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WEDNESDAY, fi!ARCH I, 1905. The Stouter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman ana*SoutIiron now has the com feined ei - cu lat ion and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. The latest report from the Czar is ?hat he is unalterably opposed to peace until the* Russian army has trsamphed aver the Japanese. Unless ^??hanges his minc peace is a remote possibility. ? Under present conditions the war may last longer than the Bomanc ff dynasty. * * The hopes of the numer?os aspirante for offices ia the hew Federal judicial ?district have been dashed to the ?tocad once more. Speaker Cannon fess shelved the bill in tbe committee and there is not much hope of rescu? ing it ibis session. * * . . The letter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis to Gen. Miles, which he publishes, does not strengthen his defense, but . on the contrary helps to make put tbe ?ase against him. * * ? . The city of . Sumter will be forcee eventually to .purchase the water works to rectify the mistake that v*J stade in not establishing the wate works system as municipal enterprise. * . ? , . The return, of the captured battle* flags is the beginning of tbe end oi ?xe late war. The end will not come cn til the" last pensioner is dead. Gov. tVardaman of Mississippi has taken the ,p,lace formerly occupied by Senator Tillman as the best advertised man Of the South. Everything he . does or refui?es to do gets into print. T3ie cotton growers of the South are face to face with a crisis in their affairs., and if they db not grasp the opportunity afforded them hy the or? ganization of the Southern Cotton Growers' Association to obtain con? trol of the cotton situation and dic? tate the price , of cotton they -wftl fasten the ? yoke of the ixifem speculators more firmly ?pon the South than ever be ?ora. If the movement fails through *he indifference or lack of harmony *cn the part of the farmers, the future OTU hold ont no promise of better conditions. The smallest cotton crop the past .decade sold for inore than the largest, and common sense should -dictate that it pays better to produce a crop of nine and a half million bales of cotton than a crop of twelve and a fcalf million, Tbe land withdrawn irom cotton growing can be planted ?B pjopB that will yield a profit and that TOII help to take the farmer in <dependeat of the cotton specultor. A small cotton crop an? home raised provisions viii make tho south inde ??ra?ent und prosp?rons. And it is for this that th? Southern Cotton Grow? ers' Association is working.: If the farmers do not stand as one man in support of the association they will prove themselves their own worst enemies. Wh?iaui Jadson Pringle, - 'Whose death is announced in another column, was the son of Elijah and B. F. Pringle, and was born at his former home in this county, seven miles from Surmer on the Brewington . road, on Jan. 22, 1834 When the. War - between the States began, he was ' twenty-seven years old. and went .at.| .once to the front, serving ia the Second S. C. Cavalry. He, was a ; graduate of the South Carolin's Medi? cal College, having previous to that time taken a tb tee-years coursa at Furman University in Greenville. 1854,55 and 56. After the close of the War. be returned to his former borne, and from that time until bis removal to Sumter, five years ago, ira ve himself to the practice cf medi? cine, winning for himself a geed name in bis chosen profession. Dr. Prinele was a member of the First Baptist Church of this place, beving been baptized by Rev. Noah Graham, in Oet. 2, 1858. On Feb. 28, 1S75, he was elected to the office of deacon, which office he filibd ac? ceptably up to the5 ti me of his death. Dr. Pringle bas long ranked among the mest useful citizens of our conn- j ty. While never occupying nor seek- j ing for himself any public office, be] ins always maintained a deep interest in the general welfare, and it was his pieasure to inform himself concerning ail public measures, and seek to use whatever influence he bad in behalf of wise measures and trne men. He always attended meetings held in the interest of the people, and sought to indicate bis position, in a mild and proper way, concerning all questions ; tinder debate. His genial good' na? ttere, his friendliness to the masses,and fais generosity of heart gave bim a broad influence, which he wielded tor good and not for evil. He was not a political wire puller in any bad sense, bnt sought to carry bis point hy fighting in the open and by lead? ing others to see things from bis