The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 19, 1903, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903.
The Sumter Watchman was roundel,
ia IS5? and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of - both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Sam ter.
The only surprising thing in connec?
tion with Senator Tillman's loss of a
pocket book full of railroad passes and
telegraph and express franks is that
so many newspapers have expressed
surpise that he had accepted favors
from corporations. After the incident
of Pass No. 1, no ground was left - for
surprise.
The time for driving the Turks out of
Europe seems to have arrived, and the
Powers would do well to make com?
mon cause and by an overwhelming
disply of force accomplish the conqest
of Turkey without the horrors of a
protraclad war. Russia, alone, if
given a free hand is able to drive out
the Turk and seize Constantinople,
bot the other great powers would never
consent to Russian control of Turkish
territory, consequently the only solu?
tion is united action for the overthrow
of Turkey and the formation of an
independent kingdom similar to
Greece under the protection of the
Powers.
IffR. APPELPS OPINION.
Mr. iuouis Appel?, editor of the
banning Times, who, if we mistake
not, was in the "movement" days, a
follower and admirer Of "farmer" Ben
Tillman, has in this week's issue of
the Times, a column and a half editor?
ial about Senator Tillman and his
pocketbook of railroad passes and tele?
graph and express franks, which he
lest out West some days ago.
The following extracts from Mr.
Appel t's editorial show, thatrhehasa
different opinion now of Mr. Tillman
from what he formerly professed :
"Now because Tillman went all over
this State and charged, such men as
Hampton and Hagood with being 'de?
bauched and bamboozled* by accept?
ing railroad passes and because he
hinted strongly that former governors
were the recipients of State property,
the 'enemies cf the people' will try
to create the impression that Tillman's
being 'caught with the goods on' is
guilty of not only violating the law of
his State which positively prohibits
an official from acepting these things,
but is also guilty of the baldest and ?
jrankest hypocrisy.
'Hampton and Hagood if they
-did accept passes and franks,
they were not prohibited by
"thelaw; nevertheless, Tillman preach?
ed a doctrine which was so convincing
"that the legislature made the accept?
ance cf such things unlawful, and
wiren a recent legislature undertook to
repeal that statute Governor Mc?
sweeney vetoed their action," K
"Such exposures as came to light
with the loss cf Tillman's pocketbook,1
his connection with oil corporations,
and bis unsatisfactory accounting of
his connection with t?e dispensary,
will open the eyes of the ' masses tc
his inconsistency and, his grafting
propensities, and also, to the fact
that his Solicitousness for his race
begins and ends with the dollar for
Tillman." ll
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia, Aug. 18.-The week end?
ing 8 a, m., Monday, August 17th,
had a mean temperature of 79 degrees,
which is about 1 degree below normal.
The day temperatures were slightly
lower than usuals while the night tem?
peratures were normal. There was
more than the usual amount of cloudi
nessm, and the air was unusually
humid the entire week. The need of
sunshine is indicated.
Parts of the State had almost daily
rains, With excessive amounts in
places. The drought in the north,
central and south central - counties
was broken on the 14th, but there are
'a few scattered places in the west cen?
tral counties that are in need of rain,
or more rain. In lower Lancaster
county there was a fall of over six inch?
es in about threee hours that severely
damaged crops and lands. The average
precipitation for the State was 2.50
inches.
Young corn shared in the general
improvement of crop conditions, and
remains very promising, except on bot?
tom Linds that had excessive precipita?
tion, where it is firing. Old corn was
not affected by the weather. Fodder
pullii g is well advanced in the eastern
and central counties, and considerable
fodder was damaged by the heavy rains.
There was a marked improvement
in cotton over a large part of the State,
especially in the western counties, birt
there are also numerous reports of
excessive shedding, and a few of gen?
eral deterioration. Rust is more pre?
valent than, last week, and blight is
reported from a few counties. Gen?
erally cotton is well fruited, and hold?
ing its fruit, though the plants are
small and very late in the extreme
west, with exceptions where recently
growth has been too rapid. Sea
island cotton continues to bloom pro
j fusel?, and bolls aire forming. The first
bale of the season was ginned in
Bamberg county on the 11th. The ten
year average of first bales is August
7th; the earliest was on July 28th, in
1896, the latest was on August 20th, in
1895.
