The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 31, 1901, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1901.
The Sumter Wa&nman was round ea
2D 185? and tbe True Southron in 1866.
The Watchm m and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani
estly the best advertising medium in
8a m ter
COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
The campaign for Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
the late Congressman Stokes, will be
opened here next Tuesday, August
6th. The lists will close that day,
and it is expected that all the candi?
dates will be on hand to address the
people. The meeting will be held in
the Court House, beginning at ll
o'clock. On Wednesday there will
be a meeting at Bishopviiie.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
Attention is directed to the cards of
the following gentlemen who have en?
tered the race for Congress :
Hon. Thomas F. Brantley, Senator
from Orangeburg county, and well
known throughout the Seventh Dis?
trict, which he canvassed three years
ago in opposition to Dr J. Wm.
Stokes. Mr. Brantley has very prop?
erly resigned as Senator in order that
his successor may be elected at the
same election.
Hon. A. F. Lever, member of the
House of representatives from Lexing?
ton county and for the past four years
private secretary to Congressman
Stokes. Mr. Lever was given the
largest vote ever received by a legisla?
ture candidate in Lexington county
and he will have it is said, practically
the unanimous vote of Lexington coun?
ty in this contest.
Mr. E. D. Smith, of Lynchburg,
this county, who is one of our own
people and is too well known to need
any introduction at our hands.
Lexington Calls For Lever.
Tomorrow the State Democratic Ex?
ecutive Committee meets to fix the
date of and arrange for a primary
election to nominate a candidate for a
Representative in Congress from the
Seventh District to succeed the late
Dr. Stokes. The time, therefore, is
propitious for Lexington to put for?
ward her claims to name the candi?
date for this position and to urge one
o.f her sons to champion her cause and
carry her banner to success.
Since the troublous days of '76 up to
the present time Lexington, cn account
of her overwhelming Democratic ma?
jority, has been tacked on to the tail
end of a doubtful District in order to
make it safely Democratic beyond per?
adventure. On the proposition of ex?
pediency, she has heretofore surrender?
ed her ambition to see one of her sons
in the hails of Congress and consented
to allow the candidate to come from
another county and patiently awaited
her turn when one of her sens would
be called upon to fill this honorable
position. She nobly supported the
brilliant statesman and eloquent ora?
tor, M. P. O'Conner, and largely to
her fidelity and patriotism is the Dis?
trict due the honor of having been j
represented by such a distinguished j
Carolinian. After the death of this j
lamented public servant, Orangeburg |
pressed her claims for the position and
named a worthy son in the person of
that great commoner and astute coun?
sellor, the Hon. Samuel Dibble. Lex?
ington again, for the sake of harmony
and expediency, di : not press her
claims and gave the candidate from
Orangeburg her enthusiastic support,
and continued to do so until his volun?
tary retirement.
Once again when the District was
threatened by negro domination, Lex?
ington rallied to the support of Char?
leston's distinguished candidate, 31a
jor, now Judge, W. H. Brawley when
both justice and equity made this the
logical county from which the can?
didate should have been selected.
Again Orangeburg put forward anoth?
er candidate to succeed Mr. Brawley
and with Lexington's vote and influ?
ence that profound jurist ?and honored
son of Orangeburg, Hon. James F.
Izlar, was called upon to assume the
duties of the Representative from the
District.
The political revolution of 1890,
brought new men, new conditions, and
new measures before the people, the
one for preferment and the others for
adjudication. Orangeburg again put
forward thc lamented Stokes, and Lex?
ington, true to her traditions and her
past record gave him her support, and
continued to do so up i:> the time <?f
?is death.
Lexxigton's time has now arrived
when she intends to press her claims,
and she can conscientiously and con?
sistently appeal to Orangeburg and the
other counties which compose the dis?
trict to come to the support of her
brilliant young son, who, in point of
intelligence, statesmanship and ability
is the inferior of none.
From tho trend of public opinion,
we gather that the Democracy of Lex?
ington county almost unanimously
looks to the Hon. A. Frank Lever to
carry her banner to victory, and the
people call upon him, in the rame of
the "grand old Comnionwea
"the State of Lexington"-to la}
his personal preferences and r<
to her demand.
In calling upon Mr. Lever to
the race as Lexington's choice
proper to give a brief outline c
history of this brilliant and ren
ble young man. He is twenty
years of age, but this fact shot
no means be placed to his disadvg
as there are many notable instan
history of young men in politics
have shed lustre on the State anc
ed glory and honor to its i
Among these we recall the nar
Calhoun at the age of 29 ; Clay, S
er of the House, at 27 : Randol
21 ; Crisp at 24 ; and today the:
a large number of members of
gress under 30 years who are abl;
efficiently serving their constitu
I Indeed, public sentiment is favo
j toward selecting young men for
j gress, and, again, what Mr. ]
lacks in years he more than n
up in experience and ability.
