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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Confederate Veterans Reunion


jackson, Miss, June 90. -Bri. Gen.
7. Nj. Henry, of the fifth division,
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
will shortly commence arrangements
for the annual reunion which will be
held in this city on the 18th, 10th
and nth of October. The members OF
the organization will be lavishly en-
tertained during their stay all the
capital, and it is proposed to make
the reunion the largest demonstration
of the kin in the states history.
Major General W. E. Daniel, COM
mander of the Mississippi division,
has already commenced work prepar-
ing the programme of the meeting,
and during the next ten weeks
strong effort will be made to organize
at least one camp in every county In
the state, and to have the camp rep
resented at the reunion. Each camp
will be entitled to one delegate for
each ten members in good standing.
The collection being made by the
Sons Of Veterans for the purchase OF
Beauvolr, the home of Jefferson Da-
Wis, has been progressing rather slow
Iy for the past few weeks but cam
paign of renewed activity is being
planned, and the promoters hope to
secure not only the required $40, 900
but sufficient in addition to put Beau
voir IN thorough repair before Offering
1t to the legislature as home for in
digent x-Confederates.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
CHURCHES.

Methodist-Rev. J. S. Parker, pas
tor. Services first and third Sundays
in each month. Sunday School $50
q. IN. Prayer meeting Wednesday
night.
Baptist Church-Rev. t. ]. Dale,
pastor. Services second and fourth
Sabbaths. Sunday school 10 O. m,
Prayer meeting Thursday night.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. Fl. W.
Wallace, pastor. Services second Sab
bath in each month. Sunday school
10 a. IN. Prayer meeting tuesday,
night.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Fourth District Politics.

Lexington, Miss, June 23.-The
election of Hon. W. s. Hill to Con-
eress from the fourth district without
opposition being conceded several
names have recently been suggested
for the district attorneyship which
will be vacated by his election. The
latest name suggested for the office is
that of Hon. W. P. Tackett, a promi'
nent attorney of Lexington,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Proposed Electric Railway.

Scranton, Miss, June 80. The pro-
posed electric railway connecting the
towns along the Mississippi coast is
not likely to materialize on account of
the constitutional point raised that
municipalities cannot own and oper-
ate railways. 1t was proposed to con-
solidate the four municipalities of
Most Point, Past Side, Scranton and
Pascagola, but the plan will now be
abandoned.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Pine Tree Lodge, No. 96-Boyd
Smith, c. c.; J. r, Oliphant, V. G.;
j. Fl, Caver, Prelate; H. K. Rouse,
K. of R. & s.; II. Z. Allen, M. of e.
J. W. Ford, NJ. of W; W. W. Lam
bert, NJ. at A.; E. Howard, o. G..
/. V. Enochs, 1. G.
II. X. Rouse was elected represen-
4atiye to the Grand Lodge which
meets at Gulfport this year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
A Respite Granted.

jackson, Miss, Jun 23.-Gov. Lon
gino has granted a respite to VIII
Mathis and Orlando Lester, the La
fayette county murderers until sep
TENDER the tenth
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor @. Derby.
ireasarer-J. J. Scarborough.
Cierk-A. J. Maxey.
Marshal-R, G. Johnson.
Board of Aldermen-W. E. King,
ST., II. E. Allen, ], H. Cayer, N. Bat
son. W. L. Scott.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.

e. Dosher, H P; W. ]. Thames,
T. I. NJ; W. A. Wilkinson, Secy.;
meets every second Saturday at 2
O'clock p. N.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
GuIfpurt, Hattieshurg and Jackson

Parties can leave Jackson in the af-
ternoon and reach Mobile or points
on the Gulf Coast the same night, or
take the L. g. N. Coast Train in the
morning and go to interior towns
without lying over in Gulfport.
1000 Mile Tickets, Good for One
Year, $500.
Make connections with N. o. g. N.
E. trains at Lumberton.
For further particulars call on or
address
THOS. P. HALE,
General Passenger Agent,
Gulfport, Miss
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.

