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Cht Sdlatcbman airt irourbron. ? ? ? Puhltttifsl Wednesday und Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SC M I' K K. *. C. Terms: fl.&O per annum?In advsncs. Advertisements: Oas Square Arst Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts (or three montfcs, or longer will be mads st reduced raten. All communications which sub sarvs privat? Interests will be charged far as advertisement*. Obituaries and trlhutss of respect Will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed as i860 snd the True Southron In ifaa Ths Watchman and Southron aow has the combined circulation and ssalaeaoe cf both of the old papers, sad Is saaaMestly ths best advertising gas JI am la Burster. MR. RKARDOX'S SERVICES. Mr. K. 1. Heardon rises to a ques? tion of pe<" ?nal privilege, and In a j lengthy article, which we print to? day, replies to Mr. L, D. Jennings, and Incidentally discuss fully, and with much attention to detail, his past services to Sumter as an ora? cial and ss a prl\ate cltlsen. Mr. Rear do a need never feai that the generality of Sumter people are un- , aware of his record ss a public ofll clal and of his services as an official and as sn Individual. Ills work and , ssrvtcs have been duly snd frequently ; advertised In the press of Sumter and of the State, and no cltlsen who has , given of his time snd talent to the , public service has been accorded so prompt and full a recognition as he; nor ars Sumter poople likely to for? get or be permitted to forget what he has accomplished and attempted to accomplish for the good of Sum? ter In the past. Mr. Resrdon hss no quarrel with Sumter for lack of ap tprsclatkn or recognition. Ho is one 'public spirited cltlsen who has not been neglected to go down to his iffrave unhonored and unsung, with a tardy advertisement of his virtues Inscribed upon hit tombstone as the only meed of praise for his la? bors for the bottorment of his com -rnunlty snd the uplift of his fellow men. His living ear has heard the pleasing and grutsful words of praise ot fellow cltlsens for work well done, ' und his discerning eve has cften read, j la black and white, tributes to Ug! work ss a laborer for the public j welfare. With such a record as a | worker and as a public spirited clti nan, whoee work and worth have | been so generally and gen* , ar*<i?ty recognised in the past, It ty that he has allow al himself ( j out of the front rank as an. effect s fores for the upbuilding of . city snd county, and to In ntly assume the unfamiliar roh. f w him. of a knocker and ob? ?nlst of the good roads bond Issue, he greatest enterprise under t ? n his life time for the develop f the latent resources of Sum* * nty. Achilles should not sulk :ent. Rather should be buckle armor of public spirit and his past pralsworthy record ?ater and more honorable ments In the future. An hon pa?t Is t.> !>?? pointed to with1 >ut an achieving present and ? devoted to public service are ount mo?t and round out a I k. POKED, Not DEFEATED. he Pally item. Aug. 2. ? f o ,? -f the r. t it Tis rSJOSjtVgd ' I roads bond l-wue has been by a majority of four votes, ii, pteclnct. Itb.om Hill, has not been hesrd from ??fflclally. btit the In f . ? ? , ??, r??i ?d\ ed Is to the effe. t that there were onlv four bedjotfl fast at that box. two being for the bond Issue snd two against. Thus It seems that the *K>gsJ kgfgSl his Peon de? feated by a very narrow margin. The irate polled If. UV Stt] ?<! county surprisingly ? c I dlSS pfSJlhtlBgly small, osc?*pt at two or three coun? ty precincts, nt which s fairly large psrventsge of the total possible vote wss polled almost 'oll.llv against the proposition to i ??l.I t -? .-I. in ..i go...i roads throughout the . ounty. The large majority against the bond Issue st these precincts and the small vote In the city are responsible for the do fest of the g.I PtCsss undertaking. Ther?? was In thl< . i'v an Indifference to the election that was surprising* at least a hundred prof.s-o'd supporter* of the road bond Issue negliv t to \ofe. The real cause of th- defeat of the bond l->sue was n? t the large m < Jorttles against I? at gftSfftl ??f the ppat Inch* In the county. t?ut the small vote polbd In the c|ty by MMSJi ?ho were suppo?e,| t<? have bei n active and seslous advocnt's of g?.