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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

The believers in the saying that it
will rain every day Of dog days if it
rains the first day, have the evidence
on their side this year sure.
The secretary of state Thursday
chartered the Minor store of Sumter
E. Wells is president, Elisha Carson
secretary and treasurer. The capital
is 10000.
The passenger travel from and
through this city is quite large now,
and the ticket agent is kept busy SELL
ing tickets. One day last week, it is
reported, he took in $500 before break
TASK.
The Secretary of State has issued a
commission to the Elliott Lumber
Company, of Elliott, Lee county; cap
ital stock, $1,000; corporators, E. D.
Law and j. G. Mcintosh.
The Recorders Court is in session
every day, but the cases are usually
of little Importance, those most fre-
quently on the docket being the re-
suit of family rows between negroes.
The appearance of Col. Wilson Of
the Northwestern. Railroad and Capt.
Lynch of the A. @. L. a few days in
the city leads Us to believed probably
that there is something doing in rail
road circles here.
Mr.. P. r. Fielder has purchased,
through White & McCallum, the resi-
dence on Church Street now occupied
by Mr.. I. \. Ryttenberg, but has
since sold it to Dr.. f. Mood Smith,
who will occupy it after Sept. lst.
A commission has been issued to the
Citizens Building and Loan Associa-
tion of Bishopville, capitalized at
s35, 900. The corporato1s are: j. w
Weatberly, F., +. Herndon, J. P. Kill
gore, G.. o. Rogers, W. r. Scarbor-
ough and Thos. G. Mcleod.
An excursion train from Wilmington
to Columbia passed through the city
yesterday and a number of Sumter peo-
pie took advantage of the opportunity
and the exceptionally low rates to go
over to Columbia to attend the Char
lesion Columbia ball game this after
noon.
It has been suggested that it would
be a great improvement for City Coun
Gil to open up several new streets, as
follows: extend Reardon Avenue from
E. Hampton Avenue and E. Calhoun
Street; extend N. Magnolia Street
north from z. Calhoun and then ex-
tend Warren Street east to connect
with N. Magnolia extension. The ex
tension of these streets will open up
some very valuable building lots in
desirable residence section. 1t is un-
derstood that most of the land for ex-
tension Of streets will be given.
Sumter's Health Officer was very
proudly riding, or trying to ride, his
new chainIess Tribune wheel Thursday
when a negro riding horse at a full
gallop around the corner Of Harvin
and Bartlette streets rode the Health
Officer down and knocked him and
his wheel a good distance. He was
terribly Jared, as he expressed it,
but further than few bruises was rot
hurt much. The chainless was unin-
jured, except breaking the bell, which
shows that the Health Officer and his
bicycle are made of good material, to
withstand such severe collision.
Sam Pierson is authority for what the
Health Officer said to the colored
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17
To Wed In Charlotte.

MI. and Mrs. Ernest Field. have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Mabel Lse, and Mr..
Richard Baker Belser, which will be
celebrated at their residence, 407
North Graham Street. Charlotte, n.
O., Wednesday evening, August oath
at Z O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

Gen. NJ. L. Bonham, in his letter
in yesterdays Daily Mail, gave ut
terance to great and proven truth
when he said. in effect: People who
try to deceive the people in political
matters will be found out. And then
when the people find them out they
will resent it. They will Say, if these
men deceived US unintentionally they
are unworthy of our confidence. and if
they deceived US Intentionally they are
not capable of representing us il any
capacity. The people cannot be fool
ed for long, and campaign of mis-
representation and deception will act
as boomerang oil those who started
it. Anderson Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17
Death of Mrs. II. D. Plowden.

Manning, Aug. 1o.-Mrs. Haynes
worth .. Plowden died Of typhoid
fever ard was buried today. She was
daughter of Dr.. James of Cheraw, a
sister OF DR.. Owlngs of Columbia and
a most estimable lady.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17
Call for Mail.

