Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SAPELO. .Far from thy shores, enchanted Isle, Tonight I claim a brief surcease From toil and pain, to dream awhle Of thy still peace. --To wander on thy shining strand, And lose awhile life's troubled flow ; Its tumults die upon thy sand, Blest Sap?lo. The sun is setting in the west ; The last light fades on land and sea ; The silence woos all things to rest And wooeth me. So here I lie, with half-closed eye, Careless, without one vexing thought, While cool uncounted hours drift by In dreamy sort. And, ever, sweet thoughts without* words, The shadows of old memories, Bise un and float away, as birds Float down tbe skies. In dream I see the live-oak groves ; In dreams I hear the curlews cry, Or watch the little mourning doves Speed softly by. I hear the surf beat OB the sands, And murmurous voices from the sea; The wanton waves toss their white hands, And beckon me. * * * Once mere adrift 'neath sunny skies, Where sunny seas have in their keep The lotos-lands, I see arise From out* the deep The purple woods, uplift in air Above the misty horizon. As the king's gardens towered fair O'er Babylon. We win into that silent sea; Our keel glides noiseless to the shore ; Sweet eyes and true hearts welcome me To rest, once more. The peaceful ocean hints not here The sorrows its deep caves conceal ; A loving Spirit broodeth o'er Its waters still. And well, as words are set to song, My thoughts are set unto its sounds ; Their echoes rise and fall along j Life's weary rqpnds. The waves are murmuring on the beach, A soft wind whispers in the palm ; There is no sound of under speech To mar the calm. The happy sun comes up once more Above the woods I know so well ; The rosy heaven, from shore to shore? Glows like a shell. X see the great old trees and tall, Sheeted with tangled vines that sweep From limb to limb-a leafy pall, Where shadows sleep. - v The long-moss waves in every breeze, like tattered banners, old and gray ; And sigh and sigh the old, old trees All night, all day. With flower and fruit at once arrayed The orange groves are passing fair, As though ail seasons loved such shade. And lingered there. A mocking-bir? on qui vern ig wings, Floats up and down the woodland ways And, glad with rae, he scares and sings ' Onr song of praise. Slow, solemn cranes, with dowsy eyes, Noe in the shallow surf, breast-high ; And snow-white gulls, with hollow cries, Flit softly by. The turning tide runs slowly out ; I hear the marsh-birds calling shrill, The toiling oarsmen's song and shout Come to me still. -j,--: { j I hear their boat-songs through the Bight; I think it is my heart that bears The old songs sounding yet, despite These long, long*years. White clouds are drifting out to sea ; - Like clouds the great ships come and go? As strange and white and silently, As soft and slow. From far-off lands, like tired things, They wander hither o'er the deep. Here all things rest ; they fold their wings And fall asleep. Far erl-1 see the dim coast-wall, A long low reach of palm and pine, The marsh between, and over all The wide sunshine. And far beyond, and farther yet. Thank God, so far the loud world seems, -That seem its memories and regrets As wrecks of dreams. When one awakens ; all its rout, And rivalry and pain and care, So faint and far there comes a doubt If it be there. Hereweare ebbs out with every tide, And peace comes in upon the flood The heart looks out on life, clear-eyed, And Ands it good. On that fair land, on that still sea, A spell of mystery lies; And all the thoughts they wake in me Are mysteries. -Once more I stand upon the shore; How peaceful yon far world doth seem ? A willing exile, evermore, Here let me dream. .-Carlyle McKinley. THE TOILERS. All day the toilers sigh for rest, Nor find it anywhere. The sun sinks in the darkling West, And they forget their care ; Tired bands are folded on each breast : The Lord hath heard their prayer! Through all our lives we pray for rest, Nor find it anywhere. Then comes the Night with balmy breast, And soothes us unaware. I wonder much-** And is it Death', Or but an answered prayer?" -Carlyle McKinley. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Ha< worldwide fim.e for marvellous onie-. It snrrwi-^e* y.ny <?*her saive, lotion, ointment or ha'm for Ont*. Corns, Bump, Boil?, Sore?, Felony Ulcer*, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sore?, Chapped Hands, Skin Ern ption? ; infallible for Vilfs. Cure guar? anteed. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's druggist CARD FROM MR. L.EVdR. Gives Convincing Reisons Why Cemocrais Should Register. EDITOR THE SUMTER HERALD: In tl?? rush and narry <>f th*- cam i paigu I have t>e?*<i making in th** in? terest of amore thorough registration i of rh? Democratic v.>?.-t5, I inadver ! tently, in my stat ?meut to th? pr~.?