Sherrard Byrd Lodge, No. 353, F. d
A. MI. R. Tally, W NJ; Fl. FL.
BiIbo, Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
j. j. BASS,
PoplarviIle, Misc

PoplarviIie, Misc
Agent for Gillen Marble Works az
Humboldt, Tenn. Manufacturers Of
Tombs,ones. Call and see samples
and get prices. or write me.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

Among Mississippi people in Wash
ington, are Mr.. and Mrs Mcleod, of
Brooksville.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
THE FILIPINO WOMAN.
Absut tho HomeIiess Specimen Of Her
Sex, Says = Soldier.

Absut tho HomeIiess Specimen Of Her
Sex, Says = Soldier.
The Filipino women, writes a SOL
der from the Philippines. are right
on level with men folk. I am not
talking about the wealthy mestisos in
Manila, but about the masses. The
fact is that these people are the same
old Malays l read about in the school
books when boy, and of q low racial
type, Admiral Dewey to the contrary
Notwithstanding. You see, the admiral
met the mestizos, and meet the ma
uvss. There are few thousand mes
tizos on the islands. Aguinaldo is one
OF them; there are millions of natives
A Filipino woman is about the home
lest specimen Of her sex that ever
happened. When you stahd and talk
to her the nostriis Of her pug nose
point right at you, and you feel as II
you were looking into the muzzle OF
a double-barrelled shotgun. Her hair
Is black and long, but coarse as bristles.
Her teeth are good, but stained a dirty
red with betel, bonga and tobacco. Her
mouth is wide. Her eyes are big and
brown. but seldom expressive. She
seldom has a good Voice. Her car
riass is erect and Erassful. She dresses
with less taste thaa vne American In
dian souaw. She csRV cook; her hus-
band can. She danalss a baby on one
arm while she brings you the food her
husband has cooked. u you are a guest
at her nipa hut she will caress your
bare feet with her coarse black hair
while her husband goes out to notify
his friends, the bolomsn. to chop You
up on your way home after your visit.
Her husband will pick your pocket
with metropolitan skill. When l add
that grasshoppers, beetles and other
insects are regular items on the Fill
pino bill of fare you can Judge how
these Malays compare with the Amer
lean Indian. They hang around the
back door of our cook house on beef
days waiting for what IL left, just as
the Indians hang around the back door
Of an army post slaushterhouse out
west. They are made OF the same stun
There are more of them, because the
climate is kindlier. But for the same
reason they are less stalwart and
sturdy race, with even fewer virtues.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
TEDDYS HAT.

This is great year in the hiss
tory OF the country. 1t is a time
when frivolities should receive scant
consideration, and when statesmen
and publicists should strive to make
the people familiar with the vital
issues. That is not SO easy, though,
as it may seem. Teddy Roose-
velt's rough rider hat has already
become the subject Of factional con
tention. Mr.. Hanna, the admins
tration manager. has openly de-
clared that the governments head
gear is not the proper thing for a
candidate for vice-president, and
intimates that Teddy is trying to
make sensational effects. Senator
Platt, of New York, who was
mainly instrumental in forcing
Roosevelt on Hanna, is inclined to
sneer at the Ohio boss. He says
that Roosevelt's hat is not a mats
ter Of so much consequence as
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
Levers spread smallpox.

Another case of smallpox has devel-
oped among the students of Indiana
University at Bloomington, the result
of a clandestine meeting Of lovers. a
few weeks ago several young men were
Quarantined. and one of them escaped
guard and took frequent promenades
with Miss Stevens. A few days later
Miss Stevens was taken i'll with vario-
loid, and her roommate. Miss CARA
Davis, also grew i'll of what the physi-
clans pronounced light form OF
smallpox. Hoping to escape quaran-
tine, she left for Bluffton. but upon
arrival there was prevailed upon to
return to Bloomington. She went at
once to the secretary of the board OF
health and explained the situation.
when she was given room.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
Annual San Juan Excursion To
Salt Lake City.

