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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-19
The ThornweII orphanage.

The Thornwell Orphanage, located
in Clinton, South Carolina, is an in
stitution for the Primary, High School
and advanced education, both literary
and technical, Of orphan boys and
girls. The Institution is under the
control of trustees appointed by the
three Synods of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida but it receives
pupils from any religious denomina-
tons and from any part of our common
country.
Orphans to be received, must be
without means of support of their
own, and hence the care of them rests
upon the general public. Contribu-
tions for the aid of the institution are
not ordered by any church court !;
there are no agents canyassing the
field asking for money; there are no
collection boxes on the premises Of
the Institution The only dependence
of these orphans for their daily bread
is on the goodness of God, the printed
page and the generous help given by
the press in spreading information
about the work.
The boys and girls are not legally
bound TO the Institution but are free
to come and 60. They choose to come.
They hate to leave us even when all
has been done for them that can be
done by the Institution. AS they are
we'll taught in their books and trained
in various trades, such as printing,
carpentry, farming, laundering and
the like, they are always able to take
care of themselves on leaving Us.
We have lo2 orphans from South
Carolina, 42 from Georgia, 16 from Flor
ida, and 42 for twelve other states and
territories.
Those who love the fatherless (all of
our 200 children are fatherless) can
aid by sending -four, molasses, sugar,
rice meal, or any other kind of pro-
visions except vegetables, (which they
raise for themselves) OF by gifts Of
money. The sum of five dollars will
board and clothe a child for one
month. Almost anybody can by that
small gift, be protector of some or
phan for thirty days. This may be
sent simply to Thornwell Orphanage,
or to Rev. DR.. Jacobs, Clinton, S. c.,
who will take pleasure in giving ad-
ditional information to any asking fol
it.
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THE MINOR STORE.
A Well Equipped, Modern Establishment.

Mr.. Minor, of the Minor Store, has
just returned from New York, where
he spent five weeks buying goods for
lis establishment. He went to the
markets earlier and remained longer
than customary with Southern mer-
chants, but results more than justify
his long stay. By going early he
was ahead of the rush Of out Of town
merchants and was able to make his
selections from unbroken stocks be-
fore they had been picked over. His
purchases are now arriving in solid
car load lots and are being opened
for the inspection of the public. He
has added a complete line Of shoes to
his already extensive business and
with full stock of ladies' and gentle
mems furnishing goods, dress goods,
notions, staple dry goods, carpets, mat
tings, rugs, etc., the Minor Store now
is fully equipped to supply the needs of
the people Of Sumter. An inspection
of their stock is invited and in prices
and quality a comparison with the
offerings of other firms in the same
line is asked.
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Phosphate Rock in 1902.

The report on the production of
phosphate rock in 1902 by DR.. Joseph
Struthers is now in press for publica-
tion as part of the United States Geo
logical Surveys volume on mineral re-
sources for 1902. The phosphate rock
industry in Florida and South Caro-
lima is gradually recovering from the
setback it received in 1900. In Florida
the decrease, as compared with 1901,
in the production of hard rock and
river pebble was more than compensat-
ed by the large increase in the quanti-
ty of land pebble produced, though
there was decrease in the total value
Of the product. In South Carolina
there was slight decrease in both
quantity and value, and in Tennessee
there was q slight decrease in produc-
tion and slight increase n value Of
product. 1t should be borne n mind
that the marketed output, rather than
the rock actually mined, is made the
basis Of the report on production OF
phosphate rock. The figures for 1902
and 1901, respectively, are as follows
Florida, 7s5, 430 long tons, valued at
81, So, 81, as against 75,9 1896 long tons,
valued at S., l59, 473 South Carolina,
313,365 long TONS. valued at 1919, 725,
as against 321, 191 long tons, valued at
81, ,206, 647. as against 409,653 long
tons, valued at 81, 1872, ,O90. Total pro-
duction for United States in 1902,
l, ,490, 314 long tons, valued ats4, 693, 444.
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A Tribute TO the Departed Loved One
MISS ETHEL C. T0MLINs0N.