There is some tobacco yet to be cured
in the central and western counties,
but in the principal districts the work
is finished. The weather was favorable
on rice, and especially so on June rice
in the Georgetown district. In the
southern districts rice is ripening. Fall
truck continues to be planted exten?
sively under favorable conditions for
quick germination. Cane and sweet
potatoes are excellent; peas general?
ly so. Turnips are being sown. The
fruit season is about ended. The late
hay crop will be large.
Local Weather Report.
For 24 hours ending 7 p. m., August
18th; 1903:
Temperature : Maximum, 89 ; Mini?
mum, 69; Mean, 79. Precipitation,
0.75. Character pf day-Cloudy.
Direction bf wind-Southeast.
Sun rises, 5-25; sun sets, 6.41.
Forecast for 36 hours ending 8 p.
m., Thursday, issued from Washing?
ton, D. C. :
For Sumter and vicinity-Showers
tonight and Thursday. Stationary
temperature.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Barometer pressure is lowest in
Louisiana, the lake regions and the
South Pacific Coast, and highest off
the New England Coast and over the
northwest. Scattered showers occur?
red over most of the cotton belt, and
heavy rains in the Carolinas, Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas. Temperatures remained prac?
tically stationary over the entire
country. The highest temperature
was 100 at Abilene, the lowest 52 at
fortland, Me.
F. Prescott-Bullock,
Local Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
INDEX CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Bid of Mr. C. L. Mtino Accepted.
The contract for making the index
of the deed and mortgage books in the
office of the Clerk of Court was on
yesterday awarded to C. L. Cnttino,
Esq. There were four bids submitted
as follows: C. M. Hurst and. B. C.
Wallace, $1,600;"C. L. Cnttino, $1,
500; R. J. Bland, $1,500; A. P. Vin?
son, $1,100. The contract was given
as stated to Mr. C. lu Cnttino. The
contract specifies that the index shall
be carried forward to Jan. 1904.
P?S6AH NEWS NOTES.
Pisgah, An g. 17.-The high seasons
for the last two weeks are forcing cot?
ton to too much weed. The prospect
for a good crop is not as good as it was
a short time ago. Late corn, peas and
potatoes, &c, are doing well, and
promise a good yield. Those who
planted tobacco this year are sick at
the returns of their - crop sales. One
man told me that he realized $43 for
three acres of fair tobacco, and his net
loss on the same was $115. Another
said he would get about 50 cents on the
dollar of his expenses in raising to?
bacco. This is disheartening but our
friends went in it, with eyes open, for
last winter the leading tobacco jour?
nals warned all not to plant much, for
if a big crop was made they would get
nothing ? for it, then the crop would
be controlled by a merciless trust that
would pay scarcely anything for it. All
this was known, yet our people went
heavily into it, with the hope of find?
ing the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow, a phantom that has been
chased for ages, and the result is they
are out of considerable money. I
hardly think the warehouses will get
much from here next year.
Baseball seems to be all the rage
among the colored folks these days. A
spirited game was played here last
Saturday between the local team, and
one from Colclough's. The score stood
7 to 8 in favor of the local team.
"Gist" Murray was umpire, and his
decisions seem to be fair. To the credit
of them all, they conducted the game
in a civilized manner.
Rev. Ben Murray (colored) "says
that for a minister to be successful in
the ministry is to practice and live up
to what he urges others to do. ' * Good
doctrine for all to follow. Another
good man is Rev. Friday Kershaw,
colored, who is pastor of the Baptist
Church here. From accounts he is
leading his people along the paths of
righteousness. It always gives me
pleasure to give these people credit
whet rthey deserve it, and some of
them are good citizens with credit
according to their means, second to
none. Whenever the colored people
fully accept the fact that the South
is their best friend, they will make
more advance progress than now. The
intelligent ones.are fast getting to that
point. In looking back, I can but say
what a good friend the south has been,
and is, to the colored race, but as long
as they listen to sweet tongued agents
who promise palace prices and pay
pauper wages, so long will they be
kicked from pillar to post, and finally
go to the dogs, or end in the stripes.
The establishment of a second dis?
pensary in Sumter will only facilitate
the sale of the "needful." You know
in this day and time of rapid move?
ments people don't like to wait long
k before getting what they want. In my
travels I rarely see a white man drunk
! or under the influence of whiskey. The
habit is being abandoned as unworthy
of the high citizenship of our land.
I notice the towns and cities all
about, are advocating the owning of
water and light plants and operating
them for the good of the people. This
is a step in the right direction.
