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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Immigration into Crba continues to
be almost exclusively from the Span
ish peninsula, 12,094 persons out of a
total of il, 57S in the second half OF
1900 having come from Spain. 1t is
astonishing to learn that in the same
time only seventeen immigrants to
Cuba were from the United States.
The situation reminds one of what the
historian Froude said years ago
Whatever the eventual fate of Cuba,
the Spanish race has taken root there
and is visibly destined to remain.
Spanish, at any rate, they are to the
bone and marrow, and Spanish they
will continue. >
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
AS TO A CARNIVAL.

The matter of having carnival and
nremen's tournment in Sumter is
merely question of money. If there
are enough people in Sumter interest
ed in the undertaking to the extent Of
putting up the necessary funds to
make iti:a go, the balance will be
easy. The carnival held here in the
fall of4SS4 cost, all told, something
more than 81, 600 in cash, besides a
great deal Of hard work by the COM
mittees. 1t will cost fully as much
now to get up a carnival on the same
scale, and, if the money is forthcom-
ing, we are satisfied that the carnival
can be held, and, that it will be a
success, there is no doubt. If only a
Sremen's tournament is held the ex-
penses will be less, and 1000 would be
sufficient to provide the prizes, al
though when this sum shall have been
divided into prizes for hose wagon
races, reel races, grab races and the
several other contests that are usually
held at all fremen's s tournaments, none
of the purses would be large. The
larger the prizes offered the more en-
tres there will be and the success Of
the occasion will be correspondingly
greater. There will be greater crowds,
greater interest in the contest, and the
business men who put up the money
viii have better chance to get it
back, for the greater the crowds in the
city the more money they will spend.
We believe it pays to hold carnivals
~in city, but as is the case with all
other advertising, semi car
nivais do not give returns on the in
yestment that they are expected to.
The carnival of 1894 was great sue
ess as a spectacle and as a period of
sn5gyuant, but from a6nancial stand
pion6 ftywss not. Our recollection is
chat there was general disappointment
and nearly everybody concluded when
II was over that it had not paid.
Nevertheless we advocated a perma-
nea- coaxniyal committee and urged
@,at a carnival be held the next year
and every year unless We wished to
throw away all that the first caFniVal
had accomplished in the way OF adveF-
fising and attracting attention to
sumter. We thought then and stlll
believe that it was mistake to hold
oyne carnival and quit; and we believe
now that it will be largely waste OF
money and effort to hold carnival this
GEAR 1nless it is to be made perma-
rent affair and held annually. II those
k1b., are now anxious for carnival
sremen,s tournament, ETC., are willing
pledge themselves to hold at least
Aree carniYals in three successive
rs we will heartily favor the under
ng and will go into it believing
good results will follow and that
investmenti It will pay hand
eturn on the money spent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

