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Cjje Mat?jjiitmi at? ?pn WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, I9u7. ^e Sv&Uer Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron 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. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to ex? amine the label on their papers, Which show the date to which the subscription has been paid. Those who find that they are in arrears are Requested to call and settle or remit ?ut the earliest convenient date. The j amount that each subscriber owes is small, but in the aggregate the amount due us for , subscription is -unite large-and we need the money. What does Senator Tjllman think ?of President Roosevelt's tribute to <5eJE* Lee on the occasion of the cen? tennial celebration of his birth? ? * ? The Governor of Jamaica is a swell "headed and churlish individual .to ?say the least. His treatment of Ad? miral Davis was the action of a man of very small calibre. . * ? The legislative grind has begun in -earnest, and among the deluge of bills any well posted man can find a num? ber of the useless variety. The legis? lator who makes it his-business to kill undesirable bills renders his constit? uents the greatest service. . . * Instead of piling up appropriations H?or all sorts of things that can be -.postponed as well as not-the Cal? houn statue, the supreme court build? ing; for instance-the legislature should be concerning itself to devise means for putting the State on a cash ."basis so that it will not be necessary to borrow hundreds of thousands of -dollars every year to pay interest on -bonds and other current expenses. .' . . : Some members of the legislature -seem to have gone wild on the sub? ject of pensions, and if they are per? mitted to have their way will over? burden the State ' with taxes. The needy Confederate soldiers should be pensioned and it is a duty that the estate should not shirk, but there is * limit to all things. The very idea 'Of making an annual appropriation of 3450,000 for pensions is preposterous, When the financial condition of the State is taken into consideration. . * . "Secretary Taft, the big man of the ^Republican party, says that Charles? ton is the South Atlantic port par 'excellence ard a naval base of the greatest strategical importance. All of which is true, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Taft's endorseemnt. will in? fluence the people of Charleston and the government at Washington to make greater efforts to utilize the natural advantages of the city and ? iport. *- * * '?Tte investigation of the State dis Tpensary har- furnished a topic for lots <of talk and made good campaign ma- j terial, but. seems to have been inef- i Ifective insofar as the punishment of .any of the grafters is concerned. The effort appears to have been to kill ! -the 'dispensary system, but to let the ] men who have robbed the Stale in >direetly and brought the system into disrepute go scott free with all their fil-gotien wealth. * * * The lien law may be repealed this year-lt ought to at any rate-but we tear it viii be left untouched on one specious pretext or another. There are influential interests that do not j desire the repeal of the lav/, and these Interests will have strong representa? tives, and adroit pleaders will rise up to champion the cause of the poor tanners whose very existence, so they will assert, is dependent upon the -continuance of the lien law. There "ts big money in the lien business in ordinary years, and there is, of ?ourse, strong opposition to killing "the gocse that has been laying golden .^Sgs for many years. 9 m < Speaker Cannon is said to be bit? terly opposed to the Appalachian for .est reservation which will require an appropriation of about $3,000.000, all told? but favors the ship-subsidy ?raft, which will start out with a grab o? more than $3,000,000 a year and wS2 increase indefinitely. The Appalachian reservation will benefit unisons of people and will save mil? lions of dollars worth of property an? nually SOT all time, while the ship subsidy graft is for the benefit and turtiaeer enrichment of the members -of the merchant marine trust. A messsre where it benefits the public and not a favored few has no chan?