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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-12


had to the repert of the clerk of the
prison and secretary of board. bus in
order to eliminate the necessity of your
examination Of the many small trans
actions Of the institution. snd to arrive
us the results Of the work done, we
submit the following condensed report !:
Receipts S85, 1859 30
Disbursements
Incidental expenses. .S65 ,112.15l
To amount paid sink
ing fund commits
sion for money ad-
vanced to pay for
Reed farm and in-
terest on same 9,649.72
To amount paid to
general fund Of
State of South Gar.
olIna 10000 90 84,76l 81
Balance on hand S 1907 43
Amount due the institution for
convict hire, etc., 1914
Total $l3.O6S.S4
Liabilities 1889 03
Leaving balance Of $8,678 81
We con graduate the State upon this
new source Of revenue This year for
the irst time within the memory Of
this board. the State has received
cash revenue from this source. A ref
Greece to the above statement will
show cash payment to the States
general fund Of $4,000, besides toe
institution las nes all of its obligations
as they came due.
The special committee appointed BY
your excslleucy as ez of6cio chairman
of the board to make an inventory OF
The property OF the institution, both 10
the prison aud on the several farms,
completed their work and a statement
thereof is included Within this report.
We invite comparison Of this report
with the one Of last year. and you will
note an increase Of value to the amount
Of S24,446.44, notwithstanding the
low price of cotton.
1t has been our ain to run the insti
tuition on economic aud busioesslike
principles. and We are proud to note
the above increase and a comparative
reduction Of expenditures
We have furnished labor to Clemson
college this year amounting to $1,056,
yaluing the saoe at IS so per month
aud Winthrop Normal and Industrial
college $3.50 in cash, in lieu of the
|abo. granted them on the State farms
We think the above 40 eye-opeuer to
you aud the legislature showing as it
does that this institution is forced to
contribute to the support Of these in-
stitutions by statutory Law
We do not object to assisting other
institutions of the State, but think that
proper credit should be given us by you
and the public generally. 10 other
words, we ask that We be put cu a busi
ness basis by requiring ali labor used
from this institution to be paid for. and
all laws to the contrary be repealed
Our dictatorship and the duties fall
ing on Us. as such. have been made
pleasant and agreeable by the efhoien.
and painstakiDg assistance rendered 10
each department, by the different off,
GERS of the Institution.
With thanks for the many courtesies
shown Us. both as officers Of your ad.
minis.ration and individuals. We are,
respectfully,
T J Cunningham.
s. P j. CARTS.
W. 0 Tatum,
j Il Blackwell,
j. H. Wharton,
Board of Directors.
COL MEALS REPORT.
Col. Meals report reads as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Direc-
tors of the South Carolina Peniten-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-12

We have put in new iron spring beds,
cemented the walls of the cells to
prevent vermin, put in FIRST class wa
ter closets, etc. The present building
should be torn down and newlmod
crn one built from the same material,
which can be done at small cost
| respectfully recommend that this
be done as soon as practicable l
called your attention last year to the
fact that the present supply Of drink
ing water was becoming mere and
more unsafe, as shown by analysis.
l again report the warning and hope
some step will be taken along this
line Of Improvement. For a full state
ment as to the health condition of the
institution, | respectfully refer you TO
the report of Dr.. D. s. Pope.
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
We have preaching and church
services each Sunday morning, con-
Quoted by our worthy chaplain. Rev.
A P Norris, also Sunday school and
singing in the afternoon, conducted
by Messrs. Stanley and Adams The
prisoners take much interest and en-
Joy the Sabbath exercises We ap
propriate from $40 to $50 annually
for the Sunday school literature,
which is supplemented by contribu-
tions from all over the country.
IMPROVEMENTS AT PENITEN
TIARY.
New laundry complete, building
improved. by new roof and cemented
floors. etc, at cost of $500.
REED FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
New barn for mules, hospital
building, lot fencing, 400 acres pas
ture esclosed with wire at cost of
$4,000.
Crop statement Reed farm, 80 mule
crop. J j. Cooley, Manager.
1887 bushels oats at
4oc, s 2,sl4 80
535 bales OF cotton at
$22 SO, 12,037 40
1900 bushels cotton seed
at l5c, $4,000
$40 tons peavine hay,
at SIS, $4,000
ITO tons oat straw at
81 so. 1900 90
40 tons fodder at $40, 400 90
80 ton shucks at
81 so, 225 90
1000 bushels corn at
Soc, $500 90
1880 bushels potatoes
at Csc, 312 so
CTS bushels peas at
Csc, 4,sS7.75
1880 pounds pork at
SC. 675 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-12

