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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-27
The Era OF Great Trusts. l

New York, August 21.-Russen
Sage, IN an interview today referred
60 published statement quoting j..
PierponG Morgan as saying that the
era Of great trusts had Just begun, and
that more gigantic corporations are
stored in this near futures some OF
which may eyershadow the Steel Trust.
Mr.. Sage said $ Whether Mr.. Morgan
said that or not, combinations OF all
industries are menace TO true gov
ernment. Not only SO. but they are
the oppressers of the people. y
ss What will be the result OF such an
srass' asked reporter.
In such an event the American
people will revolt against them and
there will be financial ruin the like OF
which this country has never seen, or
any other.
it was suggested TO Mr. Sage that
Shere was 8 general opinion that COM
binaticns at certain tlmesswere good
things for the country.
6 Yes, - Mr.. Sage replied, when sew
eral industries are starting out IN
business it is well for individuals to
combine for protection until the bust
ness is firmly established. When the
business is so established, the conbl-
nation should be disrupted and con-
dueted on individual lines. Then II
one Individual should become embar-
rassed It would not mean the wrecking
of tl1e industry. I believe it is better
70 have such industries divided among
several individuals than combined into
one greas combination, the embarrass-
mens Of which would mean the ruin
of alL.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-27
How The Fox Escaped.

A good story is related at the ex-
pense en- of Well known business man
of Little Rock. His hunting proclivi-
ties are we'll known, and he has the
reputation of being SO skilful in this
line that seldom, if ever, does any
thing escape when he gets on its trail.
LastSaturday, however, he was defeated
in most provoking fashion. He sad
died up his steed and took up trail
that led to- the southwest from the
city. A short distance away he start
ed a handsome fox. Away the animal
few, with Martin in close pursuit.
He seemed to be unlucky, for no mat
ter. how fast he rode the fox always
kept out of reach. The race lasted
some hours, during which the sly little
animal double and redouble his track.
At last the fox showed signs Of
fatigue, and Martin began to smile at
thought of the satisfaction he would
get. But, alas, they struck herd Of
hogs, and just as Martin was prepar-
ing to "close in,'' the fox sprang on
the back of a long-legged porker-one
Of the kind that can out-run race
horse. The hog raised his snout, gave
a frightened grunt, and away he few.
Martin stopped, completely spell
bound with amazement. The fox held
his. seat like a circus rider, while the
further the hog got away the faster he
seemed to go. Martin watched the
strange pair till they disappeared in a
brush patch and then returned to Lit
tie Rock. He related the strange oc-
currence to number Of intimate
friends and from them it became
known through the city.
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Caution !!

This is not gentle word-but when'you
think how liable you are not to purchase
for 75c the only remedy universally known
and remedy that has had the largest sale
of any medicine in the world since 1868 for
the cure and treatment Of Consumption
and Throat and Lung troubles without
losing its great popularity all these years,
YOU will be thankful we called your atten-
ton to Boschee's German Syrup. There
are so many ordinary cough remedies made
by druggists and others that are cheapa and
good for light colds perhaps, but for severe
Coughs, Bronchitis, Croup-and especially
for Consumption, where there is difficult
expoctoration and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing like
German Syrup. Sold by all druggists in
the civilized world.
q O. GREEN. Woodbury.. n. J.
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The V. C. Chemical Company.
(From the Richmond Times.

From the RICHMOND lines.
The directors of the Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Company announce to
the stockholders the following addi-
tional facts concerning tie affairs of
the company: "The company now owns
and operates fertilizer plants in thirty
towns and cities, while the Southern
Cotton Oil Company owns and ope-
rates eighty-one oil mills, refneries
and large plants. The company has
now become the owner and producer of
most of the crude material needed in
its manufacture and is therefore able
to stand, by virtue thereof, on its own
bottom without the posi- ibility of be-
ing undersold. There have been sold
779, O03 tons of fertilizers and chemi-
Gals of ali kinds during the current
year. The season was not specially
good one, although the company show
ed increased profits for the year. The
consumption of fertilizers actually fell
off in all the States in which the COM
pany did business. Although the ton
mage was less, still the money value
for sales was practically unchanged, be-
cause of larger sales of higher grade
goods. The directors now ask for
specific permission from the stocahold-
ers to hypothecate the stocks of the
subsidiary companies owned by it in
order to fund thereby the indebted
ness incurred in the purchase of potash
and other plants needed to secure the
best results in enlarging its business.
The directors say that the contem-
plated funding should not exceed
$1,000, 600 of bonds.
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DuN's TRADE REVIEW.
Business Conditions in the Week
Just Closed.