The annual excursion from the silver
San Juan country to Salt Lake City,
1.-The City Of the Saints" takes place on
the 10th Of August. The fare for the
round trip from Telluride is S14 S5 and
from Grand Junction $500. Salt Water
bathing and boating, roller skating,
dancing, music ard vaudeville shows,
the glittering salt palace, the great Nor
mon Temple and Tabernacle with it's
grand organ and choir Of 400 voices are
some OF the attractions. For informa-
tion or sleeping car Accommodations ap-
ply to local ticket agent or write Gen.
w. Heintz, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Salt
Lake City.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
Higher Heels

Trade reports from Lynn are to the
effect that the style of ladies' shoes is
to undergo radical change; that in
place of the sensible low heel which
that footgear has for number of years
past carried, we are to have reintro-
duced the style Of the high heels, and
that from this time forward no woman
can be considered in style who does not
stand upon heel from an inch and
quarter to an inch and three-quarters
In height.-Boston Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06

what is under it. That is easy to
say. 1t is an observation which
would have suggested itself to
almost any of the Rough Riders
admirers. The trouble is, though,
that Roosevelts hat is typical of
what is under it. 1t is head
covering not ordinarily worn. Mr..
Roosevelt wears it to keep those
he meets constantly reminded of
San Juan hill. Eccentricities in
dress are usually signs of intellect>
ual defect. Mr.. Roosevelt should
not be interefered with, however
He is only carrying out the char
acter for which he was nominated
at Philadelphia. He is an artifi,
ciality. He was not real as civil
service reformer, police commits
sioner or soldier. Mr.. Platt
would not allow him to run for
governor, and forced him on Mr..
Hanna for vice president. New
York World.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
C OCEANS oHAeTLY oRIST.
Ten Tramp Steamers 9h.t Were Never
Heard Yfon.

Ten Tramp Steamers 3hat Were Never
Heard IRON.
During the gales a last winter. un-
sQualed in the records Of the hydro
graphic offlce for force and persistency.
more than 20 tramp steamers were lost.
Ten were never heard from after leav-
ing port. More than $50 broke their
shafts. In over a score of instances
they also lost their propellers. and
were saved from being overwhelmed
by sea anchors, which held their heads
to the combers. and liberal use of
oil. which smoothed down the crests.
Some of the underballasted tramps
from British ports, which, In pleasant
weather. make the voyage to Sandy
Hook in 16 days. were 35 days and 40
days breasting the great winter gales.
Two OF them rolled their tunnels out,
and another spent 15 days either at
tempting to make her way through
the crested billows or wallowing in the
trough. Cliff-like waves. breaking in
cataracts over her weather bow, or
leaping aboard amidships, carried
away all her lifeboats. She rolled at
an angle of nearly 45 degrees, tho
rolling period being IL or 15 times .
minute for hours and hours together.
During these 15 days the weary skip
per found, when he had a chance to
make an observation, that the ship
had made lao knots leeway. In this
tumultuous period very few of the Of
f1cers were able to get any sleep, ex-
cept the merest catnaps. The food was
hardly fit to eat through bad cooking.
the cook being unable to work proper
ly, and the water, impregnated by the
searching brine from invading seas and
spoondrift, did not do much toward
Quenching thirst. t."-Ainslee's Maga-
zine.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
ANIMALS AFRAID OF GHOSTS.
Many Msnbsrs of the Brute Creates
Fear the Supernatural


