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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia, S. c. June 25.-The week
ending Monday, June oath, had nearly
normal temperature, and closed with
extremely hot weather, with maximum
temperatures between 95 and 100. A
minimum of 81 was observed at Spar
tanburg on the 18th. There was less
than the usual amount of sunshine
over large portion of the State, but
generally it was about normal. There
was severe hail and wind storm in
Lexington County on the 22d.
The rains of the week were local in
character, but were the heaviest of
the season at few points. The heav-
lest rains occurred generally in the
North Carolina border counties, where
bottom lands were flooded for the fifth
time this year. Cultivation made good
progress in the central and southeast
ern counties, but even there low lands
are still too wet to plow, while else
where blowing was practicable on only
from one 10 three days, and fields con-
tinue to be foul with grass and weeds,
in places, to such an extent that both
corn and cotton have been abandoned.
and lowland oats have been cut and
cured for hay on account Of the grass.
Cotton improved slightly where it
could be worked, but the plants con-
tinue to be unseasonably small, and
much Of it is yellow. Some cotton is
scalded, and lice are still in evidence,
although less numerous than last
week. Chopping is not finished.
Many fields are still grassy, and much
cotton is bing destroyed in cleaning it
of grass and weeds. Some fields have
been abandoned on account of their
foul condition and scarcity of laborers.
Sea island made a decided improve
ment.
Upland corn looks well where it was
worked, but much looks yellow and is
very small, while lowland corn is ire
trievably injured by excess of moisture
and lack of proper cultivation. Bot
toms have not all been planted or re-
planted. Corn is tasselling low, and
is unpromising generally.
Tobacco is being cut and cured in
Florence County: it is small and poor
in all sections, but has improved dur
ing the week. Rice is excellent in the
Charleston and Williamsburg districts,
some was damaged by overhows and
stagnant water in the Colleton dis
trict, while in the Georgetown dis
tricts freshets injured it, and only
about one-fourth the usual amount of
June rice could be planted. Wheat
harvest is nearly finished, and late
wheat was poor owing to rust and
scab. Oats about harvested. Both
grains are sprouting in the shock to
some extent. Thrashing has begun
with generally good yields.
Sweet potato slips are still being set
out. Some peas have been planted.
In places melons are blighting, but a
general improvement is noted.
Peaches are rotting extensively as
they ripen. Apples continue to drop.
Wild plums and berries are plentiful.
A continuation of dry weather is
needed to improve crop prospects
which are still very unfavorable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

We received few days ago copy
of the Centennial Edition of the Ath-
ems, Ga, Banner, issued in commemo-
ration of the centennial of the Universi
y of Georgia The paper is hand
somely Illustrated but the illustrations
are the least of the many attractive
features Of this unusually excellent pa
per. It is filled with interesting and
valuable special articles, historical and
otherwise. Accompanying the paper
was the following note from sender:
s'I send you copy Of the Athens
Banner, which I think you will en-
soy. This a great city of learning,
and am glad that I am fortunate
looker-on during this commencement
season. This week there will be
gathering here of some Of the leading
men of our country, men who were
educated at the University, among
whom will be Mr.. Samuel Spencer,
President of the Southern Railway,
and Judge Emory Speers, who will
speak on Tuesday. This is a great
State-next to my own I love it best.
j. J. Ragan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

Gen. Julian S. Carr, millionaire
tobacco manufacturer and one of the
best known and most public spirited
men of North Carolina, is playing the
McLaurin role in the politics of the
old North State. He was candidate
for the United States Senate as a reg
ular democrat before the last session
of the Legislature but was defeated and
now he has announced himself as the
leader of the new light commercial
democrats. The contest in North Car
olina under the leadership of Gen.
Carr will be fully as interesting, if not
more so, as the McLaurin campaign
In his State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

There have been 10 terrible disas-
tiers in South Carolina as result of
the excessive rains during the past
sixty days, but the losses sustained
by the farmers, particularly those
who plant the river bottoms will
amount to millions of dollars. In
some cases the river farmers have
lost their entire crop and some of
them have already had to turn over
their stock to the merchants from
whom they obtained advances on the
crops to be made this year. The con-
dition of such farmers is deplorable
and there is nothing to look forward
to this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
BETTER Than BABBIT METAL

