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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-06

The members Of the Gould family
appear to have a hard tiue getting
themselves married. During the past
two or three weeks the newspapers
have been full of announcements to the
effect that this and that member of the
family bad broken off an engagement
to marry. It seems according to the
will Of Jay Gould that none Of the
sons or daughters can get married
unless a family meeting is held and the
consent of all the brothers and sisters
obtained
The friends of Gen. Booth, the
head Of the Salvation Army. are
getting ready to celebrate the fitch
anniversary of bis conversion, which
ccurs this year. He will be presented
with a jubilee thanksgiving present Of
$50, 1000. Next mouth there will be an
international Salvation Army congress
10 London in recognition of the event..
And the general proposes to finish the
celebration by personally conducting a
jubilee salvation campaign in America,
adding 1000 officers to the army aud
starting various new enterprises con-
nected with the army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-06

Kings Mountain is the center of one
Of the richest mining sections on this
continent, nearly every known useful
mineral being found 10 it and most Of
them in paying quantities. In an
interesting article on this subject last
week the Shelby Review names gold,
iron of several varities, tin, zinc. lead,
silver, copper, sulphur, coal, mica.
asbestos, graphite, and a balf-dozeo
different v%arities of stone. The latest
fods and perhaps one Of the most i'm
portant of all, if half what is said
about it be true, is the discovery, or
rather re.discoverv Of a vein of plati-
mum, a very valuable mineral, found but
rarely 10 this country and in but lin
tied quantities anywhere. The dis
covery was made, according to the
Review, about twelve years ago by a
man from Boston who was prospecting
for tin. He kept his discovery to
himself. but while negotiating for a
lease Of the properly be was summoned
to his home by sickness 10 his family.
Since then numerous deaths in bis
family kept him at home. But recently
be returned, secured the lease he de-
sired and then for the first time gave
publicity to his discovery. Sinkiogs
revealed a vein eight feet vide of M
known length and depth, 10 which the
platinum Of a high grade is found in a
deposit resembling black lead. This
vein bad been previously discovered. but
the discoveries had no idea what it vas
and gave it no further attention, but
the Boston discoverer seems to nave
known it's value and is now confident
that be has a bonanza, which be IN.
doubtedly has, unless the reports are
very much exaggerated Wilmington
Star, May 81.
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The South Carolina and
Georgia.

OF the S., 600, 600 stock Of the new
South Carolina and Georgia railroad
company, the successors Of the old
South Carolina railroad, Charles Par
sons sakes $4,000, 900, which carries
control. Holders of the old bonds
get a portion Of the balance of the
stock. Charles Parsons is president
Of the e company aud Charles Par
sons, Jr.. is vice president. George
Parsons, E. B. Wesscp. William Lum-
mis-, Edwin Parsons and ". II. Plat.
Jr., are expected 10 be on the new
board of directors, which will be an
bounced in ; few days. The Parsons,
interest will not be connected with the
active management of the road, but
will pane a Southern man IS vice;
president and general manager in
charge of traffic affairs. 1t will be the
policy of the road to foster local indus
tries as much as possible.
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Miss Barton's Letter to Mr..
BarnWell.
BEAUFORT. S. c. May q, 1894.

Hon. j. w. Barnwell, Chairman
Relief Committee Of Charleston, S. G..
Dear Sir: You will recall for your
self and the committee Of which you are
chairman the fact that on the Goth Of
March last the American National Red
Cross, through me, presented TO your
honorable committee the reports then
beginning to circulate relative to alleged
suffering and destitutiou on the main
land Of the State adjacent to the sea
islands.
1t was pointed ont that an appeal to
the country at large would be d~istaste-
ful to the citizens and an injury to the
fair name Of South Casolina, that With
very slight pecuniary or material assist-
apce all danger would be averted and
the situation relieved, and that, while
preparing to leave. the Red Cross could
and would if desirable undertake the
necessary relief work which to the
extent Of it's ability it was already doing,
although not included in the territory
it had been called or requested to
relieve. No action was taken. You
will recall that no criticism has been
made by Us on that non-action.
The situation has BOW changed and
very materially. What we then feared
has more than occurred. Alarming and
iriurioas reports are widely circulated
and uaceasiDg accusations Of neglect
are being oade public; and singularly
enough the Red Cross, the only body Of
persons in the State which made any
effort OF move toward avertisg the need
less, misleading and d~iegraceful coudi-
ton of things, is being publicly held
for it.
The Red Cross has been for ZONE
time closing its work on the arduous
field to which it was called by South
Carolina, through its Chief Executive,
to occupy.
Conscious Of the integrity of all our
work. and desiring to perform our full
duty in every direction, We respectfully
suggest through you to your honorable
committee at Charleston, who so kindly
consented to serve as an advisory body,
that you will appoint IN or moro mem
bers Of that committee to confer with us
at Beaufort, as this place is the only
point from which intelligent investiga-
ton can be made.
Hoping for an immediate affirmative
reply, I am with high regard,
Very cordially you're,
CLARA BARTON.
President American National Red
Cross.
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A Tornado in Marlboro.

