The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 07, 1902, Image 8
||| The Potato Bug.
:i : J^^s&rdenBis in York Conn ty, our
bj rXorkville correspondent reports, are
|: ; worrying over the appearance of the
|: f destructive potato bug unusually early
J; . in the season and in large numbers,
Ifeany ways and means for destroying the
Ig^rjesfcis' a subject of mach popnlar in
^?i^?rest and discnssipn.
Many persons, it is noted, are op?
posed: to the use of Paris green, because
they-believe thatt unless scrupulous
I . care is taken not to leave too large a
I ; _ proportion of poison in . the spraying
^:^nixtnre the vines are injured and
||i|^^crop .either destroyd or greatly
^^g^ced, while others think the poison
l^^x&ngerous, because it is liable to
^^^??icthe tubers. A cheap and effeo
^l^?ve: spraying apparatus, it is added,
s^00en&- sold freely, and "the claim
^^fi?mad? that half a gallon of water in
w?uch a teaspoonful of Paris green has
^Se?n dissolved, will destroy all the
^^&a?s on 500 square feet Ofl ground. "
g^_^!?iematter is of general interest,
because the pest in question has
'^isptread all over the State, and thej
^^gwteiers and farmers of other conn
l^^^e'will doubtless very soon share the
lt|J?E?ptIeasant experience of their York
neighbors. We note the report cf our
' corespondent, therefore, for the sake
^warning it conveys of the early
?Sfrrjval of ?he bugs, in numbers, and of
^jthe^suggestion it affords as to the best
^ineans of combatting them-namely,
Itheapplication of the poison by the
j^^^^^^iaying' pump.; It will also,
r^riaps, interest-gardeners- who share,
fetie fears of some of the York County
m^^^??^^TeeB?d&ae. the effects of the
^K::.^^f^^n)bs^ccmnK>nIy used, to remind
^^bem of. the statement recently made
I b^bur rBeaufort correspondent, CoL
^|^^^ ;^?Oiite,^we believe, that a strong
^^^?asion Of chinaberries, . made. ' by
^^^E^n^ . the ripe berries in'water, is as
^^^?ye;'ofvthe protection of young
. from enemies as the min
^^^E^^t?firy .aninfusion of the green
. \4eaye^;if.the beznes'-cannbt. be obtain-!
^^0^^^^^,i^^-^t^c}^p- strong
?^?piag; .tobacco,^' would also serve the
^^wDo^^irort the plants.-News and'
^^Bbjrrierii'-' ' .;. '-k VS.' yr0 "
fe/ Peace mSouth Africa.
_ . ' ?
^^JPlretbria^ May 1.-Boer meetings
^?ontfnue to be held, chiefly in the
pl^loKvaal, to receive ! the leaders'
r ;. explanations of the British terms. It
Vvj^-un^ heated discus
|?|S?K? usual
^^S^sl?own the majority to be in favor
^M^^S?aid that about two hundred
?^apei delegates will attend the confer
;^^?ee|tokbe held at Vereening, . Irans
i^^^^Dolony, on May 15, and that, all
l^?f??ns bf the burghers will be thor
r^pugnry represented^ there. It is epxect
:*ga?*02Lb a. vote by ballot will be taken
V:at:?*is conference. -
^^i^is^repbrted that Gen. De Wet has
^^^^^deelaied-.|he .-British 'terms to
:;;^^.reasonable, and that it is advisable
i^^f?pboceptthem, .while (Jen. Deiarey
' ?^sa?d to be - ready "to abide by the
: decision of the majority.
i^Gas outlook for peace, therefore, is
^ToLos8ofTime.
.:^^?3^?av?:-sol?- Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
.^^mfl^J?arrhoea Bemedy for year?, and
J^aax??: -rather be ont of coffee and sugar
||tiaitit. I ?old five bottles of it yesterday
^S?O-threshers that could go no farther, and
.!; .they are at -work again this morning.-H.
!|p?K? PHILPS, Plymouth, Oklahoma. As will
iy^ba-eeen by the above the threshers were
liable to keep on -with their work without
^?oang a single day's time. You should
^ kefep a bottle of this Remedy in your home.
:Jp3?pr.saie by Dr. A- J. China.
