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~WEDNESDAYrOCT?BER~23r!90fr~ The Sumter Watchman was roundea m 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has fcbe combined circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Ssuoter Everybody hereabouts is now con? vinced that the cotton crop of Sumter countv is short-verv short. The Columbia firemen made almost a clean sweep in the Augusta tourna? ment, taking $750 of the $950 offered in prizes. Sumter and Camden fire? men are doubtless sorry they did not enter the contest. The McLaurinites are claiming that the Wilie Jones suggestion that Gen. Hampton be put up as the Senatorial candidate is a confession of weakness on the part of that element of the anti McLauriu forces. The bonds of the Charleston Exposi? tion, amounting to $150,000 have been placed, the entire issue having been subscribed for by Charleston banks and businses men. These bonds are a safe investment, as they will be paid in full before the holders of the Ex? cition stock receive any dividends. This accounts for the comparative with which they were disposed of Charleston. The appointment of Mr. George R. Eoester as collector of internal reve? nue demonstrates two things, viz: Senator McLaurin still has control of the distribution of Federal patronage in South Carolina and that Senator McLaurin sticks to his friends who have worked to further his political ambitions. Volunteer cabinet makers have cir? culated the report that Sentaor Mc? Laurin would be invited to enter Pres? ident Roosevelt's cabinet. The report is false on its face for South Carolina .is his field of labor and upou the Jsuc coss of his efforts here to build up a repnblican party depend a continuance of administrative favor depends upon his exertions here to strengthen the assistant republican party. Lieut. Gov. Tillman was in Au? gusta last week and the Chronicle says he received "many assurances that he would be the next governor of the State." There was unquestiona-. bly more fire-watexjthan truth backing np these prophecies. President Roosevelt is said to favor the up-building of! the American Mer? chant Marine, but he does not declare a preference for any of the measures to be brought before Congress. He does not care, we presume, to tie himself hand and foot to the ship subsidy steal and will look around a bit before he casts in his fortunes with the Hanna wing of the party. The Texas oil speculators have reap? ed a rich harvest, the promises of great gushing wells having created stampede to buy. stock in the many speculative companies that had millions of capital on paper. A sucker is born every minute and there are always lambs ready for the shearer. Miss Stone, the missionary, is still unransomed .and the last reports hold out no hope of her relief until the terms of the brigands have been com? plied with to the letter. Those who favor home rather than foreign mis? sions will have hereafter another strong argument with which to sup? port their contention, foreign mis? sions being doubly expensive since it costs a great deal of money to send the missionaries to the foreign heath? en, and, as in Miss Stone's case, a great deal more to induce the heathen to let the missionarv return. The City Council has appropriated 8300 to supplement the 81,000 appro? priation of the county board of com? missioners -for the county exhibit at the Charleston Exposition. The exhibit is now assured and all that remains to be done is to make it a full and re? presentative showing of the natural resources of Sumter County. We have the resources and with the hearty cooperation of all of those who have county pride and a desire to advertise before the world the greatness and variety of their county in natural riches the money appropriated will be sufficient to collect and install in the State Building in Charleston an ex? hibit that will be the equal of that of any other county in South Carolina. Specimens of all varieties of farm crops produced in the county are want? ed and any one who has a fine speci? men should contribute it to the ex? hibit. It is not necessary to attempt to enumerate what is wanted for when we have said that it is the hope of the committee to have included in the ex? hibit specimens of each and every pro? duct of the field and forest, we have stated the scope of the exhibit in the simplest but most comprehensive terms. The money having been provided the next thing is to collect and prepare the exhibit to be sent to Charleston. j We possess a vast wealth of resources I of field and forest and if the people will but get to work and all work to? gether with the same object in view the collection of