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People's voice., 1900-04-26

J. B. Folks, father Of Willis Folks,
in recent letter from Lawrence tells
this curious story: About two squares
from where the writer lives, corner of
Henry aud Warren streets, there is an
old time residence we'll grown up
with cherry sprouts; an eye sore to
the owners Of good residences around
it, which was first occupied in 1854 by
Mr.. Mandell. He died about twenty
years ago, but his widow still lived
there until recently, when she died,
She had been rather hermit, a wash.
woman aud even a contractor. She
hired others and sent them around to
wash. The court appointed appraisers
to see after her effects. They fO.nd
wonderful mess Of stuff. The small
houses, for there are two, were piled
full from floor to ceiling with almost
everything. There was counted 1900
articles mostly new, most Of which
had never been Of any use to her.
There were 30 rings costing from 81 to
S25, twenty-One clocks, about four
bushels of towels appraised at SIS. A
thousand yards each of bleached and
brown muslin in pieces from whole
bolts down to two yards. The whole
range of household articles was over
drawn about the same. Her brother
and husband had run the Herald Of
Freedom" from 1854 until its suSpcI-
sion. There we're loads Of these old
papers with exchanges and all the
papers and advertisements she ever
received since, piled up with useless
articles, making 10 all eight wagon
loads that were hauled to the dump.
1t was said that she was preparing to
furnish a large house she intended to
build.
People's voice., 1900-04-26

The favorite cathartic is Hoods Pills.
25 cents.
People's voice., 1900-04-26
Wellington
Breeding Stable.

Cornet t9S6o5) Imported black. Per-
wi llCL cheron stallion with coed action
and style Weighs 1900 lbs Is a perfect breeder
Terms s.. % for a live colt
Prince Wilkes iaa5s Is 5aTs r 5og, bay horse SIss
weighs 1885 lbs sired by Kansas Wilkes ) Is7f
He Is free gated trotter and shows con
siderable speed has good action and the best
disposition. Terms slO.C 10 fora live colt.
Dudley Park bay Is hands high weigh
NtNASy llJOlDs has h,avy bone. He
Is well bred In Morgan lines going back 10
Green Mountain, Morgan. Justin Morgan anS
Clifford Morgan, Making m the hes, bred
Morgan In the county as y breeder for which
his colts how. Terms $500 for a live colt.
Harry Thethorough bred Arabian Snow
llol flake Stallion was Imported BIZ
Adam Forepaugh has lots Of style and action
for his age weighs 1900 lbs stands ijH hands
high, has, sired some Of the highest pIlee
horses IN the country, His colts are selling
at big prices today. Terms, $40 OO for a live
colt
|COrret is full blooded Pereherou
W NV 4. horse sired by Comet
that appears above He Is coal black
weighs 1850 lbs 10 hands high large bone and
lots OF action, perfect breeder. Terms
$500 fora live colt,
Ontoneo lSgiO6) Standard sired by
OiibOiiOO SilVerthoTn 2l5. dam by Joe
Young 2: lsatl9 yrs OLD; sire Ofthe dam of Joe
Patchen 2Ol4. He is bright bay i5a, hande
high weighs 1850 lbs is .our year old Is q
natural trotter and can go fast FOR a colt
sure foal getter. Terms 5000 for a live colt.
.T11rr1hO the black Jack stands 10 hands
ulilOO tall weighs lbs has 20, d big
bone Is fine breeder. He is a new one 10
this section OF the country | got him this
spring have seen his colts for two years and
they are tne ones. Tern es 5000 for a live
colt,
Tico IS fine bay horse 15l. hands high
1iNVweighs 1000 lbs has fine disposition
sires good all around horse for saddle o.
driving, Terms $500 for a live colt.
Comet, Prince wilkes. Dudley and Tico, wi
be moved from nv stable % points near by Os
certain days Of each We so that the faimeps
can get TO them without going 50 FAR away
from home. Will give dates later The ahOye
Stations viii be at my stable back o. tie old
Diemer barn. for service in 1900. beginiar
March ST. Call and look them over Gaze
Is taken TO prevent accidents but wl. not be
responsible should any occur Parties dspOs-
ing Of mares bred 10 these Sta.l'.ns hciors
foaling time are resp jnsible FOR service fee n
once.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
A REUNION OF WOFFORD
ALUMNI

