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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-20
MILLS COMING SOUTH.
Prominent Cotton Men Investigate
Price of Cotton---New England
Capital Will Build More Mills
in Cotton Belt.

The cotton mills of New England
will be moved south next year. Mr..
j Myles Standish, of Boston, and
Charles S. Washburn, of New Bed
ford, Mass, two cf the most promin-
ent cotton men of New England, have
just completed tour Of the south
made for the purpose Of Investigating
the condition of the cotton crop aud
the amount now in the hands of the
farmers. and have made this state
ment. It is said that provided there
is no adverse legislation in this state
there will be a number of new mills
built by northern capital in this state
soon. AS they are now situated, it is
almost impossible for the New Eng
land mills to enter into competition
with the southern mills in the manu-
facture Of the cheaper grade of cotton
fabrics, which are shipped to Russia,
China, Japan and the Philippine ISL
ands, and it is said chat they hope
that by establishing mills in the south
they will be able to get their share Of
this trade. and in this way make up
for the small profits realized on tie
goods manufactured in their northern
mills for the domestic trade. It was
not until a few years ago that the
southern mills began the manufacture
Of the higher grade Of cotton fabrics
and the New England mills were then
in a position to control the prices on
this class of goods. When there was
an increase in the price of the raw
material the mill owners would &C
cordingly issue circular announcing
q corresponding increase in the price
of the manufactured product, but
since the southern manufacturers have
turned their attention to the import
ance of the home market, and begun
supplying the jobbing trade with the
best grade OF fabrics, the New Eng
landers are no longer in position to
dictate the price Of this grade Of
goods. The New England operators
have been contemplating closing their
mills on account Of the high prices
which they were compelled to pay for
the raw material, which they claim
takes away every cent Of their profit.
It was at the solicitation of these
manufacturers that Messrs. Standish
and Washburn determined to make a
personal Investigation and determine
exactly how the crop stood, and re-
port to the manufacturers if there was
any prospect of the price dropping to
a lower figure when the supply held
by the farmers is placed on he'market.
The investigation has satisfied them
that the supply now in the hands Of
the farmers is not sufficient to affect
the price of the staple. even if the
whole were turned loose in one day.
They do not think that cotton will
90 any lower.
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What to Do With Them.

Gen. Hampton always loved joke
and thoroughly enjoyed his own. He
had large planting interests in Missis-
sippi. which necessitated the employ
ment of many slaves There as in
Columbia he had extensive grounds
around his dwelling, and it was often
quite a tax upon his good wife to keep
them in thorough order, especially
those in their Columbia home. In
spite of every effort the trash and dirt
would collect and she was constantly
appealing to the general for extra ser
wants to make things clean.
When the Federal gunboats began
to come down the Mississippi river
and taeir soldiers raided the surround
ing country it became necessary to
find place of refuge for the negroes.
Mrs. Hampton was at her home in
Columbia and the general fighting in
Virginia.
One morning fifteen hundred negroes
arrived at her door. They came unex-
pectedly from the plantation in Mis-
sissippi. and there had been no pro-
vision made for their keeping.
Mrs. Hampton telegraphed the gen
eral at once, saying:
Fifteen hundred negroes have ar
rived from Mississippi. What must l
do with then?''
General Hampton Immediately wired
back
"Put them to cleaning up the
yard. !"
And that vas all she could get from
him.
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rnskiah co1ee.

The Turkish way Of making coffee
produces a very different result from
that to which We are accustomed. A
small conical saucepan. holding about
two tablespooafaIs OF water. is used.
The fresh roasted berry is pounded.
not ground: and about a dessertspoon-
euI IS put into tine minute boiler, which
is then nearly filed with water and
thrust among the embers. 4 few Sec
onds suffice 20 bring it to boil. and
the deeoetion~ grounds and all. is pour
ed out into small cup. which fits into
brass socket like the cup Of an acorn.
The Turks seem to drink this decec-
.;oa. boiling hot. grounds and all. They
take it plain Sugar and cream would
ne doubt be thought to spoil it.
In every hut in Turkey these diminu-
tive coffee boilers may be seen suspend
ed by their long handles from the
walls. The berry Founders are also at
land. and a cup of coffee takes but
few moments to produce.-American
Queen.
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A Drawn Battle.

