The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 18, 1903, Image 6
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903.
The Sumter Watchman was rounded
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined ciraaiatiofiv?fid ia&teaee
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertisicg medium in
Sam tec.
The Graded School square is the
most suitable place for^he new high
school building, and the City Board of
Education should make another effort
to convince the Daughters of tbe Con
federacy, who hold the title to the
square, that^he new building should be
erected . on the Northern half of the
quare.
. ?t-? .
If the Daughters of the Confederacy
persist in-their refusnal to permit the
new bighrschool building to be erected
on the Northern . half of the Graded
School square, despite the positive
opinion of the entire school board,
Superintendent Edmonds and many
other true well-wishers of the school
system of the ciijs that the said site is
the only suitable location for the new
building, it would be interesting as
well as a matter of record to have a
full and logical statement of the rea
sons actuating the refusal of the rea
sonable request of the school board.
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The city could not spend $150%o bet
ter purpose than in assisting the Sum
ter Medical Association fo entertain
the Sta'te Medical Association when it
holds its annual meeting here in April.
When the association met in Sumter
ten years ago the meeting was so suc
cessful and the entertainment made
so pleasant an impression upon the
visitors that it has been frequently
stated that the Sumter meeting was
the most successful and enjoyable ever
5 held by the Association. It would
never do for Sumter to fall below the
standard she set for herself ten years
ago.
So far as w9 are informed the central
committee in Columbia has as yet de
signated bo one in this city to receive
contributions to the ^ Gonzales monu
ment fund. There are many people in
Sumter who will gladly contribute to
ward the Gonzales memorial, and
while some of them' will send checks
to ,the central committee, gjfer far
the greater number of those who
wen^l??^contribute-will not do
so unless the Columbia committee
namas a committee to receive the
contributions here in Sumter.
Under the bill fixing the time for
holding court in the Third Circuit, the
court of General Sessions will convene
in this city on May 11th, July 6th and
Nov. 9th. The arrangement is not one
to be commended for the reason that
six months will elapse between the
November and Hay ? terms. During
this period; November to May, fully
seventy-five per cent of the crimes of
the year are committed, and with no
terms of court to clear the jail, the
county will be put to a heavy expense
for dieting the horde of negro prison
ers who will crowd the county jaiL
The court of Sessions should sit not
less often than every four months, and
every three months would be better.
If there is to be an interval of six
months between terms it should come
in the spring and summer, not in the
fall and winter.
On Saturday a bill was introduced
in Congress appropriating $6,000,000
for public buildings in various parts
of the country. Among tbe towns
that will receive public buildings and
the amounts appropriated therefor
are: Elizabeth City, N. C, $130,000;
Durham, N. C, $100,000; Goldsboro,
N. C, $50,000. The most notable
feature of this omnibus public build
ing bill, so far as we are concerned, is
that no South Carolina town is to re
ceive a public building while North
Carolina is to get three. It is time
South Carolina was receiving her
share of governmental expenditures'
for public buildings, and we hope our
Congressman and Senators will make
an effort to have incorporated in the
next omnibus public building bill a
paragraph appropriating $100,000 for a
public building for Sumter. This
city is entitled to a public building by
reason of tbe importance of the town
as compared with other towns in the
State and the volume of business the
PcwtofSce handles. Public buildings
have been scattered broad-ca3t over
the country in towns smaller and less
important in every way than Sumter,
and if our representatives will insist
Sumter will be taken care of when the
next public building raid on the
treasury is made.
Another-effort will be made to have
a direct road opened from this city to
connect with the new road across Black
River built about three years ago, and
a petition is now being circulated to
secure the signatures of the property
owners along the proposed route and of
those who are interested in the open
ing of this new short route to the
southeastern portion of the county.
It is planned to have the new road
follow the old tram road, extending
from the end of Graham's boulevard,
a distance of five miles in a south
easterly direction, utilizing this old
right of way, and then to open a new
road from the terminus of the old
tram road to the present beginning of
the Black Kiver road, near the Mc
Fadden place. It is stated that the
route proposed is the shortest and
best available, although some persons
favor the improvement and extension
of the Radical road, which would pro
bably be a cheaper method of accom
plishing the end desired. It is evident
to the most careless and inconsiderate
observer that unless a new and direct
route is opened from this city to con
nect with the Black Rivar road and
causeway the purpose for which the
causeway, was built will not be ac
complished. The city of Snmter spent
a large sum of money on the Black
River road, and the business men of
the city are vitally interested in hav
ing the undertaking completed so as to
give the residents of lower Sumter
and upper Clarendon county the best
and, shortest possible ronte to this
city, which is their natural market.