Many Msnbsrs of the Brute Crs.tiss
Fear the Supernatural
There is a widespread belief in south
Germany. in Ireland, in Scotland, and
I know not how many countries. that
horses and dogs have IAN instinct" for
uncanny realities. In Germany the
popular notion is that no horse will
pass by the place where the body OF
suicide lies, or even by the spot
where someone has committed suicide.
or where an execution has taken place.
This is something different from the
repugnance that all horses have to the
neighborhood of a slaughter-house.
Only two days ago a Tyrolese horse OF
very doclle disposition, driven careful
ly by his Italian owner. was greatly
upset at having to pass two widely sep
arated government shambles, used for
supplying meats to the crews Of Italian
warships. He was also greatly dis
gusted at having to go near a scaven-
gers cart. His protests, however. were
mild compared with the behavior OF
horses under 'uncanny" influences.
The Moro's owner said: "a horse has
a keener nose than any dog" and he
talked soothingly to him; didn't
know why that dirt cart was always in
the same place." "well-welled" him
and told him "the slaughter-house was
fifty yards of his road" and so forth.
In haunted" quarters, on the other
hand. the horse refuses with determin-
alton; he trembles, snorts, is covered
from head to heels, in time, with a
white foam, his eyes roll and shoot
fire and the end is sometimes a bad
accident, sometimes hard-fought vic
tory for the driver, sometimes his ig.
nominious defeat. l could name Irish
cross roads past which almost every
horse in the county refused to go quiet
ly after dark. The last purchase from,
maybe, the other end of the island
might be taken to the spot without any
POSSIBLY Unfortunately equine COM
panion to frighten him, but he unfail-
fngly turned rusty" as soon as he
tried the unhallowed ground. The Local
explanations were various; that the
land on one side was Cursed" thar
formerly criminals were executed and
then buried at many cross roads, and
possibly here. and that the fir trees
and castellated lodge in one angle OF
the intersecting ways made the spot
terribly dark, and SO on.-LondoD
News.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
BIG TOURIST BUSINESS.

The tourist business this season
has been as large as it has been un>
expected. The Telegraph gave an
indication of the amount Of busi>
ness that is being done in this line
in yesterdays paper when the hg-
ures showed that 1000 strangers
had arrived in the city within 48
hours, in fact, the influx is SO great
that there is good deal of diff
Guilty in properly caring for them
all. Early in the season, there
were those who believed that the
Paris exposition would draw a
large part of the summer tourist
business, which usually comes to
Colorado. But instead of doing
this the exposition seems to have
helped the Centennial state, for
while the comparatively small num-
Der of people went abroad, thou>
sands were inspired to turn their
faces westward and spend the sums
mer in cool Colorado.
A good deal of credit must be
given to the railroads in bringing
about this result, while of course
their motive was to secure tourist
business tor themselves, yet in SO
doing, they have disseminated a
vast amount of information con-
cerning this state by means OF lis
Illustrated pamphlets spread broad
cast throughout the east. And
while it helped the railroads. it has
also greatly helped all the industries
of the Pixies Peak region, for the
tourists spend a large sum of
money each year in Colorado
Springs. at the foot of Pixies Peak"
The Peak is our greatest advertise,
ment and probably draws more
people to Colorado Springs than
any other one object. People have
heard OF Pixies Peak who scarcely
know that there is such place as
Colorado Springs and the first
thing that every incoming stranger
looks for as he rolls over the east
ern prairies to this city is the tow
ering giant OF the rampant range
Colorado Springs Telegraph.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
OUR PLATFORM.

For Republic and not an Empire.
For the Money OF the Constitution.
For the People against the Trusts,
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
OUR TICKET.

OUR TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN.
Good enough in 1896.
Better in 1900.
For Vice President
ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
A good democrat in 1896.
A better democrat in 1000.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06

Ses DR.. Wolpole the eye man.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
WISE OR OTHERWISE.

A clear conscience makes a good pill
low.
Luck seldom comes when you expect
It.
When a man tires of himself his case
In hopeless.
A full moment Is Just a. small a. q
spare moment.
The best way to fill your cup Of Joy
II by making others happy.
The night key always has the hard
est work to 40 In the morning.
The successful man knows how to
Eask his capital At the right time.
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-06
A Tas - for Hattie

Cousin Phoebe. do you keep posted
on the progress Of woman suffrage p"
well. I read all about the rows tie
women have."-Dstroit Free Pro-.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Mr. Editor As you ask my OPT

