The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-25
The Santer Watchuaan was founded
in 1850 and the Trse Soaaaron in 1856.
The Natchaan aad Soashron now has
she combined circulation and iraueace
Of both Of she old papers. and is mani-
festly the best advertising medium in
sSamter.


Samter.
Mr. e. T. ResRden. who is at work
IN the small poz district adjacent to
NayesviIle. has mace statement III
reply 10 the criticisms of Mr.. 3. w
Dabbs, that throws clear light or
J the situasioa and blunts the force Of
Mr. Dabbs argument. It comes to
hand this morning, 500 late for pub
LEGATION, bns il Will appear next week.
The State penitentiary paid $I0.-
600 to the State treasurer on Sasur.
day. This represents the profits
from the State; farms and convict hire
for the year. and il Is exploited as q
3 great achievement Ii may be. but
Is our way Of thinking it is nothing
sc brag aboat. Flow many farmers
would do worse had they the same
lands, she aame equipment. the same
capital aud ali the free labor needed
TO cultivate the farms
The dispensasy law certainly cur
tails the iNici. sale zof liquor in the
interior of ahe State. although there
are hundreds Of blind tiger joints
running day and night. The blind
tigers are NOT run on as large scale
as formerly , and from the best obtain
able information the blind tigers are
not conducted as .; regular business,
hnt are geneally portable affairs with
headquarters in some negro's nip
socket. One indication of the cEr-
sailnent Of the illicit liquor business
is the decrease IN the number of
United States revenue licenses issued
Tor the year ending 1899. Last year
them were 45S licenses Issued in the
State this year but l8I have been
issued, aud Of these l4s are held by
parties 10 Charleston. Last year 22l
were issued TO parties ia Charleston.
The decrease 10 acreage devoted to
cossoa viii amount 70 not less than %
per eens 10 Sumter County and may
reach 40 per cent. This is an average
Sof sbe various estimates made by we'll
informed planters of dlferens portions
of the county The acreage 10 smsll
grain has been largely increased and
great deal more eorn will be planted
thar ever before. The tobacco acreage
Is Snnter County viii be not less than
twice as great as it was last year.
GoDsequeasiy the outlook for the farm
ing interests is regarded as more
encouraging than it was at this time
Iass year.
The committee on privileges and
elections Of the House Of Representa-
sives has decided against seating D. E.
Ksels, tue representative elected from
Lee County. aud has recommended that
the deeisios cf the Supreme Court be
accepted ss aoel Ii toe House adopts
the report of she committee, which
there is every reasoo 10 believe it will
do, Lee County will be dead beyond
resurree.ioo aud the uext thiog in
o.der will be the elecsioa of repre-
sentative to Eli toe vacancy in the
delegation fseu this county. The
logical csadidase is Mr. r. 4. Carnes.
and be should be dominated by aceia-
nation. we're is possible to do so The
entire norsheas,ero section OF the
couSty will be eisbous representations
on The legislative delegation ADD is is
bat fair and jast .das they should have
it. Other wise toe representatives are
as fairly distributed as possible to the
different sections Of the sounsy-Mr
Smith from L3nehurg. Col. Wilson
from The upper portion of Msyesvllle.
Me-. Ne,s:es from Peiva,eer, and Mr..
Yonsg from Sumter. The election of
Mr.. Carses 20 sbe Senate by the peo.
pie, sbsa they believed that Lee
County vas asmiy established. shows
10 wbss esteem be 10 held by the people
OF bis sec,ioa of ,be county. aad the
people Of Sumter Couo'y. as whole,
are fully aware that he would be 8