Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?v (uM ?tchm;m anb ^outbron. The sumter Watchman was found? ed In l**60 a id the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Seuthron now has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old paper*, and hi manifestly the best advertising medium la Sumter. RK.V. sATIr ltWHITH UKSltiXS. Pastor of Baptist Church l.ca\es Af? ter Ten Year* Service. Rev. F. M Satterwhlte tendered his resignation us pastor of the Wash tngton Street Baptist church, on Sunday morning, the resignation to take effect on January 1st. sir Satterwhlte has been the only pastor that the church has had. Januirv ending hts tenth year's srr vlce aa pastor of the church. When the church was organized and dedicated ten years ago w ith Mr. Satterwhlte as its pastor, there were only || members, which number In the ten years that he hits' had charge of the church, has grown to 219 members. During the time that he has been there the Rev. Satterwhlte has become very much endeared to the members of the church and It Is with a deep sense of regret and pro? found sorrow that they seo him leave. Mr. Satterwhlte positively stated that nothing that could he said or done by any member of his congre? gation w eejll prevail upon h'.mtostav longer at the church, and upon this condition his resignation was accept ed, with the request that he stay Ions? r than January If he could do so. A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions of regret at his departure, the committee consisting Of W. F. Rhsme, chairman. E. C. Hayn?worth. T. A. Nettles. In the meantime a committee con atetlng of the deacons of the church are to look out for a new pastor for the church. Nothing is known of Mr. Satter white's Intentions, after he leaves here, hut It la believed that wherever he goes he will accomplish much good, and he has the best wishes of his congregation for his future wel? fare. ( oitMoJtdatton of Hanks. The boohs uf ^inscription of the CHUn ns oi.uk. v m* o*nk Vfckl was betes orgeuJz*d. irate opened a few days and list num. $45.100 wmm aaheoriSed al u*, yf^yjsvd |50, OOS. und at a meeting of the sub? scribers, after the closing of the hook*, it was decided to consolidate with the Bank of Blshopville and Inrr. \ ??? the capital of the Hank of Rishopvllle to 175.000 from 925,000. The Bank of Blshopville. which waa organised about nine yeara ago. haatdes paying the annual dividend of ? per cent, has a surplus and un? divided profit a-count of more than 950.ooo. which it proposes to dis? tribute among the present stockhold era preparatory to Increasing and Consolidating with the new Citizens' bank which was being organised with a capital of $50.000. The con agJM Ittssj and Increase Is to go Into effect about November 1.?Blshop? ville Vindicator. IN MKMOKV "The thin gray lino." which each year grows thinner and grayer, and *hi h almost half a century ago ele< trifled the world with its deeds of self-?a< rlges and heroism, has lost two of Its faithful soldiers from Camp Dich Anderson. Capt. j. j. We- .it 'crossed the river" on Thursday. Oct. 13th, and j. Diggs Wiho r p ess I to his re ward on Tuend*)', the 15th. Capt. Wescoat had li\ ? d In Sumter only a few years, but n i ? mlng among us he immedi? ately united himself with our Camp, and was thoroughly identified with Its work and progress. Comrade Wild, r ha I Seng a member since its orghin/ati'.n and for years was Its vier-, rimander. and whs promi nent'v active in all th?- work of the Camp I ?ur brothers have gone be? fore ajgsj left us to mourn, but not as those without hope, for while they fought bravely and well In our South, in Armv they did not forget tO "ill st themselves under the bun ner of King Kmmanuel In the hope of a hleneed Immortality; and where-, as It is f ttlng that we should express our sorrow now at the ; ?>a of our lov*d and esteemed < aSSS*l des, Kewoived, That In the death of Comrades Wescout and Wilder Ink Camp h ih suffered a gra "e loss. lt?*so|\ ? I. That our eaiv??t and slncer- s.rnpathy Is extended to -he bereNved families. Resolved. That these fggulgtlaasl be spread upon our minute book, and u icpy be sent to the famhe* of the deceased W F Ithiimr, If j Mcl.au,in. W. M. Graham. < aaimltu ? Hvorv hoy who wants a fine pair -f ??h..Mi should try bis bind ,.t writ ggf an ad. In th? ??Walk-Over" contest ?: the Sumter Clothing Co, SOUTHERN WINS MILEAGE S?ll. Moron i i:s came REVIEWED B\ si i'ki mi: court. Decision Reversing Circuit Conti which <inw Drummer $">nn Rum BfjtSj i ESSUMNhc*. KlulK of Railroad to Remand ll\cluuigo of .Mileage i oii|H?ns for Ticket?DesPortes Wll l-'.Jivtcd from Train Near Black? \lllc?Decision of Widespread Im? portance. Columbia, Oct 22.?The State Su? preme Court today ruled upon the mileage question which has been Sgl" ' 11. .1 sinc e the 1.000-mile inter? changeable books wa re put on. John DesPortes. a traveling sales? man well known In this city, by a decision of the Supreme Court Sat? urday loses a verdict of $500 which the Circuit Court gave him on ac? count of damages alleged to have re? sulted from his ejection from a train of the Southern Railway at Reynolds, S. C. in Nov'ember. 