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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
Sorry to Lose "Marse john"

Polk Miller of Richmond. Va, told
some amusing stories of negro char
acter at the last dinner of the New
York Southern Society. says an ex-
change. One had to do with the ex-
slaves retained on his fathers plan
tation after the emancipation proc
lamation. The elder Miller, a liberal
minded man, insisted on giving each
of the freed negroes a salary, but
asked, in return, that each perform
his or her assigned duty without fail,
just as would be done were they to
seek service elsewhere, as they were
free to do. To one old fellow, Jonas,
was assigned the duty of watering Mr..
Milier's saddle horse three times daily
at regular intervals. Several times
he neglected the duty, and each time
was told by Mr.. Miller that they would
have to separate if he were not more
careful. When next he forgot, Mr..
Miller said: Jonas, you've had fair
notice. Now you and 1 must part"
"Yas, Marse john" replied Jonas.
I'm sorry too. I was bohn an raised
here on de plantashun and shall die
here. I members yo', Marse John,
since a baby, an l does hate for to see
you go way. Where's yo' gwine 10,
Marse john"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

Some nc nths ago the question was
raised, Was there ever such a person
as Nancy Hart? Victor Smith of the
New York Press bears testimony which
would seem to settle the question, once
and for all. He knows personally the
great-grandson of Nancy Hart. Logi-
cally and inevitably, therefore, there
must have been a Nancy Hart, or
there could have been no such great
grandson. The person who proves by
his existence that the Georgia heroine
was not myth, but a strenuous entity
more feared by the Tories than a regi-
ment of Colonial infantry, is Tom w.
Lee, general passenger agent of the
Lackawanna Railroad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

The rather startling statement is
made by the Florida Agriculturist that
the tomato crop of Florida last year
was between 800, 900 and 1000, 900
crates, or fully equal to the orange
crop in number of crates and actual
ly worth more pound for pound" Ac-
cording to the same authority, Dade
county received last year 81 ,O0O, 900 for
its tomato crop alone. 1t has been only
a little more than six years since Dade
county began to grow vegetables for
the Northern markets; now it is the
largest producer of vegetables for
shipment of any county in the state
the tomato production being something
like 100000 crates; and yet the indus
try is hardly more than in its in
fancy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

The elder Booth acquired a skull for
use in Hamlet" in an odd manner, ac-
cording to a story in Seen and Heard.
The tragedian, somewhat in his cups,
was travelling near Louisville, when he
took a horse from a field and rode off
with it. Horse stealing at that time
was capital offense On Kentucky, and
the greatest horse thief was a man
named Fontaine. Booth was soon over
taken, and when asked where he got
the animal said:
Il captured him in a field back here"
Indeed" said one of the farmers.
And what might your name be?"
My name is Fontaine," said Booth,
without smile.
"Fontaine!" CALCULATED both men
simultaneously. '"Then you are the
very man we want. Come back to town
with u.s.
Certainly" said Booth, in the most
good natured manner; and, wheeling
the horse, he rode back to Louisville
with his captors.
The city Jail was then in charge of
Col. Thomas, who knew Booth well.
I'VE have brought you Fontaine, the
horse thief, and claim the reward, .
said the farmers, proudly. addressing
the jailer.
Where is he?" they were asked.
Booth was produced. why, what does
this mean, Mr.. Booth?" asked Thomas.
II haven't the slightest idea" said
the great tragedian, with the utmost
simplicity. II met these two men with
this horse, and they insisted upon
giving it to me, 1 guess they stole it. 1
think one of them is Fontaine."
The rustics were about to be locked
up, when, by the most singular coin
cldence, a man rushed to the prison
door on horseback and shouted out the
information that the real Fontaine had
been taken into custody. Booth made
Fontaine's acquaintance in Jail, and
the horse thief, who was executed lat
er, left by will his skull to the actor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

The census figures show the produc-
ton of tobacco in the United States in
1900 to have been almost SOS, 900, 900
pounds. The value of the tobacco pro-
ducts was a little more than $2S3, 900 900.
Still there is no glut of the tobacco
market; there is a demand for all that
much more than is raised. Only the
District of Columbia, Utah, Nevada
and Rhode Island failed to produce any
tobacco in 1900
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