Sumter has lost within recent years a
large part of the trade from that sec
tion on account of the bad roads and
long, distance, and unless the roads are
improved and the distance shortened,
still more of the trade will go to other
places that can be more conveniently
reached. The distance can be very
decidedly lessened by the opening of
the proposed new road and the road
way can be materially improved if
modern methods of road-makir.g
are applied. The business of that
prosperous and thickly settled section,
I where bright tobacco grows to perfec
I tion to the gjreat profit of all farmers
and land owners, is worth striving
for, and if it can be regained by the
construction of a few miles of road,
the road should be built at the earli
[ est possible day.
President Roosevelt's insistence on
the confirmation by the Senate of his
appointment of Dr. Crum is evident
ly more political than sincere,' being
intended '.chiefly for black and tan
consumption, and not to unduly in
fluence the Senate. If he were so
deadly in earnest why/did not his.
close friend and thick-and-thin sup
porter, Senator Nelson, absent himself
from the committee meeting when the
Crum matter was to be. decided? The
Presidentfhas muddied the water suffi
ciently for his purpose and having made
certain of the black-and-tan support
by the hullabaloo he has kicked up
about. Dr. Crum, he is now willing
for Crum to be eliminated if the Sen
ate is made to appear responsible.
?
If the law against cock fighting should
be strictly enforced quite a number
of politicians of more or less notority,
from Josh Ashley upwards and down
wards would be in jeopardy of fine and
imprisonment. But as the enforce
ment will depend' largely upon the
vigilance of office-holders who general
ly are politicians and prospective candi
dates, the convictions'will be few and
far between. There may be one con
viction for every thousand cock fights,
and even this may be an overestimate.
The heavy rains of the past two
weeks have cauesd all the streams to
be flooded and overflow their banks,
with resulting injury to lowlands,
bridges and roads. In the northwest
ern portion of the county the damage
to bridges and roads has been particu
larly heavy. Nearly all the bridges
on Rafting creek and Carson creek
have been either swept away or so
greatly weakened that extensive repairs,
will be necessary ^.to render the roads
passable. The roads in Privateer are
also reported to be in very bad condi
tion, especially at Old Ford, Nasty
Branch and the Pocotaligo "crossing.
The roads need a great deal of work
to put them in even tolerable condi
tion, and unless the people them
selves turn out and perform the road
duty as required by law and thus assist
the supervisor, the roads are cer
tain to grow worse and worse each
year instead of improving. It is im
possible for the chain gang to keep
all the roads in repair.
We would call the attention of our
farmers to the Caldwell Cotton Plant
er offered for sale by O'Donnell & Co.
This Planter meets a long felt want.
It plants the cotton uniformly at the
exact distance desired so that when
an acre is put in by this Planter the
farmer may rest assured there must
be on the land the full number of
plants. In other words the cotton
comes up practically chopped out, re
quiring only a thinning. It naturally
follows by such a 'system over 2-3 of
the seed usually required is saved, and
the guano between the hills is not
drawn upon as in the old way. Read
O'Donnell & Co's. advertisement.
A committee of the Sumter Medical
Association will call on all of the
business men of the city during the
next few days for the purpose of giv
ing them the opportunity to subscribe
to the fend to be provided for enter
taining the State Medical Association
when it meets here in April. The
fund to be raised will be used to give
a banquet for the association and for
similar purposes. The people of Sum
ter are not expected to provide enter
tainment for the members of the as
sociation during their stay in the city,
as it is the custom for them to stop
at the hotels wherever the association
meets. The entertainment to be pro
vided will be merely in the way of
social attentions that will tend to
make the stay in the city of the visit
ing doctors a pleasant one.
! THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
I _
Law Makers Hard at Work as
Session Draws to a Close.
NO NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
An ?ivwise Precedent Established,
Paying For Diseased Stock
Killed by Order of State
Veterinaria x
HAMPTON MONUMENT TO BE BUILT.