Persons who advertise and direct
that replies be addressed to this office
should not forget to call for mail.
Two letters for "Boarder" care of
Daily Item, and one for "P'' care
Watchman and Southrcn have be on
our desk uncalled for from one to
three weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17
To Dundee and Back.

10 DpnOee, =. VI, not ScOiland.
Why it was so named I am unable to
say, but surely not because of an
abundant Scotch population, there be-
ing but two families of them about.
Possibly it was SO named with view
to colonizing. However that may be,
few people in the country, even in
South Carolina, know where Dundee,
S. c., is. Well, it is in West Kershaw,
down on the wire road twelve miles
from Camden. "What is in name?"
"Better kill dog than give him a
bad name" Lafayette passing up
or down this road, l know not which,
said some things that were not in
compliment of the contiguous country
and though they never appeared in
print, / believe yet to this day as ira
dition, they continue to be handed
down welding an influence most
truthful, for there are scores and
scores of people who can not conceive
of any good being found there while
in reality some of the best lands and
finest crop in Kershaw county are
here, cotton that will make all the way
from half to one bale per acre and that
with only two hundred pounds ferti-
lizer and corn, some without fertilizer,
that will make from ten to fifty bush
els per acre. This goodly land, con-
venient to railroad, the S. A. L., pro-
ducing abundant crops Of apples and
peaches is free from malaria and mos
quitos. To my sceptical reader l say,
"Don't judge by appearances; a little
investigation will prove the great bug
aboo of the famous Marquis to be a
thing of naught.
The crops on either side of the river
are promising, and show little signs
of the severe drought. We were away
just two weeks and returning joined
company with Chas. and Julian San
ders on their way home from the. ex-
position, about which they had moth
ing but words Of praise. Just as we
stepped off the train at Hagood whom
should we meet on their way to the ex-
position but E. E. Rembert and wife.
On every hand, hear reports of
good crops. The rains of late may
have been harmful, but the writer
bas repeatedly noticed that where
we'll fertilized cotton did rot cast its
fruit
Would you believe it that there are
sections in South Carolina yet where
red liquor continues to flow at the
campaign meetings, that under its in
huence men wallow in the dirt, quar-
rel and fight.
Let me tell some of the campaign
managers how to make little pocket
change. Write all the candidates you
are going to have big dinner and
assess each one so much Pocket
what you want, pay the balance to
some other fellow TO get the dinner
up. When the candidates SEND their
friends around let him charge each
one quarter Or more for his dinner.
l hear it has been done in South Car
oliua, and what has been may be
again, but | hope we are improving.
Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

DR.. Kennedy. Osteopath. Office over
Bultman Bros. Consultation free.
AuC. f-tf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

Have you read that very interest
ing magazine, The Smart Set
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

Hunts Round Pointed Pens for sale
at Osteen IS Book Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-17

muscle knoau1nSS or loosen
ing of the joints contracted by disuse,
etc. -
''The sphere of manual therapy lies
in the ability of medical practitioners
to influence centers of organic activity
by mechanical stimulation through
the vasomotor nerves, whereby less or
more blood can be sent to parts, ac-
cording to their need Not only can
this he accomplished, in varying
utility with the physiological and
other knowledge OF the practitioner,
but Sensory, as we'll as nutritive
effects, are thus wrought, and in so
much more accurate, safe and
thorough a fashion, that no one who
has had hrs attention thus aroused can
remain content to omit using these
excellent procedures To be sure, it
need not be that well tried and proved
remedies and measures shall be
abandoned, but in manual therapy *
there is nice, exact and
prompt agency, far in advance of all
other measures for the relief and cure
Of wide variety of arrangements, not
only of the coarser mechanisms, but
OF the vital organs. -
1t remains, then, for medical men
to investigate these statements, not to
deny them. Drugs are admitted to fail
frequently; the recognized forms of
blaneotherapy and limatotherapy fail;
hygeine in it's broadest sense on W hich
so many rely, can often accomplish
little; of special rays, ETC., much is
hoped; but the reasonableness OF man
ual theraphy must commend itself In
creasingly to those physicians WHO will
look carefully into the matter for
New York and Phila-
delphia Medical Journal.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