Total value farm prod'ts. 1924, 10000
An average of l3 8 4 bales of cot
ton, weighing 434 pounds per bale !;
a cash average of $765 81 to the
mule.
LEXINGTON FARM.
Eight mule crop. S. A. Miller, Man.
ager
Sc bales cotton, all
sold. S 1880 IL
2,400 bushels cotton seed
at l5c. $4,000
1000 bushels corn at
SOC, 500 90
400 bushels potatoes
at Csc. 100 90
49S bales pesvine hay. 31I3 SO
10000 bundles fodder at
soc per 100, 100 90
800 bales shucks at
4oc. 10000
20 tons straw at
ST 50. $50 90
1900 bushels oats at
4oc. 600 90
TotoI 1o1,,o form, ,ro3,+o Hd 662 62
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-12

Total value farm prod'ts, $2S,653 SIS
An average Of 16 2 3 bales of cot
ton weighing 438 pounds per bale. a
cash average of 1894 4S to the mule
DESAUSSURE FARM IMPROVE
MENTS.
Cotton shed. hay house, 400 acres
pasture enclosed with wire at cost
of $500.
Crop statement DeSaussure farm,
81 mule crop, w. T McGill, Man
sger.
$3.50 bushels oats at
40c. S $3.50 90
440 bales of cotton at
s22 so, 5000 90
IL 900 bushels cotton seed
at 15c 1,65o.oo
Csc, 2s2 so
e5oc, 5000 90
900 bushels potatoes at
Csc, 225 90
800 tons peavine hay
at SIS, 4,5oo 90
160 tons oat straw at
81 so, 1,200 90
IS tons shucks at
$3.50, 562 so
26 tons fodder at $40, 260 90
10.40O pounds pork at SC, $40 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-12
Penltentiary's Excel.
lent Showing.
The

The annual reports Of the board of
directors and superintendent of the peu-
iteptiary we're yesterday made public
and are given below:
Columbia, Dec. 81, 1897.
To His Excellency Wm. H Ellerbe.
Governor of South Carolina.
Dear Sir: The board of directors
of the South Carolina State peDi.eo-
tiary have the honor herein to submit
you their annual report for the fiscal
year beqioiog Jan. l and ending Dec
81, 1897. together With the report of
the superintendent, clerk, captain OF
the guards, physician and chaplain.
For detailed statement of receipts
aud disbursements, reference may be
had to the repert of the clerk of the
prison and secretary of board. bus in
order to eliminate the necessity of your
examination of the many small trans
actions of the institution. snd to arrive
us the results Of the work done, we
submit the following condensed report :
Receipts S85,859 30
n;o bpr 20
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
Discovered BY a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made and that, too, by lady in this
country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years
she withstood its severest tests, but
her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For
. three months she coughed incessant-
ly and could not sleep. She finally
discovered way to recovery by pur-
chasing of us bottle of Dr. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, and
was so much relieved on taking first
dose, that she slept all night and
with two bottles has been absolute
ly cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
Lutz." Thus writes W. c. Ham
mick and Co., of Shelby, N. c. Trial
bottles free at Watkins & Co.'S drug
store, Regular size soc and $1.00.
Every bottle guaranteed.
70
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
Have You Your DeedS2

All parties knowing themselves in
debted to me for recording fees please
come forward and settle at once,
There are nearly 200 deeds in the of
ice and do not care to have the re-
possibility of keeping them on hand
longer. Some of them have been
here over ~ months. When they
are recorded you should take them
But at once. Also bring on your
deeds for record.
J. D. NEWTON,
Circuit Clerk and Recorder
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
ST. Louis and San Francisco R. R.
FRISCO LINE.