*s. j said that th* ?iai Monday in S^p I tember was the last day of registra ! tioti. A more careful examination j of the law shows ttiat we haye two mare days for registration, namely, j the first Monday in September and the first Monday in October. Tile 1 general election this year comes on the Tuesday after the first Monday I iii November, which is theSth day of : tb? mouth. The law provides that ! the registration bocks shall be kept [open every first Monday up until thirty days immediately preceding ; the general election, aud, therefore, the registration books will have to be kept opeu for the registration of voters on tue first Monday in Octo? ber. My experience hi handling the contests that we have had to make in congress, convinces me that we are very much . weakened, by. the small vote in the geueral election, and my information is that in some counties of the district, hardly one third of the Democratic vote is reg? istered aud qualified to vote. Tinta fis an unhealthy state of affairs. I the next house is Republican, by a small majority, a contest from this district would be a most dangerous ; matter. There are many good men. Republicans, in congress, who sym? pathize with us m our effort to solve the Southern problem, and if every? thing is favorable, they are with us; but when we come . to'them with a vote of fonr.or five- thousand, they immediately begin to compare their vote of forty or fifty thousand with ours, and the comparison is not at all favorable to our cause. The Re? publican platform demands that Southern representation be reduced in proportion to the disfranchise? ment of the vote in the. Southern states, and in districts from which there is a contest, a small vote is like a we>t blanket-almost smothering Democratic hope'of success before a hostile committee. It is important, therefore, that every man should get, his registra? tion certificate, and'not only that, bt?t that he should vote in the gen? eral election on November 8th. The primary settles nothing. It is only a method of naming the standard bearers of the Democratic party in this State. To elect we must go one step further and vote iu the general election. In this campaign, although with? out opposition within the party, I have gone from place to place to urge upon the people the greax im? portance of registering and voting in the general election. I am much en? couraged from the reports I have re? ceived from the boards of registra? tion. The people must remember that in order to qualify themselves to vote, they must not only have a registration certificate, but a tax re? ceipt for the last fiscal year. Get a certificate and pin ii to your tax re? ceipt and on November 8th be sure that you, yourself, not only go to th? election, but that you take your friend with you in order that the vote in this district may be as large as possible. It is a most important matter and we must not forget. Very truly yours, A. F. Lever. Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. * What Is Life? lit the last analysis nobody knows, but we do know that it is under strict law. Abuse that law even slightly, pain results. Irregular living means derangement of the organs, resulting in Constipation. Headache or Liver trouble. Dr. King's New Life Pills quickly ne-adjusts this. It's gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. Telegraph and Railroad Right of Way. The Supreme Court of Georgia held, in the recent case of The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company vs. Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, that a telegraph company acquires mah easement in the right of way of a railroad company condemned for the purpose of constructing and operating a telegraph line thereon ; that the ease? ment acquired embraces the land ac? tually occupied by the poles and fix? tures for guy wires, and the right to stretch the wires upon the poles and to enter the right of way to construct and repair the telegraph line ; that the only exclusive right of occupancy the telegraph company acquires by condemnation proceedings is the occu? pancy of the land occupied by the poles for telegraph purposes; that the measure of damages in such cases is the value of the land actually taken, and the extent to which the use of the right of way by the rairoad company is diminished by its use by the tele? graph company; that the right of way of a railroad company has no gener? al market valm for other nses than to which it is applied : that the appro? priation to public use amounts to a withdrawal of the right of way from any use except that which is necessary or auxilian* to the operations of the railroad; that peculiar advantages and benetfis accruing to a telegraph company from its use of the railroad's ri hgt of way cannot be considered in the assessment of damages, and thar remote or speculative damages cannot be covered. The court held thar the bare suggestion tb:tt at some vague time in the future the railroad com? pany may lay additionl tracks or build structures for railroad purposes is ?oo remote, to authorize the admis? sion of evidence of the damages that might result from such possible con? tingencies. Fearful Odds Against Him. Bedridden, alone aud destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Haven?, Versailles, O. For years he was tronbJed with Kidney disease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Elec trie Bitter.