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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-09
Pisgah Items.

Sundsy last, at 2 p. NJ was hot jas: like
We had TO: weeks, but Notwithstanding, we
took ride. Our buggy was a compromise
hetweea courtiug one of ls inches wide and
the old fashioned one Our companion for
the ride tips the beam at over the 200 pound
notch and wheo be settled on one side of the
buggy and your s1ribe on the other there was
no space between them. Old Sol psured his
fiercest rays on Us, and our aag, good one,
seemed to protest against such iaaumanity as
drive oc this hot afternoon, no doubt wish
Jog 70. the society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals to be present. After two
hours drive, up hill, down bill, through
sand and dale, we turned up at the Mispaz
Baptist Church, where We listened to q
! thoughtful and earnest sermon by the pastor,
Rev. J. Walter Kenney, from Luke %: %.
The church is situated 10 6ne oak grove
and will be when finished, nice bulldog.
/: ia 4s feet long and SO feet wide; the pool
will be under tie rostram and will be filed
by water from we'll or pump, when needed
Two rooms will be cut eff in the building by
the -os;rum for dressing purposes. The
building was occupied Sunday for the first
| time, and will be ready for the protracted
meeting soon to be held. The church was
organized about two years ego, and great
c-edi, is due this baud of working Christians
for their energy and zeal in Christian work.
Pity but what others would emulate their
worthy example more than they are doing
Then We would see our places of Zion look
like something else than habitations fit fol
"bats and owls"
The crops show the effects of the hot sun
Gotten hss the rust, and is opening fast.
Tobacco curing is in full blast. The
worms are playing havoc with the young
tobacco. % the whole, we have much TO os
thankful for. The corn crop is about secure,
anG ,ha. is large factor in our living.
R:v j. C. Croach assisted the pastor o
Piegah in meeting of several daye, las, week
Mr.Crouch' g presence here was pleasure 10 biz
brethren and many friends. We hope be will
come again soon.
M7. Watson is assisting The pastor, Mr.
Graves, a; a meeting at McLeod's Cburct
this week.
Ire health OF our community is very good
g: this time.
Peaches are generally few and far between
ba. strange to say, while others had none
We wade full crop on half of our trees
Fancy prices they are bringing, but they are
too good to sell, bat the bitter came her
CcEe tcck possession in the wee snail honr:
o. tie light, robbiOg US of our just rights
and our friends also Of some pleasure ia eai
ing :nem-the peaches, not Crf1ie
2isgah, Aug 8.
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stopped growing; it is beginning to
open and is about half crop /; corn
is failure tobacco is a fair crop
potatoes aud kindred crops are
failures A J Howard.
Oraugeburg = Orangeburg Ex-
cessively hot weather is jnjuring all
crops fodder pulling commenced !;
old cotton sheddind and rus,ing !;
young cotton doing farely we'll !;
tobacco curing progressing pastures
improved by recent rains-Jno S
Rowe.
Spartanburg-Spartauburg Sun
day, July 30th. fine rain over most of
county, none since the date; crops
considerably improved (: high temper
at0re during the week !; no high
winds; from Moore station to Wood
ruf the rains were light; cotton out
look about normal corn poor; very
warm Saturday with strong wind.
-Chas Petty
Sumter-Bishopville A good rain
On the first; all crops very much
improved ; cotton has come out won
derfulIy old corn was too far gone
to make full crop young corn,
peas and pastures look we'll ; army
worm reported in some sections
81 4 Mcleod.
Wiliiamsburg-Salters cotton is
shedding and rusting badly; old corn
about made, will make about two
thirds of a crop; caterpillars destroy.
ing young corn, also the tender
leaves on the old /; also the grass
among the pea vines planted for hay,
and young rice j E Davis
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Tobacco Warehouse Opening.
oisgsh, Aug.