Soar.aahurg na'c. l9 The slnnn:
association of W"Gorn Co ese. Of q CD
Capt W L borue't is p'e>'d a. aa-
determined 20 have a gress T, union o;
the alumni cf this c'!!ege, 20 De
held io Jooe dur;ag camne' cement
At receo, ceetlag Dumhc' o. con-
ni.tees sere appclnted 10 ki G to 'h's
cad These committees cOns's OF 'hr
k.pd of geu,l, meo sho are cspa !e.
wiling aod ar xlous to make toe 'sc eson
success T6ls vail be the ast
commencement 10 which present or
former s,udeats will gee Dr. J.s h
Carlisle as president o! W to d
College, and it 's safe to predict toa b.
attendance will be large. 'hao ever
before at the we'll attended couneDc
meet exercises Of Woffard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Georgia to Get a 100000
Mill From South Carolina.

The Sparsauburg Herald of March
16 says:
The directors Of the Paoolet Manu-
ia,;uriog Company held meeting 90
Wednesday night. A good attendance
vas out oa sais csl! meeting.
1: was decided by the directors to
build $4,000 spiuole mill at some
place 10 Georgia. the site DOT baviog
been de6c,'ely fixed opoo. Az this
oeetlug the Sgures OF options on lands
10 and near Pacoiet we're submitted
By glaoce at these figures. It was
clearly seer that the prices asked by
the property owners were high out Of
reach Of Eastern capitalists. who do DOT
care to spend $4,000 fo7 asou: TWO
buud.ed acres of laUd foutteeo miles
'roo this city. Some Of the Land could
o It be purchased at all.
So the directors determined to build
a S500,0o0 cotton mill 10 Georgia
Cap. Jobn H Montgomery will be
president aud treasurer, and Mr. Victor
NJ Montgomery, assistant treasurer
aud maeagcr.
M Victor Montgomery left for Geor-
gia yesterday to definitely settle the
ate for the mi!l, after which, no:k vii!
at ouce begin
The Pacolet mills of this county are
the hes. paying aad most successfully
conducted cotton factories of &c section
Of the South. The stock brings over
tocb.e aud csnoos be purchased at that
price. The uaoagemeDt aDd stoc' :
boiders have realized good money from
to-. Investments
The people of this city and county
regret hat tue directors have TO seek a
spo. beyond the Savannah river to ulsce
a uil!, which is the na'ural offspring Of
she pro6,s OF the Pacolet u,'Is of his
county. Sparianbarg County has 6
nun ber cf o,g cottoo @iii4. aod irsd-
al! the counties 10 the Sou in b
maou;ac.ure of the f ecy staple CO.;
sec wants more 10 TACT she var IS
every COTTON mil that Gao be hou estly
secured ir her borders. ard it ls a
Disappointment wben good thug slip
oy her. wn,ch, she presumes. na nraiiy
belongs here
!h;s uew mill in Georgia will be
ar.!' by az additional suoscripacn OF
ca ap!;2! stock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
OTnER ENTERPRis Es

The secretary Of state also issued
commissions yesterday to several
other kiLds of enterprises.
Among these vas real estate and
insurance company which proposes
to DO business in this State It's
headquarters are to be Hamburg
Aiken county, and the corporators
are F NJ Butt and Steiner Branch.
both Of Augusta. Ga The capital
stock is TO be 81 000
A conn ission was issued to T G
Ketcbin, J E Matthews. G Catecart
and F A Neill, all of Winnsboro as
corporators of the Winnsboro Cream
cry company TIE capital stock is
to be $1,000
a commission was also issued to
the Greenwood Grocery company of
Greenwood which proposes to do q
wholesale grocery business on Cap
itai of $4,000 The co'pora,ors are
W B Cotbran end C 6 :. aIler
Then tee B Gordon Mercantile
company Of Y,skvlIle was chartered.
1t is Capitalized at 4,eoo. The fl
GERS are W II Mcdonnell pre- sideut,
and | B Gordon. vice president. sec
retary aud ,reazurer.-The State,
March Is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

