The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-24

of a9ta Of the etd papers, auG Is mani.
estIyehe best adversisiIg Medina 10
Ter
me bonlatiff0l crops that have re-
wardsd tnesabors Of the farmers this
scar. The well filed barns and store
houses ID 10 found oa every farm and
she genera prospeEi u with which our
section IS poH blessed sosa create de-
gree many ysars makes the
erssoInary wishes for Merry Christ
mss and aHappz New Year more ap-
riate than ever.
Tomorrow We may al celebrate
Christmas, The seasena5 peaceon earth
aId good viii not only WITH brighter
Ropes and sii iloassiions FOR ths future,
with thla hearts for past bless
ngs and gratitude for those We enjoy
the present This Christmas there
IS less Of suffering, less Of poverty,
less Of that cankenng care that rebs
the season Of Its greatest Joy. and
most Of US can and viii celebrate the
day IN spirit and IN truth. To all Of
our and readers TO whom these
presents come We send greeting: We.
extend our sincerest wishes for
Merry Christmas TO yo1 and yours and
may she New Yer be better, happier,
and more prosperous.
ne Rasgnlad conmission has said
shat the fgsight i rates on cotton goods
shall Be redaced that is one thing:
waSt the railroads viii do about it,
that IS another. Developments are
awaited With interest.
reszdens Roeseyelt has thus far re-
fused to commit himself as to the
eaez1elan arlbi ration proposiissio iof
eaan Ost for q man who 50 reEels
snd CLOSES IN aotoristyS viii be
l6ca for him TO sees reason Why he
should not take the center 81 the stage
md assuane se role Of dictator Of the.
essinies Of the Fenezuelans.
ne Aoaisviille, Ky., man, who was
killed tse QsEser day 5y The discharge
M Eaile ont hunting, had boo
much insurance on his life TO haFe beer
tho vicss 81 an accid the hard
Insurance companies claim, and
they lssssist6 payment es The neaslg
fonr nadred shousaHd dollars due sor
tie policies he bad il force. If he
lsiillIed igaseslE II order that his family
might I've Injury hereafter on in
ssuraAce risE he should have avoided
"a barned wire fence, for 50 many
heavily Insured men hare met their
Gsath hile climbing barbed wire
fenee with a loaded gun IN their
bands, that when one IS killed N that
81 noHadays the insurance companies
Immediately set up claim Of suicide
apd resist payment.
Billy Kaiser ef Germany is working
The sofs soap racket on Teddy Alone in
Caby, and # somebody don't watch
oat ynele Sam VIII have TO ante up
for all the bad debts Of his Monroe
Doctrine nieces and neplae#s.
Gov. 5feSweeney IS making the par
don MIL Nhirl rapidly these days,
but who can blame him for wanting
last go at tho game.
The agitation for large appropria-
ton for an exhibit at the st. Louis
{ Worlds Fair is already becoming
energetic, ard there is much TO be said
n favor Of an appropriation. And on
8 general principles We favor the ad-
yertEsenenG of the resources Of the
State by having representative ex-
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scope, but unless We propose tosubmit
aigher taxes it is useless to con-
s1oe an appropriation for this purpose
$ 9 ossibility. The income Of the
: stare lsSot now sufficient to meet all
sz sne expesssures Of the Legislature
3 ana II tne e2>enses of the State govern
aens consinuso grow year by year
faster than tie income, the next
thing We shall haze to face will be
a Increased levy fo>state purposes
or bond issue to tagenp floating
debt.
There Will be nocannon Ere evackers
this Chrissmas-one thing for abich
we return thanks.
The advertising merchant is reapine
the reward he is justly entitled tt
4biS FsIvisf,,,o. and 4boec rbo 6o ny