Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*t)t odlaubmau un? *oulbrou WItMCftOAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1908. The city of Sumter should rata? u substantial ?um for the Bryan cam? paign fund. The money la needed and newded now. a a a Whan Senator Tdlman and Senator Smith meet In the Senate they will holla, doubtless, recall the rough and tumble debate they had at a Fourth of July picnic at Richardson s Qrove wight or tan years ago. Thla en oonter was just abtut as vigorous a ttK aa the writer ever h*nrd, for both talked plainly and to the point a a a Mr. A. C. Jen**, of Newberry, who once or twice had notions about run for Governor and United State ktor. has put aetde hta political as pawaUons sad Is now boosting At? tala it Oeoeral Lyon as a candidate far OoTsraor two years hsnos. Unlsss lag as more fortunste In boosting Mr. than he was when he boosted t Mr. Lyon won't go far or fast ssi a gusorostortsi eandldats. s a a Mr. Bryan tsrned the tables on ir Caans? snd the Csar of the will ha kept busy for sometime aauOaialag 'where ho got it" ? ? ? ? Deaaeoeatlc laadsllde thla fall Is gsst such a remote possibility. Bryan aas the staasjotloans on tos run and are agktiag as scared man fight. of fcsaas. John Oary Bvsas has been defeat for Oaltod States aenator tor a fourth Uses. His defeat is by an hstsalng majority, per nape the that has svsr been caat for a esn?date for a major office In the si* the primary system In Carolina. He is defeated by a previously unknown In politics. Is sen led only two counties of the t ta the Stats. Ons of these is the eounty of his residence, where his ejority is only 100. as compared with 1.000 claimed by him and as pared with Ute received In hin prevtoua race. His defest Is Has* ?aal and conclusive. Mis candidacy seemed unwise and tajwdlctoue last winter before the death of' Senator Latlmer, who was a oandidsts for re-election and In the opinion of most people assursd of re? flection sad fully deserving of such aadoreemeat. Latlmer would have ?defeated him probasly worse then Bsslth did Smith did not announce aus til after Latlmer a death. Bit her of the six candidates In the with him with the possible ex n of Oracs would hsvs defeat ad him la the second prlmsry. The people of South Carolina absolutely will not ander sny olrcumstsnces or again* sny opponent elect John Gary Brans to office. They have four refused to maks him senator, only chance of election was In ItM when he ran against Barle with ?powerful backing thst he hss never toon sals to command since. He fall ad aasrt sad hss failed three times srtnce. each time by s Isrger majority McLaurln beat him 15,000 votes. Lnt taaer swat klm 17.000 votes. Smith aas heat him 11.000 votes. Surely the people will not be called on for s mors pronounced verdict against J?an. Hs had la the campaign Jgst closed a perfect end complete political or? ganisation. His opponent hsd none. Hs had rapreosntatlvee In every lo ?ealtty looking after hta Interests and lead a mailing bureau In Spartanburg ?JWBOBJ from tl to 10 ethnographers and darks were worked, snd from -whbh the State wss Hooded with his Btoretur*. bulletin*, personsl letters, soil an alee snd endorsements. He Bad a mailing list of 71.000 voters. To aand a single letter to these wouM cost 11.100 for atsmps alone. To set d a circular letter would cost J7?0 for atanmp* alone. Mr. Evans had some strong sup ten In the city of Spartanburt. was sbls to command s consider? able \? t- at moat of the mills. The people of thla city forgot all the past and Blip ported him from local pride. Hs hss been very affable to everybody ertsce he has lived here and many of those formerly bitterly opposed to him sn?t bla methods became hi* most ardent supporters. In many cases they felt tha? If elected, he would be able to do much for Spartanburg that a senator living In snother county es?)d not or would not do. Some thought he would csuse s United Mate* court district to br established with this city as Its headquarters; that tfto would secure a large appropriation for a handsome court building. A Judge, district attorney, clerk, marshal and ot'i.