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The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
Thursday Morning, Nov. "a. 1904.

This is Thanksgiving Day, and our
people have much to feel grateful
for. The health of the South has
been unusually good and free from
epidemics. The husbandlnan has been
richly rewarded for his toll, the mer-
chantmen are now collecting and
squaring accounts on the north as
well as the south side Of their ledgers.
The professional men and mechanics
were kept busy adjusting moral,
physical and material affairs in the
state, and were being remunerated.
News dispensers were kept busy dis
pensipg. and where they hewed to
the line, never watching where the
chips fell, are appreciated and laid
up treasures for the future, while
being respected here. Our ministers,
especially in this community, are
watchful over their hocks, liberal and
tolerant, one to the other, and to-
gether striving to make this better
and more loyeable world as well as
preparing their membership for the
next. In view of the foregoing it is
nothing more than right and proper
to comply with the proclamations of
the President Of the United States
and the Governor Of Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24


Senator Bailey, Of Texas, is spoken
of as the next presidential candidate.
What's the matter with John Sharp
Williams? Magnolia News.
Nothing is the matter with Hon.
John Sharp Williams, except that he
has too much good sense to allow
himself being set up like a ten pin
for Northern South-hating fanatics
TO roll their venomous SLAYER at him
during a six months canvass and
make bis life miserable. No, Let
him remain in congress and keep the
North advised Of the end that is sure
50 be theirs.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

The Russian G eneral BakasAotf sent
out letters fro n Port Arthur com
planning to the Eerld Of the uncivil-
ized warfare ca rried on by the Japs
against that pos ition, and says: l
scarcely have til ue to eat and sleep"
Besides, the Rus slams complain to the
world that the Japs are hurting
spoiled and off ensive sausages into
their trenches.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
The Republicans carried Minnesota

The Republicans carried Minnesota
by 100000 majority, and yet John
johnson, a Democratic candidate for
Governor, was elected by over 100 coo
majority, due to a campaign story
sent out by the Republican Executive
C .mmittee about two weeks before
the election charging that Johnson's
father died in the poor house and
that his mother took in washing.
The facts we're thoroughly inquired
into by the people, and it was shown
that these charges were true, but
that Johnson's father was worthless
and drinking character and that john
| son was then about ten years old and
was hard at work helping his mother
support himself and the other chill
dren. The people resented the attack
on johnson by giving him majority
Of over 100000.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
Messrs. T. +. WAINWRIGHT of Stone

Messrs. 7. L. Wainwright, of Stone
wall, and George, Weems, of Shubuta,
are here today looking after business
matters. Mr.. Wainwright. who is
president of the Mississippi Crude Oil
Co., which is to bore for oil at Enter
prise, said that the company had
closed a contract with an expert
driller to bore to a depth of 1900
feet.-Meridian SEar.
Bore on; hope will not desert you
as long as you bore.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

The talk of abandoning the Demo-
cratic party, nationally, and of form
ing Southern party exclusively, to
make terms with any faction of any
other party which would agree to let
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Ex-Qu cen Liliuokalani of Hawaii,
whom ex-president Gle veland rein
stated for a season, al rived on the
steaT ,er Syllian ,rince Nc 'nday. Queen
lil expects to spend :the winter in
Wa shington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
A Pos dive Guarantee
Signed by R. S. Beall, who Agrees
TO Retu IN Your Money If DR..
Carlste dts German Liver
Pow der tails to Cure You.
GUARANTEE

Il hereby agree to refund the money
paid itor DIR. Carlstedt's German
Liver Powder on the return of the
empty bottles, the purchaser stating
it has failed to relieve and cure him
of any of the diseases for which it is
recommended! This guarantee Gov
ers the use of 81 bottle or four 25c
bottles or two months treatment.
Signed
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
T. w. SMITH O. SONS COMPAN

If Gen. Stoessel, commander of
Port Arthur. has been wounded suf-
fcient to lay him up for repairs, his
command may soon reach its bitter
end.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

The apple crop is reported to equal
nearly a whole barrel for every man,
woman and child in the United States.
-Corinthian.
While the foregoing may be true,
it is also true that we haven't re-
ceived our barrel.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

