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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Who is he? The list Of great ones is
long. Possibly we shall have to yield
the palm to Sir Thomas Johnstone Lip
ton He is about the only merchant
on earth who can afford to advertise
teas by spending half million an
nually on yacht designed to capture
the Americas cup. Over mere in the
United States we have syndicates OF
millionaires behind our defenders.
Lipton stands the racket alone. He
is worth $50. 600, 900. Twenty-three
wears ago be stood behind counter
waiting on customers. Thirty years
ago he worked in the rice fields of
South Carolina, and was so poor that
he slept with the negroes in the
woods. Today he employs 1000 per-
sons in his various establishments,
and is the pet of the King of Eng
land. In 1905 he will be an earl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Newburgh, N. Y, July 12.-Joseph
W. Cummin is in Jail here on the
charge of grand larceny. He was secre-
tary-treas1rer and cashier of the Corn
wall bank and is alleged to be a de-
faulter to the extent of about $50, 600,
wrecking the bank. Yesterday the
State bank examiner appeared at the
bank and before the examination OF
the books Cummin confessed that he
was short in his accounts between
forty and fifty thousand dollars.
Paris, July 12.-According to a dis
patch from Constantinople, published
here, engagements have been taking
place between Turkish and Bulgarian
troops on the frontier, which the
Turks accuse the Bulgarians of cross
ing. On the other hand, the Bulgar-
ians assert that the Turks tried to oc-
cupy the neutral zone. The dispatch
adds that a ministerial council was
hurriedly summoned to Yildiz Kiosk
last night, and more troops have been
called to the colors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15
WedgefieId News Notes.

Wedgefeld July 13.-We were sur
prised to hear of County Superirten.
dent of Education B. D. Wilson'S re-
signation. If he has bettered himself
though, no doubt it is wise step he
has taken, for politics or results are
as uncertain these days as the time
for the leonid display. It is,hoped
his competitor in the last primary, Mr..
S. D. Cain will be appointed to FIJI the
unexpired term, thus saving another
primary.
[ believe in up-to-date journalism
and admire the efforts of any paper to
give to it's readers the latest news, but
the Pennsylvania Grit, published at
Williamsport, Penn, should be called
down. They give an account IN fridays
issue of the death and brutal Of Pope
Leo XIII.
The prospects is very discouraging for
a good crop this year. Corn is small
and the crop will be the shortest in
years. Cotton though growing some
is small for the season of the year
and in most places grassy.
1t is feared the continued rains will
cause. lots of malarial fever, but we
have two efficient M. DIS. who are al
ways on hand to attend to such things;
in case of their failure, though, this is
headquarters of the Pametto State
Chill and Fever Cure which is death
to malaria.
We were glad to hear the county
board had acted favorably on a petit
tion sent in by our citizens to have
public road built from here to Sumter.
It will be a good thing for both places
for we never have had a direct road to
Sumter.
Nj. E. E. Aycock is spending some
time at the summer resorts OF North
Carolina.
The work on Mr. A. E. Aycock's
residence is nearing completion.
When finished it will present a hand
soma appearance.
Miss Evelyn Parler, of Parlers,
Orangeburg county, has returned home
after pleasant visit to her brother,
DR.. M. L. Parler.
The readers of the proceedings of the
court before the last, will remember
that there were two convictions Of
violators of the dispensary law here
and the fines were mostly paid by their
own race. A little over two weeks ago,
Stephen Taylor, also colored, had the
only animals he owned, namely one
horse and one mule, killed by light
ming, and up-to-date if nickel has
been subscribed to go towards replacing
his loss I have not heard of it. What
a comparison, fragrant violators Of
the law receiving immediate aid,
while the one misfortune overlook
from natural causes goes unnoticed.
This speaks for itself
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

