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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
Do You Want Strength?

*If you want to increase your
strength you must add to and not take
from the physical. In other words,
the food that you eat must be di-
gested, assimilated and appropriated
by the nerves, blood and tissues be-
fore being expelled from the intes-
ines. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure adds to
the physical. 1t gives strength to
and builds up strength in the human
system. It is pleasant to the taste
and palitable, and the only combina-
ton of digestants that will digest the
food and enable theSystem 30 appro-
pirate all of it's health and strength
giving qualities. Sold by all drug
gists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
COTTON REPORT LEAK.
>.le Official to Be Dismissed-EfOrt
to Be Made to Discontinue Gov
ernment Report.

Washington, July 7.-One result Of
the cotton leak investigation which
has just been completed by the secret
service under the direction OF the
secretary of agriculture will lndoubt-
edly be a vigorous agitation in favor
Of the discontinuance af all crop re-
ports by the government. 1t is pointed
out that, at best, the government re-
ports are only estimates and that they
are OF no real benefit to the farmers
Of the country. They are Of value on :
~ to the spectators and so many and
so great are the temptations th,own
about those who are engaged in col
lecting and preparing the reports that,
despite all precautions, it seems i'm
possible to prevent their being doc
tored" or at least fairly accurate ad-
vance information being handed out
to a favored few. This is especially
true of the cotton report. The report
of Acting Chief Morgan Of the secret
service on the investigation Of the
charges made by the secretary Of the
Cotton Growers Association Cheat
ham is now in the hands of Secretary
Wilson and action will be taken with
in day or two. 1t is expected that at
least one official connected with the
department in Washington and sever
al agents in the Southern states will
be dismissed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
CAUGHT IN DEATH TRAP.

Paris, July THE latest advlces
regarding the submarine torpedo boat
which sank yesterday at the entrance
to the Port Of Sidi Abdallah. Tunis
are to the effect that the efforts being
made to raise the vessel and save the
crew have. so far. proved unsuccess-
fill. Some of the men who went down
with the submarine are still alive, ap-
parently. as they again answered sig
nails of the divers this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
The Cabbage Snake.

At last the Department Of Agrlcul-
ture has run to earth the cab
bage snake. Since the kissing bugs
determinations In 1899, nothing has
compared to the excitement caused by
the discovery Of the so-called cabbage
snake. In 1903 this bogey to all cab
bage growers and eaters made its ap-
pearance in Tennessee, South Carroll
ma and Louisiana. The papers were
filed with reports from correspond
ents Of rumors of persons being poi
soned by eating cabbage affected by
this hair worm. Indeed, some reputa-
BILE physicians were quoted as having
said that people eating cabbage which
has been affected by the worm would
die instantly, and one estate chemist
appears to have the astounding state
ment that one of these little snakes
contained enough poison to kill eight
people.
"It should be unnecessary to add"
the blletin says "that none of these
reports hand any foundation in fact.
Nevertheless the known presence of
the hair-worm in an affected district
seriously injured the demand for
cabage there, causing very consider
able loss to truckers and grocers.
What was in reality a hoax assumed
most serious proportions, not alone
because of widespread alarm caused
by erroneous reports Of loss Of life.
but also because Of the very material
loss to cabbage growers and others
who handled this commodity, and the
decided extension Of the area in which
scare soon became widespread, caus-
ing general fear of poisoning from
Virginia and West Virginia southwark
not westward to Kentucky. Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Colo
rado.'
The cabbage hairworm is described
by the department as resembling
piece of basting thread, Of the thick
ness of a strand of corn silk, white in
color. It's length varies from to 9
inches, but reports have been received
of a creature found in the heads Of
cabbage measuring 9 feet! The i'm
agination Of newspaper writers as to
color runs riot through green, whita,
light red. olive green and yellow
Many popular nares have been De-
slowed upon it. including "cabtag"
snake "snake worm,' serpent
"reptile" and cabbage rattlesnake."
And so one more land sea-serpent
has been run to earth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
ABOUT THE CITADEL.
Major Blythe Interviewed About tho
Resolution Declaring Faculty
Vacant July I, 1906.