1908. when he tendered his mileage in payment of his fare, instead of purchasing a ticket at Blackvilla, where the train stopped for twenty-(l\e minutes. The de. ision of Ike Supreme Court rever? ses the Circuit Judge and settles the mileage question in this State. In effect, the railroads win out in the matter since the DesPortes case was largely in the nature of a test of the mileage contract put Into operation when the railroads of South Caro? lina put on the 1.000-mile mileage bunks, which are expected to be ex changed for tickets for each trip. Mr. DesPortes sued for $2.000, al? leging that he got on the Southern at Denmark, exchanging his mileage coupons for a ticket to Blackvllle When nearing Blackvllle Mr. Des? Portes decided to go to Williston, and remained aboard the train, not getting out at Blackvllle. When the conductor came to Mr. DesPortes after the train pulled out from Blackvllle the passenger tend? ered his mileage book for the dis? tance between Blackvllle and Wil- . llston, but the conductor, acting un? der the contract contained in the mileage books, refused to accept the coupons, as the rule of the company required that the mileage be exchang? ed for a ticket wherever practicable. Mr. DesPortes refusing to pay the , fare (25 cents) to Wllllston. the er?n ouctor had him t j' on ol the trs a. , using only Hinh force ss was neces? s..r .. Mr i>sal*o ?? *hu ned s prhate ? wTi\ ' ', .lie. i 1 ??. 'cm)-, where he was put off the train, and went OU to his destination. Previously, how? ever, the conductor had offered to accept the mileage If Mr. DesPortes would get back on the train. This he refused to do. Alleging that he lost time and was humiliated by being ejected from the train. Mr. DesPortes sued for ?!2 ? 000. The Circuit Court, Special Judge limber presiding, found tor the plaintiff in the sum of $f?00. The railway appealed. The important point involved was whether ,er not the employee ui the railroad wilfully neglected his duty when he refused t<< a< cept the mileage coupons on the train, and Anally tin question before the Court resolved itself Into whether the mileage COUld be turned down by the company. In brief the Court, opinion by the Chief Justice, holds that a speetic contrac t is made when the m ? U-age Is purchased and the pure baser has it all before him. lie must exercise reasonable diligence to get the mile? age- where practicable, If there 1b a tic ket agent at a station the mileage book, f.obbr must get his ticket for passage. It there be none, or If the agent be absent for valid reason, then the mileage- book holder msy te-nder the mllCSge. In the I ?. sl'orte s e ase- the Court hedd substantially that Mr. Des? Portes could have gotten out at Blackvllls, since* the train remained there- several minutes, even bad it ne?t on the particular day Involved remained twenty-Ave minutes, and purchased his ticke t by e xchange for the mileage, The circ uit Court is. therefore, re versed and Mr. DesPortei loses the case of greater Importance is the legal ruling e.n the- mileage question, Which Is ot gfsat interest te? travel? ling men. especially, WATTS BONDSMEN SETTLE, Bsjhsm'i Bond stiii Unpaid?l ugi tlws not Yet Located. Columbia, Oct 14.?II is announc? e<l that the band Of W. B. Avant. re eif the two men unde r three and a half years' sente nces for the kill Ing of Mrs. Ruth Crisp Htgham. at sfurrsU'i inlet, it miles from George? town, in September, tiOt, has been paid. The- amount was $.'1.000. <d C Digham. Ihe husband of Ihe murdered woman. escaped at tin SUM time Avsnl ?II?! Dlghsm Is un? der M.ISI bond. This has not be en paid, It is stated The where a bOtt% of the tWO men arc still unknown, It appears, but they tire still subject te? arrest. Practical Thoughts f i ( ?.min. hnI by B. \V. Rahhs. Pro* NOTICE. The Unions will remember that delegntei to the next County Union meeting ?hould be elected this week. And do not forget that the County Union meeting i* postponsd from the lirst Friday to the second Friday