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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
The Cotton Situation.

Mr. Alfred B. SheppersoD, 10 the
current pumber Of Textile America,
presents some of the hopeful features o.
the cotton situation. He reasons ouI
that tie planting Of small crop this
year will send up the price Of cotton
in the spring very materially, and that
| is possible tbss the year may close
upon remuuerativs prices. despite the
fact that it is generally conceded this
will be record breaking crop. Mr.
Sheppersoo's own estimate Is about 10.
430, 900 bales. He calls attention to
the fact, however, that Though q mil
lion asd half bales more Of Ameri-
Gao cotton bad come Into sight at the
close Of .sanuary .hau at TIE CORES
pondine date 10 1897, there we're oaiy
453 600 bales of American cotton 10
the world's visible supply. more than
the year tesore, showing how large q
propoftionof the increased receipts had
been coosomed by spiurets
Mr. Shepoersan takes the view that
the shut down 10 the east will not ma
seriolly afect the years consumption
he assumes tha. it is only temporary
interruption that eau be speedily made
up ouder favorable conditions. aud that
fbe strike is only Of small proportiuos
The result of toe strike. be Gays. has
been to put up the price of print clotbs
oue-eiph,h of cent per yard. and this
would justify an advance Of oue baIf
ceot pouod i. the price of cotton
He argues that the ouly reason big
crop should depre.s prices is because
it is in excess Of legitimate demands,
and piles up big sutp'us supply that
is continuously pressing upon the mar
kes for immediate sale. To prove that
this condition does 20: uow exist as
seriously as 10 1895, Mr.. Sbeppeeson
says though the receipts of American
cotton Rave been 4S4 .o09 bales greater
than 10 1895, yet the visibie supply of
cotton, Of all kinds. is half million
bales less
These couditioDs. be argues. are much
more favorable TO an increase in prices
,bao those of 1895. and yet iu that
year cotton rose 10 New York from 5
S 8 10 February to 9 8 8 cents 10 Ocio-
Der This vas the effect of reduction
in acreage that year by the farmere.
TIE crop of 1895-96 was 2,700, 900
less than the crop of the previous year.
The reduction of the acreage this
spring 80 as to give indications Of
$500, 600 bales reduction in oext years
crop. says Mr.. sbepperson. would send
cotton bouodiog up. and there would
be lively scramble among spinpers to
ges their share. The growers Of Amer
lean co:toa hold the key to the eitus-
tion 10 their own hands Will they
reduce the crop of this year 8 planting
and os;og about good prices. OF will
they m.ke aposher 10000. 600 bales
of Scent. cotton ?-Aueusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09

/ the south and falsify history. 1t ls q
/ matter of business with them and
they make use oee every means
within their reach to retain
possession of 8 market that takes
/ thousands Of dollars worth OF
their books annually. This is the
trne status of the case and anyone
who will take little tine and trouble
can 6nd cut for himself some things
that will open his eyes and enable
him TO see more clearly than be now
does eve are on top say the book
agents, and they ere for truth In
the meanwhile the children aud
grand children of confederate soldiers
are being taught day after day that
their fathers aud grandfatners were
traitors to their country, coDspirators.
who made nse Of positions Of honor
and trust under the United States
government to lay the foundations
Of rebellion, rebels against the
law they were sworn to re-
spect and obey, and inhuman
and cruel monsters who starv-
ed and i'll treated prisoners of
war as well, asnegro slaves And this
is not ali that shese school histories
falsely teach The local history of
the south. from colonial days to the
present time. is belittled and ignored
the fame that justly belongs to south
4ern saliders and statesmen is taken
from them. wherever possible ,or given
. passing mention that is calculated
to make no lasting impression on the
minds of children the incontrovertl-
bic facts of the War of Sc
cession are juggled and dis
torted SO that history becomes
fiction and fiction history, a
Federal advantage in skirmish IS
nagni6ed until it appears great
and decisive victory. while great
battle in which the Confederates
achieved dearly wen triumph is dis
missed with paragraph. omittlag
the points that made it important !;
the disparity between the Federal
and Confederate armies and resources
is systematically ignored. and this is
taught as history Why should not
the Legislature of South Carolina EN-
act law to protect the school cbil
dren of the State against such i'm
position
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09