Ig^A?I old soldiers who received an
^Srt?ficial limb under the Act of the
pipj^slatnre of 1879, and Act of 1881,
^ or the amendments thereof, or who re
Bfc-ceived the sum of $25, in lieu of an
inartificial limb under the Acts above
i ^mentioned, are entitled to the sum of
ft. for the repair of an articfiial limb.,
KsBtoder the new act passed at the recent
session of the Legislature, provided
|||Siey apply before May 26. A certificate
Jgv as provided by the Act must irrst be
^pfiled by the applicant.
p|f Like a Drowning Man
ij?fc t?Eive years ago a disease the doctors
j^calleddyspepsia took such hold of me that
fpI could scarcely go,v writes Geo. S. Marsh.
|| well-known attorney cf Nocona. Tex. ""I
fptpok quantities of pepsin and other medi
|?v?cane3 but nothing helped me. As a drown
^?m?- .man grabs at a straw I grabbed at
Ipi?xioL I felt an improvement at once
|||||;and after a few bottles am sound and
j^^welL', Kodol is the only preparation
jl ^wbich exactly reproduces the natural di
|l^;^gestive juices and consequently is the only
w|?me which digests any good food and cn re
ll :?ggT form of stomach trouble. J. S. Hugh
A STRANGE STORY.
The following is from the Keb wee
r of April 30. It is indeed a
ge story :"
A strange story is related by Mr.
?V..B. Cobb, steward of the ?conee
r house, in regard to an attck by
on a young cow belonging to
D. P. Bobins, who lives just a
distance from Walhalla. About
& week ago Mrs. Bobins heard a con?
nie amount of noise in the stable
went to ascertain the cause. Sev
large rats ran from the cow's head
d scampered away. The * horns had
n grawed at the ends and near the
's head one horn had been eaten
ugh to the quick and blood was
fruuning down the side' of her head,
^bipstable was small and the cow did
t have sufficient room to enable her
shake the rodents off. This is the
rst time we have heard of such an at
on live stock in this part of the
ountrv.
Dangerous if Neglected.
Burns, cuts and other wounds often fail
ig?jjeal properly if neglected and become
troublesome sores. DeWitt?s Witch Hazel
: Salve prevents such consequences. Even
where delay has aggravated the injury
^Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve effects a cure,
had a running sore on my leg thirty
' says H. C. Hartly, iankeetown,
^After using many remedies, I tried
*itt*s Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes
led the sore. Cures all skin diseases.
jpSlesyield to it at once. Beware of counter?
feits; J. S. Hughson & Co.
i HESTER'S WF1EKLY STATEMENT.
i . . . ! .
The Comparative Receipts, Move?
ment, Consumption and Exports.
New Orleans, May 2.-Secretary Hes?
ter's weekly cotton exchange statement
issued today shows for the two days
of May an increase over last year of
5,000 and an increase over the same
period year before last of 3,000.
For the 244 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
of the same days year before last of
1,038,000.
The amount brought into sight dur?
ing the past week has been 80,234
against 110,893 for the same seven days
last year and 68,037 year before last.
The movement since September 1.
shows receipts at all United States
ports to be 7*226,875 against 6,852,688
last year; overland across the Missis?
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada 999,907
against 982,679 last year; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year 131,176
against 421,410 last; year and southern
mill takings 1,288,000 against 1,122,960
last year.
% The total movement since Septem?
ber 1 to date is 9,645,958 against
9,379,737 last year and 8,608,335 year
before last )
Foreign exports for the week have
been 82,323 against 136,950 last year,
making the total thus far' for -the
season 5,945,532 against 5,539,346 last
'year... . .
The total takings bf American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 3,232,623
against 2,872,294 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres hav?
decreased during the week 63,140 bales
against a decrease during the corres?
ponding period last season of 73,479.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the ' new crop, the
supply to date is 10,005,645 against
9,502,271 for the same period last
year. -.' -
I Pardoned by the King.
Venice, May 2.-The pardon granted
by King Victor Emmanuel to the offi?
cers of the United States cruiser Chi?
cago, who are .imprisoned here arrived
this morning and the prisoners were
released.
In an interview with a. representa?
tive of the Associated Press the Amer?
ican officers warmly repudiated the
reports from Borne that they were
under the influence of .wine at the
time of the trouble and said that on
the contrary, they, were absolutely
gober.
The liberated officers of the Chicago
joined their ship today and the cruiser
has left Venice.
The Philippine Committee.
"Washington, May L-Major Gen.