Tie Tobacco Warehouse opened for the
season yesterday. There was large guam
tity OF tobacco on the floor for sale aad the
competition between the fifteen or more
tuye,s was spirited. The tobacco was prn-
cipal'y Of the lower grades from the htst
curing, but the prices we:e satisfactory.
Higher prices were paid for the tobacco, it is
said by the buyers, than at opening sales at
other warehouses. The warehouse will be
open every day throughout the season and q
large corps of buyers will be stationed Eere,
representing the American Tobacco Com parry,
othe! large manufacturers and number of
exporters.
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''DeWi,rs Little Early Risers did me more
good than all blood medicines and other
pills." writes Geo. Il. Jacobs, of Thompson,
Cone. Prompt, pleasant, never grippe-tbey
cure constipation, arouse the torpid liver to
action and give you clean blood, steady
nerves, clear brain and healthy appetite.
-Hagb Co.
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Leavenworth. Kansas, August 8
a letter from Gen Funston was re
ceived by D R Anthony, Jr. of the
Leavenworth Times, today. The
general announces that be will stay
10 the army until the war in the
Philippines is at an end aod will not
muster out with his regiment.
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Science has tackled fog. In paper
read before the Royal institute Pro-
fessor Lodge said that he did not despair
of being able to overcome it with cleo
tricity. According to some experiments
recently made. he can turn fog into ram
by electrical discharges and preclp1-
tate it.
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Climate ahd Crop Condition.
q. S. Department of Agricul.
ture. South Carolina
Section.

COLUMBIA, S. C August s, 1899
The week ending August 7th was
much hotter than usual, with the
central area of greatest heat over
Sumter county where a maximum
temperature of 1o2 degrees was
recorded on the 4th.
There were widely scattered showers
on July 31s., and August 1st, gener.
ally light. except in Barnwell county.
where from 2 to nearly 4 inches fell.
The ground is again becomming very
dry over the greater portion of the
State, and the need of rain, to pre-
vent injury to crops from the prevail
ing excessive heat, is again urgent
An insect, called by some cores.
pondents by the inde6nate term
caterpillar, and by others by probably
its true common name of army
worm, is destroying young corn.
grass and young rice in ten counties
in the east central and northeastern
portions of the State. It has been
noticed heretofore. but not over go
wide an area as during .he past
week.
The cotton plant has improved
over nearly the entire State by put
ting on new growth. but excessive
shedding of fruit is equally general,
while rust is spreading rapidly.
Sharpshooters have appeared in Marl
boro county. The earliest cotton is
opening. some prematurely. and the
first bale of the season was ginned
on the 4:h instant. This compares
with August 9, 1898; August 2.
1897 !; July 26, 1896; August 20,
1895 and August Is, 1894.
Old corn is fast maturing, and fod-
der pulling either has begun or will
soon begin everywhere Young
corn, and that planted en- bottom
lands, looks very promising except
where the former is being destroyed
as noted above.
Tobacco is ripening very fast, and
cutting and curing are making rapid
progress. TIE crop is yielding we'll
in both quality aud quantity, with
exceptions to both where tobacco
was injured BY drought and excessive
heat:
Early rice is heading well, but
late paintings, and upland varieties
are not SO, promising but would be
greatly benefited by rain. Turnip
sowing continues Early sorghum
vii! soon be ready to grind.
The crop conditions are much
diversified, but with plenty of rain
soon, they would become very prom
ising
EXTRACTS Faox CORRESPONDENTS RE-
PORTS.
Ciarendon-AicoIu The weather
is very dry all crops are suffering
old corn badly injured cotton has
finished blooming corn and cotton
shor: crops; worms are destroying
all grass, rice and young corn some
patches already destroyed; too dry
to SOW turnips.-E D Hodge.
Dar!iDgton-Stokes Bridge The
rains were light here. we have not
had season since planting; neither
corn nor cotton will make two. thirds
of a crop; tobacco is somewhat
better and is the hope of the farmers ;
all other crops poor n Pate.
F;orence-Ef6ngham : Locally it is
very dry and has been the entire
season cotton is shedding and has
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hamilton Clark, of Chauncey, Ca, says he
suffered with itching plies twenty years be-
fore trying DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslve. two
boxes of which completely cured him. Be-
ware of worthless and dangerous coanterfelts
-Eughson-Ligon Co.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-12
< chnd's sIeeninr pos,t,on.

