The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-06
sumter's Part in the West indian
Exposition


The time is now q, hsod when The work OF
preparatioo for exhie,ting the best products
OF this County at the Exposition should be
coDne1ced
The following lines of work are respect.
fally suggested
lst. Products OF the soil, vegetable, min
esal aDd agricultural, especially tobacco,
broom corn, cotton. castor beans, sun do~-
ers, celery, sr,icbokes both grouod and globe,
hay, seed potatoes, tomatoes, hemp snd peas.
%. Mineral productions, such as iron ore.
81. Electrical work, in all its vari:d
branches.
Ats. Art. painting, sculpture, aod wax
work.
Sin. The exhibit of colonial relics, antique
furniture, pictures aud eugravioes.
9th. Flowers aud Towering plants and
shrubs.
7sh. Lace making, embroidery and fancy
work.
s,h. Preserves, pickles. sauces, je'lies ard
cured meats, vegetables and fruits, dry.
9th. Lsrd, butter, tanned skins of ari'
mails aud stuffed birds, beasts aud reptiles.
10th Poultry aod pets, including pigeoDe,
parrots. dogs, ponies acd singing birds.
llth. Horses, cows, sheep, hogs and oxen
and bulls
18th. Old aud 6ne paintings aOd portssi,s,
18Th. Curiosi,ies of any and of every
kind.
18th. Bread, cake, wine, cheese aDd bis.
c1its
18th. Rone wovsn cloths, home knit aud
crochet work.
18th. Woods, snd wooden work os every
sort
l7st. Doors, sasses. Blinds, maBte's and
sll manufactures OF wood or wood and glas:
made il the county.
18th. Telephones and switchaoards made
in ,ais county wisn al electrical appliances
18th, asrd wood wors in all its brsucoes
goth. Wagon or carnage work made il
the county.
list Brick, artificial stone. real stone and
pipes.
22a Crack shots, With rife and shotgun
23d. Cane of all sorts, alive or stuffed
2A,h. Fish of all kinds. alive or stuffed
25.b. Aoeient and rich wearing apparel
or laces
2s,h. Basket work, and work Of oskea
splits, shingles. collars for horses, mats, jugs
and jars, all of Sumte. manufacture.
Do you not thiok that in some Of these
classes, yon.mighs be able to chow excellence
Bear it in mind tina: nothing will be worth
exhibiting, vhieh is cot far above the ordi.
nary in quality.
Every man or woman who can afford II
should tske at least one share in the capital
stock of the company Because every one
should be able to say io the future, that they
lent a helping hand to bring the old Stats
ont of tie kinks and to advertise to The
world sbe merits of her climate, soil end
people.
Shares are only Eve dollars each, and that
sum is only called for as needed Every
bank, insurance company and othe. corpo.
rate body ought to JOIN in the commoo effort
to bring the State up to the front line of pros
pesisy.
South Carol'Da cannot afford to fail in
doing what her siater States have done. We
are in for it now. The public has been in.
formed that We will hold an exposition in
our largest city of all the products of our
State and of our aisser Stasss. alec Of the
West Indies. The undertaking is large
one, but it premisee bsae6,s in proportion 10
ITS size. Shall We stand idly by and lend no
helping hand.
Prosperity will rot come to those wao
nake no effort to get it. Fortune passes oaca
by the door, if no. invited in and eOtersain
ed, "she goes on to the next and conee DO
more"
North Carolina has her Biitmose, Tennes-
see aud Georgia have held their E1posi,ious
ADD raapcd the rewards in increased prosper.
lts and enlarged population: Louisiana has
had her Exposition and made her lasds more
vsluaole-see Calcasien and her vastly in
creased rice product.
South Carolina now comes to toe front and
calls on her sops aud daughters TO aid her tc
bring the tide OF prosperity to her doors
Shall she call 10 vain? Shall ber sons and
daughters tucn deaf ear 20 her appeal
trust not. 10 the paat she has not plead IN
vaia and i, is to be hoped she will not now
a Citizen
County papers please copy.
La Grippe Quickly Cured.
SIN the winter of 1898 and 1899 va:
,ekoc doom With eevare attsck of what Is