Major E. M. Blythe has returned
to Greenville from Columbia. where
he attended meeting Of the board OF
visitors Of the South Carolina Mill
tary Academy and the commencement
exercises, which were also held in the
Capital this year, the cadets having
gone into camp in that city.
When asked about the resolution
adopted by the board declaring the
entire faculty vacant on July l, 1906,
Major Blythe said that it was simply
in accordance with an act OF the leg
islature adopted at the last session
and a desire on the part of majority
of the board to place the members
of the faculty on the same footing
with those of other Institutions.
While Major Blythe declines to say
so, it is generally believed that the
resolutions means a general shaking
up in the faculty Of the Citadel.
There has been a good deal Of dis
satisfaction concerning certain things
about the conduct of the institution
and as an alumnus put it, the board
should see that the gentlemen of the
faculty get up and hustle as they
are doing in other institutions. The
lifetime job idea seemed to have per-
meated the atmosphere of the entire
place to the detriment Of the finest
institution of its kind in the country.
It is known that the Citadel has re-
ports made by army officers so fatter-
ing in their terms among the archives
of the institution that if properly pub
lished would bring scores of students
each year, and yet these papers are>
practically buried-papers that other
similar institutions would gladly
spend thousands to obtain.-Green--
vile News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
81 Saved Represents $40 earned.

*The average man does not save to
exceed ten per cent. of his earnings.
He must spend 50 in living expenses
for every dollar saved. That being
the case he cannot be too careful
about unnecessary expenses. Very
often Il few cents properly invested,
like buying seeds for his garden. will
save several dollars outlay later OH.
1t is the same in buying Chamberlain's
Cole Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
1t costs but a few cents. and q bottle
of it in the house often saves a doc
tors bill of several dollars. For sale
by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
Italians for the South.

Washington. July s.ZThe Italian
ambassador has just returned from
an extended trip through the south.
where he went to determine the pos
sibilities Of diverting Italians from
the slums of New York, Chicago.
Boston, Philadelphia and other large
cities. to the agricultural sections OF
the south
His report will strongly recon-
mend that his government take steps
to induce Italians to settle in the
South. Arrangements have been per-
fected to send several hundred Ital-
ians from New York and Chicago to
Southern cotton fields.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
Signals Not Answered.

Paris, July "A private dispatch
from Tunis says the sailors WHO we're
Gagged in the submarine boat that went
down yesterday have ceased tc re-
spond to the signals of the divers on
the outside of the vessel and it is
feared that all of them have perished.
Twelve men are believed 10 haze been
aboard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
enough forage for it's own con-

duce enough forage Tor us own con-
sumption. The city Of Charleston
alone consumed 3,713 tons Of ha-'
seven months. At $40 per ton this
would be equal to S74.2s0, or s10,6OS
per month. To send this amount of
money out Of the state for hay SHOWS
a bad state Of affairs. South Carolina
can produce as much hay per acre as
any state in the union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12

Doylestown, Pa, July 6.-Gustav
Closson, an aged f1agman, left wid-.
over with six children, was brought
here today from Morrisville, having
confessed to having poisoned with ar
senic two half-witted sons, one Of
whom has died. He said he was unable
properly to care for the dull-minded
children; that they were unclean in
habits. and he said he had concluded
they would be better off. dead. There
was $3.50 life insurance on the chill
dren.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
\ Su ",Sc Party.

IA pleasant -u..,. na~fv may be
gwen to your E~lL liver by
taking mt 7ie'.. 'o'1 WI. eve
their pain ana S.oml J viz: =.
Kings New Life 3. are
{; most wonderful renee, eHoruAs s.
ure rener ana cure for heac "ne,
dizziness and constipation. 25c at an
druggists. Il
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
4 Smooth Article.

*When you find it necessary to use
sa!ve use DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is the rurest and best FOR
sores, burns, boils, eczema. blind.
bleeding, itching or protruding piles.
Get the genuine DeWitt'S Witch Ha-
eel Salve. Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
BIG POLICEMAN
Fen in Love Wiih the Girl Babe and
Nav Adopt 1t.