New York, Aug. Pr. G. Dunn 6
Co. IS weekly review of trade tomor-
row will say:
Fuel scarcity is the one serious in
dustrial handicap. Protracted idle
ness st anthracite mines increased the
pressure for soft coal and coke and,
despite new records OF output, deliver
les are utterly inadequate owing to the
lack of motive power. This freight
blockade Of coke trains has closed
many furnaces, while the increasing
call for transportation facilities on
crop account gives little prospect Of
early relief. Notwithstanding the con-
gestion, railway earnings thps far re-
ported for August show signs of 8 per
cent, over the last year and II per
cent. over 1900.
Weather conditions have been less
uniformly favorable for agricultural
products, yet no severe loss is report
ed. Current trade is of good volume
for the season, while the outlook for
the future is bright. Buyers are
numerous in all the leading markets,
placing orders literally at well sustain
ed quotations.
AS the active blast furnace capacity
Of this country decreases through
want of fuel, foreign pig iron is pur-
chased more freely, and Scotch war
rants have advanced because of the
steady demand. Domestic needs are
now far beyond all precedent, and
even with the available home capacity
active there would be imports, al
though less than are now arriving.
There is much that is gratifying in
this state of affairs, but there is also
a drawback. During the recent period
of exceptional domestic demand, many
export, orders have been sacrificed,
which German and Belgian makers
secured.
Failures in the United States this
week were 207, against 2o5 last year.
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Horse Committed Suicide.

G. L. Beaudrot lost his horse yester-
day in a most peculiar manner. 1t
might be said with truth that the
horse committed suicide. Whether it
was intentional suicide or the horse
was temporarily deranged mentally"
is another story. The horse was
hitcbed to a tree in front of Mr..
Beaudrot's shop and on account OF his
habit Of slipping the bride rope
was fastened around its neck. The
horse kept pulling back upon the rope
and giving jerks until with mighty
jerk it broke the rope and fell back
dead. It is not known whether the
horses neck was broken by the jerk
or by the fall. At any rate the horse
is dead as result Of the performance.
Greenwood Index.
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News From The Wires.

Macon, Ga, Aug. 2l.-Reports from
Fort Valley are to The effect that the
recent experimental shipment of a
couple of carloads of Georgia peaches
to England was highly successful. The
fruit arrived in fine shape and brought
handsome profits. Those who expect
the European markets to be opened to
Georgia fruit are elated.
Texarkana, Aug. 2l Divine Heal
er and Prophet Perkins, posing as an
angel of Christ in this city, who was
recently claiming he was waiting for
Christ, who would appear IN few
days, was taken out of town last
night by whitecappers, and Aogged,
and had his hair cut short and given
thirty minutes to leave town. A no.
tice left on Perkins door read, Same
fate to sympathizers. .
Madrid, Aug. 2L-Spain is aghast
over the latest reports OF the extraor-
dinary eccentricities Of King Alfonso,
the details OF which are gradually be-
coming known, and they cause fears
that the rsmors OF mental alteration
are true. Duringa tour Of the pro-
vinces, which ended Monday, the king
repeatedly gave evidences of the lack OF
mental balance.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The papers
In the case Of Capt. James a. Ryan, Fiji
teenGh cavalry, who was tried by gene
raj court martial by order Of the presi-
ident on charges Of administering the
water cure'' to natives In the Philip
pines, hare been received at the war
department, and when considered by
Judge Advocate General Davis, will
be forwarded to the president. Capt.
Ryan did not deny administering the
water cnre, but insisted that it was
necessary In order to accomplish re-
suits. On account Of the preponder-
ance Of the testimony in favorof Capt.
Ryan, it is understood that the court
acquitted him.
Raleigh, N. c., August 19.-In a
fire which broke ont at Winston-Salem
tonight property valued at 100000 was
destroyed. A large building contain
ing the furniture stock Of Hunley,
Hill & Stockton and the harness stock
of Hine & Shipley was burned. Insur-
anee $50, 900.
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Up Against a Family Trust.