London June1 0.-The chancellor
of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. in the House of Commons to-
day proposed alterations in the sugar
duty as follows:
Molasses and all extracts OF sugar
which cannot be tested by the POLAR,
scope if containing 20 per cent and
upward of sweetening matter, IS 30
per hundredweight: if between 20 and
so per cent Is: below so per cent Is.
The duty on solid glucose is to be Is
Cd per hundredweight and on liquid
glucose Is. A resolution embodylng
the sugar alterations was passed with
out division to take effect tomor-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia, June 1.-THE week end
ing Monday, June 10, was somewhat
warmer than the preceding one, but
the average temperature continued be-
low the normal. There was maximum
Of 93 at Yemassee on the 9Th, and a
minimum of 50 at Greenville on the
4th. Over the western and northern
counties, the nights were much too
cool for cotton, and there was gene
raj deficiency of sunshine.
General showers occurred on the Sd,
and again on the 9Th and 7th, light
over the greater portion Of the State,
but heavy in the middle and lower
Savannah valley, the Southeastern,
and portions OF the west central coun-
ties, where the ground was kept too
wet for general cultivation, and where
only from two to three days plough
ing was practicable. Over the western,
central, northern and northeastern
counties, the weather conditions were
favorable for farm work, and cultiva-
ton made fair progress.
Cotton is unusually small, lacks
cultivation, and is somewhat lousy in
places, while grassy fields are the rule.
It has not all been chopped to stands.
In the eastern and southeastern Sec
tions its growth is at standstill, and
the plants are turning red or yellow,
showing an unhealthy condition, but
over the remainder OF the State it is
growing and improving slowly and has
a healthy color. Sea island looks bet
ter, but blight is still prevalent.
Corn has begun to tassel and is be-
ing laid by in the southeastern sec
tions, where its condition is, how
ever, very poor owing to lack of cult
vation and an excess of moisture. IN
other sections upland corn has i'm
proved and looks healthy, but bottoms
are still too wet to replant. But
worms and crows are damaging bot
tom land corn in the extreme.
Late wheat has rusted badly, while
early is being harvested with the aver
age result only fair, and not up to ez-
pectations. Oats harvest is well
advanced, but the rains have damaged
some in the shock. Yields are vari-
able, but average fairly good.
Tobacco is extremely poor, and dying
from lack of proper cultivation and ex-
cessive moisture in Williamsburg
County and vicinity, while in the
other tobacco districts, it has improv-
ed slightly, but is still poor. Worms
are numerous in places.
Upland rice is fine, and some river
rice also, but in the Georgetown dis
tricts freshets have done much dam
age, and prevented full acreage of
June sowing.
Melons are failure in places, and
poor generally. Peaches are dropping,
and early varieties are rotting. Pas
lures and gardens have improved.
Truck is growing and yielding well.
Many correspondents report scarcity
of farm laborerS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
Beware Of a Cough.

A cough is not disease bu: symptom
Consumption aod bronchitis, W hich are she
most dangerous and tassl diseaeess have for
their 6sst Indication persistent cough, and
If properly rrea,.d IS soon as this cough sp-
pea,s are easily cured Gbsmberlain Cough
Remedy bas proven wonderfully successfu !;
ard gained iss wide reputation and excessive
sale oy its success ip curing the diseases
which cause coughing lfit not tene6cial
it will 90, cos, you 8 cent For sale os Dr.
Al China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

People are still talking about the
excellence of the May issue Of Every
body's Magazine The June number
is even better. 1t contains a variety
of articles of first rate interest and
has nothing within its covers that is
not ably and cleverly written. There
are ideas in the magazine. but the
style is not sacrificed to material. Nor
are the illustrations inferior to those
of most of the expensive monthlies.
In brief period Everybody's has
come to the front of the ten cent
ers'' and it is prepared to maintain
that position by the publication of
vivid and original matter on series
of topics as wide as the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

If people only knew what We know about
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. it would be used IN
nearly every hobsehold as there are few peo'
ple who do not suffer from feeling of full
ness after eating, belcbiDg, fatulence, sour
stomach or water-brash, caused oy indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. a preparation soch as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which, with no aid
from the stomach, will diees' your food, GER
,ainly cant help bet do you good )
Hughson eCo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

We would like to know whether or
not our Democratic Senator, John
Lowndes McLaurin, believes it essen
hal to the well being of the country
that President Mckinley, of whom he
has so exhalted an opinion, besgiven a
third term. If he believes all that he
has professed to believe we do not see
how he can refuse to support McRin-
ley for third term.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Port Royal, Pa, June 1o--The Pitts
burg Coal and Coke Company's shaft,
No 3, at this place is OF fire, after
steady running for seven years, and
over thirty men are in she mines,
many OF whom, it is feared, viii new
er be heard from again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Ss,n affections Will read,y disappear By
rs,ng DeW:tt's Witch Hazel SaVe Look
cut for cosu tsrfei,s. If sou get Dewitt
you will get good results. 1t is the qnick
aod positive cure for pies.-J S puehson 4
10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Senator Depew is boosting Mckinley
for third term, but unless Mark
Hanna sets his machine in motion and
takes Mckinley aboard all the boost
ing the others may do will prove re-
sultless.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

