Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*--T~ WtDiftCaOAY. FEBRUARY 5 I*Mj8 The ibeHier Watchman WM founded tu MM sad ihe True feuUre? in 106?. Th? m ?Mi toulsroa now hau the ooui ehreelah'oa aa4 iuaoeape of both ai Ihe eed papera, and it manifestly the best media oj ia homier. We knew of no better uro to which 91?, JO* of the State dispensary fundo Could be put than to spend it n the gttcsecottoM of the .grafters who i?k*d the dispensary s> stein, le of them are doing time they win probably rogret that they dad not *4eal nil the sno&cy so tha? there wewtl have beta none loft with which to wire Atlanta lawyers to as ?Igt Um? attorney genoral In the pros ??*... We sre not surprised that .the mem of the dispensary commission being severely criticised for do* lbs bulk es* the dispensary la t'Snhs with which they are oaVUItyk and in which ilbkjr ore large rtockhkolder*. Thi gget Is we expected such criticism and have beesi anticipating It since U was gaanuaoml that the money had been apportioned to banks to which th* Melon were friendly, s s s of those who are fighting the repeal eC the lien law that stthtn a year from tho the repeal tokos effect It will be to call an extra session of ST tafttt tagtslsture to reenact the law thai the people . will be OS ctsssnrfsss lor the reenaotment of the law that' the governor will be foeed %s call the extra session We SJO doubt there will be a clamor, it will come from tho people who war* the law retained. We pre they will do their utmost to ss> a clamor, but no one will he deceived as to tho origin of the e e s Wlhthru? Cwfeeax aeatas soother sad ws sso no reason why lew to gay for It should not be from the fertiliser tag tax. kare^sroro has boon alt given Oltsasoa has boon ma? la ttwe particular and oosae whoa the other than id be treated with ?m> mmmwmm mi abeealKy that approaches alone ,^tjawsf4 be a issarbsbie rotnei go ago if oor moat valued ?or iy used u? retmvrk quite fre shoald tbo attorneys for la Boh Hewitt, one-time director mi tho fisaoasary. aow foreman of fee sraad jury of Lexington county, t^wvs aw a change of venue from Hhrhlsad county whe*i his trlM for tjrattlng comes up. He would^ gwwhsbtf have a bias In favor of Lex ghgtosi as the pisec of trial. g a a ^ iTha ecqwJttal oi' Harry Thaw on "gee gesunde of insanity Is, ?fter all. % wtetory for Jercme who endeavored ha prove him Insane at the first trial a m\ tr ago. It was the only road to fret dorn that was left open to Thaw hta failure to come scot free at fir.* trial, an l the trial that has ended, ss w-U? as his commit it to Matt-awun.' was not much hatter then a faroe. We an- glad the gBK>vory epUode is at an end ho far as the public to concerned and* it Is to ha hop-d thai Harry and E\"ly.i will aJeaupear as completely from public Tievi cs has the once notorious Mar Pat tens hi e ? ? P?me of the members of the lug lalsturv aud the newspaper reporters am ml State . Hou<?* profess t? hell? v- t .iv i h -li mill or a mill mor-? f*r le*s edded tt> or taken frooi tho fltato levy makes no difference to the . hggpayert of Struth Carolin.:. Thoy w/ere never mom mistaken lu their |l\< v* in i will 'hoi out it" th? pic o>f nl.sng tin lew and incrca* ft im i t ><ton* is oon tinned ' " * ? Thj ides that the Isaggajremi nl of Ihr- f i?' r>\'iv, ?if this Stilt** would be of im? benefit to Sumter and other town* ximllul/ ?> tii it..I tni; would, mex.b 'hly i s -it n ih> nive hijur>, Ins? me< i w# th?? towns. sltuaWd or no\ ?ueam? would obtain lower fr? nn rwtea than the railroads g ve mm mmm cgsBp utive points. Is. wi ka? lhw?. s tuixt.iken one. The railroads will be forcrd to m^et tn?? wate? rat?' aesnp* titl ?*. and ihi result wll be a mjwto( red I ?wering of rates In which IwUiad t was win share equally with the rtv t town* cn many cla?*'? of fjheight. tlesld^s Ii U alwa? ? p- sslble tor Sufntcr, as a means of pel." pro? tection ?nd t preservation, to build aa Independent rail way to the Vantee rt\*?'r to connect will? the tmat lines thai wtii <ie oporattd og thai stream. Run tor wilt b%va ?troinc*m- an I sharp or oemp<4ltion and towns tha?. are asrw not rivals will become factors Ir the sauteii* for the trad- of n^id'Ue sph-ntth Carolina. The im I of the aavhrabio rivers of s great Ue<it to the gsrrrtcr and all other towwi will share in the immense ben eftta that will follow' the general util? isation of our natural highways ot trade. ? ? ? There set mo to be no hick of money when congress is asked to make ap? propriations for great lrrlgut*or. Schemas