Mill men who have need for babbit
metal for renewing bearings can
obtain old type from the undersigned.
Type metal is much more expensive
than commercial babbit metal and is
much superior as any one who has
used it knows. | have lot of old
type on hand which will be sold as
babbit metal at price that will
make it cheaper than babbit.
May 80 n. G. OSTEEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

The cotton seed oil trust will surely
meet with the same fate that be-
fell the cotton bagging trust when
it undertook to squeeze the farm
ers. The farmers have abundant
use at home for all the cotton
seed that they can produce and
need not sell them to the trust unless
the price is high enough to be an in
ducement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

The striking Southern Railway ma
chinists in Columbia have forfeited
all the sympathy that the public was
inclined to feel for them and their
cause by making an improvoked and
murderous attack upon the non-union
machinists who had taken their places
in the shops. The men who were in
the mob making the night attack on
the machinists in the railroad shops
should be apprehended and made to
feel the heavy weight of the hand of
the law. The right to strike does not
carry with it the right to murder the
men who do not join the strikers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26

The dry wells are getting in their
work and before the summer is ended
there will be few more converts to
the belief that this method OF dispos-
ing of sewerage is not conducive to
health. Some people have to be
knocked down before they can take a
hint, but case of fever should be
sufficient to convince the most obdu-
rate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
Estate of John Holland. Deceased

WILL APPLY to the Judge of
Probate of Sumter County on July
18th, 1901. for final discharge as
Administrator with Will annexed on
Estate of said deceased.
R. J. HOLLAND,
Admir-. c. I. \.
June Pit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
The Su.sser Woscamon was souuaec

The Sssaster Woccamon was FOUNDED
in 1850 aud the True Southrom in 1866.
The Watchmos, and Soashron nov has
she combined circulation and influence
Of both Of she old papers, and is mani
2sstly the best advertising medium in
Sumser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
NOTI(E.

June 12-4t.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20

Professor VIM. Fl. Lynch, princi-
pal Of the Mountain Grove Ono. J
academy, is a champion of the
newspaper as an educator For
several years past he has conducted
newspaper hour" in this school
with excellent results. Speaking
on the subjec: recently he said:
II discovered years ago that no
textbook was equal TO the news
paper as a means for taking a
knowledge of the actual, practical
and up to date world into the
school room. History, geography,
civil government, algebra, chem
istry and the entire academic cur
riculum teach only theory of the
world and its facts. The real dra-
ma of life, in its varied forms of
commercial, political and social re-
lations must be seen and learned
through the mirror of the news
paper.
Every Friday | nave my pupils
supplied with newspapers. no two
receiving the same issue of the
same paper, thus avoiding con
fusion by pupils possibly reading
the same article Each pupil reads
but one article,so as TO be thorough
and this plan gives a greater num-
Der of pupils an opportunity TO re-
cite what they have read.
"When a sufficient lime has been
given for a careful reading of some
interesting article the signal is Civ
en- to quit reading, and when all
the papers are cafe lilly folded so
as to prevent the pupils from STE
ing the articles as read each pup;l
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
No Negroes In Congress.

For the second time since 1868,
or in thirty-three years, congress is
composed entirely of white men.
From the days of reconstruction in
the south until the end of the last
previous congress there was always
one or more negroes in the house
or the senate, or both, with the ex-
ception of the short period between
1888.
The first negro to hold a seat in
the national legislative body was
J. Willis Menard, OF Louisiana,
whose certificate of election was
signed by Gov. Warmoth, Nov. 26,
1868, and the last was George III.
White, of North Carolina, whose
term expired last year and who
has since become a practicing at
torney at law in Washington.
There was a time when South
Cardinals delegation in congress
was pretty nearly all black-in the
days when Moses and his gang
mi>governed the state at home,
while Raney, Elliott and Delarge
misrepresenied her at Washington.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20