President Roosevelt's yacht, the May
flower, formerly the private yacht of
Mrs Goelet. is the subject of much
comment these days 1t is said the
Mayfiower has been fitted up with as
much elegance as the yacht of the
German Emperor. The craft, of course,
will be used by the President at gov
eminent expense. But what's the use
of kicking up a row about so small
a matter as a private yacht for the
President? The country that can and
will stand one billion dollars of appro-
priations at a single session of Con-
gress has got no business getting black
in the face because the President has
private yacht at a cost of a few
thousands of dollars from the public
funds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.

It IN11INI1I 7 u I -A1tN|I1I1 YIN
Leaves east side of City Market for
Thunderbolt, Cattle Park, Sandfiy Isle
of Hope and all intermediate points
9:15 a. M, lis p. M, Sis p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for SandAy,
Cattle Park. Thunderbolt and all in
termediate points-6:O0 a. M, HOO a.
M. 900 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at
ESQ a. m. and 2:53 p. M, connecting at
Sandfly with regular parcel car for
city.
Parcel car from the city carries
freight to Montgomery on each trip
Regular parcel car carries trailer on
each trip for accommodation of pass
Any further information regarding
passenger schedule or freight service
can he had by applying to
G.. o. NAGLE. Manager
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

Rev. Robert Earring, who is pastor of
a Methodist church in Indianapolis,
urges that there should be official in
spectors of sermons. just as there are
inspectors of meat and milk. But what
trouble that would make! For it is
practically certain that a skillful in
spector would find many sermons in
which there were the bacilli of heresy,
and a larger number of others so aged
and decrepit that they ought to be
sent to the poor house or the potter's
field.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

have been discounted by some wooden
cucumber seed peddled recently by a
shrewd young man - Pennsylvania at
sixty cents a dozen. The bogus seeds
were warranted by the young man to
produce cucumbers not less than two
feet long. He is now in jail. When
he gets out he should go into politics,
In the QuaY school
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

The largest item in the appropria-
lions of the recent session of Congress
was that for pensions, as might have
been expected. The bill carries the sum
of $1Ss, S42, 23O; and still names are be-
ing added to the list. This Is the larg-
est pension bill ever passed. The APP
preparations for pensions since 1861
have been $2.S42. 1898, Al.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

A Paris cable, describing how the
great American game" of poker has
captured that city, makes the very
astonishing statement that. to meet
the demand for poker decks, the gov
eminent is now manufacturing packs
of cards with a joker" And so they
are playing the great American game
with a joker in Paris. Then trouble
NAV be looked for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

Pierpont Morgan is strongly Amer
lean, but he is not an admirer of what
has been called the great American
game" meaning poker Harper's
Weekly quotes him as having said to
company on shipboard recently,
when poker was under discussion:
THAT is not a game characteristic of
the American people. 1t never was, 1t
never will be. 1t is a bad game 1t is
based upon a lie. The man who has the
the greatest capacity for deceit wins.
To become a strong player he studies
to develop the most ignoble and most
un-American faculty. The effect upon
boys is to make them think deceit and
bluff are smart, and essential to sue
cess in work as well as in play. 1t is
an iniquitous game and ought to be
abolished. Nothing could be more for
eign to American ideas. The man who
labeled it our typical national game
ought to be shot. l never heard it re
ferred to by that term without wanting
to shoot him."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
THUNDERBOLT LINE,
City Market to Casino. via Bolton
Street Junction

Beginning at 5;45 a. m, cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunderbolt
every Is minutes until 1880 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction Is
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. M, cars leave
Casino at Thunderbolt every Is min.
utes until 1908 midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

The people of Columbia, S. c.. are
going to try to suppress gambling
In case they succeed, other cities will
be after their recipe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
WEST END LINE.
sI

Car leaves west side of City Market
for Lincoln Park 500 a. m. and every
40 minutes thereafter until 1870 p. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market
$40 a. m. and every 40 minutes there.
after until 1900 O'clock midnight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair and continued warm weather;
light variable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
COLLINSVILLE LINE.