lowing to Nebraska smash-up ]
got left in little Nebraska town one
year ago, said the drummer, ac-
cerding to the Detroit Free Press,
and the way came in contact with
a trust made my hair stand up. 1t
was wretched town and q still worse
hotel. My room was small and the
bed was as hard as a board. l got up
feeling mad and after a miserable
breakfast I was ready to boil over.
The boiling came when the landlord
presented me with bill of 81.
80 Is this correct?' asked as !
looked at the figures. y
Is Entirely so, he replied
80 Then you are blamed old high
way robber.'
ssThe landlord had three sons, and
when they began to mix in I turned
On them and gave 'em some red-hot
talk. When stopped for breath the
old man, who turned out to be a JUS
tice Of the peace, sat down il his
chair and calmly announced:
s. Hear ye! Hear ye! now declare
this court duly opened. James have
you any business?'
8. L have, replied his eldest son,
who announced to me that he was a
constable and that I was under arrest.
He then made a charge against me,
one of the other brothers testifying as
to my language, and his Honor fined
me $40. As the third brother hadn't
taken any part, [ turned to him and
sarcastically asked:
g Where do you come in?"
/" 'Me?'' he replied. "Oh, I'm the
town marshal, and as you are evident
ly desperate character, shall have
to lock you mp for couple of days
and then run you out of town.
ssIt was nice little family trust,
you see,'' smiled the drummer, "and
I couldn't beat it. was locked up
for forty-eight hours, ont had to pay
the hotel bill and the fine, and when
I was set at liberty and got my mouth
open to scv something else, the jailer
laid hand on my arm and whispered
:" Don't do it. l am the old mans
son-in-law and if you kick against my
jail he'll make your next stop twenty
days
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-27
It Needs a Tonic.

There are times when your liver needs a
tonic. Don't give p-rgatives that gripe
and weaken. DeWitt;s Little Early Risers
expel all poison from the system and act as
tonic to the liver. W. Scott, 53l Highland
ave. Milton, Pa, says: Il have carried De-
Wits Little Early Risers with me for sew
eral years and would not be without them"
Small and easy to take. Purely vegetable.
They neser gripe or distress. is. Hugh
so, g. Co
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Castries ,Islandd of st. Lucia, Aug.
Sa2 2-OHcers of the steamer Dahome,
sS;ch arrived here today, report a
severe eruption of Mont Pelee on the
islande of Martinique, at noon OF yes
ferdayi. The eruption was followed
by total darkness FIVE miles away from
f5e volcanic. It was 20 minutes be-
fore it again became light. The
Daohme was obliged to change her
course to- escape the volcanic dust
which fell heavily upon deck.
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A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglect cold. It is worse than
unpleasant. Its dangerous. By using One
Minute Cough Cure you can cure 1t at once.
Aliays Inflammation, clear the head, soothes
and strengthens the mucous membrane.
Cures coughs, Group, throat and lung
troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts immedl-
ately. Children like it. ]. S. Hughson Dc
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Fistic argument enas In the South
Carolina political ring tonight and
Mississippi takes up the thread where
the Palmetto State drops it. How
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in nnity.-Richmond Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-04-19
THOS. JEFFERSONS BIRTHDAY
Banquet at Southern Hotel St Louis, Mo-. Saturday
Night, April 9TH
HON. ALEXANDER GRAVES RESPONDS TO TOAST.
The President Of Faculty Of University of Virginia
Was Present.

