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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

The beautiful little snuWdrop. more
often though the cause Of an
angry word. was in evidence
Friday. where the roofs werA
not cleaned off the first thing i'll
the morning. Those guards on tn
stores on upper Water street are great
things 90 prevent serious snow falls
from tho roofs. Tho snow was heavy
and when it fell it was not pleasant
for those underneath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

y remarkable fact as shown by the
insane hospital report is that though
Augusta is not so very large she has had
the third llrgest number of persons
committed to the insane hospital dur
inc- the past year Portland had 20
ana Bangor is. while Augusta ana
Lewiston had each -. Augustus be-
ing the home Of the institution and the
fact that some of the inmates when
released settle here, accounts in a
measure for this. without doubt. Oh
the al9 admitted during the year 19-
were FOR the first time admitted, while
one went in for the 18th time. Thirty
eix were committed for the second
time and 10 for the third.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

The Republican County committee
will meet in Augusta next 1ueSoaS
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

The Stone school will give an exhi-
bition at the Grange hall, North Au-
gusta, this evening, the proceeds to go
toward the fund for the purchase Of
an organ for the use of the school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

The firth public lecture given by Rev.
q. \. Hayden in the Sunday evening
course ut the Universlliet church. will
occur tomorrow evening. He viii
take for his subject The Man in the
Pulpit" ana ne will give his views IF
the clergy of today. rs the Lack Of
the Men in the PcWs, the Fault Of the
Mon in the Pulpt?" ana other peril
ncnt quotations. will he treated plainly
ana without regard. 50 Mr.. Hayden eX-
presses it, 70 the alleged slnctity Of
Tho profession. Mr.. Haydcn's last
lecture. which will be in two weeks
will be on THE People in the PeWs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Fowler & IIamlen are prepared to sur
prise you On low prices in All their de
partments. carpets particularly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Buckley & Goodrich have two lots Of
fine blankets, one lot grey and one white
both red and biuc borders. large size, II
$3.50 quality. today. only. S1.9S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

+. l.. Wehher does not make 4 speciality
of confectionery, but today. he has a fine
variety Of fudge" zoe. quality. He will
sell ut PC. per H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Made Of good quality If Outing
Flannel, assorted colors. full sizes.
Made to retail At Zoe. Small lot to
close at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24
Waists

Ladies' flannel waists. assorted reds
ana blues. stock collars. braid trimmed
fronts. $l.41 retailer. ut
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Ladies' who would like one Of the neat
ost ana most desirable lap boards on the
market should can Al Il. W. Soulc's. The
Hustler closed out the stock Of a factory
ana. today. will sell this prince Of lap ana
measuring boards for only soc. Former
price $l25. You probably never saw one
just like it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

The Boston Clothing store will for 4
short time continue their zoe on the SIT
clearance sale Tie best bargains are the
ones You need to he looking after.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Russell & Weston's new line Of spring
pcrcales are very pretty and the price is
only Gao. per yard. You certainly better
buy a supply Of 'stockinct' dress shields
while they are disposing Of this job lot
they have received from the factory. The
price is usually 25c. This lot will be only
81 Per pair. cannot last very long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24
Electric Seal JaCketSy

e inches long. lined with best Skin
ncr satin. best workmanship. $3.50
grade. only two to be offered at this
great cut price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Swift & Turner have large two quart
straincr ana a masher which goes with
it. used to mash turnip, squash or pota-
toes ana press them through the strainer,
only l9c. for both. today. They also have
a pretty variety Of Japanest baskets only
Toe. each ana a very neat wood knife and
spoon box for the pantry. for only &C..
today only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Joseph s. Smiley sells nice colored out
ingS, today, at &c. per yard
The New York Bargain stores new
prices are well worth studying
Merrill Bros. Will. today. again sell II
Of those very fancy navel oranges for 25c.
The Hub shoe store Of Gardiner. makes
great reduction sale to commence to-
day See IA On eighth page
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-24