1t is not desirable to lay baby on It's back when sleep is wished for. Either one side or the other is best; and, if possible, 1t is well to accustom It first to one side and then the other, as this obviates falling into the habit or being able to sleep only on one side. But a child who is wide-awake. and of happy disposition, so that 1t lies cooing to itself and watching the mys- teries of its own ten fingers, is all the better for being laid on its back. as the spine is thereby kept straight and un- strained. and growth goes on apace, Just as it does when growing boy or girl is compelled. from accident. to spend few weeks in a recumbent po- sition. and finds. when allowed to get up. that none of it's clothes are long enough.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-12
Elm nn A Milltarr rranrport.

When the United States transport Zelandia carried part Of the second ex- pedjtjon of troops from San Francisco to Manila during the early part of the war now in progress. aboard were the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers and the now famous Utah battery.
 To divert the monotony of long voyage the yet untrained soldiers in- dulged in all sorts of games and pranhs during the intervals between drill and school.
 The officers were not all inclined to stand upon military dignity, and so when the privates had exhausted each others good nature they dragged il the ''noncoms. who in turn dragged the commissioned officers into the va rious traps the skylarkers set for each other.
 Says all ex-high private who took the voyage in question:
 Some of the boys were gathered together on the forward deck; quietly they passed the word back that so and so was wanted. Coming forward one of the group would beckon to him mysteriously and as he stopped to lis- ten whack' would come tremendous blow from a barrel stave from some unknown source behind him.
 After yell of laughter had sub. sided he would be handed the stava and given the privilege of naming the next victim.
 This happened in turn to private, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major, and the boldest held their breath as the major, with a grim smile, said:
 Private Smith, present my compli- ments to the colonel and tell him that Maj. - respectfully desires his pres ence forward
 ''The colonel came, stopped over, re- ceived his whack, strengthened up, and to the delight of the boys shouted:
 Tell the chaplain to come forward at once."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-12

the distance well. and the cracker was out of his reach. By the time Jack S bag of crackers was all gone some one else had brought piece of bread, which he threw bit by bit to the gulls, whose game Of ball was amusing al most all the people ou that end of the boat. The gulls were always ready and still watched for more when the last piece had been thrown.
 By that time the boat had almost reached San Francisco, and Jack had to leave his gulls, although he would have been glad 10 watch them as long as they were hungry. He played the same sort Of game with them a good many times after that, when he went back and forth on the ferry-boat, and both he and the gulls always enjoyed it just as well as they did the first time.-Ruth Tangier Smith in Youths Companion.
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One rhlne He couldn,t Explain.

This is how Georgia darky ex- plained a fatal accident on railroad; How come he died, he wuz in de way CT de train; en how come he wuz in de way CT de train wuz count CT de dimmyjohn CT liquor; but how come de liquor didn't spill, en de dimmyjohn didn't break wen de train runned ober him, is one CT desc t'ings dat's provi- dential, en hid fun our onderstandin' fer wise purpose. All I knows fer suttin is-I don't see how CT man could go ter sleep on railroad track. Or anywhar' else for dat matter. wid such good liquor 'longside himi'
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Ny pars

6cod days and bad days. glad days and sad days.
 Days when all is mournful, and days when all is bright; Days l have a happy heart, and dance and go a-singing, And days I've naught but trouble Sa from the morning till the night. up days and down days, wise days and silly days;
 Days lose my playthings and days I bump my head; Days l know my lessons. and jolly times are plentiful. And days l cry for nothing and get sent up to ped. Big days and little days; young days and old days;
 Days that come and days that go, a long and passing train: And days when l am grown up. like days when l am little. Will still be sad or happy. full of sunshine or of rain. Days, days. and more days: my fife time will be full Of them; And 10 make the sunshine brighter. and the darkness seem less drear- To make more bright than dark days, more glad days than sorry days. I've stout heart to welcome them. and . hearty voice to cheer.
 Eva LoVett.
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Not an Introduction.