The reports that have been made by
the Department Of Agriculture re-
lasiye TO the mooey value o! ao eight
milloo bale crop of cotton end q ten
mil,ioo bale crop are the most powerful
arguments 10 favor of punishment Of
cotton production If the producers of
cotton will DOT be convinced TO their
own prof. By facts that they koo1 to
be true from experience, it is bopsiess
task to angus With them. There IL
more proSt oo two bales of cotton .bap on
snree, aud it ia strange that the
farmers of the south presist
io ezpendlog ,dcir meaas aDd
labor TO produce the third bale thst not
OILY brings them 90 profit, but 90 the
contrary eosails loss. The prodoc-
.ion of corn. ever ii the market price
should fall to twenty Eve ceOts bush
el would be more remunera,;ye than
cotton when ten or eleven million bale
crop is produced. A esudy CT the crop
statistics presented to day will repay
the cotton plaoter and ve recommend
the several articles tc be found elsewhere
10 this paper to their careful cousidera.
tion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09

The board Of directors of the State
pesitentiary aud the Seuate aod House
committees will visit the State farm
to-day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09

The book agents came out ON top
when the Bacot bill to prevent the
use Of partisan and untruthful his
tories IN the schools of.,his State was
bsonght up in the Honse Of Repre-
ssentsiives few days ago. Tue pub
lishers of the histories now in use IN
she schools were alive 10 their inter
esas and had number OF their rep-
,esentatives in columbia to work
againss the enactment of the Bacot
bill They are always alive to their
interests aud their representatives
are dways on hand when an Issue is
raised against any Of their books, and
these representatives. know bow to
defeat legislation nimica! to the in-
teres.s Of their employees Or to secure
legislation that will result to their
benefit These book agents are not
common Vulgar bribers. bot are
ss rnle scholarly, polished
and Influential gentlemen who
have more potent means OF
acquiring wat they desire than
filthy Iacse. They have the influence
that carries weight-political afilia-
tions-and their supporters, whose
identity one would scarcely suspect.
are TO be found in every quarter OF
the State, and when the issue is made
this influence is exerted quietly, but
powerfully Who can estimate the
effect Of letter to a representative
from a well known teacher or prom.
iDent lawyer. in his own county, pro
testing against the enactment Of .
law to change the books in use in the
schools There are always dozen;
of apparently sound reasons to urge
against a proposed change. Il il
either useless OF untimely, unreason
able or illegal, mere matter Of sent
iment or utter foolishness, or some
other argument equally as good. Bn
behind It all is the hand Of the pub
fishers Of the books that misrepresen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
The Millbourne Mills.
OF which the cole sgents
Exils Inflicted bY Inferior EAOuT.

which these
columns being epubshed by the newspapers throughout
served the people tue great necessity OF care
the which tables for the quality
o. such deoends the of the family
That prime Importance will scarcely be de-
er eu rm for hence the election product
who regards his Aeatn ana taat OF MS "
AS the word generally understood that the mix
in ,he ordinary sense of the term However quality grade
-four widely 90 the OF any
@ das M b. fancy Daen with values the way from prices
quotations and there vide
making qualities the various grades OF hour ana the
contained in each
price for not only does the
the family domestic reflect it's inferory but many
may directly traced this Inc Preventative
engedered by allow grade product lead to a 0es a
digestive which become chronic when the use Of sucn lne
Again muscular strength and cannot
deficient OF the constituents wncn ao deY
oping dynamic force in the human body
The residents any city little always secure the high
hold The Miubourne Mbourne Mills Go Philadelphia
Pa offers the careful houeekeeper high class article M IN TINS oe ana as
by Introducing of the family the mediocre -four
upon really frat class retailer will obtain this Tour Tor as
customers who insist upon having the best
Having purchased samples -four without indicating our purpose
and after submitting thorough analytical examinations
hesangy readers
There for the superiority tue F as
rich in gluten valuable far nutrition is con
There not in constituents that excess " s'acn
found in other brands Of -four and which taxes the ogs0 rs
Second it always uniform always depended
makes toe wh aud gh'est OF bread ana biscuits
has especially gratifying to those
with impaired digestive functions
The SAMPLES -four which subject Of scientific nvega
open and obtained from any dealer
also submitted to chem
test kitchen resut which leaves only deco an h
the brand Mlbourne hour
tho Mlhonne Mills Go We have this brand than
any other Of readers who naturally seek
reno From the advise readers
who call for off with substitute but to insist upon
goods branded b Mills Co and do not say this
the who have been consulted the
solely for the protection q" the readers OF the
a. an 70 ] Jonrn of Health A j. GRAY, M D
With the exception have handled 90 other ever
and a FALL have sold
5000 Barrels
reuoed sug compae
made Our customers formerly used Western patents usg
MELBOURNE STRAIGHT With satisfaction and thereby
Saving 500 per Barrel.
of the county freight prepa'o
It costs no more-Get the Millbourne.
GD'UDgDNNELHA & CO..
Sole Agents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
6bs daaitbn,an alls soatErall.
81 RDNEsDAY, FEB. 8, 1888.

