Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WHITES IN MttlNOII. ami Lien l-m?This* j "T??? QMi?Mi Ukely to Fhjuro . a^osnhwttfty In the Cam, .sign- - ' aa>aoss to Run up Loral OpttooJit? f sfeuini .\*t?wii?t*. ?Mm. Feb. II.?Up to this time * ^tmb probability baa been strong al OBtnt to too point of certainty that ^*f*? Ann would flldo Into a second s, "SJOftn without opposition, as was the fhtt of Oov. Rsyward. but .he of the Legislature. *nd Its recently, novo wrought several chances In this procram. practical certainty now ?? that go bars a tor la) mos thla summer ho an ratrsmery lively, If m t sen I one with half a dozen men an IDs* rase, with a great variety of platforms from which to ehest. Senator Colo L. I?l*n?t, of l authorises your correspun? ts for rosily announce his candl ror Governor. Ria liquor plat si too present local opinion ays with a Uosns* foatnre for those that desire thU way of band? . Hs ran for governor when elected. ?n<t In aplte of th^ tartly of the State diapenaary which was his platform at the he rscetvsd nearly It,000 votes SS She moo where the rots was split *0sp Ssnii'n n somber of candidates. It mm boon thought that fas would offer SW ItsHctlsn at senator, but devoion nt the past tow weeks have Mm otherwise. In spite of his boss*? distasteful to a largo of thoN Senats he has for yasva one of Ilm tmorbtat and most In of It St at aJso pmoi*?<aUy certain, un nm Users am further radical changes Sao poHtloal situation, that ftuprs Jphn O. Richards, for a of years one of the Bouse loaders for the Stats dlrpsnmry, bo m the race fr?r governor Ansel on a State wide problbi Hlo fight through ton for a repeal of ths Han law has brought him on account of ths ad Of ths Senate on that tost seek. A sombre of dot nova const to him and offer support and urged him to WSSw trosntatisj to work for him re SSp<Iiii of hit liquor platform, feme Stop arg od him, to run for gosomor agalast president wt ths sonn? McLeod on aoeount of mm bsttsr*t vote sgofast ths Crouch i mm tow ras sal biU is ths Sonate. mm nlthongh Mr. MoLeods vote this bill was applauded on the of the Sonnst at ths Ilms by ths fernes , hat notion It mid IS* bit frl an as to haws noon ralscon / nttnii. that ho wot voting against ths btlfln order to got ths Rich till posssd to nt to hasten A of rat sal, C C Foathsb stuns, of Lauren*, a candidate for Oovtrnor, hat dtyo holding con and It is predicted that hs hlmssir for Governor ojn' s Stats wtdo prohibition platform Sn n few days. Ms has been making n spsschss in different parts ths Stats recently. Ths friends of I Rio bards and other prohibition bars gently Intimated to ho has read himself out of prohibition forest by bis Inter recently io ths off cot hi ths liquor law bt to declare a stats of prohlb ond allow ouch counties at desirs sots hi dispensaries Hts at ti? the post year has been oon that ho would not oppose Mr. but If others nm coming in he ? Jstn she merry band. mttrsimtattvo Nash, of Spartan a lifu-lons; prohibitionist, la sn to i.naounce his candidacy for >r as soon as the legislature ad ? His friends my that ths rea ho does not announce now Is that oourss would hamper him In his 00 ths Soor uf the House. BMil another 8tat* wide gubernat > 4 possibility Is mid to be He pre .0. Irre Jshs Calhoun Otts, of Chero o a former State dtopentarv ad ntts but last year a champion of option in ths Senate. It tar thought pottlble th.it OjvAu ?rt himselft will switch to a Mate wide prcblhltl >n platform before he QSaa hU pledge next June. He was sleeted mi a local option platform, but he b.n alwoya been a worker for awohlbltl 01. choosing local option as Sho next best thing. It l? known that he hesitated long hefor-) recommend? ing a contiruance of local ?ption, In fctt message to the present legislature. Sir. Ansel Is * forimr 3tato dispen? sary supporter. He has the advan? tage hi trie coming race of the strong sentiment in favoi of a second term and thU ?enttment '? well but'rested hy the fk?t that he made .1 ? v^n, ftrobg governor, tool, uane an 1 busi? ness like. m\ ytj?w Dispensary Director Huh Kvam i author/. I the announcement of hi* candldm*)* for State senator from Nowberry. He waj formerly Mayor of the b*Wn'of Newberiy, and urss recem'y riefest *d for nnuth i term in that office by only eleven sots* THE HIGH III 1X8 OF 8ANTEK Facts About an Intcreatbig Region of the State. Writing of the "High Hills of San tee." Mr. Gurtavus M. Middle ton says: This Interesting geological forma? tion of sand hills) are remarkable ob? jects of curiosity, situated not more than eighty or ninety miles from the coast, and property belonging to the low country of South Carolina; In fact, they may be regarded as ?. the memorial of work done by the waves of long past ages, as at their base the ocean once rolled. They lie In a ridge from three