davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
WEDGEFlELD NEWS.
wedsesald. S. c., Ap.ll 23, 1901.

Wed2eaald. 5. o., April z3, 1871.
More rain fell here last Friday than has
fallen any one day since the spring of So.
Stands of cotton and corn will be broken 80
The result of lands washing aud erfo@lng,
some low lands planted in corn will have to
be replaoted
ar S c. Bsnris,er, Agent OF a. c L !,
here. rusde flying trip to Virginia last weas
to Jock ever 8 field offered him, bat be decIl-
ed before reaching bone to breath, The air
from the bills and swamp while longer.
DR.. N L. Pare. attended tee neeuog Of
the State Medical Association Florence last
week.
Rev. G H. Poos=r is coovalesiag from az
attack OF grippe, though cot strong enough
10 take tie rlds TO eli his appointment for
last Sunday. he te!d services at the Methodist
Church here.
Ooe of our young men vent over to Suln-
t.. some ,ime ego 70 have some pbotogra pba
taxed, after tie photographer got through be
remarked be Intended to gait the husineas,
oor frlsrd then express bis regrets if ne wss
the subject that discouraged h,m We doo'.
want this to reach the travelling nrtlsta
though for we would te glad TO see one.
Mr. John Gerald of Manning is spending
the day in town. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
HOUSES ON "MADE" GROUND
The Reason They TEEN With Mala-
ria and Nozious Gases.

The Reason They TEEN With Mala-
ria and Noxious Gases.
Good gravel has so largely come into
request that many suburban lands
with that valuable substratum are
quarried to a considerable depth be-
fore being sold on building leases. But
it is essential to restore level surface,
as even the most speculative builder
would hesitate to run up meat villa
residences" in deep holes. The owner
frequently gets over this difficulty by
allowing urban refuse to be shot into
the excavation; in many cases he even
exacts a small sum for every load tilted
on his ground. The surface being thus
leyeled, a year or two are allowed for
the soil to sink and become compact.
Occasionally grass is sown to give a
natural appearance to the spot
All is now in readiness for the build
er, who proceeds to lay the foundation
for his terraces" avenues" and gar
dens," which he subsequently adyer-
tises as ION gravel soil" So they are.
but between their ground floors ard the
gravel lies thick stratum of partially
decomposed rubbish, teaming with
malaria. and not for many years will
the deposits cease to give off noxious
gases.
But the tenant. coming from a diff
ferent locality. knows nothing Of the
making" process to which the plot
has been subjected. When. therefore,
i'll health dogs his family, he puts it
down to defective drainage or some
other structural deficiency and spends
money freely on remedial measures
without the least benefit All this
misery might be prevented if it were
legally prohibited to build human habi-
tations on dccomposed refuse until the
soil had acquired wholesome char
acter.-London Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
BOSE WAGON sNT
It Night Havs Bsen Much Worse

Delgar hose wagon met with serious acci-
dent THURSDAY nieh. wbiie going dowG l.iber
t7 street oa ruu I.is Wooaer that ihe e
suits were 20, 1ore serious How he horses
escaped withoet being killed, the wagon
@,tbout being totally wrecked, Q: The driver
and the mempers CT the company on the
wagon ar the tine without fatal ioJ2ries 90
oae cao imsg:ne.
Tbs hose comp. MES were called out oy
false aiacu aoout lG O'clock an} theG raced
6own Liberty Stree, towacd 'he old 5.
n. depot ct the u3uai speed Il trout cf 'he
Bap,ist Church The De!sar team ran fail til
iafo pile Of l2gl2 iumoeF tt1t had been left
10 the street .; the contractor This lum6er
blocked fully ose half tie si7ee:a auG it wes
not marked by laotern or in any other way
to wa,n drivers to avoid it. When The teaD
struck the :unoeI, Robert Wright, tie driver,
was buried from his seat, falling oetwGec the
horses The ho-ses, thoroughly frighteueo
and without driver ran 90 down the stree.
TIE wagoo passed over Wright without
striking h0 aud be escaped With scalp
wouod where bis head struck ,5e tongue of
the wagon o. the pile Of lumoer, sCd cut
on the arm. The step on tae back of the
wagon was torn CT. carrying with it the
nings co the back of the Wagon The under
pinpines OF ,ae wagon we're also....cent aud
broken. None OF the 6rensn 90 the w@goc
we're ;hrswn out, bat Ed Jenkins who whs
standing oo the back step when the collision
occurred was thrown forward iuto the wagon
by the impact. When be saw that the driver
was goae he crswled up 10 the drivers seat
aud ont 90 the tongue, between the running
horses, until be got hold of the reiDs. he
6nally succeeded in stopping the horses.
Monaghan bose wagon kept on the other
side of the street and escaped the lumber pile
II vas gross ca.e!essness TO say, the least,
to leave the lumber scattered in the street.
If it was impossible to hsye it removed be-
fore dark i, should have been marked by
lighted lantern.
Delgsr Ree Squad will turn The matter
over 10 the attorney of the squad and be Will
endeavcr to 6od out who was responsible fer
the obstruction 2pd collect from the respon-
sioe party damages for the injury te the
wsgoo and horses
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
One Coming.