Those ladies' wool waists which Miss
Clara \. Libby is selling are great bar
gains The balance Of the stock will be
closed cut al the same low prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Darliogtoo-Sooiety Hill Cotton
picking progressing rapidly; in some
fields i. is all open crop slightly over
half the normal yield ,ain needed for
psaa. potatoes, rice and csiu, cuttlog
peavines for hay has begun, yield fair
Maj j. j Lucas
Kershaw-Camden Crops drying
up rain would help only peas and
potatoes /; cotton half picked B
Ammons
Sumter-Catchall Week bot and
dry !; some days partly cloudy, favor
able for picking cotton, which opens
faster than it can be picked no i'm.
provement in condition Of crops rain
needed fer peas aud pastures r. J
Brow6eld.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
GALVESTON RELIEF FUND.

The people of Galveston and tue
adjacent region, bordering the guilt
coast of Texas, who survived the
horrors of the cyclone that devasted
that section and caused the loss Of
thousands OLIVES, need help and need
it quickly. They are without food,
water raiment or shelter The dead
are to be buried, che wounded succor-
ed and the destitute fed and clothed
The people of the entire country
should and will unite in contributing
as their means permit. but there
should be no delay. What is given
should be given quickly, for now IS
the time of greatest need and dis.
tress.
Sumter will do her share we know
and we trust the response to the call
for charity will be prompt and gen
eroms.
A. the request of Game Cock
Lodge the editor Of this paper will
received and acknowledge all con
tributions and as rapidly as
possible will forward the funds
to the Chairman Of the Gal
weston relief committee Game
Cock Lodge, Knights of Pythias, mas
opened the list with contribution of
$40
The following amounts have been
received
Game Cock Lodge $50.
Geo. L Kicker So
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Bishop Turner, of Georgia, tse we'll
koowu regro divine, has offered h's
services to the democratic national
committee sod they have beeo accepted.
He will stump several States TOT Bryan.
A Southern peero making campaign
speeches in New Goglsud for the demo
cratic party would be au event calculated
to make Charles Sumner tarn over 10 his
grave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Unless ali the merchants who
signed the agreement to observe the
early closing compact live up to their
promise the days of early closing,
both on Saturday nights throughout
the year and at 6 p. N during the
summer months, are numbered 1t
is not human nature for one business
man to observe the letter OF 9
compact to his own financial loss
while bis competitors are profting by
violating it 1t is not reasonable TO
suppose that one man will close his
store promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday
night and refuse 10 sell goods after
that bonr even to his regular
customers who are a few minutes
late in reaching the store, when ne
sees his competitor open and selling
goods for half hour or longer 1t
is not reasonable, and no good
business man will live up to az
agreement that is pefsistently vlo!at-
ed By his co-signers. The fact that
several merchants are aud have been
violating the agreement to close at a
specified hour and to sell no goods
thereafter cannot be disputed With
the moral aspect of the question we
have nothing to do, it is matter that
is between those who violate the
agreement and their consclences !;
but of the practical side we have
lust word to say If these
merchants aud their clerks desire to
90 back to the II O'Clock closing on
Saturday nights, they have only to
continue to sell goods after 10 o clock
a little longer and the agreement Will
be a thing of the past and all the
stores will be kept open as long as
there is customer on the streets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
The Cost of Our Imperialism,