-, lt ? ut him on his feet ii: short order ? nd nw he testifies. 'Tm on the rond to complete ri'C .very."' ?est on earfh for Liver and Kid^ry troubles and ali furias of Stomach and Bowel Com pUints. Only 50-. Guaranteed t y ... K. fi'. De Lonna's druggist. I HOME INDUSTRIES. Arts sind Craits Department of Federation of Women's Clubs. The South Carolina Federation of Women's Club3 at its recent meeting in Newberry, made an ''Arts and Crafts" Department, for the purpose of stimulating interest in the Home Industries, among the wemen of the state. This work will consist o? handy-work of any description, made by the hands of South Carolina women; laces, embroidery, basketry, woodcarving, designs in wall-paper, woven rngs, carpets, quilts, rebinding books, etc. 8 Every effort will be made to create a demand for this work, and orders will be solicited. All women in the state are urged to send samjdes of their handy-work. It is especially desired through this movment, to reach the women of the rural districts, showing the possibili? ties open to them, Iboth as wage-earn? ers and home teachers along these lines, to revive, if possible, the old fashioned art of weaving, which even in it3 simplest form is susceptible of excellent results. I Woven rag rugs, for example, wbem wrought 'into artistic designs and harmonious colors, are in great de? mand and bring high prices. It is the hope and intention of this department to have a large and fine ex? hibit in the Woman's Building, at the coming state fair, therefore % we wish to urge all parties who anticipate sending work, to communicate with us at once in order to have time to work up a good exhibit. -Address all communications to, Mrs. Robt. H. Jennings, Chair. Arts &, Craft. Com. ' S. C. F. W. C., Orangeburg, S. C. HOW ROOSEVELT DENOUNCED DAVIS. A number of southern newspapers are publishing this extract from Theo? dore Eoosevelt's biography of Themas H. Benton. "Before Jefferson Davis took his place among the arch-traitors iii ocr annals he had already been known as one of the chief repudiators; it was not unnatural that to dishonesty to? ward the creditor of the public be should afterward add treachery to the public itself. " The Augusta Chronicle contributes some interesting information relative to the statements. "We have it," says The Chronicle, "on the personal testimony of Maj. Livingstone Mims cf Atlanta, who was an actor in the affairs of Mississippi referred to by Mr. Roosevelt, that, so far from fav? oring repudiation in that State, Mr. Davis advised the opposite course as good policy, while not condemning the motives of thoe who differed with him. That action cost him the Uni? ted States senatorship. He had it in his grasp and it passed to Hon. A. G. Brown." The Chronicle gives this account of some correspondence which once took place between Mr. Davis and Mr. Roosevelt : "In after years, when Mr. Davis was old and unfortunate, at Beauvoir, th? charges made by Mr. Roosevelt were brought to his attention. He waved them aside magnanimously, say? ing: 'Oh, they are not true, but Mr. Roosevelt made them in the bot im? pulse of prejudiced faith. ' But when, I ??ter on, Mr. Roosevelt, in a magazine I article, repeated the false charges and added that Mr. Davis personally did not discharge his debts, the ex-Con? federate president wrote a kind letter to Mr. Roosevelt, pointing out bis errors and offering. to furnish uudis putable evidence as to his course in the repudiation era and his own in? dividual honesty. What did Roosevelt do? Any man of honor, it seems to us, would have been eager to correct an in? justice and slander leveled at such a mau as Mr.'Davis; but Mr. Roosevelt, without the ordinary cour? tesy of epistolary salutation of 'Sir' or Dear Sir,' wrote contemptuously on a slip of paper and mailed it to Beau? voir: 'Mr. Theodore Roosevelt desires no communication with Jefferson Da? vis.' For further particulars we refer the Houston Post to Maj. Livingstone Mims, Atlanta, Ga., or to Mrs. Jeffer? son Davis, whose present address we cannot at present furnish." ~"The interest of the people of this time in Roosevelt's opinion of Mr. Davis is very slight," says the Hous? ton Post. "The honor and fame of Mr. Davis are beyond the shafts of any liar or slandered who ever lived, but the matter is important in so far as it gives an insight to the charac? ter of a man now a candidate for pres? ident of the United States. Mr. Roosevelt