May Adopt 1t.
Anderson, md, July s.-When John
Collins, sr., aged SIS, a Big Four Rail-
way fagman,. went to his home to-
night he found in small market
basket on his doorstep a pretty blue
eyed girl about 2 months old. 1t was
carefully wrapped in a cheap, but
clean bathrobe Of an adult, and was
peacefully sleeping The police were
called, but got NO trace Of the mother.
Patrolman Neill fell in love with the
little miss, took her to his home and
may adopt the child.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12

When you want pleasant laxa-
ii that is easy to take and certain
{ act, use Chamberlain's Stomach
Liver Tablets. For sale by al
dI Lggists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
MIR. W. j. ROLLINS
Falls Over Dead After an Argument
With Magistrate L. ii. PEBBLES.

Lucknow, July 6.-Mr. w. j. Rol-
( nns died Instantly today about IL
o'clock, death resulting from heart
failure. It seems the cause was from
dispute between he and L. II. Pee
bles, magistrate, this morning while
working on a ditch in the street.
Some Of the citizens agreed to clean
the ditch and Rollins was overseeing
the work. PEBBLES decided he would
help and secured a hoe an2 worked
Z with the rest Of the crowd. Some
time. about an hour before they quit,
PEBBLES made suggestion as to how
he thought the ditch should be dug
and asked Rollins to hand him the
shovel which Rollins did, PEBBLES
showing Rollins his idea of how the
ditch should be dug. Rollins said he
would not have it that way and that
1t should be finished as started. Pee
bles got offended at Rollins for the
manner in which he spoke, ana ieil
without further words.
About 12 o'clock Rollins started for
a bucket Of water at a well which ne
and ali used out Of and was obliged to
pass PEBBLES house. PEBBLES was on
his porch and Rollins stopped and told
.sPeebles he had come to tell him about
I the ditch and commenced to explain
himself, in the way he spoke to
PEBBLES. PEBBLES being mad already
ordered him to get away from his
place. Rollins was standing on the
sidewalk, talking to PEBBLES. Then
sRolins went on to the well talking
back to PEBBLES but did not curse,
while PEBBLES used strong language to
him. When at the well but a few
minutes Rollins fell and died in
stantly.
Rollins leaves wife and many
friends to survive him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12

.The pills that act as a tonic, and
not as a drastic purge, are DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. They cure head
ache, constipation, bfliousness, etc.
Early Risers are small, easy to take
hand easy to act-a safe pill. Mack
Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City,
N. D., says: 1.-TWO bottles Of these fa-
nous little pills cured me Of chronic
constipation" Good for children or
adults. Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12

The value Of the hay will depend
upon its being we'll cured before the
leaves have commenced to drop Off
The feeding value Of alfalfa hay is
far superior to any other hay, when
YOU consider that it can be fed profit
ably to all kinds of stock. AS a. green
food for poultry alfalfa cannot be ex-
celled. It can be fed to working
horses with the addition of small grain
and they will keep in good condition
upon it. If fed in combination with
corn. fodder, wheat straw, prairie hay
or silage, it makes very nutritious
forage.
Soujil Carolina soil will surely pro-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01

ern, the other the western hemi-
sphere
Is this thought mere dreaming, or
can i be supported BY strong prob
abilities and reasoning?
Take the western hemisphere: Alas
ka, British Columbia, the Canadas
and the United States, all, within the
inhnitesimal period of 500 years, dis
covered" overrun, and dominated by
the Causcasian, the so-ca1led natives
Of this vast territory practically
wiped ont Of existence
MeNico- IRE blood, save that
81 the Yaku lians, now in their
death throes.
The Central nericans-No gov
ornamental stability, no financial sys-
tenn, no commerce in their own con-
troll, ignorance, base treatment OF
their women, no appreciation of the
TACT that the human animals condi-
ton, ike that of all Others, depends
largely on the treatment given the
mothers.
Brazil, Peru, Chile,-B- ..cr caadi-
toned than some others, bat largely
protected by climatic q
which protection IS being
diss;pated by that cooling af the
earth referred to above, and ey
threatened by the foothold secured
by tie Caucasian in Argentina, and
by the building Of the Panama canal.
Look at the other side Of the glo
The Australian eliminated. .Africa
squeezed from both ends by the white
mans greed, rum and ganpowder
Turkey Persia, Egypt, mere rags OF
a past power and glory Vast India d
province, and even impenetraHe Ii
bet girdled for the feeling The Mon
gol. almost innumberable, practical
~ as he has been for thousands of
years. but nevertheless at least with
in reach of the merciless talons Of
commercialism, that superlatively po-
cent trait OF the Caucasian.
The first great open door was the
Suez canal. Greater still must be the
Panama. England must control one,
the United States the other. the latter
with vast shipbuilding, rail and ar
NOR making plants somewhere on the
Pacific coast.
Indeed, it seems reasonable to be
lieve that, eventually, Uncle Sam and
John Bull will stand shoulder to
shoulder and dominate all No liv-
ing man may see it, but, then, man
really sees little or nothing i'll a life
tine.-Atanta Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01
FRANCE AND
GERMANY

