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lp Mt?imm m?r ^on?i)roii. -J ia Ci WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, ?903. The &MW-ier ffareftma? was rouodec ia 1#5U and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined oircahtion and in?neDce of both of thc old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sam ter. FIX THE BA3 PLACES. The following is from the Anderson Mail, but it applies just' as well to Sumter: The other day we were talking to a successful farmer about the necessity! of having better public: roads. ' * Why, we've got pretty good roads, " lie said. "Between my house and the eity we have only two or three bad mudholes and che steep hill. If it wasn't for these we could haul the biggest kind of a load on our roads. ' ' Our friend unconsciously made the best kind of an argument in favor of better roads. We must fill up the "two or three bad mudholes" and dig down or ga around the "one steep Iiill" before we can have good roads. None of the roads of the county are I in bad condition for their entire dis? tance. But the ,:two or three mud holes" and the "one steep hill" are there and they offset the good part of the road. A man has to measure the size of his load by the worst places in tlie road. If a man's team cannot pull a load through the "two or three bad mudholes" ? or up the "one steep hill" the good parts of the road are not of much value to him. We have to improve all the bad j places in our roads before we can say that we have good roads in Anderson county. Sims, the Atlanta bank clerk who stole $9?,000 has been sent to the pen? itentiary for six years:. The judge who fixed the sentence plased a high valua? tion on Sim's time. The Associated Press reporter who follows President Roosevelt around the country is a toady of the worst type and appears to enjoy his job. At times during the summer months mosquitoes become a pest in this city and sleep is impossible without the protection of a net. This condition can be entirely prevented this sum? mer if the Health Officer will begin mow the use of kerosene oil in all pub Jic drains, and if the people will co? operate with him by careful and sys? tematic inspection of their promises and the removal of all breeding places for mosquitoes, and the use of kerosene in such receptacles for stagnant water as cannot be removed. An old tin can, a bucket or even a bottle in which .water is permitted to stand until it be? comes stagnant will breed sufficient mosquitoes to become a pest. It is easy to get rid of the mosquitoes if a little trouble is taken to destroy the breeding places, and it is a reflection on a place situated as Sumter is that it should be said that in it mosquitoes z::e at times a pest. The Place to Advertise. Tile result of the contest for a New Home Sewing Machine conducted by Mr. Ti B. Jenkins, Jr., the local agent, is a striking testimonial to the value of the Watchman and Southron as an advertising medium. In response to the advertisement of the contest that appeared in this paper, Mr. Jenkins received nearly four hun? dred replies, which came not only *i'ro:a Sumter, Clarendon, Lee, Dar? lington, Florence, Kershaw and other counties in this State, but from a half dozen other States. It is not to bo supposed that one of fifty who read the advertisement entered the contest hat involved so much labor, which gives some idea of the extent of the circulation of the paper and thc num? ber of people who read it. Nearly four hundred replies from an advertise? ment is a record to point to with pride. Weekly .Crop Bulletin. Columbia, May 5.--The mean tem peratme for the week ending 8am., Monday, May 4th, was about 65 de? grees, which is 3 degrees below normal. There were a few warm days during the middle of the week, but the first and last days were unseason? ably cool, and unfavorable for the germination of planted seeds and the growth of young crops. The ground remains cold, and, owing to the lack of rain has become hard and crusted this being especially true of bottom lands and clayey uplands. Frost occur? red on the 28th at a few northern points but did no perceptible damage. There was a quite general rain on April 26th accompanied by hail in the northern counties falling to a depth of six inches at Hickory. This rain? fall was beneficial but was followed by drying winds, and the need of rain is again noted over a large portion of the State more especially in the truck raising districts. Showers oc? curred over the central and eastern counties on May 3rd, the effects of which will be noted in next week's correspondence. The dry weather enabled farmwork to make rapid progress, and planting of the staple crops is nearly finished, except that some upland and almost ali bottom land corn remains to be plant? ed over the western tier of counties, and bottom lands in the central coun? ties, though some have already been planted in the latter. Early corn is coming up generally, and much has received its first work? ing, bat stands average only fair, and are poor in localities, owing to the ravages cf birds and worms, and to imperfect germination. Replanting is being done extensively. The weath? er has been too cool for favorable growth. Cotton planting is nearly finished, and will be entirely finished the coming week if the weather remains favorable, but owing to the prevailing coolness, germination is slow, and some seed failed to germinate at all. Many