Tie Ssnsser Haschnsdn vas founded
fn m 1850 and the 7rne So.,tkross IN 1866.
ne Matchnsan and Sos.ssroa new has
the combined circulation and influence
scf both of the Old papers, and is mani
fssl the best adyersising medium in
sSamser
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
- TeRE FLOUR.

Bread is tho staff being po Dgredisas
rich and moor knowog the food that
constitutes percentage daily meai therefore wi" goa 10
carefully what the
4nen Journal of Health of about the goods
ufacred by
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
The farmer who buys jackson

Tie farmer who buys Jackson
linbless cotton seed at S for one.
hundred seed Of seven dollars : pound
may ss well go ont on The ditch bank
and throw his dollars atthe sparrows.
hs report Of Mr. R j Redding Of
ths Georgia Experiment Station is, 10.
oIir mind, conclusive proof that the
jackson limbIess cotton is but little
belfer than the ordinary cotton that
gsows on thousands Of acres in Sum
4er county. and that the furor that has
been created over il is nothing more
than well planned and successful
advertising scheme 20 exploit the
seed and fleece the farmers of; the.
s6snth The Jackson cotton may have
meats, but 90 has the PesefkiD,
King, Allan and other varieties, and
when ne concede all possible nerits
1o the jackson cotton it still falls
very iar short Of the extravagant
claims made 10 tie behalf By those
who are selling the seed at one cent
apiece. IN plain words there has
been 8 whole lot Of lying about the
Jackson cotton. and our farmers should
Sc careful abon. investing theis hard
earned dcllars in the seed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09

satisfy some skeptics make this statement We will
vey sell to anyone presenting the cash during the month
February article N store groceries alone e6cepu
s at the actual cost of bringing to Sumter
ne need the money there will be restrictions as to
quantity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-09
AtCost, For Cash.

Our contract with w. L. Douglass prohibit
our selling his Shoes at less than liked prlc
but all other Shoes go at cost.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
Shafter Replies

Santiago July p, via Kingston july 23.7At
thc retention Of The spanish officials Sant E6sspid
Garcia complained a General SR i1t lNtd HI
General Shaer te FOLLOW " ansNef TO if
eral Garcas protest and withdHWat
say ht y yeGy much
surprised the receipt of your letter this orp aud regret
should reeatd Yourself sighted
viii remember The Tact that invited 70 accom-
the suendeTs which dfsin
know is betyftnth United states andSlainy
the question for to thke amy aco in tl 10
with the urrende Jyb ua sole
y to the American army ~"oi so',+ - o@
THE policy government in continuing in powerdempor
ar the persons occupying the Offices which am of cas
unable q discuss
show views held 10y government inclose copy
received by Yesterday from the president which
appear everything that possibly arise in the govern
territory while held by the United States Full credit
been and valiant report TO gov
wish acknowledge the valuable assis
rendered campaign regret much to konw OF
determination withdraw Yourself from this vicinity re
main yours very sincerely -SIA AFTER Major General
Washington July 25n dispatch to the war department TO
night General Shar that about 500 of fever de
yelopcd corps Santiago yesterday This number includes
of probably cascts of genuine yc
low
Only reported that being from yellow fever The
cheering intelligence conveyed that the situation improving
who have been ill., have returned to duty
The dispatch. posted by the department follows:
"Adutan Washington ID. C.:-Number of new
least 450 returned to duty Actual
figures hereafter Notwithstanding figures situation
death Sergeant j. lArner troop
C Third cavalry yellow fever SboncySHAFTER Major Gen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
NEW BONDS SHIPPED.
Tremendous Amount of Clerical
Work Connected with
the Ne-V Issue.