France and Germany are still
looking askance at one another, and
the foreign press IS still dwelling up
on the possibility Of war-particularly
the English press. France does not
want to fight, but it is evident that
she will accept battle rather than ac-
cede much further to the German de-
mands with regard TO Morocco.
Germany has already won a con-
siderable diplomatic victory. She has
succeeded in making France admit
that Germany as we'll as France
hould have a voice in the destinies
# Morocco. This IS distinctly de-
icat for France, for France has had
Is her own way IN Northern At
or many decades. 1t has been
lly prophecied that in the full
Of time Morocco would be al
most as much under French control
as IS Algeria, if not quite part OF
the republic. The Kaisers machina-
e been 50 successful, how
-ance has been compelled
70 accept = proposition to define her
ards Morocco. Ger
1-- :, has resulted entirely
Il ..s - N~s,:s apparent readiness
to SO . war instantly ii anything
viii ' Ny be construed as
an Il II uerc o.~-ed him. France
was very careful 70 receive and an
swer his representations and propo-
sails wit. the UTMOST politeness. This
politeness appeared to inspire the
Kaiser with the idea that France was
afraid OF Germany Instead OF salts
fving. him, the conciliatory attitude
81 the French ministers only embold-
ened him 10 make still further de-
mands.
Germany asked for an information
al conference at which the attitude OF
all the powers to Morocco sould be
discussed and defined France insists
that before she consent to this con-
ference some definite program as to
its scope must be agreed upon France
has evidently resolved that she Will
veild no further to the German de-
mands, as every point she grants IS
only the prelude to another demand
Upon the text OF the German answer
to the French note which practically
contains Frances refusal to paruci-
pate in a general discussion with re-
gard to Morocco unless the powers
Of the conference, and the character
of the subjects to be discussed are
definitely outlined in advance-upon
Germany acceptance OF this stand
hinges the event of peace or war II
France insists on turning down the
Kaiser's proposition, the Kaiser has a
pretext to force fight if that IS what
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01

II the Board Of Supervisors
woeld assess a tax for the draining OF
our wet lands instead of bailding
roads. Washington county you'd no
doubt receive greater returns by Civ
ing the county more lands from which
to derive taxes.
The Times favors good roads. but
it has seen the fact demonstrated
that constant rains and travel will
make almost any Delta road impas-
siblc and it does not believe the tax
dollars of our people will furnish a
ballast that will make it passoble
the year around.
If the road supervisors Of the coun-
ty were forced to throw mp and round
off their road beds and place drains
on each side to carry off the water
the county would get as good roads
as if they were constructed by tax
alton
There is only one way in our opin-
ion. TO get a good road OFT OF Delta
dirt, and that is TO cover it to keer
off The water but this expense to tn,
county would not justify the travel
GreenyiIle has demonstrated By hel
street, that chirt and Stag placed OF
them in car load quantities viii soor
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01
Sickening Shivering Fits

OF Ague and Malaria can be re-
lieved and cured with Electric Bit
tiers. This is pure, tonic medicine;
Of especial benefit in malaria, for il
exerts a true curative influence on
the disease, driving it entirely out OF
the system 1t IS much to be pre-
ferred to quinine, having none of this
drugs bad after effects. f. S. Munday
brother was very low with malarial
fever and jaundice, till he took Elec-
trio Bitters, which saved his life" AT
Finlays Drug Store; price SOC,
guaranteed
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01
AMERICA AND
ENGLAND