rises and tells the substance oil
whit he has read, an excellent
plan for securing attention and inn
proving the zhemory.
ssThus the story of the outside
world, fresh from The lives of the
busy practical men and women,
comes into the classroom, and the
lessons OF real life are mingled with
the dreams and poetry of The stu
dents young heart. By this plan
not only do the pupils learn 20 be
strong friends.o of the press, but tie
careful and and thoughtful teach
er will be enabled 10 find the trend
of the pupil for good or for evil,
hence can know best how TO man
age him to develop a good and
noble character.
Indeed, the press is the best in
strument known TO civilization
for enlightening the mind of man
and improving him as a rational,
moral and social being. The three
greatest factors of permanency and
prosperity in our great republic to-
day are the railroads, the printing
press and the public schools"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20

The leading colored citizens OF
Navarro county, Texas, have per-
fected an organization which de-
serves to be supported at home and
copied elsewhere. 1t has for its
especial purpose the enforcement
of law and=order among the people
of the black race. Members of the
organization pledge themselves to
discourage crime by every means
possible, to refrain from affording
aid and succor to criminals who
are fugitives from justice, and to
assist the officers in experimenting
violators of the law.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
Strikes a Rich Find.

al was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debili.
tv," writes +. H. Green, of Lancaster,
\. III. "No remedy helped NE until
began using Electric Bitters, which did
me more good than all the medicines /
ever used. They have also kept my wife
in excellent health for years. She saws
Electric Bitters are inst splendid for fe-
male troubles; that they are a grand
tonic and invigorator for weak, run down
women. No other medicine can take its
place in our family" Try them. Only
5Oc- Satisfaction guaranteed by Wilson
x Son and j. b Scrrven
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
SHILOH.

Mr.. F. P. lily is building barn and
wagon shed.
Miss Fanny Gray, OF Titusville, is Wis.,
iting her friend, Mrs. lily.
Prof. Teeler visited the Shiloh school
on the 1lth inst, and went 10 Clifton on
the 18th.
Mr.. J. w. Griffis killed 81 coois one
evening last week. Can any of We hunt
ers beat The?
NJ. J. f. Patlllo and two nephews have
arrived from Osieen and are busy ship
ping oranges.
There was singing at the residence OF
Mrs. Kuhl Sunday that was enjoyed 10y
all who were present.
The dance given at the residence OF
Mr.. TAYLOR on Friday night was voted a
success by all that attended
Capt. f. f. Gale and son, of Belmont,
Mass, left for Port Orange on the llth
inst, after spending some time in this
neighborhood.
There will be Christmas tree at the
school house on Christmas eve night. and
the little folks are happy and wondering
what Santa Clans will bring them.
Mr.. j. w. Cliffs expected To move in
to his new house before Christmas, but
owing to the trouble he has in getI ,ng the
lumber he needed he is moi likely 10 do it,.
Mr.. Fry, of North Carolina, is back in
shiloh helping Mr.. Nnlle to snip oranges.
There is The largest and finest orIhge crop
in this neighborhood there has been since
the freeze.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
OAK HILL.

Mrs L. III. Barker left Saturday for
DR.. L B. Bouchelle is now shipping
some fine lettuce and has beautiful crop
of beans coming on.
Mr. Frank Austin has left for Cocoa to
be agent for the Southern Express CON-
pany at that place.
Mrs. Addie Null arrived Sunday and
will spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Gaines.
Miss Pattie Howes has arrived home
after visit of several months among her
friends and relatives in Massachusetts.
Mrs. S s. Gamble, with Miss Maud and
Bert and Mabel, left for Jacksonville Sat
urday and will spend Christmas with her
mother and sisters.
The cake walk for the benefit of the
school house bell MAS quite a success. Mr..
Clyde Putnam and Miss Maud Gamble
took the.cake" and the bell is now or
dered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker have the sympa-
thy OF the whole neIghborhood in the loss
of their little son, Harold, who was bur-
ied on the 9th inst, Rev Mr. Byrons, of
New Smyrna, officiating.
Rev. Mr.. Byrons now occupies the pull
pit in the Congregational church on Sun
day afternoons. We hope next Sunday
may show as much increase in the audi
ence as did the preceding one.
Mr.. league. hardwood buyer for Hopes
Brothers & Darlington, of Westminster,
Pa. who have mill in Ocala, was here last
week guest of Mr.. Christiancy, and ex-
pressed himself as much pleased with the
quality and quantity OF the timber, and
expects to return and spend a week here
thoroughly exploring our hammock lands
Mr.. Frank Ii. Galloway and wife, of
Baltimore, and Mr.. Cornelius Christiancy,
of DeLand, were here last week looking
over the Low grant, which now belongs
to the Florida East Coast Commercial
company. These gentlemen are the vice
president and general superintendent Of
the company, and it is hoped they may
begin operations early in the year.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
UP in Ohio a woman has secured

