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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23

Hamilton Clark. of Cbaancey, Ca, Gays be
suffered with itching plies twenty years be.
fore trying DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. two
boxes Of which completely cured him. Be-
wsre of worthless and dangerous counterfeits.
-Hugbson-Ligon Co.
The Atlantic Coast Line is paying the
drayage on cotton frem the public weighers'
platform to the Coas. Line depot. The Coast
Line bss no side track to the cotton platform
while the Southern has, therefore this lnno-
vation.
;rri:ating s,iugs, bites. scratches, wounds
snd outs soothed and heaied by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Saliva sure and safe alp plica.
ton for tortured dssb. Beware of counter
:ei,s -Hugbsoo.Llgon Co.
An excursion from Charleston brought in
large crowd Of negroes Monday mcrriog
They apent the day 10 TIE citg and left for
tbei. bones at 10 o'clock that uieht.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
TEE HURRICANE AT CAROL
Ma BEACH.
Viewing the Great Storm IN Com
fort and Safety.

Carolina Beach, n G., Aug. l6.-The Car
olica Beach people are just recovering breath
from the effects of yesterdays gale. The
hurricane had been predicted for several
days, bu. its delayed coming bad caused the
Beach to regard it rather lightly. Soon after
midnight yesterday it commenced and by
breakfast time the guests of the Hotel Oceanic
found the walks across the open space be-.
tween bed rooms and dining room difficult
pefforance. All the morning the sheltered
piazza hooks were filed with people whose
natural awe of such fierce wiod was almost
lost in admiration Of the sight before them.
Billows were tumbling over each other and
rising higher and higher as far as the eye
could reach !; they dashed against the beach
behind which blew through the air like s
snow storm
The hotel was some months ago moved
back forty feet, in order to be quite out of
the reach of the surf, but towards high tide
yesterday the waves regarded no barrier
They rushed up the slight sand embanknent
in front of the hotel. leveling it as they went,
and hurled themselves up the three piazza
steps spreading quite across the open space 10
the centre of the building, at the same time
running through under the house in an al
most continual stream down to the railroad
track It was test as to the solidi:y of the
building which it will hardly experience
again in many years.
Meanwhile Col. jenkins and bis sons KEEP,
ir touch with the weather bureau. When it
was learned that the Wrightville Beach peo-
pie bad been advised to leave for the night,
owing to the long reach Of sound in their
rear, SOME Of the Carolina Beach people hur-
riedly left also, but large number trusting
in the safe background of the woods which
stretch quite to the river four miles away,
remained, fascinated With the experience.
Towards night, acting on fresh news from
the weather bureau that the gale would strike
with renewed force about the time of the
high tident O'Clock a m the hotel man
agees requested their guests and the cottagers
assembled there to remove for the night to a
large house on the edge of the woods, the
use of which had been generouly offered by its
owEer. The exodus took place promptly,
although some of the guests, women az we'll
as men, refused to leave the hotel.
The night at the K1re cottage passed slow.
", as its packed condition precloded al!
! comfort. This morning as the exiles wended
their way back over q road that had been
inundated q few hours before, they learned to
tasir iodnite chagrin chat the fifteen or twen-
ty people who had remained iu the hotel had
lassed the uigbt qaietly and uueveatfully,
and that had any of them wished to aleep,
they could hsysindulged that wish in com.
fort and safety.
The steamer Wilmington tied up at the
wharf for the night, aud the train was in
readiness at moments notice to carry
everyone away if sudden danger came.
Today the ooly traces of the wind around
the hotel are in come dislodged sections Of
the plank walk and in quantities of debris
brough, in from every direction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23