in the^ ai Id west or put lie roada and other costly undertakings in the Philippines, to pay for the mu: a tennr.ee of the a?my in Cuba or any one of a score of things of iess Im? portance to the country at large than the Appalachian forest reserve. Whr*t Is the real reason for the opposition to thin measure, upon the ."ticcces cf which the futuro prosperity ? of a larg* and prosperous section of the country largely depends? Why Is It necessary to supplicate congress to do a thing that even the most Ignorant can see Is necessary and that will re? pay Its coat a hundred fold within the first ten years? ? ? ? Bassball ts an expensive luxury In the South. The game Is'not self-sus? taining in any of the cities holding a franchise In the South Atlantic League and each year there is a strug? gle to raise a guarantee fund of sev? eral thousand dollars to supplement the gate receipts snd keep the game going. The same conditions prevail In tho State Lea gup and even the seml-rmatour leagues are largely supported by contributions. Still the erase for baseball shows no signs of abatement and as long as the people are willing to pay for the sport there will be ball rn hundreds ot towns where the rgate receipts are less than the expenses. For what other under alking. ouslness pr philanthropic, would the people keep on sending good mcney after bad year in and year out. The baseball cri70 is a peculiar disease and when an Indi? vidual or consanunity onog? becomes innocutaled with the germ there > eems to bo no h< pe of a permanent' recovery to long as it Is possible to is Ire the price by book or crook. But when all Is said fend done it remains a fact that people are willing to pay to be amused/ and a 1 to 0 baseball game (fui mating more amusement to a greater number of people than any other game or sport yer Invented? hence Its popularity and the certain? ty that the people will keep on put? ting up the difference between re? ceipts *n0 expenditures. OT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. Ihe Augusta* Chronicle, in com? menting editorially on, the formation oc an Anti-Tuberculosis Society a kos the followlng^torclble and per? tinent oiue i rations1 which apply to conditions la Suntter as well as la Augusta The people of Sumter should give every possible support to the Sumtes, Coudty Antl-Tue*tcul?>si< Society which Is now In procv>s of organisation:. 'Tuberculosis la an* ever present imndnent peril There Is 10 reason for any one's attempting to mlntm'se Its ravages or to scout the danger, for that <t la hove is acknowledged oy everyone, and that It can be rendered innocuous is also conceded by those who have made an cxtonded study of it. "It is truw that Augusta is not as badly off In this rcscpect as are other cities. The health record shows thnt the mortality Is surpr'slngly low and till- means that < unxi.mption Is r.ot carrying it( i>- raany a- it do >s tn other places In this section of the touatry ?'L<ut tlto matt: i is more than lo< al, ?or it 1? not until eveiv VetUffd of tin umptimi ei *.1 * nleeaey is vulgar > e.illed. ss lor: no ?vor the countiy that the work of the anti-lul erculosis *->c?eties will Oe accomplished. The lit. a?11 ft germ lay* in wait In the laundry we seiid^O the washerwomen, in the public phiecs where We c<v grogate, in the street and railroad ears win rein ere ride, in the yety I reels ant! in the home* we oceuoy. It Is ?vtiy.vhere and yearly it lakes' i dreadful Ml ef Ihres a-, payment for hegltfouee. N?* on; I* site as r i lane iii there I? a cfUMumptrvo walk la'* til - .Ittels tu OCCUpVlni H bod in rie- |ioa*os ahem our rervami live, or ills f*tmiiv laundry Is done. The Ri-inif nie everyv.hi:- :?nd it is oniy by right '.ving. ->.' lUlvftf] method p| m vheie the dfSsaSt hat il II iv ?>? en contija led hv pt"unt l hum.: it < n cf Hautet wh-re I death froni tuoi f altnets Hud oeeurrred and |< nernlly Impoved sanitation that ? ule-i t lilosts Is to he headed Off and lt> ravages euitalk d. if not cllu.iuat ??Th. re I- n. nl for remedial work right iure is Augusta Just tl in other titles huge and ?Miall V. e m:iy not t laefdtr the da*'got worth netlelug beeUUHc our Individual lungs ure lienhhv mi l ?ttt ng, bat unit ss we are nsattenttve t? the warnings dls? p Ijpfd ? .) I % i y hulld we .i r ? li\ iii,; In a fu ll's prruH that Htay earns day )>?? turned into a torture when loved one** d?e fr< m tuberculools thai we nm,id have llelptd save il we had Joined In the work of the anti-tuber? culins eoetotv, "There Is work