Our Heavenly Father in his all-wise
power visited the home of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Tomlinson on last Sunday morning,
Aug. 9th and took from the midst OF
an unbroken family the flower and
sunshine of that home, Ethel Cath
crime, aged % years, lacking just a
few days.
All that could be done by tender,
loving hands a kind, devoted family
with the careful aid of physicians and
friends, could not add one moment,
it seemed to the allotted time Of the
beautiful and only daughter. sweet
Ethel.
With all patience, meekness and
humility she bore that dreadful
malady, typhoid fever,' till she
closed her eyes in sweet peace and
rest. How cruel, and oh! how bitter
| it appears for one so useful, so lovable
and winning in manner and disposition
to be removed from our midst, so
young in years with such bright and
promising future. Yet we should all
hesitate and consider just for lew
moments and try to console the mind
with the blessed thought that God in
his mysterious ways does all things
well. Still we can not see it that way
now; we will see and understand when
all things shall be made known to all.
Such a beautiful and consoling
thought We have in parting with
this loved one is, that she passed over
the river with peace and perfect hap
piness, describing how beautiful and
how sweet it was as she quietly and
calmly crossed the bridge into the new
and beautiful Jerusalem.
It is so grand to mention that there
never was more Jealous, earnest and
concienious Sabbath School worker
tnan Ethel was; always working,
teaching and looking for the upbuild-
ing and betterment of that noble
work. She had been teacher in the
| Sabbath School for quite while and
had won the favor and love of the en-
tire school, both young and old, as
we'll as all others who had had the
pleasure of knowing her. She was a
special favorite of her class, indeed,
now that she is gone, no other can
| I'LL that vacancy as she did. Truly it
can be said that we know Of no one
winning more staunch friends during
such short stay here on this earth
than Ethel did. To know her, was
to love her.
The interment took place in the
cemetery at Shiloh, Monday morn
ing, Aug. 10th.
Rev. Dent of Lynchburg conducted
the funeral services before large sor-
rowing, and sympathetic congregation
of friends and relatives.
There is left an aged, sorrowing
grandmother, a heart broken mother
and father and seven devoted brothers,
besides quite number of other rela-
tives and host of friends to mourn
the sad loss Of the only daughter
Ethel" A Friend.
"Sumter Herald" will please copy.
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EARLE and 1ILLMAN.
What They Did When the Rail-
roads Sent Them Free Passes.

It seems to be the custom when a
man lands in the Unitd States Senate
or House of Representatives for yari-
Gus and sundry railroads, telegraph
and express companies to present him
with passes and franks. Why do they
do this? Because they love, honor and
admire the recipients of these favors?
Not by iugfull. They are not in
business for their health. When they
give one man something for which
they charge others coin of the Repub-
lie it. is s4fe to bet your last cent that
they expect returns. When they gave
Tillman passes and franks they e1-
pected returns in the shape Of favor
able legislation. He has sense enough
to know this, and, knowing it, if be
took the passes and franks with no in
tention of favoring the givers, he was
guilty of receiving goods under false
pretences. But the Southern Railway,
at least, has no cause to complain that
it has not received adequate returns
for the celebrated "Free pass Nc. H."
and the others which followed it into
Tillman's possession, for Tillman has
been consistent advocate Of payment
of a big Government subsidy to this
railroad, and on one occasion forced
payment Of the subsidy when, but for
him, the Senate would have cut it off
from the Southern. Tillman cannot
complain if he be measured by the
same yard stick he applied to others,
and all Remember how he said. those
in public life in this State before 1890
had been "bribed, bamboozled and
debauched'' by gifts of free passes.
Their disclaimers he brushed aside,
why should not his be?
One of the highest types of ante-1890
craftsmanship in South Carolina was
Joseph a. Earle. He was Of those
whom Tillman abused to get into
Office. But in 1895 the people Of
South Carolina sent him to the Uni
ted States Senate. Temptation came
to him, as it did to Tillamn, in the
shape of offers of passes and franks,
but, unlike Tillman, he did not ac-
cept them. He returned them to the
givers, with short and simple letters,
to the effect that acceptance of such
favors would in no way affect his vote
upon questions in which interests of
the givers were on stake, but that the
people of South Carolina through
their General Assembly, had express
ed their will that their public servants
should not accept passes, and, while
that law was not operative outside
the State limits, still he respected the
will Of those whose servant he was
too much to disobey even the spirit of
a law passd in accordance with their
will. That was all, and he said moth
ing of it. Had Tillman done such
thing the letters would have been given
to the public and political capital
made of them. Our information as to
Earle's course comes years after his
death from a South Carolinian who
happened to see his letters.-COlumbia
Record.
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laR. aPPElT's OPINION.