to five miles wide, and run in a direction from the San* tee river between north and north? east. Their greatest altitude la not over three hundred feet above the level of the river, and afford a fine prospect of from twenty to .thirty miles around. Excepting a narrow strip along the river, the lower part or thaae hills la a bed of barren sand. The best land on the hills Is situated about ten miles below Stateb?rg, and seven above it, but the extent Is con? siderably diversified in respect of quality. There are several consider? able streams which Issue from the tides of the hill*. As there Is no stagnant water near, there is abso? lute freedom from the pestiferous mosquito, and the nights are cool and pleasant Springs of very palatable water abound, aad fruits of various kinds are raised In perfection; the tree* which flourish the most com? monly are the oak, hickory und pine. The staples Indigenous to the more fertile portions of the so A are cotton and corn. Vegetables also thrive In great variety. The first settlement was made about the year 17 50 by a colony from the old Dominion, so that even before the Revolution this locality waa one of the most popu? lous In the province. , At this early period wealthy cltl sens of Georgetown established their summer residences among these fa* mous Mils. Hither In the old days resorted many people to recuperate ihmlr health, aa the salubrity of this region waa justly celebrated and as the mountains ware almost unknown and practically Inaccessible. Among the many distinguished patriots of thla em who sought this place to search of health was the Rev. Wll Ham Tennant, the companion of Wil? liam Henry Drsyton (and member of the Provincial Congress) <>n his mission of reconciliation to the wav? ering elements of the middle and up country. The present village of Statesburg was settled about the year of the Incorporation of Charles? ton (1713) by a company of which. Gon. Sumter was dhe most Influential momber. The cultiufclou and refine? ment of this settle meat are proverbial ang need not be touched upon here. There were originally two Baptist churches apd one fcJplsopal church In the neighborhood. The Baptist church was formed about the year 1770 I*r. Furman was thi first mln ,lat*t and continued hero from 1774 to 17*7. The original settlers from Vir? ginia were generally ?plscopllians. It may he staled that a century ag> the San tee canal connecting the Cooper and San tee rivers, waa In ac? tive operation. Aa an Interesting fact It may be further stated tht this can? al was ona of the first, If not the vary first, in the whole country. There seems now to be a tendency to rar turn to nature in the way of utilising 'inland water transportation, aa wit? ness the widespread Interest In deep? ening channels everyywhere and re? moving obstacles to the navigation of creeks and rivers long since abandon? ed In favor bf the quicker methods afforded by the numerous railroads, so that It Is quite possible thai this canal may be rejuvenated at no distant day. In these times of rapid transit to and from the mountains. It Is hard to realise the difference of locomotion between then and now, when this region was the Mecca of the invalid from the heat and malaria of the lowlands. The benign hills of Santee, ts they were fondlly desig? nated by Gen.\ Henry Lee In the Rev? olution, appear to have well deserved this application f ir this was the fa? vorite camping ground of Ge. Greene during that early and critical period of the country's history. This elevated oasis formerlly In such high repute among the dwell? ers of the surrounding plain, though unshorn today of Its orlglnul attrac? tions, h.i.? for many years beer, over? looked in the fashionable rush for distant resorts such as the Increase of wealth elsewhere now offers the modern traveller and seeker after now and artificial environments) To people acclimated to the uniform temperatOi of the law country, the extremes between day and night ir the mOUntnHsl are often uncongenial and sometimes injurious to health, to stich persons the equable condi? tions pr? vailing here are decidedly more conducive to comfort. The change to the mountains In Iho height of the summer season proves often a serious shock to those who have been enervated by long residence In the more torrid region of the low oountry. This obscrvatoln applies more particularly to visits of too short duration for the system to become habituated to the rarer and cooler atmosphere of the mountain plateau, but in those days, down to the civil war, most families resided continuously In one place in the win? ter and another in the summer, not returning to their plantations until after a heavy frost known more commonly as "bleck frost," in the case of those frequenting the moun? tains, thus enjoying the exhilarating Influences