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Cfit Ml;ii?!?!i ;t?t? ^oa?jrflii. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1905. \ The Sumter Watchman was founded in ; 1850 and the True SoiUhron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. ?_?____---?-------?----? Ink. York county with a normal vote of - between 3,500 and 4,000 cast less than SOO in the Brice law election Tuesday when the dispensary was voted out. If the remainder of the voters of the county are as indifferent to the enforcement of prohibition as they showed themselves to the election the blind tigers and whiskey blockade runners from North Carolina will bave an easy time in that county. . ? . \ WM: Gaynor and Green have lost their \ lons fight and will now be brought to the United States for trial. When they see the confederate, ex-Capt. Oberlin M. Carter in the full enjoy? ment of his liberty after having com? pleted his term of imprisonment they may regret not having taken -their medicine at ance. They have spent years in exile and have spent a lot of their ill-gotten gains to escape trial to no good purpose, while Carter has served his time and can now enjoy hi3 share of the booty without having to dodge the officers of the law. The Ministerial Association has asked the city council a question that Kbas been in the minds of many citi? zens. The -answer returned will be Bfswaited with interest. ? . ?. The delays of the law have never been more forcibly illustrated than by Ethe Jong drawn out Gillis case which bas been on the Kershaw county criminal docket for more than a year. There should he some limit set to the * postponements and continuances. m m m ' The determination of Russia to begin at the earliest possible date Sile con? struction of a second Trans-Siberian railway is not a portent of a perma? nent peace in the Far East. Oh the contrary it is a threat that a war of re? venge against Japan is the fixed pur? pose of Russia, and that all energies are to be directed toward preparing tor that end. * : * . . . The law-abiding citizens of the Ho nea Path section should have the sym? pathy and moral support of the good citizens of the State in their struggle against the lawless element that has brought their community into disre? pute. A few vicious men can give a 3aw-respecting community a reputa? tion for lawlessness that is unde? served. The acts of the lawless fur? nish situations, and a murder or lynching is' published throughout the ?and, while the sober, decent lives of the hundreds of good citizens of the community, pass unnoticed. The news? paper reputation of any community is created largely by the criminals and a peculiarly atrocious crime in a cer? tain community is seized upon by the unthinking as an indication that the citizenship of that community is com? posed^ of criminals. The vast majority of South Carolinians are sober, decent, law-abiding and Christian people, and We no more believe that the majority Of the people of those sections of An? derson and Abbeville counties in which the Honea Path lynchers re? side are lawless than that the people of Sumter county are all criminals, because murders have occurred here from time to time. The greatest fault with the decent citizenship of South Carolina1 is their indifference to vio? lations of law by those, of criminal proclivities. There is a tendency at times to condone criminal acts, view- j lng them as deplorable incidents rath? er than crimes to be sternly punished to the extent of the law. The law abiding citizens owe it to themselves to carry their consciences into the court houses and into the jury boxes and to punish the guilty with stern? ness. The laws, if enforced, will put an end to lawlessness. THE COLLEGE FIASCO. The decision of the board of trus? tees of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina not to remove that in? stitution from Clinton was a most surprising and unexpected denoue? ment of the campaign inaugurated some months ago by this board to create in this State a college that would be truly representative of the educational aspirations of the Pres? byterian denomination. The Clinton college or the Presbyterian College of South Carolina as it has been denom? inated at different periods in its his? tory has been in existence at Clinton for some twenty odd years without having attained a degree of excel? lence, prestige or influence that, by the admission of the trustees, was satisfactory to them or to the Pres? byterians of the State. In conse? quence thereof the trustees deter? mined to seek a new location to thc end that the college might, under more favorable environments, be de? veloped to the full stature of a colleg* and become a