Washington July % Tho following
statement concerning the new bond issue
aas made al the treasury department. to-
day
The Grst shipment Of then-w bonds wac
made today They consisted ~ vo of 80
each and ol0 bonds Of FD1 each. The
public mind &. poorly prepared 60 com
prehoud tbe enomous labor and muiutn-
dinous delays connected win tnis great
popular l0an ln ths nrat place after the
reieruon ana rsturn % Thousand of enh-
scupuoua to whioh nn allotment could Doe
made there remain about s0JOoo persons
10 whom bonds VIII be- allotted and for
warded in due course of time by esperss.
.It s. not a question VI only $4,000 names.
Including state, county town and street
usmber Of eaen subscriber must be- trans
cribea aad rewritten la yaFloua wayn a
least ten times This O. equivalent 70 en-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
GOOD WORK or RED CROSS
SOME OF ITS LABoRs AT SANTIAGO
AND CANEY

Washington, July 25 From sanuago.
under date Of July s Mrs John Addison
Porter wife of the secretary 60 the presi-
dent and now with Miss Clara Barton n
Cuban rellfe work has written d person-
al letter describing conditions there 81
was wr1tttn a week after the batue- %
ri Caney anu san Juan The Red Crosse
was then aiding ln the care OF the wouud.
ct and feeding the thousands OF fuE 'v.s
from Santiago The Spanish wounded
capuves expressed great gratitude that
they were given the same attention with
Americans one surgeon who dressed ihe
wounds Of 200 Americans and Spanish soi-
diers told Mrs Porter than nearly am the
spaniards were hu two ana three times.
while as a rule the Americans received q
single wound Indicating the difference
OF marksmanship Al This time every
body was busy caring for the SICK and
wounded The American dead had been
buried but the trenches were FUN OF
dead Spaniards whose bodies hOated ON
tho surface Of the water, caused by the
rains. and dllea Ga, air with a sickeniug
Jdor. She cites instances uf Spanish nar-
barJty and says that ln several instance
men were shot dead as they lay ia Red
Cross lltters ON the way 90 hospitals.
This firing went on so INCREASINGLY that
the surgeons operated by moonlight
They were afraid 60 light candles or nn-
terms, as Spanish sharpshooters would
have picked them of
The letter speaks of the high estimata
the soldiers have OF Gen. Wood aud
Lieut. Col. Roosevelt, who they say, ale
ways have a good word TO say TO them
The white soldiers also pay tribute TO the
braver % the colorcd troops, but com
plain because the Cubans familiar with
me spaniards tactics did not prevent one
Spanish bush whacking.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
MISS CARRIE THOMAS
Meets Her Brother Lieut.. Thom
as, la New York Daught r
OF the Rough Rider

Vsvy york roiy o. The aus,rnf.r 80
mi. r,,,e ,.sors ,.s csr,i,.,, rt,,,,s
,.,,,, ,,.r ,,-,+,,,r t5.,,,.,,,t t.t,, t,,5...t
r,n,r,,s ar5 s,s.r fsti,.r rn,-. r,or,.
'ei' TOT w washington Yesterday 'i'e'AV''i'
When President Moklnley gave the
Judge and Miss Thomas speclal pefmls-
s,,., "a, ,.,,r, t,,. oli,..,... ,.,, ,.r ,r,,,,t
Lieutenant lhoihas TO see hiin as 500" 's
the young man was able to get about
like true daughter Miss Thomas plo-
,t.. 10, ,,,. ,..,,-. al. ~, ,,,. ,,,,, ,,.,,.
some OF the brshl Young men Vi Troop
l..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
IS A Big BUSINESS
Territory Is Receiving Hand
some Profits From School
Lands The Receipts

90 is mot generally known the amount
of business which has been transacted in
the territorial school land department Of
Oklahoma. since lts organization. The
department has just completed It's semi
annual serial balance and through the
courtesy of Commissioner Fuson the fol-
lowing interesting figures have been TAX
en- therefrom.
Thc total number Of note received hy
the department since fs organization b.
22 ST.. aggregatlng a value of 3sli 293.S.
The number of NOTES on hand June 30.
1887. was 1880, aggregating "a value Of
sCis025 5ll showing Jhere has been added
during the year just closed GOs7 notes of
the value ot t2g6 .2Cs27 Of which amount
Sn.05L5, WAS trinsfered out by reason or
lessecs selling and new notes substituted
raerefpr Total number of notes now on
hand pas, due and not matured, il1ss.
,ne value vi which ls $3.50 ss7i03l THe total
cash collrotious for the year ending june
80. 1895. usC7s99 90 These estimates ore
Of much Importance 90 che school inter
ests of ue entire territory and show q
strady Increase in tne business and re-
aeipts ot tue office during tne year just
closed.
Tue ample endowment OF tho colleges
and schools Of the territory win ever o..
main "a gratifying assurance OF the supe-
rior educational adyantages Of Oklahoma,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
A Sanitary Prob 'sm

