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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

A mouth or more ago q key was stolen
from one of the lock boxes q: the post Office,
the renter of the box having carelessly left
it 10 the lock. The thief wss not captured
and nothing more was heard of the key
until last Thursday when Mrs. Whittemore
received it through the mail. The negro boy
WHO stole the key was recently arrested and
sect to the chain gang at Rock Hill for some
ohense committed in that commuoity. The
key was found on bis person by the overseer
of the chain gang and be sent it to the man.
ufacturers of the post Office lock boxes and
oy them it was forwarded 70 Mrs White
more.
Twen,y.eight bales of lot of cotton on the
depot platform were damaged oy FIRE Monday
morning, aud only quick work by the depot
hands and cotton handlers prevented de.
structive fre and the loss Of several hundred
bales of cotton and large amount of other
property. The fire was started OF spark
from the shifting engine, it is thought. as the
ebgine passed near the platform few mo-
ments before the cotton was discovered to be
burning As soor So the Ere was discovered
the burning bales we're rolled to the extrerae
end of the platform and space cleared be
tween them and the rest Of the cotton. When
the reel squads arrived two streams of water
were turned on the burning bales acd the fire
was soon extnguisbed. Only the, outside oi
the bales were burned, and the damage from
water was greater than from FIRE. The cotton
was the property of aarby h Co., aad was
all insured.
The final touches have been put to the con
tract between the BOARD of directors of the
Sumter and Wateree Railroad and the Par
sous syndicate, representing the South Car
oiioa Railroad, and all the papers relating
thereto were signed and delivered to JOS. W.
Barowell. ESQ. the attorney for the South
Carolina and Georgia Railroad. Last Thure-
dry all the deeds for the rights of way from
this city to the river, the right TO use certain
streets 10 entering the city and the terminal
site were secured and nothing now re-
mains to be done but to give out the con-
tracts for the construction of the road. The
chief engineer 10 expected to be 10 the city
within ten days or Two weeks and will give
out the contracts for the road Immediately.
Under the terms OF the contract work muot
be commenced within ninety days and
poshed to sn early completion. 1t is stated
on the best authority that the reed Will be
completed and opeo for traffic 90 or before
the FIRST day of March next President Par
sons, of the South Carolina and Georgia
Railrosd, stated in his anoual report that
tbs road will be built and ready for business
during the winter, and the people of Sumter
now have every assurance the city will be
uobottled at an early day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
NO DISPENSER ELECTED.
Candidates Fail to File Legal Ap-
plicatlons.

S The County Board OF Control met yesterday
to elect Dispensers for Sumter and Mayesvile.
When the applications of the various candi
dates were taken up it was fouud that with
cDe exception all Of the candidates had failed
to file applications that conformed to the
requirements of the law. The law requires
that the applicants for the position of Coua-
ty Dispenser shall state their place of resi-.
dence and occupation at the tine of making
application, ard for two years prior thereto,
shall ewesr to the application before Mag
strate O, notary public and shall file the
same with the County Board of Control not
less than twenty days prior to the day of
election.
The election was therefore postponed until
December Both in order ehat eli applicants
may hare an opportunity to file legal appli-
cations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
elbow Jaundice Cured.

Suffering humanity ehould be supplied with
every means possible for its relief. 1t is with
pleasure We publish the following "This is
to certify that was terrible sufferer from
Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and was
reated by some of the best physicians in our
city and all to no avail. Or. Bell, our drug.
gist, recommended Electric Bitters and after
taking two bottles, was entirely cu,ed. 1
now take great pleasure in recommending them
to sav person suffering from this terrible NAL.
ady. am gratefully yours, NJ. A. Hogafty,
Lexington, Ky" Sold by j. F. W. Delorme
Druggist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
1t Depends on Whose Ok is
Gored.

A colored man Who made Democratic
speechesin Indiana during the campaign
was seized and uomercifully beaten by
q mob of whites and blacks last week at
Seymour. and then ordered TO leave the
town. Strange it say, the Republican
newspapers dco't seem to think worth
while to mention this outrage They
cau see political outrages only when
perpetrated in the south aud against
Republicans. Del. Co Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Checks w,tnors Stamps.

