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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Tee sewerage question is now sgltatiog
The Sumter people. Let ali the ci'izeos
attend .he meeting ia tie Ooera House this
afternoon.
Small in size and great in results are De.
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills that cleaose the liver and bo~els. They
do Cot g1pe.-J S Hughson & Co.
The Delear Squad will be regularly in
service again next week The new quarters
are icing furnished aud the men Will begin
TO sleep in the rooms next week.
The opening sale ct the Sumter Tobacco
Warehouse, uoder the management of Hessrs.
Suder Hancock, takes plsc, today, and we
learn that there is foe lot of tooscco ca the
floor. Prices are satisfactory.
Reports show that over fifteen hundred
lives have been saved through the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. Most OF these we're
cases Of grippe, Group, asthma, whoopiug
cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. lis early
use prevents coneumptioo.-J S Eugbaon l.
Co.
The game Of base ball FRIDAY afternoon
between the Sumter aud Camden tears was
very interesting and would have b.ep en-
ioyed by the large crowd pre=en. but fer tbe
everlasting kicking OF the Camden boys
The game was botiy contested and it was
anybody's game up to the eieta inriDg. st
the enc of this inning the score stood to 6
the Camden boys 6egen 10 Kick abo2t the
! -;.,S~ cf .La
there was plenty OF daylight IL which to coz
c!ude The game bat Camden refosed 10 play
longer. and the game was called 9 10 IL
favor OF Sumter.
Coiess !ocd ia diges,ed quickly it will fer
nent end ;ryitate tie stomach. After each
mea! take ,easpoopful Of Dyspepsia Cure
1t digests what you eat and will allow you
to eat ali ycu need of what you like. It
never fails to cure the worst cases Of d5spep.
ia. I, is pleasant TO :ake.-J S Hegbsons
4 Co.
4 colored excursion 10 Savsnnah en-
gneered by E D. Peterson Of this city,
lef, here Monday morning, 90 the Southern
about o'clock. About 200 people went.
The t:ain returned TO this city about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. A. a.
Weeks, who went on tee excursion train says
it was tie test behaved excursion crowd that
be ever saw, and that everyone seemed TO
have good time.
The residence of Mr. E. ". 4 Bultmaa Was
entered sometime Sunday night, through a
window, aud Nj Bu!tman's clothes. in his
bedroom robbed Of about So in money and q
bunch OF keys The suspsndera elso were
taken from the pants. The burglar lei: bis
cwn pmbrei!s and took Mr. Bultnan's g
W hat e,se was :sken We have not learned If
the burglar was s;:er Mr Buitmaos 5 store
key be overlooked it, as ii was separate f7cm
the bucch that was taken
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Mr.. T. N. Edens, of Providence has re.
moved to this city to live BE has bought
the old R. J. Dick place and also the Hardy
mill adjoining.
Ar. and Mrs. T. c. Law, of Herced, CAL,
are in the city, the guests of Nr. and ars
D 81. Yousg. They Will also visit other
places 'e county.
Miss llia Di1oo, who has been spending
some time with Der uncle, Mr. R. c. Remoert,
left Thursday afternoon for Gainesville TO
visit friends and relatives
Mr. Joel Brursop, accompanied By Mrs.
Brunson. arrived in the city Iast Wednesday
night and is at the Baker-Dlck in6rpsry.
He Is getting along nicely We are pleased TO
state.
gsMr V. B. Murray and family. who have
been in the city about tec days, left Saiur-
day evening foc Charleston, from whence
they will, in few days, return to Nontgom-
cry, Ala
Rev Jpo. H. Graves, Of Smithvi,le. who
filed the pulpit of the Mission church Sun
day. went Moodsy to Lykes, 10 Ricbland
county, where be is to assist with meeting
this week.
Mr.. R. T Holland, of Danville, Va, an
experienced bookkeeper IN tbs tobacco busi-
ness. hes been engaged to keep books for the
Samter Tobacco Warehouse, and has arrived
10 this city.
Rev. n " EdnuDds has taken bis annual
summer holiday of month. and left the
city last Thursday for bis farm in Ricblaod
County accompanied by his entire family
together with the cook and dog.
Mr. We Burns returned Saturday after
noon from Saluda after spending u week with
his family He IS so pleased with that popu-
lar resort aud deiishs.ul climate that be par
chased cottage while there
Mr. L. E. White was iu the city Saturday
He says the casin gang is doing some good
work on ,ne road between Dishcpville aud the
river, aud tbst this road VIII brirg trade 1870
instead of taking it out CT the coaoty.
MIR. Phil. D. Gas;y of Danviils, Virginia,
is ia Sumter, looking arouod, w;,5 the in,en-
tion of locating here if pleased. WeEcpe BE
may ind things TO his liking, az We ucdsr.
stand he Is able to peg for what ne wants,
aod will be desirable addition to our hrsl'
ness aad citizenship.
Mr. w. D. Boykin. Of Camden, was n the
city FRIDAY. He ,s manager Of the Camden
brick works and has bsen looking over The
Ry,tsnbarg brick yard, and be and Mr.
Harry haze been comparing notes. Mr. H..
Rytteoberg was 10 Camden Thursday and
looked over Nr. Boykin's yard.
Miss Matte Gerald has gone to Manning
70, short sts7.
Messrs. J. D. Wilder and ". N. Graham
have gone to Greenwood to attend the An
npal Reunion of the Confederate Veterans.
Mrs. B C Wallace and children have gone
to Norwood, n. c., to spend awhile.
Misses Lena and Jennie Barrett left this
morning for Ashsville, n C.
Miss Bessie ingram bss gcue 20 Pawley' g
Island
Mr. Willie Barrett weot to Anderson, S.
c., today. BE wss accompanied by his cou-
SID, Miss Edna Earle, who has been spending
soae time in the city.
Mrs. Il. 81. Mood END Mrs /. C. Iogran, OF
| Manaing, are ip tie city today.
Dr. 3. u. Badger aud NJ. Henry Buck, CT
Marion, s.e here apd joined their wives wbo
returned from Saluda yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Mrs. Florence Delgar, wife of Mr.. Yeadon
Delgar and sister to Mesers. W. E. and I'm
mie Aims, died suddenly Sunday morning
OF heart trouble
1t MAS great shock to every one The
sympathy of our city goes out to the bereav-
ed family. She leaves four little girls-one
an infant nine days old.
The fuueral services we're held in the First
Methodist Church at O'Clock Monday after
noon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Mrs. Manning Moore, aged 81 years died
in Columbia. S. c, Monday, July z3d. He:
remains were brought to Caremont, apd the
funeral services held at the Hills Church,
Tuesday, July 21th She was q sister Of
Mrs. y. P. Lenoir of this city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Mr R A. Poole, of the Logan neiebbor.
hood, died Friday morning at 4.30 O'Clock
after only one weeks illness. He WAS IS
years old BE. was native of New York,
but has lived 10 Sumter County since the
close of the war. He leaves four children to
mourn bis loss. His remains were laid to
res: at Brick Church on Saturday at IL
O'Clock. Rev. w. j. Mckay offered prayer
over the grave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