We'll, Hans,' said to the big,
cherubic- faced German who sometimes
does odd jobs for me. g hear you We
been on the warpath.
"Vot vas heem?" inquired Hans
with puzzled frown.
"The mayor told me he had to fine
you and your brother for fighting,
explained.
ooh, yah. dat vas so.' assented
Hans, with pleased laugh. I vas
verocious undt Yacob be vas verocious,
undt so We had leedle paddle.''
(Which licked?" I asked.
"Oh, neidervon; We vas bod yust
efen," answered Hans earnestly.
"How's that?''
"Vell, Yacob, be called me a fool,
undt SO I called heem a fool, undt so
We vas efen dere," exclaimed Hans.
"Undt den Yscob he called me a
big fool, undt so [ called heem a big
fool. undt dere We vas efen again.
Undt Yacob he called me liar,
undt so / called heem a liar, undt dere
ve vas efen some more times.
"Undt den Yacob be called me a
big liar, undt den [ hit heem, undt SO
I vas a leedle aheadt, amt it?
''Budt den Yacob he hit me. undt
so dere We vas efen some more all ridt.
'tUndt den der policeman run Us
bod in, undt dere We was efen dere.
"Undt der mayor be vined me five
chillings an vined Yacob only half a
crown, undt so Yacob vas aheadt, amt
it?
"Budt den I borrowed half crown
from Yacob to help pay mine vine,
undt so dere We vas efen again ali ridt,
all ridt.
"Undt you pet You We was going tc
stay efen now. It don't pay to paddle,
so Yacob says, undt I guess he knows
vat vas vich.'' concluded Hans, nod.
ding his head sagely.
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The Floods in St. Petersburg.

The heavy foods in St. Petersburg
recently drove to the surface 250, 600
people who prey upon the tolerance of
housekeepers by living in their eel
lars. The return to underground
lodgings of the army of lily nourished
persons has added enormously to a
death rate which was already much
larger than that Of any other Chris
tian capital. It is part Of an un-
written code that lady or gentleman
should not know where cellars,
garrets. laundry rooms. or servants
quarters are, and genuine St. Peters
burg householder never does know
from one years end to another.
Mrs. Mccormick, the wife Of the
American Ambassador. after she and
Mr. MeCormick had moved into the
palace they now occupy in st. Peters
burg, became conscious Of singular
smells. The fragrance of stale her
ring, onions, soapy water, boiling cab
bage, peaetrated to her drawing
room AS a competent housekeeper
she made Inquiry. No one would tell
her at Grst, but finally the butler
admitted the odors came from those
Who lived in the cellars. Lived in
the cellars! How cculd that be- To
the horror Of the servants. she insisted
on going to the cellars, were she
actually found sixty y-eight permanent
dwellers. She called in a policeman
and had them all turned out.
Mrs Mccormick mentioned her
singular discovery to the Countess de
Montebello, the wife Of the then
French Ambassador. "That is moth
ing" said the Countess. "My sister
and her children were coming to see
me. My maid said:
'' Madame, I would earnestly ad-
wise you not to have the children
come
What do you mean? Why not?'
said.
g 4 don't mean anything, only I
think the children should not come
They might get ILL.,
Il asked her what she meant by
such nonsense and questioned her
sharply She was distressed, and only
after long time would she say. mys-
teriously:
Ihere are fifteen cases OF dlpthe-
ria in the house..
found that more than one hun
dred people lived III the cellars and
that, as the maid had said, fifteen
children had the diphtheria -
Some thousand actually live under
the Winter Palace Not only that,
but recently a dairy with several COWS
was found in full operation in the I'M
perial cellar. The COWS had to go,
but the people sere not disturbed
That would have been out of keeping
with Russian carelessness and noblesse
oblige.-From our Correspondent. st.
Petersburg, Dec. 90, 1903. -Collier's
Weekly.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Little Business disposed Of
Saturday.