- e of becoming a law, while a rank graft to put public money into the pockets -of those who fork over in campaign years to buy the election for the Re "3i*ib5c&?5 goes through on greased wheels. ?mm "25be resignation of Judge R. O. "3??rtfcy ?ame as a surprise to every? body except a few friends to whom he made known his intention a short j time ago. The surprise was all the | j greater since a judge's resignation is j without precedent in the recent his? tory of the State. It has been accept 1 ed as a fact that few die and none re? sign, consequently everybody are at I a loss to account for Judge Purdy's ! action. Judge Purdy's retirement ! from the bench is a distinct loss to J the judiciary of the State. He has j discharged the duties of the office with industry, zeal, courage and abil? ity. He retires with the confidence and respect of the bench, bar and public at large and in private life, to which he returs, he will retain that same degree of esteem in which he has always been held. ? . ? The negro soldiers v.'ho shot up j Brownsville, Texas, killed one man I and were therefore guilty of murder. The remainder of the garrison while not participating in the attack on the town, shielded the murderers . and knowingly assisted them to escape apprehension. They are consequently j accessories after the fact and under the law as guilty as those who com? mitted the murder. They are all criminals and all should be punished. The only fault we have to find with the punishment imposed by Presi? dent Roosevelt was that it was in? adequate. Tile criminals were per- ' mitted to escape ? just punishment and it strikes us that all the hullaba? loo over the order of President Ruose" veltis to distract attention-from the real facts until the guilty negroes have been scattered and beyond reach. ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE TO GEN. ROBERT E. LEE. Appeals to the People of Every Sec? tion to Commemorate His Life and Deeds ?fry Establishing a Permanent Memorial at Some Southern Insti? tution. Washington, Jan. 19.-With elabo? rate exercises in the presence of a distinguished audience, the 100th an? niversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the soldier-patriot of the Con? federacy, was commemorated here tonight under the auspices of the Uni? ted -Confederate and Southern socie? ties of the District of Columbia. The immense ball room of the New Wil? lard, hotel, where the meeting was held, was filled to overflowing. The United States Marine band stirred the audience with "Dixie" and other southern melodies. Almost every mention of the name Lee was greet? ed with applause. Although unable to attend, President Roosevelt sent a letter in which? he extolled the vir? tues of the Confederacy's great gen? eral, in war as well as in peace. His suggestion that the centennial anni? versary be celebrated by the estab? lishment of a permanent Lee memo? rial at some great representative ed? ucational institution of the south met with instant favor. . Hillary A. Herbert Presided. The exercises were presided over by Hon. Hiliary A. Herbert, former, secretary of the navy, and were open? ed with prayer by Rev. Roland Cot? ton Sr "'th, D. D., rector of St. John's Episcopal church, who' was followed by Rev. William T. Thompson, D. D., with the reading of selections from the Bible, after which the surp?iced choir of the Church of Epiphany ren? dered "The Souls of the Righteous." Chairman Herbert then delivered a brief address, after.which he read an extract from the "Life of Thomas H, Benton," written by Theodore Roose? velt, in which he referred to the Con? federacy leader as the "very greatest of all the captains that the English speaking peoples have brought forth," and that the world had never seen better soldiers than those who follow? ed him. The reading of the president's let? ter was assigned to Mrs. Ralph Walsh, president of the District of Columbia division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. ^ Hie President's Letter. White House. : Washington, Jan. 16, 1907. To the Hon. Hiiiary A. Herbert, Chairman; Chief Justice Seth Shepherd, Gen. Marcus J. Wright, Judge Charles B. Lowry, Mr. Wil? liam A. Gordon, Mr. Thomas Nel? son Page, President Edwin Alder? man, Mr. Joseph Wilmer, and Oth? ers of the Committee of Arrange? ment for the Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Con. Robert E. Lee. Gentlemen: I regret that it is not in my power to be with you at your celebration. I join with you in hon? oring the life and career of that great soldier and high-minded citizen whose fame is now a matter of pride to all our countrymen. Terrible though the destruction of the Civil was was, aw? ful though it was that such a conflict should occur between brothers, it is yet a matter for gratitude on the part of all Americans that this, among contests of like magnitude, should have left to both sides as a' priceless heritage the memory of the mighty men and the glorious deeds that the iron days brought forth. The courage and steadfast endurance, the lofty fealty to the right as it was given each man to see the right, wheth he wore the gray or whether he wo the blue, now