-e oftV.ts would t?e appointed foe the court In other ways It was thought that he would be able to help Spart tnhurg. )t sleeted to s sest In tk? ernste. He wss the "home man' and msny csst their votes for him as a sort of matter of course. Many others, almost as many as voted faff ?Alm. the returns show, g.ive no par ?Aeular weight to tin se consi hi .itions and voted for his opponent. result of the election shows that the newspapers are true reflec? tors of public opinion. The two prin? cipal newspapers of the State made a strong fight against Mr. Evans and of all the others that expressed them? selves we saw but two In his favor. The newspapers do not Inflence public opinion so much as they are Influenced by It. The people were against John Gary Kvans; therefore the newspapers were against him. They, h.yl to bo. The support of all the newspapers in the State would have been purely artificial and would not have elected him. Mr. Kvans' political experience has been little short of tragic. For two short years he held the governor? ship of the State. He has since passed through 12 years of uninter? rupted and Increasing defeat. Hta election to the United States senate, the goal of his life, has been conclu? sively proven to be Impossible. His life has been a succcess from some standpoints, but the thing he most desires Is withheld from him. All his talents, all his materfal posses? sions and all his friends are unable to secure ft for him. ? The curtain has been rung down on the political ambitions of John Gary Evans.?Spar? tanburg Journal. A Bottle of Tsars. The following story is vouched for by Rev. J. B, Culpepper of Georgia, who received It from a man In Vir? ginia who self ho knew the party and confirmed it m all of Its features: "Some years ago a noble young man of Virginia wss happily married to one of the most beautiful young women of that grand old State, lie possessed a beautiful mansion and a 11 mule farm. But a bar was neur his home. The bar-keeper became his personal friend and In time in? duced him to drink snd gamble. As the years rolled by his financial In? terest failed until his sole possessions were reduced to a home and a one mule farm. One night In the gam? bling saloon of the bar-room near by, he was brutally shot to death. Aft-*r being hurled by some negroes under en apple tree in his own garden bis wife received the following note from the bar-keeper: "Dear Madam: This will Inform you that I hold a mortgage over your late husband's mule and farm, also the farm Implements, also the house? hold and kitchen furniture, also your household goods Including trunk \ wardrobe and wearing apparel. As 1 wish possession, will you do me the kindness to vacate at once. I here? with send a msn to tske charge uf the premises, the keys, etc., and rep? resent me in all things. "Signed, - 'The following Is the answer to this note. "Sir, you demand the keys. I send them herewith. The one with a red ?trlng unlocks my wardrobe. In the right side you will And my wedding dress. I never wore It but once. It (s yours now, by action of my hus? band, whom I never disobeyed. In the folds of thai dress, you will find a arnall phial, with a few tears In It, the last I had to shed, but they are historical. They stand for the birth of a little blrl born under a happy roof?of fifteen Joyous, girlhood, schoolday years of a short sweet courtship and marriage, to the brav? est best man I ever knew, but for whiskey, of the day we moved into this palatial and well-kept home, of 'he?alas! so short honey-moon spent here. You will find all of these sweet ?acred plessuret In the bottle of tears. A chsnge, sharp and sudden, came. Tou may read ft sir In the tears I bequeath to you. They will tell you of the first time my husband crossed your villainous threshold: of the first time I detected liquor on his breath, and of how he put me gently aside with a shower of assuring kisses, say? ing that for my aake, he Would never be brought under the hatefi" effect of ?trong drink; of how he becanu a constant trlppler; of the first time his step was unsteady; of his ranjd de? cline In home-keeping and home love: of the ease with which he Would mis? understand me; of the first t'r?e he spoke a cross word to m< ; of the Ural oath in my presence You will fi'id R all the bottle of tears, sir. fo? will find there, too, one rainy, wind shaken, thunder-boomed, lightning torched night, in which It looked as if the building would be demolished. It was that storm-shocked night that our first-born, little Mary, came into this o|?