Columbia, Feb 17.?The House spent
today discussing Hfcuse bills, this be
ing, their last- day on the calendar.
Senate bills will be taken up by the
House and House bills by the Senate
after today.
The house today established the pre
cedent of paying owners, for diseased
stock killed by the order of the State
veterinarian if it can be proved that
his diagnosis was wrong. Nearly a
thousand dollars was appropriated this
way.
The claim of Mr. C. A. Calvo, Jr.,
once owner and editor of the Colum
bia Register, was paid. The State
owed him $900 for binding statutes for
three years, as far back as 1S94. He
is in ill health and almost in poverty
now.
The Senate resolution to have a
committee meet before the next session
and examine into the condition of the
work of completing the State Capitol
passed the House.
The Senate devoted the morning ses
sion to the passing of second and third
reading bills. All the special orders
of today are made special for the ses
sion tonight.
The Johnson amendment to divert
the Wade Hampton monument-appro
priation to the establishment of per
manent scholarship in the South Caro
lina and Winthrop Colleges was reject
ed by a yea and nay vote of 28 to 12.
Senator Johnson made a sentimental
presentation of his proposed amend
ment, but Senator Marshall stated
that the money already subscribed by
individuals as well as organizations
previous to this proposed appropria
tion Was done so with the express
understanding that a handsome marble
monument would be reared, and it
would not be carrying out their wishes
or desire to divert it now into another
channel The Moses House bill,
providing for this appropriation of
#20,000 has now passed both branches
of the General Assembly and will be
ratified tomorrow.
*Mr. Clifton's bill to amend section
169 of the code of civil procedure con
tained in voL 2 of the code of laws of
South Carolina, 1902, in reference to
demurrers provoked a lengthy discus
sion between several lawyers. It
finally passed to a third reading by a
vote of 23 to 1&
The house at the night session pass
ed the bill introduced by 'Mr. Morgan
of Greenville "to authorize and em
power the board of trustees of South
Carolina college to improve the lands
of the college, to build thereupon, to
borrow money for such purpose and
pledge the lands so improved for the
money so borrowed." This bill had
been introduced by request. It passed
the house last night by just three
votes.
Mr. Morgan's joint resolution to
allow the estate of Judge Joseph B.
Earle.to sue the State of South Caro
lina for salary unpaid created a con
siderable debate among the lawyers
and others in the house. The claim
had been rejected two years ago, and
the resolution was to allow suit to be
brought?as no individual can sue the
State without special permission.
The house a few days ago killed a
somewhat similar claim presented by
Judge Buchanan and the two cases
were discussed in connection last
night. It appears that about the time
these gentlemen were elected judges
the general assembly cut the salary
of circuit judges from $3,500 to $3,000.
Judges Earle and Buchanan received
$3,500 for one year. The question is,
did these gentlemen receive too much
for that year or did they receive too
little for the three years succeeding?
for no officer's salary can be reduced
during his incumbency. The bill was
killed by a vote of 57 to 27.
On motion of Senator Mower the
appropriation and supply bills were
ordered read a second time with the
understanding that general amend
ments would be made on the third
reading. The reading of the volumi
nous documents consumed nearly the
entire session. No vote was taken on
the anti-cock fighting bill, but the
matter may be concluded today.
Mr. Marshall introduced a concur
rent resolution providing for the ap
pointment of a committee consisting
of two senators and three representa
tives to examine and report what work
is necessary to the completion of the
interior of the State house, the condi
[ tion and cost of repairing the roof,
i the condition of the heating aparatus
! of the building and the cost of a new
plant if one be necessary, and the
erection of retaining walls around the
terraces which border the capitol.
Said committee be authorized to meet I
during the recess of the general as
sembly and to m-ake a full report to
the general assembly at the beginning
of the next session.
The concurrent resolution was im
mediately adopted and sent to the
, house.
The sale and shipment of shad from
the State for the next five years was
reported favorable by tb.3 committee
on commerce and manufactures. The
measure will be hotly contested when
it comes up for consideration. The
catching and shipping of shad from
the rivers around Georgetown is one of
the principal industries of that coun
ty, and her delegation are opposed to
any legislation restricting the people
in what they believe their legitimate
rights..