TIE soothing and healing properties of
Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy, its pleasant
taste and prompt and permanent cures have
made it a grest favorite with the people
every where For sale by Dr. A. J Chlna
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

The sixteen months old isIant of Dr.. and
Mrs B M. Badger Gied this nc7ning at DR..
J A Moods The ocdy will be taken to
Sammerton at 3 O'Clock today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
sunday Trains to Georgetown.

Beginning on Sunday, Ju'y 29,h, the
Georgetown ana Western Railroad Company
will rrn Sunday passenger train, ienvipg
Georgetown $50 a. u, arriving Mt Lanes
s o clock a. N Leaving Laaes 8 40 a. M,
arriving at Georgetown at 10 o clock a. N.
j. K. RITZ,
Superintendent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Mrs. Mary A. Johnson d,ed cn Sunday,
July %, in her Goth, year after one weeks
illness She was buried at The Logan bury
ing ground on Monday. July 23d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
DEATH

Died at Suumerville, S C, July llth,
MIS- W. ". Sale, wife of e1 Mayor Sale Of
Charleston, S c., aod sister of Mrs E. F.
Lsrousseliere of this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

The Delear Squad will be regularly IN
service again next week. The Dew quarters
are icing furnished aud the men Will begin
to sleep iu the rooms next wess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

The opening sale ct the Sumter Tobacco
Warehouse, uoder the management of &essrs.
Suder l. Hancock, takes plsc, today, and we
learn that there is fioe lot of tobscco CO the
floor Prices are satisfactory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Neglsc, is the short step so many take from
a cough or cold TO consumption. TEE early
use of enc Minute Cough Ca,e prevents coa-
somptio,. 1t s The only harmless remedy
t5at g,vas immediate results. II cures all
throat aud laug troubles. Children ali like
it aud mothers endorse it-J Hugbson 4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Tee sewerage question is now sgltaiiog
The Sumter people. LIE. ali the ci'izeos
attend .he meeting ia tie Ooera House this
afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

Small in size and great in results are De.
" it's Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills that cleaose the liver and bowels. They
do Cot g1ipe-J S Hughson & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
VERY ENCOURAGING.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
eoxA. eAx!Ne powpzR eo., NEW YORK.