(F'alr Grounds and Dale Ave)
Beginning at 500 a. M, cars leave
Bolton and OFT streets every Is min
utes; returning, cars leave Estill ave-
nue. and Waters road at 6:07 a. m. and
every Is minutes thereafter, connecting
with cars on Thunderbolt line. Be-
ginning at 300 p. M. cars run every 30
minutes until 10. % o,nlock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05
A BIT OF MALICE.

The New York Mail and Express, in
an article entitled More Plantation
Manners" commenting upon Senator
Bauey's attack on Senator Beverage
SAYS: Mr. Baileys promising growth
IS a Southern statesman IL nipped in
the bud by his bullying performance.
He has postponed the day when
his party will feel like venturing the
nomination of a Southern man for
President or Vice President. He has
not hurt Senator Beverage at all, but
he has grievously hurt himself and
the people he represents"
We are sure that no friend of the
South could have written the forego-
ing. 1t must be the production of a
South-hater. Why, for instance, should
Mr.. Bailey's party feel less like NOM
mating a Southern man for President
or Vice President that it did before
Mr.. Bailey attempted to choke Mr..
Beveridge? We do not undertake to
discuss the question as to whether Mr..
Bailey was right or wrong in what he
did. We simply want to say that it
the entire Southern people responsible
for the act of one man in a purely per-
sonal matter, indicates a feeling of
lll-will toward the South. Did the
Mail and Express say that 1t would
be a long while before the people
would want to have a President or Vice
President from either of the states rep
resented by congressman implicated
in the Credit Mobilier frauds, at the
time those frauds were exposed? Did 1t
say that MIR. Blaine had previously
hurt the people of Maine when charges
of wrong doing were made against him
on the floor of the House?
AS we look at it Mr.. Bailey's party
wouldn't hesitate one minute to name
Southern man for President or Vice
President because of Mr.. Bailey's as
sault on Mr.. Beverage. He is not
the only representative man in the
South and it is by no means certain
the Southern people. Mr.. Bailey may
have hurt himself in his assault on Mr.
Beverage, but we cannot understand
why the Mail and Express insists that
he hurt the people he represents, I'M
less it is it's purpose to try and make
it appear that he represents only peo-
pie that have the manners it attrib-
utes to MIR. Bailey. AS we look at it
the Mail and Express seized upon the
Bailey Beverage incident to show its
hostility to the Southern people.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

+Connects at Sandfy with parcel car
for city.
sConnects at sandfy with parcel car
for Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

Connects with parcel car to city,
YConnects with parcel car from city.
MONTGOMERY AND THUNDER
BOLT LINE,
Via Cattle Park and Sandfy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

MONTGOMERY LINE -
Connecting at Sandf1y with Isle NJ
Hope Line.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

During his recent visit to the VOL
cano-stricken islands of the West In
dies, a New York Tribune reporter
was told that the water cocoanut,
fresh from the tree, is the best thirst
quencher in the tropics. During an all
day ride over the dusty road from
Kingston to Georgetown, st. Vincent,
the reporter had a chance to test the
truth Of this statement. For various
reasons it was deemed unwise to drink
the ordinary water, and when beyond
tine reach of distilled water from the
Dixie thirst became an interesting fell
low-traVeler. The heat was awful, and
volcanic ashes in the air parched the
throat and made life almost unendur-
able. Sucking green lines was a fall
ure, wine was too heating and soda and
other soft drinks only aggravated
thirst. Eight miles out of Georgetown
a stop was made at a small plantation.
where several trees bore a heavy bur-
den of following cocoanuts. Six-pence
sent black boy to the top of a tree,
and after he had scared a miscellan-
eous collection of lizards, chameleons.
scorpions and spiders out of the bunch
of nuts he twisted off six and threw
them down. Our driver chopped off the
end of each nut with a machete and
we squeezed the juice of a green lime
into the water within. The drink was
warm, but palatable and satisfying.
The party had gone without luncheon
and after drinking the water the nut
was laid open with blow of the ma
chete and the meat was eaten. which
was like the white of soft boiled egg
The members of the party were neith-
err hungry nor thirsty for the remain
der OF the journey, and felt content-a
oiihcult matter for a New Yorker 800
miles south of the Tropic of Cancer ar
the end Of May.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-05

