Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cte 4?i;itri)mm! w? 3Mhmc WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1901. The Sumter Watcnman was toundeo ID ?^50 and the True Soutkron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has ? l:ie combined ??reulation and in?uence cf both cf the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Spinier The agitation in favor of the estab? lishing of a Soldier's Home is not j productive of unanimity of sentiment ( among the old soldiers, some or whom take the ground that the money that would be.spent in maintaining a home would do more good if applied to in? creasing tae .pensions of needy and " worthy ole".soldiers. This is in our opinion a correct view of the matter. The navy department complains that great difficulty is experienced in ob? taining a. sufficient number of able bodied seamen to man the ships of the navy, but makes no mention of the fact that there is a surplus of able bodied liars in the navy, many of whom hare been on duty at the Schley Court of^Inquiry. President Roosevelt will find that for every gold Democrat that he puts into his office he wilL alienate the affections of ,a saddle colored Republi? can. Dr. Clayton says that the appoint mont of ?r. Koester was'made for] . the purpose-of building up the Repub? lican party ic South Carolina. How can this be . if Mr. Koester is a Demo? crat? If&ejis .not a Democrat, what are his politics, and to what political party does- his. sponsor, Senator Mc? laurin belong? The Sumter county exhibit at the Exposition will be aa eye-opener to those who have not taken this county into consideration as a competitor for the $1*000 premium offered for the best county' exhibit Sumter county has the material, the mon^y has been provided and three men are already at work collecting the exhibit. It is cer? tain to be a great exhibit of the coun? ty's resources'and a magnificent adver? tisement "We have received from Latham, Al? exander & Co., Commission Mer? chants, of New York, a copy of their valuable publication "Cotton Move-j ment and Fluctuations." This publi? cation, which they have issued annu? ally for twenty-eight years, has a . recognized standing as an authorita? tive book of reference and is invalua? ble to antone who wishes to become familiar with the course of the cotton market Judge Benet has .announced that he will net be a candidate for re-election as Judge Of the First Circuit and there are few regrets over his retire? ment Notwithstanding the generally adniitted,.feet that he is one. of the ablest lawyers on the bench,, the peo? ple have not forgotten that he is one of the driftwood jurists that- the Reform wave washed down from the .up coun? try ?to fill a judicial berth in the low country, and his retirement is regard? ed as the most praiseworthy act of his judicial career.; Czolgosz is dead and insofar as pos? sible he should be forgotten. The an * archists will, of course, glorify his memory as a martyr to their infamous ? cause? but law abiding and self re? specting people and newspapers should not assist in keeping his name before the public In life he was a savage brute and he died like a beast, deny? ing God and cursing his priests. The municipal election in New York city* is exciting interest throughout the country and all politicians are watching the progress of the fight with anixous eyes. The Republicans, who have formed an alliance with all sorts and conditions of men who are . antagonistic to Tammany rule, claim that pary lines do not enter into the fight and that party principles are not issues. The Democrats on the other hand claim that the fight is a party . fight and that the cry of reform raised by the Republicans is simply a campaign dodge on the part of the Platt Ma? chine to' catch the anti-Tammany democrats. The indictment brought against Tammany by the reformers is damning and probably true, but we aire inclined, to believe that between the rule of &att and Croker there is little difference and that the city gov? ernment will be equally as corrupt un? der one gang as the other. As long as Croker is the boss of one machine and Platt the power behind the other, New York will be run for the boodle that there is in it? for the politicians. Messrs. Low and Shepherd, the op? posing candidates, are doubtless both strong, able and honest men person? ally, but the company they keep is so thoroughly corrupt politically that they will, no matter which is elected, be powerless to purify the municipal government. We are suspicious of anything that goes around labeled "Reform" in great big letters and be? tween Tammany's brazen rascality and Plait's hypocritical reform the taxpayers of New York are to be sym? pathized with. What would it benefit the people pf the United States to have she tariff on raw sugar