD thc authority of the inspection and report ol the highest authority on sanitary work?, Mr Rudolph Hering, consequently, it can be well accepted, as the strongest endorsement of tho subsurface irriga? tion plao. Solid matters as garbage, kitchen and factory wastes, should be oolleoted in middens, carried off, burnt and applied, or sold as fertilisers. As a rule in constructing sewers, it is usual to lay them in the direction of the natural fall of the land, hence the oarralis arc to be found in the valley of the stream which receives the clear and purified underdraioago of the irrigating field, or the exoess of water from the intermitteut filtration of the sewage of a city. In sea coast cities, or inland Towns on bold streams, thc sewage can be directly wasted into the sea or stream, ! after beicg deodorized ted disinfect at the place of ostfall ; bat ?rh : I sewegs has to be carried io pipes ; i extraordinary distance, and has to treated ohetsieaily, before difebargii it into the sea or stream, it becomes t expensive for the limited tolarno sewage of a small eity It is bea conclusive io point of economy, tfcat all plans of disposal, the best ac cheapest is the "subsurface irrigating which I have attempted to describe ft the ioformatioo of yoor people. j At tbe points of change of direetici I at ail intersections of streets and i distances of 350 to ?00 ft, cireoli manholes with concave bottoms will I baili, te receive the carved inverts i the sewer pipes The inverts may ? of brick aod cessent, or of sections i curvilinear pipes, to tail; the diametet of the main sewer pipes oied io sae streets. The topographic fetteres of the tow I of Sumter, io the direction of the poit j cf the outfall, will allow as to get eel cleaning grades fer the sewers, withoo going to great depths at the lowes great depths at the lowest points of tb points of the sewers, except where th drainage of collers has to be providet for. The dunes and hollows of the surfae formation of Sumter, will when prop arly graded, supply the ebaonois fo: the surface drainage or excessive rain fall. These channels or gutters form?e on street?, cac be easily graded, tr. follow the natural fall of street surfaces A block map with levels of ali street intersections, will show the relative elevations, and wiil indicate the gradua? tion of streets that may be neeeisarj for a perfect surface drainage. Hoping that yon will find this article foll coough, olear and acceptable for presentation to the authorities ef Sal? ter, S. C acd Board of Health, I remain, Very truly years. Louie J. Barbet C. E. and Consulting Eogiasr. Office No 405 Dyer Bd'y Augusta, Ga. As stated ia my I ?at letter, I aa preparing aa approximate estimate for 12 miles of sewers, baaing ealealatioae on the date which you furnished aie cf streets to be sewered. Office of Lanie J. Barbot, Coaiabiog Engineer, Augusta, Ga , Jan. 25, 1901. Mr Emmett I JRaarde n, Secretary and Health Officer, Sumter, S. C.: Ia making ap aa approximate esti ?ate fer the icwerage and eewage die poaal works for Sumter, SC, it will be based apon the itssaaad data ai stated below, vii : 12 miles or 63560 lineal feel, made ap of 8 inch, 10 inch und 12-inch pipet j aa follows : ! 8 inch diameter lineal feet, say 30.000 ? 10 ioeh diameter lineal feet, say 20,000 i 12 ?nob diameter lineal feet, say 13,560 j Total length in feet. 63,560 1. Sewer pipe aod Y jonctions to be j of tba best standard salt glazed. ; 2 Depth of excavation and back fill I iag will be averaged at 10 feet. 3 Receiving ebambar or weil with j automatic Sash lank, if necessary. I 4. Main oarrier pipes aod farm drain j tiles with proper junction*. 