UP in Ohio q woman has secured
q divorce just because her husband
refused to wade out into waist deep
water to rescue q calf, and the wom-
an had to go and do it herself. The
plaintiff told the court that the
calf was worth more than the man
anyhow, and that after having
saved one she would gladly lose
the other, and the court lost no
time in losing him for her.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20

Tue best thing for congress to
do, if it has any consideration for
the name and fame of the United
States navy, says the Nashville
American, is to let the Schley mat
ter rest. If the controversy is con-
tinued the navy will become the
laughing stock Of the world.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20


A big effort is being made
through congress by Congressman
Brantly, Of Georgia, 10 establish an
experiment station in So. Georgia
for the benefit of growers of sugar
cane. IT seems that the secretary
of agriculture is so well plea ed
with the report of DR.. Wiley. The
expert who recently visited that
state for the purpose of examining
the advantages for producing sugar
and syrup, that he will report to
congress favorably the establish
ment Of such a station.
A few days ago at meeting of
the tobacco growers and sugar pro-
ducers of this state the position
was taken that if there were re-
|ciprocity with Cuba, by which the
duty on Cuban sugar and tobacco
was greatly reduced, it would be
impossible to make sugar or syrup
at a profit in either Florida or
South Georgia. ..
Assuming that the position TAX
en- blythe Florida tobacco growers
and sugar producers is right, the
question that naturally presents
itself is this: Will the congressman
in the tobacco and sugar growing
sections of the south approve or
oppose reciprocity with Cuba? The
question is not put to embarass
them at all, but simply for the
purpose of bringing into promin-
ence the difficulties which the Gu
ban reciprocity question will pre-
sent.
The Savannah News, in touch
ing upon this same matter, has
studied the sugar question so we'll
that We append the following para
graph as being of interest to our
people:
ave understand very well that
there is but little prospect of pros
perity for Cuba unless she can get
a modification of the Dingley tar
iff-can get our duties on her sugar
and tobacco greatly reduced. As
We have pointed out several times,
about the only great sugar markets
open to Cuban sugar are those of
this country and Great Britain.
Owing to the German bounty sys-
tenn Germany can put sugar into
the English market for half a cent.
a pound less than it costs Cuba to
produce it. Our duty on raw SUI
gar, such as Cuba produces, is
Leslie. per pound. That is sufic
lent to shut it out of our market.
What is Cuba to do? She cannot
make a reciprocity treaty that
would give her a market for her
sugar and tobacco without our con-
sent. The Plat amendment makes
our consent necessary. 1t looks,
therefore, as if We ought to do
something for Cuba in the way of
affcrding her market for her chief
products, but how can we do it
without injuring home interests"
This is one of the questions
which congressman from the sugar
and tobacco sections will be re-
quired to answer. Are not home
interests entitled to the first con-
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20


Are symptoms of weak. torpid or
stagnant condition of the Kidneys or
liver, and are warning il d extremely
hazardous TO neglect, 30 important
is . healthy action of these organs.
They are commonly attended by loss
of energy, lack of courage, and some
times by gloomy foreboding and de-
spondency.
II had pains In my back. could not sleep
and when got UP In the morning felt
worse than the night before. / began tax
Ing Hoods sarseparilla and now I can
sleep and get up feeling rested and able to
do my work. attribute my cure entirely
TO Hoods Sarsaparilla." MRS. j. NJ PERRY,
care II. 8. Copeland, Pike Road. Ala.
Hoods J1rs1pdriiLd
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-20
Hoods J1rS1pdriiL1
and Pills

Cure kidney and liver troubles, relieve
the back, and build up the whole system.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-08
DEMAND PURE MILK.