According to the published report of
the chairman of the republican state
committee there are ,453 democrats in
the Eighth congressional district who
did not vote in 1898. AS Hepburn's
plurality was only 1924, it will readily
be seen that if the democrats had all
gone to the polls, Finn would have been
elected by majority of ,629.
This should be, and we believe will be
a lesson to the reform voters of the dis
trict that they will profit by this year.
Hepburn has been misrepresenting the
district in congress for the past two
years simply because 5,f53 democrats
remained away from the polls.
Democrats, wake up! You have it in
your power to elect Hon. v. r.. McGir-
mis- to congress. Let every democrat be
q committee Of one to see to it that
every man that will vote for Bryan and
McGinnis goes to the polls on November
6, and votes his convictions. Don't let a
man escape; bring every one of them to
the polls and the victory is ours. just
rs sure as every democrat, populist
and silver republican votes this year,
just that sure will Mr.. McGinnis be our
next representative. Is this not worth
working for? Will you do your part?-
Moulton Appanoose County Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

William +. Curtis. the eminent corr
respondent, says in the Chicago Record:
Although republican statesmen who
have visited Indiana are confident that
the republicans will carry that state by
large majority and democratic visit
ors are equally certain of democratic
success, disinterested people who have
no reason to bolster up either ticket
consider the Hoosier state very doubt
full, with chances in favor of the demo.
Gratis. The reasons they give are that
the gold democrats who supported Me-
kinley four years ago will vote for
Bryan this time. with the exception of
4 few bankers and very rich mar, an,l
that the ldakers viii vote against Mo
Kinley because they do not flike the
shooting Of the Filippinos R1d the mil
itary invasion of China There is said
to be considerable discomfort among the
coah miners, and also among the labor
unions in the gas district. have seen
two or three people Of both parties who
have recently been in Indiana, and all
agree that the chances Of success there
are in favor of the democrats"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
LANDSLIDE FOR BRYAN.

Webster DAVIS, former assistant sec.
retary of the interior, returned to Kan.
sas City from campaigning tour
through Illinois, Indians, Ohio and
Michigan. and said: "There is q good
show for Bryan 10 carry Illinois," he
said tonight, land Indiana is almost alb
solutely safe. Idon't think it possible to
beat Bryan in Indiana, aud believe Ohio
is reasonably certain for him. A year
agoI campaigned in Ohio in the inter.
est Of Governor Nash and had the Nc
Clean and Jones forces been united at
that time Nash would have .heen defeat.
ed by f5.m majority, Ohio will be
easier carried for Bryan than will Iii.
nois. regard Michigan a. doubtful
state, with the chances In favor Of
Bryan.
The Germans seem to be turning to-.
ward Mr.. Bryan very rapidly" contin.
ued Mr.. Davis. Everywhere can be
found any number Of Germans who
heretofore voted. the Republican ticket
supporting Bryan and Stevenson.
There = going fo 6e ii Pldslide II f.yo
g the democratic candid ate,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
THE AMENDMENT.

The voters are asked to vote on a
proposition to 80 amend the constitu-
ton Of Iowa as to have only biennial
elections in the future of this state.
This innocent appearing amendment
that is supposedly gotten up in the in.
terests Of economy should in our opin-
ion be voted down.
If 1t carries it will have these results:
lst. The present legislature which ls
strongly imperalistic will bold oyer.
This legislature will elect senator to
succeed John H. Gear deceased and
William B. Allison, and the people
should have . chance to at least indi.
rectly express themselves on who should
I'LL these important Offices
2nd. The state Issues and national
issues should be kept separate as much
as possible. II We have our election
only once in two years we will elect q
president and congress- at one Of these
elections and congress at the other,
hence, both of them will be on national
Issues and overshadow state and local
issues.
Only 4 few years ago We held two
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
elections on presidential years.