Cclumbia, Jan. 16.--The senate was
n session hardly half an hour this
morning, and as there were so few
members pgessnet nothing OF import
ance was done. Even had there been
q full attendance the session would
have been brief one. for the calendar
contains only about fifteen bills and
three-iourts of. them are OF q local
character.
Two bills received three readings.
One Ia reference 80 appsopiating ST.
$50 OF Unions dispnsary profits for
Tie maintenance Of public library,
and the otiaer with reference to hold
ing school bond election in Orange
burg .
The following bills wars introduced !:
Senator Butler: To fix salaries of
county sreasursrs.
Senator McIvar 70 amend the laws
as 70 holding courtssin fourth jndicial
circuit,
Senator MoCalf: To permit intro
auetion Of bill to charter the South
Carolina Immigration Society.
The house bad q good attendance
and much calendar work was done With
little debate. THE only bill over
which there was a1E discussion was
II reference to the bill 10 require pay
EaenE jor cattle killed by the vetere-
marian On account Of having glanders,
bnt the bill was killed.
Senator Henderson's bill relative to
aViag 81 general Communication road
duty tax vas restored to the calendar,
- - a n
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-20

Just received another large shipment
of Pitt Osteen's Book Store.
Jan lS.-3t
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Better Than an Ordinance.

81 vas in a Wyoming town when
there came a fall Of four feet of
snow," said a traveller, "and being
told that there was no ordinance in
regard to cleaning the sidewalks I was
expressing my sentiments when the
landlord of the hotel, who had set men
to clearing path to his door, turned
to me with:
" Don't be in hurry, stranger.
Bill will be along by and by and make
it all right.
CT found that Bill was the city
marshall, and a couple of hours after
breakfast he came along with a
double-barreled shot gun. He passed
the hotel to say to the saloon keeper
next door:
I" 4Jack. there's four feet cf snow
here.''
- :" L see it.
8 :" Going to clear it off,
/" No.
All right. Eli be back in about
an hour, and if you haven't sterted it
I'll begin to shoot it off
1.-The hint was sufficient and the
saloon keeper was soon at work. There
were several others who hung out. but
were brought to time the same way.
In one instance the marshal had to
begin shooting but no sooner had the
double-charge ploughed through the
snow and smashed out pannel of the
door than a man and snow shovel
began work aud kept it up until a
path was cleared They don't need
many town ordinances in the far West
A man and shotgun can most always
put things through.
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Plenty of "Pitt" at Osteen's Book
Store. Jan 18-3t
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Leader of the japanese.

Everybody nows that Japs are great
soldiers, but few know who is the
greatest of them. The Lord Roberts
of Japan is General Viscount Katsura,
who became prime mininster of the
country two years ago.
He began his fighting career in 1851,
during the civil war, which resulted
in the overthrow of the old order Of
things in Japan and the adoption Of
western civilization. He was only
lieutenant then, but he became famous
for his extraordinary courage. He
was always in the tickest of the fight,
always the first to volunteer to lead
forlorn hope.
After the civil war was over the new
government sent him to Germany to
study military matters. When he re-
turned to Japan be took leadig part
in reorganizing the japanese soldiery
on the European model. Practically
he is the creator of the modern jap
anese army.
During the Chino-Japanese war he
had the opportunity Of leading his men
to battle and discovered that the
trouble he had taken to train them had
not been thrown away. He marched
his army through Kora to Manchu,ia,
winning dozens Of victories On the
way. His name became a terror
throughout that country
When ne got back to Japan nothing
was good enough for him. He was
the idol of the people, and all kinds of
honors were showered upon him.
General Katsura believes that the
japanese soldiers are the best in the
world, and says that he would not
fear the result if he had to lead them
against any white troops.-New York
Press
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How to Make Money.

Agents of either sex should today write
Marsh Manufacturing Co., 538 Lake
Street, Chicago, for cuts and particulars of
their handsome ALUMINIUM CARD CASE
with your name engraved on it and filed
with 100 Calling or Business Cards. Ev-
erybody orders them. Sample Case and
100 Cards, postpaid, 40c. This Case and
100 Cards retail at Is cents. You have
only to show sample to secure an order.
Send 40c. at once for case and 100 cards
before some one gets ahead Of You.
Sept 16-Sm
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smoElng in Banks.

III every bank il. New York there is
a rule against smoking. and it is doubt
full if any. depositor or visitor ever sam
q coil of tobacco smoke sitting through
the atmosphere in the big counting
s,ouses-t that IS. no visitor who is ex-
cluded from the building promptly
when the bank closes. But if the Curl
GUS could squeeze their way through
those closed portals in the afternoon
they would be treated TO avery differ
ent sight.
The rules against smoking in al the
big banks of the city apply only dur
Ing banking hours. After the doors are
closed and locked one can transform
himself into !, human volcano with
pcrfect freedom-and he does. AND
che is lesioa.-New York Times.
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COTTON MARKET.