schedule Daily Except SUNDAY
In effect June Il, 1902
Subject 10 change without no.,-
ISLE OF H0pE I~,7-,-----
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26

harm as can possibly be done, and he
is harming them, for he graduates dis
contented people and discomfort breed
ers.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
Masters Sale.

BY VIRTUE of a decree of the
Court of Common Pleas for Sumter
County in the State Of South Carolina
in the case OF Robert r. Christmas,
James Fl. Christmas, Merry F. Christ
mas and Margaret A. Ingram, against
Mary Emma Mcleod and her husband
Peter Mcleod, l will sell to the high
est bidder at public auction, at the
Court House in the City of Snmter,
in said County and State, on sale
day in December 1902, being the first
day of said month, during the usual
hours of sale, the following described
real estate to wit:
"That tract of land situate in
Sumter County in the State of South
Carolina, containing one hundred and
four acres, bounded North by land of
Dargan Osteen and estate of Jacob
Geddings, East by land formerly OF
Dobson now of L. B. jenkins, south
by land of Tom A. Osteen and West
by lands formerly of Jane Kolb, now
Mrs. Susan A. Kolb.''
/ Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
H. FRANK WILSON,
Master for Sumter County.
Nov -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
TAX NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the books
will be open for payment of taxes in my
Office in the Court House from Oct. 18th
through December 31st, 1902. The regu-
lar levy for State, county and constitu
tional school taxes amounting to eleven
and one half mills. except the additional
leyies for school purposes. noted below,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 2o.-Joe Mel
son of Newark, N. j., rode ten miles
at the fair grounds track today on a
bicycle against ten horses running in
relay. Nelson was motor paced. The
horses relieved each other in laps of
cne mile. Owing to misunderstood
ing the horses were started to pick up
Nelson instead of each other The
bicycle river thus lost with each horse
whatever advantge he had gained over
the preceding one. Nelson neverthe-
less finished first in eight of the ten
miles. The horse came in ahead in
the first and ninth miles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
The Alaskan Boundary.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-It is suggest
cd at the State Department that the
inconclusive quest of Lieut.. Emmons
last summer after mythical Russian
boundary stones may be the founda-
tion of the report now coming from
that portion of the United States
Canadian boundary on the Stickeen
river that the United States surveyors
have appropriated large section Of
what is claimed TO be British territory
For it is stated positively here that
nothing in the nature of an interna-
tional boundary line has been drawn
in that section, and, in fact, no at
tempt has been made to do that in re-
cent years.
AS far back as 1873 then Secretary
Eyarts drew up modus vivendi with
the British government to temporarily
regulate the administration of justice
and customs collection in that section
of the boundary. A line was drawn
between two of the highest peaks in a
range about fifteen miles above the
mouth of the Stickeen river, which,
it was agreed, should constitute con-
ditional boundary line between the
two counties. That line has remained
boundary up to the present moment.
and in fact the conditions there are
precisely the same as exist in the
White pass and Chilcat pass, and the
Klahana river in the K1ahana valley is
the border where the limits of Alaskan
and of British Columbia jurisdiction
stand defined until some permanent
arrangement is made by what is
known as a modus operandi.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
HEsTER's COTTON STATEMENTS.
For the 80 Days of Season 328,
GOO More Bales Have Been
Received Than for Same
Time Last Year.