of a Northern or Euro? pean atitudo and entirely exempt from the disabilities and drawbacks besetting their winter homes during the summer season, there were no cli? matic risks incurred throughout the year. It in not surprising, therefore, In view of these many qualities of soil, climate and social prominence, that this favorite spot was seriously con? sidered In the selection of a site for the capital of the State. GIINFRAL STOi:SSEI. A1MURGKD GUILTY BY MILITARY COURT. Defender of Port Arthur Was Ac? cused of Cowardice, Timidity and the Deliberate Surrender uS the Portress tss I he Japanese Six Weeks Sooner Than Necessary to Sate /Iis Own Life. 4 St. Evtcrsburg. Feb. 20.?Lieut Ger. 8to*?sel was condemned to death this evening by a military court for the surrender of Port Arthur to ?.he Japanese. Gen. F>ck, who command? ed the fourth eart Siberian division of Port Atthur, was ordered reprimand? ed for a disciplinary offense, -vhlch was not connectel with the surrenh der, ind Gen. Sinymoff. acting com mandant of the fortress, and Major Geh. ttVft*S> cnb?f of staff to Gen. Sto ettel, w**re acquitted of the chat gee against them f ?r lack of proof. The Coutt recommended that the death >cntonce upon Liet. Gen. Stoesscl be commuted to 10 year3 imprisonment in a fortress and that he be excluded from service. Gen. Vodar, president of the court, read the sentences amid a tense ?Hence By a gr?at effort < f self control G?n. sH**vt?*l maintained a rigid Mduler-like impassivity. Gen. Smirnoff also was seemingly unmov? ed, but thvie wore tears In the eyes of Gen. Ri iss. The sentence of death was pro? nounced upon ?Jen Stcessel "for surrendering the fortress l.ofore all the means of defense 'had been e> hausted, for fnilliisr to enforou his uu th nty and f< r military mis dt mean ors i i ? ?m I i*\lon cf the sentence was asked en the ground that "Port Artl ur, lieset by overwhelm^;/ frrces. dofended itself under Gen. Stoe*sel's leadership with unexampled stub torn er? snd (Hied the w^rM with as tonlrhmem at the heroic courage of its Karri-x n; that several assaults had been repubed, with tremendous loader on the part of the enemy; that Gen. Stoesscl throughout the siege ha! maintained the heroic courage cl he defenders, and* finally, that he had ta kuh energetic part In three cam? paigns. Suffering and Dollars Saved. ?B. 8. Loper, of Marlila, N. T.. says T am a carpenter and have had many severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arni? ca Salve. It has saved me suffer? ing and dollars, it la by far the best healing salve I have ever found.' Heals burns, sores ulcers, fever fores, easema and pilaa lie. at 81 bert's Drug Store, Judge Wilson, who Is holding court In Columbia, has fined a number of witnesses $5 each for failure to be on hand when called. La Grippe and Pneumonia. ?Foley's Honey and Tar cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumo? nia. Refuse any but *\e genuine in the yellow package. Slbert's Drug store. The great Guadalups artesian well at Guadalupe, Mexico, which used to spout 100 feet high, only spouts half (hat now. ?To atop that pain In the back, that stiffness of the Joints and muscles, take Plnulee. They are guaranteed. Don't suffer from rheumatism, back? ache, kidney trouble, when you get SO days' treatment for $1.00. A single dose at bed time proves their merit. Get them today. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. 12-1-am The Cllnchfleld Coal Corporation, of Hoanoke, Va., has definitely decided upon Charleston as the port of distri? bution for their output, and plans to commence the erection there within the next few months of coal bunkers CCSting several hundred thousand d>l lars upon lnml purchased near Payne's creek, on the Cooper river. Neighborhood Favorite. ?Mrs. E. I). Charles, of Harbor. Me , ?peaklng of Electric Bitters, says: "It Is a neighborhood favorite* here with us." It deserves to be a favorite ev? erywhere. It gives quick relief in dyspepsia, liver complaint, kidney de? rangement, malnutrition, nervousness, weakness and general debility. Its action on the blood, as a thorough pu? rifier, makes it especially useful as a sprinf medicine. This grand alter? ative tonic is sold und??r guarantee at Slbert's Drug Store. 60c. A PROHIBITION TICKET. FEAT HEI IST! ?NE AMI SM III AN? NOUNCE THEIU CANDIDACY. Two Prominent Prohn if ion ist s Enter the Ltfds a> Ofbeo-Soekcr??Ansei and M.-l.ec? Hjve n Tough Fi^lu on Their HaiuU This Summer. Columbia. Feb. 20.?It was an? nounced last night by the friends of Mr. C. C. FuutheratOPS, vf y^ourens that he would r?c a candidate f<?r gov ernoi. Mr. Ftnlhorttons'l friends have for several days been in con? ference on the p dltlcil situati?