in November, to keep from conflicting with the State fair. The place this time will be In the court house and AS it is pretty central we trust delegates and officers Will be promptly on hand at 11 O'clock a. m. We want to make this meeting interesting with reports from the Union meeting during the fair In Columbia. E. W. i>. How to Make Tho Waste Acres Profi? table. In an article published in the World's Work some months ago James J. Hill estimated that there is in the United States nearly 120, 000 square miles of marsh and swamp land which can be drained and added to the productive area in Government estimates. Of the un? counted smaller tracts. Mr. Hill says: "In the eastern and central parts of the country most farms have a few acres of low ground which no at? tempt has been made to redeem be? cause there is acreage enough with? out them. It seems reasonable to believe that the aggregate of wet land available for cultivation by proper drainage will be far above the largest figure yet named. Professor Shaler says that in Great Britain and Ireland fully one-fifth of the most fertile agricultural lands has been reclaimed by drainage, and that one twentieth of the now tillable land in Europe was inundated and unfit for agriculture In the eighth century." It is estimated that the average cost of drainage?that Is, with sur? face ditches?for those swmap lands would be less than $10 per acre, and >nce drained they would be among -.he most productive of all our soils. Most of them are rich in humus and plant foods which have been largely 1rawn. in many cases, from the higher lands now being cultivated. The drainage of these large tracts? of swamp land must be done, In most cases, by big corporations or by the establishment of co-operative drainage districts. In some States, notably Florida, the State Itself is taking an active hand; in others there has not yet even been made any provision for the formation of drainage districts by those who might wish to engage in the work. The reclamation of these large swamps is thus a public problem, but the redemption of the little wet patchei of a few acres scattered here and there throughout the fields Is a problem for the individuals who own them. Nor is it only tho lands too wet to cultivate at all that need drainage. Thousands and thousands of acres of land which now produce] poor crops and which are in danger of flooding whenever a wet spell or a hard rain comei could be tile drained and made doubly productive, taking one year with another. Prop? er surface and underground drain? age would solve the problem of washing for numberless fields. In? deed, the disposition of surplus water Ii one of the great fundamental prob? lem! which every Southern farmer has to solve. We? expect this fall and winter to tre at the- various phases of this sub? ject just as our space will permit. We shall have something to say about drainage laws, about drainage as a health proposition, about the making of terrac es ami surface ditch? es, and io on. The special phase of the subject we are taking up just ne?w, however, is tile drainage. On page I Mr. A. T,. French, and on page Professor C. L. Newman, tell each a little- story showing just how tile drainage has paid. Nothing vision? ary or theoretical about either story, just the simple account Of what has been done and what many another re ader could do with equal profit. Next week we shall begin a notable s. riis of articles on tile drainage by Mr. French, in them Mr. French will go right at the practical side' of the poblem?tell just how to do the work, what It Will cost, etc. Then a little later we shall publish an Reticle ted llng and showing Just how to make cement drain tile. Right now, then, Is a good time f?r every reader to look over his waste1 acree and wet spots and see if a little work along this line will not Kreativ help to Increase hlfl profits another year.?Progressive Farmer. VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL BUL I ETIN8. To Rural School Principals and Teaclnrs: The united states Department of lion News >r Practical Farmers jj (tout Partners' Union of Sumter fJ Count r.