repealed, if the tariff on refined sugar remains in force? The cane sugar growers of Louisiana and the beet sugar growers of the west would suffer, for the admission of raw sugar free of duty would force prices down and the sugar trust, controlling, as it does, the price of refined sugar, would be in a position to reap profits amounting to millions of dollars an? nually. The trust could buy raw sugar cheaper and who imagines that it would sell it cheaper? If we are to have free trade in sugar there should be no discrimination that would injure the sugar growers of America and benefit the trust to the extent of at last 875,000,000 a year. The Congressional election will be held on Tuesday, November 5th-next Tuesday-and it is important that every Democrat in the Seventh Dis? trict go to the polls and cast his bal lot . The primary election recently ? held did not elect, it merely elected j Mr. A. F. Lever as the nominee of the Democratic party. In the general election on Tuesday the man who is to represent this district in Congress will be chosen. If the Democrats do not turn out and cast a full vote either of two things may result from their neg? ligence and indifference-a Republican may be elected by concerted effort of the Republicans who count pn a small Democratic vote, or the Republican majority in the House of Representa? tives may unseat Mr. Lever and give his place to the negro contest?e whose contest of Dr. Stokes' seat is still pending. A small vote will give the Republicans an excuse to unseat Mr. Lever, of which they will not be slow to avail themselves. It is the duty of every Democrat to vote on Tuesday, and we urge each and everyone to bear the electioja in mind. Remember that your vote is needed. Lieut. W. ?. Crawford, U. S. A., of Chester who broke his engagement to marry Miss Rebecca Douglass, also of Chester, just a-few hours before the time appointed for the marriage, is still trying to explain the matter to the war department. It is stated in Washington that he is in danger of being dropped from the army unless he furnishes an explanation that ,is thoroughly satisfactory. This is one time that a man got into trouble by not getting married. Lieut. Crawford is doubtless prepared to give testimony against matrimony as a hazardous un? dertaking. THE CHARLESTON MIDWAY. It is now a settled fact that Frank C. Bostock, the "Animal King," and his great Animal Arena, which is the real big feature of the Pan-American Exposition, is coming to the South Carolian Interstate and West Indian Exposition. The Bostock Enterprise leaves behind a remarkable record made at Buffalo as over 1,000,000 peo? ple attended the Temple of Zoology, where it ?emonstrated that it is an at? traction which appeals to the intelli? gent classes, and a concession that is clean and* legitimate throughout. In its originality., cleverness and magnifi? cence it has surpassed all other attrac? tions on the Midway as well as in point of attendance^ The visitors ad? vertised this unique attraction so much among their acquaintances that for many weeks the capacity of the building was always taxed to its ut? most, a record unprecedented in the ^Midway Show bosiness, remarkable as it is for heavy runs. Among the hundreds of thousands of visitors were many illustrons ones, more perhaps than at any other entertainment. Among these visitors were the United States Cabinet, the ladies of the Pres? idential party, -and on the day of the great tragedy the late President .Mc? Kinley was to have attended, and as a matter of fact a box had been decorat? ed and his Excellency was expected when news came of the awful attempt on his life, which resulted in his death, the Governors of every State, Senators and judges of the Supreme Court almost without exception have visited this wonderful Trained Wild Animal Exhibition, and they have all expressed their wonder . and delight upon seeing the acms of human cour? age and daring, together with a super? lative degree of educational zoological features, the combined salient charac? teristics of a world's resources and a lifetime's study and plucky effort, per? severance and experience as represent? ed today by the Great Bostock Zoolog? ical Arena which is coming to Charles? ton. The efforts of others in similar lines at former Expositions pale into insigningance beside this mighty en? terprise, and its fame and name al? ready extend the world over. The building in which the exhibitions will be given will be without doubt the finest on the Mighty Midway. The impression of those who visit it will be one of profound magnitude and splendor. Around the sides of the great ampi theatre are to be the great steel-barred cages, wherein will be shown the brute creation fully and complete. The entire animal kingdom will be there represented from the ice? bound