| whiskey-soaked world. You will gJat find In the bottle of tears, the greedgored part you played In my house that night?for while one phy? sician was attending me, In un ad? joining room, one stood over my poor drunken husband, who was the vic? tim of Imaginary serpents, gorillas and de\lls. In reality, he was only your victim. Hut you will find It, sir, In the bottle of tears. I saw In the light? ning's glare the storm as It toyed with the shade trees, I heard the rain dash? ing in fury, against the windows; the room was Jarred by angry thunder. But louder than thunder, to me. were the groans and screams and oaths of my erstwhile noble and man? ly, but now fallen and cowardly* husband. You will find It all, sir, in the bot? tle of tear?. I heard the low strange cry?the advent cry of the baby?a cry which ordinarily lills a mother with Joy, but which filled me with a new anguish, as 1 thought of such a fit beginning, to a career, destined to be one of piercing shame. I at bra4 prayed that we all three might meet death in the .*torm, which now seemed to be urged forward by all the furie3 >f Pandemonium. Then I asked that the little one might live and win papa back to the puth of so? briety, from which you. for gain, had led him. "The next morning, he came and stood uneasily upon his feet, looked from bloated eyes upon us, stooped and kissed me and baby, and vowed he would never drink again. I believed him. The peach came back to my cheek; a girlish lustre kindled in my eye; a wife's and mother's pride be? gan to lay plans for life and home? but they were soon dashed and brok? en, for before I was up from that bed, he camo home drunk again. My sun Went out in sudden, irretrievable mid? night; my heavens, they could be call? ed, became starless, my heart petri? fied. But, sir, you will find it all,, and more, In the bottle of tears. I need not tell you of the next few sorrow laden years, and the coming of the second girl ^ of the flight of luxury, of the desertion of friends; of the ab? sence of visitors; of the curtailing of expenses and enforced economy, in order to meet your liquor claims; of the loss of my health; of other efforts to keep the wolf from the door; of the/ times I have fled, by night, with frightened children, from a rum crazed husband and father; of a cheer? less hearthstone; of a bare table, and the birth of the third child, in the midst of the squalor, to which only a drunkard's home is familiar: of my vain efforts to keep the children cloth? ed and fed; of the deeper depth into which you pulled my, now helpless, husband. One night there was such a pain in my heart that I cried out. It awoke Mary, who came to me and asked what the matter was. I told her that I was in so much pain, that I must be dying?that she would have to take mamma's place and care for papa and little sisters?that papa was a hopeless drunkard, and that she would soon be the only bread winner. You will find In the bottle of tears, how we spent that night, Mary and I, In praying and planning; how little Mary took her seat at dawn, in the doorway, and watched for her papa's return, how with the rising of the sun, he came staggering up- the once flow? er-bordered, now weed-Infested, road, how Mary ran down, threw her arms about her father and said?O, my papa! Our mama came near to death last night. She said I would have to care for you and little sisters, too. O, my sweet papa, you won't drink any more, will you? With an oath, which might become a demon, he raised his strong arm, and slapped the child?a blow that sent her to the gravelled walk, and left her bleed? ing and weeping, while he came on to curse and beat me. But you can read It all, sir, in the bottle of tears, the only thing I had In my own name and right, to leave you, as a reminder of what these possessions have cost. Only three mornings ago four of your obedient henchmen bore my precious husband home t to me, at break of day, and laid klm dead on the floor, and hurried back, I suppose, to the gambling table, ' over which your victim had Just been shot. I found some friendly negroes to dig the grave ?In what I thought was my garden, and we laid him down, under his fa? vorite apple