point of view. The frankness of his nature and bis gift PS a story-teller made his presence welcome every? where, and in his own neighborhood no man was his superior. He made bis living as a medical practitioner, and the poor people of Concord Township would today rise and testify to the largeness of his charity and the bounty of his gener? ous heart in extending aiaV to multi? tudes wbo bad nothirg wherewith to pay? His removal to Sumter, when fee recognized the encroachments of weakness, was a 'real affliction to roany whom he had faifcnfolly served for nearly forty years. lu Jais church relationship/ he stood well among his brethren, and was a faithful and honored brother. Daring all the yeal s of his residence in the country, seven miles away from his church, he yet made it a point, when not professionally hindered, to occupy his r. lace in the sanctuary on the Sab? bath. Here he was not only true in heari; and spirit but wise in counsel, cggr.essive in methods and anxious always to make progress in religious measures and enterprises. He made friends everywhere, and there are multitudes all over the county who will sorrow to know that he has been called away. His mind was a storehouse of the little details and happenings of life, which he never forgot, and which came back to him readily on every occasion when he needed something to be used in illustrating or enforcing his views on any subject. Those who journeyed with him on the highways or walked with him through the forests found the Very earth Tocal under his gift of narration. Every bend of the road, every old tree'or house had a history with which he was connected'or ac? quainted, and his gift in repeating/ the. record of past events made his company charming to those who had the ftood chance to be in bis company. Nothing vile came from, his mouth. He was clean in his talk, and seemed anxious to preserve only the better and brighter side of things in his memory, in the good old days gone, when his large family were about him ana the circle was unbroken, his home .was a, delightful place to abide. Good cheer abounded, and if life there had any friction or grinding,, the sound was shut away from the hearth and board, and only the glad hum of household joy was manifest to the ?visitor. A welcome to; all hung Jrom the roof-tree to the earth beneath, and no day seemed inopportune for the incoming of guests ; < Bot time and age . came on apace, and the passing years wore deep grooves in all the. happy conditions of his, life. For more than a year, he had been a member of the shut-in 'band, suffering a thousand deaths be fore dying one. Time after time, be : mumbled in half-articulate utterance, "I-want to go home " It was not of . the <ild Rocky Bluff home on the hill overlooking the creek that, he spoke or \ thought. He believed in his soul there was another home and a place of resting for those weary of life's long conflict and overcome of its sorrows and ?sufferings. To this new and bet? ter home he has at last come, fnll of year*;, full of labors of love, bearing in his right hand the gracious permit to enter into the abiding-place which h is Jjdrd promised to prepare fer him. So, bis life goes on again,. this time eternally. Death was but a passing incident, brushed aside in a moment, and counted as nothing in as much as it was but the casting off of the cum? bering flesh, that his disemoodied spirit might be the netter ad justed' to ; its new and heavenly environment. God give us sqther men like him quie gracious, : magnanimous, large of mind and heart, that the earth may be beautified and enriched by their genial presence. C. C. B. - mm\ i i mm - COUNTY FAIR SUGGESTED. Plans fer Organization of Sumter County Liv 3 Stock Agrien Itu ra! and Poultry Show Taking Shape. Tlie success of the Live Stock sliow during the recent Fall Fes? tival: encouraged the owners of fine stock to organize an annual Live: Stock show in Sumter. For some time the matter has been talked of but it looks now as if the Sumter County Live Stock, Agricultural and Poultry show* will be organized. P resident John M. Knight and Secretary F.. I. Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce have beeil J?pproach?d by a numbebr of owners of fine stock, race ?brse>and also prominent farm? ers in regard to having the Chamber of Commerce taking the initiatory steps towards the organization. The president and secretary wiH Call a meeting of the" directors of the Chamber of Commerce as soon as a commit? tee of those interested are ready to meet with the directors. The plan of organization proposed, is to have the board of directors call a mass meeting at the coun I ty court house to be attended by merchants, farmers and others I interested from all points in Sumter county. At this meeting the proposition will be discussed and if it is decided to organize an association the .officers and proper committees will be elect? ed. It has been suggested that a grand stand be^built in an in? closed ground, that a half mile or three-quarter mile race track be built with baseball and football grounds in the centre, and. that stalls and houses be erected for live stock, agricultu? ral and poultry exhibits around the track. It is said that horse racing and baseball could be car? ried on during the summer months at these grounds, and football and horse racing in the winter. The old bibcycle track at the end of North Main street has been suggested as a good place. The Chamber of Commerce can be depended upon to do every? thing 'in its power. In the mean? time all persons in Sumter coun? ty interested are invited to cor? respond with the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce giv? ing their views. Plans are on foot to organize a fxst-class baseball team in Sumter for the summer months. ADMIRAL DEWEY SICK. His Precarious Health Will Pre Yent His Attending Grand Re? view of North Atlantic Fleet. Washington, Feb. 28.-Secre tary of the Navy Morton will probably take Admiral Dewey's place at the grand review of the North Atlantic squadron next Monday. Admiral Dewey was to leave for Cuba March -7, but he has not been in the best of health recently and his friends are ad? vising him to abandon the trip. THREE KILLED AT CUROE. Track Walkers Caught by B. & 0. Train and Instantly Killed. Cumberland, Feb. 28.--Three unknown men were killed this morning near here, being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train. They were employed by the Wa? bash railroad and were walking on the tracks when struck by a train at a curve. REFORM OR REACTION. Weakling Autocrat of Russia Halt? ing Between Two Opinions. St. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-The situation as regards reforms is as. enigmatical as at any time since first proposed. The czar and officials seem unabieto de? cide what will be best to do. The czar vacillate daily between re? form and reaction. In the morn? ing lie stand for reform, in the evening he is determined to resist the popular demands. . Letter to B. J. Chandler. Sumter, S. C. bear Sir: When you see a well dress? ed man, you like to say: "There's a sample of my clothes. That man is worth two of himself as he was when he came to me." ? We have the same feeling. Our paint on a house is worth twice as much as old-fashion painter's paint, lead-and-oiL It looks the same when first put on. In three months it. don't. In three years it decidedly don't. Lead-?nd-oil chalks off in three years; it is considered a first-rate job that lasts three years. Devoe lead-and-zinc is abont as good in three years as it was the day the painter left it. Zinc is the secret of it : no secret at all. A good many painter know zinc ; some mix it in with their lead. We grind it in : not a little : good deal. It's the zinc and the grinding that does it. You cant mix zinc by hand, grind it in by machinery. Painters are finding us out, though some painters are sle w. Yon know that it pays a good man to wear good clothes. How many cus? tomers have you that know it. Yours truly 82 FW Devoe & Co. Durant Hardware Go. sells our paint. That Tickling in the Throat. .One minute after taking One Min? ute, Cough Cure that tickling in the throat is gone. It acts in the throat not the stomach. Harmless-good r> children. Sold ??./ all druggists. Take Muray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar and stop coughing. 25c. for large bottle. Your druggist or Murray Drug Co., Columbia. S. C. Agonizing Burns. ?Are instantly relieved, and perfectly byhealed, ,by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. C. Rivenback, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., that writes: "I burnt my knee dreadfully; it blistered all over. Bucklen's Arni? ca Salve stopped the pain, and healed it without a scar." Also heals all wounds and sores; 25 cents at J. F. W. DeLorme. druggist For Coughs-Murray's Horehound, Mullein ? and Tar. 25c. for large bot? tle, x Give Your Stomach a Rest. ?Your food must be properly digest? ed and assin ted to be of any value to you. If y v. ar stomach is weak or diseased take Kodol .Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat-and gives the stomach a-rest, enabling it to recupe? rate, take pn new life and grow strong again. Kodol cures sour stomach, gas, bloating, heart palpitation and all digestive disorders. Sold by all drug? gists. Murry's Horehound, Mullein and Tar will cure your cough. Large bot? tle for 52c. x Fraud Exposed. *A few counterfeiters have lately been making and drying to sell imita? tions of Dr. King* New Discovery for Consumption, Coigns, Colds and other medicines, thereoy defrauding the public. This is to warn you to beware of such people, who seek to profit, through stealing the reputation of remedies which have been successful? ly curing diseases for over 35 years. A sure protection, to you, is our name dn the wrapper. Look for it on all Dr. King's, or Bucklen's remedies, as all others are mere imitations. H. E. j Bucklin & Co., Chicago, 111., and Wind- j sor, Canada. A RUNAWAY PREACHER. A Reverend Who Eloped With a Woman and Money .Wanted. New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 28. -The police have been asked to look for Rev. J. F. Coruova, who eloped with Miss Julia Browne some time ago. He is wanted to explain a shortage in his ac? counts. HANGED IN PHILADELPHIA. A Brute Pays the Penalty for a Cruel Crime. Philadelphia, Feb. 28.-Chas. Yarnell was hanged at 10:08 this morning in Mayamensig prison for the murder of Belia Boyce, his common-law wife, on the night of May 7, 1903. After a quarrel Yarnall-poured kero? sene over the woman as she lay asleep on a couch and set ?re to it. The woman was burned to a crisp before help arrived. Afraid of Strong Medicines. * Many people suffer for years from rheumatic pains, and prefer to do so rather than take the strong medicines usually given for rheumatism, not knowing that quick relief from pain may be had simply by applying Cham? berlain's Pain Balm and without tak? ing any medicine internally. For sale by all druggists. Make your druggist give you Mur? ray's Horehouod, Mullein and Tar. Cures yo?r cough. 25c a bottle, x '. - i i mm Sick Headache. **'This distressing ailment results from a dissordered condition of the stomach. All tha tis needed to ef? fect a cure is a dose or two of Cham? berlain's Stoms'm and Liver Tablets. In fact, the attaux may be warded oft! ar greatly lessened in severity, by takj ing a dose of these Tablets as soon as the firs1: symptom of an attack ap? pears. Sold by all bruggists. For Coughs-at your druggists or direct from Murray Drug Co., Colum? bia, S. C.-"Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar. 2-"c. for large size bottle, x Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Mother's Favorite. ?The soothing and healing proper? ties of this remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt and permanent cures have made it a favorit with people every? where. It is especially prized by mothers of small children, for colds croup and whooping cough, as it al? ways affords quick relief, and as it contains no opium or other harmful drug, it may be given as confidently o a baby as to an adult. For sale by all druggists. When you want job printing done tn the best styie give the order to the Osteen Publishing Company. Poisons in Food. ? * Perhaps you don't realize that many pain poisons originate in your food, but some day yon may feel a twinge of dyspepsia that will convince you. Dr. King's New . Life Pills are guaranteed to cure ali sickness due to poisons of undigested food*-or money back; 25 cents at J. F. W. DeLorme's. Try them. Wanted-To print 100,000 envelopes for business men. We buy direct from .the manufacturers and are equipped w;ih modern machinery and new type to turn out the best work. Quality and prices. Osteen Publishing Compp.oy. Tlie Pneumonia Season. ?Coughs and Colds in children as well as adults are frequently danger? ous at this season of the year, and a little precaution now may save much trouble, worry and expense. Kenne? dy's Laxative Honey and Tar, a com? bined cough and cold cure-a new sci? entific discovery in medicine-^-is a cer? tain cure for Coughs, Colds, Croup, Whooping Cough, etc. The coughs and colds are cleared but of the sys? tem by gently moving the bowels, and at the same time the throat, chest, and bronchial tubes are so strengthen? ed that there is little probability of danger. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is pleasant to take. Contains no opiates. Sold by all druggists. It should be borne in mind that every cold weakens the lungs, low? ers the vitality and prepare? the system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are the two greatest destroyers of human life, pneumonia and consumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ha9 won its great popularity by its prompt cures of this most common ailment. It aids expectoration, re? lieves the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a speedy and permanent cure. It counteract? any tendency toward pneumonia. Price 25c, Large Size 5?c S MN PATTERSON AGAIN. Habeas Corpus Proceedings Ex? cuse for More Publicity. New York, Feb. 28.-The ha? beas corpus proceedings in the case against Nan Patterson, the actress, who has been twice tried for the murder of Caesar Young, was adjourned today until to? morrow. The motion to adjourn was made by the district attor? ney because of the inability of Assistant District Attorney Rand, who prosecuted in the murder trial, to be present. HEAVY RUSSIAN LOSS. Japanese Punish Their Foes Sev? erely in Recent Engagements. Tokio, Feb 28.-A dispatch from the front today stares that the Russian losses during the fight at Tsinchenchen on the extreme Japanese right on Feb? ruary 25 were 2,000 killed and wounded. The Japanese losses were slight. i FUNDS FOB REVOLUTIONISTS. I i_ I Russian Authorities Claim to Have Proof of Immense Contribu? tions from Abroad. St. Petersburg, Feb. 28.-The authorities assert that they have proofs that the revolutionaries have received heavy contribu? tions from abroad. It is stated that $300,000 have been received from America, a like amount from England, ?50,000 from Germany, $25,000 from France, and $75,000 from Austria. Cabbage Plants $1.50 Per 1000. I AM NOW prepared to fill any ana all orders with the best varieties of Cabbage Plants. Orders filled for any amount and varieties. Write for prices for lots of 3,000 and over. Ad? dress all orders to \V. F. CARR, Meggetts, S. C. Dec. 21-3m. FOR SALE-1,500 bushels Genuine Peeler Long Staple Cotton Seed at 81.00 per bushel, f. o. b. Sumter, apply to J. Eyttenberer & Sons, Sum? ter,- S. C., or at our Rcs8 Hill farm. Rural P. O., S. C. Feb 15-3t List Your Property With Us.... Whether for sale or rent. =We Obtain Results.^ WHITE & McCALLUIl, Real Estate and insurance. Cabbage Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed. Cabbage Pl an ts for sale, and now ready for delivery. "Early Jersey Wakefield" and "Charleston Large Type Wakefield," two earliest sharphead varieties andhead in rotation as named. "Succession." "Augusta Trucker" and "Short Stem Flat Dutch." the 3 best flat? head varieties and head in rotation as named. Prices: Single thousand, $1.50 5,000 and over $1.25 per 1.000 ; 10,000 and over, $1 per 1,000. Terms: Cash with order ; or, plants sent C. O. D.. purchaser paying return charges on money. Our plant beds occupy 35 acres on South Carolina sea coast, and we understand growing them in thc open air ; touch and hardy ; they will stand.severe cold without injury. Plants crated for shipment weigh 20 lbs. per ? 1,000, and we have special low rates for prompt transportation hy Southern Express Co. I. know of other plants you can buy cheaper than mine. I sell good plants. No cheap "cm rate" plants shipped from my farm. I guarantee those that I ship to be true to tvpe and name, and grown from high grade seeds purchased from two of the most reliable seed nouses in the United States. I will refund purchase price to any dissatisfied customer at erd of season. OUR COTTON SEED. Lint of our Long Staple variety of Sea Island Cotton sold this year in Charleston on Dec. 2, at 32a per pound. Seed $L25 per bu.; lots ?f 10 bc : over $1 per bushel. My specialty : Prompt Shipment, True Varieties, and Satisfied CusroL-:. rs. i have been Lr* the plant business for thirty-five years. Wm. C. GERATY, SRSSBSSSSS Yoangs island, S. t dec 28-3m ? SEED POTATOES. WE ARE JUST IN RECEIPT OF 100 BARRELS OF THE CELEBRATED BLISS TRIUflPH. We claim credit for being the first to intro? duce this potato, and if we never did our patrons any other service we are entitled to some commendation for this, as it has proven itself THE BEST PRODUCER, THE BEST EATER, THE EARLIEST VARIETY AND THE BEST SUITED TO OUR SOIL. Every cross roads store in the country now sells "Bliss" potatoes, or what they think is the "Bliss" and they are doubtless honest in their representation, for they may be sold to them as such, but of one thing you may be certain, when you buy them from us. ;i nt mn Bini for they are shipped to us direct from the county in which they are grown. We have never been able to fully supply the demand for this seed, and our object in buying so freely at this season of the year is, that our customers may get what they want, and permit us to re? order if need be, in ample time to supply a later demand.