Quickly cure constipation and rebuild and
invigorate the entire system-never grippe or
uauseate-DeWitt's Little Early R,eers-
Hughson.Ligon Go.
There are no candidates announced for
Alderman to fill the Vacancy in the City
Council. 10 fact there is such little interest
in the forthcoming election that probable
candidates are not even discussed and no one
has been seriously mentioned.
A house of refuge is needed for the hogs
expatriated by the anti.hog ordinance adopt
ed by the City Council. Since the adoption
Of the ordinance the hogs have been without
the right Of domicile, and they have been
turned loose on the world to root for liv-
ing One of the homeless wanderers has
appealed to the Mayor for relief, and at last
reports was making himself at home on the
Mayors premises. No owner has come for
ward to claim him, and unless some one who
has lost hog proves his property the police
will take charge of the homeless one Theo
it will not be surprising if there is barbecue
in the rear of the City Hall.
An arc light will be put up on the Graded
School square to furnish light Thursday
night for the Fourth Regiment Band concert
and lswn festival. A Bew and attractive
programme has been arranged for the concert
and the festival. Part II of the programme
will be a greater success than it was last
week. Refreshments in greater abundance
and variety will bs provided, the ladies of
the city having promised to contribute libersl-
ly. There cannot be zoo much, however,
and the members of the baud will appreciate
all voluntary contributions that they may
receive. All who wish to contribute should
notify Gr. R. S. Hood, secretary and treas
urer Of the band, who has charge OF the ar
rangements for the concert and festival.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.

Privateer Township. S. G., Aug 2l.-Mrs
Edward Borch and three little children, CT
Florence Miss Enmie Mallicbamp, of Co.
lumbia Misses Elise and Louise Tisdale, Of
the sane place; Miss Essie Ramsey, Of Mid
dletou Capt. Richard Cain, of the s. C.
Co-Educational Institute at Edge6;ld, are
visiting in the community. Besides these,
there have been several other visitors in our
community this Summer, bu. we will not
attempt to mention them here, as We are
unable to give correct list.
Misses Galley and Nena Wells are visiting
IN Orange5urg County NJ. Bratton
fogram's family are visiting in Darlington
County and Mr.. Wessie Broadway is visiting
in Asbeville, in the old North State.
Mr. Dwight Cain is c!erking at Wedge6eld
and Mr.. George Whilden is clerking in Rich.
land
Miss Victoria Baxter. of Ridgevile, who
had charge of one of Privateer's public
schools last session. has been chosen principal
of the Pinewood school.
In looking over the list of public school
trustees published in your columns not long
since we noticed that two of the former
Inhabitants of our townsbip-Messrs. J. a..
Christmas and L. D. Winkles-are among
the trustees of the Manchester and Swimming
Pens districts, Meaars. E. W. Dabbs, of the
Mayesville, and D. B. McLaurin, of the
Argyle district, were also at ooe time citizens
Of Privateer Township.
10 his recently published General Cataog
OF Furman Uaiyersity, ls;2-l8ss" Dr.. C. C.
Brown mentions four of the present citizens
of our township-Nessrs. Isaac M Nicho.es,
Whitfield G. Wells, Harry W. Cut.ino and
Sam F. Osteen.
Sometime back The Baptist Courier gave
an interesting account of the celebration of
the niaetieth birthday of Dr.. s. G.. Hillyer, a
distinguished educator and Baptist clergy
man, CT Georgia. Dr.. Hiilyer was the SON.
in.law of the Rev. Samuel Furman, ID,
who was connected with this community as
pastor and who will be we'll remembered by
many of your older readers
Last weeks issue of the same paper men
toned that the Rev. D. Weston Hiott, a
former citizen of this township and former
pastor of Bethel Cha-cb, was moderator of
the Beaverdam Baptist Association, which
met this mouth at Seneca, 10 Oconee County.
Sometime back it was mentioned in the
papers that the regular Democrats of Ken
tucky had nominated J. C. W. Beckham for
lieutenant governor. We don't know, bat
presume that this gentleman is a relative Of
the Beckham family of Privateer Township.
Med. F.
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ence they required to turn around.
The rear wheels were locked fore and
aft, email round poles laid for skids
by the front wheels, then a hundred
men with a rope and ten with levers,
pulled and pushed this entire struc-
ture bodily until it was parallel with
the street to be travelled. Each
pagoda had it's own cart with levers,
skids, ladders, &C., and would un-
timber and pack up aud move on to
make way for the next. The pagodas
themselves were very handsome
All the solid trimmings were of pure
gold and the sides were covered with
antique tapestries and embroideries,
hundreds of years old, taken from
the temples and returned to their
places before nightfall In the upper
story was the band, which consisted
Of 20 or more boys beating drums
and gongs 10 unison. In front were
the priests waving fans and occasion.
ally throwing out rice for good luck.
1 was really glad to have seen this
sight, as few foreigners were there
for it, and they are only held once a
year, and not regularly at that. /
enjoyed it almost as much as reel
racing aud trust you will find some
pleasure in reading my poor descrip.
tion of same
Irving A. Ryttenberg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Mckinley. Root and Griggs
Confer.