He was born and raised upoi
farm of his father in this countj
attended the public schools of
community between harvesting
planting times. He developed an ;
trude for knowledge and informs
far beyond what would be expe
from one or his tender age, and a
grew older his thirst after highe:
tainments grew with him and he
cided to prepare himself for coll
He entered Newberry College and g
uated in 1895, with first honors, '
ning his laurels from the largest c
that, up to that time, graduated f
that institution. In 1894 he
awarded the medal for oratory <
eighteen competitors.
Since his graduation he has ben
close student of economics and ha^
had exceptionl opportunities to i
after the best and most conserva'
authorities on these subjects, whicl
vitally affect the interest of the T
pie, he took advantage of them ?
today there is no 'better i nf orr
young man in the State on Natio
questions than Mr. Lever.
In 1897 he was appointed Secret
to Dr. Stokes and acceptably served
this capacity until the death of
latter. During his encumbency
won the confidence and esteem of 3
Stokes by his fidelity, his never fl:
ging industry and close attention
his duties, the prompt and intellig?
discharge of which greatly assisted 1
Doctor in carrying out his measu
tending toward the convenience a
interest of his constituency, and 1
came a personal and intimate friend
the now dead statesman.
He graduated in law at the Uni vi
si ty of Georgetown, and in 1899
stood the Bar exmination before t
Supreme Court of the State and w
admitted to practice, but has .ne\
practiced, and it is not likely that
ever will as his taste, inclination a:
early training all lead him to folk
the avocation of his ancestors, aj
during the intervals between the se
sions of Congress, "he followed ti
plow. "
In 1900 he was elected to the Sta
Legislature by the largest vote ev
given a candidate in the history of tl
county, and his record has ever bee
consistent with his promises made c
the stump.
Such is the brief life's history <
Mr. Lever and now, you, Frank Leve
the people of Lexington call upon yo
to do battle for her, so get thee uj
gird your loins, buckle on your arme
and go forth to conquer.
Being thoroughly familiar with th
plans, purposes and work of Dr. Stoke
he is pre-eminently qualified to pic
up the threads which have bee
broken and carry on that work with
out delay and without friction to
successful completion. Being brainy
progressive and persevering, elingin;
to that which he undertakes with ;
wonderful tanacity, he is fully equip
ped in every respect to worthily dis
charge the duties of Representative
with credit to himself and honor t<
the District, and we can assure th(
voters of the Seventh District thai
they cannot possibly bestow theil
suffrage upon a more deserving, com?
petent and worthy candidate shoule:
he harken to the call of his county,
and enter the race.-Lexington Dis?
patch, July 24.
Tot Causss ITigflit Alarm.
..< ne night my brother"* b?t>y wm taken
with Cr?ap." writer M > J C Spider, ->1 Crit
tend^n. Ky. "\i Feetued it w??uJ i strangle be
re we could get a ?lector. - wc "?7e it Dr
King.-* New Discovery, which give quick re?
lief Ufid pcruiHU?nfly eurea :;. W?. always
ke-p i? in ihe house r<> pro jet '-ur c'r:;'..jien
from Cr'-ip, ?.i ?i Whipping Couarh. It cured
::>- t?f a chr<>ui<- bronchial rrou?ie that "o
- tfi-r remedy ?<"jM relievo" Ir fa iii ole tor
C wgh's, Cold-, Throat ?nd Lune troubles 5?c
and $!. Tria! b -'tie-- free at > F W l>e Lor me's
A commission for a charter has
been issued to the Greenville-Pied?
mont Traction Company. The com?
pany proposes to construct and ope?
rate an electric railway line between
Greenville and Piedmont. The line
is to be twelve miles in length. The
corporators named ar?' GeorgeM. Hun?
ting, of Chester, Pa., .joseph S. Keen,
Jr., Bayard Hodge, H. P. Keen and
James H. Dawes, all of Philadelphia.
The company proposes to start out
with a capital stock of 8100,000, and
asks for the right to increase its capi?
tal stock to ?250,000. Th?- company
will construct broad gauge road, on
which steam or electricity may be
used, and it is to be built for the
handling of freight as well as passen?
ger business*
SUMTER'S GREATEST NEED.
The City Must Have Some Practi
cal System of Disposing of
Sewerage.