1t is stated that Gen. John G.
Black, command Ter of the Grand Army
of the Republic and who seems to be
slated for the succession to the i'm
porJant office of Commissioner of
Pensions, is a native & ths state OF
Mississippi, hay ing been born M Lex
ington. This nay or may not be
true, but Gen. Black is not half as
black as he ha' ibeen painted, nor as
his name V'oA aid indicate. Clarion
Ledger.
Yes, Gen. .,yohni G, Black was born
here, at the, ime O. which occurrence
MS father. "a Pres byterian preacher,
was the mrnis ter N charge of that
cenommat .on here. Gen. Black or
any athe { man of poll tical prominence
being Form here ,creates no particular
attsp tioh with US, as not "a month
pas ,es in which iust as good or even
be tier men are born here.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Last weeks issue Of the Yazoo
SeDtinel was thing Of. beauty. a joy
10 its readers, Of which the town Of
|ts publication should be proud, and
To owner can gaze on with salts
faction.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

,dited by Mr. Lyman
Inclined m; IN, thinks
lot be unf riendly in
the South and says
ID to nam Q efficient
lthern pos itions and
50, and ! that fewer
appoints ID to Office
tration | han under
istration since the
i RUosev elt's policy
ncrease OF iaWless-
he cites figures to
htpgs q uring his
during any other,
er lin : ur history
yinp th' Harrison
len tht y reached
,eSt highest year.
administrations o
nunaberink 2l0 i
SJS, During tn
ration there wer'
% lin 1903. beina
two years than ]
tcClevelandl.h. v
tigures proyeasn
ing is abstiAf
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Abbott, a well i
Roosevelt will !
his treatment to
that he has trit
officers for all So,
will continue to d,
negroes have beer
under his admins
any former adm
war. So far from
having led to an j
ness and lynching,
prove fewer lyme
administration than
The highest numb
was in 1902, du
administration, WI
23G. The three i.
we're during the
Grover Cleveland,
1885, and 200 in i
Roosevelt administ
96 in 1902 and |
less in the whole /
one Of the years Of
do not think these
more than the lyncli
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Stocks, as we'll as the Japs, are
advancing.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Suffered at the Lexington postoffice as mail
matter Of the second class.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24

Official Journal Of Holmes County,
with the Durant News.)
offieisi journal Of Lexington.
Official journAl of Tchui..
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-11-24
THE LEXINGTON ADVERTISER.

PUBLISHED THURSDAY MORNING BY
The Advertiser Publishing Company
8. N. SAMPLE, President.
J. F, GRIST, Vice President.
MI. PETERS, Secretary & Treasurer.
GRIST g. PETERS, Managers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
PRIoLEaU GOES TO JAIL.
Twice a Candidate for Congress El
First District.

Charleston, Dec. 20.-Aaron P. Pri-
oleau, colored, one of the erstwhile
Republican candidates for congress
In the sdistrict. who was convicte5
and was sentenced to imprssDn-
sment for three months s;s: the
Charleston county. jail, and to pay a
fine Of $50. Prioleau was represented
at the hearing by his two coloced ;tw-
yers, but Immediately after scatenee
was passd he secured the services cof
Mr. w. ST. Julien Jervey with the
view of carrying an appeal TO the
Circuit court of appeals It is 1nder-
stood that Captain John G. Capers,
as district attorney, will resist any
further review Of the decision OF the
court. Proieau was not taken to jail
until late yesterday afternoon, having
requested that he be granted t1nse to
give bnod
The bond under which Pr5oiean was
previously held simply required his
presence at any time it was desired
in court. The bond was executed be-
fore sentence was passed In view, Of
the action Of counsel, the district at
torney insisted upon a new bond, but
up until the time Priolau Was atakn
to iaiI no bond satisfactory TO the
clerk of the District Court or TO the
district attorney had been offered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Special by Ware & Leland's Private
Wire.

New York, Dec 2o.-The break be-
low 7.50 for January was attended
with another break this morning, and
January sold at 7.23 before the after
noon session was over, There was
more short selling than there has been
in sometime. Professionals have been
waiting for the market to break to 7.50
and were all ready to sell short. That
is, between $50 and 40 the situation
seemed very uncertain, but Whine the
price broke through the low figures
there was general confidence in lower
prices. Professionals have some very
definite ideas at times, and there was
enough selling today to catch stop
loss orders and hasten the break.
With the market weak and
in new ground there was
absolutely nothing in the situation to
induce buying, and the support today
was as poor as it was yesterday. The
light receipts seemed to have a weak
euing effect on prices, rather than
otherwise, and the market was weak
er than for days. Reports from the
south showed cotton for sale. We will
have decline now until the market
gets oversold again and shorts cover.
# may be January will have to get
nearer Z cents before it is to be
bought. There will oe January deliv-
cries another week.
Ware & Leland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
9,252,O00 Drinks of Dispensary
Whiskey.