tree. I thought to put flowers there In the summer and shells In winter, and teach my girls of how noble he was before he fell Into your clutches. But It seems I burled him In your garden, and under your apple tree! Indeed, he was laid on your floor. It Is marked with your vlct'm's blood. After some kind col? ored friends helped me to shroud him. and while sitting up with his precious r< mains that night, I tried to wash out the stains of blood, thinking I could not bear to look at it and walk OVtf it- Put it turns out that It is your floor, on which he who gave you his vast property, his manhood, his frtmllv. nil very soul, found a cooling board. You will find it all, sir, in the bottle of tears. You order me to va? cate. I obey. When you read this note I will be on my way. down the road east. I take that route, only because it leads me away from you ajid your den of destruction. I don't know where I, with my three girls, will spend the night. But one thing I promise you. Whatever there is In a widow's wall, or an orphan's cry, If there really be a God, we will meet you at His Judgment bar?there to tell, and the truth to say, as to how you came by this* home, which wo now leave. You will find it all, sir, In the bottle of tears. LOOK FOIl TIIF. NAME M\V ALK-OVF.It.' THfl Sl'MTEH Ol/THING CO. THE SECOND PRIMARY. Official Returns From The Election in Sumter County. PRECINCTS. Sumter?Ward One. Sumter-Wurd Two Sumter-Ward Three Sumter?Ward Four Stateburg Concord Qewego. Farmers Shl!oh Taylors Borden .. Mayesville Karle Salem Trinity Providence . > Scarboro , Privateer Zoar. Manchester O^i^^^ross Roads Wedgetield. Rafting Greek |NmH, High Ifllls (?!d not hold* Election) trlagan . TOTALS. SMITH'S MAJORITY. 30,938. ' l,f " } Official Returns in the Recent Pri? mary Tabulated. ^ , ^ , jg Columbia, Sept. 12.?According- to the official figures as transmitted to State Chairman Wiley Jones by the county chairmen and the tabulations made by Chairman Jones and Secre? tary Bell, the majority for E. D. Smith is 80,938, which is the largest ma? jority ever received by a candidate for the United States Senate in the Democratic primary in this State, and one of the largest on record for any office. On the other hand, the majority for Caughman is only 553, but Caugh man has broken the precedent in that he is the first member of the railroad commission to be re-elected after serving one full term of six years. Another close race is in the 3d judicial circuit, where P. H. Stoll has a majority of 130 for solicitor, defeat? ing J. B. McLauchlln, who was ap? pointed by Oov. Ansel on the passage of the new circuit bill. Both the so? licitors appointed by the Governor un? der the act were defeated, Benet in the 5th and McLauchlln in the 3d. According to the official flgres there were cast for railroad commissioner ten thousand less votes than for Unit? ed States Senator, and the vote for Senator reached the total of 109,931, the highest second primary vote on record. The complete figures are as follows: I John Gary Evans 39,498, E. D. Smith 70,436. j Superintendent of Education, Stiles It. Mellichanmp 48,468, J. E. Swear ingen 61,379. Railroad commissioner, Jas Cann? ier 54,637, Banks L. Caughman, 55, 190. Congress, 5th district, T. B. Butler 6,465, D. E. Flnley 9,277. Sixth district. J. E. Ellerbe 10,049, J. W. Ragsdale 7,210. Third judicial circuit, J. B. Mc? Lauchlln 3,503. P. H. Stoll 3,633. Fifth judicial circuit, W. Hampton Cobb 3,428, Geo. R. Rembert 2,571. Tenth judicial circuit, Proctor A. Bonham 9,597, J. J. McSwain 8,631. Twelfth Judicial circuit, C. P. Quat tlebaum 3.831, Walter H. Wells, 6,755. g INSIST OX '4Mb HAVING A [!A V\ WALK-OVER THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. FRESH fCANDY 200 pounds Chocolate and Bon Bons, a No. One Good Candy at 30 cents per pound. Every box guaranteed to be Good and Fresh. We will refund your money if you don't lifce it. -:- -:: 30c. ?S Skit's DniK Sie, W. W. MBERT, Phono 283. 