Editor Daily Item: The question of
the proper disposal of the sewarage of
the city is like Banquo's ghost, it will
down at no man's bidding. We are
brought face to face in our everyday
life with what we believe to be results
of fecal matter, kept in various ways,'
within city limits: and are beginning
to see the fearful necessity of its im?
mediate removal. The burning ques?
tion is not, shall we remove the sew?
age? but how?
Three methods are advocated. Some
are bent on having a sewer or nothing,
some say earth closets are the one
thing necessary : and other some are
saying: "You can do as you please,
but as for me I'm going to put it in a ,
arv well." And the third ''some" are
I making all the progress,
i The authorities seem to agree that
where easy disposal of the sewerage
like emtpying it into a river of suffi?
cient size to carry it off-that the sew?
erage system is the best yet devised by
man. It is true, we have no stream
into which we can empty the sewerage,
but we can make arrangement to cre?
mate it at the terminus of the sewer,
or utilize it in some way. Of course,
it will be expensive, for we must not
only put in a good and complete sys?
tem of well-laid sewers and provide for
the care of the sewerage as it flows
from the sewer, but our water supply
must be largely increased to properly
flush the sewers and keep them clean.
If nothing but a sewer will satisfy
us, then let us take steps at once to
put it in at the earliest practicable
moment next winter.
In the meantime, we might adopt
for immediate relief the dry earth sys?
tem, which is not only inexpensive,
but can be discontinued without seri?
ous loss when the sewer is ready for
operation. While the dry-earth sys?
tem does not undertake to remove ev?
erything, still it takes away the bulk
of the most offensive matter: and Dr.
Jas. Evans, secretary of our state board
of health, says of it with reference to
our neighboring city, Florence: "The
town has vastly improved in health
since this plan has been introduced
especially of infectious and contagious
diseases. "
The dry well (cess pool) ystem, now
making such progress in the city is a
disgrace to our civilization. It is con?
demned by nine-tenths of the leading
physicians of our time. Parties in
the city are digging old fashioned
wells into the water-bearing stratum of
sand which underlies the city-and
from which we obtain our entire water
supply-and are pouring all the filth
of their premises into these wells.
Suppose that the city water, which
thirty per cent, of our people use,
was beyond contamination ; the wells
of our neighbors, used by seventy per
cent, of our people, become the reser?
voirs of this stuff and the poor neigh?
bor who cannot pay for city water must
drink it. This might not concern
those who live upon the devil-take-the
hindmost plan, but for the fact that
when their poor neighbor gets a case
of typhoid fever from his pump or
open well he dumps the germs upon
the surface of the earth and the flies,
without respectt of persons, distribute
them in the homes of all, and thus
the evil comes back to the man who
begat it.
.But is our city water beyond pullu
tion from this source? The point at
which the water is taken is only about
a mile from the Court House and we
have dry wells much nearer to the
water works. The water level is just
about the same at these places and
when the pumps at the watter works
are opearted for several hours the wa?
ter level at that point sinks five or six
feet, so that the supply of water is
drawn from all directions including
that underying the city. Xow then,
it is easy to see that ina few years
the fecal matter poured in large quan?
tities through these dry wells into our
own water supply must be drawn into
the pumps and pumped back to us
through the city mains for ns to
drink. Dr. T. Grange Simons, one
of the most prominent members of the
State Board of Health, says with re?
ference to our city: "Your water
supply is, I believe, from driven wells,
but how remote from the town such
supply is derived, as to the nature of
the soil of your water shed, I am not
familiar, but with a porous soil and
water bearing on *'quick sand,*' as
you call it, 10 to 12 feet below the sur?
face, I can well understand the danger
of your dry wells penetrating to this
depth and discharging their contents
into this stratum. If the dry well was
not so deep, the danger would perhaps
be lessened, but not removed, for fil?
tration to bc effective should be inter?
mittent, so that proper aeration of the
soil can be performed : also that the
chemical processes* of oxidation "and
nitrification may also contribute to the
proper purification of the water. But
with populous centres super satura?
tion of the soil must result, and
through this filth no proper purifica?
tion of ground water can occur." He
further says: "As to the distance such
contamination may be carried, no
definite opinion can be given. Some
authorities claim that the typhoid
germ can be water borne through po?
rous soil or along hard strata of rock
or marl for over a mile."
This article is already too long, but
I am anxious to know what we will
do for water to drink, if under analy?
sis we should find our city water pol?
luted with the germs of disease and
the water supply underlying the city
one common cess pool.
Joel E. Branson.
South Carolina Military Academy.
Office Chairman Board of Visitors,
Charleston, S. C., July:;. 1901.