elections on presidential years. The
state election in October and the presi-
dental election in November for the
purpose of keeping state and local mat.
ters separate from national issues. This
rule is still observed in many states.
Iowa however, abando oned it, and now
it is proposed to abandon the election
every other year. Pretty soon these
lmperialists will wapt to have only one
election every four years, and then will
probably get down toithe Hamilton idea
OF electing men for life and hold only
one election during generation,
We. believe the safest plan for our
people is to stand by the Institutions ,oi
our fathers, who believed in rotation in
office, until they are proven to be
wrong.
Tue biennial election scheme. is good
for the party in power but is not good
for the minority party. It is not good
for the people who have an interest in
local affairs. Independent American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
WAGE FACTS AND FIGURES.

The Iron and Steel Trust after keep.
ing it's mills idle since June has succeed.
ed in starving its skilled workmen into
accepting a reduction Of wages, puddlers
wages will be reduced 25 cents per ton
and finishers' wages cut 8 per cent ;
&C. COO men areinvolved.
The trust will at once open its mills,
especially through Ohio and Indiana.
The men have been starved SO long that
they are eagerly fiocking to work. Now
the republicans will use this ssrevival of
industry" as one Of their campaign ar
guments.
The Associated Press reports carefully
omitted any mention of the reduction
that men had been forced 10 accept.
The trusts are just beginning to realize
their power to. starve their workmen in
TO submission. The men may accept
the terms because they cannot help
themselves, but this reduction in wages
means thousands Of votes for Bryan.
AT Piltsburg, Pa, 1000 tin workers
are to strike because the Tin Plate Trust
will not pay wages enough to cover the
advanced cost If living.
AT Elwood, Ind, $500 tin plate work.
eTs have been idle for weeks, trying to
get the Tin Plate Trust to give them a
slight advance in wages. The trust has
starved the men into accepting the same
wages they had before the price Of liv-
ing advanced 25 per cent.
The American Steel and Wire Trust
has opened one department of it's fac
tory at Anderson, Ind, with per
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
PARROT CRY OF "TREAsoN.'

Among the many false pretenses on
which Mr.. McKinley's campaign for
reelection is being conducted noEe is
more disreputable or more positively
insulting to that half Of the American
people which will not vote for him
than the pretepse that to oppose Nj.
Mckinley now is to give ''aid and com.
fort to the enemy"-the Flipinos. 1t
is getting quite near to the lowest
depths of partisan passion when, for
the sake of passing party advantage,
the triumph of year, stateamen Of
leading rank and newspapers Of wide
influence are willing to place their coun-
try before the world in the degrading
light of haying one in every two Of it's
citizens for its enemy. Baltimore Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

SIX years ago when Marion Woodar d
was candidate for county attorney he
ran more than three hundred votes
ahead of his ticket and was defeated by
only few votes. This year he is going
to be elected, AS mayor Of Leon he
has made an enviable record and good
public official. He discharges his offic-
ial duties with fairness and impartiality
to all. If elected county attorney he
would discharge his duties without fear
or favor, and at all times look after the
interests of the taxpayers and see that
big bills Of unnecessary costs are not
piled, up for them to pay. Vote
for Marion Woodard for county at:
torney.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

George Cartwright, the democratic
candidate for county auditor, is one Of
the most popular young men in the
county, and is making clean and hon.
orable campaign. Reports from all
over the county indicate that he will
run we'll ahead Of his ticket in every
precinct. When tbs votes are counted
on the evening of Nov. 9th. It will be
found that George Cartwright hAs been
elected by . large majority. s-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11
AGAIN SWINGS TO. BRYAN.

The vote of New York state IS cast
alternately for the candidate of the
two great parties, with the regularity
of the swing Of a pendulum. Thus his
tory records it:
To Seymour over G rant in 1868.
To Grant over Greeley in 1872.
To Hlden over Hayes in 1874.
To Garfield over Hancock in 1880.
oTo Cleveland over Blaine in 1884.
To Harrison over Cleveland in 1888.
To Cleyeland over Harrison in 1899.
To Mckinley over Bryan in 1896.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