<?d roads for all se< Hons of Sumter county. The result Is disappointing to those who believe that good roads and I parity mean one and the i.ime thltig that Sumter county cannot M l WIN "ot prosper and develop as it ran ami slmuhl until it possesses a < omplete system <>f wVll built roads but they are not defeated and have no idea of giving up the fight for good r<?ads. The defeat i?f the bond Issue is merely a set bark, a tem? porary postpohement of the day When good roads will be an actuality in every neighborhood. The campaign for good roads will be prosecuted with renewed and greater zeal than ever and if anyone thinks that the re? sult of the election dooms Sumter county to an indefinite endurance of bad roads he misjudges the men who have enlisted for a campaign of prog? ross and development in and for Sumter county. Good roads are still an Issue and every man should bear In mind that It will be the big Issue in the campaign next summer. The office seekers who havo been very cautious and politic about taking any decided stand in the campaign juet closed will find next summer that they wlU have to show their colors. Our Old Jack. I am going to reserve a page in 'memory to thee, thou kind, affection? ate, faithful old dog, for It is only a dog (as some would say) that I am writing of, but to us It was our good old Jack, our old red-brown Irish set? ter, gone forever now, laid low by a cruel and ruthless hand. No more through genial sunshine er bitter wintry blast, will he re? spond with joyful leap and bark to the call 'of the hunter. Yes, thou faithful dumb beast, true 'to the In? stinct which the great Creator had given thee, wouldst thou rush for? ward In response to some young hunt? ers" cry or signal, regardless of all creature comforts In food, which some kind woman's hand would try to bestow upon thee, knowing too well, that spirit that would lead thee onward miles through swamp and thicket In faithful search and ttflol of that, which man would so selfishly enjoy, too oft forgetful of thee, after naught was left of savory food but bones, even forgetful to toss the lat? ter to thee. Hay after day, when demands were made for thy faithful services, wouldst thou respond so Joyously, so often to return at sunset, or In the still night hours to thy master's household, with weary stiffned limbs, and receive thy food from loving hands, yet when the golden sunshine lit up the eastern sky thou wouldst accompany that master In the dally duties of life. Yes, who is it that was not fa? miliar with thy faithful brown form, as thou didst travel so patiently and oft-times ?o soberly by his side, his faithful friend and companion. Gentle old dog, no more will tend? er baby fingers, with fearless touch, hold thy platter of food for thee, or even feed thee with her tiny fingers, which thou wouldst take with such careful, tender care. Too well we all knew that naught of harm could come to any of the litlte ones he was so faihful to. Often would he so pa? tiently lie while the little ones rolled and tossed over him. a baby's head using his shaggy brown head aa her pillow. Now that baby's voice calls in vain from room to room. "Jack, here Jack." Cease thy calls, little one; no more he'll come to thee. Never again will he respond to the sharp report of the rifle. Too often bad be heard that sound to fear that the hand of man would be raised In enmity against his old faithful body. , Fear not, again, pretty wild, brown partridge! Safe art thou. No more j by his careful quiet aid will he lead I the successful sportsman to thy haunts. I Qo on thy way, little nimble squir? rel, or timid little rabbit. No more j Will he startle thee from thy hiding places. Hushed forever the mighty spirit of the hunter within him. nh, who shall ..ri^e in Judgment against th?.r l ondemn the* for those traits whah the Mighty BeStOWef Of ill thirds gave the,-. Oood-bye, old faithful Jack, go. d bye, a tender sm>t in memory will always be touched whenever we think of tl . * ? ?. BnjsjytMf Stmn Ride, Tuesday evening some of ihe young men of the city gave a straw ride in honor of Mi>s i:i\io Lewis of Wil I mmgton. who Is the charming gties. Ol Miss Kdn.. Phillips og K< tulrh k street Three wagons wore provided for the ? crayon am) Were lilb d Wih about thirty of the young