The First National Bank and the Bank OF
Sumter have taken advantage Of the recent
ruling in reference to the right OF depostors
TO draw mosey from bssk and give re-
ceips for is without af6xing revenue s'aa-p
20 the receipt. The following form OF receipt
has been adopted by the First Ns,ionai Bank
and it is being used BY depositors
SUMTER. S. C......... ........ls9
RECEIVED IN PERSON FROM
TIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF >UxTsR
Dollars, $.........
100
On my Deposit Account.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

The first swipe the treasury will ge.
after the $4,000 600 60 for the Pbtl
ippioes, is $50, 900 900 estimate for BAT
tleships and armored cruisers to watch
that some one don't get away with our
new possessions. As an example OF una
dulterated idiocy. the individual who
bought the elephant without thought
of what be was going to do With
it will not be in it with an adm,uistra
tion that pays $20.000.000 for lot of
cannibaIs and hal civilized Indians and
expeuds 100000 600 year to keep
them from cutting each others throat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Prof. Smith Resigns.

spar.auburg, Dec. 3-Prof c B.
Smith, who has SO acceptably filled the
place of financial agent of Wofford
college for the last five years, has
resigned aud will again enter the active
ministry. In addition to his duties Of
agent be is also professor of political
science and mental sciense His
successor will no doubt be appointed
next week at the conference at Grsep-
wood Prof Smiths leaving will be
distinc. loss to Spartaobure, where
he and his family are deservedly
poular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts
Csrmipative. 1t acts promptly, it is pleas
an, to the taste, and the children will take 1t
vithou. coaxing II relieves promptly and
permanently. If We can get 700 to use 1t,
you will ge. others to do likewise. Your
druggist sells it. F. W. DeLorms.
IF ,on want a nice organ an easy terms
see Randle.
The ..Whi,e'' ruos light. The "White"
sews right.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
CHEAP CLEARING.
SALE.

From now until January lst, '99,
we will offer our second hand bicy-
cles at sacrificed prices for cash.
We have few Crescents which
we will sell for soog You can
get better bargains out of our second
hand bicycles than you can get else
where on new ones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
why YOU SHOULD DEAL
WITH US?

We cell Victors and CIevelands-
you know what they are. If you
don't, just ask somebody that is rid.
ing one, and see what they say. We
cannot afford to sell anything but a
bicycle that will stand up to the
guarantee Why? Because if we
sold cheap wheel it would interfere
with our repair department too much
We let others sell cheap wheels and
we make the money out of them by
repairing them, See?
Every wheel we sell stays sold and
the rider is our agent.
Yours as Ever,
Jenkins Brothers,
"THE OVERALL KIDS"
Next door to Express Office. Samter, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
TAX RETURNS TOR 1899.
OFFICE OF

COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. c., Nov. 80. .~ls9s.
N1OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that viii.
~ attend, in person or by deputy, at the
following places on the days indicated re-
epectively. for the purpose Of receiving re-
turns of Personal Property, aad Poll Taxes
for toe fscal year commencing January lst,
1899:
At Office Sumter, S. c., at all other
times up to Feb. Goth. 1899. inclusive.
Tindals. Tuesday, January 8
Privateer. (Jerkins Store We'd
oesday, January 4.
Manchester, r.. I. Man DiDgs.)
Thursday, January 5.
Wedge6eld, Friday, January 6:
Sta.esburg, Saturday, January 7
Hagood, Monday, anuary 9.
Remberts Store, Tuesday, January 10
Gaillards x Roads, Wednesday JAN
uary II.
Bossards, Thursday, January II.
Gordoa's Mill, Saturday, January "A.
Mayesville, Monday. Jsraary 16.
scottsville, g. M. McElveeD, Tues.
day. January II.
Shiloh, Wednesday. January 1S.
Norwood's K Roads, Thursday.
January 49,
Lynchburg, Friday, January 20.
Magnolia, Saturday, January 81.
Reld's Mill. Monday, January %. r
Bisbopville, Tuesday and Wednesday.
January "a and 25.
Maunville, Thursday, January 26.
Smithville, Friday, January 81.
The law requires that all persons owning
property or 10 anywise having charge of
such property, either as agent, husband,
guardian, trustee, executor, administrator,
e.c return the same under oath to the Audi
tor, who requests all persons to be prompt in
making tDeir retDrDS anu save Tue oV PeI
cent, penalty which will be added to the
property valuation Of all persors who fail TO
make returns within the time prescribed by
law.
Taxpayers return what they own on the
fret day Of January, 1899.
Assessors and taxpayers will euter the 6rst
given name of the taxpayer in full, slso make
a separate return for each Township where
the property is located and also in each snd
every case the No. of the School District
must be given.
Every male citizen between the age of
twenty. one and sixty years on the FIRST day of
January, 1899, except those incapable of
earning support from being manned or from
other causes, are deemed taxable Polls and
except Confederate Soldiers so years Of age,
on January lst, 1889.
All returDs must be made on or before the
goth day of February rext. cauuot take
returns after that date and all returbs made
after the Goth Gay of February are sutjsct to
penalty of so per cent.
The appointments hereby made FIR points
in Lee Cousty will be filed by the Auditor
of that County If be has qualified at the time
indicated, otherwise, by myself or my
deputy. DIGGS WILDER,
Dec Auditor Sumter County
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
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New Book Free.