when he penned his slander of Mr. Davis, was quite obscure. It was an act of graciousness on the pa?t of Mr. Davis to offer in a kindly spirit to correctly inform bim. and if Roosevelt didn't have the decency to do rieht in the premises, it merely proved that he was grossly deficient in the virtues of honesty and truth. ' ' That the uudeficiency still exists we have had. recent proof. Only a few weeks ago the country was moved by the pitiful appeal of Gen. James L. Tyner, once attorney general of thes United States, and recently an as? sistant attorney general for the post office department. Roosevelt had publicly denounced him as a criminal and removed him from office. He was indicted and tried and an impartial jury honorably acquitted him. The old man appelaed to the president to do him the justice to recall the slan? der and libel, but up to this day not a word bas come from Roosevelt. A president of the United States is not too great to undo a wrong he has com? mitted against the humblest citizen, but Roosevelt in private and public life has been guilty of reckless slan? derous charges against the good names of other men, and so far has never shown the slightest disposition to rec? tify his blunders. No wonder people say and believe that his mistakes are maliciously made. " A Power for Good. The pill? that are potent in their r.ctfon and pleasant in effect are DeUit-'s 1 mle E:ir>\ Ki.-'cts. V?. .-v. i:!,iii( ?>t, or An,an?, GH sHji-: k*f>nrij tr ?i bilic?:? ?.:!?( k 1 u>< k one. Small .?- it w .s il did me more od than calomel bin? ir-a-? ?-r ?nr i?iV*r ; iii I ever took ?nd at th? saaiu time the effect wa? pleasant. Lin e Sail? fiisors KT*- cer? ta niy an :d?*i pin." Sold bj O. B, D-ivi-. ls the "Yellow Peril" Real ? Why is it that England and America 1 do not see the "Yellow Peril?' Because they know that the invasion of Europe aud America will never come. Be? cause England and America have so shaped their courses in their Asiatic possessions that the natives; cannot and will not be driven to think of revolt, much less invasion. The liber? ty, freedom, fair play, and privileges granted by England and America to their colonies insure contentment and stability among the natives. Any ene who compares the condition of the Straits Settlements and Annam will be iminediatley convinced of their respec? tive conditions and corresponding prosperity. The tronbles in German Africa are the outcome of cruelty ; the flourishing condition of the Sandwich Islands is the fruit of impartiality. The "Yellow Peril" of the Mongols j under Genghis Kahn is a thing of the past,-dead six centuries ago. Asia then suffered far more than Europe, only the eastern border of which was visited by the Tartars. Nearly every nation on the Asiatic mainland was conquered, and the Chinese suffered most terribly from their invasion. The "Yellow Peril??. will never come again. If it comes at all, it will be at the time when European civilization has retrograded and Europeans return to a condition of savagery far below that of their ances? tors before the days of Caesar. The "Yellow Peril" is only possible when the Asiatics are superior to the Euro? peans in culture, science, art, and general civilization, just as the Euro? peans, superior to the Asiatics in these respects, now dominate Asia lt will come when Europe and Amer? ica, weakened by incessant wars, are so helpless that not only the Asiatics, but even the Eskimos and Laplanders, will be able to dictate terms. When the Asiatics are able to overrun Eu? rope and America it will not be the. day of a "Yellow Peril,," but the day of a "golden era.' If that day ever comes, it will mean that the Asiatics are so superior that they deserve the conquest of the world.-Chang Yow Tong, in the Review cf Reviews for September. Our English cousins usn "left off" as applied to second-hand garments, The following ad. recently appeared in a London paper: "Mr. and Mrs. Hardy have left off clothing of all kinds. They can be seen any day from three to six p. m."-Lippincot's Mag? azine. AN OLD A?ACE SAYS-? "A light purse is a heavy curse" Sickness makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of all disease. tt'sPills go to the root of the whole mat? ter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the system and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute. DOISTT Flit your life away, take a les? son from the ant, not from the butterfly, and provide for the future. An Adequate Endowment Policy In the Penn Mutual Life In? surance Co. will insure peace and comfort for your old age -if you live-or will protect and piovide for your family if you die. Opportunities for good men to act as representatives. P. MOSES, JR., General Agent, renn Mutual Life Insurance Company Sumter, S. C. Aug IO-ly Glenn Springs Railroad Schedule. HAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. EFFECTIVE J?XE I. 1904. Lv~GlennSpgs. 