BENNvrsv1llEE. May 31.-This sec
ton was visited by a very destructive
storm yesterday afternoon. On Capt.
P. L. Breeden's farm the gin house,
engine house aud two tenant houses
were blown down, while bis barn was
moved four inches. Two tenant houses
on Mr.. James McDaniel's farm and the
gin house on Mr.. Barney Wallace's
farm were also. blown down. Mr.. W.
P. Lester's gin house and Messrs. r.
H.. Bethea's and R.. j. Tatum's barns
we're blown down. Messrs. j.. F. Boil
toms and G.. T. Easterling's crops
were ruined by the hail. A telegram
from McColl states that til house of
Mr.. j. W. Stone, who lives near that
town. vas literally torn !. pieces, kill
ting his wife and three children.
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SUMTER. S. c., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1894.

The South for her success depends on
her real inherent advantages. and does
not need the assistance of booms or any
other forced process Of development.
All she needs is to be known as she is
and to have understood what she has to
offer in the way Of inducements to capi-
tai or to industry. There is no section
Of this or of any other country which
can present on such q colossal scale.
such . variety of the raw materials for
manufactures whether Of fibre, metal,
wood. clay OF stone, not confoed to any
particular section but almost universal
throughout the entire sweep between the
Potomac and Ohio rivers and the Rio
Grande. Some Of these are
pretty fully comprehended, as the extent
and character Of the timber. for In
stance, aud whilst much is known of the
others there is scarcely a week that does
not add to the discoveries and to the
ways in which. the materials already
discovered can be probably utilized.
There are already indications that the
South will ia coming years be the cen-
ter of both the cotton and the iron
manufacturing industries, and the pro-
liabilities are that she will also be the
center Of a number of other important
industries, making this the great manu-
featuring section of the United States.
-Wilmington Star.
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Good for Kershaw County.

The annual report of the Treasurer
of this county was published last
week. During the year SIS, 011.21
was spent in defrayiug the ordinary
expenses Of the county. while &c.
983.75 was spent for school purposes.
We do not think any county 10 the
State can, proportionately. make a
better showing. and when the amount
spent for education is equal to two
thirds of the amount for all other
county expenses it looks to US like
education has a big place in the minds
Of our people.-Camden Journal.
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Bouncing Of Trial Justice
Milan---Chief Gaillard
Appointed.

It will be remembered that while
Treasurer Walter of Charleston vas ia
the city 10 attendance upon the dio.
cesar convention, be was instructed by
Governor Tillman to bring a sui
against Vincent Cbicco for perjury.
This was to be done upon the ground
that Cbicco was reported as having
boosted that he sold liquor during die.
pensary days and on the strength Of
that made an affidavit that he had
obeyed the ~dispensary Law and thereby
got $50 in license money from che
county. When Governor Tillmau read
the newspaper accounts of the trial,
he got wrothy and said that the time
had come for Trial Justice Milan's head
to 60 into the waste basket, go the fol-
lowing little note went to Mr.. Milan
by the afternoons mail:
Mr.. E. Milan, Trial Justice, Charles.
ton, s. c.
Sir: Your action as trial justice in
dismissiDg the case against V. Cbicco,
after a prima facie case bad been made
out, uecessitates your removal from Of.
foe and you are hereby removed as
trial justice for the county Of Charles.
ton. You will urn over the books,
etc., belonging to you as such tc
Theodore S. Gaillard, who has been
appointed as your successor.
B. R. T1LLMAN, Governor.
The notice Of the appointment of ex.
Chief Constable Gai]lard was forwarded
on the afternoon train. Governor Till.
man said that he has for some time
been wanting a trial justice 10 Charles.
ton who was willing to look at things
10 q different way.-State, June l.
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Tomatoes.
From Bulletin No. 16, Of S. G.. En'
perimenta1 Station, Clemson
College, april, 1894.
BY ]. F. c. DUpRE.