. The direct through car route to
points in Southwest Missouri, South
ern Kansas, Arkansas, Indian Terri
tory and Texas.
The most direct route to St. Louis
and the East. Double daily vestibuled
trains. Free reclining chair cars; OBJ
sefvatfoDs> aud drawing-room sleep
ers; Harvey dining halls. Ask your
nearest ticket agent for full particu-
or write GEO. T. NICHOLSON,
Pass. Agt., ST. Louis, Mo.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

At country fete conjurer was
performing the old trick of produc-
ing eggs from a pocket-handkerchiel
when he remarked to a boy in front,
81 say, my boy, your mother can't
get eggs without hens, can she?"
"Of course she cam was the reply
why, how's that?" induired the
conjurer. ''She keeps ducks re-
piled the boy, amid roars of ap-
plause.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
Better than KlOndlke Gold.

Is health and strength gained by
taking Hoods sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier. 1t forti6es the
whole system and gives you such
strength that nervous troubles cease,
and which seemed wearing and la
borious, becomes easy and cheeriully
performed. 1t has done this for 9th
ers, il will for you.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

The sympathetic tenderness of a low
= nrg husband is everything to an expee-
tant mother. especially during her first
ordeal George Layton, ESQ.,, promi-
nent druggist of Dayton o., gives the
II following case
/ customer of mine, whose wife has used
four bottles of Mothers Friendp before con-
hnement SAYS, after seeing the effects of the
remedy that if she had to go through the ordeal
again. and there were but four bottles on the
market, and the cost was 500 per bottle, she
would have them.
Mothers Friend Is a scientifically
compounded iiniment which affords GER
tain relief in the various ailments pre-
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles in
-yolyed in the final ordeal.
Mothers Friend Is sold by drug
gists, or expressed on receipt of one
dollar,
Valuable book, "Before Baby Is
Born, mailed free on application.
IHE BaaDFiEtD REGULATOR Co.. Atlanta. &c.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
BuCklen'S ArniCa Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe-
yer sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price rs cents per box, For
sale by Watkins & Co.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
sslaiS the Best on Earth"

That is what Edwards & Parker,
WANTS OF Plains, Ca, say of
erlain's Pain Balm, for Rheu
SIN, lame back, deep seated and
SECULAR pains. Sold by c. R. LIE
ond, Druggist.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
"NOtlCe to Ladies'. :"

D, Mckenzie is now prepared to do
all kinds of hair work and wig-mak-
ing on the shortest notice Switches
&c made out of ladies own comb
ings. Estimates given at the shop
or at his residence one door west of
the M. E. Church, South.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
AGENTS WANTED for our ne,

AGENTS WANTED for our new
wall map of this state, 2sx42 inches
in size, five colors, on heavy paper,
and with tin at top and bottom.
With index of towns on border show
ing location on map and population
figure. Sells at popular price.
Send so cents and get sample and
terms for county agenty.
RAND, McNALLY & Co.,
Chicago, III.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
Eggs For Matching.

Black Minorcas, the everyday lay
ers. Non-setters. Per setting of Is
eggs, 75c. Country produce taken.
c. c. PARKER, Harrison, Ark.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

kTAHERE is no more responsible position
on earth than that OF a railroad engin-
eer. On his steady nerves, clear brain,
bright eye and perfect self command. de-
pend the safety OF the train and the lives
Of its passengers. DIR, Miles Nervine and
other remedies are especially adapted to
keeping the nerves steady. the brain clear
and the mental faculties unimpaired.
Engineer T. ". Mccoy. formerly OF 1928
Broadway. Council Bluffs, but now residing
at BAIL Humboldt ST., Denver. writes that he
suffered for years from constipation, caus-
ing sick, nervous and bilious headaches and
was fully restored to health by DR.. Miles
Nerve & Liver Pills. heartily recommend
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
$40 Per Month Salary

A few energetic ladies and gentle
men wanted to canvass Above sal
airy guaranteed. Call on or address
Mrs. l.. F. Smile, Harrison, Ark.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

Ifyou feel week, dull and discour-
ged you will find a bottle of Hoods
arsaparilla will do you wonderful
God.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

A vicar and his church warden are
passing in the street on a frosty
morning The church warden looses
his footing and falls as the vicargoes
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

"Ah, Mr. Smith," says the vicar,
they say fools walk in slippery
placesl"
$50 see, SIR replied the church
warden, "but I'm blest if | can"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
FIG SYRUP co.