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
The Kings Daughter Will Hold a
Bazar on Dec. 6th.

The Kings Daughter will hold Basar in
the old Plan,er's Warehouse on Thursday
evening, December 8th.
A wsgen will be sent around op Wednes-
day for all articles promised, and on Thurs
day for the eats5les.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Remember
Hoods Sarsaparilla is
Americas Greatest Medicine
for the Blood and the
Best that Money Can Buy.
Hence take only Hoods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Y. w. C. A Oyster Supper.

The Y. VIC. a. of the Sumter Institute
will give an Oyster Supper in the Institute
dining hall, Tbursda December 8 Hours
from to 6 and FROM 80 to 10 30 p N.
Oysters will be served at reasonaoie prices,
and it is hoped that :he frieods OF the lnsti-
tuss will come and etjoy social aud pleas
ant evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
For State Flower.

A. Lincoln Graded School the following
votes were cast for State 6ower: Magnolia
81. Golden Rod 81, Cherokee Rose 30, Lily
z7. SaLhower Is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Coupon
Calendar
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Subject:

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One of the handsomest pieces of color
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in gold. Leave your name with your drug
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6 cents in stamps fer one 10
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

Partly cloudy
Nov. 2s and 80 wind variable, E, WSW,
W and WNW, Sc
Farm work has been mach obstructed by
the unusual amount of we, weather during
November aod up to this time in December.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Meteorological Record.

The following is report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by DR.. W.
W. Anderson, for the week ending Sunday,
December 4, 1898.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

The happiess ladies are those using the
Whitesewing machine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

When the Sumter and Wateree Railroad is
completed We may expect to hear something
that will be of decidedly more importance to
Sumter than any enterprise that has been
exploited in recent years Nothing has yet
been done in that direction, dor has any one
with the right to make the statement said 80,
ye, there is reason to hope aud believe that
the Sumter and Wa,eree will ultimately be
extended into North Carolina via Bishopville,
to secure another Northern connection for the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad. From
Bishopville to the North Carolina line the
new road would open up an entirely new
country and would control, without compe-
tition, great deal of local business that
would pay handsomely on the investment.
The terminus of the road would be at either
Monroe or Wadesboro, with the chances IN
favor of the latter place, as that would give
a shorter and more direct route to the north.
If the people OF Bishopviile, the property
owners, especially, are alive to thei: intereste
they will be prepared. when the opportnne
time arrives, to extend all the encouragement
possible TO the proposed railroad for the
building of the road would be the making OF
B,sbopville, giving the place the advantages
of competing freight re.es and more frequent
and better passenger service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

A beautiful liue of Ink Stands. Popular
prices. q. G. Osteen 4 Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07

When you ask Cor De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve don't accept counterfeit or imitation.
There are more cases of Piles being cused by
this, than all others combined.-Hughson-
Ligon Co.
For Cow Feed Of varoua kinds call on ".
B. Boyle.
If you have cotton seed to SELL call on me.
will pay you the highest market place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
Charleston Medical School.

The session of 1899 wi begin April and
END July Z 'he Schooi furnishes he oppor-
tunity for students and post-gradua,es to
continue their studies and receive clinical
instruction during the recess of the regular
medical college Unrivalled opportunities
for pr ,ctcal Instruction in the special branch
20 are feature of this institution. For fur
ther information address,
DR. C.M REES, Secretary,
Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. c.
Dec 7-3m
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-07
PUBLIC SALES.

vrrle following is list of she property cold
on Monday
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
BUTTER DOUBLES wElGAr.
The Novel Scheme OF DOctOrinE At
That Has Been Discovered i'm
sRn FranciHcO.