bulwark of Presbyte rianism in South Carolina. This iva? Sumter's understanding of the condi tions, and it was upon this under standing that the citizens of Sumter consented to contribute to a fund, to furnish a site and erect buildings il the trustees should decide to locate the college in this city. This phase of the matter was very clearly and forci? bly stated by Mr. S. H. Edmunds in his/ open letter published in our is? sue on Saturday. He covered the ground fully and expressed the senti? ments of the people of Sumter, and is is neither necessary, nor desirable to enlarge upon the feeling of disgust that pervades this community that j we had been led into enthusiastic par? ticipation in a fiasco. Clinton retains the college, upon which she undoubtedly has a strong moral claim, and it is to be hoped that the next time the board of trus? tees find the college in need of money that they think Clinton should fur? nish they will say to Clinton in all candor, "the college needs $20,000 or $50,000 o~ whatever the necessity of the case demands, and you must fur? nish it. If you cannot or will not say so now or forever after hold your peace." If Clinton refuses to comply with their demands, the way will then be open to put the college on the block to be knocked down to the highest bidder. It is unfortunate that the misap? prehension of the situation was cre? ated, for it has aroused unpleasant feeling and instead of the college be? ing strengthened as a result of the agitation it has lost friends here and elsewhere. Clinton retains her col? lege but it will remain Clinton col? lege for many years to c'ome-at least until Sumter and other commu? nities forget their soreness over the false and unexpectedly disagreeable position they were led into assuming The letter of Judge Purdy which we published Saturday struck the keynote. The Clinton college affair ?is a closed incident and can be car I ried to experience account on Sum? ter's ledger. We people of Sumter have too much to do that is of im? portance, too many lines of endeavor that make for the good of the com? munity, to spend valuable time in dis? cussing an occurrence that can neither profit nor enlighten us. The wisest policy is to turn our back to the past and look to the future. This is what Judge Furdy suggests and Mr. R. L Lee heartily endorses. We are con? fident that the people of Sumter will follow their lead. This city needs an institution of higher education to per? fect the school system of the city and we can have it if the liberal spirit evi? denced by Judge Purdy and Mr. Lee in their spontaneous offer to give to a Sumter institution twice the amounts they subscribed to the Presbyterian college fund is taken up and car? ried out. We are not so ambitious as to advocate the establishment of a college. We believe that a high grade academy or university school where more thorough work will be done, and there will be less fuss and feath? ers than is usually to be found in th.} average fresh water college, is preferable to a college. What we need in Sumter is~a high school that will educate-not a diploma fac? tory. A school whose certificate j would admit the boy who completes the course to the University of Vir? ginia would be worth more to Sumter and South Carolina than a college with a large output of half baked A. B.'s and an annual distribution of LL. D. degrees. The country now has too many colleges,, so-called, and too few first class schools. Sumter can and should establish a school to enter the more difficult but less occupied field of real usefulness. VACCINATION ORDERED. All School Children Must Be Vacci ' nated at Once. The State Board of Health has sent to City Clerk C. M. Hurst 400 tubes of fresh and pure glycerinized vaccine virus for use in the public schools of this city. In compliance with the recent act of the General Assembly, Superintendent of Education S'. H. Edmunds and Health Officer Reardon have made ar? rangements to enforce the rules in re? gard to all school children being vac? cinated. Superintendent Edmunds to? day sensed notice on all of the chil dre who have not been successfully vaccinated within six years to get vac? cinated by next Tuesday, October 10, 1905. It is preferred that the chil? dren b\ vaccinated at home by their family physicians, but the State Board of Health furnishes vaccine virus free to any individual, and the local board of health and city council will have any children vaccinated at the schools by the health officer without charge if they so wish. The arms of all of the scholars will be examined at the schools to show whether previous vac? cinations have been successful, and those not successfully vaccinated will be re-vaccinated at sch'?.