Vacancies in Beneficiary Cadetship
exist as follows in the counties named :
Aiken. '1? one: Beaufort, (1) one:
Berkeley, iii one: Charleston, il)
one: Fairfield, il) one: Florence, il)
one; Oconee, (ljone; Orangeburg, dj
one: Sumter, '1? one: Union. '1)
one: Williamsburg, il) one.
Application blanks, with accompany?
ing instructions, may be obtained from
jhe County Superintendents of Educa?
tion. These applications, filled out in
every particular, must be in thehands
of the Chairman bv the 1st of August.
C. S. GADSDEN,
Chairman Board of Visitors.
June? 12-19
Happenings at Glenns.
Glenn Springs, July 2.9.
The guests of the Glenn Springs
j Hotel had a rare treat last Monday
j night in an illustrated lecture by Mr.
K. H. Shimmon, a native of Persia.
The lecture was largely attended by
an apprecitive audience. In his usual
simple, though forcible style, he de?
picted the life and customs of his na?
tive land, making an earnest appeal
in behalf of his countrymen, who live
in utter ignorance of the life that is
to come. On Sunday morning the
doors of the Presbyterian Church were
thrown open to Mr. Shimmon. He
gave us an excellent sermon, and again
at night he gave us an interesting
lecture on the religions in his coun?
try. It is not often that one is so for?
tunate as to hear an instructive lec?
ture by a native Persian in behalf of
his people, and, in passing it might be
said that audiences at other places
where he will lecture will be fully
repaid by hearing him.
A progressive euchre party, one of
the attractions of the week, was great?
ly enjoyed by all who participated.
One of our distinguished ex-governors
honored the occasion,
j The crowning feature of the week
was the Tacky Party of Saturday
? night. Two days' notice only was
j necessary to make the suggestion of a
"tacky party" a successful reality.
The party assembled at. the head of
the stairs and marched down in line
into the ball room, where they
were greeted by loud applause and
! shouts of laughter from the dense
j crowd assembled, for the occasion,
j We can truthfully say that none of the
j entertainments of which there have
? been many, have been more heartily
enjoyed than this. An old time quad?
rille was danced to the lively strains of
' ' Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight. ' '
A committee consisting of three
gentlemen, Messrs. D. C. Heyward,
J. D. May, and N. G. Osteen were
appointed to decide upon the fair
contestants for the prize, which was a
golden cantelope, and three ladies,
Mesdames C. E. Flemming, R. W.
Hunt and X. Y. Alford to decide upon
the sterner sex. The committee's re?
port rendered by Mr. D. C. Hey wa rd
as chairman of both, gave the ladies'
prize to Miss Sallie Ross Bell, of
Shreveport, La., and the gentleman's
prize to Mr. A. O. Simpson. The
committee further reported that Miss
Moneta Osteen, of Sumter and Mr. T.
0. Lawton were close seconds.
Among the many contestants, Mr.
G. A. Lemmon and Miss Theo. Gregg,
of Sumter deserve special mention
the latter's costume causing much
merriment. As a wind up the "tack?
ies" were served cider and watermelon
on one of the back verandas of the
hotel.
Next on the programme of amuse?
ments is a repetition of the Glendale
trip for Tuesday night. Then in quick
succesison will follow field day for
the small boys, in which the bag,
potato and three-legged races will be
run, winding up by a grand chase
after the historic greased pig.
Thus life at Glenn's glides merrily
on, but the time has come for your
scribe to bid adieu to these pleasant
scenes and the friends found during
this too brief stay.
To the Messrs. Simpson and the
efficient clerks we tender our sincere
thanks for the many courtesie extend?
ed, which have gone so far to make
our stay a real pleasure.
The p lea ta*t ai?noy j-ou ?) wei n*. qi?'cii
|y had perm-inp'.'lv Denied if yon use
DeWiu'i? v% ?tcb H-z-1 Su?e Bewn-e cf
worthless coun\f-rie:-3 J > Hughson & Co.
London. July 27.-Telegraphing
from Pretoria under date of July 20,
Lord Kitchener reports to the war
office as follows: "A detachment of
Steinacker's horse occupying Bre?
mersdorp was forced to evacuate July
24 by a superior force of Boers, prob?
ably the commandos from Amsterdam
and* Pietretie. The detachment fought
its way to Lembobo. a distance of 16
miles, losing about ten killed or
wounded and a few missing."
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In malarial districts their virtues are
wi?ely recognized, as they possess
peculiar properties in freeing the
system from that poison. Elegantly
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I ake No Substitute? -
The State of South Carolina,
County of Sumter.
By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq.. Probate
Judge.