Gould you tell me the meaning of
the word .cataclysm? he asked Of the
street car passenger who was folding
up his newspaper.
care you going to ride two or three
blocks farther:" was queried in reply.
''Yes. sir"
"Then you'll see one. The conductor
has carried that sharp nosed woman
two streets past where she wanted
to get off already. and she'll wake up
soon and start q catac,ysm that'll prob
ably jump the car off the track"'-
WASHINGTON Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
How They Treated Washington.

AS an example Of the progress Of
medicine during the last century The
Medical Record cites the case Of Wash
ington's last Illness He died Of laryn-
geal diphtheria, and the treatment was,
it would seem, for an old man sick
with disease. very exhausting to the
vitality. 1t consisted in the abstrac-
ton Of between two and three quarts
Of blood, the administration Of about
20 grains Of calomel and 6 grains Of
tartar emctic and an injection, with ex-
ternal application Of blister. And yet
so strong was Washington's constitu-
ton that he survived this treatment for
"a hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
oS'--r1-
PLAY BALL.
Sumter Will Have Crack-a.Jack
Team This Season

Sumter will bave6 6-st class base ball this
season A team to ue composed Of the pick
of the local ball tossers, reinfort ed by two or
more crack PLAYERS to be engaged for the
season will give the Game Cock City the best
team in this section of the State This team
is already ia process of formation, aud the
local o ayers are already getting themselves
io;o shape Dy practice work every foe afier-
neon BY the FIRST of Nay the boys will be
in training end they Will be ready 10 give the
ball cranks sn exhiDfrlon Of 6oe bail. Several
mea who know what good ball is, although
they do 90, chase the sphere themselves, are
back of the movement, sod they will make it
CO. They are gong in for success, and the
team they will put 10 the field will be
wionec.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
a YOUNG MAN IN TROUBLE.
Fir. John Powell Charged With
Attempting to Cause Wreck

Mr.. John ". Powell, at one ,ine well
known and popular in Florence, being in toe
service of the Southern Express Company,
has teen arrested in Cberaw charged with at
tempting to wreck Sesboard train. He is
being held on $500 bond
A negro man, who had also been arrested
has confessed it is said, telling story of how
Mr. Powell directed him to place oostructions
On the track. a freight train first hit The
obstruction, tree and cross tie, out no
great damage was done. The oostructions
were again placed. but the passenger train
coming on later bad been warned by wire
Mr. Powell vas g former enploye of the
Sesboard. he has splendid family coonec
,ions, aud bis arrest in Cheraw caused some
thing Of sensation Ee has many friends
who dep'ore the mat;er.-Floreoce Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Caught a Dreadful Cold.

Marion Kocke, manager for 7 II Thonp-
son, large importer of dne millinery of 1858
Milwaukee ave, Chicago, says: During the
late severe weather caught q dreadful cold
which kept nee awake st night and made me
unfit to attend my work during the day. One
of ny miliiners was taking Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy for sever cold at that time.
which seemed 10 relieve her so quickly that |
bought some for myself 1t acted like magic
sud began to improve at once ! sm pow
entirely we'll aud feel very pleased to &C.
knowledge It's merits.'' For sale by Dr. A j
China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
METHODS OF SUICIDE.
How Desperate Persons Adopt Pro.
vaiIirG Styles of Destruction.