The reports of our national expen-
ditures for August and July will
convince anybody that our imperial
ism comes high The question is,
must we have it Before we went
into the war With Spain our army and
navy expenditure in 1897 showed an
average cost of $l32, 100000 year
The expenditures in July aud august
this year show an expenditure for the
sane accounts of 1864 100000, or
Just double
Though the administration tells US
the war is over in the Philippines and
that we are not at war with China,
and consequently we are on peace
footing. nevertheless our army and
navy expenses are at the rate of
1872, ,Os00,O00 yea: more than they
were three years ago This is what
we are paying for the Philippines
But it is not all, for there are indirect
and civil expenses there. too, tha,
will carry the figures to Sl5o, 10000
year
There is a somewba, singular coin
cidence in the figures. When we
paid $4,000, 900 to Spain for 0.000,
600 Filipinos i: was Tom Reed who
declared we were "payiDg 81 head
for yellow bellies /" As our own
population is $4,000 600 and the
Philippines are costing us $15o,00o,-
900 a year that is equal to 81 per
capita for every citizen of the United
States. In the beginning we paid
81 head for 1e,0O0,o0O Filipinos
and now they are costing $4,000, 900
American citizens 81 ahead to try to
bold our purchase
The military budget fer this COUP
try for 1901 reaches grand total OF
$261, SOP. .543 %, which is nearly
twice as much as that of Russia
some Sl48,6 $40, 19l-for 1898; near,
ly double that of Germany-which is
placed at $14l, ,lg5, 35o-more than
double that of France, three times as
great as that of England or Austria,
six times greater than that OF Italy,
and IS times that of Turkey In
other words, at the present moment.
With the Mckinley imperialists urg
ing the government towards policy
of empire and foreign conquest,
which means interminable wars, we
already lead the world in the cost OF
our military establishment
If we have already gotten to this
when We are at the very outset OF
our new policy, where will our e1
pepses go to if free rein is given to
President Mckinley and his CO adju.
tors Aud who is to nay all this
giant sum Of $3.50. 100000 year for
the Philippines ? The people who arc
the taxpayers of THE country-at the
rate of 81 per capita for every man,
woman and child in the United States,
or $40 for each family.
Imperialism comes high.
Must we have it ?
We think not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

President McKinley,s letter accept
ing The republican, nomination was
made public this morning II is a
lengthy aud ar,ful defense of his
adm:nistrss;ou, bat eli that be says fails
to sboa that tee management OF the
Spanish wss vas nos inefficient AID
scauealoue, that the policy of imperial
ism and conquest ioaugurated 10 the
Philippines is not destructive of the
principles of constitutions! government,
.ha, the republican administration has
not been a creature Of the trusts. or to
furnish siogie satisfactory reason for
coptipuiOg the HaOuaised republican
party in povee for four years logger.
The republicans. With Mckinley ss
their uoushpiece. are apologisiOg for
the past four years, and Bryae has them
on the ruo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
Richard 0lney and Daniel b.

Richard 0lney and Daniel b..
Chamberlain, the fermer Cleveland's
secretary of state and the latter
South Cardinals Radical governor,
and both rabid anti Bryan Gold dem.
ocrats in 1896. have announced
themselves for Bryan, and have pub
lished strong letters attacking the
Republican policy and giving reasons
why they feel impel!ed as American
citizens, who etiIl believe in the
Constitution and the Declaration OF
independence. to support the Demo
cratic platform and vote for Bryan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

In addition to Tillman'e big whis
key trust, the dispensary, we may
add the following
"Trust in matches, trust in soap,
Trust in iron, trust in rope;
Trust in wire, trust in grease,
Trust in tiuware, trust in fleece;
Trust in -four. trust in meal,
Trust in rolled oats, trust in steel;
Trust in clothing. Trust in shoes,
Trust in school books, trust II
booze
Trust in leather, wherein we're sbod
And the people are left to trust ii
God
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Gen Rosser, now Mckinley Re
publican, is the champion turnccst
politically of this time, having been
in succession Democrat, Popullsf,
Democrat and Republican, anti ez-
pansionist and expapsionist, opposed
to the Mckinley war policy and 10
favor Of 1t, determined not to otter
his sword to the president and then
accepting brigadier generalship
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