Forty-eight men sat at the banquet
board Of the University Of Virginia
Alumni association Of St. Louis at
the Southern hotel last Saturday
night. The banquet was in honor Of
Thomas JetferSon's birthday, and the
chief object Of the gathering was to
further sentiment in the interest Of a
proper participation in the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, not only by
Virginia, but by the university, and
one of the guests of the evening was
DR.. Paul Barringer, chairman of the
university faculty, while Pierre Chou
teau, of st. Louis, was present as the
representative Of the Worlds Fair
company
The banquet was held in the ordi-
nary Of the hotel. At the speakers
table we're seated Judge Shepard
Barclay, president Of the alumni,
with DR.. Barringer on his right and
Mr.. Chouteau on his left; Judge
James A. Seldom, Paytou Skipwith,
Hon. Alexander Graves, of Lexington,
Mo-; 0 II. P, Corprew, of Central
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college, Fayette, Mo-, an alumnus of
1851 or 1852; Maj. R. R. Hutchinson
and Given Campbell. The tables
were decorated with roses and car
nations, The speakers were seated
at one long table, while the remainder
Of the guests were seated at smaller
tables about the room. The menu
card bore on its title and last pages
the desighn proposed for a Jefferson
dollar, having on one side a profile of
Jefferson and on the reverse side a
miniature Of Monticello, Jefferson S
home, beneath which was, in Latin,
this sentence; "It will be pleasant to
remember these things" The menu
was made up Of many dishes familiar
and more or less peculiar to the Old
Dominion, from Norfolk blue points
to Charlottesville coffee.
Judge Barclay presided as toast
master and introduced the speakers in
his characteristic happy style. DR..
Barringer responded to the toast,
"The Father Of the University Of
Virginia, paying tribute to Thomas
Jefferson and his deeds, two OF the
greatest and most historic Of which
were the founding Of the University
of Virginia and the purchase Of the
Louisiana territory. Hon. Alexander
Graves, of Lexington, Mo-, former
congressman from the 9TH Missouri
district, responded to the toast,
"JetTerson's Correlatiyes The Uni
yerslty OF Virginia and the Louisiana
Purchase, The third speaker on
the regular programme was Dir. r.
e. Atkinson, of St. Louis, whose toast
was Ragged Mountain Girls There
were also short fmpromptu speeches
by Others present, Pierre Chouteau
speaking in behalf Of the World s
Fair company
JUDGE GRAVES ADDRESS.
Judge Alexander Graves spoke as
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characterize Jefferson are simply God
like in their grandeur.
Did it ever occur to you that even
the equations Of time marking his
great works partake of the nature of
acts Of creation by the Almighty
himself?
Just sixteen years elapsed from the
time when he finished the Declaration
Of American independence to the
conclusion Of his treaty of the Louis
lana Purchase with Napoleon, which
all the civilized world is now assemb-
ling to celebrate in this magnificent
city Of st. Louis; and just sixteen
years thereafter his life work culmi-
mated in the founding Of the Uniyer-
sity Of Virginia, the most sublime
upon this continent.
His first thought and the first
product Of his brain gave to our
fathers and their posterity after them
that great Magma Carta Of civil and
religious independence for whose prin-
ciples Anglo Saxon blood was freely
shed at the battle Of Runney- meade,
whereby the thirteen original colonies
became free and independent states Of
the American union; sixteen years
thereafter, his craftsmanship con-
served that independence by adding
to them the French cession, contain
ing more than a million square miles
and at present sixteen free and in
destructible states, including the inn
perlal commonwealth Of Missouri in
whose greatest city the nations Of the
earth are Fastening to do homage to
one Of Jeiferson's correlatiyes.
II is most betitting us as Missou-
rians that we are present at this
testal board to give expression and
proof Of our loyalty and kinship, and
to magnify the name OF him whose
great works our eyes benold
We are patriotic citizens Of the
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A coNOUERINu NATION.