Positive, energetic action on the part
of the Board Of Health to put an end
to the sale of adulterated milk will re-
ceive not only the support but the co.
operation of the entire community. OF
the various methods of food adultera-
ton practiced there is none that strikes
more directly at the home of the poor
or is a more potent weapon of the grim
reaper. To the thoughtful person it
seems almost impossible that greed for
gain should cause any ranchman to
either directly sanction the adultera.
tion of the milk or by Indifference al
low 1t to be done by his employees.
The number of babes whose death
can be traced directly or indirectly TO
improper nourishment due to impure
milk has attracted the attention OF au-
thorities in every city. And 1t is the
poor mans child that is always the
sufferer. The wealthy or well-to-do are
well able to withdraw their custom Il
not supplied with pure product. The
poor man struggling to make both ends
meet usually has the largest FANNY
and often gets so far behind in his pay
ments that he is practically at the
mercy of his milk man.
Men who resort to the water tap as a
source of gain have been dealt with as
leniently as the situation demands.
II their spirit OF honesty is not sufii-
GENTLY developed to heed repeated
warnings from the inspector; II milk
adulteration Is such profitable busi-
ness that dealers in this article can af-
ford to write off the court fines as Eek
pense" and still make profit, 1t Is
certainly within the province Of the
authorities to take more forcible
course, that will practically run impure
milk dealers out Of business. OF all the
efforts made in other cities, the immc-
date confiscation Of watered milk by
spilling II in the streets has been the
quickest method Of bringing dealers
TO their senses. Whether this is posi-
BILE to carry out under Hawaii's pres
ent law remains for the authorities to
determine 1t certainly is not too force
fU method to use against those who
persist in wrong doing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-08
UNCLE SAM TO take
JAMAICA IN TRADE

.Iew York, December IA special
to the Journal and Advertiser from
Washington says:
The British colony of Jamaica will
be given in exchange for a fair share
of the United states colony of the
Philippines. ms is an international
trade which will be probably the re.
suit of the acquisition by the United
States of the Danish Antilles.
In official circles II is thought that
Great Britain will not want the Island
of Jamaica II the United States &C.
quire the Danish possessions, and the
prestige of Great Britain commanding
the highway to the Nicaragua canal
will have disappeared. The United
States will not be able to command
the approach from the east, but It will,
from its point OF vantage, control the
ocean east Of the Danish Antilles from
the magnificent base which will I'M
doubtedly be established there. II will
be interesting to recall that when the
United States amended the Hay
Pauncefote treaty the British press
idea was that II Great Britain was
forced to yield there should be some
compensation to Great Britain. What
Great Britain's demands would be are
not clear. II is understood, however,
that she will endeavor to have the
modus vivendi Alaskan boundary
made permanent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-08
COLEMAN HAS RESIGNED.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in the association haIl
last evening, Secretary Coleman handel
in his resignation to take place on the
first day of June next, his intention
being to attend the convention of the
Y. NJ. c. A. in Boston and then to take
post graduate course in the Univer-
sity of Chicago to better prepare him
self for the work which he has chosen.
This resignation comes as great loss
to those Of Honolulu who have had
anything to do with the Y. NJ. G. A.
for Mr.. Coleman. during his four years
stay here. has built up the Y. M. G. A.
to a standard that has been truly graz
tifying. He has succeeded In introduce
ing work and novelties into the life OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. that have done much
toward keeping up the interest of the
people in the work A glance at the
increase in membership will show this.
Mr.. Lougee, secretary Of the Inter-
national Committee of Young Mems
Christian Association of America in
New York city. will be invited to come
to Honolulu to advise in Young Mems
Christian Association work. He will
be a guest of the association while
here.
Seventeen young men were elected to
membership at the meeting last night.
The concert arranged for New Years
night. will be given in the near future.
Rehearsals for the affair are now going