guerrilla warfare are collected from
the various towns of the island
whether occupied by the Americans
or not, even including Manila
In the province of AIbsy. the in.
surgents have ceased barrassing the
Americans owing it is reported. to
lack of ammunition. but they con-
tinue ravaging the countryside,
burning and looting, The natives
are firing of this sort of thing aud
threaten to turn against the msrau-
ders. The towpspeople cf Legaspi.
Albay and Donsoi are slowly return.
ing to their homes
Maj Allen, of the Forty third regi-
ment has been appointed military
governor of the Island of Samar.
where LuSban, the former leader Of
the rebels in that locality ls still in
the mountains
Gen Kobbe has opened 20 porte IN
the southern part of Luzon and in
the islands of Samsr and Leyte. the
result of which is to stimulate trade
there. although only temporary as the
country opened is non productive
and apparantly non-consumiog Ow.
ing to the political conditions of the
last IL months. products accumulated
during the blockage These will be
shipped to Manila and then the ports
will be empty
Evidence accumulates of the trea-
son aud perfidy of the municipal
presidents in the provinces of Gen
MacArlhur's district The presi-
dente of several towns 10 Ltpapte
aud Union province bsve declined to
continue in their positions, saying
;hat they do not desire any further
Identification with the Americans
Travel between the towns garri-
s,ned by the Americans is becoming
more dangerous Ali wagon trains
most be escorted by heavy guards
10 order to insure their safety.
Two ambushes were narrowly
avert+d recently small travelling
parties we're attacked /; single
travellers + equently disappear or are
found dead
spanlsrds and Filipinos who are
copversant with the TagaIo charac-
ter unite in asserting that AguiDal-
dos capture would determinate the
revolution
tn ee months have passed since
he was actlveiy pursued.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
South Caronna Press in Cuba.

Grand Hotel Iugia,errs. Habana.
t'uba. March 16 The party Of South
Caroliolaos arrived here last night at
10 O'CLOCK. The sea trip was exceed
,oely rough The baggage was all
inspected by the customs officer. and
the party then went to the Hotel
Iuglaterra, where rooms had beeo
engaged Ali are we'll and are having
q good time. There have thus far been
no mishaps or incidents. 1t is warm,
vcry warm dowo here Everyone is
wearing summer clo,hes The hotels
are crowded with Nortbern and East
eru visitors. There is rot near as
much Americauization as one mi gh:
have expected. The city seems to be
in hustle and business is apparently
active.
The party, ct 10 O'Clock this Friday
uoro,og, is getting ready to go cut 90
a sightseeing expedition
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Distress in Porto Rico.
aaif Starved Women Walk
into San Jaun.

Ssn Jaun, de Puerto Rico, March
1t At special meeting of the
chamber of commerce today it wae
decided to close all business housee
on Monday afternoon to enable the
merchants to attend the open all
meeting on the plaza with the object
of drawing up petition to Gov Gen
Davis demanding immediate congres
.lonal decision on the tariff one way
or the o,her. Telegrams were sent
to all towns throughout Puerto Rico
requesting ike demonstrations
The feeling of uncertainty regard
ing the tariff holds business practi'
caiiy at s,andstill. the merchant be
ing afraid to order goods or to
advance funds on the planters
accounts. The meeting today was
conducted in calm and businees-like
manner The merchants here will
be satisfied to accept any de
cision of congress either free trade,
the rs or Is per cent tariff but they
a.k for a settlement of the question
so that business activity may be re
resumed They decided to take this
unparalleled step only after mature
Gellber alton
Sixty country women marched
from Narani,to, arriving iaet evening.
and D. -ti,ioned Gov Gen Davis to save
them from starvation and to provide
work and food The women present.
ed most pltiab'e sight They were
barefoosed and ragged. half naked,
dust covered and weary from their
journey Some of them were lame !;
all were discouraged
The petition which they presented
to the governor general tells the story
of the depressing times-no work
aud the price of rice beans aud
bread beyond reach fruits destroyed
and the relief supply discontinued,
bringing them and others where they
Came fr"m almost to starvation.
Gen D WIS promised relief to the
parry aud requested the mayor to
provide transportation His reply
was that there wac not peso in the
treasury and that the police we're ye,
unpaid fer their last two months
work The party of women dispers-
I'd quietly some retracing their
steps afooe others begging easier con.
veyance to Naranjito, which is 20
miles from San Jaun, a portion of
the road being almost impossible
Similar parties are expected from
other town
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Next Operations in Natal.

