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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04
THE GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Speech by Gov. Heyward---com'
mittee on Resolutions Ap-
pointed.

Columbia, February 3.-The South
Carolina Good Roads Convention
met this morning at the County Court
House, pursuant to call issued sever
al days ago by President Hyatt. The
Good Roads Association was organized
last year and the membership includes
all those interested in this work. The
meetings are held during the session
of the Legislature, in order that the
General Assembly may be Informed as
to the work being done and the inter
est shown in the movement may be
seen by the body.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, and, after prayer by
Presiding Elder Beasley, the address of
welcome was made by the Hon. Francis
II. Weston. Mr.. Weston in the course
of his speech pointed out the benefit to
be derived from such a gathering, and
stated that the Capital City always
welcomed conventions of this kind.
Governor D. c. Hayward followed
with an address on good roads, telling
many interesting facts in connection
with the subject, and promising all
the assistance in his power to anything
that would benefit the highways of this
State. Governor Heyward was follow
ed by President Hyatt, who stated the
object of the Convention and out lined
the work to be done.
The Convention then got down to
business and reelected the officers of
the association as follows; President,
F. Il. Hyatt; secretary, Earle Sloan,
of Charleston treasurer, B. E. Tally,
of Anderson.
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Bill introduced in tho Senate to
Punish Frauds in Primary
Elections and Fraudulent
Registration.
The Railroads TO Be Punished for
Changing Rate on Bill of Lading.

Columbia, Feb. 3.-The House today
gave the third reading to Mr.. Logan's
bill to amend the law as to the public
alton of the summons of cases in
magistrates courts reducing it from
six weeks to two weeks; also Mr..
Johnson's bill requiring corporations to
pay one mill on every dollar of cap
italization in getting charter.
The House approved $1,000 IN
claims on the Governors Office which
could not be paid from the contingent
fund as there had been so much de-
mand on that fund on account OF
special terms Of court.
There was tie vote on the motion,
hostile to Mr.. Johnson's bill to penal
ize railroads heavily for changing the
rates on freight and declining prompt
settlement of claims for oyercharges.
The bill consequently was not killed.
The House thought it unwise to al
low the people in the counties to vote
on the question of issuing bonds for
building roads and Mr.. Aulps bill was
killed.
Mr.. Thomas bill to establish a
mortuary table was passed. The table
of the old line list insurance COM
panies was adopted.
. It killed the bill extending the time
for paying taxes.
The Senate met at noon today and
consumed the greater part of the day
in debating the Joint resolution to ez-
tend the time for the payment OF taxes
without penalty until March 81, 1908.
The resolution was called under the
head of third reading bills and mo-
tion was Immediately made to inde-
6nitely postpone, which was defeated
by the decided majority of twenty
four to eight.
All the pharmaceutical bills were
again postponed, but are now made
special orders from day to day. All
other contested business was also post
poned.
Among the new bills introduced is a
bill by Seator Won Kolnitz making
misdemeanors certain offences in con-
nection with party registrations and
primaries and prescribing penalties
therefor.
At the night session of the House
Speaker Smith being absent, Mr.. T.
Y. Williams was elected speaker pro
tenn.
The joint assembly convened at 8
o'clock..to elect trustee for Winthrop
College.
DR.. T. A. Crawford, of Yorkville,
Mr.. W. S. Hall, OF Chester, and Mr..
D. ". McLaurin of Marion were
nominated. On the second ballot, Nj
McLaurin was elected.
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sion of suggestions, which if adopted
will mean the success Of the Washing
ton negotiations and the raising Of the
blockade. The allied Powers have
been again requested by their repre-
sentatives to consent to priority of pay
ment of their claims for limited Pc
riod only and equality of all claimant
nations thereafter. Mr.. Bowen has
stated that he is willing that the allies
receive preferential treatment for one
month, if at the end of that time ali
the claimant nations be placed on an
equal basis as to time and proportion
ate payments.
It is the conviction of the negotia-
tors at least that this proposition OF
Mr.. Bowen is eminently fair. It in
wolves compromise Of the Powers
original request for six years prefer
entail treatment, but will enable them
to retain part at leasts.of their pres
tige. The feeling is growing that a
persistence in their present position
can result only in loss of prestige for
the allies and bad feeling against
them, not only in Venezuela, but else
where throughout the Americas.
AS result of these considerations
at the conference at the British en-
bassy it was agreed that a note should
be addressed to the three Governments
of Great Britain, Germany and Italy,
setting forth the exact attitude of
the United States with reference to the
Powers preferential demand, the state
of public feeling here regarding it.,
and to urge a prompt acceptance OF
preferential payments for a period of
from one to six months. An answer
is hoped for from one if not all of the
allies within the next twentyfour
hours.
Confidence that settlement will be
forthcoming at Washington in short
time is based to considerable extent
on the activity of Baron Spec Won
Sternberg. He has given every evil
dence that he sincerely wants the dis
pute adjusted without prolonging the
blockade. The German Government
has been informed Of the difficulty
with which public feeling in this
country has been restrained from an
outburst against the Anglo-German al
lance, and it is believed that it appre-
ciates the necessity of an early settle
ment of the whole dispute.
The President today received call
from Baron Sternberg and the two
spent a half hour or more in an in
formal conversation on the Venezuelan
affair. The President is most anxious
that the blockade be raised at the
earliest possible moment, and it is be-
lieved that this fact will have con-
siderable weight with Emperor Will
liam.
Citizens of Mexico also have claims
against Venezuela and that Govern
ment has asked to be put on an equal
footing with the other nations when
the time comes for settling up. No
tice of Mexico's intention was COM
municated to Mr. Bowen today by the
Mexican ambassador.
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THE SHYLOeK LAW.
Sumter.