-: or be re? quired to be re-vaccinated at home. Feel tired no appetite, cannot sleep, work or eat? That's tiredness and will disappear at once it' you take Hol? lister's Rocky Mountain Tea this month. .*'.". cents. Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. A fresh book agent who insulted a young holy at Swansea Monday was given a severe horsewhipping before he could escape from town. MOVEMENT SHOW'S DECIIEASE. Secrelary Hester's Figuies for thc Week Show 13S.000 Kales Less Uian for thc Same Time Last Year. Xew Orleans, La.. Sept. 29-Secre? tary Hester's weekly cotton statement issued before the close of business to? day shows a decrease in round figures in the movement of cotton into sight for the seven days ending September 29 last year and an increase of 51, 000 over the same time year before last. The amount brought into sight for the week ending this afternoon is stated at 386,114 baies, against 524, 595 for the sev^en days ending this elate last year, and 335,296 year be? fore last. This brings the total of the how crop movement into sight for the 29 days of the season to 1,230,0Si, against 1.2S4.SS9 last year and 692, 560 year before last. The movement shows receipts at all United States ports since September 1 to be 921,365 baies, against 997,926 last year; overland across the Mississ? ippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 16,448, against 13,585 last year; interior stock in excess of September 1 117,219, against 123,951 . last year; Southern mill takings 125,000, against 146,527 last year. Foreign exports since September 1 have been 482,230 bales, against 578, 714 last year. The total of American mills, North and South, and Canada thus far for the season have been 2S0.961, against 245,528 last year. Since the close of the commercial year stocks at American ports and the 29 leading Southern interior cen? tres have increased 159,222 bales, against ?v? increase for the same period 1 . season of 236,814. Including amounts left over in stocks at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, against 1,446,856 for the same period last year. A wonderful tonic. - Drives out all impurities, gives you strength, health and happiness. That's what Hollis? ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Local Cotton Market. Yesterday's receipts 230 bales. Today's estimated receipts 100 bales. Middling 9.65 JUNIPER POLES WANTED--High? est cash prices paid on lengths 25 ' to 60 feet. Contracts given for | yearly outputs. Address Carolina j Pole Co., Wilmington, N. C. *10 4-4t I FIRE IX BEXX'ETTSVILLE. Total Loss May Be Over Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars. Bennettsville, September 2i?.-The entire business block west of the bank building, was consumed by fire tonight. The fire started by the explosion o3 a gasoline bradier in Parson's bicycle shop. The Hames instantly filled the building. The large wooden postoffice building" soon caught, and then fol? lowed Capt. P. L. Breeden's big brick building, occupied by W. P. Breeden's harness and buggy store and sales stables and the Excelsior Hardware Company. The fire was stopped by the bank buildings, but swept around in the rear and burned C. M. Weatheriey's big dry goods store on the corner of Liberty and Darlington streets. Xext Captain Breeden's office, on Darling? ton street, was burned, and then the flames were arrested. Postmaster Emanuel owned the postoffice building, worth $5,000, with no insurance. Captain Breeden's loss is about $15,000, partially insured. Excelsior Hardware and W. P. Breeden, covered by insurance. S. J. Pearson loses about $500 par? tially insured. J. L. Breeden, small building. C. M. Weatheriey's store was worth $5,000, and the stock $30,000. Fifty per cent, insurance. Planters' Bsmk, Union Savings Bank. H. H. Xewton, A. J. Bristow and W. L. Pearson were damaedd by moving. The total loss may exceed $75,000. J. C. Jackson, who was operating the brazier when it exploded, narrow? ly escaped with his life, though he is not seriously injured. FIRE IX AXDERSOX. Busirfess Block Seriously Damaged. Total Loss About $30,000. . Anderson, Oct. 2.