The comet is hardly visible about
midnight overhead. It has been a
long timeJsince-one was visible here
The nights are getting longer and we
can get a little more sleep. This has
been a hard year on the farmers and
rest is as needful to them as it is to
other pople, but very little they get.
Congressman Lever is sending out
the memorial addresses on the life and
character of the late Dr. Stokes. The
kind pleasant face of the Dr. is fami?
liar to his friends.
Kev. J. D. Buggins preached to
large crowds at Pisgah at his appoint?
ed time. His sermons were fine. Rev.
Mr. Bedenbough has held his meeting
at St. Johns' and Rev. Booth will soon
hold his at McLeod's Church.
THE MINOR STORE.
A Wei! Equipped, Modern Establishment.
Mr. Minor, of the Minor Store, has
just returned from New York, where
he spent five weeks buying goods for
his establishment. He went to the
markets earlier and remained longer
than customary with Southern mer?
chants, but results more than justify
his long stay. By going early he
was ahead of the rush of out of town
merchants and was able to make his
selections from unbroken stocks be?
fore they had been picked over. His
purchases are now arriving in solid
car load lots and are being opened
for the inspection of the public. He
has added a complete line of shoes to
his already extensive business and
with a full stock of ladies and gentle?
men's furnishing goods, dress goods,
notions, staple dry goods, carpets, mat?
tings, rugs, etc., the Minor Store now
is fully equipped to supply the needs of
the people of Sumter. An inspection
of their stock is invited and in prices
and quality a comparison with the
offerings of other firms in the same
line is asked.
The Thornwell Orphanage.
The Thornwell Orphanage, located
in Clinton, South Carolina, is an in?
stitution for the Primary, High School
and advanced education, both literary
and technical, of orphan boys and
girls. The institution is under the
control of trustees appointed by the
three Synods of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida but it receives
pupils from any religious denomina?
tions and from any part of our common
country.
Orphans to be received, must be
without means of support of their
own, and hence the care of them rests
upon the general public. Contribu?
tions for the aid of the institution are
not ordered by any church court ;
there are no agents canvassing the
field asking for money ; there are no
collection boxe3 on the premises of
the institution The only d?pendance
of these orphans for their daily bread
is on the goodness of God, the printed
page and the generous help given by
the press in spreading information
about the work.
The boys and girls are not legally
bound to the institution but are free
to come and go. They choose to come.
They hate to leave us even when all
has been done for them that can be
done by the Institution. As they are
well taught in their books and trained
in various trades, such as printing,
carpentry, farming, laundering and
the like, they are always able to take
care of themselves on leaving us.
We have 102 orphans from South
Carolina, 42 from Georgia, 16 from Flor?
ida, and 42 for twelve other states and
territories.
Those who love the fatherless (all of
our 200 children are fatherless) can
aid by sending flour, molasses, sugar,
rice meal, or any other kind of pro?
visions except vegetables, ( which they
raise for themselves) or by gifts of
money. The sum of five dollars will
board and clothe a child for one
month. Almost anybody can by that
small gift, be a protector of some or?
phan for thirty days. This may be
sent simply to Thornwell Orphanage,
or to Rev. Dr. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C.,
who will take pleasure in giving ad?
ditional information to any asking for
it.
Rome, Aug. 1.-The inventory of
the contents of the rooms of the late
pope has been completed. It is report?
ed that another sum of 7,000,000 francs
was found in bags, 25,000 francs being
in gold, and packets of Italian securi?
ties. From this money the ordinary
I expenses of the Vatican will be met on
vouchers submitted by Cardinal Moc
cenni. Among the valuables found
was a jewelled tiara, worth $400,000,
which Leo never wore because it was
the heaviest in his possession.
Ask your physician if Glenn Springs
Mineral Water is not what you need.
EARLE ANO TILLMAN.
What They Did When the Rail?
roads Sent Them Free Passes.
It seems to be the custom when a
man lands in the Unitd States Senate
or House of Representatives for vari?
ous and sundry railroads, telegraph
and express companies to present him
with passes and franks. Why do they
do this? Because they love, honor and
admire the recipients of these favors?