folks of the town, .all of whom were In for a good time j ami who heartily enjoyed Ihe delight* ful ride during the evening. The was ens were drives out to Poealla at which pi i1 e the party stopped foi f0? freaamsnts, i?o orenm and eake being served at ihe well-known and popu I Inf resort of Bumter i.pie, j Various kinds of games were play* led and all who WOfS In Ihs party Ispent i roost enjoyable evening. Mr. l. u Bradham h is K.,n . on an Slteaded trip IhroVgh Ihe northern BtateS aryl I'm: id I, t LOHE ELECTION. Opponents of i ? ? ? >>.i Issue Win bj Ma |oHtJ of l one Vote*?Manchester still t<> Be Hoard Prom. From the Dally Item, Aug. -. The opponents of the bond issue | and tii?- plan to build a oomplete system oft good roads in Sumter conn- I ty in tin- next five years were victor? ious in the election held Tuesday to (!? < nie whether or not the people of the county were willing to issue $150, 00a road Improvement bonds. The results heard Tuesday tip to tin time that The Item went to press carried a majority of 144 in favor of the issue and It was expected then that the bond issue was passed by a small though decided majority. This was not the case, however, for where? as it was thought that Concord and Shiloh which were known to be op? posed to the plan of bonding the COUnty, would vote against the bonds, it was not thought that a big vote would be polled In that sec? tion, or at least not a larger compara? tive number of the voters than were polled elsewhere and are usually polled in those precincts in a general election. Both places came out heavy and both went overwhelmingly against the building of the county-wide sys? tem of good roads, with its attendant $150.000 bond issue. The majority against the bond issue at those places cvercame the majority for the issue which was voted in town and thus ended in defeat a measure intended for the good of the whole county and one which would have meant a great enhancement of values of real es? tate In the county. With Manchester still to be heard from the majority against the bond issue is four votes. At Manchester, which is a doubtful box, It Is thought that one vote was for the bond Issue and the others against, thus making the total majority against the bond issue six votes. The passage of the bond issue three weeks ago was an assured certainty. The day before election it was n very doubtful uncertainty. The opponents of the bond issue were unable to say whether they would win, and the most that the proponents of the Is? sue could say was that they hoped that they would win. ELECTION RESULTS IX TIE VOTE. Vote Hinds 103 to 103?Neitlu-r Side Quite Willing to Acknowledge Do feat. The result of the unofficial count of the VOtet cast in the recent election is at last a certainty?as far as a reftainty can exist until the election commissioners make known their of? ficial count next Tuesday. The vote so far as is known stands 403 to 403. This vote practically means the de? feat of the bond issue for the time be? ing, as the law requires that a major? ity of the votes cast in the election be for the bond issue in which case the bonds shall be Issued. It does not make tiny provision for a new election In case of a tie as has happened In the recent election. The opponents of the bond issue are very much elated over their prac? tically assured success, while the pro? moters of the measure have not yet given up hop** as the result was so very close that there is still a chance for them to have the majority. The unofficial result of the election as received at The item office Is: For Against. Sumter: Waul 1. 31 15 Ward 2. 170 33 Ward 3.',. 40 IS Ward 4. 31 20 ShUoh. t*? 68 Mayesvl'.lc. 14 41? RaftHlg Creek. 23 1" Stateburg. 4 10 Wedgefitld. 13 H Providence. 30 iz Concord. 6 p| Bloom Hiii. 4 Frivntctr. 19 4 5 Oiwego. II 4 Total. in:', \o I ICE. i have sold mv i iteresi In the firm ol The s. m. Pierson Co., to Mr. s. M. Pierson and will after August i :.ih 11 ? u nil .Mr. .1. .i. Whllden, who bought out the ftrm of v*on Oshen a..'' Bhlrer list January( is doing business in the same lines at the I same old stand on Bast Llamptor avenue, l shall be pleased to have my friends send there for work In his lines. Mr. Wtlilden is prepared to give satisfaction In horse shoeing, carriage, buggy and Wagon repairing, in fact, any kind of blacksmith work. ! I shall use mv best ctT.