Plattsburg, N. Y, Aug 22-Sec-
retary Root arrived from Washington
on the noon train and soon after
lunch joined the president and At
torney General Griggs in the presi.
dents private Office. They were
closeted for nearly two hours, during
which time they had a general talk
on all pending matters
Secretary Root, when seen by the
Associated Press correspondent after
the conference, said: "No, there is
nothing startling to give out as a
result of our conference. We had
general talk on a number of subjects,
but there is really nothing of special
interest to give out at this time:'
Attorney General Griggs declined
to talk on the subject of the confer
ence.
Gen. Merritt had short talk to-
night with Secretary Root after the
latter's conference with President
and Attorney General
Griggs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
TIE LEE HOUSE BURNED.
The Firemen Have a Hard Fight il
Which Their Reputation Is
Sustained.

Chs old Lee house on the corner of Main
and Warren Streets was partially destroyed
by FIRE Monday. The house was rented
by Mr. B. G. Gibson, but no one was at
bone. the family having removed to Provi-
dence early in tie summer.
The FIRE originated in one of the rooms on
the second floor and when discovered the
flames were breaking through the roof The
alarm was given at oncs but the bell was
slow in ringing and nearly ten minutes
elapsed between the discovery of the Gre and
the arrival of the reel squads. By that time
fames were burning 6ercely between the CELL
ing ana shingles from one end OF the house
to the other.
The frenen saw at a glance that there was
hard Sight and lot one before them if the
house was to be saved, and they got down to
work at once. Four lines of hose were
stretched and two nozz!es were carried
through the end windows of the second story
while the others were carried to the roof,
shingles knocked off, ceilings pulled down
aud the flames were fought at cloae quarters.
The reel squads arrived on the scene about
O'Clock and by 9o'clock The FIRE was ont.
Toe roof was burned almost entirely of,
and of the second floor but little is left save
the smoked, blackened and charred walls and
floors. The hrst aoor is badly damaged by
smoke and water, but the FIRE did not reach
it.
The furniture of Mr.. Gibson was removed
from the lower floor, but it WAS in damaged
condition. The furniture stored in the upper
rooms was total loss.
The origin of the FIRE is unknown and sew
eral theories are advanced. Some incline to
the theory of rats aud matches and others to
spontaneous combustion. No one has occu'
pied the house regularly for several months,
bat Mr. Gibson was here one day last week
and opened it and found everything in good
copdihoa.
This house was one of the Oldest houses in
in the city, having been moved from the
country and rebuilt on the present location
in ls4s by Mr.. Lee, the father of R. D. Lee,
Ese. =. was an old house then, having been
The residence OF Mr.. William White, the
father of Mr.. Anthony White, for many
years prior to the time it passed into the
possession Of Mr. Lee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Democratic Greece.

Greece is, undoubtedly, the most
democratic nation in Europe-perhaps
in the world. In southeastern Europe
the rule of the Turk obliterated all So
cial distinctions and swept away every
vestige of feudalism. Roumania alone,
which was never SO completely under
the Turkish yoke, retains an aristocratic
class, but Sesvia, Bulgaria and Greece
are democratic to the core. In Seryia
and Bulgaria, however, the Slavonic IN
stinct Of obedience exists, the value OF
which is nowhere better shown than ID
the admirably disciplined Bulgarian
army. In Greece every man is, in his
own opinion, as good as his fellow--not
only socially. but morally and intellec-
tually. Wealth, ability and high charac-
ter, of course. count for something, but
they are only regarded as accidental to
the individual. There is little respect
for dignities-so little, indeed, that it
has been said every soldier in the army
is general, and every sailor i'll the
navy an admiral. A cabinet minister,
seeking reelection to the chamber,
throws open his drawing room to his
constituents. Men of every rank and
class of society-lawyers, doctors, stu
dents, cabmen, laborers-troop III, wear
ing their hats and smoking cigarettes.
Not that they mean any disrespect, far
from it, but they see no reason for max
ing any alteration in their usual habits.
They come to express their views on the
topics OF the day. They interrogate the
candidate at length and warmly grasp
his hand. They ask any little favor they.
may want and go their way.-Fort-
nightly Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
ANIMAL ANTAGONIST
Beasts Confined In Cages FighI
the Sake of Fighting.