make the memories the valiant feats, alike of those wi served under Grant and of those wi served under Lee, precious to all go< Americans. Gen. Lee has left us tl memory, not merely of his extraord nary skill as a general, his dauntle courage and high leadership in can paign and battle, but also of that s? rene greatness of soul characterist of those who most readily recogni: the obligations of civic duty. On< the war was over he instantly unde: took the task of healing and bindii up the wounds of his countrymen i the true spirit of those who feel ma ice toward .lone and charity to war all; in that spirit which from tl throes of the Civil war brought fort the real and indissoluble union of tc day. It was eminently fitting th* this great man, this war-worn vetera of a mighty struggle, who, at its clos< simply and quietly undertook his dut as a plain, everyday citizen, bent onl upon helping his people in the patin of peace and tranquility, should tur his attention toward educations work; toward bringing ;;p in f fashion the younger generation, th sons of those who had proved thei faith by their endeavor, in the heroi days. There is no need to dwell on Ger Lee's record as a soldier. The son o Light Horse Harry Lee of the Rev olution, he came naturally by hi aptitude for arms and command. Hi campaigns put him in the foremos rank of the great captains of all tim? But his signal valor and address ii war are no more remarkable thai the spirit in which he turned to th work of peace once the war was over The circumstances were such tha most men, even of high character, fel bitter and vindictive or depressed an( spiritless, but Gen. Lee's heroic tem per was not warped nor _ his grea soul cast down. He stood that hard est of all strains, the strain of bear? ing himself well through the graj evening of failure; and therefore oui of what seemed failure he helped tc build the wonderful and mighty tri? umph of our national life, in whicr. all his countrymen, north and south share. Immediately after the close ol hostilities he announced, with a cleai sightedness which at that time few indeed of any section possessed, thal the. interest of the southern States, were the same as those of the United States; that the prosperity of the south would rise or fall with the wel fare of the whole country, and that the duty of the citizens appeared too plain to admit of doubt. He . urged that all should united in honest, effort to obliterate the effects of war and restore the blessings of peace; that they should remain in the country, strive for harmony and good feeling, and devote their abilities to the in? terests of their people and the heal? ing vi dissensions. To every one who applied 10 him this was the advice he gave. Although absolutely without means, he refused all offers of pecu? niary aid z>nd all positions of emolu? ment, ?.'though many such, at a high salary, were offered him. He declin? ed to go abroad, saying that he sought only "a place to earn honest bread while engaged in some useful work." This statement brought him the of? fer of the presidency of Washington college, a little institution in Lexing? ton, Ya., which had grown out of a modest foundation known as Liberty Hall academy. Washington had en? dowed this academy with 100 shares of stock that had been given to him by the State of Virginia, which he had accepted only on condition that he might with them endow some ed? ucational institution. To the institu? tion which Washington helped to found in such a 'spirit, Lee, in the same spirit, gave his services. .-He ac? cepted the position of president at a salary of $1,500 a year, in order, as he stated, that he might do some good to the youth of the south. He applied himself to his new work with the same singleness of mind which he had showed in leading the Army of Northern Virginia. All the time by word and deed he was striving for the restoration of real peace, of real har? mony, never uttering a word of bit? terness nor allowing a word of bitter? ness uttered in his presence to go un? checked. From the close of the war to the time of his death all his great powers were devoted to two objects; to the reconciliation of all his coun? trymen with one another, and to fit? ting the youth of the south for the duties of a lofty and broad-minded citizenship. Such is the career that you gather to honor, and I hope that you will take advantage of the 100th anniver? sary of Gen. Lee's birth by appealing to all our people, in every section of this country, to commemorate his life and deeds by the establishment at some great represente tive educational institution of the south of a perma? nent memorial that will serve the youth of the coming years, as he, in the closing years of his life, served those who so sorely needed what he so freely gave. Sincerely your, Theodore Roosevelt. FIRE SWEEPS BEAUFORT. Beaufort, January 19.