The late Gea- Joan Gibbo1- o1s q
the heroes q Get1yssurE. azf ths
famous Indian fghtsr. Ess Eena1IlE .
courteous ard auisbie solder.
HoHever. there vas > csrtaiz
brusqgeness about him a. ttzes, and
occasionally be Eorid Stow q VIA
sort Of material he was composed
When Gen CIbbon was IN command
Of the Department of The Coluubia.
with headquarters - TaScOzTeT.
Wash. he was invited 60 affezd tAs
formal opening of a large cyeiorzua
IN Portland. Ore. This eyclor1l2 rep
resented the great batxle q GeerTs-
burg.
Gen. Cibbon accepted the iarit2ti9z.
attended By his star and nany c.
GERS. There was 3 large EsteneAnce
az the cycIoranA The cd general
was soon engaged IN poluting out 70
q number of men and Womea vzrso1s
features Of the battle. and refsrTfnE
10 many thrilling e1perienceE
Just while Gen. GIbbol vas vsTJ
deeply absorbed in describing ths
famous snd brilliant charge q Gea
Pickett. the Confederate 07cer. Z
young newspaper reporter rushe1 %
and interrupted.
Gen. Gibbon.9 exciaume5 TIE rash
reporter Ia an excited tone. VIII yos
please tel ne what tine of tie dsg
that vRss"
G.bbon was nettled, be Ess 5ar
red, he vas irritzted a. the foolish IN
/ terrupiion. he grew very red. even
TO the roots of his gray hair.
Time" said be turning half nence
/ ly on the young fellow; time. dil
I you ask. sir. Don't you know better
haven't you any more sense tAan q
ask a soldier when be Is dEhting- -.
tine. sirs Don't you know. sir. that I
minute may seem an ho9r. and a.
hour q minutes We were fEati-E
sir: fighting ike devils. We were 10
looking az our watches. I'd have 20
know. sir. Tiuei What a questions
The young pencil shower Eiieutl,
skunk away. ahashed. amid q genez
laugh a. his expense. II q mOus1
the old general had snoothed out 81
--rgfsed feathers and w2z calmly prg
ceeding with Pickstts histories
charge
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

a serR thsfs 90 ard afwsyt urH.
story none car quite explain,
a Houf ~ dreaWt thaf stretches tnf' -NA
The fartheht teepH - tpg and pain
a hif ~ uusic ufE have frEF.
Ard Ellii mHsi eng. llli 4lWe o. laia-
1e fEaf oif sena i nrl 1rorN
Jhe bia1irE enbers in rne grate.
A power that ia more thzn ART.
Yet honely With the Eu1i o. bone.
That brings 70 every human heaff
Talss ~ Old tines where ~ He fff-ir5
Old faces forms old loves. per1ept
Old hupss ard fears that Wresthed our
fate
Come foNdinr back. when Memory taps
~ shoulder az the oiazing CRATE
Old. and yet sweeter Tor 10 aEs.
Ike growing wealth q AGED Elnes
Thrice-fold. yet for the Uft-turnec f1Ee.
Dearer 20 hearts Ike yours ard MINE
Old song I sing you Der aElau
VITA welcome 20 yuur ancient stape
Old dreams. now may you iunE remain
To cheer "a az the blazing crate
Cincinnati Commercial Bulletin
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