900&m!Lv Spartanb*? 4 li) pm Ar Roebuck !? 3."> anijAr Roebuck 4 :.'."> pm Lv'Roebuck 9 45 am?Lv Roebuck 335 pm A r S j Ktrt:mi?'y 1i> ixi amjAr Glenn Spgs. ."> ..'"> pm H. s. SIMPSON. President. $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '.00,000 00 Sarp?us and Undivided Prof? its, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATIONLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, Prepident. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. D. BARNETT, R. D. LISE, G. A. LEMMON, JoHN REID. E P. KICKER K. L. KC MUNDS, (.-ashier. R. D. LEfcl. Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McO'laoo, D. J. Wim, Jr. i liivcr L. Yate*. I The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in ase for over 30 years, has horne the signature of and has been made nnder his per jfZ, sana* supervision since its infancy* Alliow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good"are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA . Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Woran? 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 The Kind You toe Always Bright i Use For Over 30 Years3 THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 MURRAY S7REZT, NEW YORK C-TY. Southeastern Lime & Cement COMPANY. ^ - CHARLESTON, S. C. Balding Material of all kinds. High Brade Hoofing "MIBEROID." Feb 2 o WHISKEY J MORPHINE! CIGARETTE 1 ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT, j HABIT. ? HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St, (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited JOB PRmTXTNTG First class work and good material. I do good work as cheap as possible, but do not make a spe? cialty of cheap work. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHSDULB Effective Apr. 17, 1904. Read down Read up No 142 No 140 No 141 No 14S 2 15 pm 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar 9 15 am 5 45 pm ll 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 3 20 am 7 10 am 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 7 20 am 310 pm 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 6 55 am 6 10 am, 10 55 pm Ar Atlanta 10 55 Lv 10 55 ll 45 pnv 11 45 am 5 30 am Ar Birmingham Lv 5 20 4 10 pc 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 9 20 am 12 35 am 3 30 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 3 30 10 35 am 1 30 am 4 55 pm Ar Greenville Lv 4 55 9 40 air 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 7 05 an? 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv ?7 40 am 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv 8 30 aiR |6 00 pm Ar Camden Lv 2 00 pm 8 35 pm Ar Rock Hill Lv 9 25 as: 9 40 am Ar Charlotte Lv 8 10 aa 9 45 am Ar Washington Lv 9 50 pei 4 15 pm Ar New York Lv 3 25 pm Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Samter Junction with 117 going Nomi via Camden and Kock Hill, and No. HS for Charleston and Atlanta via Augusta or Co? lumbia. Trains 140 and 141 make close connection at Ringville for Charleston and Colum? bia; and at Columbiawith solid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Cars, Pull? man Compartment, Club Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping Cara to and from Northern and Western points. ' For full information or reservations apply to any agent or address S. H. Hardwick, * C. H. Ackart, P. T. M., J. R. Claok, General Manager, Washington, D. C. Agent, Washington, D. 0. W. E. Tayloe, Sumter, S. C. Brooks Morgan, Gen. Pass. Agent, A. G. P. A., Washington, D. C. R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Charleston,'^. C. *?t ?antic Coast JLine. Effective June 5, 1904 . Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Augur.ta Arrives 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington " 8 10 am " *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 as " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21 am " 46 Orangebnrg to Charleston (Tuesd'y,Thursd'y,Saturd'y) is 9 25 am " 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 20 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence - " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson " 6 50 pm " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tuesd'y,Thursd'y,Saturd'y) " 8 15 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia u 9 25 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 10 00 am M *r.) Florence to Robbins Leaves 1 00 pnr M *20 Robbins to Florence Leaves 4 30 pu " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 ai? " *71 Sumter to Camden ^Leaves 9 36 am " *68 Camden to Sumter " 5 45 pm " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrive 12 30 pm " *73 Sumter to WilsonMill Leaves 3 00 pm " *69 Sumter to Camden " 6 25 pm Train? marked * dailv except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For fnrtbor information, apply to ?*. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L