The receipts continue light on this
market and tho high prices do not
bring out the little remaining in the
country as rapidly as expected. To-
day middling is selling for 1884.
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Mr. Foz's Statement.

Editor Advertiser: The evidence that
I gave in the Lazarus liquor case, in
the District Court on June 3, was that
1 went to Kakaako to see Bill Huihui
on particular business, that I called
where he resides, and was informed
that he had gone to a restaurant near
by for his dinner, and that on the way
to the restaurant, met Regain, who is
employed by Lazarus and who was
later arrested for selling liquor on Sun
day. Regain accompanied me to the
restaurant. Not finding the party whom
I was seeking there, I looked else
where, and was merely a spectator
when Detective McDuffie made the ar
1 stood outside, eight feet from the door,
talking to Regain, when Detective Nc
Duffie arrived. The latter can verify
my statement, also that I was not in
the place, before or at the time the
arrest was made. 1 saw and spoke to
the latter officer, also to Lieut.. Leslie
on two occasions just prior to the ar
rest, and informed them both as to
whom 1 was seeking. 1 told the truth
but the Deputy Sheriff informed me
this day that I had no business to
testify at all. I Informed him that I
was served with a subpoena. He said
it wasn't so, that 1 volunteered to give
my evidence, which is not true. I al
most begged Mr.. Douthitt, the attor-
ney for the defense, to excuse me from
appearing.
j s FOX.
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panies of the National Guard of Ha-
wall, which will soon go into camp with
the regulars at Camp Mckinley
Sheriff Andrews has been elected a
member of the Hilo Chess Club, in place
of Prof Henshaw, gone away
Mrs. z. L. Meyers resigned as Ifbrari-
an of the Hilo library. but the trustees
hold the place open for her in the hope
that she may return from a visit to her
native State OF Illinois. Meantime Mrs
\. Z. Tracy will have charge of the
library.
BY the first of July, passengers to the
Volcano viii be landed by train from
Hifo at % miles, within nine miles of
the Volcano house. Already the track
laying has been completed to this point,
and Supt. Lambert is rapidly surfacing
and ballasting the roadbed from Noun
tain View to the terminus of the line.
A spacious warehouse and terminal sta
ton, 60x100 feet, is undergoing construc-
ton to be known as "Glenwood."
Mr.. w. Won Graevemeyer and wife
were plea surprised by the en-
ployes of the company last Monday
night, who presented them with large
album of Hawaiian views as a souvenir
of their stay in the islands. The Won
GraeVeneyerS leave TINS morning Tor
Hanover, Germany.
The Board of Trade asks for contribu-
tons of prize specimens of produce and
articles of interest to be placed on eX-
hibition at their rooms. Already con-
trIbutions of Hawaiian views and a
beautiful polished slab of koa, present
ed by w. H. Lambert, are on view and
attract much interest.
A farewell luau was given to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. c. Campbell at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry at Pa
hoa, the occasion being the retirement
of Mr.. Campbell as manager of Puma
plantation The couple were presented
with a handsome silver smoking set
and a Hawaiian coat-of-arms pin.
C. n. Prouty, for several years past
the cashier of the Hilo Railway Com
pany, left by the Enterprise, en- route to
his home in Spencer, Mass. Mr.. Prouty
has been an estimable citizen of Hilo
and has endeared himself to a large
circle of friends by his manly bearing
and gentlemanly qualities. Mr.. Prouty :
return to Hawaii is doubtful as his
father, who is engaged in the manufac-
turing business in Massachusetts,, is de-
sirous of having him enter the firm.
A. P. Schoen, proprietor of the Palm
restaurant, left for the coast by the En-
terprise in search of health. The res
taurant will be closed temporarily.
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HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When 1t Is Free of Dandruff, It Grow
Luxuriantly.