"The remarkable methods several sui
cides have adopted in this city recently
call attention to the fact that methods
Of self destruction are largely matters
Of suggestion" said q doctor. When
a man gets in that condition where he
wants to die, he has little inventive
ability and adopts the method that has
been brought to his mind. You will nc
tice that after one person kills himself
with acid there follows a long list OF
acid suicides It is the same with any
unusual method. One person gets up
an original way, and that inspires the
next one to try his hand until we have
q whole series Of such grewsome nov
elites.
81 have proved this theory. Several
years ago l was discussing this feature
Of suicide with several friends, includ-
ing the coroner. They ridiculed my
theory. I offered to prove it. 1t hap
pened that shooting and hanging were
popular just then. l wrote an article
for a newspaper on the horrors OF
strangulation and pistol wounds and
explained the ease with which one
could kill himself with prussic acid.
Death from prussic acid, you know. is
absolutely instantaneous and, many be-
lieve, painless. There had not been
suicide with this acid for more than
year, but within week after the arti-
Gle was published there were four, ana
one Of the unfortunates had clippings
Of my article in his pocket.
"Of course I was accused Of killing
these four by suggestion, but l was
never arrested and do not feel guilty,
for when once a person has decided to
kill himself the method is slight mat
ter. No person in his right mind will
commit suicide We all know in our
sane moments Of easy ways to end life,
but when in the suicidal frame Of mind
nature seems to rob US Of our reason in
this direction. as if in desperate hope
of preventing the sacrifice. New York
Mail and Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
The Best Remedy For aheunatis1a
Oaick Relief From Pain.

All who use Chamberlain's Pain Balm for
rbeumatism are delighted with the quick re
lief from pain which it affords. When speak
lug of this Mr D N Sioks of Troy, Ohio, says:
"Sore tine ago l had severe attack Of
rheumatism in my arm aud shoulder I tried
numerous remedies but got DO relief until
was recommended b5 Aessrs Geo T Parsons
Co, druggists of this place, 10 Try Cham
ber!ain's Pam Balm. They recommended 1t
SO highly that bought bottle. l was sooo
relieved Of all pain bave since recommend
ed this lioimens to macy of my fr,ends. who
agree With ms that it is the best remedy for
muscular rheumatism in the market For
sale by Dr. A J Chiua.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Called to an Easier Field.

We wonder if any men with white
skins are called to the ministry after
the fashion described by Booker L.
Washington il lis autobiography. lie
SAYS: a colored man III Alabama, one
hot day in July, while he was at work
in 4 cotton field. suddenly stepped and
looking toward the skies said, 20 lawd,
de cotton am so grassy, de work am so
hord. and dc san am not 50 hot dat l
h'ljeve dis darlly am :alled to preach" "
Chicago Standard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
The Best Blood Purifier.

The blood is Constantly being purified by
the lungs, liver aod kidneys Keep these
organs in healthy condition and the bowels
regular and you vii! have no need OF 9 blood
purifier For this purpose there is nothing
equal ro Chanberlain's Stomach aud Liver
Tablets, cue dose of them will do you more
good shan a dollar bottle of the best blood
purifier. Price 25 cen,a. Samples free ct DR.
A J Chna's drug store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Southern Railway the Official
Route---On to Chlckamauga and
Memphis.

For the unveilipg of South Carolina Moru.
ment. Chickamauga Park, May 9th, and
Uoited Confederate Veterans Reunion,
Memphis Tenn May 2stb, 2eth and 3otb.
1901.
Special reduced rates via Southern Rail.
way for both those occasions. Rate for the
round trip.
From Sumter, S. c., to Chattanooga and
return Sl2 40.
From Sumter, S. c., to Memphis and re-
,arn slz l5.
Round trip tickets from Chattanooga to
Lyt.e Station (Chickanaugs) twenty-five
cents (25c)
Tickets to Chattanooga and return, account
of unvelliog ceremonies, ou sale May 24h,
25,h aud 2oth good to Eetarn until May 3o,h
1901.
Tickets to Memphis and return, account
Confederate Reunion, on sale Nay 25th, 26;h
end 9th, good to return until Jcne zth,
1851. Thee tickets may be extended until
June ls;h by deposit ct Memphis with the
joiat sgeot, and pay meat OF q fee OF Fifty cents
(-oc) at time of deposit. stop.c7er of
one day will be permitted st Chattanooga,
Teuu either on the going or return trip, to
enable the South Carolina Veterans to visi,
Chickamauga Park to witness the unveiiiog
and dedication of the South Carolina Monu-
meot.
These tickets will be sold by all principal
agents Of the Southern Railway.
Confer with nearest Southern Railway
Agent, or write R. W. Huo,, D. P. A.,
Charleston, S. c., W &. McGee, T. P. a.,
Augusta. Ga, S. H. Hardwick, G, P. A
Washington, D. G., W. r. Tayloe, A G P
a, Atlanta, Ga. April l6-tf.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Reversed.

Blackburn = Judge Snyder made 3
rule some time ago that ali women
should remove their hats in his court.
but see shat the order is not enforced.
Whi.ehead-No. The women folks ap-
pealed to the judges wife. and she rem
dered dissenting opinion. : Denver
News.
Belgium holds the worlds record in
canals, having $50 miles. which carry
100000 tons year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Saws Re Vas Tortured.