Not by a jugfull. They are not in
business for their health. When they
j give one man something for which
they charge others coin of the Repub?
lic it is .-.fe to bet your last cent that
they expect returns. When they gave
! Tillman passes and franks they ex
I pected returns in the shape of favor
j able legislation. He has sense enough
j to know this, and, knowing it, if he
took the passes and franks with no in?
tention of favoring the givers, he was
gulity of receiving goods under false
I pretences. But the Southern Railway,
at least, has no cause to complain that
it has not received adequate returns
for the celebrated "Free pass No. 1,"
j and the others which followed it into
Tillman's possession, for Tillman has
been a consistent advocate of payment
of a big Government subsidy to this
railroad, and on one occasion forced
payment of the subsidy when, but for
him, the Senate would have cut it off
from the Southern. Tillman cannot
complain if he be measured by the
same yard stick he applied to others,
and all {remember how he said'those
in public life in this State before 1890
had been "bribed, bamboozled and
debauched" by gifts of free passes.
Their disclaimers he brushed aside,
i why should not his be?
One of the highest types of ante-1890
! statesmanship in South Carolina was
Joseph H. Earle. He was of those
I whom Tillman abused to get into
office. But in 1896 the people of
South Carolina sent him to the Uni?
ted States Senate. Temptation came
to him, as it did to Tillamn, in the
shape of offers of passes, and franks,
but, unlike Tillman, he did not ac?
cept them. He returned them to the
givers, with'short and simple letters,
to the effect that acceptance of such
favors would in no way affect his vote
upon questions in which interests of
the givers were on stake, but that the
people of Sonth Carolina through
their General Assembly, had express?
ed their will that their public servants
should not accept passes, and, while
that law was not operative outside
the State limits, still he respected the
will of those whose servant he was
too much to disobey even the spirit of
a law passd in accordance. with their
will. That was all, and he said noth?
ing of it. Had Tillman done such a
thing the letters would have been given
to the public and political capital
made of them. Our information as to
Earle's course comes years after his
death from a South Carolinian who
happened to see his letters.-Columbia
Record.
A Tribute to the Departed Loved One,
MISS ETHEL C T0MLINS0N.
Our Heavenly Father in his all-wise
power visited the home of Mr. Frank
M. Tomlinson on last Sunday morning,
Aug. 9th and took from the midst of
an unbroken family the flower and
sunshine of that home, Ethel Cath?
erine, aged 22 years, lacking inst a
few days.
All that could be dorie by tender,
loving hands a kind, devoted family
with the careful aid of physicians and
friends, could not add one moment,
it seemed io the alloted time of the
beautiful and only daughter, sweet
EtheL
With all patience, meekness and
humility she bore that dreadful
malady, " typhoid fever, " till she
closed her eyes in sweet peace and
rest. How cruel, and oh ! how bitter
it appears for one so useful, so lovable
and winning in manner and disposition
to be removed from our midst, so
young in years with such a bright and
promising future. Yet we should ail
hesitate and consider just for a few
moments and try to console the mind
with the blessed thought that Godv in
his mysterious ways does all things
welL Still we can not see it that way
now ; we will see and understand when
all things shall be made known to ali.
Such a beautiful and consoling
thought we have in parting with
this loved one is, that she passed over
the river with peace and perfect hap?
piness, describing how beautiful and
how sweet it was as she quietly and
calmly crossed the bridge into the new
and "beautiful Jerusalem."
It is so grand to mention that there
never was a more zealous, earnest and
concienious Sabbath School worker
than Ethel was; always working,
teaching and looking for the upbuild?
ing and betterment of that noble
work. She had been a teacher in the
Sabbath School for quite a while and
had won the favor and love of the en?
tire school, both young and old, as
well as all others who had had the
pleasure of knowing her. She was a
special favorite of her class, indeed,
now that she is gone, no other can
fill that vacancy as she did. Truly it
can be said that we know of no one
winning more staunch friends during
such a short stay here on this earth
than Ethel did. To know her, was
to love her.
. The interment took place in the
cemetery at Shiloh, Monday morn?
ing, Aug. 10th.
Rev. Dent of Lynchburg conducted 1
the funeral services before a large sor?
rowing, and sympathetic congregation
of friends and relatives.
There is left an aged, sorrowing
grandmother, a heart-broken mother
and father and seven devoted brothers,
besides quite a number of other rela?
tives and a host of friends to mourn
the sad loss of the only daughter
Ethel." A Friend.
"Sumter Herald," will please copy.
Honea Path, Aug. 17.-In attempt?
ing to cross the tracks of the Southern
railway early this morning while the
southbound freight was shifting, Pa?
trick Brady, an Irish peddler, was in?
stantly killed. His neck was broken,
back broken and his bod}* otherwise
mangled. The deceased was an old Con?
federate veteran, being a member of
the Manning Guard, Hampton Legion.