The Rairsford bill now before the
Legislature will not reach the Shy
lock money-lenders. It does nothing
more than make the provisions OF
the present usury law slightly more
drastic. If the law now on the books
cannot be made to reach the Shylocks
the amended law will not, and we do
not believe it will.
Ne have been investigating the
methods pursued by the local money
lenders, and after several months OF
INQUIRY We have become satisfied that
twill be matter of extreme difficult
ty to secure their punishment under
the usury law. for the reason that they
are SO adroit in covering up the illegal
part of their oppressive and usurious
business that unless case is systema-
tically workd up against one OF them
and an Overwhelming mass Of evil
dencs accumulated they will escape
punishment.
They do business on the following
plan: When negro applies for loan
of $500, for instance, the money-lend-
or, or one of his employees, goes to the
negro's house and inspeets his house
hold goods. If it is found that they are
worth s25, or more, the loan is made,
ard an iron-clad chattel mortgage
taken. The negro receives IS. so or per-
haps 81. so, the balance being retained
as a fee for making the loan. AS
long as the borrower pays 25 cents 3
week as interest, the money-lender is
satisfied and does not seize the goods
under his mortgage; but the first
week the interest is not forthcoming,
the lender takes the goods.
No receipt is ever given for the week
Iy payment, and it frequently hap
pens that when mortgage is fore
closed an account is presented by the
money-lender showing the original
loan with interest at the legal rate
added, from the date of the mortgage.
If the borrower keeps up the 25 cents
weekly interest payments and pays in
addition something on the principal,
he perhaps, receives q receipt and
credit for the payment on the princi-
pal; but some :of the unfortunates
who have fallen into the clutches OF
the shylocks, claim that they have
not been credited with all that they
have paid on the face of the debt.
With condition such as this tc
face, what is an ignorant negro, with
his ingrained fear of the processes Of
law, to do, and what chance has he
to establish his case in court? He has
only his unsupported word against that
of a white mar, who has all his pa.
pers in legal form, and they bear on
their face no trace Of the intolerable in.
iquity that is practiced under theil
cover. and ninety times out of hun,
dred when he dares to 60 into court tc
resist the ezactions of the soulless
money-renter he ]oses his household
goods and is thrown cut OF court with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04

Congressman Lever deservedly has
reputation as a hard worker. and
he has succeeded so otter in obtaining
for his constituents what they asked,
shat the people of sumter have been
confident that he would succeed in
obtaining The appropriation for the
erection OF monument to Gen. Sum
ter for which ne has been working,
but as nothing has been heard OF the
bill this session some Of our people are
beginning to inquire concerning the
fate of the Lever Sumter monument
bill. If Mr.. Lever would read two or
three Of the chapters on Gen. Sumter
from McCrady's History to the House
of Representatives the members would
learn a good deal of history, provided
they listened to the reading, and they
could help appropriating the money
required to erect monument to Gen.
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04

The Saater Eoecansoa vas toundec
n 1850 aud the Trus S0ushroa in 1866
Tie Wctcsmea and Soasthross now has
the combined circulation and influence
Il both Of the cid papers, and is nani-
gessly the best advertising medium in
Sanseg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04

The State of Virginia is consider
ably exercised over the dispensary
question. bill having been introduced
IN the Legislature to establish the dis
5pensary system in that State. The
newspapers and law makers are seek
Ing information relative to the opera
ton Of the system in this State, but
The conflicting testimony received
has them puzzled; and it is not to
be wondered at, for our own people are
pnzzled; they do not know whether
the good effects of the system over
balance It's pernicious and corrupting
Influences in politics or not.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04

Something should be done to sup
press the Shylocks, but We do not
believe the remedy has been found in
the Rainsford bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-04

Ehe legislature may pass com
pulsory education law, but the enforce
mant Of is IS another thing altogether.
We believe that :s viii be almost SIS
aimcnlt tosenforce such a law as it is
TO enforce the law against carrying con-
ceaIed weapons.
It is now proposed that the State
furnish school books for all children
attending the public schools. The
next thing IN order is to furnish
school clothing TO al children who at
tend the public schools.
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How 1t 10 Sometimes Done.