-Today at 1.30 o'clock fire broke out in the barn and stables of F. W. Scheper, on Bay street, and with a stiff southwest breeze blowing, it resulted in one of the most disastrous calamities that has ever visited the town. From the beginning the fire department was powerless. The grocery store of Mr. Schepner ,and the People's Bank ad? joining, were totally consumed with their contents, with the exception of the bank's papers and property, and the large fireproof safe. Adjoining war-, a row of stores on the same side of the street, and up to the corner all were consuemed. The fire th?m leaped across the street and j the large and well stocked hardware ?and paint-store of Messrs. N. Chris ! tensen & Sons shared a like fate, and I half the block behind it was totally ! burned. The fire crossed the next street and consumed the law office of j Mr. Thomas Talbird and the row of small houses that he owned, extend? ing to the market, which was burned entirely. Then il crossed the next street and the town hall, in which was the coun? cil chamber, was a total loss. Then an adjoining house ^between it and the Methodist church was burned. During the prevalence of fae raging and furious flames, the sparks were blown in a northeasterly direction and several smaller houses, including the residence of Mr. W. F. Sanders, about an eighth of a mile off caught, and from it the large and ancient mansion of the Talbirds, owned by Mr. Thos. Talbird, was totally con? sumed. On the opposite corner of the street amendments, and then lay the whole thing on the table. Mr. J. X. Wallace, was burned, and next door to it the residence of Mr. W. J. Thomas and lr- two rented houses in the rear were consumed. Mr. James M. Crofut's store, next to Messrs. Christensens' store, became a mass of ruins and the next store, that of Mrs. J. Levin, was nearly con? sumed. Judge Purdy's Retirement. The lawyers of South Carolina doubteless best know Judge R. O. Purdy, but regret that he should have deemed it duty, for personal reasons, to retire from the circuit bench will not be confined to the legal fraternity. The News and Courier has previously expressed the opinion that great care should be exercised in the endeavor to elevate to the judiciary only those whose character and attainments are most likely to fit them for the respon? sibilities and duties of the opsition, and that changes should be as infre? quent as possible. That Judge Pur? dy is eminently qualified for the bench has been tested and proved during the four years he has served^ ac judge of the 3d circuit A Virginian by birth, he has nevertheless spent the best years of his life in this State. For a score of years he has taken an act? ive interest in all that pertained to its welfare and has shown that he is as earnestly desirous that it shall prosper and that its people shall be advanced, mentally and morally, as well as materially, as is any native son of South Carolina. . As a judge he has by his outspoken courageousness, his hard common sense and his knowledge of tho law won the respect of lawyers ar.J laymen, while at the same time making for himself hosts of friends by his courtesy, his unfail? ing patience and consideration, and his marked disposition to co-operate with the members of the bar in clear? ing congested dock .-ts and in promot? ing the ends of j istice, not shirking work himself nor permitting others to do so. He will be missed from the circuit bench, but it is pleasant to be? lieve that his influence will still be felt in public affairs in South Caroli? na; still in the prime of life, strong and vigorous, with a keen interest in men and things, it is impossible that it shall be otherwise.-Xews and Cou? rier. MR. J. J. KOLB IN JURED. On Thursday afternoon while driv? ing out to his farm, three miles from the city, Mr. C. L. Cuttino, accompa? nied by Mr. J. J. Kolb, encountered a peculiar accident. It appears that while driving at a pretty lively gain along a smooth road the bolt holding the coupling of the buggy became dis? lodged, allowing the 'fore wheels *n move on with the horse while thc front of the vehicle fell, precipitating j its occupants violently to the ground. Mr. Cuttino escaped without injury, but Mr. Kolb as a result of the acci? dent, is suffering from a severely sprained leg. The buggy was badly damaged, but the hor>e, a gentle one, did no harm to himself. The medicine that sets the whole world thinking. The remedy on which all doctors agree, Tho prescription all your friends are taking, is Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. - -China's