O-c We -
The Tomato belongs to the same
order of plants (Sol.Dacea) as the Irish
potato (Solanum tuberosum). Egg plan,
(Solanam melongena, and many others
familiar to every gardener. It's e%uitiva.
ton has reached vast proportions, and
has become one Of the most importaD,
industries. Thousands, if not millions
of bushels. are. canned every .season for
home and foreign consumption. 1t is
one Of the easiest and least expensive
crops grown. requiring no special skill
aud q minimum amounto of labor.
As IN esculent, either cooked or in
the raw state, it is both delicious and
~healthful. It is also a profitable crop,
and within the reach of the smallest
farmer. If one is near a canning
factory, the fruit can be sold at q fair
profit. If not near a market, q few
neigbbors joining together can with less
than = hundred dollars buy a complete
canning outfit. With capacity of one
thousand cans per day. The products
Of this factory a be sold to the mer-
chants at a very good profit.
Nothing is more conducive to the
health and happiness of our wives and
children than an abundant supply Of
vegetables and fruits. aud it is one aim
Of the horticultural Department of this
Station to awaken the minds of the
farmers to this fact, and to demonstrate
that they can be raised at less cost than
ore or cotton.
Much might be written on the origin,
history and botany of the Tomato, bat
as this would interest but few for whom
this bulletin is intended, We will simply
give the results Of our experiments and
experience 10 as few plain words as pos
sible.
Forty varieties Of tomatoes we're
grown side BY side in competition With
each other, With the same cultivation,
same fertilizer, and as near as possible,
the same character of soil.
The ground selected was q sandy
loan, with clay subsol neat the SUR
face. A portion of it was fresh or new
ground, butts the rows we're so arranged
IS to take in q portion Of both old and
new. The land was poor. that is to
say. without fertilizers it would have
taken Two and q half acres to make a
bale of cotton.
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SUMTER INSTITUTE
FOR WOMEN.
THE

Despite the siringency Of the times,
the Institute has had a fairly prosper.
q year. With its full corps of eff
oient teaehers and high STANDARD of
scholafskip Il offers advantages for
educstiDg your ladies, equal to any coll
lege for women in this State. We iu-
tend that it shall grow in efficiency as
it grows in years. aud thus command
the continued favor Of It's patrons. aud
commend itself to the favor Of all who
have daughters to educate.
For terms and catalogues apply to
Il. FRANK WILSON,
President,
March q Sumter, S. c.
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THE SMONDS NAT1ONAL BANK
OF SUMTER.


or SUMTER.
STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPoSI-
TORY, SUMTER, S. G.
Paid up Capital $4,000 90
Surplus Fund $500 90
Liabilities of Stockholders to
depositors according. to the
law governing National Banks,
insexcesso Of their stock 5000 90
Trsnsacts = General Banking Business.
Careful attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits Of 81 and upwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annum. Payable quarterly, on FIRST days of
January. April, July and October.
r Il. WALLACE,
t.. s. CARSON. President.
Aug Z. Cashier.
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PREPARATION AND FERTILIZER.