8 S. Main Street Blaster's Sale. By virtue of a Decree of thr Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, In the I case of W. E. Jenkinson j Company, Plaintiff, vs. B. J. Peoples, otherwise called B. J. | Peebles, Lou Peoples, otherwise called Lou Peebles, Marlon Molse, Julia R. Burgess and C. F. Schwerin? I Defendants, I will sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Sale day in October, 1908, being the 6th day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit. All those three lots of land herein? after described, lylntr, being and situ? ate in'the town of Sumter, County of Sumter, State aforesaid: 1. Lot No. 4 on Block C. of plat of Villa Sites made by H. D. Molse, Sur? veyor, dated October 30, 1903, and re ' corded In Book T T T at page 370 In ] the office of C. C. 2. P. for Sumter (County, fronting fifty feet on Orange i Street, and running back in depth one j hundred and fifty feet, and bounded j North by lot No. 2 on said plat; East by Orange Street; South by lot No. 6 and West by lot ol D. C. Deas. 2. Lot No. 2 on block C, fronting 50 feet on Orange Street and 150 on Laurens Street, and bounded North by Laurens Street; East by Orange Street; South by lot No. 4 on said plat , and West by lot No. 1 on said plat. ; 3. Lot No. 12 on block B. of said plat. 50 feet x 150 feet and bounded North by lot 0, East by lot No. IS; South by Laurens Street, and West by lot No. 11. I Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. I H. FRANK WILSON. I Master. I Sept. 15. 1908?31_ fflaster's Sale. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Marion Moise, Plaintiff, vs. Chloe Benbow, Defendant, I will sell at public auction to the highest bid? der, at the Court House, in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Saleday in October, 1908, being the 5th day of said month, during the the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: All that lot of lantl in the County of Sumtev, in said State, containing eight acres, more or l?ss, adjoining lands of March Slainon, Alexander Clark son, Wallace Sandels and others. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Master. Sept. 15, 1908?3t ONION SETS. New shipment of Onion Sets in to-day. WHITE SILVER SKIN, YELLOW D/NVERS, L?NDRETH'S PEARL SET. Order now before they are all gone. We still have a nice assort? ment of Turnip Seed. Sibert's Di Store, W. W. SIBERT. Phone 288. 8 S. Main S Cigars, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Pipes. Our line of Smoking Goods is larger and better than ever, and we have many of the very best 5, 10 and 15 cent goods on the market. We have Nor ma Martinez, Rosamont, Sib? eria Private Stock, Cinco, Roigs, Cuesta-Rey and many other 5 cent goods. All the best 10 and 15 cent goods will be found here Large line of Fine and Cheap Pipes. Sibert's Drug Store W. W. SI BERT. Phone 283. 8 S. Main Street BT4TXVEKT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Farmers' Bank and Trust Co., LOCATED AT SUMTER, S. C. At the Close of Business Sept II, 1908. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts, $ 6 J,610 91 Demand Loans, 400 45 Overdrafts 6,755 39 Banking Honse, 18 67ft 77 Fa mi fare and Fixtures. 1.661 8* Due from Banks and Bankers, 46,466 83 Currency, 8.509 0 > Gold, 1.88*00 Silver, Nickels and Pennies, 2,< 86 81 Cnecis and Cash Items, 1,647 60 Tctal, $451,6*5 08 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in $120,000 00 Snrplos Fund, 21,031 68 Undivided Profite, less Cur? rent Expenses and Taxes Paid, 6 961 24 Due to Banks & Bonkers, ' 2. U 67 Dae Unpaid Dividends, 156 00 Individual Deposits, ?ubjeot to Check 179,247 07 Savings Deposits, 60 600 88 Bills Pa> able 6 ),000 GO Reserved for Taxes 900 00 Rent 4c xunt, 226 64 Total, $451,(86 08 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, { County if Sumter. ) Before me came R. L. Edmunds, Cashier of the above named bans, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing btatemtnt is a true condition of siid Bank, as 9ho?n by the books of said bank. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15-h day of Sept. 1908. O. L ITatks, Notary Public, 8. C. Correct Attest: C. O. ROWLAND. R. J. BLAND, ISsjAC SCHWARTZ, Sept. 1C, 1908. Directors. IV H WANT you to investigate the new 1908 Policies in the Mutual Benefit Lifo Insurance Company. The an? nual dividends are higher, and our rates are a little lower than any Other old line company. Women in? sured also. Drop us a card giving your age and we can furnish your exact rate. G. E. Haynsworth, Manager. The Citizens' Insurance Agency. 9-14&16&wit WALK-OVERS. $3.50 & SI.on Till: SVMTKIt CLOTHING CO.