Some interesting experiments ard
analyses have been conducted by the
chemists of the health department,
with the result that swindle in the
adulterOtion of butter will be exposed
in formal report at the next meeting
Of the board Of health. Chief Food In
spector Dockery seized samples of sus-
picious butter in u house on Mission
street, thinking that because II crum-
bled apart like cheese 1t was merely q
combination of oils, or oleomargarine.
He was more than surprised, however,
on being told by Prof. Green, the
chemist in charge, that the article sub
mltted for analysis was butter, and a
good average sample of butter at TINT.
There was but one peculiar character
istic in the butter-water oozed from it
in large drops when the butter was
spread upon bread, and when pressed
with knife upon slap ii decreased
noticeably in bulk.
How do you account for that?"
Docliery asked, his question being
prompted by the chemists statement.
by the use of form of pepsin and
alkalis and salt the butter is emulsified,
or made to absorb its own weight of
water For instance, in making up the
butter, one pound of good butter was
taken and put into vessel with one
pound of milk, A little pepsin and salts
of some kind were added. Then the
different ingredients were churned to-
gether, and after little while the milk
had disappeared with the chemicals,
and there were two pounds of butter.
This compound will retain its increased
weight for a considerable time, but
when exposed to the atmosphere the
outer edges dry and crumble like
cheese. All that be said of the samples
is that they are 'doctored butter. They
give no signs of adulteration."
II took this stuff from f. Rexinger,
in his room on Mission street." said
Docllery,
"They were making it in a room in
the lodging-houses and selling the
method Rexinger showed me hand
full of twenties and said he got them
from a fellow who had bought the Sc
Great that morning for $500.
"Rexinger came from Honolulu, and
must have brought the scheme to this
city from the islands, for l never saw
anything like this butter before in San
Francisco. 1t tastes like good butter
and one can be deceived till you see the
water coming out of it from under
meath the knife, Chicago Chronicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
Folk Lore.

The research into popular beliefs is
an absorbing and not a profitless study.
Scarcely day pusses that we do not
run across some piece of superstition
that dates, in one form or another, from
a far antiquity. Salt is spilled at table,
and we jest with our neighbor over the
prospect of quarrel, half believing in
the sign, though we may not know
that the Romans did the same. A dog
bowls at night, and we recall the vide
spread belief that the bowling of dog
foretells death, but forget that our
early Aryan ancestors assigned to the
dog the Office of messenger from the
world Of spirits. The everyday custom
is as old as humanity; the nursery
jingle may be traced back to an origin
in the worlds babyhood; the familiar
fairy tale which delights nineteenth
century children is found in varying
forms in all countries, pointing to a
common origin i'll remote age, EN-
bodying old Aryan myths, and giving us
interesting information of the concep-
tons of our ancestors regarding ma
ture and human life,-Lippincott's.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
patron Saint of Lawyers.

Who, by the way, is the patron saint
of lawyers? A famous lawyer in Brit
tany once appealed to the pope for a
saint. His holiness proposed that he
should go around a certain church
blindfoldcd, and lay hold of the saint
nearest his hand, He stopped and
grasped certain image, crying: This
be our saint, this be our patron!" When
the bandage was removed he found
that, though he had stopped before the
altrr of 81. Michael, to his horror he
had laid hold not of St. Michael, but of
the figure under st, Michael's feet-the
levil.-London Sketch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
LIQUOR MEN BOYCOTTING.
Fort Scott JoIntSeepers and Their Friends
Seek to Have Railway OHlcial
Removed.

Fort Scott, Kan, Dec. 9-Another
liquor quarrel has been precipitated in
this city by the opening of the saloons
and the subsequent action of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
in attempting to compel the officers
to prosecute the liquor sellers. The
fight now seems to have taken the ma
ture of boycott, and the friends
of licensed saloons have taken steps
to injure the husbands of the w. G.
T. U. women in their business inter-
ests. One of the ablest and most ac-
tive members of the w. C. T.. U. COM
mittee is Mrs. H. r. Charlton, whose
husband is chief dispatcher on the
Memphis road. Complaint of Mrs.
Charlton's action has been made to
the Memphis company, and threats are
made that if Mr.. Charlton is not dis
charged certain merchants will boy
colt the road
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
A Topeka Church Scandal Recalled.

Topeka. Kan, Dec. 9.-Rev. A. s.
Embree was married this morning to
Miss Mamie Waters, daughter of Capt
Joseph G. Waters, one of the best
known lawyers in Kansas. The mar
riage ceremony was performed in the
First M. E. church, of which DR.. EN-.
bree was pastor for three years. The
marriage was a surprise in Topeka A
year ago Dr. Embree stood high
among the leading ministers of Kan
sas, but charges made against him by
negro girl who had been his servant
injured his social standing, although q
q church committee exonerated him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
n, j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known II. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
ledo, o.
Waiding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price Zoe, per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
For California Tourlstn.

The Burlington Route has Weekly Tour.
list Sleeper Excursions, personally con
Quoted (by Burlington Route AGENT every
Thursday from Kansas City and st. Joseph
to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
route is via Denver, Scenic Colorado, Salt
Lake City with 0S per cent. sunshine
throughout the year. Ask Ticket Agent or
write for descriptive folder to H. w. Wake.
ley, Gen Pass. Agent, st. Louis, Mo.