roe my life dont count FOR much
nnyWhy. Bosides-ah. thank heaYeni
There's q boas poitins cot from ne
Other bank"
Two months later Mrs. Jennie WI.
moth was reading from a daily paper
while her husband lounged IN q ham
mock on the porch of their city home.
Presently she said IN considerable sur.
priseg
Here II an Item saying Ben Ham.
mond has tntered Tor the Inter -Collegi.
alto swimming race
YES" was the drowSy reply. ne
thinks be can win"
"Wini Can he swimg"
ewell. ! should say soi Why. the
whale that made the mistake Of its
life In swallowing Jonah could not
hold a candle 10 him"
Then. sir, what meant that
that"
'IIeavensi" calculated Lascsr. en-
deavorlng to dlsentagie the hammock's
intricacles so ne could SIT up. I've
put my foot in II now"
| VIII y0n kindly explain
Reckon III have TO- That boat had
plug IN the bottom and be kicked Il
/ out while you were watching me from
| under your hat"
4 was not watching you, sir"
"Oh, yes you we're. Otherwise you
I would have seen him
You are entirely mistaken. How.
ever. that's not pertinent 10 the sub
ject Why did he kick out the plugT
Now. don't get excited. dear. i
was done so your coward might have
an opportunity TO display himself"
The audacity Of the thing so amazed
Jennie that she sat perfectly quiet
starting az him
'Weii7" observed Lsscar AZ last
I'm simply endeavoring TO reallzs
what a whopper VOC are"
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

Gen. Rosser. next to Stuart and FoT-
rest. won the greatest zane amoug
the Confedcrstes as q cavalry oaioer
He Was ia the graduating class az
West Point when Virginia seeded
from the Union. and he then resigned
and entered the Confederate army as
. FIRST lieutenant Ia October. iS6S.
rhea Only twonty ave years old. be
was promoted 20 be a bFisa6ior Ean-
eral. aud % him Was EivoD command
Of the Virginia cavalry IN the Shenan-
doah valley In the winter Of ist2'tt
the tao opposing Srmies of virginia
were mehiliscd on the upper oyanehes
~ the Rappahannock. not ar fruM
Cuipeper and Brandy Station. sixty
miles from the Potomac A. Gen.
Meade had 70 bring an his supplies II
warons from Alexandria. the possible
plumber that might reward an eater
prising raid Ia the country between
the Uniou army and the fotonAe vas
a strong bait Cor the almost impovsF.
ished Confederate soldiers There
we're. consequently. two or three q
such expeditions during the winter. &
which the nost successful n tss Nay
o. plunder vas that of Gen. Roses.
In his description ~ the raid, Gen.
Rosser does rot avoid telling q the
severe attacks and repulses made b.
The Union soldiers bgt he SAYS Z
succeeded In cspiuFinE th6 Yankee
train of niretytour wAEOns esa
mules. aonr. bacon, salt molasses.
sugar. oofee. beans rico. ovoncoAts
and blankets. ana fonr satlcfs WaEons
loaded with an manner % eaiahies.
drinkables and Ncarahles cf tAa
choicest sort The houeiy fare for
my men Cor ne neat fcw dsys vas
oysters sariincs. canned fr0U.
branded peaches, crackers. etc
n1t only a short time aaeFsart
Gen. ". " Ayornl ne Ua,oa esfaify
leader. appeared enc nsofnlRg cAriy
before the Confederate cAmps ana
threatened 20 arnihi,ste TIE rehels.
Rosssr says Ct MS; VITA ne cars.
tlap foratuao thai characlssl1c1 u1e
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