The week ending a. m. Monday,
July 18th, had a mean temperature of
80 degrees, which is practically normal.
The heat was not excessive at any
time, OF was there wide daily range
between the day and the night tenn
peratures. These conditions were
Favorable on crops, but there was
deficiency IN sunshine over the cas-
tren and central parts that was harm
full to slight extent.
Locally, there was excessive preci-
pitation in Edgefeld, Marion, Marl-
boro and Saluda counties, and almost
daily excessive rains from the Savan-
nah valley, in Barnwell and Hampton,
northward to southern Clarendon and
Williamsburg counties, and in wes-
tern Sumter. In this part Of the State
the rain fall amounted tosfrom g to
over inches. This area includes the
region of heaviest rainfall during
June, when it amounted to from 10 to
Is inches. The rains in other parts
we're beneficial, and some places in the
northern parts are in need of more
rain. The weeks average for the State
was 200 inches.
The weeks weather was favorable
for crop growth and deveopment, with
the above exception, and for farm
work, cultivation having made con-
siderable progress, especially in the
western counties.
With the exception of number OF
localities that report the contrary,
old corn is fair crop and is about
laid by in clean condition. Much
corn was destroyed on low lands where
the rains were excessive. Young corn
has good color and looks promising.
There was general improvement in
cotton, though some sections failed to
share in it, but reports from most Sec
tions indicate that the plants are max
ing rapid growth, too rapid for prope,
fruitage in the Pee Dee counties,
though they are still small and late IN
blooming. Blooms are more common
than last week. Lice remain on very
young cotton, in spots, but they nc
longer threaten injury. In the western
counties most fields are clean, but
grassy fields is the prevailing condition
in the eastern ones. Cotton is poorest,
and yellow, on sandy lands, but most
Of it has healthy color, especially sea
island cotton.
Tobacco curing continues, and the
crop as a whole has improved. Melon
shipments are not heavy, as the crop
is light as yet. Planting fall truck
crops is underway. Minor crops con-
tinue to thrive. Peaches still rotting.
Other fruits fairly plentiful. Pas
lures are excellent. Farm laborers are
scarce in many parts of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Somebody's milk COWS are going to
be killed pretty soon by a train unless
the little negroes who have charge Of
them keep them Of the railroad tracks.
A boy can't play ball or pick black
berries and mind {. COW at the same
time. Nearly every day the engineer
has to stop his train to keep from kill
ing cow in the outskirts Of the city.
The Natatorium is not the rage it
once was, but it is q great place III
which to learn to swim Or to take a
bath these hot afternoons.
There is no reason that dispensary
should not be established, for two gin
mills will sell no more liquor than
the one now doing very fourishing
business, and the moral tone Of the
town will not ba materially lowsees
by having another dispensary, Faer m;l!
there be any more Drunkenness. The
only thing that can be said against
the second dispensary is that it will
largely increase the expense of run,
ming the liquor business in S1@ter--
there will be two stores to be rented.
two dispensers and two sets of clerks
to be paid out of the, profit-and ths>
net return to the county and city will
be correspondingly decreased. There
being two centers of disturbance and
disorder it may be necessary to in
crease the police force, but that re-
mains to be seen. The bushes men OF
North Main street should know their
own business best and if they want q
in their midst other folks
should not object, except on the ground
of extravaganza, for it does smack
somewhat of extravaganza to operate
two dispensaries when one can supply
all the liquor the people are alb le to
buy.
The City Council held a special
meeting at l O'Clock Monday to
adopt resolution protesting aeainss
the establishment of another dispensarv
in Sumter, but nothing was done for
lack of a quorum. The protest was t5,
be communicated to the State Board
Of Control. This action was advocated
on the ground that another disDensarv
is not needed to transact the business
and that If another is ess 1sjsFef,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15
SHOT TO Kill.
John Terrell Takes Great Pains
to Kill Maiyin Wolfe.

Bluffton, Ind, July 12.-John Ter
rell, a wealthy farmer, living near
Petroleum, nine miles from here,
killed his son-in-law, Melvin Wolfe,
this afternoon, firing both barrels of a
shotgun into his head as Wolfe lay
on a Doctors operating table to have a
leg amputated, necessitate by wound
from Terrell's gun, fred a short time
before. Four years ago Wolfe married
TerrelIs daughter. Wolfe deserted
the girl, it is said, leaving her with a
young child.
A suit was brought to compel him
to support his wife. It is claimed
Wolfe had twice driven by the Terrell
home shouting insulting remarks and
shaking his fist at Terrell. The third
time he drove by Terrell jumped from
some bushes along the roadside and
fred at his son-in-law, with a double
barrelled shogun. The first charge
shattered Wolfe's right leg. The sec
ond barrel missed. Wolfe was hurried
to the Office of Dr.. Saunders, at Petro-
leum, and placed on an operating table
to have the leg amputated.
While crowd stood outside watch
ing the doctor, Terrell came up from
his home in buggy, broke in the
doors of the doctors Office, drove out
the crowd at the point of his gun and
with the remark, ct am after him,
and am going to get him yet fred
both barrels into his son-in-law's head.
He was terribly mutilated. At the time
he fred, the young man was only
half-conscious. Terrell got in his bug:
gy, loaded up his shotgun and pointeo
It at the mob that had hastily formed,
held it at bay and drove to the sher.
ifs residence. He is in jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