Drug Store. <S 11 . izers -o There is no item of expense connected with the making of a crop that is of greater importance to farmers than that of fer? tilizers It seems practically a waste of time and energy to at? tempt the planting of a crop without their use. In good years, they pay handsomely, but with unfavorable seasons, the results are very disappointing. The year just closed was one cf the most disastrous that this immediate section has ever e^peri enced Fertilizers were used liberally, yes we might say, extravagantly. The sellers were probably as much to blame as the consumers We were all more cr less inflated as the re? sult of two or three years of good business, and were anxious to. spread our wings; they have been clipped. We have been taught a lesson, a very expensive one, and let us hope a profit? able one. The conditions make it necessary that in 1907 we shall have to practice economy. Banks will not be in a position to ex-, tend the liberal accommodations, which they have so cheerfully ?done in the last few years, and merchants' resources will be : limited accordingly. We do not know whether it is economy ? to curtan to a great extent the use of fertilizers or not, every farmer will have to exercise his own judgment as to this. Our observation has been that those who use fertilizers with a rea-fll sonable degree of liberality and apply them intelligently, makes the best showing at the end of the year. Many customers come to our office, not knowing what to buy, and want us to make suggestions. This shows a lack of intelligence on their part. Every farmer ought to know what is best suited to his soil, it is his duty to make a study of it, otherwise he is throwing his ' money away. It sometimes happens that a certain grade of fertilizer will give excellent results on one field, whereas on another portion of the same plantation it would be practically worthless. We never make suggestions as to the best fertil? izers to use, it is not our business, we do not know, b?t we try to give people what they want, and if the results are not satis- 1 factory, they have only themselves to blame. We are handling the same brand of acid and ammoDiated goods that we have been selling for the past ten years, and based upon their analysis, we feel perfectly safe in saying that f iii Our kainit, muriate of potash and nitrate of soda we import direct. H A BISCUIT THAT IS A BISCUIT. -MADE IN CAROLINA. C. B. W. Milk Biscuits Please All. ^^Sk If YOUR DEALER cannot handle them be? cause he is controlled by some Biscuit Com? pany, write CHARLESTON BISCUIT WORKS, Charleston, S. C. Jan. 23, 1907-3ra ENTERTAINMENT To Be Giivcn for the Benefit of Spring Street Church. Charleston, S. C. The Ladies' Aid Society of Spring Street Methodist church, will give an | entertainment in the early part of February, for the purpose of liquidat? ing the indebtedness of the church. In connection with their entertain? ment, they will have a "Country Store," and any one desiring to assist the ladies can send their contributions to Mrs. W. G .Webb, General Chair? man, 21c St. Philip Street, Charleston, S. C. Contributions of any description, groceries, country produce, etc., will be appreciated. All contributions to this worthy ob? ject will be sold in the hall, and the amount realized applied upon the debt. Fancy work, from the ladies gen? erally, will be appreciated. Kate-Outdoor life is good for ner? vous people. It occupies the mind pleasantly. Hollister's Rocky Moun? tain Tea cheers the heart and makes life worth living. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. MORE PAY: MORE TALK. Columbia, Jan. 17.-The South Carolina Bar association yesterday decided to recommend that the sal? ary of the chief justice of the su? preme court be made $6,000 a year and the salaries of the associate jus? tices be made $5,500. There was much discussion on the resolution and it was generally agreed that the pres? ent salaries are entirely out of keep? ing with the dignity of the offices. The association also voted to re? quest the repeal of the rule adopted by the judges of the State limiting the time for argument which was recent? ly cut down from two hours on each ?.ide to one hour for each side. William Bennett, colored, was kill at Beaufort Saturday night by tha guard who was watching the ruins of the People's Bank. Bennett was try? ing to loot the ruins. The negroes gathered in crowds and became so treatening that a detachment of Uni? ted States regulars were sent from Ft. Screven, Ga., to guard the town. FOR SALE-At Hagood, S. C., 100 acres of land that brings over a bale of cotton to the acre. Address, Miss Emmie Saunders, Hagood, S. C. 10-17-tf i