The city of Sumter could not spend
a thousand or two dollars to better
purpose than in sending first class
exhibit of the county's resources to
the Charleston Exposition. AS sup
plement to the exhibit there should
be a descriptive hand book of the
county for free distribution. This
book should contain map of the
county and the text should give com
plete information as to the geological
formation, the character of the soil,
timber supply, agricultural products,
climatic and meteorological records,
educational advantages, prices of land,
rents, cost Of living, and in fact all the
information that all investor or settler
would desire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

The decision of the Supreme Court
in the insular cases will 60 into the
record as political opinion and not a
legal or constitutional deliverance.
Just such decisions as we're rendered
II the several cases were needed to
bolster up the policy of the admins
eration, and the majority of the court
kindly let the President have what he
wanted. Every branch of the govern
ment appears to have become saturat-
ed with the doctrines of expediency
and eommercialism: the President,
Cabinet and Congress have been en-
gagged for several years in twisting
and bending the laws to suit their
purpose, and now comes the Supreme
Court and gives the constitution the
worst wrench it has had since West
Virginia was admitted as State.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

0A4teS 8ooo, ana ayvvvvvyvyvYrvvvvyyyvvv vvvvy1
small annoyanees trritate you, Peruna
will make you feel like another per
son inside Of week. have now
used 1t for three seasons and md Il
very reliable and eficacious.
Coats.
Mrs. Al. wetzsl. q South 17th street,
Terrs Haute, Ind, writes:
Peruna IL the greatest medicine On
earth. feel we'll and that tired feel
Ing Is all gone. When began to take
your medicine could not smell nor
hear . church bell ring. Now can
smell and hear. When l began your
treatment my head was terrible, all
sorts OF buxzing. chirping and loud
noises. Three months ago l dragged
around like snail; now can walk a.
briskly as ever. / am going to 20 and
see the doctor that said was not long
Tor this world. and tell him that
Peruna cured me."-Mrs. AL. Wetxel.
II all the tired women and all the
nervous women. and all the women
that needed tonic would read and
need the words Of these three fair
ladies' who have spoken right to the
point. how many invalids would BE-
prevented and how many wretchsd
lives be made happy
Peruna restores health In n normal
way.
Peruna puts right all the mucous
membranes Of the body, and in this
way restores the functions of every
organ.
II 1t is the stomach that is out oe
order, and the digestion impaired, Pc
runa quickly makes things right By
restoring the mucous membrane of the
stomach.
II the nerves tingle. IL the brain ID
tired. II the strength Is tagging and
the circulation Of blood weakened by
dabby mucous membranes of the d.
gestive organs. Peruna reaches the
branes the vItalIry-inN- - ..hAsa nam.
belongs to them.
The pelvic organs are also lined
with mucous membrane which in the
female sex 10 especially liable to de-
rangements. Peruna ID An absolute
specific in these cases. The women
everywhere are praising it. No other
remedy has ever received such un-
qualified praise from such . multituds
Of women.
II you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use Of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement Of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President a
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus- q
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03
tremendous spscul.tion.

New York, April 3O.-Transactions
on the New York Stock Exchange
yesterday were by far the largest in
the history Of that Institution, the to-
tai being estimated at 2, ,I6O, 600 shares.
market so active that IL was impossi-
BILE for the reporters to secure a rec
ord Of all the sales. and 1t is probable
that even the large total mentioned
may be $4,000 shares short Of the mar
ket.
The largest transactions were In
United States Steel. The activity in
Union Pacific was very great.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03
lt,l,p.no Amnesty Ext.nd.d.

Washington, April 3O.-The am
nesty granted by General Macarthur
In q proclamation issued to the Fill
pinos, which expired last autumn, and
was extended by the Philippine Com
mission to May 1st, will be extended
again by the Taft Commission to
about July LIST, when it is expected
that the civil government In the Phil
ippines will be instituted.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03
Raise Of wages.