Good Journalism is SO valuable that
It Is a pity that there should be so
much bad Journalism. Yet We have all
learned not to trust absolutely to the
daily press. and We can trust 1t
absolutely SO long as such a story is
possible as this. which Is vouched for
by the London Globe:
A British journalist Of good reputa-
ton was called on suddenly to write an
obituary Of the late Bret Harte. He
sat down full of enthusiasm for his
subject. and with what seemed to him
pretty complete knowledge. and wrote
a glowing article. He sent it to the
printer.
When 1t came back in proof he wan
appalled, to see that he had written q
column and a half about Mark Twain.
Time pressed. There were only Il few
minutes to get his article into the
paper. So he simple changed the book
titles and let 1t so.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Aissses' Shirt Waist.

Plain shirt waists are always smart
and always In vogue for young girls rs
well as for grown-ups. however much
the fancy ones may vary from yenr to
year. This very excellent model Is
shown In blue mercerized chevIot with
large pearl buttons. but Is adapted to
silk and wool waistings as well as to
cotton and linen fabrics. The lining
Is optional but Is to be commended for
all waists Of the non-washable sort
The waist consists Of the fitted lin
Ing. the full fronts and plain back.
The fronts are gathered at the neck
edge and again NJ the waist line and
blouse slightly over the belt but the
back Is arranged in gathers at the
waist only and Is drawn down snugly.
The sleeves are In shirt style. with
straight, narrow cuffs. but are full at
the lower portions, In conformity with
the latest style. At the neck Is q
pointed stock.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size Is three and m
half yards twenty-one inches wide,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

gowns suited to more formal use. The
very pretty May Manton one illus.
trated is O modification Of the japanese
model which has grown 20 familiar
and is so much liked. In common
with all Eastern garments it Is loose
and flowing. but the half-atted back
renders 1t somewhat shapely than
the original model. As shown 1t 10
made Of white China silk. showing a
design Of pink flowers. with banks Of
pink with white. but various combina.
tons might be suggested. Simple cot
ton crepes are charming with bands
Of contrasting color In the same mate
rial or Of silk. Albatross makes up
most satisfactorily with silk bands.
and numberless cotton fabrics r
available.
The house coat Is made with loose
fronts, that are gathered at the upper
edge and Joined to yoke portions. backs
and side backs. The neck and front
edges are finished with double bands
that are shaped to give the correct
outlines. The sleeves are in bell shape
with applied bands at their lower
edges.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and one-half
yards twenty-one inches wide, three
md t%hree-eighth yards twenty-seven
inches wide, two and three-fourth
yards thirty-two inches wide. or two
yards forty-four inches wide. with one
and one-fourth yards OF silk for bands.
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nently smart. The stylish May Man
ION example in the large drawing is
shown In cream white brilliantlne with
stitchinss Of black corticelli silk and
large pearl buttons. but the design
suits all the seasons wool and silk
waist materials as well rs the heavy
and fleece lined cottons that are SO
much liked.
The lining. that al he used or omit.
ted us preference and material may
decide. Is snugly fitted and closes Mt
the centre front. The waist proper
consists Of back and fronts only. that
are laid In slot seams from the shout
ders and q central .,ox pleat. The
sleeves are in the new bishop style and
fall In soft puffs over the pointed cuffs.
The collar also is novel and il pointed
ut the front to match the CUTS
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and one-eightn
yards twenty-one inches wide. three
and seven-eighth yardi twenty-seven
inches wide. TWO and one-half yards
thirty-two inches wide. or two and one
eighth yards forty-four inches wide.
"Slot seams" make the feature OF
the latest skirts. md promise to gain
In favor both this eason and next.
Many Of the advance models show
them both In skirts and jackets. and all
indications point to an extended vogue.
The stylish skirt illustrated is OF
checked tweed In light weight showing
lines Of varying shades Of gray. and
IL trimmed with bands OF plain gray
held by cut steel buttons and stitched
with cOrticelli silk, but all suiting md
skirt materials are appropriate.
The skirt Is cut in seven cores and Is
laid In inverted pleats Mt each seam
and in the centre Of each front and
side gore that are stitched to aounce
depth ut tuck width from their edges
and so form the slot seams" which
conceal all seams and whose rulnrss
provides the graceful flare ut the lower
portion. The back Is stitched fat In
I'm bit style. the pleats providing grace
ful fulness where they fall free.
To cut this skirt In the medium size
ten and one-halr yards of material
twenty-one inches wide, nine and one
fourth yards twenty-seven inches wide,
or five and one-half yards forty-fcur
inches wide will be required.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Eal epenrinR in Winter.