such fields are being cultivated, but the plants looks sickly. Tobacco is almost all transplanted, but is making no perceptible growth. Rice is in the same condition, with growth at a standstill. The George? town districts are being sown at this time In a few localities oats are promis? ing, and, while still poor, show some improvement, but correspondents re? port the oat crop generally unpromis? ing with probably half an average yield. They are heading low. Wheat is also poor, owing to rust and the hes? sian fly. Fruit continues promising, although pear trees are beginning to blight, in various localities, and peaches to drop in Charleston Coun? ty. In the same county a green louse is damaging white potatoes. Rain and warmer weather would be of great benefit to all crops. WEEKLY REPORT OF THE DE? PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN WASHINGTON. Washington, D. C., May 5.-The weather bureau's weekly crop report says : The week ending May 4 was un? seasonably cool over much the greater part of the country, the minimum temperatures on April 30 and May 1 and 2 being the lowest recorded in the last decade of April and the first de? cade of May for the past thirty years at nearly all weather bureau stations from the Central and West Gulf coasts to the upper Missouri Valley. Drought has been relieved over Southeastern Texas and over limited areas in the Central Gulf States, but continues over the greater part of the last men? tioned district and in Northern Tex? as, and rain is needed in Florida. The early planted corn was ex? tensively killed by the freeze during the latter part of the week in Mis? souri, Oklahoma and Texas, and the crop lias suffered from cold weather throughout the Southern States. Early-planted cotton on lowlands in Northern Texas and Oklahoma was killed by the freeze of April 30 and May li and throughout the cotton belt low temperatures have proven seriously detrimental in retarding germination and growth, while drought continues in Northern Texas and in Central Gulf States. Poor stands are very generally reported. In the Eastera districts planting has been vigorously pushed and is nearing completion. Transplanting tobacco has begun in Tennessee, but none has yet been planted farther northward. Plants con? tinue plentiful. Local Weather Report. For 24 hours ending 9 a. m., May 6. 1903:' Temperature: Maximum, 78; Mini? mum, (38; Mean, 66. Precipitation, 0.00. Character of day-Cloudy. Di? rection of wind-South. Sun rises, 5.OS; sun sets, 6.45. Forecast for 36 hours ending S p. m., Wednesday issued from Washing? ton, D. C. : Fer Sumter and vicinity-Rain to? night and probably Thursday. Sta? tionary temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Clear weather prevails over the eastern half of the country. The cen? tral valleys and the western portion of the cotton belt have cloudy weather with rains on the Texas coast, and light showers in the interior of Texas and northward to the upper Mississip? pi Valley. Heavy rainais reported from Wilmington, N. C., and mode? rately heavy rains from Kansas and Nebraska. Temperatures remained almost stationary during the past 24 hours with, however, a rising tenden? cy in the upper Mississippi and in the Missouri Valleys and along the Pacific Coast. The highest tempera? tures was 86 at Jacksonville and Tam? pa, the lowest was 30 at Bismark, N. D. F. Prescott-Bullock. Local Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau. Basket Picnic. The public is cordially invited to attend the annual picnic given by the S. M. A., and S. F. S., at Pocatali go, Friday, May 8th, 1903: Committee-Academy, Edgar P. Mitchell, C. Erwin Van Valer; Seminary, Miss Eula M. Rogers, Miss Pet L. Wilson. THE PRIMARY ELECTION. L I. Parrott in the Lead and Will Probably Win by a Safe Majority. The following partial returns from the primary election for Clerk of Court held yesterday show that Mr. Parrott has probably been nominated by a small but safe majority. The unre? ported clubs do not poll a large vote and it is not considered at all likely that Mr. Parrott's majority can be overcome : Scar Parrott borough Bandana, 4 4 Bossard, 25 14 Concord, 30 23 Earle, 41 19 Farmers, 25 20 Gaillards X Roads, 7 12 High Hills, 10 S Labor's &Mech'ics, 101 28 Manchester, 18 36 May s vi lie, 51 74 Privateer, 14 36 Providence 8 ll Pleasant Grove, Rafting Creek, 13 13 Scarboro 6 64 Salem 10 8 Stateburg, ll 9 Shiloh, 19 46 Sumter, 274 1&3 Taylors Wedgefield, 12 26 Zoar, 29 24 Total, 708 672 Wedgefield Items. Wedgefield, May 5.-Several improve? ments are being made to buildings in our little town. Messrs. Jas. H. Aycock & Sons are enlarging their store. An addition is also being put on the Presbyterian Church. There was a light vote polled for Clerk of Court, only thirty-nine votes and one of these could not be counted, for one of our voters seeming? ly tried to vote for both candidates. The school taught by Miss Lucy Mellett at Levi will close on Friday with appropriate exercises. A Privateer School Picnic. Pirvater, May 2.