81 suffered such pain from corns could
hardly walk" writes H Robinson, Hills
borough, III, "but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
completely cured them" Acts like magic on
sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns,
hollis, ulcers. Perfect healer of skin diseases
and piles. Cure guaranteed by J F W De-
Lorme Csc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24

eDaily. TDaily ezcep. snndey.
No 53runs through to Charleston, s. @
s:a Central r. f., arriving MaDn.ng { G4 2
n ,Lsues 6.43 p n, Charleston 80 n.
Trains or Conway Branch leave Chadbou. .
II 60 a n, arrive Conway 80 p N, return
ing leave Conway 3 90 p u, af1ive Chad,
oourn 20 p u, leave Chadbourn 35 n.
arrive Elrod SO Il, returning lesy: Ei1od
20 n, arrive ChadbourD II D. n Tail
except Sunday.
!. Z. KENtY, Gen:l Manager.
7. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
a. h. &f' RSON Gen'l Pass. Aosu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
4 Testimonial From old England.

81 cons Ser Chamoerlain's Cough Reuedy
the best in the world for bronchitis" says
Hy William savory, of Warrington, Eogland.
"It has ssvsd my wife's life, she havicg been
martyr to bronchitis for over six years,
seiog most of the time confined to her bed.
Sac ls now quite we'll" Sold by A J China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
Working 81 Hours a Day.

There's no rest for those .irelcss llttle work
erS-Dr Kings New Life Pills. Millions are
always busy, curing torpid liver. jaunaice, bill
iousness. fever and ague. They banish sick
headache. drive cut malaria. Never gripe or
weaken. Smal. tss,e nice, work wonders. Try
them. 25c at F W DeLorme's. Q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
WORK WILL Tell.
Nothing Succeeds Like Success
When Success ID Won by Merit

The Nixon House is to be overhauled and
re6tted and i, will be made 10 all lie sppoint-
rnents secood 10 90 ho,el Sumter has ever
had The first ste1 10 tbis direction was
taken last week when contract was made
with J A Schwerio TO paper the entire house
from TOD 10 bottom. Every roou u the hotel
viii be papered and the dining roou will re-
ceive especial attention and the paper used
there Will be parilcularly rich end ntndsoDe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24

The Soo,h Carolina College ball team
was defeated by Mercer College team 10
Macon Saturday. Score, 6 TO 2
A fal! CT Il inches Of snow is report
ed ia parts of Kentucky 90 Saturday.
A combination freight aud passenger
train rae ioto washous Dear Blacks
burg oo the s G & GA Extension R.
R on Saturday. Engineer Me'calf was
killed aad the 6remeD badly Injured
The Seaboard Air L;ue freight depot
in Columbia was burned Sunday morn
Jog Loss more than $4,000.
Vancouver, Wash, April 21.-Cbas
Brown aud E. L Candy, president and
cashier respectively ef the First Ma
tiopaI bank of tbis city, which was
forced to suspend yesterday, committed
suicide last nigh: two ulles from here.
Their bodies were fouad this morning.
Both used the sane weapon snd Canby
EVIDENT? fred first, as the revolver vas
fouat 10 BroWo's hand Each put the
muzz,e OF the revolver in his mouth
aud blew the top of bis bead of.
New York, April 10 The Standard
Oil Go will declare diyldeod abou:
Nay of 20 per ceot on its capita! of
$l00 600. 600 At the same ti@e the
plan will probably be adopted of lu
oreasiug the capital stock Of the con-
pany from 500, 100000 to $500, ,O0o,.
600 This lacrease Of capl:si stock will
in reality be al adjustment. -Four
shares Of the new stock vii! be glveu
10 exchange fcr ooc of the oid. The
ssock is qao;ed at present. at It's top
feure, SSo5. go thu, share Of the
pew STOCK will be worth 10 the market
approximately $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
a Specimen Of Negro Sport Com
position
By Halia Mlas April !

Dr. A J China Dear Sir Will you oolige
ne and ssud ne packet off you Sin Sin
Breath Perfoom for me al osce ten cen,
packet or cent packet plese put il in this
invIope aud retun it back to Lewis Singleton
By Halia Hiss Send yop 30 ceat p4v L:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24
TRAINS aoiNG soUTa.

No. 81 runs through from Charleston viz
e1tral r R leaving Charleston Gas g. n.
,anes s o2 u. Eaoning so n
TgAlNs GOING NoaTB.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-24

Ciyis.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
NO COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
Some Seem to Think That There Will Be
But This is Mistake.