Nearly all the cells in market in wins
ter show the marks on their sides where
the spear has pinched them. Eel spear
Ing goes on everywhere there Is Ice
strong enough to bear. a muddy bottom
and salt water not too deep to permit
Of handling the spear.
The spear which generally finds
favor Is the Sag Harbor pattern. con-
sisting Of q dull, oval blade in the cen.
ire and three. four or five barbed
prongs ON either side. None Of these
members Is sharp. Their intention is
not to penetrate the eel. but to straddle
him and hold him as would.a pair OF
spring forceps.
The owner Of q spear afixes 1t to q
spruce pole fifteen or twenty feet n
length, and, armed with an axe. goes
out upon the Ice. carrying a feed bag
to hold his catch. A hole is cut through
the ice in q likely place. and the spearer
begins to jab the mud ut the bottom IN
q systematic manner.
If he Is an expert he can work
through an eight-inch hole and probe
every foot Of bottom in q circle ten
feet IN diameter. When he strikes an
eel the slightest motion Of the creaturs
imparts a thrill to the pole. which Is
communicate to the spearer. The prize
IL then drawn to the surface and
| slipped into the bag. or. II the weather
Is extremely cold. the eel Is allowed to
lie on the ice and stifen.
Eel spearing seems to he considered
rs sport by some who indulge in 1t.
| but with the mercury at ten or fifteen
degrees. and a nipping wind blowing
down the river. It Is difficult for the
! tyro to see just where the sport be-
| gins.
1t Is profitable. however. and that Is
probably the reason why so many men
can be seen on the ice in the Hncken-
sack River, prodding the mud with
their long poles and drawing them
up through their Redeemed hands New
York Herald.
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On the Verge Of Eright's Disease
A Ouick Cure That Lasted.

On the Verge Of Eright's Disease
A Quick Cure That Lated.
CASE NO. 3O,611.-C. E. Boies, dealer
in grain and feed, sos South Water
street. Akron, O.. made the following
statement In 1896; he said: Ever
since the Civil War I have had attacks
OF kidney and bladder trouble. decid-
edly worse during the Inst W or three
years. Although l consulted physi-
clans. some Of whom told me ! was
verging on Bright's disease. and I was
continually using standard remedies.
the e~xcruciatlng aching just across the
kidneys. which radiated to the Shout
der blades. still existed. AS might be
expected when my kidneys were In q
disturbed condition. there was a dis
tressing and inconvenient difficulty
with the action Of the kidney secre-
tions. A box Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
procured at Lamparter & Co.'S drug
store. brought such q decided change
within q week that I continued the
treatment. The last attack. and 1t was
particularly dSSiAsoSSus otooRPSSASes
Three Years After.
Mr.. Boies says In 1880: I'm the
spring Of 1896 I made a public state.
ment OF my experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills. This remedy cured me
Of q terrible aching In the kidneys, in
the small Of my back. in the muscles
Of the shoulder blades. and In the
limbs. During the years that have
gone by / can conscientiOusly say there
have been no occurrences Of my old
trouble. My confidence In Doan's Kid.
ney Pills Is stronger than ever, not
only from my personal experience.
but from the experience Of many 9TH
ers in Akron which have come to my
notice"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid.
neg medicine which cured Mr.. Boies
will be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y. For
sale by all druggists. price 80 cents
per box.
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CatAtypy."

Herr Oswald, q German professor,
has evolved a new process Of photogra.
ply. which has worked Its way into
publicity under the designation pho
Biography without light" Such a de-
scription Is. however, only half Of the
truth. for the negative is produced 10
the camera In the usual way. The pro.
cess Is named 'catatypy." which sig
miles n process for reproducing with.
out light photographs and other pic
lures whose picture substance consists
Of those bodies which chemists call
'catalyzers." that is, bodies which de-
compose others with out themselves be-
Ing decomposed. "Catatypy" may be
termed Germany's New Years present
to the Photographic industry.-London
Globe,