MacArthur today continued his testi?
mony before the Senate committee on'
the Philippines. Answering a question
by Senator Culberson, the General
stated'that Aguinaldo and the Philip?
pine people were justified in conclud?
ing that the actions of the United
States army were sympathetic The
Filipinos, he said, were in a resentful
and vindicative opposition to Spain,
and any active force on their part
against Spain naturally helped the
United States and vice versa, but; -he
said, there was a distinct /purpose
through the intercourse between
Americans and Filipinos to repudiate
the idea of a direct co-operation,
which in any way committed the Uni?
ted States to a policy, Gen. Merritt,
he said, was under the strictest orders
hot to commit the Government,, but
Aguinaldo was anxious to make an
artificial record which would oblige
Gen. Merritt to do something he did
not want to do.
"The Filipino," said Gen. Mac?
Arthur, "has-quite a comprehensive
knowledge of Latin diplomacy."
Aguinaldo was landed at Manila
aboard an American war ship because
he was a useful individual who could
be employed in a manner that-would
contribute to American success.
Answering a question by Senator
Culberson, Gen. MacArthur express?
ed the opinion that the rebellion
against Sprain xdid not have indepen?
dence for its object.
"The Filipinos simply wanted the
same rights that Spaniards had at
home," said the witness, "but the in?
surrection against the United States
became a demand for independence so
far as the leaders could -give it that
form"
Before leaving Manila, Gen. Mac?
Arthur said, he had a conversation
with Aguinaldo, who told him that he
had been missinformed as to the char?
acter of the American people and as to
the purposes of the American Govern?
ment. Aguinaldo had^ also told him
that it would be impossible at this
stage of evolution for his own people
to establish a stable, independent gov?
ernment.
At an executive^ ssesion of the com?
mittee it was decided to ask the Sec?
retary of War to have Major Corne?
lias Gardner brought from the Phil?
ippines in advance of bis regiment for
the pnrpose of testifying before the
committee.
The Smith order has been in the
War Department three months. Not
only the Smith order, bat many other
similar evidences of the ferocitv pre?
vailing in the Philippines. It was
never meant that these should reach
the public. The claim of Senator
Lodge that as soon as the President
knew of the Smith order he directed
a court-martial, is contradicted by the
facts. Under the Soot-hog-or-die policy
of Evasion,': Suppression and Silence,
the people were to know nothing until
the bloody work was ever and the
plans of the would-be Man on Horseback
were complete. That was the mean?
ing-that was all that there was-in
the Miles reprimnad. The President
purposed by his reprimand to warn all
officers to keep both their eyes and
their mouths shut, to saw wood and
say nothing, simply to hold while
Smith & Co. skinned. The proposed
retirement of Miles indicates the
desperation of the Bronco-busting
President and bis Minister of War.
It is a case or dam'd if you do. and
dam'd if you don't. They dare not
let in the light and they dare not face
the music. But. whatever they do.
it is too late to make a scapegoat cf i
Smith.-Louisville Courier-Journali
UNREST IN LABOR CIRCLES
ls Most Unfavorable Factor in
Industrial Situation-Dun's
Trade Review.
New York, May 2.-E. G. Dun &
Co's. Weekly Review of Trade tomor?
row will say :
Two large strikes scheduled to com?
mence on May 1 were averted, at least
temporarily, and a number of small?
er ones were settled, but many new
controvesies have begun. This labor
factor is the only seriously unfavorable
one in the industrial situation, exert?
ing considerable influence over the
volume of transactions and also tend
j ing to unsettle confidence. In season?
able merchandise, esepcially dry goods
and clothing, warmer weather, has
stimulated dealings while outdoor
work is prosecuted viogrously. Col?
lections are more prompt as a rule,
fewer extensions being asked. Ship?
ments are less delayed by traffic con?
gestion, and railway earnings thus far
reported for April. exceed last year's
by 7.2 per cent.
Consumers of finished steel products
are compelled to place orders subject
to the convenience of manufacturers,
and it is the exception when any near?
by deliveries are promised. An un?
precedented amount of railway work
is being done, >while the erection of
new buildings would bemore extensive
if material were available.
A better volume of orders taken by
New England shoe shops was one of the
most encouraging signs of the week.
Steadiness in the leather market does
not tend to encourage expectations
of cheaper shoes, however, especially
in view of the firmness of domestic
hides, with another rise in imported
grades. Jobbers in dry goods have
felt the effects of good weather and a
brisk trade has been done at steady
prices, although no general advance
has followed the rise in raw cotton
or the restricted operations at woolen
mills. Weak silver has continued to
militate against exports to China
Overtime work at independent mills
is partially neutralizing the effect of
the weavers' strike.