the best specimens of field crops, woods, etc., and their proper preparation for exhibition. If we send ocr best to Charleston we need ' have no fear that our exhibit will suffer in comparison with the exhibits of other counties. The time for col? laging the exhibit is short but where there are willing workers a great deal can be accomplished in a few weeks. The amount of cash and hard work expended by the advocates and oppo? nents of Lee county would have accom? plished a great deal toward insuring the early construction of that proposed railroad from this city, via Bishop ville, to connect with the Seaboard Air Line. And the said railroad would be of more benefit to Bishopville and the surrounding country than the new county, and the want of a Seaboard connection is more detrimental to the business interests of this city and it future prospects than the success of the new county movement can be. When the new county fight is over and done with, these hard workers should bury the hatchet, get together and build the railroad that we all need and agree in wanting. How do our esteemed contemporaries, who slopped over so conspicuously when they discovered that President Roosevelt's mother was a Southern woman, feel now. By some occult pro? cess of mind reading they ascertained that the President had a fall and sym? pathetic knowledge of Southern feel? ings, sentiments, and conditions and would so conduct himself as to win the confidence and esteem of all Southern people. No one should be surprised that the President invited Booker Washington to dine at the White House, for when Governor of New York he entertained negroes at his house. A man has the right to choose his company and if President Roose? velt has a liking for negroes he will probably have them to dine with him as often as he sees fit. From a practi? cal point of view it may have been good politics to invite Booker Wash? ington to dine at the White Hcase for the negro republican vote in the next national convention will be need? ed when Roosevelt makes his fight for the Presidential nomination. This social recognition of the negro will also go far towards couteracting the dissatisfaction that has grown up among the negroes on account of the encouragement, in the way of patron? age given-the democrats who have gone over to the administration either as out and out republicans or as commer? cial democrats. Many of the negro politicians will gladly acquiesce to the loss of offices if they can salve the wounds with social recognition. Theo? dore Roosevelt may be headstrong, im? petuous and stubborn, but he is not a man without guile. As a smooth and adroit politician he is in the first class. . . Attention, AlUancemen. Goodwill, S. C., Oct 21, 1901. ' Mr. Editor: 1 am in receipt of a let? ter from Mr. J. C. Wilborn, President cf the National Farmers' Alliance and State reorganizer, saying that he will be delighted to meet and address our citizens on the necessity of the re? organization of the Alliance, On Fri? day, Nov. 1st. Ihave arranged to have the use of the Court House on that occasion, and invite all former alliance men, and all other interested citizens to meet there that day. President and Organizer Wilborn will on that occa? sion personally answer the request for a pledge made by our meeting of Oct. 6th. I hope we will have a good au? dience and give him a respectful hear? ing. I would like to have the meet? ing begin promptly at ll a. m., so that we may have time after Mr. Wilborn's address to deliberate and decide upon the course we will pursue. Yours truly, E. W.'Dabbs, Committee on Notification. Those famous little pills. De Witt's Little Early Risers compel your liver and bowels to do their duty, thus giving you pure, rich blood to recuperate your body. Are easy to take. Never gripe.-J. S. Hughson <fc Co. ! Experiment With Oil an Experiment No More. A second application of the oil douche has been given the macadam work on Blanding Street between Ma? rion and Bull. The first application in June was so effective that on this block, after an entire summer of heavy, washing rains, the dust was not half as bad as on blocks adjoining, notwithstanding the fact that mud and dust had been carted to this block, from blocks which had not been treated with this bath of oil. In the second application, as in the first four months ago, six barrels of oil were used. It has laid the dust beautifully. Mr. J. M. Graham, who is deeply interested in this matter, ! declares that it has passed the experi- i ment stage and is now a custom. His neighbors on that block were anxious for the second application, and it is reported that the block between Ma? rion and Sumter will be given an ap? plication of this road oil. The cost is about $36 a block, and three applica? tions will keep the dust down for a year. The second year two applica? tions may be sufficient. This is cheap? er and better than having the street sprinkled with water every day. In addition to settling the dust and, in a measure, acting as a wTater shed, this oil causes the road to become soft and spongy and vehicles with metal tires run over it almost as easily as if with rubber tires.