regions of the Arctic circle to the sun-scorched latitudes at the equa? tor, and their will not be a single in? teresting specie missing, nor one rare variety absent. In the mammoth steel arena will be shown the many crown? ing features of this world-renowned animal exhibition. There commanded and directed by the world's greatest living animal subjugators. In the great steel boand circle will be seen fearless men and women taking their lives into their hands by posing in the midst of the very beasts whose mis? sion on earth seems but death and de? struction. Education to a degree that borders closely on the line of human understanding will be amply demon? strated, and performances will be given that will fairly bewilder the -senses of the spectators. I ll .1 -OBBB.^ "Little Boy" has reduced the pacing record to 2:01J? The John Robinson Big Shows Delighted Crowds in Washington. Pa. "And they.folded their tents like the Arabs and silently stole away." The first circus of the season, John Robinson's Big Show, has come and gone and the thousands of people who paid to see the performances have no kick coming, for the prophecy made in the Observer Monday morning to the effect that the people would get their money's worth and a bit over, was fulfilled. The John Robinson show is all right. It is a big show in fact as well as in name, as big as the best of them, bigger than most of them and as good, if not better, than any of them. The show gave entire satisfac? tion to the crowds who witnessed it, the humber of people present being esti? mated at about 9,000 and probably when the show left-town this morning in the neighborhood of .86,500 of good Washington county money went with it. A good lump of money but a show of this kind needs plenty to keep it afloat. The weather yesterday was most fa? vorable, it being not too hot and not 1 too cold, just good, comfortable circus weather, and it brought a goodly crowd from the . countryside. The streets were well lined with people early in the morning to witness the parade, which started promptly at 10 o'clock, and this part of the day's proceedings the free show-was alone worth a few miles ride over the Washintgon coun? ty roads, and that is saying a good bit just now. Everything being so bright and new made the parade especially at? tractive. It was resplendent in color ; the brilliant decorations of the wagons, the bright, and pretty gowns of the 'women, the gay trappings on the ani? mals, the uniform of the bands, all combined to make the street pageant a thoroughly enjoyable and pleasing spectacle. And as soon as the parade j was over the people commenced to wend their way towards the Fair j grounds so as to be in good time, for , the afternoon perform?nce, and before j it commenced the huge tent was pack? ed. And the show itself-The vivid word painting of the press agent had raised expectations high, and when it is said that these expectations were fully real? ized, little further comment is neces? sary. But there were some features that are worthy of more than passing comment, notably the great spectacu? lar production of "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. ' ' Cleverly designed and admirably car? ried out by a small army of people, this series of tableaux and ever mov? ing pictures, will long be remembered by those who were present. It was a gorgeous spectacle, the final dance by a ballet of about a hundred good look? ing and brilliantly costumed young women being splendidly executed, the beauty of the entire'scene being great? ly aided by the use of calcium lights and colored fire. Among the other notable features were two remarkable exhibitions of animal training, viz., John Robinson's troupe of performing elephants, who do almost everything but talk, and Prof. Ed Holder's troupe of perform? ing hogs, a real novelty and a quite extraoridnary performance. Also well worthy of mention are Effie Dutton, a brilliant equestrienne who concludes the act in a blaze of electric light : Holland and Lamkins, trick and somersault ridgers: The Flying Lavans, marveloous a?rielists; Melville, in astounding feats of gravitation, and Misses Blanche Holland and Effie Kruge rv, whose picturesque -act on three horses was exceptionally good. These are only a few of the features but it would take columns to mention each separately, but it may be said that out of the scores of acts presented there was not a weak one amongst them. The music was good, the clowns funny and the rube portion of the entertainment was a show itself. All said and done the John Robinson Shows is the equal, if not the superior bf any of the big circuses tha6 have been seen here, not even excepting the Ringling Snow, and that was an exceptionally good one. The manage? ment was all that could be desired and visitors were treated with the greatest courtesy by all concerned. Washing? ton folk will welcome the Robinson Show whenever it comes back.