Mr. Editor As you aek my opln
ion. am satisfied that all the mem.
bers of the company OF Capt Matt
Singleton were residents OF strip
of Sumter and Clarendon counties
about eight or ten miles wide run
ming from Jacks Greek below Full
ton up the Santee and Wateree
rivers 10 about Ration Creek above
Statebarg. This opinion is based
upon examination of land titles in
that strip and the original grantees
and my knowledge of the descend
ants CT those grantees many OF
whom are still living on the lands
granted. Matt Singleton, captain Of
the company. was one of the origl-
nal settlers near Manchester about
1870: and his son John and his
descendants lave occupied the sane
lands to tee present time Forther
from the river was settled by Willis
Ramsey, Joe Singleton, the JACK
sons. Rogers and Brunsons ('he lat
ter on what IS now known % Drun
sou swamp aid their descend
ants ate scattered ali over Sumter
county Lower dcw:, a::eass the
present I:rc OF Clarendon aud Sum
tc. settled tie Wells, Gay;eH, Har-
vias, Holidays and Rldgewaya
about Stateburg settled john James.
Isham (not Thom) Moore, the Wheel.
ers. Jennings and Matthews dc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Suits the Case Of Sumter.

There has baen some discussion
recently abou. the to1o Installing q
sewage system. A sewage system
would undoubtedly De con 7eolen; aud
perhaps improving TO The health OF the
town. Iodeed system Of water worss
is necessarily inadequate aud iocom,
ple,te withou: it. The oo!y objection
TO be urged is that the town cannot
afford i, This objection is one that at
present cauoo: be overcome The rate
Of taxation is already so high that the
bette. GLASS residecce property pays
only three or four per cent net os the
investment. Moreover the territory OF
the town is so great that the bsnehts OF
sewage system would extend TO only
pa,s OF the population The time
c.ay come uaen sewage system will
be necessary at apy cost, bat that 'lme
has 90; come ye, aud 10 the opinion OF
TIE Advertiser. it you'd &c great ioi'3
Cor :5e towa al this ,;oe to assume any
additional burdeo OF debt-i1auFeos
Advertiser
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
fhe First Train Through
from Cheraw to Colum-
bla

Today the first train Of the sea
bca,d Air Line from It's main line via
Cheraw and Camdea vii! come lpto
Columbia over the new track 1t
viii bring IN Col sIcbec.s private
car. The Ger witn Goi NcBee
aboard arrived a, Candea yesterday
The new temporary bridge across
the Wa.erce was finished yesterday,
aud thus the train viii be enabled tc
come on through into the park today
This trains arrival Will be looked ioi
with considerable public lntertest.-
State March 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
Interesting Local History.
Col. Blanding Traces Sumter
County Back to Colonial
Times.

In the State one day last week was
printed list of Captain Matthew Sin
gIeson's Company of Marion's Brigade
in the revolutionary war, With head
lines claiming it to be Rlcb'and
company Being struck by the large
number of Sumter names in the list,
we asked Col B!auding's opinion
about it, and in response he has fur
nished a most valuable historical Con
tribution, which we are glad to pub
lisb below in connection with the
clipping from the State:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

The constant and extraordinary
development Of cotton manufacturing
IL South Carolina is matter IN
which we may all feel a just pride.
It seems like fairy tale to assert
that our State is leading the south in
this important Industry. More than
four and half millions of dollars
have been invested in mills since the
irs. day of January, and still there
seems to be 20 let up in the good
work But what about Sumter ! We
don't build eny mills We have even
quit building them on paper. Viii
this Inactivity continue IL one OF the
best cotton markets of the State, or
viii our people wake up aud join the
procession by and by
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

Toe ever roaming pestlferous cur, OF
she yal.er stump tailed variety, and
o,per sorts and condltiops of canine
aussedeess received come passing re
marks 10 City Council meeting last
night, but no action vas taken which
promises to decrease their number OF
interfere With their midnight depreda
siops upon he's pests, 90 say nothing OF
the moonlight bayiog which so dIsturbs
:he s.umber OF average people SUN
ter has q lull share of these curses, aud
the council would do we'll to regulate
them ous Of the community oy every
lau al means possible. The life OF one
,is,le child is worth many times all the
ours 10 the State. and the liberty CT the
dos is a constant danger, ADD one
which iacreases as waru weather ap-
proaches.