A large number of Brunswickians
seem to be under the impression that
council will meet tonight but this ia 4
mistake, The oity fathers will not be
Ia session again until next Thursday
night and it ia probable that the Mo
G4rvey amendment in regard to the
early closing of saloons will 20 through
at thlslmeeting,
This resolution provides that til
saloons shall remain open from 5 q. m.
to 10 p, m.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16

ter 30 that this ordinance may be togethe =
with the hsrbor rules, placed before all
mariners .os othersI likely to violate the
same, Adopted.
By Alderman du Bignon-
Be it. and it is hereby resolved, by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Bruns>
wick, in council assembled that the regular
meeting of this council be changed from
bi>monthly to weekly after Thursday the
23rd inst, and continuing each Thursday
thereafter until further ordered. Adopted.
By Alderman du Bignon-
Be it, and it il hereby resolved, by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Bruins
wick, in council assem- bled, that the mayo,
be, and he is hereby authorized to reorgan
ize the different committees of this counr
Gil, making such changes in the different
comm lttees as he may deem advisable and
for the best interest of this body
By Alderman du Bignon-
Be it, and it lie hereby resolved by the
mayor and aldermen OF the city of Brurs'
wick, in council assembled, that the City
Ems ineer be and he is hereby instructed
to furnish to this council full and CONS
plete list of all Artesian wells within
the corporate limits of the city, giving the
ownership, situation, size of pipe, and the
flow, approximately, for each "a hours
And he is further instructed to make a
thorough investigation to ascertain if the
owner or owners of such wells have placed
or caused to be placed, any pipes through
or across any of the streets, alleys or ways
of the city, connecting such we'll or wells
with other property for the purpose Of
furnishing water either for pay or other
wise.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
FLU NERAL TODAY.

Mr. George L. Pitcher Will Be TenderIy
Laid to Rest This Morning.
The funeral of Mr.. George L Pitcher
will occur from st. Xaviers Cstho,jo
church at 9 o'clock this m rning and q
large number will attend the burial.
The following will act ss pail bear
ers: r. D. Meader, F. Joerger, R E
BriessnioK, Ernest Dart, W. d. Miller,
Frank Owens.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
ORDINANCE.

Introduced by Alderman duBignou,
An ordinance to amend the harbor
regulations Of the city of Brunswick i.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city o
Brunswick in council duly assembled,
and it is hereby ordained by rhe au-
thoritj of the same. The following
rulessn nd regulations shall be added to
the existing hsrbor regula'i ions of the
city of Brunswick, to-wit:
Rule /. That ali pilots be requested
to inform the masters of vessels Of
their duty to report to the dock aud
harbor m masters eff :e within twenty
four hours after arrival at the city.
Rule 2. The master of vessels shall
bracs around the yards, cathead the
anchors aud rig in the jb-booms when
eyer required by the dock and harbor
master. The master of any vessel
shall move his vessel when required to
do so by the dock and harbor master,
and any master refusing to do so
when ordered by the dock and harbor
or bis deputy. the vessel shall be moved
If necessary, with tug or tugs, and
proper crew employed, at the expense
Of said vessel.
Rule 3. Master or consingnee Of any
vessel wishing to move shall give the
dock and harbor master sufficient
notice to enable him to give her q
clean berth. The dock and harbor
master must bs the judge of the time
required,
Rule 4, No vessel shall be moved
after beng placed at the wharf with.
out permission of the dock and harbor
master.
Rule 8. No vessel, other than regu-
lar packets arriving at the city, shall
be looked without the permission Of
the dock and ha"bor master.
Rule6. No vessel shall anchor In the
channel Of the river known as the
"shosl," from Cooks wharf to the
lower end OF the jstties, at any time,
nor shall any vessel anchor In the
channel in trout OF the city for more
than tweuty~four hours without per.
mission from the dock and harbor
master.
Section 2. Re it futher ordained by
the autboyis. Aforesaid, that all or
dinauces and parts Of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby anuulled aud repealed.
The ordinance to amend sec ion SAT
of the city code adopted Jan. 1901
prohibiting SPECIFICATIONS in certain
places was read second and third time
and defeated.
Ordinance amendment to 40 ord Insuse
entitled an ordinance to ameud ordin.
suce number 80 en- tiled an ordinance to
regul ate certain kinds of business in the
city of Brunswick, 10 FIX the amount of
icense or business tax to be paid for
the privilege of pursuing such busin SO