Louis Appels, editor of the
Manning Times, who, if we mistake
not, vas IN the 8. movement" days. a
follower and admirer Of farmer Ben
Tillman, has in this weeks issue of
the Times, a column and a half editor
ial aboIlt Senator Tillman and his
pocketbeok Of railroad passes and tele-
graph and express franks, which he
lest out West some days ago.
The following extracts from Mr.
Appelt's editorial show that he has a
different opinion now Of Mr.. Tllman
from what he formerly professed:
Now because Tillman went all over
this State and charged. such men as
Hampton and Hagood with being de-
bauched and bamhoozled' by accept
ing railroad passes and because he
hinted strongly that former governors
we're the recipients Of State property,
the enemies OF the people will try
to create the impression that Tilman's
being caught with the goods on is
guilty Of net only violating the law Of
his State which positively prohibits
an oficiaz from accepting these things,
but IS also guilty of the baldest and
rankess hypocrisy.
Hampton and Hagood if they
did accept passes and franks,
they we're not prohibited by
the law nevertheless, Tillman preach
ed doctrine which was SO convincing
that the Legislature made the accept
@ance of such things unlawful, and
when recent legislature undertook TO
repeal that statute Governor Nc
Sweeney vetoed their action
Such exposures as came to light
with the loss Of Tillman' IS pocketbook,
his connection with oil corporations,
and his unsatisfactory accounting Of
his connection with the dispensary,
viii open the eyes Of the masses &c
his inconsistency and, his grating
propensisies, and also. to the fact
shat has solicitoasness for his race
begins and ends with the dollar for
Tillman. .
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irrigation in Texas.

Washington, Aug. l5.-According to
a bulletin issued by the census bureau
today there are %, ,625 acres of land
under irrigation in the state of Texas.
The widest application Of the system
has been made in connection with the
rice industry. In this connection the
report says:
"While all the large rice systems did
not prove successful in 1892, the failure
for the most part are not without re-
medy. Larger experience and better
knowledge of soil and crop require
ments will obviate their occurrences
and the industry which with few
years has grown large enugh to make
the Importation of rice no longer
necessary, will doubtless expand until
rice will become an important export" !"
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go to the dogs, or end in the stripes.
The establishment of second dis
pensary in Sumter will only facilitate
the sale of the "needful. You know
in this day and time of rapid move
ments people don't like to wait long
before getting what they want. In my
travels rarely see white man drunk
or under the influence of whiskey. The
habit is being abandoned as unworthy
of the high citizenship of our land.
I notice the towns and cities all
about, are advocating the owning of
water and light plants and operating
them for the good of the people. This
is step in the right direction.
The comet is hardly visible about
midnight overhead. It has been a
long time. since .one was visible here
The nights are getting longer and we
can get little more sleep. This has
been a hard year On the farmers and
rest is as needful to them as 1t is to
other pople, but very little they get.
Congressman Lever is sending out
the memorial addresses on the life and
character of the late DR.. Stokes. The
kind pleasant face of the Dr.. is fami-
liar to his friends.
Rev. ). D. higgins preached to
large crowds at Pisgah at his appoint
ed time. His sermons were fine. Rev.
Mr.. Bedenbough has held his meeting
at st. Johns and Rev. Booth will soon
hold his at McLeod's Church.
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Pls6AH NEWS NOTES.