-A fire which started on the second floor of the Townsend building this morning caused a loss estimated :at 825,000 or ?30,000. The Acme Drug company which occupied the adjoining build? ing was the greatest sufferer. The firm carried a stock vaia ed at 844,000, and about two-thirds of this was practically destroyed by fire and dam? aged from water. The origin of the fire is unknown. It started in the room used for plunder and so far as is known no one has been in it for sometime. Tb* other losses are: Savoy cafe 81,OCX); Mrs. Deanes' art studio, 8500; Snipes* photograph gal? lery, 8250. All these losses are par? tially covered by insurance. The office of the Anderson Oil and Phosphate company was in the burned building but the papers were saved without serious damage. JUST A Few Words 16 The Trelde Our unusually large and varied stock is no^s in and ready for criticism. The compl?tenos of the various lines of merchandise handle* by us is the result of many months' laboi reaching back to the early spring-purchase< when DRY GOODS Were cheaper than today, and the benefit goei to those who trade with us. Heed this advici from us : Call and get posted as to the newest Dress Goods Materials Both as to fabric and shadings. See the Plaic Taffeta Silks suggested for waists, petticoat* and entire suits. Also the new black Chiffor and Spot-Proof Taffetas, ali warranted, fron 50c. up. Secure a Tailored Suit from our Ready-to Wear Department, either in the Eton or Pad? dock design. These stylish, serviceable suits are shown in dark green, plum, garnet, grey and black. ; Not elsewhere in Sumter is to be seen the large variety of Coats for Ladies, Misses and Children. And we say the same in reference to our Housefurnishing Department. Estimates ?cheerfully furnished on complete House and ?Hotel equipment. I Again we say, Heed Our Advice ! There is nothing in the wearable Line of greater importance to the purchasing public than shoes. This applies more par? ticularly to the heads of families, where there are a lot of lit? tle ones to be shod They may trot to school in the spring and summer barefooted, but when Jackfrost makes his ap? pearance the scene changes IN CHILDREN'S SHOES We have nothing especially new to offer ; we believe in stick? ing to old friends-we believe in sticking to the shoe that sticks to the boy's or gin's foot, and does not part with its sole the first time the waters of baptism strike it in the form of a rain-shower. The shoe that "sticketb closer than a brother" is The Old Reliable Godman. This is the greatest shoe ever put on the mirket for people of moderate means. Note the prices for children : 50c, 75c, $1, $1 25. in their ladies' shoes they have improved very much on their style, but the price remains the sime-$1 50 the pair. Our business on E. P. Reed & Co.'s Line Of ladies' fine shoes is constantly increasing, and the reason is plain-nothing better can be obtained as to style, quality or comfort. Our assortment of styles is larger this season than we have ever carried Prices, S2, ?2 50, $3 and $3.50 The Just Wright 5hoe for fien. This is the newest addition to our shoe department. We bought a sample lice of them last spring, and the results were so sat? isfactory that we have decided to place them at the head of our men's shoe department The wearing qualities of them have been thoroughly tested, and there is a snap about them that ap? peal to the smart young man, and quite a variety of shapes to suit the man who would not care to be classed in the smart set There are only two grades-$3.50 and $4. O'Donnell ? Company A NEW ENTERPRISE. Sumter Machinery Company (INCORPORATED) SUMTER, S. C. W. E. BURNS, Pres. T. H. SIDDALL, Treas. & Gen. Mgr. DIRECTORS: W. B. Burrs, C. G. Howland, T. H. Sidda'l, Charles Dewrj, Richard I Manning, Neill O'Donnell, Geo. D. Shore. First Class New Equipment for all Kinds Machinery Repairs. Iron and Brass Castings, Grate Bars and Building Irons a Specialty. 0 Agents for Winship, Pratt, Smith, Munger and Eagle Cotton Gins, Ginning Machinery and Presses. Steam Engines and Boilers in Stock. Give us a call and you will be convinced that our prices are right. Shops situated on W. C. & A. R. R., east of passenger depot-one block South of East Liberty Street. R. B. BELSER. The Carolina Sanitarium L. G. Corbett, M. D. Solely for the Treatment of ??tomsys and Counsellors at Law. \\ liiskev and Drus: Habits ; and Nervous Troubles Detailed information upon application 405 Perry Ave. Greenville, S. C Phone 309. SUMTER. S. C. Harby Bldg. HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Kedioine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Reneged Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. Lire and Lidnev Troubles, Pimples. Eczema, Impnre a!! i.-.u; I papers and that v.v are pre- : Blood. Bad Breath. Sluffffish Rowels. Headache , .... ; . cnppiiii fnrm Minr. and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tat pared to punt anj special form mac , w form a- centg a , ox. Genuine made by mav bc issued. Osteen Publishing I HOLLISTER Daro COMPANY, JIadison, Wis. WAXTED-The lawyers and mer? chants ti ? know that we carry a com? plete line of regular blank forms for Company. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOH SALLOW PEOPLE