An important measure regulating
the manner in which common carriers
doing business in the State shall ad
just freight charges and claims for
loss or of damage to freight was read
last night and a substitute bill offered
in the shape of an amendment by Mr.
Hydrick was adopted. ?
GONZALES' ATTORNEYS RIDDLE
AFFIDAVITS OF SLAYER'S
WITNESS.
Columbia, Feb. 17.?The attorneys
assisting in the prosecution of James
H. Tillman have filed a large batch
of affidavits in reply to the testimony
submitted by the defendant at New
berry. The affidavits were filed with
Tiilman's attorney at five minutes
to 6 o'clock last evening, that being
the last minute allowed.
The nature of these affidavits cannot
be learned, but it is believed that the
character of Holtzenbach is riddled by
the evidence. He it was who alleged
that Mr. Gonzales had made some in
cendiary remarks about Tillman.
The affidavits will not be1 made public
until Thursday, when Chief Justice
Pope will hear the motion for bail.
The attorneys for Mr. Tillman are
at work getting affidavits in rebuttal
of the testimony submitted by the
prosecution. The hearing has been set
for 10 a. m., Thursday.
No information can be obtained from
either side, but the prosecution has
submitted thirty-eight affidavits and
it is thought that some of them will
be very strong.
WORDS $f"pRAIs"fOR ALL.
One of our Correspondents Has Kind
Words For Many.
Mr. Editor: The Watchman gets
better and better. I cannot' tall you
how much I enjoy your editorials.
Give us more. It is not my purpose
to flatter you, but ?you surprise and
please me every week. The Watch
man grows more sprightly every week,
more through your own contributions
than augbt else.
What has become of '?Guv."? Does
he know how much people enjoy his
articles? .
We want to hear from Dr. Brown
again. He writes much and is greatly
sought after. Your correspondent was
at the W. O. W. banquet. Where were
you that night, Mr. Editor; It was a
fine supper and we hope the ladies
realized a nice sum from it. The next
day, having missed the train we drum
med for them on the street No, they
offered us a free dinner but we paid for
it. That is a handsome church the
Dr. holds forth in. He is a man of
marked individuality. All men have
their peculiarities: some are rendered
ridiculous by them, but Dr. Brown's
render him grand. I hope he will
pardon me for this effusion; if he does
not I can't help it. Some men rust
out, others wear out, but he belongs to
neither. He has been in Sumter a
good while yet on the night of the
banquet the crowd were as anxious to
hear him as if he had just got there.
It seems to be a difficult matter to
find a suitable person for the presidency
of the State University. No more
suitable man can be found than the
"principal of your graded school, as
every one who knows him will allow.
Bad as I, in common with the people
of Sumter would hate to lose him, yet
I cannot refrain from the wish and
desire that he may have a field com
mensurate with his ability.
Judge Woods is a conspicuous ex
ample of the office seeking the man.
He is an active member of the church,
loved and highly esteemed in the coun
ty of his adoption. He is not ambi
tious except to excel in those qualities
that go to make a noble manhood.
That he has succeeded is proven by the
facts that, unsought he was tendered
the presidency of both Wofford Col
lege and the State University and was
finally elected Associate Justice. I
expect he will accept the last named
position as I suppose he was consulted
beforehand about it.
As time wears on the people begin
to weary with the strenuous young
man in the* White House. He seems
bent on doing nothing but the strenu
ous thing or the thing in a strenuous
way. People grow tired of surprises
and that uneasy feeling that makes
them continually ask "what next?"
Vox.
The time for making tax returns to
the county auditor expires within a
few days, and tho penalty will then
be put on.
A most desirable early
spring Fabric?most ex
cellent for children's
school dresses, ladies'
waists and suits, men's
iris, boys5 shirt waists.