Pisgah, Aug. 1.-THE high seasons
for the last two weeks are forcing cot
ton to too much weed. The prospect
for good crop is not as good as it was
short time ago. Late corn, peas and
potatoes, &c., are doing well, and
promise good yield. Those who
planted tobacco this year are sick at
the returns of their. crop sales. One
man told me that he realized s43 for
three acres of fair tobacco, and bis net
loss on the same was S1l5. Another
said he wonld get about so cents on the
dollar Of his expenses IN raising to-
bacco. This is dishearsening but our
friends went in it, with eyes open, for
last winter the leading tobacco Jour-
mails warned all not to plant much, for
if big crop was made they would get
nothing for it, then the crop would
be controlled by merciless trust that
would pay scarcely anything for it. All
this was known, yet our people went
heavily into it, with the hope of find
ing the pot Of gold at the end of the
rainbow, phantom that has been
chased for ages, and the result is they
are out of considerable money. i
hardly think the warehouses will get
much from here next year.
Baseball seems to be all the rage
among the colored folks these days. A
spirited game was played here last
Saturday between the local team, and
one from ColcIough's. The score stood
Z to 8 in favor of the local team.
"Gist'' Murray was umpire, and his
decisions seem to be fair. To the credit
of them all, they conducted the game
in a civilized manner.
Rev. Ben Murray (colored) "says
that for minister to be successful in
the ministry is to practice and live up
to what he urges others to do. I" Good
doctrine for all to follow. Another
good man is Rev. Friday Kershaw,
colored, who is pastor of the Baptist
Church here. From accounts he is
leading his people along the paths OF
righteousness. 1t always gives me
pleasure to give these people credit
when they deserve it, and some OF
them are good citizens with credit
according to their means, second to
none. Whenever the colored people
fully accept the fact that the South
is their best friend, they will make
more advance progress tEan now. The
intelligent ones are fast getting to that
point. In looking back, I can but say
what good friend the south has been,
and is, to the colored race, but as long
as they listen to sweet tongued agents
/ who promise palace prices and pay
pauper wages, SO long will they be
kicked from pillar to post, and finally
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Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia. Aug. 1s.-The week end
ing 8 q. M, Monday, August l7th,
had mean temperature Of 10 degrees,
which is about degree below normal.
The day temperatures were slightly
lower than usual. while the night tenn
peratures we're normal. There was
more thar the usual amount of cloudi-
nessm, aud the air was unusually
humid the entire week. The need OF
sunshine is indicated.
Parts Of the State had almost daily
rains, with excessive amounts in
places. The drought in the north,
central and south central counties
was broken on the 14th, but there are
few scattered places in the west cen
traI counties that are in need OF rain,
or more rain. In lower Lancaster
county there was fall Of over six inch
es in about threee hours that severely
damaged crops and lands. The average
precipitation for the State was 2.5O
inches.
Young corn shared in the general
improvement of crop conditions, ana
remains very promising, except on bot
tom lands that had excessive precipita-
ton, where it is firing. Old corn was
NOT affected by the weather. Fodder
pulling is well advanced in the eastern
and central counties. and considerable
fodder was damaged by the heavy rains.
There was a marked improvement
in cotton ever large part OF the State
especially in the western counties, but
there are also numerous reports OF
excessive shedding, and few OF gen.
eral deterioration. Rust is more pre-
valens than last week, and blight is
reported from few counties. Gen
erally cotton is well fruited, and hold.
ing it's fruit, though the plants are
small and very late in the extreme
west, with exceptions where recently
growth has been too rapid. sea,
island cotton continues to bloom pro
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Honea Path, Aug. lin attempt
ing to cross the tracks of the Southern
railway early this morning while the
southbound freight was shifting, Pa
trick Brady, an Irish peddler, was in
stantly killed. His neck was broken,
back broken and his body otherwise
mangled. The deceased was an old Con-
federate veteran, being member OF
the Manning Guard, Hampton Legion.
He was quiet, inofensive citizen
and is known throughout the Pied
mont section. Over S2c0 dollars was
found on his person.
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Rome, Aug. 1.-The inventory of
the contents of the rooms of the late
pope has been completed. It is report
ed that another sum of ZOO, 900 francs
was found in bags, $4,000 francs being
in gold, and packets of Italian securi-
ties. From this money the ordinary
expenses of the Vatican viii be met on
vouchers submitted by Cardinal Moe
cenni. Among the valuables found
was a jewelled tiara, worth s400, 600,
which Leo never wore because it was
the heaviest in his possession.
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INDEX CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Bid of Mr.. C. |. Outline Accepted