-The State, Oct.118. AN EXPLANATION. "The petition to the Governor refer? red to by Mr. McCutchen was publish? ed in the Watchman and Southren-in May 1S98, but the signatures to the same were not. We are informed that in its republication in the pamphlet mentioned by him, which pamphlet was not published in this office, some cf the names were placed there through a mistake of recollection. Mr. Mc Cutchen's disclaimer is, of course, conclusive. The mistake ought not to have occurred and is regretted. We learn that application has been made to the Governor for a certified copy of the petition, and if furnisehd, the same will be published in full, names and all. "The petition appeared to have been generally signed, for in Mr. Joseys' communication, also . republished in the pamphlet, he says * * * "this petition, now receivnig practically the unanimous approval of the citizens of our dear little new-born," &c. "Since the above was written we have been furnished with ten of the petitions in question, all being alike and published the same elsewhere in this issue with the signatures thereto. We are informed that other copies with other names are in existence, but have been misplaced. "We are informed that evidence will be furnished that Mr. J. E. McCutch? en approved the matter of said peti? tion-indeed that he suggested the same and expressed his willingness to join in said protest." The above statement appeared in our ! last issue as an addenda to a card from Mr. J. E. McCutchen. This matter was furnished^by the committee which prepared and sent out the pamphlet referred to by Mr. McCutch? en. When Mr. McCutchen's card was received we were at a loss to know to what he referred as we had never heard of the said pamphlet. We sought information from the commit? tee, and the statements made in the first two paragraphs were given, 1 which, together with the card, were 1 published in The Daily Item, as re- j quested by Mr. McCutchen. On Tuesday afternoon the matter contain ed in the last v two paragraphs was handed in for publication in the paper the next day by a member of the com? mittee. Without giving the matter the consideration it should have had it was permitted to appear in the paper without the signature of its author. We take occasion now to disclaim any responsibility for the statements i contained in the addenda to Mr. Mc-1 Cutchen's card and to express regret that we thoughlessly permitted this paper to be placed in a position that we do not care to occupy-that of tak? ing sides in a personal controversy be? tween Mr. McCutchen and those who prepared and circulated the pamphlet. PETIT JURY LIST. The following is the jury list for the first week of the November term of court : . R. E. Carnes, Bishopville. Lad M. Crosswell, Bishopville. W. W. Stuckey, Bishopville. J. E. Crosswell, Bishopville,. F. P. McLean, Bishopville. J. W. Dixon, Bishopville. J. B. Kelly, Bishopville. T. Ni Griffin, Lynchburg. W. P. Newman, Lynchburg. J. A. M. Carraway, Shiloh. A. H. Truluck, Shiloh. S. A. Tomlison, Shiloh. ^. J. B. Croacbv Middleton. G. M. Dew, Middleton. . ?'j>; C.- McLaurin, Middleton. George Hartsoe, Middleton. ' ; M. E. WactoTi Providence. Frank Bradford, Providence. JVM. Woodley, Providence. Charley Pinckney, Stateburg. Charles Buckner, Stateburg. N. S. McLeod, Swimming Pens. J. H. Robinson, Swimming Pens. T. J. Baker, Swimming Pens. J. S. R. Brown, Swimming Pens. W. D. McLeod, Swimming Pens. J. A. Boykin, Mayesville. E. L. Cooper, Mayesville. E. M. McElveen, Mayesville. T. H. Osteen, Privateer. McD. Furman, Privateer. John M. Tindal, Privateer. W. F. Entzminger, Rafting Creek. J. E. DuPre, Rafting Creek. T. B. Jenkins, Sumter. B. M. Lebby, Sumter. Jury List for Second Week. The following is. the list of jurors drawn for the second week of the November term of court : J. A. Rhame, Lynchburg. J. J. DuRant, Lynchburg. S. W. Frierson, Lynchburg. J. E. Wilson, Lynchburg. W. M. Lenoir, Stateburg. Henry Benanhaley, Stateburg. E. F." Holmes, Stateburg. .F. M. Tomlinson, Shiloh. J. R. McElveen, Shiloh. D. E. Wells, Privateer. Peter McLeod, Privateer. Willis Hodge, Privateer. Manning L. Hedge, Privateer. N. B. Ingram, Privateer. T. E. Hodge, Privateer. R. J. Yates, Swimming