to be done by ev? eryone, physician, minister, layman. And It should bo done at once. The a.' uSt newly formed society knows how to perform the labor properly and il shoulu have the personal and finan? cial help of every loyal Augustan. Every person who employs lame numbers of men or women should become a member and help by his purse to destroy the menace Every school teacher and principal can do much toward preventing the spread of the disease by teaching those ^ in their care what It is, how it ravages and how It may he prevented. The simple rules of hygiene if followed will render one Immune at times. The teachers who desire can have I he assistance of the anti-tuberculosis so? ciety in finding out what to teach their pupils. This is part of its work. ?The physicians of Augusta, both white and colored, have entered Into the spirit of the new organization motrt heartily and will be found a valuable assistance In the attack up? on the strongholds of the white plague. But they should not be al? lowed to wage the fight unaklod or alone. It really U not to their finan? cial Interest?to look at the matter in a cold-bloocled light?to enter Into the work of the antl-tuberculosls so ciety and that they are so doing is all the more reason why they should have the undivided assistance of the laymen. This is everybody's fight, helping every one of us. The society is well officered; those in control knew what to do intelligently and wi?h the least expense, but everyone knows that such a warfare as is planned is expensive. There are no salaries to be paid anyone and ad the money contributed will go directly in? to curative and preventatlve meas? ures. It Is all for the general welfare and should have the assistance of of? ficial Augusta as well as of th? citi? zens at large. ? Everyone should enroll as a mem? ber of the society at once. Delay means much at this Juncture." BASEBALL NOTES. Pitcher Stowers who was with Or nngeburg last season has been signed by Macon of the South Atlantic league. a e e The Columbia Record says that Manager Qunter of Sumter has . as turcd Sam Richardson that he may play with Columbia this season. Cer? tainly, If Columbia thinks enough of Sam to pay the price for nls release. ? ? * Anderson has twenty men ?n f)\* tryout list for this season's team, p/)ly,| two of whom .wore in. hut.year'*' bunch. .... ~ ...... ? e 4 "* ' Car It on Duesse is said to be scWut In Georgia for men for the Sparen? burg team. e ay m Manning has not yet applied for admission to the State leagut, but it is said that Georgetown would like to have another tryout this season. ? ? ? What about the baseball bazar thai is to be held for ths benefit of the io gal association? a' e e - Sumter may not win the pennant this year. but |hs winner will know that the Gamecccits are in the race. * i ? ? Secretary E. It. Houseal has been reapppolnted by President Is, L. Smith of the State Baseball League. Secretary Farr.ill's most recent httl letin contains notice of contracts' be tweon the Sumter team and J. ? L>. Alexander and Tom Perkins. ? ? * The Charleston bassball as.-ocia licn Is in a bad way financially and it was stated at tho meeting of Stockholders Saturday that unless 11,000 is raised there will be no bah in Charleston this year. . The prn nant winners should not jump tht game. ? ? ? And rson is renovating- the ball park and an engineer has been em* ployed1 to make ovor tht diamond, see Fttmter will have the pick of a to. of nromtslsf material when, it romosl to selecting tue ih \v men needed to I templets the team. Ambitions youn* playeri are anxious in got on with a team and under a manager that have the reputation of making g ?od. Local Cotton Market. c.od middling 11.41 l-t. Very little cotton offering for sale. < - i L l*. Hohgood, of Columbia! U'Af. knocked down by an electric car mi Saturday night and painfully :njur< ed. Why get up m ihs morning feeling blue, Worry others and worry you: Here's a secret between you and me, Hetter take Rock) Mountain Tea ? Hlbert'i Drug store Builds up waste tissue, promotes appetit?, Improves digestion, Inducts lefreshlng sleep. giving renewed Strength and health. That's what Hoi lister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 36c, tea or tatlett Slbcrfa L?rug Store. CREATE ANOTHER CIRCUIT. I.ILL PA8HEJ) SI.COM) RKADIKft TL'KSDAY NICHT. No Opposition Shown?Uriury Shark* Hi ho mi Heavy by McMasieY'ft BUI ?Senate Does Little liuslness. Columbia? Feh. 5.?The m ?rning session of the house yesterday was taken up with a ciiscussion of four second reading lulls, three of which were passed to the thitd reading and on the other discussions was pos-poll? ed until the night session. 