The contract for making the index
Of the deed and mortgage books in the
Office of the Clerk of Court was on
yesterday awarded to G. L. Cuttino,
Esq. There were four bids submitted
as follows: C. NJ. Hurst and B. G..
Wallace, 81, 900; C. Z. Cuttino, ST.
500; B. j. Bland, s1,50o; A. P. Vim
son, 81, 100. The contract was given
as stated to Mr.. G. L. Cuttino. The
contract specifies that the index shall
be carried forward to Jan. 1904.
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Philadelphia, Aug. 16.-As a result
of a quarrel VIM. Brinkley, a negro,
today shot and killed James Coyle, a
white man, at Germantown, a suburb.
The two men about two weeks ago had
an alteration and today while Coyle
was standing on a street corner with
several friends Brinkley approached
and without warning shot Coyle, swho
died in a hospital shortly after. The
murderer is under arrest.
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&c Mlatebu,llr allo Soatlroa.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1908.

The Sausser Waschnsan was to1ndee
ia 1850 snd the Frae Soassroa in 1866.
The Watchnsaa and Sosakron now has
the combined circulation and influence
OF 5ssh Of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium IN
Sa,nser.
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FOR RENT-One storehouse, with
three room dwelling attached, with
necessary out buildings, for FIVE
months. Three and one half miles
from Sumter in the fork Of Providence
and Stateburg roads. For terms apply
to R. NJ. Edens, Sumter, S. G.
July 29-tf.
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You Gan Buy Without Money.

WE HAVE DECIDED to extend
credit to the country trade until fall
on anything in our line. We have q
full assortment.
GREGORY & BINGHAM,
10 W. Liberty street, next to P. o.
July 29-4t
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LEGAL weather Report.

For "a hours ending p. m., August
18th. 1908:
Temperature: Maximum, 80; Mini
mum, SO; Mean, %. Precipitation,
.o.75. Character of day-Cloudy.
Direction Of wind-Southeast.
Sun rises, 5.25; snn sets, 6.41.
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- ~
The only Surprising thing IN connec-
lion with Senator Tillman's loss OF q
pocket book full Of railroad passes and
telegraph and express franks is that
So many newspapers have expressed
surpise that ne had accepted favors
from corporations. After the incident
Of Pass No. /, no ground was left for
surprise
The time for driving the Turks out OF
Europe seems to have arrived. and the
Powers would do well to make COM
mon cause and By an oyerwhelning
disply ed force accomplish the conqest
Of Turkey without tke horrors Of q
prosractsd war. Russia, alone, if
given a free hand is able to drive ont
the Turk and seize Constantinopie,
but she other great powers would never
consent to Russian control Of Turkish
se-risor.7, consequently the only solu-
tier is united action for the overthrow
of Turkey and the formation Of an
Independent kingdom similar to
sGresce under The protection OF the
Powers.
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Barometer pressure is lowest in
Louisiana, the lake regions and the
South Pacific Coast, and highest off
the New England Coast and over the
northwest. Scattered showers occur
red over most of the cotton belt, and
heavy rains in the Carolinas, Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas. Temperatures remained prac-
tieally stationary over the entire
country. The highest temperature
was 100 at Abilene, the lowest 50 at
Cortland, Me.
F. Prescott Bullock,
Local Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
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WANTED-A first class Ginner to
take charge of Ginning Plant. Apply
J. Ryttenberg & Sons, Rose Hill, S. G.
Aug. ST.
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WANTED-To sell good young grade
jersey (nearly fully milch cows with
young calves. And several Fine Berk-
Shire Gilts. e. ". Dabbs, Goodwill,
| S. C. July eft.
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Forecast for 3s hours ending p.
M, Thursday, issued from Washing
ton, D. c.:
For Sumter and vicinity-Showers
tonight and Thursday. Stationary
temperature.
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Glenn Springs Mineral Water is a
safe and sure cure for kidney troubles.
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Ask your physician if Glenn Springs
Mineral Water is not what you need.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.

temperature
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-11

New table linens At Veaie & knights.