New Orleans, La, November 21.--
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton state.
ment, issued today, shows for the
twenty-one days of November a de-
crease under last year of IA, 600 bales,
and an increase over the same period
year before last of 166, 600 bales.
For the eighty-two days of the sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate is
ahead of the same days of last year
328, 600 bales, and ahead of the same
days year before last 301, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been All, 84a
bales, against 4344, sos for the same
seven days last year and 3o3, 813 year
before last.
The movement since September,
shows receipts at all United States
ports to be 3,261, 1856 bales, against
3, 3,010, As9 last year; overland, across
the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
Rivers, to Northern mills and Can
ada, 312,025 bales, against 3444,3 "a, 30s
last year; interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close Of the COM
mercial year 4s6, ,322 bales, against
432, 253 last year; Southern mill tax
ings, 542, 500 bales against 4s7, 1853 last
year.
The total movement since September
1 is 4, ,602, 213 bales, against 4, 274, ,21e
last year and 4, 3O1, 81 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 2O9, 565 bales, against 2l3, 1913
last year, making the total thus far
for the season 2,179, 80S bales, against
2, 124, 1852 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
North and South and Canada, thus
far for the season, have been l, 139, 381
bales, against /, 087, 072 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the
twenty nine leading Southern interior
centres have increased during the week
124, ,142 bales, against an increase dur
ing the corresponding period last sea-
son Of SO, 704.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 4,S17,2S7 bales,
against 4, ,633, 9o5 for the same period
last year.
THE WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans November 21.-Secre-
tary Hetser's statement Of the worlds
visible supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total visible to be 3,213, ,0S6
bales, against 8, 045, 730 last week and
8, ,325, $50 last year. Of this the total
of American cotton is 2, 1852, 086 bales,
against 2, 576, 73O last week, and 2, 907,
$50 last year; and of all other kinds,
including last year; and Of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc., 451, 600 bales, against 469, 600
last week and 41s, 900 last year.
Of the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now aaoat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
/, 427, 600 bales, against 1,64S,0 600 last
year; in Egypt l37, 600 bales against
1,G48, 900 last year; in Egypt 137, 600
bales, against $4,000 last year; in
India 13l, 900 bales, against 81, 600 last
year, and in the United States 1,51s, :
COO bales, against /, 439, 600 last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26

School District No. IL mills.
Schoo! District No. q mills.
School District No. 3 9 mills.
School District No. % mill.
School District No l2-2 mills.
School District No. i6-2 mills.
School District No. III mill.
School District No. 1S-2 mills.
School District No. 20-4 mills.
School District No. 22-4 mills.
School District No. 23-4 mills.
II. J.. SCARBOROUGH,
Treasurer Sumter Count,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
One Minute Cough Cure

Is the only harmless cough cure that
gives quick relief. Cures coughs, colds
Group, bronchitis, whooping cough, pneu.
monis, asthma, lagrippe and all throat
chest and lung troubles. got soaked by
ram, says Gertrude E. Fenner, Muncie, Ind.
and contracted severe cold and cough.
failed rapidly; lost 4S lbs. My druggist
recommended One Minute Cough Cure
The first bottle brought relief; several
cured me am back to my old weight
14S lbs. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the
phlegm, relieves the cough at once, draws
out Inflammation, cures Group. An ideal
remedy for children. j. S. Hughson & Co
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26

s:Last winter an infant child OF mine
had Group IN a violent form" says Elder
John ". Rogers. q Christian Evangelist, OF
Fjlley, No. j gave her a few doses of
Chamber!ain's Cough Remedy and in a
short time al danger was past and the
child recovered This remedy net only
cures Group, bu. when given as seen as the
frs. symptoms appear, viii prevent the at
tack. It contains no opium or other
harmful substance and may be given as
confidently to baby as TO al adult. For
sale b. &. J. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-26
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.

The little daughter of MIR. j. N. Powell
jumped on an inverted rake made of ten
penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely
through her foot and second one half way
through. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was
promptly applied and five minutes later the
pain had disappeared and no more suffering
was experienced. In three days the child
was wearing her shoe as usual and with
absolutely no discomfort. Mr.. Powell is a
well known merchant of Portland, Va.
Pain Balm is an antiseptic and heals such
injuries without n-aturation and in one
third the time required by the usual treat
ment. For sale by A. J. China.