Kansas City, April 29.-The Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad
Company announces that on May 1st
It viii increase the wages Of machin.
lists and boilermakers employed IN the
shops from t2N to $3.50 . day. The
wages Of other shopmep win be raised
In proportion. M
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03
SPRING CATARRH makes
PEOPLE WEAK AND NERVOUS
1hsusaads d Falf Weaea Alv
nsyef Mltheut PsFusa, IL
a 3atiosA catNTh neaety.

Niss Marie Goats. President Of tAs
Appleton Young Ladies' Club. writes
the following concerning Peruna:
Appleton, Wis.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

Gentle N Q n
II and PerunA
IN OK Q . llent
spring and sum-
m er medicine
and am glad to
call the atten-
ton OF my
friends to It
Whsn that Ian
said. tired feel
ing comes over
you. and your
food no longer
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

"A RS. BERTHA KoCKLER, lit
M Guinstt street. Brooklyn, N. T.,
writes:
"Peruna and Nanalin- have done me
very great service, and recommend
them with pleasure to all who suffer
with nervous catarrh Of the stomach
q did. Should such . disease ever
attack me again shall Immediately
take Peruna. I now feel very we'll and
have good appetite all the timA !
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

Miss Anna Jennings Bryan ia we'll
socially Washington
recently
letter
svO> xu...,.~... n ~
The Psruns Medicine Co, Columbus o.:
solicitation . began
Peruns andI feel like take
pleasure In Recommending Ill whowsn good tonic and
msaent cstarrh. ."--.Ann Bryan.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

have gained In weight. recommended
Peruna to an acquaintance of ours and
he ls making remarkable progress. l
looked SO badly for time before l
began your medicine. that now when
l meet some Of my friends they say:
but now you are looking 10 we'll.
shall always keep Peruna and Mama
Lin in the house as family medicines" !"
Mrs. Bertha Kockler.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-05-03

particularly by the gracious manners
Of the President. They can scarcely
find words sufficiently strong and COM
prehensive to convey their appreciation.
Only one Of them had ever visited the
United States before, and none had
ever been In Washington. They antic-
ipated cordial welcome and cour-
teous treatment, but they were not pre-
pared for so much ceremony and at
tention. They say that they had al
ways supposed the Americans were
cold-blo0ded and brusque and indiffer-
ent to those amenities of life which
have 10 high a value to the Latin
races, and hence they expected the
President would treat them and talk
to them as one business man to an
other. From the moment of their ar
rival, they told me tonight, they have
felt themselves to be in the hands Of
their friends, and while the eyes Of the
Secretary of War are colder than those
of the President and his manners are
less sympathetic, they are quite CRATE
full for his pleasant reception also
They met him when he visited Havana
last year and dlned with him at the
residence Of the governor general.
Therefore they were somewhat ac-
acquainted, and were rather afraid Of
his harsh, short and decisive disposi-
tion. They regret that etiquette viii not
permit them to disclose what was said
in their interview this afternoon, but
will not admit that 1t was satisfactory.
still they are hopeful of reaching an
understanding before they leave the
city.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24
WOMAN'S WORLD.
NEW YORK SOCIETY WOMEN Ap-
POINTED SCHOOL INSPECTORS.

Women Who Won Msdals-EIaborate
Christening Ce emony-sobbed Over
the TeIephone-A Relic OF Joseph
inca Social Innovation.
The appointment of Mrs. Arthur
Terry and Mrs. Isaac Newton Phelps
Stokes as school inspectors was a
recognition Of two women conspicuous
In the exclusive society in New York.
Mrs. Terry was Miss Julia Ellen
King laurence whose --rriage at st.
Georges chuxch four years ago was
pne of the events In society of that
winter.
Mrs. Terry's t-great-greatgr grand
father was Peter Van Brugh Living
stone, president OF the first continental
congress that met in New York
The Terry family is one of the old
east side families which still cling to
that section of the city, where their
ancestors first settled.
Mrs. Terry has been interested In
educational matters, and it was this
fact which prompted the appointment
made by Mayor Van Wyck.
There Is no salary connected with
the office, and the appointee is not re-
quired to make more than one visit
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24
One View of Our Women.