-rts to give prompt service aid satisfactory work. T. V. WAL-II. I 'OK HA LI I?a fine mi!!, i ow . eral sow pi^s. graded and pure; milking goats, a fow pieces choice bacon. E. \V. i >abbs, m lyesvllle, B., C, 8-4-11.?? I < >li RALK?i resh lot - eed i ye bist receh ed, I lool h-Harbi i ,lve stock \\ B-2-St. MORE ROARS REIXCi BUILT. Supervisor Bull ling Road to Paxvllle and from I* owdcn'tj Mill Road to Black Klvrr Causeway. Notwithstanding the fact that the bond leaue f<?r $150,000 worth of g.l roads was not passed itr the election Tueaday, County Supervisor Pitta la not in the leaet stopping his present work to grieve over the result of the election, but li going ahead with what funds he has on hand and Is building more roads for the county. At present two roads are In course of construction, one of these road is the Paxvllle road which is being built up into a model sand-clay road? bed and the other is th<* recently made road from the PlOWden's Mill road to the new causeway over Black River. Supervisor Pitts proposes if possible to put in both roads before time for hauling cotton. The Paxvllle road Is being built by contract and at present work Is going on at the A. J. Jones place?formerly owned by W. R. Wells?one of the worst sandbeds in the county. It is hopel to build up this road before the time comes for hauling cottin in the fall, and if the supervisor's plans are carried out the farmers of that sec? tion will have much to be thankful for in the good road that they will have to haul their cotton over. The road is to be built to the county line and is expected to meet the work of the supervisor of iTlarendon county who, it Is understood, has promised to put the road into good condition from Paxvllle to the county line. If this road is built in time for the heavy fall travel it will open up a new source of trade for the Sumter mer? chants and will be the means of get? ting a larger share of the trade to Sumter from that section of the coun? ty. The new road which was lately granted to the public as a highway by the county hoard will also mean a great deal to the merchants of the city. The road will run from the Plowden's Mill road to the new cavrse way over Pdaok River. This new causeway was buRt about ten years ago, the money being raised for building it partly by private sul>scrip tlon in Sumter and part of the cost being paid by the county. This eause Way is next to the longest in the coun? ty, there being seventeen bridges in the causeway. The road is being built by the chain gang and is being put in the best pos? sible condition. It. when completed, will shorten the distance from the Salem section beyond Black River to Sumter by two and a half miles or more and will mean a great deal to the farmers of the Salem section, who will lind access to Sumter so much easier, and the merchants of Sumter who will get more trade from that section. WOMAN BANK EXAMINER Mis*. Margaret Kelly Appointed by <.o\emmrnt as Mint Examiner. Washington, Aug 1.?A woman is now in actual charge of the mints of the United States. Miss Margaret Kelley, long connected with the mint bureau, was today appointed exam? iner, In which position she will be next in authority to George K. Rob? erts, the director, and much of the active administration of the coinage of money for the government will devolve upon her. Mr. Roberts at present is out of town and will not be back for several weeks. Miss Kelloy's salary will be $3,000 a year, making her the highest paid woman in the government service. A Question of Figures. ESdltor Dally Item: Mr. Boyle has stated to me that in his article in the paper of July 2?, he gave the bond Issue plan of Mr. Bel ser credit for the $14,000.00 regular county me.one. In my article tu your paper. I had reference to his article in your issue of July 29, in which, 1 contended, he does not er. dlt Mr. Reiser's plan with this sum. tl is true, he does add it to the * 10,000 to get <.".l.ami t,,? the use of roads each year, but this Is not the point. Mr. Reiser's plan with this sum. It is 000 each year, and the $14,000 would then reduce the necessary levy to one I miH, instead of 2 1-3 mills, as Mr. Royle s. eks to force Mr. Belser's plan to necessitate, in other words, the $14,000 from the regular county in? come would be used with the $7,600 from the mm n.dl levy t<? pay Inter? est, provide for a sinking fund ami maintain 'he roads, while tin- SL'an, 000 would b. divided Into live sums of $40,000 to be used in as many years to build the roads, Mr. Royle tells me he intended to give proper credit i'' Mr. Belser's (dan for the-! sum and 1 accept his statement In k.1 faith, and contend that this w ni reduce the necessary h \ v to one mill. v. ry respectfully, It, i?. .1 i ;x\ i \i Kumt er, a us. usi I, Try an ad. In the Daily Item, watch results. Farmers, Union News ?AND ? tactical Thoughts for Practical Farmers lOoiMllK'tad l?