-Wash? ington Observer, May 21. Pisgah Correspondence. We are in the last quarter of the round of gathering the crops, and light, all through, expresses the yield. More stealing is going on than in years. Several negroes have been shot at in the night stealing, and it is in the range of possibilities, unless they cease, the coroner will hold some in? quests, for the white people are not going to be trifled with in this matter, j Oats are being sown. Some are up , to good stands. The folly of so much credit to Dick Tom and Harry, is now to be seen. People are hard up sure and this is no fiction but facts. "Possibly, the oldest females in this county are Mrs. Sally Tuck of Catch? all and Sally Brown of this place. They must be near 100 years old. Mrs. Irene Kennedy and children visited in the Catchall section last Saturday and Sundav. Pisgah, Oct. 23. Kansas netted 841,000 profit out of her convict labor last year. Manila, October 25.-The people of the island of Samar have been notified to concentrate in the towns on pain of being considered Jpublic enemies and outlaws and treated accordingly. In? tense feeling exists among the troops in Samar. If they can meet the en? emy in the open there will be great retaliation. Many of them have seen and the others have heard of the bar? barous treatment to which the dead American soldiers were subjected by the Filipinos recently. I Anderson, October 25.-The safe in j the office of the Williamston Oil Mill j was blown open this morning and about 855 in cash secured. The safe was almost completely wrecked, but the building was uninjured. The work gives evidence of having been done by professionals. The country is being scoured, but there are only slight clues. Buffalo, X. Y., Oct. 25.-The execu? tive commissioners' association com? posed of commissioners to tho Pan American exposition from the various States, of which Joseph Macmullen of Minneapolis is chairman, have adopt? ed resolutions endorsing the Charles? ton exposition and advertising all Pan American exhibits there. PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAP.OLI2TA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBEB. WHEREAS information has been received at this Department that on the 12th day of October, A. D., 1901, the Cotton Barn of J. B. Crouch in tbe County of Sumter was burned, and there being reason to believe that the burning was an act of incendiarism, Now, Therefore, I, M. B. Mcswee? ney, Governor of the State ol' South Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the majesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of One Hundred Dollars for the ap? prehension and conviction of the per? son or persons who committed said act of incendiarism. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereun? to set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be a'ffixed, at Columbia, this twenty-third day of [L. S.] October, A. D., 1901, and in the 126th year of the Independence of the Uni? ted States of America. M. B. MCSWEENEY. By the Governor : M. R. COOPER, Secretary of State. Oct 30-lt THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNT? OP 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,JL901, 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 23d day of October, A. D. 1901. THOS. V. WALSH, Oct 23-2t Judge of Probate. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. OFFJCE or 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 j as follows: For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3 mills. For School purposes, 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. IS, 2 mills. Schcol 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. loth, 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 12 th, 1901, for a final Discharge as Guardian of Per? son and Estate of said Minor. Miss ESTHER 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 fO+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O ?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 bats, and we are sure you will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please, MRS. L. ATKINSON. Oct 9 , and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-j |ent business conducts** for MODERATE FEES. iOv. OFFICE ISOPPOSJTE U. S. PATEN rOvncEj >anu wc can secure patent in less time thia ?hose j ?remote from Washington. t < ? Send inodei, drawing or photo., with descrip-j ? tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of j ^charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. } > A PAMPHLET, M HOW to Obtain Patents," with* ?cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries J {sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO.i OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON. D. O. Estate of Kich'd E. Singleton, Deceased. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on November .'50th. 1901, for a Final Discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. A. ELISE SINGLETON. Oct 30-4t Administratrix. Ton ?n oar Fall Announcement w? predicted a late and consequently a short season, and we believe the resuite so f*r. have proveu tbe truthfulness of ocr prediction VVe have a very larg ' stock of goods which we are anxious to convert into money, and will do a a on as reasonable a margin of profit as legitimate merchandising will justify. cHK?o*o*o*We Have no Special Sales For Special Days^o*o****o But purpose making every day from now undi Christmas, one of Special Sales We realize that the needs of our country friends next year will be ?such aiore than usual, owing to the failure of the corn crop, aDd we are willing to Sacrifice Our Profits That we mav De aWe to ?.??* them -?- We can't buy Corn with Clothing, Shoes aDd Hate, IT TAKES MONEY. Tnerefore every dollar you spend with UH enables us to help you OUT Clothing Department ^oold do credit to au exclusive , -- city store Here you wili find suits tn fit, from the smallest boy to the 300 pounder Our buyer bonghli 200 BOY'S SUITS, s:z?s 5 to 1?, "under the hammer"-Gooda worth from $1 50 to $2, bnt tbe price paid for ii XT?^^-?.,^ -G~~ them jostifiee ns io selling Ihem At Ninety-five CentS. There are several styles, come early or the choice may be gone Oar better grade of Boys' suits from $2 up, have double knee and double seat. Every mother knows where a Boy's Pants first gives way, so this feature ought to be appreciated We have Boys' Overcoats, sizes 5 to 12 years, from $1.00 to $5.00 Youths' Overcoats, sizes 12 to 19 years, from $2.50 to $8.00 -OUR LINE OF Men's Overcoats *8 Pr?bably the largest and best assorted yon - will find to select /rom, the prices run from $3.50 to $?0.00 '^t,e maQ ma8t he very fastidious, indeed, who -;-1-:- cannot get a suit to please him in our estab? lishment Oar line embraces a full stock of Plain and Fancy Worsteds, Mel? tons, Cheviots and Granites, in sileas, stouts and regulars from $2.50 to $20 If you need an extra pair of PANTS, you will find our stock a good one from which to select, as we carry them as high as $7 50 per pair. We had about * 200 Pairs PantS sightly water damaged in transit There were - some worth $2 per pair, none less than $1 50, we put them ali down At irinety-five cents per pair. While we are devoting most of this ad. to Clothing, b9ar in mind we ace not neglecting our Dry Goods and Shoe Stock Yon wil1 fi^ these departments --?- thoroughly up to date and no better values for the money to be had in the city Our facilities heretofore prevented our carrying as complete line of Ladies' Cloaks A80DTtrade required, but we have no hesitancy -;- in saying now that our stock will compare favor? ably with any in the city. From a $1 50 Jacket to a $20 Automobile Coat we can suit you Remember we will not be undersold and our motto shall be, "Sell as Cheap as We Can/Not as Oear as We Might" Lest Ye Forget We say it yet..... U-NEED-A BISCUIT. TJ-need-a few other things in the grocery line, and _ LEST YE FORGET we would remind you that our line of staple and fancy groceries is unsurpassed by any in the city- We have just added to our stock a full line of the celebrated RALSTON HEALTH FOOD as enumerated below : He Kfiows mis! Breakfast ?bod isgOO< All the Coolness of Giuterean Wheat makes Ralston Breakfast Food f.imous with folks fond of fine living, who are careful of their health. That delicious flavor comes from the best wheat nature can produce. Ralston Breakfast Food children, are red cheeked and robust-the embodiment of health. There's variety in our Pure Food fam? ily to please every palate: Ralston Health Oats, Ralston Hominy Grits, Rals ton Barley Food Purina Pankake Flour and Purina Health Flour which makes "Brain Bread." Ralston-Purina Cereals are distinguish? ed by Checkerboard packages. FOR SALE BY Also a full line of Beckers Goods, viz, Hecker s Buckwheat (in packages and bulk), Hecker's Grits. Hecker's Oatmeal, Corn Hour Flap Jack flour. ?fcc. Diabitic Food-To accommodate a number of our customers we have a sioc* VJ. Gluten Flour and Gluten Grist on hand. mT-** In addition to the Uneeda Biscuits we have a full line of Mason s Crackers, bernis, Sponge Cakes. Fancy Cakes, ?fcc. , Seasonable Goods-We have a fresh supply, viz, sweet pickles, maple syrup, mack? erel (in kits or loose), cod fish, cakes, <fcc, ?rc. In fact, anything and everything that a ' Grocery and Delicatesen Department should have. Our prices are, as always, "The Lowest" J. RYTTENBEEG & SONS. Xote-The Ralston Health Foods are highly recommended by everyone who has ^ tried them, and are specially good for children and dyspeptics.