T have shaken hands with one oi your presidents. said an English lady recently. chatting with a young Amer ican on her travels. My sister and were in Washington, and We heard that one could simply go to the White Ho6se. with no formaHties, and go in and shake hands with the president, and We thought we would do it. There was q crowd of people and we passed in in line. and shook hands, and passed out again. It was very odd. Of course, We knew it was not an introduction. Our friends were quite angry. We are very well known" fthis was said with entire simplicity, merely as mentioning an undoubted facO and they said we should have procured presentation through our embassy. Indeed they did not like 1t at all But why" inquired the American girl. rather puzzled. "Oh!" rejoined the English- woman, laughing, it was certainly mira dig: and then it was not a real IHlIUQuGttOi3 doH NOu hllON+ ANG Gn- joyed it-but it's surely very odd custom of yours, eh?a Her tone. as she narrated the little incident, was exactly that of a lively schoolgirl. re- lating some harmless1y audacious escapade for which she can feel as sured of the family forgiveness. though scarcely of the family approval. Our hand-shaking habits are sometimes criticised from within, as well as from without. Much promiscuous hand shaking is certainly an infliction to which it seems rather absurd and un- fair to subject a man with so many duties of high importance to attend to as the head of our nation Neither is such 8 reception of the general public a particularly graceful or impressive function. Nevertheless, it stands for some things in our national ideals neither paltry nor lndignifed. and woe unto the political party under whose auspices the custom should happen to be discontinued.
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VALUABLE JEWELS.
Worn in Curious Ways by Several Pocss
 liar People.

worn ID Curious Ways by Several PecnS
 liar People.
 Jewels set in teeth are occasionally heard of, but gold and precious stouss, set in the human body Is B fad nof extensively popular A gentleman, rg- siding in Bombay wears beautiful emerald, winch, set in rim of gold. is stitched by means of gold wire to the breast Of the owner. Thtss securely fastened, the green gem has rested. uu- der his shirt front for ten years. He considers it his lucky stone. Worn ] by certain barrister is 8 ring tfrgs. will not come off. It is plain gold band of considerable thickness. a riyec Of the previous metal piercing the rina. and passing through the bone of che, finger, is filed down on the opposite side. Nothing save amputatio1 sg the member would release him Of the. circlet. For sentimental reasons hes wishes it to be his lifelong and in separable companion. Having a de cayed part of his instep cut away. a wealthy invalid has had the crevice, filled with gold. To appear ornansen- tai the metal is shaped like star, tue center boasting large diamond and cluster of small rubies. Stitched tn the skin of his waist is the gold chain belt sported by another extravagant being. The belt is two inches broao and eighteen stitches are necessary tg, secure it. In front a trio of fine chains. dangle to the knees of the wearer, who. is so proud of his decoration that he occasionally disrobes to reveal the permanent ornament to favored, York Journal.
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The StoIen=Ba by.

The sEmpathjes of the whole coun- try were aroused by the recent abdue- lion from New York city and the sub seQuent recovery of little Marion Clark. baby twenty months old Many aspects Of this case are worthy of study In earlier days it was a. com paratiVely easy act to steal a child and carry lt where it's identity was lost. while the bereaved parents were left without hope Of it's return. Such cases were so common that the accidental re- union Of parents with their long-lost children became familiar feature in literature and on the stage. The prompt recovery Of the Clark baby shows that while the world is all the time growing larger, in another sense ]t Is constantly decreasing in size. The growth of great modern cities. and the free movement of people from place to place. would at first seem to make it much easier 10 carry out successfully a crime Of this kind today than it was in the past, but modern inventions have more than offset these changed condi- ti0ns of society. When this child was stolen, such a glare of publicity was thrown upon the crime that no nook or corner Of this great country could long afford the criminal a hiding place, The telegraph, the steam railroad. the per
 fected police system, all lent their aid, but more valuable than all else were the services of photography and the newspapers. The daily journals so faithfully reproduced the baby's DOT trait that young woman in a country 'postofice, as soon as she saw the strange child, said: Why, that looks like Marion Clark. The modern daily press has many faults, but occasionally it performs a service so important as somewhat to condone them.
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As Pants tIie Heart etc.

She felt the strong arm of the law" ne said speaking of woman who had got into troubIe. How delightful!' commented the demure young thing. What is deaghtfuf?a he demanded in surprise. To feel a strong arm, she answered softly.-Chicago Post.
 Women are the political equals of men in every respect in Iceland
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Plenty of Trees in Paris.

Paris contains more trees than any city in the world, which is the reason why its streets and avenues are so beautiful. These trees are principally of three kinds-the chestnut and aca- cia, such as line the Champs Elysees, and the lime tree. which grows in such abundance in the Bois de Boulogne and on certain of the other boule- wards.