-A joint picnic of the Bethel and Mellett schools, taught by Misses Pretto Lockwood and Julia Cuttino, was held at Cain's Mill yes? terday. It was attended by the pupils, patrons and some others, and was an occasion of pleasure McD. F. ? ? < The civil service examination of applicants for positions in the postal service was held in the Court House Saturday under the direction of Messrs. B. R. Sandersand W. D. Shaw, of the local board. There were fifteen applicants, of whom only six were white men. Summi We will sell at prices that we only want a livi but want all that are ii have it. We have the g< and must sell. Our sale our prices are right, anc prices on all goods for CJ see us early. We wil prices to merchants in s Furniture as a side line their interest to give us .We lead-others folio1 Yours fi No. 10 Liberty St., (Next t April 22-lt FERTILIZES HI The Virginia/Carol "Manufactures the best Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., CHARLESTON. S. C. STATE SANITARY CONFERENCE. Annual Meeting to be Heid in Columbia May 28-29th. Dr. T. Grange Simons of Charles? ton, Chairman of the State Board of Health, has notified Health Officer E. I. Reardon, the President of the j South Carolina Sanitary Conference, j that the State Board cf Health will meet with the Sanitary Association in Columbia May 28th, 29th, 1903. A sanitary conference between represent? atives of all the local health boards, city councils, health officers, physi? cians, county officers, school superin? tendents, and the State Board of Health will be held to discuss measures to create a greater interest in public sanitation in this State. Practical pa? pers will bc read and discussed by members of the State Board of Health, and other prominent physicians of this State relative to improved sanitary conditions. The organization and con? trol of boards of health, the prevention and control of epidemic diseases, typhoid fever, malarial fever, con? sumption, and sewage disposal ; drain? age," sanitary street improvements, garbage, vaccination, disinfectants and general disinfecting, disinfecting after contagions diseases, teaching of gen? eral hygenic principles in public schools and many other important subjects will be discussed. The State Board of Health and the South Carolina Sani? tary Conference are working together and hold annual meetings which are really schools of instruction for various municipal officers and county officials. The physicians of the State are the instructors. The meeting in Charles? ton last year was well attended, and many interesting and instructive pa? pers were read and some good accom? plished thereby The officers of the South Carolina Sanitary Conference are : President, E. I. Reardon, Sumter Secretary, Dr. J. Mercier Green, Charleston. Legislative Committee-Mr. H. D. Corbett, Bishopville, Chairman; Dr. J. W. Babcock, Columbia ; Dr. Charles W. Kollock, Charleston; Dr. J. W. Folk, Annandale; Dr. T. G. Simons, Charleston. Paul Du Chaillu Dead. St. Petersburg, April 30.- Paul du Chaillu, the American author and ex? plorer, who was stricken with partial paralysis yesterday died at midnight. Paul Du Chaillu, has frequently visited in this county and has a num? ber of friends here. He was an adopted son of the late Rev. Leighton Wilson, D. D., the distinguished Af? rican missionary and explorer who was a natiive of Sumter county. S. M. A. Notes. Mr. S. H. Butler, of Reidsville, N. C., who is the senior member of the firm, Butler Bros. tobacco manufac? turers, has just completed the com? mercial course in the Sumter Military Academy. Mr. Powell R. Felder, of St. Georges, who has been a resident of Sumter for some time, has just completed the bookkeeping course at the Academy and takes an important position in this city ?r Sale. that will convice you ng from our business, i need of Furniture to Dods, but not the room, s of the past show that L now that we have cut ash, it will pay you to 1 be pleased to quote 1 mall towns who handle ?, and will make it to their orders. RT. ! Dr business, We have just received a new stock of at prices that will please. We have about 25 doze is children's JLACE STKIPE Stockings, sizes 5 to 9 1-2 ; extra value at IO cents. Ladies9 white and black, Lace Gloves, 16 inches long ; not more than four dozen in this lot. They will hardly be here more than a day or two at the price, 25c. J. RYTTE8BEB8 ? SONS. IFS SIB emil. The season is near at hand when the MEN FOLKS Will be looking around for thinner wearing .apparel, and our Clothing stock offers unusual attractions and Excellent Tuiues in that line. The two-piece-suit promises to be very popular, and justly so for in dispensing with a. vest a gentleman is re? lieved of the most uncomfortable garment in his summer suit. We have them from ?5.0? to $ 1 #.00 I in a beautiful assortment of patterns. There are probably six or eight styles of the $5 00 grade and picked up at a sacrifice, and we expect them to go in a rush when the weather justifies, 50 don't wait until they are ali gone as you did with our ? $4.9? Suit when you saw what a bargain your neighbor got, and you wanted to get one like it and found you were too late. If you find that The Trousers we sold you last year will carry you thorough the season and yon only want a coat, we can suit your pocketbook and back is well, as we have them from 50 cents to. $7. Our blue serge in Double-Breasted At $2.5? and $3.SO ire both dressy and serviceable. If it be your trousers and lot your coat that need replenishing, permit us to call your ?t :antion to a lot of real Worsted Pants-no cotton backs-re? cently received in a beautiful assortment of patterns, principally" stripes, no two alike, but all sizes, in which there are many /alues up to ?5, but they were bought to sell at $3. and at that price they will go while they last. 'Donnell k Co. /