An anonymous correspondent, who
hat. IAN aptitude at figures writes tc
The News and Courier as follows:
"Wbat do you think of the last pur-
chase of rum made by the Board ot
Control in Columbia for this property.
tricken State in the rum sense? The
award analyzed means that II, 70(
gallons of rum were bought by the
Board; that 1873, 900 bottles of the same
fiery liquid we're bought or total oi
154, 300 gallons were forced on this
people. When you consider that the
above quantity represents 9,258, 00C
drinks or about seven drinks for every
human being in the Commonwealth, is
it not shameful that such an iniquitous
law should prevail''
Yes, it is shameful - but we can
do nothing about it. The State has
authorized the traffic and is pushing
the business for all it is worth. The
larger the sales, the larger the profits.
The more whiskey consumed the
more convincing the balance sheet
when it is submitted to the General
Assembly for Judgment. The greater
the number. of drunken men, the more
money for the teaching Of the chill
dren in the public schools The lar
ges the increase of crimes by violence
in the State, the more business for
the lawyers and Courts with incident
al benefits, of course, to the undertak-
ers who have cofins to sell, and to
the merchants, who deal in mourning
goods. There ought to be at least 800
violations of the law in 1888, 600
drinks, and if the Dispensary shall
dispose of anything like the whole of
its Christmas stock, there will be a
strenuous time III South Carolina be-
fore the present holiday season is
over. The great moral institution
is a great moral failure, reproach to
the State and an offence to decency
and good order.
We have been fighting the system
ever since it was established. 1t is
growing steadily worse. There are
some signs tnat the people are begin
ming to see it in all its hideous defor-
nifty, but it will go on until the
people get strong enough to overthrow
the machine by which it is controlled.
The State is dominated today by the
Dispensary. 1t is worse than the open
saloon, because the saloon could be
be regulated, and the Dispepsary
above the law There ought to be
lively Christmas in South Carolina
this year with seven drinks Of dispen-
sary whiskey apiece for every man.
woman and child in the State. News
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
the various kinds, how they originat-

the various kinds, how they originat-
ed, and how they may be improyd.
Next is taken up the relation of the
soil to the plant and when the for
mer supplies food to the plant roots.
Then follows description Of the ac-
tion of the plant above ground and
it's relation to it's environment.
This includes the manner in which
plants feed on air, how tie sap flows,
and how plants are proagated.
Under the subject of fruit trees,
graftings. budding, planting, and.
pruning are fully treated.
But perhaps the most interesting,
useful sections are those treatin of the
disease of plants, and insects that are
found in the orchard, garden, and
field. Farm Crop, Domestic Animals,
Farm Dairying, and the general life in
the country complete the book, which
all in all is the most charming volume
that has appeared on agriculture, and
witha1 it is authoritative and up to,
date in it's informations and methods.
BY Frank Waldo, Ph. D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

Heyward county election has, been
withdrawn by those interested in the
new county, rs it was found the elec-
tion could not De held the same day as
the NCalhoIn county election.
John Resais. Auditor.elect of Fair
field county, died in Winnsboro Mon
day.
JEFF Baaek and Lac Derlin were COM
mitted to the Abbevil,e Jail Monday
for the arurder of Will Vauce at hot
supper Friday night. All are negroes.
The citizens of Edgefeld county held
red hot meeting at Edgeheld Court
House Monday and organized to light
the movement to form Calhoun county
urtsof portions of >Edgefield county.
A dot tight is anticipated.
Mrs. Cora G. Wilson, the widow OF
Mai. Jas. q. Wilson, retired United
States Army officer. who resided in
Aiken S. c., for several years, mas
been comitted to the Tombs prison, in
New York. charged with stealing
diamonds from Miss Laguna. a
wealthy Cuban girl. The Aiken end
of the story is that Mrs. Wilson ope-
rated in that place the Mrs. Chadwick
game on small scale. She attempted
among other schemes to organize and
run bank of her own in Aiken. She
obtained charter, rented building
| aud fitted it up as bank but never
did any business. It is not known to
what extent she victimized those with
whom she had dealings.
W.. NJ. Foley white, killed Chat
Colder a Croatan, at Greensea, Horny
county Sunday.
Mr.. Hiram Mitchell, engrossing
clerk in the Office of the secretary OF
state, has finished the commissions
for the 20 senators and 124 representa-
tiyes recently elected-144 in all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
TIE JAMEsTowN EXPOSITION
House Committee Favors the Under
taking and viii Advise substan-
tial Appropriation.