Cereal prices have been less inflated
by speculation than they were last
week, yet a high level was maintain?
ed and only slight reactions occurred.
The general tenor of crop news was
much, more encouraging, aside. from
Kansas dispatches which indicate that
wheatr needsVmoisture although corn
and; oats have good prospects.
Cotton continued - advancing until
ther? was a gain of $8.10 a bale over
last year's figures, when a trifling
reaction occurred, but the tone con?
tinued strong.
Failures^in the United States this
week were 225 against 226 last year,
and in Canada 17 against 24 last year.
ENGLAND'S EDWARDS.
(London Daily Times. )
His Majesty King Edward VIL's
decision to feast half a million of his
poor subjects during coronation week
is a repetition of the magnificient
hospitality of King Edward I, upon
a like occasion. For fifteen days that
monarch gave banquets to the rich
and the poor, to princes, nobles, and
paupers. Tables were laid in many
new halls built for the purpose, and
attached to them were numerous kitch?
ens, while additional leaden cauldrons
were placed outside for cookery pur?
poses. The Pipe Rolls record that 300
barrels of wine were purchased for the
occasion. A huge temporary stable
was erected in St. Margaret's church?
yard for the convenience of those of
! the nobility and prelates who travelled
? to Westminster with a magnificent ar?
ray of retinue.
One of the most extraordinary gifts
made on the coronation day of Edward
L was that of 500 horses which had
been used by the royal princes and
other personages in the procession to
! Westminster Abbey. Tnose horses,
all richly caparisoned and harnessed
j just as they were, were let loose into
the midst of the mob after the banquet
j in Westminster hall that always suc
i ceeded a coronation in those days.
It speaks volumes for the
i difference in size and popula?
tion bteween 1272 and- 1902 of
t he king's capital city that such a
death-trap should have been a welcome
present then, and that now his ma?
jesty's own steeds are even already be?
ing patiently trained to behave prop?
erly and without risk ' of danger to
anyone, under stress of noise and the
blare of military bands, on the great
day in June.
Not one of the Edwards was crowned
with his qneen in Westminster Abbey,
except the first king of that name, and
it is furthermore remarkable that the
coronation of Edward I, and Queen
Eleanor ?was the first that took place
in the present Abbey of Westminster.
King Edward II, was crowned alone,
for he was not-maried at the time of
his succession; the third Edward was
a boy of fourteen when he was crown?
ed. ' Edward IV, was unmarried at the
time of his coronation; Edward V.,
though he was born in the Abbot's
house at Westminster, where his moth?
er had fled for sanctuary, and was so
nearly crowned that even the wild fowl
for the coronation banquet had been
ordered, was never actually crowned,
and Edward VI, was a boy of ten when
the ceremony was performed. Hence
from the auspicious occasion upon
which the good Queen Eleanor went
to Westminster Abbey with her hus?
band until the present day no Edward
has been crowned with his wife.
Won't Follow Advice After
Payiug For it.
In ? recent article a prominent physi?
cian says. "It is next to impossible for ihe
physician to get his patients io carry out
any prescribed course or hygiene or diet
to the smallest: ha has bat one resort left,
namely the dro^ treatment. When medi?
cines i-re used for chronic constipation, the
most mild and gentle obtainable, such as
Chamberlain's Stomach A; Liver Tablets,
should bs employed. Their use is not fol?
lowed by constipation as they .'eave the
boweis in a natural and healthy condition.
For Silo by Dr. A. J. China.
The best typewriter ribbons for ail
standard machines for sale by H. G.
Osteen & Co.
The latest in fine stationery just re?
ceived and placed on sale at H. G. !
Osteen & Co's book store. . . J
TAR HEEL POLITICS
DISCUSSED IN SENATE.
Republican Pritchard Discovers
the "Sand Cure"-Used to
Intimidate the Voters.
"Washington, May 2.-A lively debate
was precipitated in the senate today
by Mr. Pritchard of North Carolina
by some remarks he made on politics
and political methods in North Caro?
lina, in the course of a discussion of
the Philippine bill. He maintained
that the pending measure dealt simply
with, administrative features of the
Philippines and insisted that charges
made against the American army that
tortures and barbarities were practiced
in the islands were not relevant to the
discussion, fie said that if the charges
were true the guilty ought to be pun?
ished severely and undoubtedly wonld
be. He suggested that some of the
methods employed by the opponents
of the bill in this country ought to
be reformed and told of what is called
the "sand cure" in North Carolina,
the victim having his face crushed
into the sand to stifle his cries while
he was beingbeaten to intimidate him
politically.