WANli9rlI. ral
srw vonE. N. v.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

Mr., A. H. Crausby of 1888 Kerr ST.. Mem
phis, Tenn, says that his wife paid no at.
tention to a small lump which appol red in
her breast, but it soon developed into a
cancer of the worst type, and notwith-
standing the treatment of the best physi-
clans, II continued 70 spread and grow
rapidly, eating two holes IN ner uftaas.
The doctors soon pronounced her incurable.
A celebrated New York specialist then
treated her, but she continued to grow
worse and when informed that both her
aunt and grandmother had died from can
GER, he gave the case up as hopeless,
Some one then recommended S, S. s., and
though little hope remained she begun 1t,
and an improvement was noticed The can.
Ger commenced to heal. and when she had
taken seven bottles It disappeared entirely.
and although several years have elapsed
not sign of the disease has ever returned.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14

Mr., William Walpole. of Walshtown,
South Dakota. writes: about three years
ago, there came under my left eye little
blotch about the size of a small pea. It
grew rapidly, and shooting pains ran in
every direction. | became alarmed and
------es--~
it cancer and said that 1t must be cut out.
This would not consent to, having little
faith in the indiscriminate use of the knife.
Reading of the many cures made by S. S.
S.. determined to give that medicine
trial and after had taken it a few days.
the cancer became irritated and began to
discharge. This after awhile ceased, leav-
ing a small scab, which finally dropped
off and only healthy little scar remains
to mark the place where the destroyer had
held full sway.
The herald., 1898-09-25

vestige Of the Roman system Of colonial
government 10 to be driven from the
western hemisphere; descendants Of the
Morse sea-rovers are to carry the vic
torious banner of our civilization to the
confines Of the far east: and there. In
conjunction with their kinsmen from
Britain, they are to settle for all time the
question whether the repressive mill
tarism Of the middle ages shall be ex-
tended over more than one-half Of the
population OF the globe. 1t is the old
contest OF the centuries transferred to
another field Of action. On one side are
represented the powers of continental
Europe. striving to obtain concessions
looking to the acquisition Of possessions
in the far east, with the intention OF
closing the ports Of such acquired terri
tories to the commerce of the World by
the placing Of high customs duties on all
imports other than those from the coun-
try In control. On the other, Great
Britain and the United States, being en-
abled by their resources, the industry
End inventivensss Of their peoples, and
eir facilities for reaching foreign mar
to compete on equal terms-and
..arNg a large and increasing popula
III spendent on foreign markets in
,,,,s2 dispose Of an increasing sur
49, Yction-their interests demand
,n~sa 70 Ordination of powers be al
- the ports Of Asia to their
The herald., 1898-09-25
Book Notes

The long expected volume by Stopford
A. Brooke on English Literature. From
the Beginning to the Norman Conquest"
will shortly be published by The Mac
milan Company. This is the first vol
ume Of the series of which Salisbury S
Eliza bethan Literature" and Gosse's
English Literature in the Eighteenth
Century" are already so widely known.
THE Ranch on the Oxhide" is the title
of boys book by Colonel Henry In
man, author of the "Old Santa Fe Trail"
etc. In this book Colonel Henry Inman
has told the story of the life of family
of two boys and two girls on a ranch in
the far west before the railway stretched
into Kansas.
THE Rise and Growth of Am erican
Politics. a Sketch of Constitutional De
velopment." by Henry J. Ford, is the
title of a book to be published shortly
by The Macmillan Company. This work
is a systematic explanation of the char
acteristics of American politics, tracing
them from their colonial origins and
English antecedents, through the va
rious phases Of their development down
to the present day.
THE Philippine Islands and Their
People" is the title of a book by Profess
sor Dean c. Worcester, which The Mac
milan Company will publish next
month. The book is a record of per-
sonal observation and experience, with
a general account of the archipelago
and a short summary of the more i'm
portant facts in its history. The author
who is the professor of zoology at the
University of Michigan, and his COM
The herald., 1898-09-25