Charles II. Brown has made model
countyrecorder during the past two years
and the business Of the Office was never
transacted in more efficient manner. He
lsesthe office his personal attention and
treatsall who have business in the re-
scorder's office with due courtesy. Two
years ago he was elected by a very
handsome majority and he vii! he re-
elected this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

cent. reduction of wages aIl a blacklist
on all the men who went on strike last
April. The men are now receiving less
wages than in '93 and the trust has
more than doubled the price of the nails
it manufactures.
The American Sheet Steel combination
has secured the sheet mills at Toledo,
Irontop and Youngstown, Ohio, and
the plant at Alexandria, Ind, also the
big bar mill at Canal Dover, Ohio.
These mills will all be closed and the
machinery removed elsewhere. The
closing down Of the Canal Dover mill
alone deprives the heads Of 5000 fami-
lies Of employment.
There are five bicycle factories idle in
Toledo and the East Side rolling mills
have been shut down-about 1900 more
families deprived of the sans of sui
sistence.
At Evansville, Ind, the 800 employees
of the cotton mill have been on strike
for six months and hunger is making
them restless.
|. 1900 employees Of the Steel and Iron
Trust at Lebanon, Pa, after being on a
strike for six weeks have been forced to
resume work at reduction of 81 per
ton for pudding.
In Lowell, Mass, the cotton operas
tives who decline to accept reduction
are being replaced by Greeks recently
imported.
Is this prosperity? and will these men
vote for Mckinley?
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

Taxpayers who wish their interests
protected in the management of county
affairs should vote fol VIM: II: Hazlet.
candidate for member of the board Of
supervisors. He is a thorough business
man, and would look carefully after the
The county'sinterests if elected to this
most responsible office. See that you
vote for .Hazlet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

There is no man in the county who is
better qualified to discharge the duties
of clerk Of the district court than Arthur
E. Moore, the democratic candidate.
He is young man, well educated, a
good penman and endowed with those
qualities which go to make up an eff
cient public official. Make up your
mind to vote for Moore for clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

ask ourselves the question: Has not
TINS war, which was begun tor the sake
OF humanity, and in which our forces
were led forward by the angel of mercy.
degenerated into struggle for pelf in
which we are being led on by the ooa
Mammon" Do we believe that if. in
the place of fertile valleys, luxuriant
forests and rich mines, there was noth.
ing but barren waste, we should be
struggling to establish our supremacy
even though the inhabitants were more
needy and destitute than at present?
TIME TO CALL A HALT.
Let us turn in upon ourselves thoj
searchlight of an honest investigation
and In candor ask if we are not follow
ing in the footsteps of Judas by conceal.
Ing the real motives of our action bp.
hind assumed vir ues.
II believe that if the Christian people
OF the country did but realize what war
Is, what war means, that hostilities
would cease within month. Did Won
eyer stop to think what it means to take
the life of a fellow man! | remember
once to have been present when
brakeman fell between the movinp cars
When his mangled body came to view.
with his life blood gushing from his eap-
ing wounds and his flesh quivering in the
great agonies of death, women tainted
aud strong men turned away with eve;
blinded with scalding tears apd hearts
wrung with anguish. And yet such
sight is as nothing when compared with
the awful carnage that may be witness.
ed on any battlefield. Do we ever think
what 1t means to carry gun and DELHI
erately aim the fatal bal! al the heart of
human being, or in the bayone.
charge to thrust the cold, merciless, un-
feeling steel into the soft, warm, culver.
ing flesh of a fellow man? And vet are
we not doing this very thing for the
purpose of establishing our supremacy
over the land and homes of another
people, and claiming to do it in the
name of humanity and under the sane.
ton OF Him who came to establish the
truth Of human brotherhood, and whose
coming into the world was heralded by
the angels of heaven singing their
hymns of joy and chanting Peace on
earth, good will toward men,
No race can be uplifted by being
made the subjects Of an alien power.
Civilization is thas that
be imposelupon people from the out
SIDE. Every race must work out It's
own salvation, evolve its own character
anH determine lis own destiny. 1t is
tYue that the more advanced may be-
\iaa,the teacler of the-1,aa...Di,a =, ta1,;aua
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

The workingman who can be influ-
enced to vote for Mckinley py threats Of
starvation may be driven to the polls in
1904 at the point Of the bayonet to vote
for Hanna. 1t would be the logical con-
clusion of present methods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-11

They are having such deluge Of Nc.
Kinley prosperity in Kansas that their
labor bureau reports that wages have
increased 40 per cent. and the cost of
living GO per cent. under the era of
which Mr.. Mckinley was the advance
a ronf