>n and after Linking over the field decided to authorize the use of his name. Mr. Feathersbne has been g life? long pr?hi1 itionist. anl In 1S98 made the campaign for governor against Gov. EUerbe on the platform. With l.bOG moro votes he would hava been elected, deipite the prestige given l|nv. Elleibe by the fact that tno lat? ter had served one term as chief ex? ecutive, and during tht. time had had the organization of two regime ins of militia and an independent battali a f?o the Spanish-American war. Mr. Fcathemone's entrance *ni? the ra?( will aid t* the Interesting situation alr. ady ievol >,->ed, and doubtless will cause other annornce ments for or against entrance witnii the next few days from those who have been spoken of by their friends Mx. Charles A. Smith, i.f Tim moiifV/Me, yctt?rday announced his* candidacy for lieutenant governor in the coming primary. Mr. Smith ?3 i straight prohibitionist and believing the time is r*pe for giving the peoplo an opporlunity of expressing them telvec on iht-. subject, ha:* decided to run. He \h president of the Baptist ?tate convention ond Is will* known throughout the State I?etter to Perry Moses, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: You manage men and machinery; no-one knows better than you that one man is worth more than another; that one machine Is worth more than another machine. Some? times you pay the man more, some? times you don't; sometimes the ma? chine costs more, sometimes it doesn't The difference is, sometimes, two or three to one, and costs not a cent. So with paint, and more too: the paint that does best service makes a less first cost of the Job?you can paint Devoe at less expense than the meanest stuff you can get. it is like a good steady man or ma? chine; but goodness and steadiness have to be paid-for in men, in ma? chines not always, and never In paint. Paint Is cheap in proportion to strength. it la pure paint that is steady an:) good; It \r paint adulterated that is tricky. There Is enough paint in the worst of these mixtures to look and feel like paint, and enough adulter? ants (whiting, china-clay, barytcs, ground stone, benzine, water) to make two gallons of one. There are eight pure paints in the United States; we know of no more; there are 200 adulterated. We an? alyse all, and know what they are made-of. Pure isn't all; you want strength. The least-gallons paint is Devoe. Yours truly 60 FW DEVOE & CO F. S.?Durant Hardware Co. selta our point. _5_ i ?A weak stomach means weak stomach nerves always. Ana this Is also true of the heart and kidneys, it's a pity that sick ones continue to drug the stomach cr stimulate the heart and kidneys. Ths weak nerves, not the organs themselves, need this help. This explains why Dr. 8hoop's Restor? ative has. and is promptly helping so many sick onea It goes direct to the cause of these diseases. Test this vital truth and see. Sibert's Drug strra. ? Washington State boasts the largest leather belt ever ma-lo In th*? wo-ld. The hides of a herd of 225 steers were required to furnsh the material from which the big endless belt was built. Only the centers of the hides were used, and each of these was stretch? ed for weeks to insure perfectly even strength In all parts of ths proposed belt. The belt is 114 feet long, 8 feet wide, and three ply thick. The weight of the belt is something moro than 5,500 pounds. X-?* a peg, rivet or fas? tening of any kind was used to weld the pieces of hide together. The best quality of cement was used and the places where the hides overlap weld? ed by the weight of a hydaulic press bearing 250 pounds pressure to the square foot. The big belt has just been installed in the new Dempster sawmill at Tacoma, Wash. The Jumping Off Place. ? "Consumption had me in its grasp, and I had almost reached the jumping off place when I was advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery: and I want to say right now, it saved my life. Improvement began with the first bottle, and after taking one dozen bottles I was a well and happy man again," says George Moore, of Grlmes lard, N. C. As a remedy for coughs and colds and healer of weak, sore lungs and for preventing pneumonia New Discovery is supreme. ?Oc. and $1 at SUort's Drug Store. Trial bot? tle free. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has bp en in use for over 80 years, has borne the signatnra of and has been made under his per* T^^-J^ly sonal supervision since its infancy. f'OCccAdAtC Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good99 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 Worms 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 KM Yon fee Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years, YMC CKNTAUN COMPANY, TT HURRAY ?TRICI NSW YORK CfTY. . ANSEL VS. Bf.EASE. The Governor Won't Appoint McLeod Solicitor if Blease Become* Presi? dent Pro Tern, of Senate. Governor Ansel's unwillingness to see Senator Blease made lieutenant governor is said to be holding up the appointment of Lieutenant Governor Thos. G. McLeod as solicitor In the latter's home circuit. The other afternoon Senator Blease, as the senators were dispersing-, asked them to remain for a moment. He stated that it had been mentioned to him that Governor Ansel wished to appoint Mr. McLeod solicitor, but was hesitating because to make this appointment would be to make Mr. Blease, who Is president pro tern, al? ready, the president of the senate. Mr. Blease sa'd that he had been told, further, that If he would resign as president pro tern, the governor would give the jollcltorshlp to Mr. McLeod at once. Senator Blease Indulged In some caustic remarks in relation to tho governor's position In the matter. He said that rather than stand In the way ? of his friend, Mr. McLeod, fie would accede to the governor's wishes in th-i matter, and resign as president pro tern.?provided that the senate would guarantee the election of his friend. Senator Hardln, to the positotn of president pro tern. Senator Hardin said the proposition was a surprise to him. Of course, he j would be glad of the honor of being ? elected president pro tern., but he, wanted it understood that he was not I making any conditions, and if the senate elected him, It would do ro without having its hands tied. There the matter rested, and there it rests yet. Governor Ansel was ask? ed to make a statement in regard to his position, but declined, saying he had nothtng for publication about the Incident at all.?Columbia Record. DOWNWARD COURSE. Fast Being Realised by Sumter Peo? ple. A little backache at first Dally increasing until the back is lame and weak. Urinary disorders quickly follow; Diabetes and finally Bright's dis? ease. This is the downward course of kidney ills. W. H. Smith, Living at 825 Wash? ington street, Columbia, S. C, says: "When I was five years old I strain? ed myself and have not been well since. I have always had kidney and bladder troubles, sometimes more se? vere than others. I had such severe pains that at every breath I drew It would cut to the quick. It felt like a knife being thrust through the blad? der. I had a doctor examine me and he gave me medicine, but it did not do me any good. I tried medicines and used * plasters and rubbed my back with one-half dozen different remedies, but nothing relieved l.ie. This has been my condition for 40 years, and I could not get a night's rest. The secretions many times were almost like blood. Remedies that helped other people did not help me at all, and I did not expect to get well. I saw testimonials of people who had used Doan's Kidney Pills and had been cured by them, so got a box and used them. The sore? ness in my bladder has disappeared, I do not have to get up at all during the night and 1 feel better in every way. I have used two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills and since taking them have had no more tiouhle." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter* people. Call at A. J. China's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 66. If you are In the market for a Pi? ano, Organ or Sewing Machine see or write me, and I will give you more for your money than any or? e*se. Call and see "The Beat.'* Beautiful Upright Piano from $16* up. New Home Sewing Machine from ,$27 up. Organs from $30 up. Old pianos, organs find sewing ma? chines taken in exchange. New onea sold on easy terms. Repairs of all kinds done, and sup* plies of all kinds furnished. Write for prices. Office telephone No. 181, resident telephone No. 162. M. B. HANDLES, Manager, 10 West Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C. 9-25-ly kill? couch and CURB tms LUNC8 w? Dr. King's Hew Discovery FOR C8H&*18 arfSfe. AND Alt THROAT AND UHM THOUlUt. GUARANTEED BATISTAOTORT OR MONEY REFUNDED. Weak Kidneys Weak Kidneys, sarsly point to weak kidney Bsotnsca, nna tneir weeJcree*. not in um orgna ttsslt bat in the nsrrss that control and raSs and strengthen them. Dr. 8boop> Besloranv* is a medicine spedOoslly Drspared Is reset these ejgM, If year back aches or It weak. If the_ ox Bngnti or other dlstreeong or dangeroos no> nay dttsasa try Dr. ghoop'H r labiate or Liquid?And sen what it can end wlB do tor /on. Druggist recoa amend end ssU Dr. Snoop's Restorative SIBERTS' DRUG STORE. PATENTS SROCURCD AND DtrtWOtD. "gg1^00* -awirw or photo, for expert SMSSS end free report. I free adrloe, how to obtain patent*, trade marke,| eopyrishte.etc., ,N ALI. COUNTRIES. Business direct with Washington saves time,] money and often the patent. Patent and Inf ringamer t Practice Exclvstvtly. Write or oome to at et ttt Hteth Street, opp Ottrtei SUUs Pataet OSke, j WASH INQTON, O. C. GASNOWI LEE & McLELLAN, CLiil Engineers and Land Surveycrs.. Office :? Harby Building, old Court Square, Sumter, S. C. l-l-6m