The Greenville Herald, with the
efficient assistnce of Cartonist G. a.
David, is kicking against the 'phone
service given the Mountain City by
the Bell company since it secured a
monopoly there. Greenyille should
have known how it would be and may
as well take it's medicine. A town
which so likes to bind itself to mo-
nopolies in public utilities should &C.
cept the results as gracefully as pos
sible.-The State.
Orangeburg, July l3.-Sheriff Dukes
has 10 negroes IN jail, all implicated
in the murder of Mr.. Phillips at Nor
way or in the riot subsequent thereto,
but as yet has not captured Jim Evans
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Union, July 11.-About 8 O'Clock to-
NIGHT eastern freight train No. 50 ran
over and killed Foster Wood, a white
lad Of y or IA years. within the cor
porate limits of Union. It is said
that the boy was stealing ride
and, in jumping from the train, was
drawn under the -vheels.
Winchester, Va, Jaly 12-This
afternoon the most serious cloudbuTst
ever experienced here broke over the
city, submerging the entire town IN
from three To six feet OF water. Ine
aanaage vii. reach thousands OF dol
Lars. as es,eTy stora, residence aTla
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

A Norfolk, Va, correspondent writes; !;
Thirty thousand quarts of Strawberries
were picked May Is on the lOO-acre
patch of State Senator E. Finley
Cromwell, in the suburbs of Norfolk.
These were picked by 300 negroes,
who received for the days work $500,
at the rate of two cents quart. The
picking, packing and crates cost $500,
and the berries were sold to local
firm for nine cent quart. The firm
resold them at profit of $3.50 and the
berries we're then shipped North. Mr.
Cromwell received for the days pick
go TOO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15
Wham Surrenders.

Laurens, July n.-About midnight
last night John Wham came to town and
surrendered to Sheriff Duckett. His
friends say that he did not flee from
;nsfice. bnt to escape trouble with the
friends OF the dead man, Ramage.
Ferguson and Featherstone and W.
r Riehey have been employed to de-
fsnd Wham. They stated today that
The question of applying for bail had
not vet be considered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Birmingham, Ala. July ia ter
rife explosion of power in the Coming
Mill Of the Birmingham Powder Mills
this afternoon instantly killed four
q 4; tes sY.,eIl and sen. plstely wrecked the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

In her will Mrs. Harriet Lane Johns
ton makes provision for the erection
of monument to the memory of her
uncle, President James Buchanan, at
his birthplace in Pennsylvania. The
trustees are also required to try to
secure from Congress suitable site in
Washington and permission for the
erection of a bronize and marble
statue of Mr.. Buchanan. The cost of
the statue is to be defrayd out of
s1oo, OC0 left to pay for the two monu-
ments.
Mrs. Johnston has specified that the
inscription upon the statue shall be
the words uttered by Hon, jeremiah
S. Black concerning President Buch-
anan as the incoruptible statesman,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Chattanooga, Tenn, July IA
train on the Belt Railway tonight
struck Eve white people who were
walking across a trestle near the Chat
tanooga furnace. Florence James was
instantly killed, her head being sever
ed from her body. Lizzie Morton was
seriously, and probably fatally, injured
and George Martin and an unknown
woman sustained severe injuries.
Bisley, England, July ll.-America
today recaptured the Palma trophy.
Her team scored an aggregate of
1.57Q. out of possible 1900, and beat
all the best shots of Europe, South
Africa, Australia and Canada, congre-
gated for tie firt time oa Eng glish soil
to compete for the world premier
shooting trophy. Great Britain was
second, WITH 1,535.
Louisville. July 13.-John Tinsley,
alias Lee Bcown, the negro who killed
Policeman Louis Massey at Evansville,
is giving the Jeffersonville reforma-
tory officials great deal of trouble.
He arouses tae guards about midnight
and pretends to be dying. DR.. Sharp
has to be called, and sedatives admin
istered. Brown, or Tinsley, fears to
be taken back TO Evansville. In spite
of his nervous fears, he is improving
and soon will be well.
Montgomery, Ala. July l3.-fhe
Jury in the case of the United States
V. Fletcher Turner, charged with
holding Glennie Helms, a negro, in
condition of peonage, reported to
Judge Thos. J. Jones late this after
noon that they could not agree on a
verdict and we're discharged. The
Jury stood 6 to 6. It is stated tonight
that Turner will have to stand trial
over again. The other cases against
him have been postponed until Aug. 3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