'Ihe first bill bmu?ht up was by Mr. Logare, which amended the act tegulatlng fisheries in S >uth Carolina. The amendments raised the salaries of inspectors from $50 tt> $"5 pe^ month and gives the board further powers relating to the reports from the industries. Mr. Norton's bill, creating a de? partment of land jurisdiction in Marion county, passed by a division vote of 35 to 20. The act would pro? vide for tho registration, transfer and titles of land. ' There was a long debate on Mr. McMaster's bill declaring unlawful the charging and receiving of usury. Mr. McMaster explained the operat? ions of tlie money sharks in Columbia and their successful work in rob? bing the poor people who are com? pelled to pay as much as -10 per CHiit .on a lean of $10. Mr. Vundor hurst also favored the bill, telling of his experlen2c in Charleston, where a campaign had been Uptuod against the money lending sharks with con sidorable success. Mr. Rcbinson t r pp?s^1 the bill be cause of its stringent requirement which he said might sometimes wring an innocent parly In a loan transaction. Mr. Rucker and several ethers offered amendments all of which were rejected and the bill was pursed to third reading with the committee amendments. The substitute bill creating an eleventh judlcal circuit passed the he use unanimously last night after yr. Frank G. Tjinpkins had explain od the necsslty for more courts In Eichlani in order to.relieve tho con gcttod condition of the criminal and civil dockets. Mr. Thompkins read the letters from the Highland and Lexington bar associations, already published, telling of the need of clear it g the dockets. He then told of the fiatemenis from the Solicitor citing the fact that prisoners were often de? prived of their constitutional rights for a epeedv trial. * In. addition to the regular cas.is Richland often had to stand the expense of trials in State cases, The county was in perfect un? ity with the rest of the State and was willing to do its .share of the *.%ork and ther- foro its request for relief was not unnatural nor un? reasonable. Ihe substitute bill which was pasted d??es n it provide for Calhouu county, but as scon as thl.s is created by the legislature* it wi!? probably be placed in the second circuit. The bill as sent t ? third reading is as follows: "Sac. 1. That the State h-, and 13 hereby, divided lnt > 11 judlcal cir? cuits, c\ampr?srf?d as folliws. 'The first circuit shall b-i compose J of the counties of Berkeley George? town, Dorchester and Orangehiirg. The second circuit shall be com? posed of the counties of Hampton. Aikon. Eamborg anel Earnwell 'The third circuit shall be compos? ed of the counties of Clarendon, Fior e ne e. Lee, Sumter and Wllllamshurg. 'The- fourth circuit shall b.- com? posed of the counties of CheatMPflcld, Darlington. M'?rry, Marion and Mal brro. ?The Fi'th circuit shall he com prsed of ih?? counties of Ker<haw and i; ehiand. ? The Sixth Circuit shall be com? posed of th j counties Of York, ehes? te:. Lancaster and Fairfleld. ' Th?- sev nth circuit ?hall be com pos? (l of the counties of Cherokee, Spurt mi) burg and I'nion. ? The Eighth circuit shall be com? posed \>f tin counties of Abbeville, Xi.vViiry. Lauren-- and Greenwood. "Tin- Ninth circuit shal i>* compos id of Ihe counties Of Charleston, Col leton and Heaufart. '?The Tenth Circuit Shall be CO.aipoS ed of ihe* counties of And ?n Greenville, Picken? and Oconce ? The Eleventh circuit shall b comyesed ol tin4 countles^cf Lexing tnn, ssnluda and ?dgetiold "See. L'. That all acts Incotltisiem herewith he, end the same arc hereby rc] nl d. from and after the elate at which this ae-t taker-, effect ? Sec ?,. That this act shall go lnt i e fleet Upon its approval by ihe gov? ernor: Provided, That nothing he re? in rhnll affect the existing arrange? ments lor ihe spring terms of court for IN? year l^us."' THE SENAT K. Tin- h nate last night c msumo.J two h ?urs in discussion of th* fmr mot Important Questions befoiu that body, or the general assemblv, this ?vear? the Hen law, railroad passenger rates, liquor and high sehoals?hut nothing in the way of passing any of the bills relating to these subjects was done. It was a session of talk and no ac? tion. However, before these more im? portant matters were taken up a num? ber of third reading bills were pass? ed, moit of which related solely to