\ If Agriculture has recently issued two bulletin! of universal interest to ru? ral teachers. They have been pre? pared by Dick J. Crosby and P. W. Howe, Specialists in Agricultural Ed? ucation and are entitled "School Les? sons on Corn" and "School Exercises in Plant Production.' These bulle? tins are based on the- sensible as? sumption that the child is primarily interested in the practical and ex? perimental side of any science an?, that any general interest in agricul? ture will be tho result of some spe? cial agricultural experiment in which he may be engaged. Three thousand boys in South Carolina this year raised an acn of corn. Many of them will rece ive the diploma awarded by the State Hoard of Education for producing seventy five bushel s%> er acre. We confidently expect live thousand boys to take part in the Corn Contest next year. The air Is full of corn talk. The teachers of South Carolina should have a part in extending this move? ment and should u*e this acute spe? cial interest as a moans of teaching general agriculture. Through the kindness of the De? partment of Agriculture and the courtesy of Senator Tillman, Mr. W. K. T?te, State Supervisor of Ele? mentary Rural Schools, has 5,000 copies of these bulletins for distribu? tion. A supply has been sent by him to each county superintendent of ed? ucation. Any teachers may have copies of these bulletins by writing to Mr. T?te in Columbia. Columbia, S. C, Oct. 22, 1910 COAST LINK ENGINEER KILLED. Carried Down to Death When Engine Fulls Through Open Draw Near Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 24.?The Atlantic Coast Line's Jacksonville Tampa train, northbound, ran into an open draw at McGirt's creek, five miles south of Jacksonville, at 5:50 tonight at slow speed and the engine , and tender toppled over into *hc creek. A mail car following was caught on the rear trucks and Is hanging over the creek. The engineer, Charlie Ellis, of this city went down with the engine, and his body has not been recovered. It Is believed that he became entangled in the mechanism. The negro fireman Hrown. jumped on the tender as the engine fell and was rescued by men In a row boat. He was severely bruised. Outside of a bad scare tho passengers are safe. It Is believed that the drawbridge was partially open and the force of the engine forced it around. The fact that no passengers were injured is attributed to the slow speed of the train in crossing the long bridge. A special train left fcor the wreck as soon as word was learned and brought the many passengers to this cit>. No effort is being made to raise the engine, as it is out of sight on the bottom of the creek. Wanted those interested in a spe? cial Pullman car to Savannah, Ga., to attend the Grand Prhtfc automo? bile races, November 11 and 12 to call ticket agent, Atlantic Coast line. Phone 24 7. M. II. Dickey, Ticket Agent 10-21-U WANTED?I have in charge to lease to right party an eight or ten horse farm at Summerton. Apply to W. I). Carson, Dalzell, S. C. 10-1l-6tW-ltaw. FOR SAIiE?One heavy Sargeant saw mill, with 4 0 feet carriage, fitted with Hancock feed and wire rope drive, together with a 50 In. Simonds saw, all complete with necessary belting, and practically new. For particulars apply to Sumter Railway and Mill Supply Co., Sumter, S. C. 9-29-lm FOR SALE?A few sheep skins, un? washed; good for rugs. Sheep for sale, to keep down fleas; not guar? anteed) but said to be very effect? ive as flea exterminators. Prices, as to size and quality. E. W. Dabbs, Mayesville, s. C. 3tw3 For BALE?Berkshire sows, gilts and pigs, pure bred and grades. Too good to make into pork when this county needs more hogs to convert the prize acre corn crops Into bacon and hams, lard and sausage. Price 12 l-Ue. per pound, live weight. B. W. Dabbs, Mayes? ville, S. C. 10-22-? REMOVAL? W. T. Hall, Wheelwright and Blacksmith, has moved his shop to South Sumter street, near Lib? erty in rear of O'Donnell & Co., where he is prepared to do gen? eral repair work. Horseshoeing a specialty. Terms strictly cash. Are Drugs Necessary? Do Dregs Cr re Disease? Can Nature fee Assisted? If people were horn ri I after*I Tf a person would correct bli habits, eras lived r;;:ht, thcro would bo no [persist In right eating and temperate use fe>r medicine. Every doctor knowi Ways, tmdoubtedly the stomach would this. 80 do other well-informed people, right Itself,the blood would rid itself of One thing more. When a person lives ths poison, sad every thing would be wrongly, or sequires bodily weakness by {right. But as said iMf-.re there area heredity, medicine can do only very mnltltndoof people who will notorcan jittle. Medicine cannot enre him. Only not adopt right maihodi of living. To charlatans claim that medicines will such people Pcrnna is a boon. A dose cure disease. Medicines may palliate I before meals Will assist the stomach to symptoms. Me dicines may urge the do Its Work. This prevents fermenta powers of Nature to resist disease. Med- I tion of the food, brings about normal Icinseaometimes