Fights in sheer devilment someti|
take place between animals in conf
ment \ short, sharp battle took pl
in Edmonds' menagerie between
lion and a tiger 40 years ago. The g
was the same which had escaped fI
Jamrach's yard in what was then d
cliff Highway and bitten boy.
Edmonds bought it, and is said to hi
billed it as .'the tiger that swallow
the child" OF course, the beast 81
a great draw, but after few days
its new quarters the tiger manag
to draw forward the sliding shut
and squeeze itself into, the adjoinil
den, where a lion was confined.
lion resented the intrusion, but was ].
mediately seized by the throat, aE
though there were tremendous stru
giles, the fight was practically over
soon as it commenced. The tiger nev
loosed its hold, and in a few minute
the lion was dead.
About 20 years later fatal fight
took place in the lion house of the Zooa
logical gardens, Regents park, betWee1
a tiger and a tigress. The latter was
illtempered, and, in sparring with her
mate, drove her claw through his nos
tril, and so began the fray. The tige1
threw her down, and struck her several
times with his paw, but without doing
serious damage, and then turned away
as if to discontinue the fight. This the
tigress would not suffer, for she spra1d
at his flank and fixed her teeth in
thigh. This was more than he could
stand. One wild bound freed him; in
moment she was knocked over, and Fe
gripped her by the neck, in which his
huge canine teeth made fearful
wounds. Sutton, the keeper, now
managed to drive him off, and he used
to say that when the tiger loosed his
hold the blood spouted from his vic
TINS neck and splashed on the roof Of
the lofty den.-CasselPs Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Ordered to Join Their Com
mands.

Atlanta. Aug. 22-The recruiting
officers of the Twenty ninth regiment
of United States volunteers which
has been organized at Fort McPher-
aon. have been ordered to rejo;n their
command.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
LOADED WITH HARD LUCK
Several Bitter Experience. of ,

Youthful Runaway.
Young John Kathner, an inexperi-
enced hobbledehoy thirsting for adven-'
ture, ran away from home the other
day with 100 marks in his pocket De
termined to see the world he booked
for Berlin, intending to surprise a.
spinster aunt residing there, with
whom, however, he was not personally
acquainted. On reaching his destina-
ton he strolled about the city making
inquiries for Aunt Kathners place Of
abode.
A woman accosted him: what, you
are from Abbau! What is your name?D
On hearing 1t, she exclaimed: eeHim-5
mel! Why, then, am your aunt; come
home with me."- Young Greenhorn did
her bidding, they supped together. and
he was sent to bed.
On awakening next morning he dis
covered that his clothes and his money
were gone, and so, too, was auntie. In
his despair he rushed to the window IN
his nightshirt, crying out his misfor-
tune to the passersby.
a woman with an infant in her arms
responded to mis- appeal. 81 will go
and find your auntie," said she, "and
leave baby with you meanwhile"
Hours passed, with baby howling for
sustenance.
At length constable came to.
Johann's rescue with a suit Of clothes,
and bundled him and Ibis infant off
to the police station, where the insrec-
tor wired to the young mans father.
your son Johann is here with his in
fant. You can take them in charge on
payment Of the expenses incurred. -
Berlin Correspondence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
The Best Remedy For Flux.

Mr. John Matthias, we'll known stock man
of Pulaski, Ky, writes CATER suffering for
over week with Au1, and my physician
having failed to relieve me. was advised to
try Cnamberlaio's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhcea Remedy, and have the pleasure OF
stating that the half of o6e bottle cured me. !"
For sale by E. ]. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Remarkable Eighteen Letter Names.

Did you ever stop to think that there
is anything remarkable in name Of 18
letters where they compose both the
given name and the surname? Note the
following remarkable list: Lucius Domi-
thus Nero, Nicholas Copernicus,. Will
liam Shakespeare, Emanuel Sweden
bourg and Napoleon Bonaparte. By
spelling the name Of the discoverer Of
America as the Italians do, Colombo,
it, with the Christopher, makes another
name of Is letters. The above six,
each with IS letter names, are among
the best known persons of bistory.-St
Louis Republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Meteorological Record.