Very Special Price:
Examine this lot of mer
chandise. Undoubtedly
the best value ever offer
ed,
J. BYTTENBERG & SONS.
Did you get in on the 5c Percales
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O'BOJTjrJELL, # CO.,
General Merchants^
Sumter, S. C, February 10,1903. ;
We are sole agents for "the counties of Le?,
Clarendon and Sumter, for the Caldwell Cotton Planter. This
Planter, after two years7 experience in our section, has cos
clusively proven its claim to being the most satisfactory and
all-round most economical Planter now in use. It plants the
smallest possible quantity of seed, 12 to 15 quarts sufficing for
an acre, and spaces them at the exact distance desired ; most
desirable points in view of the high price of cotton seed and
the present slovenly condition of labor. All agree, hands just
will not chop out the cotton uniformly, so that a machine that
will counteract this difficulty, must commend itself. This cer
tainty of a perfect stand, together with the enormous saving of
cotton seed, should induce every ' farmer to own one of the
Planters. Read the following testimonials from some of our
most reliable farmers. For terms apply to us.
O'DONiYELL & CO.
?57?STB 07 COTTON SEED Z2T PLANTING.
The south has never stopped to think how much money is wasted in planting each
cotton crop. Let us figure it out and see. Upon a safe estimate not less than 400,000
tons of cotton seed are used each spring in pianting. The seed is sown lavishly in
drills?not dropped at certain distances, as corn?and after the plants are up the crop
is thinned with a hoe, more than nine-tenths of the the young plants being cut out.
Here we find that the seed used in planting the cotton crop would bring in the
market at least $6,400,000. As nine-tenths of this is wasted, we see here a total waste
of over five and one-half million dollars ($5,760,000).
It is time for the cotton growers of the south to call a halt to this extravagance.
The old system of sowing cotton seed in the drill is a remnant of the times when eot
ton seed was almost worthless. Since then their value has so much enhanced that a
change should be made in the manner of planting. Instead of sowing' the seed in
drills, drop them at a distance wanted, and by following this method not only the labor
of thinning is saved, but nearly 400,000 tons of good cotton seed is saved for com
mercial use, and the farmers of the south are five million dollars richer.r
The Caldwell Cotton Planter saves the seed, plants and gives good stand with one
peck to acre, saves enough seed to pay for itself in one season. Inquire for it. Agents
in all principal towns.
Sumter, S. C, August 21, 1902. .
Messrs. O'Donnell <fc Co., Sumter, S. C: The Caldwell Cotton Planter I purchased
of you I would state worked satisfactorily. It spaced with regularity, giving me a de
sirable stand. I intend using it again next season. Richard L Manning.
Mayesville, S. C, August 16, 1902.
Messrs. O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C. Dear Sirs : I bought of yon last seaso * a
Caldwell Cotton Planter. Will state that it is a perfect planter, and I was well pleaded
with it. In my judgment it did all that was claimed for it. I intend using it again
this next year. It struck me cotton stood drought better where this was used, as it
was properly spaced. J? E. Wilson.
Catchall, S. C, August 23,1901.
I used the Caldwell Cotton Planter the past season, and can say it gave satisfac
tion, and proved in its simplicity and accuracy, all that was claimed by its inventor.
I is strongly made, and all the combinations in Spacing, distance and regulating
amount of seed used, etc., were quickly and readily made. Used on well made beds,
there was, besides the saving of seed, assurance of a good stand regularly spaced, with
a uniform number of plants to the hill. Yours truly, R. J. Brownfield.
Pauola, S. C, August 18, 1902.
O'Donnell & Co.: I have used several cotton planters, and discarded them all for
the "Caldwell." It gives me most satisfaction by dropping any amount of *eed at
whatever distance wanted, and by causing less draw on fertilizer than drilled cotton.
Also economizing in seed, better stand by seed being concentrated, making hoeing
much easier to unskilled labor. J. M. Richardson.
Sumter, S. C, August 16,1902.
Messrs. O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C. Gentlemen : I used one of your Cald
well Cotton Planters this year and am much pleased with it. I used one half bushel of
seed per acre and got a good stand. The cotton planted with it cost 30 cents less per
..ere to hoe than that planted with a drill planter. I planted 30 acres and saved, in
seed and hoe work, more than the cost of the planter. Yours very tiuly,
P. M. Pitts.
Pinewood, S. C, August 15,1902.
Messrs. O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C. Dear Sirs : It gives me pleasure to state
the Caldwell Cotton Planter I bought of you proved very satisfactory. The spacing
at exact distance was of great advantage. It struck me that those of my neighbors
who like myself used your Planter, did not have their cotton to mm yellow like those
where the cotton was irregularly chopped out, and where there were left in many in
stances two stalks. Respectfully, D. W. Brown.