> E. W. iHlbht, l?re-?C?f,t I ?KHIIm Ilium of Sunn er t (HUH y.) sonic Random Ttiouhgts. on my recent trip t<- Williamsburg I an across smnr things that dc no e ;?r?>grcs.s. At Qousdin's 1 dined With Mr. ('Larks. ?n who has a tine fai i) and beautifully appointed home. Wl lie waiting for the rain to cease he told me how he utilizes the lime fro n his light plant with a force pu up. He .said this little pump that cos: $3.00 and is used lor spraying fru t trees, heat a brush in applying wh te wash to his buildings and fences. By removing the spray a sol d stream of white-wash is thrown Sgl inst the building and he can stand on the ground and white-wash every bul ding on his place. This- I ttle purip is also useful for washing bug gie , autos, windows and would be- of greit service in the early stages of a fire Mr. Clark?on says he linds the BCetyllne lime as good fur white waih as the best quick lime. } ear Blooming Vale Mr. Ckmlln hat me to stop to see his line corn in -Smith's bay; a Black River trib uta y some 16 miles southeast of Kirgstree. He has c<>m '.rood for ^0 buviels per acre on land that haj made 20 consecutive crops without an> fertilizer. Hut it is about his roe. d method of cultivation that I wts led to write. After he had laved by he corn "sheep-burs" came up* by the millions; they were about six incl es to one foot high, and he said as hey were "sheep burs" he would" sec if sheep would not eat them. \\V I the sheep were in there, 58 hea 1. and the cookleburs were disappearing. And strange to say the: were not troubling the corn. A week later he told me he had taken the sheep out as they had grazed the bur well down and they might start on he corn. s a s Ii the matter of c onsolidated j seht ols that county is far ahead of i our.'. The one room school in Wil llan sburg will soon be a memory. Nuttrben of them are now corn cribs or enant houses. Some of these consolidated schools would do credit* to a small town. The best appointed one that I was In is at Indiantown i chu: eh. I was told that it looks j like Sunday there every day when the school "was in session, there an so riany vehicles and horses hitched nearby. Some of the patrons ride B rriles. So far as I could learn ther >" are no w hool wagons. At Ron e just over the Georgetown line is p obably the biggest sehool. It is call? d Union on account of its being supi orted by two counties. Has a boat ding department and issues a cata ogue that would do credit to som- of the colleges of 20 years ago. ? s ? T< come from the favored sections of tl at county where rains have been abut dant and travel to this Salem and ftfayesville section. where our crop; are literally burning up. and to rt ad the accounts of the dearth of wat? r at Charlotte and and the shut Ing down of 152 cotton mills be caus ? of the lack of water in the Ca tawl i river, and to hear of section! where it is too wet. is calculated to impress us with our utter depend? ence upon a high power- -' Who buildeth up one, and putteth down anotl er," at His own pleasure* Yester? day 'ras the first time in 25 years at bast that there was a week-day pray? er ni? sting at Brick church, when near? ly th ? whole congregation was assem? bled to join the pastor. Rev. W. H. Workman in spec ial prayers for rain, lie requested every one present to makd it a p'olnt to pray for rain at s o'c ock each evening, that there mlgh be unity of purpose among all tie Congregation. His informal talk ? hiring the meeting was in keep? ing with tlie sermon of the day be? fore. K. W. D. FARMERS I'RflFD TO ORGANIZE. Rj i: w. Dahl?-. Vice President of the Farmers' Union, Bet son, July 2r..?Hon. B. w. Haid.