The following is report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by DR.. W.
". Anderson, for the 80 days ending Sun
day August 10, 1899:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
The Worst Ever.

Burgling Bills he lazy? Why,
honestly, If dat feller wuz goin ter
commit murder, he'd do it in New York
state SOS he could sit down when he
died.-kansas City 1ndependent---
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
Climate ahd Crop Condition.
o. S. Department of Agrlcul.
ture, South Carolina
Section.

Section.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Angus: %, 1899
The week ending August 81, 1899,
contained few days with normal
temperature, but the week averaged
about Il degrees hotter than usual,
with maximum temperature of 50
at Greenwood.
The passage of hurricane off the
coast gave fairly good rains over the
southeastern third of the State where,
in consequence, crops are doing well,
but over the central, western, and
northern counties there was practi
calIy no rain, and all crops-staple
field, forage and food-are failing
rapidly, and their condition is very
low
The passing Of the hurricane caused
high northeasterly winds, which were
detrimental to crops in the interior,
and damaged rice by whipping out
grains, blew down corn, fencing and
trees, and caused slight injury to
sea island cotton. No damage result
ed from high tides.
The reports on cotton are not en-
couragipg, as the crop over the
greater portion OF the State has de-
teriorated from rust, shedding, pre-
mature opening and too early
maturity. The lint is short. bol!s are
small, aud no top crop making. It
is opening fast, and picking is gen.
eral Sea island cotton is doing
well it is opening and picking has
begun.
Early corn is poor and beyond i'm
provement. Late com stands in
urgent need of rair to make even an
ordinary crop Fodder pulling is
finished in places and under way
elsewhere.
Tobacco harvest is about finished
except over the western districts,
where it is drawing to close The
yields are generally satifactory, but
worms are still troublesome.
Rice is heading we'll. In some
sections harvesting is under way,
and will soon be general. Upland
rice is very poor.
1t lie too dry for turnips to come up
or grow over the western counties.
The areas Of heaviest rainfall define
the areas of good minor crops:
Sweet potatoes are doing we'll gen.
orally. IN the western portions OF
the State pastures are burnt up
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
PORTS.
Clarendon - Pinewood Cotton
looks well, is opening, and picking
has begun in places very little
fodder gathered this week due to
heavy rains !; potatoes and peas look
fine ; good weather for sowing tur
nips.-R s DesChamps
FIorence-Jefries Creek: Crops
have declined considerably in the
past two weeks fodder pulling and
cotton picking have commenced and
are being pushed /; hay crop is a
failure, worms having destroyed it.
L S Bigham.
Kersbaw-Camden Cotton open
ing fast, weather favorable for gath.
ering corn needs rain.-B Am
mons
0sangeburg-0raugeburg: Weatb
er hot fodder pulling about finished,
gathered in a damaged condition
owing to rains /; cotton rusting and
shedding; picking commenced; yield
will be poor !; potatoes, peas and
sugar cane doing well.-Jno S
Rowe.
sumter-Catchall: High E. to NE
winds ending in heavy showers on
18th no change in condition of. corn
and cotton this week. except con
tinued blooming on very late cotton
/
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COTTON MARKE Ell.

Nouaer of bales received to date l46
Receipts today 4s bales. Market steady
The quotations were:
Aiddliog, Sc
Strict Middling, II
Good Middling, q
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
Hn,y Money Increnses.

A remarkable instance of the rapid &C
cumulation of money when left at interest
and compounded from year TO year, has
recently come to our notice. About 40
years ago a man now living in Athol, sold
a horse for $500, and he placed the whole
amount in the Ware Savings bank. A
little later he added $50 to the deposit.
He never drew the interest, and from year
to year the sum kept on increasing, until a
week ago he drew out the whole amount
due him. 1t was $2400! What lesson
in the value and wisdom of small savings
left at interest in some financial institu-
ton, Those who have the sense to be
content with small dividends are the ones
who usually get there, while those who
are seduced by the glittering offers of big
returns almost invariably get left Athol
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