Whereas, William Smith made suit
to me to grant him Letters of Ad?
ministration, with Will annexed, of
the Estate of and effects of Winter
Pinckney, Deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad?
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Winter Pinck?
ney, late <if said County and State
deceased, that they be ami appear be?
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Sumter C. H. on August Sth,
1901 next, after publication thereof, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 24th day j
of July, Anno Domini. 1901
THOS. V. WALSH.
Judge of Probate.
July 24-2t
Shoe?rHbmen
The equal of any high-grade $5. and $6. Shoe
but at half the price. The only advertised
woman's shoe awarded a medal at the Paris Ex?
position. Fifty-eight styles to select from in high
shoes and low shoes-$2.50, $3, $3.50.
Stylish, comfortable. The Shoe that wears/ For
street, house or dress occasions. Made and guaranteed by
G. W. Herrick & Co., of Lynn, Mass., who have been making
nothing but womens' shoes for the past thirty-eight years.
WALSH'S SHOE STORE.
$2.50 S3.Q0 $5.50
THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC
Ha* Xever Been Equalled as a Pulverizer.
I sell these Harrows on so little margin that my greatest comfort is in the
i-atisfacnoD they give rattier than the profit I make
My dooss are open to all-My stock is ready for inspection.
C <uit and see cae io my new qaartera. corner of Liberty and Harvin Streets
FIRST CLASS LIVERY. FEED AND SALE STABLES.
W. B. BOYLE, Sumter, S. 0.
lev ll
Ramsey & Co.
Palmetto State Chill and Fever Core.
A Guaranteed Cure.
We take great pleasure in placing this sovereign remedy
an absolute antidote for malarial poison-before a suffering
public, and feel safe in asserting it will fill a long-felt want.
PALMETTO STATE CHILL AND FEVER CURE
Will cure any and every case of Chills and Fever, no matter
whether it is the product of Malaria, Mai-aqua or the Mosquito.
All we ask is that you give it a trial. Don't wait until you are
broken down in health, but begin right away and see what the
wonderful remedy will do for you. We will gladly refund the
purchase price, 50c, for any failure to cure when the directions
are strictly carried out. Mail orders a specialty.
Yours to serve,
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July 24-3m Wedgefield, S. C*
We Have Added to
lour Milling Business
new Outfit for mak?
ing pure
FLOUR.
Send us your
For samples and further in-,
formation address or apply to
Dwight & Co., !
Wedgefield. S. C. j
July 10
BETTER THUN BABBIT METAL.
Mill men who have nerd for babbit
metal for renewing bearings can
obtain old type from the undersigned.
Type metal is much more expensive
than commercial babbit metal and is
much superior as any one who has
used it knows. I have a lot of old
type on hand which will be sold as
babbit metal at a price that will
make it cheaper than babbit.
May 30 X. G. OSTEEN.
PEABODY SCHOLARSHIPS.
Au elimination for tbe scholarships ia the
Peabody Normal College announced scms
time ago will be held at the following places:
Columbia, Soar'an'oure, Greenville and
Charleston. Tte questions will be furnished
by the Peabody Normal College Committee
at Nashville. They will be sent to tbe State
Superintendent of Education who will geed
them to the various committees. Tbe ques?
tions will be answered by tbs applicants in
the presence or' the coa thittee and the papers
all iorwrnded to the central committee in Co?
lumbia, who wiil determine the successful
applicants
There are four appointments' to be made.
Toe scholarships are good for two >pars and
are worth SIGO and the stu.irots ra*lro?d fare
to Nashville and return After the first year
the amount o?v he rrduced frcra ?100 to $ZQ
The examination wili begin at 9 o'clock,
Tuesday, July 23d The following commit?
tees will have charge of the exircioations at
?he various points. Columbia, Professors A
G Rfccoert and C W Bain ; Grem'ille, Mr 0
B Martin and Prof B E Gt-er : Spartanborg,
Mr EC Elmore and Mr Geo S Briggs ;
Charleston, Messrs W K Tate and Claude L
Ugge
Instructions have been received from Mr
John M Base, Secretary of the College, that
the appo.ntee shall be required to make an
average per cent not lower than 65 per cent.
REPAIRING DUBOSE'S BRIDGE,
LYNCH'S El VER.
THE COUNTY Board of Commis?
sioners will let out*Repairs of said
Bridge, on August 3d. prox. Plans
and specifications made known at that
time and place. Right reserved to re?
ject anv and all bids.
W. H. SEALE, Co. Sup'r.
Thos. V. Walsh. Clerk. J
July 24, 1901. |JH*lta?L-.J -J