Hair preparations and dandruff cures,
as rule, are sticky or irritating affairs
that do no earthly good. Hair. when
not diseased, grows naturally, luxuri-
antly. Dandruff is the cause of nine
tenths of all hair trouble, and dandruff
is caused by a germ. The only way to
cure dandruff is to kill the germ; and
so far, the only hair preparation that
will positively destroy the germ is New
bros Herpicide-absolutely harmless,
free from grease, sediment, dye mat
ter or dangerous drugs. It allays itch
ing instantly; makes hair glossy and
soft as silk. Destroy the cause, you
remove the effect" Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sam
pie to The Herpicide Co, Detroit, Mich.
HOLSTER Drug Co, Special Agents.
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HILO, June 3.-Just prior to their de-
Henry Deacon were the recipients of a
set of four dozen silver tableware from
the plantation families and hand
some Hawaiian souvenir from the Pc
peekeo Sunday school to Mrs. Deacon,
Mr.. Deacon has been manager of Pc
peekeo for over fourteen years, and has
succeeded in developing the plantation
from an output of 2100 tons to 1890. For
the past ten years, according to the
records of the office, the average crop
has been nearly $500 tons; instead of
The plantation has been one of the
best paying on the island and the
change in the management is the re-
suit of the change in owners.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
The Democrats held their primaries
last Saturday afternoon in the District
Court Room. There was a fairly rep
resentative vote cast and little rivalry
for honors at the polls. The delegates
chosen from Hilo and Waiakea are as
follows: Hilo-D. Ewaliko, VIM. Ma
limu D. Aukai, B. Maa, Albert Nawahi,
Gresham, Bento, Backus and Edward
Kekoa; Waiakea-Chas. Warren, D. K.
Amena, VIM. Winchester, Pablo Liilii,
D. K. Akolo, c. Lehman, Eugene B.
Lee, Dan Kaihenui and Henry West.
Each of the precincts get six votes, all
of which are in favor of J. D. Easton
as delegate from East Hawaii to the
ST. Louis convention to be held July g..
According to the present program, be-
sides Easton the big Island will be rep
resented by Palmer Woods, Oahu by
two delegates and Maui and Kauai by
one each.
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ROAD MATTERS.

John A. Scott has rendered his resig-
of the Hilo Road Board, assigning as
"a reason that the duties of the office
occupy too much of his time, which he
feels he ought to devote 20 his other
templated early departure from Hilo
his place on the Board will likewise
have to be filled. No appointments will
be made until the arrival of Superin-
tendent Holloway, who expects to come
to Hilo next week to look over public
works matters in this vicinity. Road
Engineer G. II. Gere returned on We'd
nesday from a trip over the line of the
work which he has been doing He
has made surveys of all the bridges au-
thorized by the loan bill, five in num-
Der, and under instructions from the
Department has changed the specifica-
tons for the Aleanai bridge from a
metal structure to a stone arch He
leaves this morning for Honolulu to
report his findings in person, and says
there is no reason why the contracts
should not be let at an early date.
superintendent c. S. Holloway, in a
letter to the Board of Trade has an
nounced his willingness and that of the
Government to tale over the Desky
bridge to Riverside Park. The papers
have not been formally drawn up, but
he authorizes the Road Board to make
the necessary repairs to protect the
bridge from going to ruin. Heretofore
the authorities have claimed the Ter
ritory had no right to accept so narrow
a bridge or thoroughfare as the River
side viaduct, and the local Road Board
refused to shoulder the responsibility
of keeping the bridge in repair.-Trib-
1Jne
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RAGsDALE JURY DIsAGREEs.

After remaining out all of Wednesday
night the trial jury in the case of the
Territory against VIM. K. Ragsdale,
for embezzlement, came into court yes
terday morning without a verdict, the
foreman announcing they had agreed to
disagree. The court promptly dis
charged the jury and the defendant
held on his own recognizance pending
a new trial. The RagsdaIe case prac-
tically closes the calendar and it is
Judge Little's intention to adjourn
court for the term on Saturday
BASEBALLISTS CANNOT AGREE.
Owing to the continued lack of har-
mony among the several teams compos-
ing the local league, President D. S.
Bowman and all the officers of the as
ISOLATION rendered their designations
This necessitated a new election of off,
GERS with VIM. Downer as president
Beck Kuhlburg is vice-p~esiCent, with
w. H. Johnson, secretary Gp1 ?. C.
Beamer, treasurer. Next SuL2ay after
noon promises two of the most interest
ing games yet played, the games sched-
uled being Union Specials VS.. Hilo Rail-
road and Beamer's Specials VS.. Waia-
keas. The boys have their new uni
forms and will present a handsome
appearance.