Here is another Of the pat Dcolan"
stories Gen. LOngstreet used 20 ten
Il was Pat again. who. having been
regaled with buttermiik and sweet 20
tatoes by q withered old country WON
an whose cabin they had encountered
in a struggling retreat, made his
adieus with: ~An' bow much DO ]
owe ye. ma'amE
''Nuthin' il all, honey. II yOualls
Amt got Il convenient was the hos-
pitabie reply. "and not many of the
boys has. these days" she continued
"rye got three o. my own with stu
art this minute, il 80 be the good
Lords spared EN-"
An. shure." returned Doolsn. quick
as a fash. If this isn't the identical
loldy-sL Patrick, But his names
sliped me moind. the instant. But he
tould me shure 70 look out for ye i
we coon this way.
1t warnt Joe Davis, war it, sug-
gested the innocent old soul eagerly.
An the same, 70 be shure. Pat
Doolau's mimery1l never save his
soul for goodness He sint his love
70 his mother an tould me 70 be
shure to give her this producing
comfortahlelo0kiug pocketbook from
some unsupported hiding place about
his person. The old woman fell upon
him With tears Of SOY.
@An' me ies' a prayin' the good
Lord would send noe some word o
them. and somethin' 10 see me
through the next little while, that
there dinner we all 5es eat bein' about
the ne1' 20 the last there was in
sight" wept the unsusPecting old
soul
pat. you iiSr. aren't you ashamed
20 deceive a credulons old WOMAN
ike thatg Where DO you expect q
20 10 wher you die. anyhow cheer
fully Inquired one Of his companions,
as they set cut sgain. You DON'T
know any Joe Davis. and you got
that pocketbook al Manassas"
~shure an who knows that better q
I meself." returned the imperturbahls
Pat. but she'll niver know il. barrin
the tellln By Joe himself. an shell
/ be ready 20 forgive the divil. nOt q
! mention Pat Doolan. an that comes
20 pass. An for the matter o that
( rs 20 such great hardship 10 for
/ give a little crime Ike the girin' q
a few dollars. now you COON 20 thinl
I of g: which same. by the way. vii
+ DO her q soight more good than Il vil
I the man who puts bullet throuEi
/ meself in the foighs. begorra, An
so be a Woman's happier Tor bein
Z lied 20 than not bein' hes
to-as for the matther Of tha
most o. thin are-what self-respectin
man that Amt a miser AZ the heart o
him ud begrudee her the teliln' 81
onegs-New York Times.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24
80 d 80 -.

This Is the way that BriglaieT-
General Hughes tells hoW be vas
given the undignfned nickname o.
-CoIcael Breeches
AT the time I was lieutenant-colo-
nei. and had been c&mpe3 ca TIE
banks os the TellcWstone. waiting for
orders 20 move after Casters charge.
We had speat the whole summer n
the Esld. ard had taken nothing ex-
oept packs for our supplies
~My wife had givea me that gaes'
tiouAble article called comfort bsE
lust before l entered the campaign.
il Vas alled With buttoas. thread. seis.
sors. thim0le. escetera- and this Vas
ny nrst use uf a.
4 vas In most awful nee4 ~ eiothes
and began skirrnlshluE for material
ous of Which 10 make some trousers.
TIE only thing eoeid nnt wns =
shelter tent. and used the remnants
a. a pair q tuoasers I Nss Eftil sesrinE
Cor a pattern by WhioA % make thea.
Z shall never torEet that tay. ~
roon ! had Eorkc9 - . paFtFsFali1a
that can uuly - exceiles bE . TeFk
ish bath. and my canvas trousers
sere strcaked aud poika-siostet VIA
gorc from ~ hlcetinE anEcrs
NY hrsi piece eg taiioslaE Nzs en
ishcd ty uight. bat I wAs q CT sab
tcss Zoe the hospital
~TAe worst Was yeg % cone. | pul
TEEN on, and 10 ioW eomedisa. q ID
had studied a rVgaila 10 make his az
aience hoHl vita laughter. coait have
found xaoh lines and curves Il hs h4t
spent q year On his rao1eL
~Jnzt where thsx sholi4 have heeg
ag thlY Were TOO snail. an9 Nses
versa Thsy coaid have beassz I
giocsrY awning tor seaicps q I
aorned Jaat toF curlers
a cuula reg so down IN theu a
a.. uuiesa I tnrued tae-n rear sid,
tc1ore. ard { loCked 80 utterly MS
erahle. whether walking sr sraneiaS
that Gc1- OTIS strSizAtway eaheet ~
'Colrnel nrocchcs' And I've eeer an
ablo % ret trou ua8gr l. eFsr sincs
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