local matters. Mr. Reardon's Plan. Mr. Georg? W. Reardon, of Sumter, S. Cm has written a letter to the Co? lumbia State in which he advocates the sale of the State farros operated by penitentiary convicts, and the use of the proceeds and the eight hun? dred convicts for the construction of macadam roads. Mr. Reardon sug? gests thot one of them should start out from some point on the southern coast ol the State and run northward to the North Carolina line. He in? dicates no special route, but such a road would actually run from city to city?from perhaps Charleston to Co? lumbia?and thence to the North Carolina line just south of Charlotte, and there connecting with the 180 miles of excellent macadam highways of Mecklenburg county. It is printed out that tho State now requires the farmers to quit their crops and work the roads while the convicts are rais? ing cotton in opposition to him. This State might well enter upon a similar undertaking. If both States should proceed to the execution of Mr. Reardon's idea, and the Virginia would fall in line, we would soon have a continuous turnpike from* Washington to Charleston and be? sides the conveniences and local ad? vantages of such a road there would be a revenue from automobile to a- j riete. We fully concur with Mr. Reardon that the value to the people of the State of convict labor on a farm is of little consequence and that the value of the same work on roads would be an immense item. It does seem ab? surd to maWe the cottcn farmers work the roads while the convicts raise cotton.?Charlotte Evening Chronicle. It is proposed to build an electric railway from Atlanta to Columbia, via Augusta. During a quarrol in Lancaster county on Sunday, ono negro was killed, one fatally wounded and an? other seriously shot. The dwelling of Mr. Hampton Hunur, of Laurena, was destroyed by fire on Monday. Bank Examiner Giles U Wilson is conferring with former Examiner Loe G. Hollernan, of Anderson. ? Salt thrown on a coal fire which is low will revive it THE III MAX STOMACH, t-. Many ami GftevOM Abu^-s to Which It is Subjected. Many ami grievous are the abuses to which the average pcrsou subjects the stomach. The wonder is, not that so many, bu* that so few stom? achs smarting under provocation do not strike. When the long-atused stomach does turn, life is made mineral"le by sick headaches, nervousness distress after eating, sleeplessness, coated tongue, specks before the eyes, gen? eral debility and the many other symptcms cf indigestion. Then thi weakened muscles of tiio stomach need strengthening with Ml o-na. The use of this simple remedy Cor a few days strengthens the whole oigestive system so that it can take care cf ail the food that is eaten without pain or distress. J F. W. DoLorroe sells Mi-o-na in 60-cent boxes under a guarantee to refund the, money unless It does all that is \ elaimed for it. 2-57*w _\ IC. F. and Kirkland Dunlop, of Ho? tt ea Path, were shot by a negro, John Freeman, on Saturday night. Kirk iand Dunlap Is seriously wounded. T. W. Carroll, of Charleston, re? ceived a severe electric shock on Monday while adjusting an elevator at his Ice plant. Salt thrown on soot which has fal? len on the carpet will prevent stain. Advices from Washington state that specif cations for Chester's public building are now being prepared and that |ho bids will probably be called for in .March. A. H. Baker, of Now York, died suddenly at Biahopville. The remains have b?en sent to Xew York for in? terment. Improved Cotton Seed. Has your Cotton Seed ran out? A re they nearly all black seed ? Do yon want seed that will add 10 to 20 per. cent to your yield another year? Then write for circulars of Phillipe, Improved seed. J. L. PHILLIPS,'Orangeborg, 8. C. l-8-3m_ DE. JOHN H. HORSE* VETERINARY SURGEON. OFFICE?111 1-1 W. Liberty Street Office 'Phone 471. RESIDENCE?214 N. Main Street Residence 'Phone 78. 9-25-9m They are 'Rolling Rapidly" We Mean? "TAR HEEL" BLANKETS The weather man says we are to have a long spell ol cold weather, better get ready for it, and buy what Blankets and Comforts You want. ? If you need? A LAP ROBE We have a fair stock from which to select Our line of? Ladies' and Ghlldrens' Underwear. vVhile very badly broken will be found ample to supply an emergency 77e have been doing quite a business on OLOVES Since this ccld spell set in. We are selling Ladies'. Driving Gloves At 50c. that are worth 75c. to $1.00. Our stock contains many items that will be found useful and necessary for this char? acter of weather.