Hon. William ]. Bryan, twice the
nominee of the democratic party for
president and one of the deepest
thinkers of modern times, lectured
at the New Grand opera house
Thursday night, his subject having
been "a Conquering Nation" The
crowd in attendance was immense,
standing room having been at a
premium. Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by Judge Alexander Graves, who
spoke briefly but appropriately. The
lecture was interesting throughout
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the democrats had a majority over all
Of 15, 796 and a plurality Of 80, 14O.
"The talk Of the democratic candi-
date for governor having been in
danger of defeat but for the heavy
reduction in the republican majority
in the City of St. Louis is simply
ridiculous in the face of the actual
result. Governor Dockery could have
been beaten 10000 in st. Louis and
still had larger plurality than that
received by Governor Francis four
teen years ago, and he could have
been beaten $4,000 in st. Louis anu
still had larger plurality than that
received by Governor Marmaduke
eighteen years ago.
Sand SO it is with all the profess
sions of the Missouri republican party
leaders. They are not candid, they
are not honest with their own people.
For years they have been doping
their followers with grossly exagger-
ated claims of party gains, based sole
ly on the accession to their ranks of a
handful of democratic deserters, who
when they could no longer keep both
feet in the public trough, made haste
for other fields and pastures green,
The democratic party has never been
weakened in the slightest by the
desertion of these self-constituted
leaders. The official figures have
clearly demonstrated that whenever
the republican party managers have
secured the services of this class of
democrats, they have invariably
bought gold brick.
"Missouri democracy made the best
showing in the 1900 campaign Of any
state in the union. There was no
backward step, no faltering; but in
stead there was a resolute lining up
of democratic forces, which makes
Missouri the commanding democratic
state of the union
"The city elections this spring have
demonstrated anew the stalwart char
acter Of the democratic supremacy.
"The inscriptions attack of the
republican partisan press on the dem
ocratic management of state affairs
has served to put the democratic old
guard on its mettle, and all the
combinations, co-partnerships and
alliances which the republicans can
make with the political adventures
Of the state will not prevent the old
commonwealth from recording in
November an increased democratic
maiOrity.n
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follows:
Mr.. ToastmaSter and Fellow Alumni
Of the University Of Virginia:
Deeply do feel the great honor
conferred and the vast responsibility
thrust upon me to fitly respond to the
toast of Jefferson's Correlatives, the
University Of Virginia and the Louis
lana Purchase.
Had | the power, the time and
occasion will permit only the most
meager gleanings from the vast field
Of thought that broadens into view
when the mind attempts contem-
plation Of these wonderful creations
which stamp Jefferson as possessed of
attributes almost as divine.
The majesty of conception which
shines forth in each of these and
their marvellous results affecting our
own great country and the world at
large are of such stupendous import
as to cause a deep sense of humility in
approaching the subject assigned
to me.
The intellectual operations which
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''If there is any comfort in these
figures for Missouri republicans, then
there is sore need in this state for an
asylum for the gullible.
"With the single exception Of 1888,
which was a republican year through
out the country, the democratic mar
gin was materially increased at each
election over that of 1884 The plu-
rality of 1892, which was the big
democratic year everywhere, was
slightly above that of 1900, but the
majority of 1900 was very much above
that of ten years ago. 1t win be
seen from the figures given above that
while the democrats had slightly
greater plurality in 1892 than in 1900,
they had no majority at all in the
former year. The combined opposi-
tion vote exceeded the democratic
vote by 5,O76, while in 1900 the
democratic vote over all was q, 6l8,
"The republicans insist, however,
that the democratic plurality for gov
ernor has not been so large as this.
This is very true, but it is also true
that comparison Of the vote on
governor for the years given shows a
greater increase in pluralities than on
that Of secretary Of state.
"In 1884 the democratic plurality
for governor was lO,94e, and the
majority All.
"In 1888 the plurality on governor
was 1922 with an opposition major
ity Of s,59l-
''In 1892 the plurality on governor
was 29, ,661 while the combined oppo-
sition had a majority OF II, 1914.
In 1896, when the populists with
drew their candidate for governor and
supported the democratic candidate
!, for that oiiice, the majority was
SO, 1853.
'.In 1900, when the populists had
candidate for governor, and with
three other candidates In the field
besides the democratic and republican,
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A large crowd witnessed the game
Of base ball at the academy campus
Monday afternoon between an Elk
nine and the W. NJ. A. team. The
game resulted Id a victory for w. M.
A. by score Of nine to three. The
batteries Of the two mines were: w.
M. A., Cole, pitcher Ardinger,
catcher. Elks, Isy Gratz, pitcher,
aud Frank Lauchuer catcher. The
game was a very Interesting one and
some good ball was played BY both
mines This was he first game OF
the season in Lexington. The receipts
we're s45 IS.