Rome, July 14-4.30 a. m.-Dr.
Lapponi has succeeded in terminating
the Pope with stimulants. He also
gave him little nourishment. The
patients breathing is again difficult.
He says he feels very tired.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19
By VIM. T. Williams.


While Uncle Mingo ate his breakfast
two other customers of the restaurant
were engaged in a very animated and
quite aggressive conversation. So OBJ
streperous We're these individuals that
several times Uncle Mingo looked in
their direction with a deprecatory
frown upon his usually benignant brow.
At length the disputants arose, and
after the exchange of few choice but
scarcely quotable compliments parted
at the door.
Dem fellers," said the waiter, hap
pens pom one anudder mos edible day
at breakfas time. Seems like dere is
some ole fued betwix dem; dey mus
tink dey is libin' cen Kentucky"
Mus be one O. desc breafas' foods
we reads bout so much cen de paper"
remarked Uncle Mingo.
Gee, Uncle!" exclaimed the waiter.
But, say, has you ebber tried to eat
any O. desc new-fangle breakfas' foods
you is talkin' 'bout?"
No, sab; not me-" said Uncle Min
go; but de Kunnel out to Postum
Holler had a 'speunce witch Salty my
ambition to acquire knowledge cen dat
direction"
"Wot happen to him?" asked the
waiter.
DE Kunnel tell me-" said Uncle
Mingo, dat one mornin' de missis set
some funny lookin stuff befo him. He
tas'e it.
"'Wot de debbil is dis?' he say; saw
dus'?
"'Cose not say de missis: it's some
O. dat wonderful new breakfas' food,
guaranteed to glib a man healt' an
strenk. an make a ole man young
again
Does you like it?' he say.
No she say, I can't eat it, but,
she say. I lowed dat might be my
fault
IT'S de fault OBJ de blank stuff,
say de Kunnel. Take it away he say,
an sen out cen de yard an kill me a
chicken an fry me half-a-dozen aigs
an tree or To- slices OBJ ham. an I'll
try to worry along widout de saw
dus.'
" i got good big package she say,
an blleve I'll trow it out TO de chick
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19
A Belle of Georgia.
From the Alfalfa Mirror.


Miss Isabella Huffman, a most pro-
possessing, vivacious and highly ac-
complished young lady of Rome, Ga,
is visiting the interesting and happy
family of her brother, Conductor ]. H.
Huffman of Gadsen. The fair Miss Is
abella is one of those modest, sweet
young ladies that look the picture of
loneliness, happiness and beauty, and
is one of the most radiantly and beau
tifully luminous figures to be found
among her sex; also is the rich ana
proud possessor of a most fascinating
pair of sparkling peppers, supplement
ed with the most gorgeous, beautiful
showers of coal black tresses, which
fall so gracefully and nestle so closely,
charmingly, admirably and GENEROUSLY
about her neck and shoulders In such
rich profusion, and which would make
a Grecian beauty or a queen envy
could they but see her. Miss Huffman
belongs to a distinguished Georgian
family of the genuine thoroughbred
type, refined, modest, cultured and in
tellectual, bordering somewhat on gilt
edged aristocracy, while springhtliness
is set upon her lips, and in readiness
of wit she is unsurpassed. The Mirror
wishes for the fascinating and fair
Miss Isabella a most deliciously pleas
ant time during her sojurn in the
beautiful Queen City on the Coosa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19