to the leper settlement, where were
then about eleven hundred hopeless sub
jects herded. 1t is a grewsome tale
that is told of the lepers, many still be-
ing scattered among the population, and
even hidden away by their friends, alto
gether making a dark picture. In gen.
eral, 1t can be said of this book that 1t
is entertaining and valuable, except as
to few attempts to state political his
tory.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF OUR
WAR WITH SPAIN. BY John r..
Musick, author of Columbian His
torical Novels" etc. j. s. Ogilvie
Publishing Company.
This is an attractive paper-covered
volume, comprising a series Of his
torical sketches, incidents, anecdotes
and personal experiences In the Hfspano-
American war. In fact. 1t Is the re-
pository of the most striking things said
and done during these last months OF
war excitement and strife.
Our Presidents
lam aware that under every president
of the United States efforts have been
made to prove that particular president
an unfortunate exception to the gem
eral rule. Every president has had.
during his term Of office opponents who
have insisted that while other presidents
had been capable and patriotic. this par
ticular president had not. This was the
case even under Washington. At times
the storm Of wild criticism against him
was SO bitter that he felt 1t deeply, and
on the day when he laid down his great
office, a leading party organ congratu-
lated the country that the arch enemy
of liberty, the scheming tyrant. Wash
ington had at last disappeared forever.
Equal bitterness followed each OF his
successors. The AdSmses We're de-
nounced as aristocrats; Jefferson as an
atheistic revolutionist; Jackson as 6esir-
Ing to establish an autocracy, and there
are many within sound of my voice who
heard Lincoln denounced as hopelessly
incapable, and Grant as incurably VIC
ious But time has annulled these par
tisan judgments; and on anoccaston like
this which now brings us together, we
rise above the whole atmosphere OF
party contests, we view the great paro-
rama Of our history we recall the growth
of the American republic, the develop
ment of the ideas it has represented and
of the civilization it has promoted; we
recognize the working of political sys-
TEN which, while it has the defects of Its
qualities, has beneficially and amply
justified its existence; and at the sum-
NIT of our system. as its chief repre-
sentative, we see the contemporary pres
ident, like his predecessors. exercising
his great powers in the interest of the
whole people.
Rightly. then, on any OCCASION like this,
does he receive the tribute of our re-
spect He is entitled to 1t, first. because
in the whole wide extent of our country
he holds the executive mandates Of the
people: he Is entitled to it, next, be-
cause to all the powers of the earth he
represents the majesty of the republic;
and, finally, he is entitled to it because
he stands in the succession and inherits
the traditions of a long line of public
servants, every one of whom has de-
served we'll of his country.-Ambassa
dor Whites Fourth of July speech in
Berlin.
The herald., 1898-09-25
Heare tho Worst

Young Mrs. Tork u.. -. l., ..r.
..1v,n 49, ne home.
h.,a inquired her hus-
1T wasn't my fault. Oh -lev dear and 7
do hope It. can be mendeV 49,. ,,om,or
pigeon You brought home-N
"Well?'
I'm afraid 1t has swallowed
got a puncture. "-Washington
The herald., 1898-09-25

NJ. Jules Lemaitre, the well-A
French Academician, Is said to be the II,
one of the Forty Immortals' who ridet,
bicycle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-21
FIGHT WITH OFFICERS.
z. r. Myers Kills a Constable and the
Brother of Another.

GARRETT, Pa, Sept. 20.-E. P. Myers
this morning took possession of house left
to him by his mother, Christler Myers, who
died five months ago. The deed was not
signed by his father, who had life tenure
iR the property. Alexander Mcdonald, who
had leased the house at Mrs. Myers's death,
moved out yesterday. When Christler
Myers arrived this morning he found the
house barricaded, his son refusing him en-
trance. He at once went to Somerset, swore
out a warrant for forcible entry and de-
tainer and on his return here secured serv-
ice for the writ. Young Myers fired at the
approaching constable, fatally wounding
Michael Kearney. Then he fled 70 his board
ing house, Immediately adjoining, where
Constable Nelson Lenhart and his brother.
John Lenhart, followed him. He fired again,
killing John Lenhart instantly. Sheriff Mar
tin Hartzell, of Somerset, in a short time
arrived with a posse. A crowd of infuriated
citizens was guarding the boarding house.
in the cellar of which young Myers was
hiding. After an hours waiting a raid was
made A dozen shots were exchanged.
Myers was finally overpowered and while
being taken down the steps of the house
was struck by gun in the hands of some
body in the crowd. He was knocked uncon-
scious, but later recovered and was re-
moved to Somerset. Micnael Kearney died
about 10 o'clock. John Lenhart the other
victim, was scarcely recognizable when
found. the entire front of his face being
blown off.