So rapid have been the rsYages OF
this putrid distemper within the last
few wears that IL must soon come 20
the front as the Elost vital sanitary
problem The disease is every where,
butin many localities n Is a veritable
pestilenes. If every house were quar-
autined where II exists how m ny
houses would fail 70 display the "Yel-
low Flag2" Every one must help To
stamp out this palgue. Every one Is
vitality interested. Every one who is
nov free from il must avoid eontagion
as they would Small Pox or the Cholera.
Those who are afflicted with it, even In
d mild form, should hasten 20 get cured
aud the other mem Oers % the family
for their own safety, should insist on
instant acton. With united action
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
1t is Infectious!
the plague can be stayed and stamped
One Sure Cure.

fortunately an sntidote has at last
been found for this filthy and Infectious
disorder. At last, after everything else
had failed, and even the doctors had
given up in despair, Brazilian Balm
was discovered. II kills the microbe
instantly; IL penetrates between the
folds and into the deepest passages Of
the head, healing the ulcers aud run
ming sores. II is the most healing
balsam in the world The nom NJ
you begin its use il renders the breath
and expectoration immune (non-cOu
iagious II heals the throat, curing
asthma and bronchitis. II heals the
stomach that bas ben made raw and
liberated by swallowing the germ
laden catarIh pus. 1t quickly takes
colds and grip out Of the sy stem IL
has been in use IS years and cured
tens Of thousands, even where the
throat was eaten out 80 you could put
your fingers in the holes an icnh deep.
IL will cure you.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26

Al EBiperor's Forty sir Portraits and Poses
With five German warships facing
Admiral Dewey's feet at Manila, and
the intentions of tho German kaiser
still matter Cf some doubt, the lead
ing article presented in the Cosmopol-
itan for July will be read with interest.
The forty-siX portraits and poses of the
Emperor William which illustrate .he
article are ia themselves an extraordi-
nary exhibit. They might be described
s"The evolution of an emperor shown
by forty-six human docume I'm
dou btedly so large a number cf por'
traits were never before gathered to.
gether OF any royas or imperial per
sonage.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26

National EncampmeHt q 4. n, Cincinnati.
o., September $40, ls9s The Ohoc.
taw, Oklahoma q Gulf railroad has
been selected as the official route from
Oklahoma territory for delegates to
the encampnent Septcmbet 5th to 10th,
and will run through free reclining
chair cars to Cincinnati for the occa-
sion. Tickets will be sold Septem Der
2, and 4, wi b final return limit Sep
tember 8, which can be extended until
October ? by deposit with the ] lint
agt mt of the terminal line, Cincinnati.
The rate from oklahoma City is S23.50.
For additional information apply to
j. + HOLDEN,
Traffic Manager,
South McAlester, |. II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26
Home Treatment For 81
WTTH TONTC FREE.

We all know that Small Pox, Typhoid
Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps scarlet
Fever, Hoopi' < Cough, etc, are Catch
ing" They are catching or contag-
ious because they are germ or microbe
diseases. This is no theory, IL is prov
en- fact, admitted by all scientific men.
DR.. Tn odore Potter the eminent bac-
teriologist says: I'VE can see bacteria,
can cultivate them, can identisy and
grow the different varieties, We can
plant them in the bodies OF men and
animals and reprsOuce at will the die
eases from which the bac eria were
obtained"
This is equally true OF Catarrh, The
carion-like breath Of the Catarrh victim
is laden with these malignant germs;
SO is the pus Pat drop Of 10 under b
powerful microsc 1pe and see them wrig
gle They are very mute h is true.
~ takes 200, 900 OF them laid side by
side to cover an inch on the rule, but
there is probably no mierooe so long
lived, so persistent, SO voracious aud So
hard 10 kiil
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-26

Do you want picture Of their ships
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plantations-in fact, the very places
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Dewey, Sampson, Schley and Lee. All
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