NfHAN = H~ff~Nff'~H
inE up AZ him a coquettlsh glance,
asked:
"Can you swim. Mr. HammondG"
Not a bit" was the reply. Then. In
a tone which suggested imparung of
interesting Information. when was
a boy father whipped me for going
near the water. impressed upon me
the fact that great men are drowned
every year. and I've been afraid 20
attempi-hollo, There's wilmoth on
tke bank waving US 10 come ashore.
Shall wofT
No. indeed"
Followed a short silence. Miss
ulAksley pailod down her sunshade.
so ho could not observe the direction
of her glance. She clipped moisture
.rom her augers. turned and dahhied
uu the other side. The oarsman
stoalthny moved one foot She turned
hack. face towards the home shore,
and continued;
"ie need not think We are going
% have him With us. II would be too
much like Eurrundering when I've no
f1iinn % DOING good gracious. Aft,
H.mmond! Look az the waterl"
= thought there WAS something
wrong with this boat. q vas becom.
ing 20 unwicidyi" groaned Den.
rhtre vas a tiny Furgle a. q small
ttream continued rushing 10,
Wen drowBin gasped the terrified
I maiden. a. she drew her feet up on
/ the seat. almost lost her balance. and
came near upsctting them.
sit siiil. oonfopnd iti" ETumhled
I ncn as he saw the watery grave yawn.
lng. why was I such a fool a. %
bring yon out here when ! can't swlml
/ Helpi help"
I.asear Wllui0.h heard she cries lie
/ ierken on coat anu boots and sprang
/ into the stream. Lower sank the boat.
Il vas almost submerged. In another
moment he would have reached Il, but
/ Mas nlakeley. suddenly becoming
aware Of q chilly eneroaehment. gave
] a start and over they went
"That was an awtully close shave''
rasped wllmcth as he dragged the
rslfdrowncd girl up the bank
"Whero-where's Benz u he dead =
queFied she when her mouth was par
TALLY free Of water.
mo. lie Is ciinging to the oapsiret
vefsel Despite the fact that I'm Al
mos; tnckered must 50 TO bis assist
rnce al once" d,
Don't Las-Lasoarl" and she elunl
10 HIS arm.
"A must Hang u. Do you suppose
/ IN stand here and see 80 noble a Tel
low as 10 80 down without az leas
an effort to save him, lie would a.
as much-and more--in my behalf
ana since you unkindly coHdemne.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24
% eELlEF IS RgvMgp.
Wearing Of Amulets No~ In Vogue
Amcna the Rich.

Wearing Of AHulets Now In Vogue
Amena the Rich.
Amulets are much Ia favor Al the
present moment. and the wesrers o.
them are by no means only Of the
feminine community. They are worn
In al manner of quaint designs. Zach
precious stone Is supposed 20 contain
some property peculiar 10 itself. and il
Is needless 90 say that one of the
mosi sought after is that which Is said
10 ward OF appendicitis
II seems hardly credible thst people
OF common sense should believe 50
such things. but true u Is that the
amulet is az present much In vogue
and apart from their superstitions. q,
Is one OF the daintiest presents imag.
Unable. The emerald Is credited with
a host of good influences. the cryso-
lice h 8 cure Tor insomnia. the onyx
produces peaceful existence. But the
nckiest amulet OF all ls that contain.
ing a turquoise. whether by reason %
SIS true blue" color or not Il a hard
70 say. There Is an old proyerb which
states that he who possesses a tur,
enoise viii never lack a friend" Ger.
tainly. from time immemorial. the inr-
quoise has never ceased 20 be regard
"a as a lucky stone.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-03-24

The new ofioe boy has the hardest
time that ever. In the nrst place.
every ether boy feels bis superiority
by reason Of long service IN the husi.
ness. The new boy looks 10 learn and
learns 10 look. hut nrst disEing Is a
hil awkward. and he feels a. This
morning the Information kureau
called up the editorial department 10
inquire the date % Abraham i1noolu's
birthday. The new boy received the
message. He went OF on a jerky ut.
tio circuit around the noon, got him
self hefUddlcd aud finally landed hack
al she telephone With this message;
-Nr. Lincola isn't IN nov, bat vhen
he cones IA al ask hln. - naltt
more Nesa