This drew the fire of Mr- Simmons
of North Carolina, who declared that
he never heard of such a practice. The
debate thus started covered a wide
range of subjects concerning North
Carolina politics.
SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING.
Narrow Escape of Family of Mr.
Harry W. Adams While Fishing.
Congaree, May 2.-Yesterday after?
noon about 6 o'clock on a lake in the
Congaree river swamp a party was out
for a pleasant fishing trip when the
electrical rain storm fell upon them
with a terrific downpour. The party
was composed pf Mr. Harry W.
Adams, his wife and three small chil?
dren and a few servants. Mr. Adams
had walked down to the Jake and was
caught there and took shelter under a
large tree, thinking it was only.a
small shower. Mrs. Adams and chil?
dren were left in the tent under a
small sized sweet gum tree. Six feet
from the rear pole of the tent a pitch
fork had been stuck in the ground,
handle up, when it was struck by a
bolt of lightning, knocking Mrs.
Adams senseless from a cot on which
she was lying, also shivering into
small pieces the bars of wood upon
which; the cot rested. All the surviv?
ors are doing nicely now with the ex?
ception of being nervous. The chil?
dren were very badly frightened but
unhurt. ,
WOODMEN ANNIVERSARY.
You Can Join This Great Insurance Or*
der for Two Dollars.
. Friday, June 6th, is the Twelfth
Anniversary pf the organization pf the
Woodmen of the World, the 4th largest
life insurance fraternity in the United
States. The growth of the order in
the short space of 12 years has been
phenomenal; the membership now
exceeds 240,000 and more than $10,000,
000 have been paid in settlement of
death claims.
The growth and popularity of the
order resulted from merit alone and
anyone examining the plans under
which it operates cannot fail to be
convinced that it is the best and most
business like of all fraternal insurance
orders and that it affords its members
the greatest security and the cheapest
insurance to be had. A reserve or
emergency fund assures a limit of
only 12 assessments a year. No extra
assessments, no step rate plan increas?
ing amount of assessment each year.
The assessment rate is always the
same, as is established for the age at
joining. The rate is graduated accord?
ing to age from 65 cents per thousand
at 18 to 25 years to 82.75'per thousand |
for 52 years..
To commemorate the Twelfth Anni .
versary it has been decided to reduce
the entrance fee to S2 for one day only.
This includes medical examination
and all other expenses. Applications
should be handed in to some member
of Hollywood Camp ?at once-all ap?
plications must be in on or before
May 7tb.
If you want insurance-you certain?
ly need insurance-now is the rime to
secure-82 admits you to membership
in the Woodmen of the World if ap?
plication is made between this date
and May. 7th.
Literature and full particulars may
be procured of E. S. Hood, Clerk, or
any other member of Hollywood Camp,
W. of W. Sumter, S. C.
April 15-lm.
A few dozen large feather dusters
at less than wholesale cost to close
out. H. G. Osteen & Co.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE B. 8. CO.
of South Carolina.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No 35 No 57
Lv D:trling; ou ~ 55 am
Lv Elliott S.3s.am
Ar Sumter S ilvain
Lr ?cu roter 4 00 -A m
Ar'Creston 4 52 am
Lv= Creston ;>4.>ani
Ar :T*rcirnal;s Ola ara
AT Ontngeburg 5 1? am
A r 1 >enmark 5 55 am
Ar Augusta 7 55 aaa
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No 5G No 32
Lv- Augusta ?3D pm
Lv Denmark 4 3? pm
Lv Orandel?utv .> 10 pm
LvPregnalls 10 0? pm
Ar Creston 3 50 pm
Creston 534 pm
Ar Sumter 6 40 pm
Lv Sumter 0 ->0 pm
LviEUiott 7 50 pm
A r lhiri higton s 15 pm
Nos. 5G and 57 daily except Sunday. Trains
-ind 35carrv through Puiman palace buffet
fri
i
?
The 3Sad You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
and lias been made nuder his per?
sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this?
AU Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are hut
- Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ot
Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment.
What is CAST0R1A
Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant* Ik
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance* Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms -
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures. Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, , giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
He Kid Yon Haye Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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AND
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We took in a lot of
: Good : Young : Stock ;
Which have since fettened up, and beings
acclimated are really more fit for present use
than fresh ones.
The time approaches when planters are pre-r
paring for the next year. Come and see them*
They will be sold worth the money.
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