seums they sleep off their wild earth
orgies to-day, the last ichthyosaurians,
no longer reckless swimmers in the
ocean of primeval worlds, but only
quiet dreamers in the great blue ocean
of human thought. AS by enchant-
ment fixed phantom-like in stone, the
old, wonderful sea of Jurassic time
lives there once more. The clean,
orderly rooms, the shining glass cases
brightly coiored paintings of restored
primevaI scenes, and outside of the
windows the nodding green branches
of the glad present-that is the last
station of a tremendous pilgrimage.
The monsters stare out of their
huge eye sockets, with the young ones
that failed to see the light of the
world millions of years ago. And all
bear placards with scientific names
that man has given to them, man as
master of earth-not only to-day, but
for all the postmaster, too, of the
ichthyosaurians in whose time he had
not even begun to exist, and that yet
belong to his knowledge" to-day as
if he had been there when they began
conquered and died.
That is the mightiest epic, the most
wonderful of tales; the epic of the
ichthyosaurus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19
UNCLE MINGO ON
BREAKFAST FOODS
BY w. T. WILLIAMS.

ems
'Nummine bout dom dat say
de Kunnel; jes' keep it, an glib it to
desc tramps wot come beggin for
sumpin' to eat; mabe it might mex
dem feel mo- like goin' to work
De very idee!' she say: I'll do
dat same
"Sho 'nough. mex gentleman OBJ de
road wot come roun'. de misses SEN
him out nice plate oh de wallyble
breagfas' food. De tramp make a
bluff at tastin' it, an den wen he tink
nobody wasn't lookin, he empty de
plate on de groun,' an take a sneak
for de gate.
Mex day anudder tramp, an de
same ting, an likewise de day after.
Den after dat de tramps quit comm
altogedder, de Kunnel say, an he was
wonderin' wot was de matter.
Zone mornin', some vile after dat. I
was wild de Kunnel Were his road turn
cen from de big road, an vile we was
arrangin' bout goin fishin we see a
tramp come down de road. He stop an
look at some outlandish marks on a
tree witch was standin' jis at de cor
ner. He study de tree, den he look
at de house wishful like an pull at his
stubby wiskers. Den he heabe a long
breat', shake his head an start off
down de road again.
" Hol' on, my frien,' say de Kunnel,
III glib you a good breakfas' if you'll
tell me de meanin' OBJ dem marks on
dat tree
"'Wot kim O. breakfas' de Teller
ak, sorter cautious like.
Plenty o meat an bread an cof-
fee,' say de kunnel.
It's a go! say de tramp, Dem
signs means dat it amt no good to go
up to dat house. cause de missis don't
keep nothin' but dishyer new fangle
breakfas' food.
" Very true, VERY true say de
hunnel; but I'll skirmish roun'
mongst de neighbors, an see if I can't
scare you up sump'n else. But he say,
l want you to 'splain to me how you
make all dat out o. dem marks on de
tree
OATS dead easy say de tramp.
You see dis straight up an down mark
wild triangle on de bottom? Dat
stan for lady OBJ de house.
Yes See say de Kunnel; OATS
very plain.
We'll, den, say de tramp. right
underneat' is circle wild anudder cir
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19

Gle eenside: dat is plate, an repre-
sents grub
We'll, I declared say de Kunnel,
how very simpler
" Yes sah.' say de tramp. Under
neat dat again. he say, is anudder
circle wild jagged rim an a hole cen
de center. 'Cose dat STAINS for cir
cular saw, an ebblebody know dat
means breakfas' food
Well! Well Welli' say de Kunnel;
to tink dat should be SIGH a ignora-
NOUS as not to understan' SIGH sim
pie ting like dat widout habin' to GIT
somebody to 'splain it to me! wy It's
plain as de nose on your face! Come
long to de house. he say, an git your
Breakfast"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-07

GOING NICELY.
Work on Wabash Doing better than II
has done for n Long Time.

Progress on the Buekhann0n and
Northern line has been more rapid in
the last ten days than at any time
since Rinehart and Deunis put their
first men on the new line. The tun-
mel at Paw Paw is now 10 the hill a
hundred feet or more at each end.
On the Jake's Run side the workmen
struck solid rock and had slow time
OF it for a while, but they are now in
a soft ledge of rocks and are blasting
along at surprising rate. Camps
are being put up as hurriedSy as can
be done on the sixteen miles Of line
south OF Moatsyille, and the survey
ers are getting the route. from there
to the junction with the West Virgin
la Central in shape where it will be
quickly approved and quickly COM
menced on with pick and shovel.
1t is stated that fine grade has
been found from Moatsville to the
West Virginia Central junction, but
the exact route Is not given out up TO
this time.