The Eng,ish cotton mills, as we'll
as our own, are doing all they can to
keep the price Of cotton down. by
working on ehort time and holding
off FROM buying and farmers VITO
are rushing their cotton to market
are doing all that they csn to help
them. We are Informed that the
mills in the up country are not
buying cotton. and the Sum
ter Cotton Mil! has not bought
any Ibis season The foreign
expor.ere of Wilmington, however,
have been very heavy buyers pre-
vioas 20 the recent rise, and the
Coast Line has been obliged to run
extra freight trains from Florence
to Wilmington in order to aceommo
date their cotton. We understand that
their buyers are holding OF now on
account of the recent rise ia price,
aud if cot,ou continues to be rushed
,o market the price will be forced
down But if thoee who are not
obliged 10 cell, will hold back little,
they canuot fei, to get the benefit Of
the better prices that seem inevi'a
Bile With the small stocks on hand
and short crop all over the country
cotton shocld bring 10 cents or over
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Cotton is elTeady selling for 10
cents in this market and there are
good reasons TO believe that there
will be e,iIi further advance IN
price The single fact that there is
today greater scarcity of cotton IN
England thar ct any tine since the
civil war IS sufficient to cause the
nr;ca 70 advance. bnt when IN aodl-
ton to the abuormaily small supply
of cid cotton in England, there is a
snort crop in this country and an
increasing demand ,o supply home
mills, the price cannc: sal' to remain
high ,hrougtoa. the season. Cotton
is today more valaa6le than 1t bias
been w:th!n 10 years aEd the market
is advancing Instead o. declining as
t was ia 1890. There will be, Of
course, sharp fluctuations from time
to time, throughout the season due te
speculative influences, but the needs
Of the consumers will be the con
trolling factor in the determination @
nrices, and no permanent decline II
1,oss;ble until another and large
e.on of cation ia made and marketed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
W e think not

Frank B. Gary, late candidate for
governor, rushos TO the front tc
announce that be IS McSweeney man
Buoky Patterson has not yet sufficient
ly recovered from the shock TO tell who
hit him
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia, S. C, Sept II, 1900:


The week ending a. a., September
10th, was cooler than the preceding
on although the temperature contln
ues abnormalIy high, and it is the
fifth consecutive week of excessive
heat. The highest temperature was
95, and the lowest 60.
Early in the week there were few
light, local showers, mostly confined
to the eastern portion, but generally
the week was rainless. The ground
has again become very dry, and the
Improvement ir some crops aud the
condition of the soil for piowing,
noted last week, is lost except at the
few points where frequent showers
occurred this week The staple crops
are 80 nearly matured aud gathered
that even the most copious rainfall
would not improve their yields. but
some of the minor crops and fall
gardens could be benefited.
The corn crop is very poor one
as whole, as only early planted corn
came to maturity, while late corn ls
practically failure over the whole
State Some corn is being housed.
There is DO Improvement in the
cotton crop, which is from half to
three fourths open, and is being
rapidly picked under favorable
weather conditions The first pick
ing will nearly exhaust some fields.
Growth has again stopped, and the
entire crop is in sight either as open
cotton or as immature bolls, aud on
this basis it is estimated that the
Weld will be very short. There is
some rust and much premature open
ing. Sea island cotton shows slight
Improvement but blight and prema-
ture opening continue.
Rice harvest is making favorably
progress, and tbrashlDg bas begun
with good yields
In places much hay is being saved,
but forage will be short as a rule
The continued absence of soaking
rain has put minor crops into preca-
rious conditions The ground is too
hard and dry for plowing.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbevillc-Cedar Springs No
general raie, local showers only
the last of the young corn and cotton
has dried up too dry for potatoes.
peas and turoips 20 gardens some
fields of cotton all open bolls small
aod yield very short -Thos ?. Thom-
son
Apdersou-Corione Dry weather
continues days hos, nights cool i; east
winds; cotton opening rapidly aud
prcma,urely crop in general will DOT
pay ;or the picking aud raising pota.
toes and other small crops very short ;
ground too dry to SOW turnips IS A
Bowen, u D
Barnwe!l-Blackvillc Cotton open
ing rapidly crop Will be very short
corn crop also short minor drops have
improved very littlc.-G D c Lapge.
Cbarleston-Cbarleston Little re-
liot from severe drought by light
sax wers all crops are suffering severe
ly except cov peas and late sweet
notatoes rains needed for sowing
beans, turnips aud peas stra" berry
tlan;s nearly al! burnt up sca.lslaod
cotton slightly improved, but yet IL
very tad cond:5'oa b0!is opening
premaiurely, slightly fruiscd, aod
bl;sat continues : rice harvest we'll 'n
yields ve:y good-L \ Jesuao'>sy, !
+ o.
Georsetown--P5aoteysvilIe y few
doe saowers aud cooler weather have
revived such crops as escaped TIC rcccn
drought, tu.nips and garden trucl
ha, been replan;ed rice harvest 10 ful
5ias;, and bros plentiful Juuc r'c'
W.! advanced.-B ? Fraser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
8. The fate of those who per-