washington, Dec. 2-Sub-commit-
tees of the House committee On in
dnstriai arts and epxositions met this
morning and heard officials of the de-
nartments of war, navy and commerce
and labor on the subject OF the James
towa exposition Of 1907. Represents
rive interests back of the exposition
were also present. At the conclusion
of the hearing Mr.. Tayney. Chairman
of the committee said the members
If the subcommittee were in favor OF
advising substantial government aid
to the undertaking and believed that
congress wonld help it along.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
Forestry Delegates.

Columbia. Dec 30.-Governor Hey
ward has appointed the following
delegates to the Forestry Congress 10
be held in the city of Washington
January &c. The delegates are to
discuss matters Of general interest to
those in the lumber business and the
people who are back of the movement
for forestry reserve. The delegates
are as follows: W.B. Dozier, Columbia
W. D. Woods, Darlington; J. S.
Diggs, McBee; D. w Aldermen, Al
colu; r. S. Farr, Georgetown: D. T.
McKeitban, Lumber: W I. Ander-
son, Charleston William Godfrey,
Cheraw; II. J. McLanrin, Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
Masters Sale.

BY VIRTUE Of Decree of the
Court of Common Pleas for Sumter
County in the State Of South Caro-
lima, in the case of Arabella 2. Moses
against Joe Mcleod, I will sell to the,
highest bidder at public auction, at:
the Court House in the City of Sum-
ter, in the County of Sumter. in the
State Of South Carolina, on sale day
in January, 1905, being the second
day of said month, during the usual
hours of sale, the following described
real estate, to wit:
All his right. title and interest in,
of and to all that piece, parcel or
tract of land in the county of Sum-
ter and State aforesaid, containing
three hundred and sixty eight acres.
more or less and bounded as followss
On the north by lands OFF,. T. Han,
east by lands of Canty and Reynolds
Soutsby lands of Thomas Il. Osteen
and West by lands, of J. J. Geddinas
and Lackey, being the same land
conveyed by E. j. Pugh to Wade II.
Mcleod and recorded in book E. at
page 254. The interest of Joe Nc
Leod in the above described premises
being one-eighth and containing about
forty-six and one-tenth acres, and
designated on general plat made
by Harmon D. Noise For the purpose
of partition as lot No. 3, said plat bear
ing date February 9th, 1903.
Terms Of sale cash. Purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
Fl. Frank Wilson,
Master for Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
Masters Sale.

BY VIRTUE of Decree of the
Court of Common Pleas for Sumter
county in the State of Sonth Carolina,
in the case of Rose DeLane and Pene-
lope Pinckney, andsS Catharine
Brown, by Derry Brown, as their
Guardian ad Litem, against Judy
Ramsey and Warren Ramsey, I will
sell to the highest bidder at public
auction, at the Courthouse in the
City of Sumter, in the County Of
Sumter, in the State OF South Caro-
lima, on sale day in January, 1905, be-
ing the second day Of said month,
during the usual hours OF sale, the
following described real estate, se-wit.
All that tract of land lying an being
in the County and State aforesaid,
containing fourteen acres, more or
less, bounded as follows: On the
North by lands of Maggie Burgess,
on the East by lands Of Essex Taylor,
on the South by lands of Clara
Reynolds and on the West by lands
of Judy Ramsey.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to
pay all necessary papers.
II. Frank Wilson,
Master for Sunser County.
Dec. tat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
A Big LIQUOR SEIZURE.
REVENUE OFFICERS CONFIsCATE
CARLOAD.
LIQUOR Was Contraband and Had Been
Previously Seized by Dispensary
Constables in Columbia.