He was a quiet, inoffensive citizen
and is known throughout the Pied?
mont section. Over $2C0 dollars was
found on his person.
Phosphate Rock in 1902.
The report on the production of
phosphate rock in 1902 by Dr. Joseph
Struthers is now in press for publica?
tion as part of the United States Geo?
logical Survey's volume on mineral re?
sources for 1902. The phosphate rock
industry in Florida and South Caro?
lina is gradually recovering from the
setback it received in 1900. In Florida
the decrease, as compared with 1901,
in the production of hard rock and
river pebble was more than compensat?
ed by the large increase in the quanti?
ty of land pebble produced, though
there was a decrease in the total value
of the product. In South Carolina
there was a slight decrease in both
quantify and value, and in Tennessee
there was a slight decrease in produc?
tion and a slight increase in value of
product. 'It should be borne in mind
that the marketed output, rather than
the rock actually mined, is made the
basis of the report on production of
phosphate rock. The figures for 1902
and 1901, respectively, are as follows :
Florida, 785,420 loig tons, valued at
$2,564,97, as against 75,996 long tons,
valued at $3,159,473 South Caroilna,
313,365 long tons,-valued at $919,725,
as against 321,181 long tons, valued at
$1,206,647, as against 409,653 long
tons, valued at $1,192,090. Total pro:
duction for United States in 1902,
1,490,314 long tons, valued at $4,693,444.
Glenn Springs Mineral Water is a
safe and sure cure for kidney troubles.
You Can Buy Without Money.
WE HAVE DECIDED to extend
credit to the country trade until fall
on anything in our line. We have a
full assortment.
GREGORY & BINGHAM,
10 W. Libertv street, next to P. O.
July 29-4t
Irrigation in Texas.
Washington, Ang. 35.-According to
a bulletin issued by the census bureau
today there are 22,625 acres of land
under irrigation in the state of Texas.
The widest application of the system
has been made in connection with the
rice industry. In this connection dbe
report says :
"While all the large rice systems did
not prove successful in 1892, the failure
for the most part are not without re?
medy. Larger experience and better
knowledge of soil and crop require?
ments will obviate their recurrences
and the industry which with a few
years. bas grown large enugh to make
the importation of rice no longer
necessary, will doubtless expand until ?
rice will become an important export."
Philadelphia, Aug, 16.-As a result
of a quarrel Wm. Brinkley, a negro,
today shot and killed James Coy le, a
white man, at Germantown, a suburb.
The two men about two weeks ago had
an altercation and today while Coyle *
was standing on a street corner with
several friends Brinkley approached
and without warning shot Coyle,|who
died in a hospital shortly after. The
murderer is under arrest.
WANTED-A first class Ginner to
take charge of Ginning Plant. Apply "
J. Ryttenberg & Sons, Rose Hill, S. C.
Aug. 5- tf.
FOR RENT-One storehouse, with
three room dwelling attached, with
necessary out buildings, for five
months. Three, and one half miie3
from Sumter in the fork of Providence
and Stateburg roads. For terms apply
to R. M. Edens, Sumter, S. C.
July 29-tf? ._
WANTED-To sell good young grade
Jersey (nearly full) milch cows with,
young calves. And several Fine Berk?
shire Gilts. E.W. Dabbs, Goodwill,
S. C. July 29-tf.
I_
-A. C -A. IR, ID .
Owing to the similarity of initials of an?
other of the same surname, the impression
has gone aboad that I intend leaving my
brother, D. J. Chandler, to go into business
with another party.
I wish to inform my friends and the pub?
lic generally that such is not my intention.
On the contrary, I shall be ready and anx?
ious to serve my customers as formerly at
the same old stand. Respectfully,
J. H. CHANDLER,
with
/ D. J CHANDLER.
Bagging and Ties
We are now prepared to make contracts for
Bagging and Ties for
August and September Delivery.
Our stock is complete, includes
1 3=4 and 2 lb. 5ugar Sack,
2 and 2 1=4 lb. second hand Jute,
2 and 2 1=4 lb. new Jute Bagging.
New Arrow Ties, standard 45 lbs.
to the bundle.
We are not handling second hand ties, as our
experience has not been satisfactory with
them.
Our second hand Jute Bagging is very desir?
able, there being no holes in it, all neatly
patched, and put up in rolls of 50 yards each.
There is no reason why this should not be as
satisfactory as new bagging, and there is quite
a saving in the price. It will be to your inter?
est to see us before buying.
O'DONNELL & GO.
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