5. Automatic flush tanks on sewer Ii Bee. 6 Manholes. The location of ail of wbieh will be shewn on plan aod be described in spe? cifications aod details of the construc? tion of the system. ESTIMATE. Furnishing and laying per lineal foot: 8 inch pipe, 30,000 feet, iociad ing Y junctions io place, at 12Jo per foot, $ 3,750 Trenching aod baok filling 30, 000 feet, 8 to 10 foot depth, at 10c per foot. $ 3,009 10 inch pipe 20,000 feet, includ? ing Y junction io place at 15c per foot. $ 3,000 Trenching and back filling 20, 000 feet, at 10c per foot, $ 2,000 12 i ooh pipe 13,560 feet, in? cluding Y jonctions in place, at 20 cents per foot, $ 2,712 Trenohiog and back filling 13, 560 foet at 10c per foot, $ 1,356 Total oost of 8, 10 and 12 inch pipes, {15,818 Receiving or well with auto? matic flush tank (if neces? sary), 115 Main oarrier pipe and elbows, 420 feet at 10c per foot, 42 Farm drain tiles, 10,500 feet at $14o per M, 147 Manholes, 100 at $20 eaeh, $ 2,006 Flush .tanks, 25 at $50 pr tank, $ 1,250 Cost of 12 miles, $19,372 Or ihenid the sewerage not ex? ceed the water distribution of 9 milee the cost will be nine twelfths, or $14,629 At tome of thc items are conjectural, I have pat the price down at what may be the maximum probable cost. After aa actual garvey, these may he largely reduced. I have the honor to be, Yoore truly, Louis G. Barbol, C !. The Maximite explosive can, it ia said, aend a projectile through seven inches of Harreyized steel armor. Now it will be in order to invent sometbiDg that the Maximite propel? led projectile can't penetrate THE HERRICK ?HOE ^Ds^'FOR WOMEN There is a wealth of honest mea^m; in the wore?. "1 he Herrick Shoe for Women." Therears r.o hidden secrets in the makin? because the name " Herrick *' has been before- the shoe-buyirjr public for over thirty-::ight years. They an: the only advertised Am? erican .Shoes exhibi? ted at. the J'ans Exposition. Maile in three di?fercnt {nades and each grade is the "best" for the ruor.ey you pjy WALSH The Herrick In? nersole gives a .*cushion effect" :!ia: makes walk? ing: a pleasute. The styles em? brace the ncwes: ideas for street house and tirets occasions. Comiortable, vet stylish. A per? fect shoe and with all fancy profits ;>wept away. Oxfords 50 cents a pair less than prices quoted. and $3t??So Shoe Store. ONLY FORjUJMITEO TIME. Your Greatest Opportunity! It may never Reach You Again. Special UNTIL MARCH 1st. Special. We have decided to add te oar extensive retail basin ess A Wholesale Stove Department, and we are now getting op a large ca'alogue, which will be ia tbe bands of tbs printers ia a few days. Now cosioo crs, you bave beiped us to build np tbis extensive business, and we expect to give you tb? bene6t of oar protjre?8. We, of course, bave to boy in large quanti? ties and conSue ourselves to A few linen ; so in order to clear oat tbe odd stock, We will sell Crockery, Lamps. China, Glass? ware and Toys at Special Prices. But Stop ! Look ! i Listen ! ! ! Our No. 8 ELMO STOVES, sell for $20 00, Now No 7 ELMO STOVES, sell for 17 00. Now No. 1636 CAPITOLA STOVED, sell for $16 00, Now No. 7 COTTON OPTION STOVES, soil for $14 00, Now No. 7 KENTUCKY JEWEL sell fer 12 00, Now No. 7 LITTLE DANDY " sell for 10 00, Now No. 7-14 HAPPY TIMES sell for S 50, Now $17 00 witb ware. 14 00 witb waro. 13 50 witb ware. 12 00 wi.h ware. 10 75 with ware. 8 50 with ware. 7 50 wi:h ware. PICTURES sold for $1 25, oow 753 LAMPS you can't boy for $8 DOW $4 50. Everything as represented-no fake. No poods charged dariog this sale. T. O. SCAFFE, Jao 30 THE STOVE MAN.