London, March 10. 4 80 a M
The news from South Africa today is
entirely satisfactory to the British
public. The relief of Maf.king is
not yet announced but it is extreme
ly probable that this is already &C
complished by Col Piumer's advance
Lady Charles Rentinck, at Cape
Town, has received telegram from
her husband in siafeking March IL
saving that be expected to join her
shortly.
The actual relief movements have
not been publicly developed in detail
but it seems that Lord Methuen only
started very recently and is rather
engaged in dispensing the Beers of
the district than aiming at actual
relief
Col Peakman has dispersed 500
Beers at Fourteen Streams Lord
Roberts probably ascertained from
MIR Fraser. the new mayor of BInem
fontein, before dispatching Gen Pole
Carew soutbward that, in all Iikeli
hood the railway was clear The
next move will be to collect at B'oem
fontein by railway sufficient stores
for the army Lord Roberto will have
when the Orange river forces have
joined him
This will probably occupy from
two to three weeks Therefore the
next important operations may be
expected in Natal
The cavalry brigade which Lord
Roberts has sent to Thabaochu, 35
miles east of Bioemfonteiu, is destined
to cut of some 2 600 Beers 0ao are
escaping from the soutbward.
The Beers are reported to have
destroyed the railway in the DeighooS
bood Of Kroonstadt
Lord Kitchener is still qnietly organ
7ziog iu the northeast Of Cape Colony
Predictions and bettisg are Beginning
here that the var will be ended by the
middle of May
Dispatches from Durbau, Pietarwar
i,zburg aud other South African poiofs
describe most enthusiastic celebrations
on ST. Patrick's day.
a Loudou newspaper credits to Lord
Roberts the suggestion to the qieeo
that the wearing of the shamrock b.
permitted Whether this be so or not
it has been most advantageous
political move
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Butler Will Attack
Biggarsberg Range.

London, March 90. m-The
var Office has had 20 cews up to this
hour cou6s@lns the repor: of the relief
Of Mafekiog, hus George Wyodham
parliamentary under secretary of war
replying to a private irqriry in the
lobby of the bouse of commons 90
nigh, about midnight, smil;ugly said
81 tbipk it is al right
The Free S,aters seemingly have
not quite collapsed They are 10 con-
siderable force around Su;tb6eld, al
though much dispiri,ed.
A British spy from Rockville re-
ports that Commaodant Oliver aud a
commando are going to Krooostad
The agents be left behind are using
desperate means to raise recruits. com
msodeer;og British Beers under pen
atty Of sdeatb.
Kroons,ad, where the Beers are con-
ceotratiug, is .137 miles from Blom
focteiu. It is surrocDded by country
Of hills apd jougles.
Gen. Gatao1e is DOW resting at
Spr;ogfanteia preliminary to joining
LORD Roberts Gen Buffers bill work
before Lsdysmita has given hin an
experience which is abcu: to be used
10 forcing the Bieears5erg range. 4
is believed that 25 600 Of bis 40, 900
are about to engage Gen Bo'ba's force,
and the pezs news of fighting will
pro ably come from Natal
The leaders Of the Afrikander buod
are circulating a petition 10 Cape Colo
oy asking the imDeriaI government
not to take away tbe independence OF
the B 'ecs
Thirty two thousand additional troops
for South Africa are DOW at sea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Why Pensioners Must be Pa
tlent.

Every year about this time those
interested begiu to write to the State
board of pensions asking when the
pension money will become av ailsoIe,
none understanding the complications
and vexatious delays that have to be
encountered by the board in getting
things in shspe for the mouey 70 be
paid out
Already such inquiries are being
received. AID So tina, some idea of the
work might be obtained by the pubic,
the following statement has been made
public:
"Several petitions have ben re
ceived by the Stale pension 'ard.
asking that the iund be distributed
as soon as possible to the poor, needy
veterans and widows Tue delay i'll
the matter of paying out the pensions
rs generally opposed TO be the fault
of the state board and this statement
10 made with view to explaining a
few of the d m ulties with which we
nave to coutend SO far only 13
counties out of ~ have sent in their
rolls af,er the rolls are received
mere, they have to be checked over
with last years rolls and in nearly
every case many old pensioners are
left off. We then have to make Iist
of them and send back to the county
boards asking for information, and
fr. quently wait several weeks before
we receive it, as the boards are
scattered besides th g, we have to
return many applications which are
defective for correction In many
counties pension township boards
have bad no meetings yet. 80 we
cannot hope to receive the last rolls
before the latter par. Of Apri', if
then In one county there were IS
old pensioners unaccounied for. and
it has taken two wet ks since ;he .oIi
was checked over and the names sent
to get the proper Information con
corning them. aud thls ia one o'
many instances if we copied the
-ois In the condition in which they
are received we would be doing
grea, injustice to the penaloners, as
by il quiries regarding those ltf' of
we invariably fnd they we're over
looked and snouId have been report
ed. Wben the rolls are f ,aIly in,
aud after considerable work done on
them here ih proper order, ii is then
necessary to % Ike GU ,he pay rolls
AZ there were over I 600 pension rs
last year and likely to be 500 more
this wear it is a matter Of considera
BILE time and work to wri out the
pay rolls for the clerks of court We
then send them to the chairman OF
the county board to verify and then
only are We prepared to pay out the
pension fupd state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
A Very Poor Showing
For Gov Gen Otis.
Admits That Manila is Most
troublesome Centre in
LuzOn.