American women separate them
selves more each year from the life of
the country and affect to smile at any
Of their number who honestly wish to
be of service to the nation. They, like
the French aristocracy, are perfectly
willing, even anxious to fill agreeable
diplomatic posts at first class foreign
capitals, and are naiyely astonished
when their offers of service are not ac-
cepted with gratitude by the authori-
ties at Washington. But let a husband
propose to his better half some humble
position In the machinery Of our gov
eminent and see what the lady's
answer will be. A New York woman
was transplanted to n western city,
where she was told that "the ladies of
the place expected her to become their
social leader" II don't see anything
to lead" was the amiable response
From Eliot Gregory's Worldly Ways"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24

Within the last ID years schools have
sprung up all over the country for the
education of women-education both of
a general and special nature-and
now a girl chooses n vocation and fits
herself for il with as much care as her
brother gives to the preparation for his
life work. But these | believe. are in
the main what may be called new oc.
equations"
Fifty years ago there We're but seven
forms of employment open to women
teaching. needlework. work in cotton
mills. keeping hoarderS. typesettinE
bookbndng and household service. To
day there is not profession or calling
from the ministry medicine and law to
bootblaeking harbering and street
cleaning in which women are not en-
gagged and earning good wages-Caro-
Ign {. Mumford In Woman's Home
Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24

There are only two directions in
which the muzzle of gun can safely be
pointed; these are up or down. A shot
fired in air can scarcely injure any
one or anything and one discharg-
ed into the ground Is equally harm
less. Therefore, in all the different
positions which the gun assumes, see
that it Is pointed either up or down.
Sometimes a man will be st~1 who
carries his gun reversed, holding it by
the muzzle while the fore end rests
on the shoulder and the stock projects
behind. Happily, this practice is not
common, for 1t is extremely dangerous
and many men have been killed by
carrying their guns In this way. If a
man stumbles or steps in hole or
catches his foot on a root and falls, his
gun will very likely be thrown for
ward with the muzzle directly toward
his body and may easily enough be dis
charged.
Sometimes one may see a boy or
even a man who will carry the gun
across the back of the neck, with one
arm over the stock and the other over
the barrels, sometimes with the hand
resting on the muzzle. This is certain
to give a very uncomfortable feeling
to any one who happens to be walking
by the side of the person carrying his
gun in this fashion and opposite the
muzzle end. While the danger of a
discharge is perhaps not great, it is un-
pleasant to be walking along with a
gun pointed at your neck or head
Forest and Stream.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24
sobbed over the Telephone.

The mystery of the telephone is yet
but imperfectly understood by many.
yet two women, with no scientific
knowledge whatever, were made to feel
how great boon to humanity II Is
Only a few days ago a man In Chi
cago decided to give his wife a novel
surprise on her birthday anniversary.
He arranged that at certain moment
her mother, whom she had not seen
for years, should be at the long dis
lance telephone office in Philadelphia
and should call up the daughter in
Chicago. There was telephone in
the Chicago house, and the husband
answered the prearranged call. Turn.
ing from the instrument, he said to his
wife:
Helen, here's your mother on the
wire In Philadelphia"
The wife seated herself at the instru.
ment and heard the familiar voice OF
her mother. 1t uttered one word,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24

II. and, through his mother. grandson
of the great Archduke Charles. whom
the French call the emulator of Ma
poleon."
The Empress Josephine was passion.
ately fond of flowers and her dollhouse
and consel vatories at Petite Malmaison
are among the finest in Europe. The
first floor of the house, in the words
of the French enthusiast, is dune
elegance exquise." The Comte de Bari
has furnished it with furniture of the
first empire, with the result that the
house is n true gem of art" as well
as Ian Incompatible Napoleonic sane.
tuary.' All the trees in the garden once
sheltered Napoleon and Josephine, and
many of the flower beds We're planted
under the empress direction.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.