Columbia, Dec. 21.-The United
States revenue department. yesterday
confscated and is now holding tie
car and the entire shipment of whis-
key which had been seized by the
dispensary constables at Cayce's last
Friday night and had been turned
over to the authorities of the State
dispensary Saturday afternoon. The
seizure by the government officers
was made because the two barrels men
toned at the time of the first seizure
as containing wine were found to con-
tain whiskey ard we're without the
revenue tax stamp, as required by law.
AS has been stated, there are about
400 gallons in the car load. A il of it
is in five gallon kegs except the two
barrels, which contain about so gallons
each, and it was the absence of the
stamps on these two barrels which
convinced the authorities that the en-.
tire shipment was illicit whiskey and
resulted in the confscation by the
revenue department. The law does
not require that packages of less than
five gallons shall be stamped, as it Is
presumed that these small packages
have been filed from larger ones or
which the tax has been paid.
The shipment was made by Green &
Co., of Salisbury, N. c., but an in
yestigation fails to find any trace o.
such a firm doing a whiskey business
in North Carolina and there seems tt
be no doubt that this name is fcti
tions, as are the names Of the 80 con
signees to whom the whiskey was
shipped.
There have been numbers Of large
shipments of contraband whiskey into
the State recently, and as a conse
quence both the state and the fedora
authorities are unusually alert and de-
termined to stop any further ship
ments as nearly as possible. Having
identical interests they are working
together more harmoniously than ever
before.
It is thought by some that this
temporary increase in shipments o.
unstamped goods is due to the opera
tions of the Watts law in North Caro-
lima, and it is known that the force O.
revenue officers and agents is geater il
that State now than probably ever be-
fore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
THE HARVEST ENDED.
The Big Crop u Hagood's Farmers AL
So Gathered.

HagooA Dec. is.-cotton, noswsth-
standing the tremendous crop made
here, has about all about been gath
cred, a better record than last year
with, its short crop.
For a time labor seemed scarce,
causing some folks to so Wild and Of
fer more than was necessary. The on
h ewo men in our community who did
not go up were negroes and while
they were little slow their crops
were finally gathered IN good condi-
Sion.
While the crop here was a bump
er, nearby it was eaite short.
AS rule q good corn year is not a
good cotton year old farmers say, but
this year is the exception in all our
country so far as I have been able to
learn; from reports that come in we
ought to cala It the Jubilee year for
Sumter ccunty, because an abundance
Of everythlng has been made.
have claimed since my first ac-
su,,ain,ance with he country that :ts
lands wereSnlly equal to the very bes;
goS Marion and Marlboro. People are
beginning to realize the truth of the
statement.
Mayba, 1 suspected it is true, the
giant only shook himself his year
and we are to see a larger one next
AT Rast that is what many are prepar-
ang aor. Their lands have been badly
nun down, sadly in need Of drainage
so shat they were not, are not, is wha1
1hey would even now say, in position
ito do the .ehandosme" thing. This
from my knowledge and observation
4 believe to be the case. To all the
farmers, toe verybody, merry AT.as
and Happy New Year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
FALLING WALLS eEUsH 4 HOTEL.
Fifty Guests Buried in the Ruias-'
Seven B0dies Recovered.

Minneapolis, Dec. 20.-A strong
wind caused the walls of the ruined
Peck building, which was burned
last Tuesday, to fall early this morn
ing, crushing the Croker hotel ad-
joining. Fifty people are known
to have been in the hotel at the tine.
The ruined hotel caught fire and
the entire fire department. started to
rescue to entombed people. Sever are
known to be dead and there are nine
known to be injured, some quite seri-
ously. The hotel was a frame build
ing and was crushed as though it was
built of card board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-12-21
TAX NOTICE.

THE COUNTY TREASURER'S
Office in Court House building will be
open for the collection of taxes, with
out penalty, from the 10th day Of
October to the 31st day Of December,
inclusive, 1904.
The levy is as follows: For State 5
mills: for Count 31a mills: Constitu-
tional School 3 mills; Polls sl.oQ
Also, School District No. l, Special,
2 mills: No. 2, 2 mills; No. 8, g
mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5. (Mid-
dleton) l mill; No. IA, 3 mills: No.
l6, 2 mills; No. II, l mill: No Is. 2
mills.
A peralty Of / per cent. added for
month January, 1905. Additional
penalty of per cent. for month Feb
ruary, 1905. Additional penalty of 5
per cent. for Is days in March, 1905.
Oct. rs. T. ". LEE.
60 TreasrYer