States. The fate of those who per-
ished was terrible, but the survivors
now appeal to our pity more strongly,
for theirs is the greater need Thou
sands are homeless, penniless and
witbou. food to eat or water to drink
Tie government will do its utmost to
relieve the pressing needs of the
sufferers, but for weeks and months
they will be helpless and their needs
will be great Their distress and
necessities appeal to the charity OF
the whole country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

There i, said to be a. last some prob
ability ina, the Atlantic Coast L;De will
ei,he, remodel aud enlarge the passeo
ger depot aud build train shed or
tui:d an entirely pew depot aud shed
aoDex scAi,ieptly large to sccommo-
date toe passenger traffic CT this city
II was stated to the writer by we'll
informed uan that the A. G. l.. OIL
ciais had declared witbio tac past few
aays :Eeir lu;eut;on 10 Go some'h'a
acout tie Depot a. orce
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

Farmers vho fail to nee good bag
giug, aud enough of it to entirely
cover tbeir cotton make a great mis-
take. Rotten eOd ragged baggiug
always depreciases the price 90 that
bale, and those who do not use enough
bsggiug to cover the sides and ends
lose the difference betwees the price OF
co:tcs apd tba. Of bsssiog for the
amount Of begging lacking 90 each
bale. The present price OF cotton
makes good profit 90 the bagging,
and farmers should use enough to
market their co.top 10 desirable sSape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

The Sumter Wctcnman was founded
1850 and the frue Soathron in 1866.
The Watchmen and Sosshron now has
the com bioea circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

The ftightfui loss of life and de-
s;ruction oe property resulting from
the storm that swept over Galveston,
Texas. are without parallel in the
history of disasters in the United
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

The election of Jim Tillman caps
the climax of infamy in the history
of political debauchery in South
Carolina If be had one single
redeeming trait his friends would
assuredIy have trumpeted it to the
world during the campaign, but of
this redeeming trait we heard not q
word. He ran and was elected as
Jim TillmaB, the nephew of B. R.
Tillman, and it is conceded by all
that his name aud kinship, not merit
or fitness for the Office, elected him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
NAVAL STORES,

NATAL STORES,
New York, Sept ll-Turpeo'iDe
firm 39a3a1. Rosin steady.
Charleston, Sept 1l.-spiri's~ta'pen'
tine nothing doing Rosio quiet, ae-
changed
Savannah, Sspt IL Spirits turpen-
tine 6rm Sc :. receipts 1876 sales
1890 exports 1903 Rosio firm and
unchanged !; receipts $685. sales
1912. exports II.
Wilmington, Sept ll.-Spirits tu'-
peD,ine fru 341a35; receipts oS.
Rosio quiet l l5a1.2o :. receipts 400.
Crude turpeD.ine steady l. l9a2 10 );
receipts SO. Tar firm l.5o.;;: ): receipts
rs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12

In this cay CT 10 cent cotton few
III! take time to th;nk about any other
crop. out they shouia remember that
o,,,ou sometimes se.ls for 81 cents.
therefore i, is cot nutincly to rcma'k
ia passing that vhea; i, profitable
crop ia Sumter County One sarne'
wao planted several acres last tai
informs Us that The crop ne';ed al@
prof: Of $l5 so per ac:e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
Some Special Bargains.

CRACKERS.
Lemons &c, Mic Macs SIC per 10.
Gioger Soaps SC, Soda Cr. Sc per 10.
Sugar Cr &c, Fancy Mixed 6}c per h.
Cream Lunch Biscuits, &c per 10
Oa,aakes. 2-lb packages, 90c dcz