The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26

cotton receipts for the season up to and iocu-
siye Of Saturday have been 7.s45 bales
A0dling brought loc today.
T. C. Scsfe, ,ne o!d reliable stove dealer,
advertises some prices that will be interesting
10 buyers. &c announces that his stock ls
now complete.
Toe hot supper which was advertised to be
at the Osweeo Academy on the 2lst was
postponed cntl today, TIE 26th. Notice CT
the change, which should have appeared 10
las, weeks w. S. did not reach US after
the paper was printed and msilsd.
A fcx has locatea b;s winter quarters 90
the lot ir the reer Of Mr. " Mius' resi-
depce, uear the stand pipe, sod If there are
aoy fox hunters ic ,cwu :aey can get up a
chase almost any night.
The Sumter D.y Goods Co.'S cd in this
issue should De read with pleasure scd salts
faction by all who woulo profit by what they
say. They offer convincing argument that
the advantage is largely 10 favor OF toe
customer, since they ere quoting old hgures
in the face Of tho advanced prices witch the
raw material is now bringing.
Poisonous toadstools resembling nush-
TOOLS have caused frtqaeot deaths this year.
Be sure to use orig the genuire. Observe the
same care when you ask for DeWitts Witch
Hazel Saye. There are poisonous counter
feits. DeWitt's is the only original Witch
Hazel Sslve 1, is safe and certain cure for
piles aud all skin diseases. J Hughson l. Co
Read tie new ad. of Schwartz Bros in
today's paper telling Of what :hey will offer
at their fall opening OF Monday, Oc!o-
Der let.
The Grand Has.er of Nelson's Of South
Caroins 6ss issued circular letter. calling
on the lodges in the State to aid our softer
ing brethren in Texas C!sremont Lodge
No. 50 anticipated this action and has already
contributed $50.
The Sumter Institute opeoed for the sessioo
of 1900 OF on Tuesday, the 18th, with 90 io-
creased etteudspce over last year AID q
number of boarding pupils are yet to come
in. The outlook for the school is brighter
thao it has been for several years and The at
teu6arce of both day and boarding pupils is
larger than at this time last year.
Large sun spots, astronomers say, caused
the extreme beat this summer, and doctors
declare nearly all the prostratious were in
duced by disorders of the storach Good
health follows good digestion. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure digesta what you eat. II you
have indigestion or dyspepsia it will quickly
relieve and permanently cure you J S Hugh.
con 4 Co
The tobacco warehouse is enjoying pros
porous season snd there are large sales every
day. The total amount of tobacco sold .has
far more than doubles the total at this date
last year, and there is every reason to believe
that the total sales for The season will reach
the million mark. Manager Hancock is
hustler and bss the confidence OF the tobacco
growers to an UNUSUAL degree and his name
alone is drawing card He was the ploneer
wareho useman of Tiumonsvlle and did
more, it is saio, 10 establish that market on
firm fouodation than aoy one man
He believes that Sumter has greater adyan-
tages for the establishment of great tobacco
market ;ban any other place it the state and
hs is spareiDg 30 Effort to utilize those na,ur-
al advantages and make Sumter the leading
tobacco market in the State
The progressive nations of the world are
the great food consuming nations. Good
food we'll digested gives strength. If you
cannot digest all you eat, you need Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests what you eat.
You need not diet yourself 1t contains all
of the digestan,s combined With the best
known toncs end recoustrurtises 1t will
even digest all classes of foods il a bottle
No other preparation will do this. 1t in.
s,antly relieves aDd quickly cures all stomach
troubles J S Huebson l. Co.
The members Of the Sumter Light IofAotry
should join the oaval reserves aud .e!ition
the secretary Of the navy TO order guuboa,
to proceed up Turkey Creek aod anchor eff
the natatorium. For days sat week Capt.
Wiiscu endeavored to get bis command 20
meet for drill, but oa every evening appoint
ed for drill. pipe-tenths OF the members
and go in a-washisg. One nigh. len men
out OF forty reported for drill white the otner
thirty were d;sporting themselves ike fish 10
various and sundry nymphe, ,nermaids
moods and such like femione folk of the
nory aod web-too,ed t-ibe. The nata orium
is snccess, but il hes played thaade. With
the Somter Light iotan'ry for when
brave soldier BOYS take 10 water
there is al once an end 10 ,he Dutch courage.
Nymphs AID nermaids aod high Giving
spri;es are seductive and irresiz,aoly charm
ing creatures aad II is oot IN eoidler nature
10 resist when 60 guard caty ioons up for a
failure to sttsDd drill Cap. Wilson knows
tha; inspection :s near a. hacd, and if the
brave soldier tovs DO not f6,sake the wafer
sad return TO regular duty be vii! send -
coroorai's sua,0 down to he na,etorium
some foe u!ght and srres; every Grave sol-
dier boy that can &c found
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