Manila, March l8 9 80 p N Gen
O Is considers Manila the most trou
olesome centre ID the situation today
The lpsurgent junta here, in con
Junction with that ID Hong Hong. is
growing active The military au
,horl.les Dave been forced to put q
stop 70 Maoluis Intercourse with the
public. Tue local and foreign presa
considers bis recent ut,ersnces cal
cu,aled TO lnclte the Filnpinos to q
con.luued revolt aud prejudicial to
American coutrol
Flores, VINO has just arrived here,
Say ne Comes trusting to American
ienlcncy, ruG tnat be would not have
dareo Come 10 Manila if spain were
yet III control He cherishes the
nopes aud aspirations which actuated
bun When iu tn- f.id. and desires to
watcn congressional action upon the
question OF tue Philippines The in
eu.genss, ne sa do not expect to
va ql'sn tue Americans, but are main
talu."g = resistance with the idea of
forcing coug. ess to accord them the
best pvss De terms
q nuanoel OF representative insur
gen, leaders from different parts Of
Luzou have recently been in confer
euce III Manila some have beer
placed updrr arrest, but the others
lnus lar nave not been interfered
Win
Louis Spl'zrl, head OF the fin Of
Lou.s opnzeI h Go, contractors to
Tue chinese government and himself
a suspected Fl lbuster, came frcm
hous King to VI MsnlIa last week aud
Was sempo' arily detained IN custody
on susplclon 1t ls asserted up.n
good authority that three loads OF
a.ms AID ammunition have recently
breu Isuued or the east coast OF
L.z,n Capt Taylor, Of the Tnlr'y
uln.n regiment. recently captured II
new " au-eIs near CaIamba
Repot.s are current here of active
reoei reorg snlz4'lou 10 the province
of M:rohg where the ineurgen'
leaders are said to be assisted by
Or. mluept Spanish residents In
bapltan,s of this province who are
now in Manila have been advised
not to return to their homes, but to
r. main under the protection of the
Americans
i, Is aIso reported that the rebels
are reo'gan z.ug in the province of
4 mpales under Mascardo, Brigands
s,e committing atrocities iii the pro
WIN OF Nueva E ;iga, where they
have murdered ~ natives and China.
u-n. E ght other murders have been
c mDi,.ed near TarIao Nueva
E;Iga Insurgents are heavily taxi g
local traders ard farmers with the
result that business is paTalyzed and
there is general scarcity OF food
Tue funds for maintaining tbis
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
A Cheap Receipt For Soak
ing Corn

Editors Journal anc Review:
To order that other farmers may
profit by uy experience I ask thar yoc
publish this receip; cut 'ron The
Cotton Plaot few years ago ocs did
DOT use it uctil last year. | piaoted
abou. 8 acres soaked a. Greeted 10 this
receipt The crows and worms cid GOT
bother it. but the crows picked up 'ba'
I did not soak, only foot patb dtv'd
1oe the two fields. Brother farmers
try it. I. will not ,ojure tbe stand /
feel assured that Me Walker Will cot
object TO its being psblisaed
JAS. S KEEL
Mootmorepci, March /.
notice 10 the last lss3e ci the
Cotton Plant, recelps for soasiog ccro
TO keep bod WORMS from kiincs toe
corp-I Will give you aud your rsaas's
e receipt have oeon u.,og tor s:seafy
yea.s or more, Ct set f III baF!e! asd
81; i; three paris iuil Of cha'ey manure
from the horse stable
lst P1;;ing straw 10 the hct;on ci
il suficieo') to kce9 ;he ln@a":e eli Q:
he bot;om o. ID" SaeEel. acc taeh
siilrs ii saree p@fts Ia! oi ;.:e@ { isu;e,
and ;;.eo puur wG;er ID tie Uaffe! 90
the a.a,ure uot.! ,he :afe. sia;as oa The
.e, of tie n.a3usc, aod ,cs Il sEaud