PREPARATION AND FERTILIZER.
The land was broken deeply with
long narrow plows-two burrows in one
then thoroughly pulverized with a
harrow. Rows laid off four feet apart
with two furrowe Of turn plow (swice
in same). Into this trench or furrow,
compost, a, the rate of one thousand
pounds to the acre. was put. This was
mixed With the soil by running a mar
row pillow in the same trench. The
land was then bedded, making a fat
bed. On this bed the plants we're set
81 to 4 feet apart. The compost
was made as follows:
One thousand pounds dry stable
manure, 500 pounds acid phosphate,
600 pounds raw cotton seed, and 600
pounds Of water. All the materials
we're s~hroughly mixed. aud chopped
dne and packed 10 pile under shelter.
and remained in that condition until
fully ripe eight or nine weeks).
Allowing for evaporation, this gave about
$40 pounds stable manure, 275 pounds
acid phosphate. 225 pounds cotton
seed, and 100 pounds Of water to the
acre.
A second or late crop was planted
from the 18th to Goth of July from
limbs or cuttings from the old plants.
In this planting no division Of varieties
vat made ; the cuttings were IL to Is
inches long, leaves cut of up to six
inches Of bad end. They we're planted
in holes dug with a hoe, slanting down
to four and five inches deep, and the
earth pressed down upon them With the
feet. The advantage of cuttings
planted at this time is three-fold.
They begin to bear as soon as they
start to grow. The plant is more
stocky and upright than the parent,
and they continue 10 bearing until
killed by frost. As a rule they also
made larger and smoother fruit.
WORMS.
Fully one fourth of the first crop of
fruit on the early plants was destroyed
by the Boil or Corn Worm (Helio-
this armigera). This is the same
worm that bores into the cotton boil
and eats the .'roasting" ears Of corn.
As its habit is to hide itself in the
fruit as soon as it is large enough to
crawl, it is almost impossible to reach
it With poisons or insecticides, therefore
We must look elsewhere for a remedy.
We have two invaluable friends 10 the
common blue bird (Moticezo siali;s)
and the toad. For the FIRST named
make comfortable boxes. say 5 inches
square, and elevate on poles ten or
twelve feet high all over the premises,
and especially near the vegetables.
They will pay o thousand per cent.
on all cost 10 destroying moths, grubs,
worms, bugs, etc. The toad needs DO
special attention except to be let alone.
He will take care of all insects that
walk late or rise very early. The
efectual remedy that I have tried 10 to
gather every fruit upon or in which a
worm is found, together, with all that
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Give Us Guarded Immigra-
ton.

Madisonville Hustler: l. is a
fact that -tenths of the strikes
and riots in the United States are
melted and led by foreigners who
can not speak our language and
who are not in sympathy with our
institutions. These men, as a gem
eral thing, are men who have been
compelled to leave their native
country to escal e just and deserved
punishment, and have fled to our
shores with no higher idea of rights
ane morals than that possessed by
the brutes of the field.
These vicious and depraved be-
ings should be taught TO respect
our laws and customs, or else be
sent back to the countries from
which they came.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-06-01

The proportion of old offenders In
France increased from 10 per cent in
1926 to as per cent In 1850.
The production of iron in this country
Is increasing faster in proportion shan
the increase in population.
PEAcH stones find ready sale. 10 be
used in manufacturing perfumes flaw
oring extracts and prussic acid
A Nero preacher in Darlington, n.
c., was set upon by two highwaymeu,
but he beat them both insensible.
OVER $4,000 tons of buffalo bones,
representing Z. sOO,O0O animals, have
been exported from North Dakota.
THIS November Nuremberg will cele-
brate with great national festival the
aOOth anniversary of the birth of Hans
Sachs.
PADKREwsKfs wife died after they
had been married one year lie has
one child, son. OF whoa he is very
fond
A NEW set of stamps are to be issued
by the French government Prizes
are offered for the most suitable de-
signs.
A TRIPLE soMERsAUI.T is turned by
Mime Adelina Antonio, Of bucharest,
performing in London, during drop
from high trapcze.
THE loving care ofan Emporia (Kan.)
husband drove patient wife up tall
tree and made her stay there all night
She asks for slimony,
THE mines of the world produce every
year 10000 900 tons of ore, coal, etc.
OF which the United States produces
100000, 900.
A LONDON jeweler maintains pear
fishery of his own in west Australia
where he employs 500 men and - sail
] ing vessels
A CONVENTION OF BARRIERS is to b
held in Pittsburgh in March next t.
form national protective union.
THE superstitious peasants OF Grea
Britain believe that white pigeon
, lighting on chimney or hyinl
against window betokens a speed.
death in the house.
MAI NJ c, ElsER the Atlanta mer
chant who died recently, left Ave hun
bred dollars TO each Of his clerks an,
servants who had been in his employ
ment for five years.
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Some three hundred and odd cats are
maintained by the United States gov
ernment, the cost OF their support
being carried as a regular item OF the
accounts OF the post office department.
These cats are distributed among
about fifty post offices, and their duty
is TO keep rats and mice from eating
and destroying postal matter and can
vas mail sacks. Their work Is of the
utmost Importance wherever large
quantities of mails are collected, as, for
example, at the New York post office,
where from two 10 three thousand bags
of mail matter are commonly stored
away In the basement Formerly
great damage was done by the mis-
chievous rodents, who chewed holes
in the sacks, and thought nothing Of
boring clear through bags of letters in
q night Troubles of this sort no
longer occur since the official pussies
keep watch. Each official postmaster
in the larger cities is allowed from
eight TO forty dollars year for the
keep of his feline staff, sending his es-
mate for "cat meat" to Washington at
the beginning of each quarter,
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sherlffs Sales for Taxes.