arouse ths off orte of the digestion, and all the train of ills that human body to right itself against de-, follow indigent ion disappear, rangements. This is the most that med? icine can do. A man accidentally pute his fimrer in the fire. Instinctively he wets bis j Pomua does not cure, but it assists the loger in his memth, then blows on it, powers of Nature to bring about a cure, for the cooling effect. This is no cure. | The whip does not Increase the power He knows it very well. But it makes it of the horse to pull a load, but judi feel better for the time beinpr. | ciously used it stimulates the horse to People eat uuwisedy. This produces Use his powers at the right time, with dyspepsia or indigestion. The only j out which he could not have pulled the rational euro is to eat correctly. Yet if , load. a palliative is at hand ths p~ins of lndl- Tnis illustrates the effect of Peruna, gestion can be mitigate d, the throes of ; or ftnJ other good remedy upon the sys dyspepsia assuaged. The medicine can-1 tom? Taken at the right time, it calls not be said to havo cure d. It simply forth the powers of the human system palliates disagreeable symptoms. The { to meet the en roachmcr.ts of disease, cure must come through right living. 1 and thus cuts short, if not entirely enda, Take Peruna, for instanco. No one claims Peruna is a cure for dyspepsia. But Peruna will stimulate the stomach to perform its function properly. Peru In other words, Peruna is helpful to those who live badly, or those ?rho have occmircd some chronic weakness. na will increase the fle>w of digestive fluids, without which digestion cannot be carried on at all. It will increase the relish of food, the appetite. It is admitted that all this c.%n be ! ?hs diseased actum. No one should ever attempt to substi? tute medicine in the place of right liv? ing. In the end such in attempt will prove a disaster. But an occasional use of the right medicine at the right time is a godsend, and no reasonable person will undertake to deny it. Those who know how to use Peruna find it of untold value. By and by the accomplished by right living, but there I World will got wise enough so that are so many people who either will not | through correct living no medicine at all will be needed. But that time has or do not know how to eat correctly that a tremendous amount of good can be done by the wise use of Peruna. A stomach that has been frequently \bused performs the function of diges? tion very lazily. Buch a stomach allows the food to remain undigested for some time after it is swallowed. This leads to fermentation of the food. Rour stom? ach is the result. This goes on week after week, until the blood is poisoned with ths products of fermentation. This condition is very apt to produce rheum? atism. It is not claimed that Pernna will cure rheumatism. Nothing will euro rheum? atism but correct living. But it is claimed that Peruna will assist a badly abused stomach to .perform it* work. not arrived. In the meantime, while the world is approaching that perfec? tion in which all medicine will Vee elim? inated, Peruna is a handy remedy to have in th* house. Blight derangements of tho stomach; slight catarrhal attacks of the liver, the throat, bronchial tubes, lungs or bow? els; these attacks are sure to lead to grave diseases, and can be averted by the judicious use of Peruna. Wouldn't you like to read a few un? solicited testimonials from people who have used Peruna, snd who stand ready to confirm the above statements con? cerning it. If so, address the Pernna Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbu*. i o .iio, and we will send some prepaid. Colored State Fair Meets in Colum-1 bia November T I The Colored State In Columbia this yea of the white fair asse begin November 7 1 the 12th. The same reduced rates granted by the railroads to visitors to the white fair have been granted to visitors to the colored fair. The officers of the fair are: Rich? ard Carroll, Pres.; W. D. Chappelle, Vice Pres.; J. H. Goodwin, Supt.; A. Keebertseen. Sec.; T. A. Williams. Treas. 10-24-lte W-tt For Sale: Four thousand The brick curbing ha*? on Dugan street all the way Main to Sumter streets. For Sale: Four thousand bushels of seed oats at prices that will cause you to wonder how we can do K. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co., Sumter, S. C. . 10-2?8t O'Donnell & Co. SHOES FOR THE CHILD ^TTTTE are prepared to shoe W your child for school or church with the best line of Children's Shoes?priced to please?that we have ever had the pleasure of sel'ing you. O'Donnell & Co.