-, vice president of th" Farm* era' Union of South Carolina, spoke to a number of farmers at the Bchoo building Wednesday after? noon. He sei ms t > bo well Informed ,.n th ? cotton Situation and the fol? lowing Is somewhat the trend of his rem si cs: "Co ton. where there hi a stand, seems to glory in the heat and 1* spreat ing Itself like a green bay tree, i nd it will not be long before 11 >ars' will be sending Mit evti < of sixteen million bales or Thai means, unb ss the farm rtranlajb to meet the situation, t iclr crop will be sold for let>s ( ?st before that a raid by the beam wfll produce. And there are some who will say 10 cental is a pret? ty g<a?d price f.,r cotton, but 10 ' i enta for thfa crop of cotton will be little better than 5 cents nfteen yean ago, and before we can adjust oureelv?, s to 10 cent cotton, millions of values will be wiped out. A "Everyone who is interested in r the general prosperity of our coun? try should join the Farmers' C'nion, get in touch with his fellow farmer and thus strengthen his lines of de? fence and cement the bonds of union, so that at the fir?t onslaught off the bears we could shut down tight on I r every bale of cotton and stop the wheels of the world's commerce un? less we get a fair return for our toil." He said this can be done if we can convince the farmer that the fight is before him. "To do this the union is^ making an active campaign to reach every neighborhood of every county in the cotton-growing States. Our greatest difficulty lies in the disposi? tion of the farmers to trust to luck, or blind fate, or a disastrous visita? tion of Providence in some other \ section. Always some other section. If we trust to luck or fate to fertil? ize and cultivate our crops we would make none. Why then should we trust to luck or fate or Providence to market our crops?" Mr. Dabbs went on to say that the * farmers have no system in marketing ? their crops, they go to market blind? ly, as it were, with their cotton and simply ask. "What is cotton doing today, or what will you give me for mine?" of course accepting the price of the buyer. "How long will it take . the farmer to learn that the business side of selling is just as important as the bull nose side of production ?*' From this place Mr. Dabbs visited several points in the county, endeav? oring to interest the farmers that they may organize for their mutual y benefit.?Kingstree Record. a talk to farmers. Vice-President Dabbs of the Farm? ers' Union Spoke Here Tungeln?? Mr. K. W. Dabbs, vice-president of 1 the State Farmers' Union, reached Kingstree, the last point in his itin? erary, Tuesday and addressed an au? dience of from sixty to seventy-rlve? mostly farmers?in the court house. The meeting was called to order at . noon by Secretary J. T. Frierson. who presided and introduced the speaker, Mr. Dabbs expressed profound ap? preciation of the cordial reception that had been given him in the hos? pitable homes of the people of Wil? liamsburg for the past week. He also ^ noted with a great degree of grati? fication the material prosperity that was visible on every hand. Fine farms. comfortable school-houses and excellent crops made up a coun? ty to be proud of. and he noted wfth pride the marked increase in farm values in our county diirtng the past decade, as shown by the United states Census report. Mr. Dabba4 speech was ? plain, heart-to-heart talk and was heard with close attention. Our Renson c orrespondent has given the sub- j{ stance of the speech so well that were are to attempt the task it would be a work of superogation. Mr. Dabbs evidently has his heart in the uplift of the firming class and it is to be regretted that every one cannot hear him.?Kingstree Record. :? AGGidentsWill Happen Ind when they do?they hart. hi nt's LIGHTNING OIL la the one Instantnneons relief and cum tor all wounds, bruises, sores, ruts, sprains ami abrasions of the skin. It fOffne an artificial skin covering, excludes the air Instant? ly, '?tops pain at once. There are many oil*, but "one like HUNT'S The action i* different, and the effect as well . .HUNTS . . LIGHTNING UwavK have it In the house. Take it with you wltcn yon travel?you never can tell when HUM'S I K.HTMM. on. may DC nio-t nee.led SScts and KOcts bottlrs. For sah By Slhert's Ring store. A. B. Richards Medicine Co., Sherman. Tex.