j, or one OF my deputies will, on
Monday June Is, 1891, at the court
house door in Louisa, KY, Offer
for sale to the highest bidder, the
following described property, or 50
much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the tax against it for tho
year indicated:
~To each sum named below
add 1915 to cover Sherif's and ad.
vertising costs.
Jesse Thompson, 100 acres of land
adjoining DR.. II, Webb, tax fol
1893, 1912.
James Ward, 60 acres Of land ad.
joining NJ. V. Ward, tax for 1898
$i.l9.
NJ. l. Chandler, one house and
lot in town of Blaine, tax foT 1898
$685.. A. j. WILSON, s. l.. G.
j. w. SHANNON, D. G.
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HE MAlApY oE Lac AGE.


ConJeotures as % tho Future Of Race Of
Nervous sIen.
The young man Of the day says the
London Graphic, is poor creature--a
mere bundle of nerves, hypochondria-
cal, hysterical, aud the wretehed
victim Of an cver-increasing ncuras-
thenia. That Is what DIR, Erb has to
say Of him, and Dr. Erb is one Of the
most eminent psychologists in Ger
many. "Neurasthonia, he says, lis a
disease peculiar to the educated
classes, originating in overexertion Of
the brain. 0verburdening the mind
begins at school Youth en-
Joys too easily the excitement OF so
ciety life Poetry has deteriorated into
gross materialism, music has become
too loud, even painting shows MS the
ugly side OF things And the conse-
quence is that the race Of men is slow
ly but surely degenerating toward the
condition OF hysteriGal women. MIR.
Grant Allen takes up the ilattering
tale, and asserts that the modern
young man is so poor q creature that
he dare not even ask o woman TO
marry him. Wherein, II he is CON
scious Of his defects, he acts with more
prudence and chivalry than MIR. Grant
Allen gives him credit for. Is the in
dictment true? II is difficult TO deny
1t certain measure OF truth. II is
our modern custom TO overwork the
brains OF the young, to surround their
body with overmuch luxury, giving no
chance to the development OF endur-
ance; and It IS our fate to live in an
age when railways, telegraphs and fifty
other inventions have added immeas-
urably to the wear and tear Of the
individual and separate units Of So
ciety. But TO this much Of truth
there has surely been added a vast
deal OF exaggeration. We are more
nervous, perhaps, but we are not less
strong, less valiant or less long-lived
than our forefathcrs were. Where's
for es ante Agamemnona, and strong
men will live again though Agamem-
non be dead. The complaint is very
old one. No doubt the old stagers at
the siege Of Troy shook their heads
gravely over the degenerate fighting
qualities of their grandsons.
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AT LA SALE.
AnarchIstic Element Inciting the Miners
to Use Bombs Against Militia.

Anarehistic Element Inciting the Miners
to Use Bombs Against Militia.
LA SALE, Ill. May 29.--The strik-
ing fraternity of this vicinity were
very much excited Monday night over
the numerous arrests made by the
sheriff's deputies, and many threats of
trouble have been made.
The agltators among the strikers are
making an effort to arouse the anarch-
istic element TO destroy the militia by
bombs, on the grounds that the prison
ers being taken are prosecuted and
abused; that they are compelled to
slave for the militia, and are being
abused by them.
Warrants are out for the leading riot
ers to the number of sixty. Monday
afternoon and evening ten were cap
tured and placed in the guardhouse.
This bunch will be locked up in the
county Jail in Ottawa Tuesday, as will
the arrests of each day, until all are be-
hind the bars. They are principally
Russian Poles, notorious characters.
Batrowski. the suspected spy, who was
so badly beaten by the rioters Friday
last, is missing, and the authorities be-
lieve he has been foully dealt with or
spirited away to prevent prosecution.