Pens. W. S. Chandler. Swimming Pens. M. J. Michau, Swimming Pens. W. B. Troublefield, Middleton. W. J. Ross, Middleton. Neil O'Donnell, Sumter. C. F. H. Bultman, Sumter. L. W. Jenkins, Sumter. C. L. Rhauie, Sumter. J. J. Britton, Sr., Concord. Jno. W. Davis, Bishopville. W. S. James, Bishopville. T. Ed. Baskins, Bishopville. T. E. Davis, Bishopville. Samuel Mooneyham, Mt. Clio. Davis Brown, Rafting Creek. W. V. Cauthen, Rafting Creek. T. O. Sanders, Rafting Creek. R. S. Brown, Rafting Creek. J. W. Young, Rafting Creek. J. F. McElveen, Mayesville. W. L. Wal lace, "M. D., of Kingtree. S' C., says : "In my practice I have used a lot of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, the great rem? edy for indigestion and other stomach troubles and have had no failures but re? lief in almost all cases. This is the first time in 45 year's practice that I have ever had occasion to publicly advise all dyspep? tics of a certain remedy in Kodol Dyspep? sia Cure."-J. S. Hughson & Co. Ever Qa Our Low Prie You all know the c mmmm LOW PRIG! He: GREAT DRESS GOODS DAY! IO pcs all pure wool .'Fancy Black Q Q Goods, regular 50c, Friday, 0?7C 15 pcs 36-in Herietta, in all colors ^ and black-Special Friday, 1 case Apron Ginghams, special at 4c Apron Ginghams, the 7c kind, Fri- K day at ?C io? lOc 3,000 yards fine ] less than 1 From Our Cloak Department. DON'T MISS THESE : 40 ladies 27-in Box Coats, all silk lined, in black and castor, worth fl* O AO regular $5, will be sold Friday, H>O.T"0 50 Children's Box Jackets, ages 6 to 14, in heavy tan goods, worth -fl?1 Q Q 82, on sale Friday, ?p JL.? 57 50 pcs 38-in Bleach Homespun (in small pieces 6 to 20 yds) nice soft goods, free of dressing, Special Sale at Ov j 4:C5C ^ea(*y Made She 10 pcs fine Curtain Swisses, lai terns, regular 15c-Friday We Save You M SCI Wisacky Winnowings. Mr. Ecfitor: Well, by the time this reaches you Lee county will be weigh? ed in the balances and-if we may take the the people of this community ' as voicing the sentiments of Lee county, we will say, she will be weigh? ed and found sadly wanting. It seems, Mr. Editor that the Lee county people could not have hit upon a better year than this to get defeat? ed, for farmers are gloomy and are confronted with matters far more im? portant to them than a new county or .new anything else, unless, its a new way to pay these many obligations, and.fill up their empty barns and smokehouses. Well,- Mr. Editor, we have -always heard that times were hard and worse coming, this has been a saying ever since we were a little boy, and I tell you, Mr. Editor, if it ain't about to come sure enough, we are a poor judge of small matters. With the shortest crop of cotton we have made in twenty years, and a still shorter corn crop, nothing to fatten hogs with, no rice, no 'lases, and not much potatoes, we will say if somebody don't starve clean to death in this country next year, they will sure miss a mighty good opportunity. The Wisacky school has opened with a good attendance, with one of Sum? ter's charming young ladies as teacher, and we look for splendid results, as Miss ^Richardson is very highly spoken of. We see no reason why Wisacky should not have a high school. When we ride over the country. Say, Darlington for instance, and see the large and nicely conducted schools in no better country than we have, we feel almost like complain? ing, and laying the blame on some? body. There is the Ashland High School in no better country than this, which would be a credit to any town, and leaves the Bishopville Graded School a long ways in the dark, so far as the looks of the buildings are concern at least. Mrs. M. L. Williams, is visiting her mother Mrs. Mike Clark of East over, S. C. Yours truly, Knead. Wisacky, S. C., Oct. 21. 1901. Pan-American Congress in Mexico. City of Mexico, Oct. 21.--Every? thing is in readiness for the holding of the initial session bf the Pan-Amer? ican congress tomorrow. The meet? ings will be held in a hall of the na? tional palace, which has been com? pletely refurnished for the occasion. President Diaz will formally welcome delegates and there will be brief re? sponses from the representatives of the several American republics. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. C0TOTY OF SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Ben j. J. Humbert made suit to me grant him Letters of Adminis? tration of the estate of and effects of Wm. J. Stone, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Wm. J. Stone, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H. on Nov. 7th, 1901, next, after publica? tion thereof, at ll 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 li.'Jd day of October, A. D. 11)01. THOS. V. WALSH, Oct 23-2t Judge of Probate. oted on Reliable Merchandise. es are Hitting With Telling Ejfect. lass of goods we hand out to you at all times. I BUT NOTHING INFERIOR, NO, NEVER ! MMMMMML ace, We are Always Busy. -special^-1 GREAT DRESS GOODS DAY! BARGAIN DAY NEXT FRIDAY. MASS^Ssr 29c HERE IS A RARE CHANCE: j 10 pcs all-wool Eiderdown, in all QO Our entire line of all Black Dress Goods | shades-Friday at in fancy weaves, the regular prices of ! which -were $1 and $1.25," will go on sale j ANOTHER CORSET SALE. Friday at j 40 doz Fine 4-hook goods in white, - _ f&f Gfa JL. black and pink, regular 75c, Friday JE9C m %5 C More-of those 25c Children's HoseKrk - Friday, 3 pair for OUC Che Best Yet ! 10c Nainsook and Cambric Embroideries, none worth ~M tfh** 5c, many worth 20c-Friday all one price : xFl/ ! 5 bales best 38-in Sea Island, the 7c qual? ity, we offer you at 10 bales 5?? S. S. Brown Homespun, sold regular at 5c, our price ls 48 pairs Children's School Shoes, all sizes Special. All warranted at 5 bales best 27-in Check Homespun, worth today at mills the price we offer them to you at 10 bales Check Homespun, the regular 5c kind, as long as they last, at 1 case Indigo Blue Calicos, also Reds, the best goods at 5c 4c $1 5c 4c 5c EXTRA SPECIAL SALE. Ladies' Mercerized Petticoats. 5 doz in black and colors, regular 65c at 49c 3 doz in black ruffle flounce, regular $1 at 83c 3 doz in black and colors, regular $1,35 at $1.09 2 doz in finest goods, beauties, regular $2,00 at $1.59 2 doz our finest, in black with trimmings in white and solid black, regular $2J?5-Fri? day at $1.89 ie ts, extra large, hemmed and shrunk-the cloth 70uld cost you more-Friday at ^xM9%^ *ge new pat 11%C 20 doz all linen Window Shades, all colors, complete with fixtures, special at 21c Sumter's Dry Goods Leaders. In Season. G il JU SI JJ JJ J JU J J JU. Do Ton Run a Gin or Machinery of Any Kind? Then come to us for BELTING, either Leather or Rubber? PULLEYS or other fixtures, Machine Oils, Gin supplies in general. Your attention is invited to our fine lin? of SADDLES, HARNESS, WHIPS. Full stock of And everything in the Hardware line at reasonable prices. lt. B. BUB A NT, The Hardware Man of Sumter, Sept 18-x MICE TO TAXPAYERS. OFFJCE OF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER CO. SUMTES, S. C., Sept. 24,1901. NOTICE is hereby given that I will be in my office in the County Court House at Sumter from October 15th to December 31st, 1901, inclusive, for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year 1901. The levy is as follows: For State purposes, For County purposes, For School purposes, 5 mills. 3 mills. 3 mills. Total levy, ll Also the following special school levies: School District No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No. 5, 1 mill No. 17, 1 mill. School District No. 23, 4 mills. School District No. 22, 4 mills. Commutation Road Tax for 1902 $1.00, payable from Oct. 15th, 1901, to Feb. 1st, 1902. H. L. SCARBOROUGH, sept 24 Treasurer Sumter Co. MONEY TO LEND. ON LONG TIME at 7 per cent interest. LEE & MOISE. Oct 9-3m Sumter, S. C. Estate of Sam'l F. Osteen, Minor. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on November 12th, 1901, for a final Discharge as Guardian of Per? son and Estate of said Minor. Miss ESTHE? OSTEEN, Oct 9, 1901-4t Guardian. MRS. L. ATKINSON Will open the Fall and Winter Season on Thursday, October 10th With a large and artistic collection of ?TRIMMED MILLINERY.! The public are requested to call and see the display. The largest assortment of Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hats for all tastes from the "Picturesque Gain bow" to the simple street hat. Misses and children are not forgotten. Styles for them this season are quite ele? gant. Tailormade Hats are all the go in New York. We can show you quite an assort? ment of them, and at reasonable prices. We are in our new store-three doors below old stand. Come and see our hats, and we are sure yon will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please, MES. L. ATKINSON. Oct 9 'ATMS ?Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat? ent business conducted for MODERATE Fees. Ovy. Ornee is OPPOSITE. U. S. PATEN r o vrtce ana we can secure paten: in less tune tam ?ose jiemote from Washington. % a_t Send model, drawing or photo., with cesenp >tion. We advise, if patentable or nor, free of ccharge. Our fee not due till patent is secui-ed. f A PAMPHLET 14 Kow to Obtain Patents," with [cost of same in* the U. S. and foreign countries ?sent free. Address, IC.A.SNOW&CO. ?. PATENT Ornee, WASHINGTON. D.