Science tells lis that the sun and
earth are cooling and that in time the
area of the earth will be very much
more limited than now; that this will
come about in a comparatively short
time, when we consider what geol-
ogy records and what we know about
the evolution of man to his present
staet BE that as it may. we actually
have historical proof that the human
race is slowly moving toward the
equatorial regions as its habitat. As
in the days when the barbarians
from the North descended upon
Rome. the hardy, progressive white
race of temperate zones IS crowding
OFT. assnilating and annihi.ating the
others Already the Aztec is gone,
the Australian is gone. the North
American and other aboriginies as
good as gone The Tartars. the Turks
the Greeks, the Persians are. compar-
atively, mere relics, while even so
white a specimen as the French is in
dee denee under the ban of unnatural
Influences such as sterility and
mighty vices.
A commercial war between the
United States and Japan, such as
seems inevitable, would be but one
short step in that evolution which
eventually means universal domina-
ton By the pure Caucasian, and, in.
any such progression. the English and
American people must unite, sooner
or later, the one to control the east
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01
AN ALARMING
CONDITION

The present term OF the criminal
court has brought to light condition
OF things which may well cause even
the thoughtIess to think, and create
in the minds OF habitual thinkers a
condition OF serious apprehension.
Never before in the history of the
county, has crime among negroes
been general, its character so aggra-
waited or its perpretation accompan-
led by 50 little incentive. In fact,
the objectlessness, the causelessness
OF the numerous murder cases is
their most remarkable feature The
great majority OF the crimes have
ben by and upon ngros, and in almost
all the worst cases there has been
little or no possibility of defense.
One OF the ten or twelve cases OF
deliberate murder and assaults to kill
may be cited as a fair example. The
murderer walked to crib in which
young negro man was Smelling corn,
and without a word OF warning shot
his victim to death The murderer
had known the boy he killed from
childhood, and was on most friendly
terms with all his family. He had
no known cause OF quarrel against
the boy. There was no motive what
ever for the killing. The murderer
fed after committing the crime, and
was pursued and captured by other
negroes ON the place making a des-
perate fight before being over power
ed. His only explanation OF the kill
ing was that ii was an accident; that
he did not intend to kill the young
man The jury, on hearing plea of
guilty, gave the prisoner lie sen
tence.
One of the strangcst features OF the
case is the character of the murderer.
| He had lived and worked on the same
plantation for twenty years, and was
known during all that time as indus
trious, good natured, popular with his
people fairly sober. always docile,
, aud favorite with his white employ
! RS fe- many r.o9aas. Tie lax Of
motive is equally apparent in most OF
the other murder cases.
The question that naturally pre-
Il
| sents is what CAUSE Is turning 50
many Of the negroes OF the county in
to homicidal maniacs. and the most
reasonable explanation is the rapid
/ spread among them OF the use Of Co
came. The effect Of this. fT;s... i'll
/ drug IS directly opposite to Il
morphine. Instead of dalling and
supplying. cocaine produces a oondi-
ton of unnatural exhiraltion. The
subject IS intoxicated, bit retains the
power 81 speech and action. He fan
/ cies himself possessed Of tremendous
| power. strength and courage. He can
| do anything; he is superior to all
other men While the effect Of tie
drug lasts the user acts on the spur /
his crazy failey. and whatever err :
enters his mind is committed at onees
without regard to consequence.
For time the vice Of cocaine using
was confined to large cites, and The
police knew its effects we'll enough.
But it is rapidly spreading 10 tn
country districts. and IN short time
unless checked BY some means, it vii
BE 50 universal among the negroes q
the Delta as the rse Of opium by the
Chinese peasantry Already i IS
crowding iails and penitentiaries with
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-01

The souvenir edition Of the Greet
vile Times will be published about
October 18th, 1905 all home print
handsomely illustrated and IN all a
paper that the city as well as the coun
" and whole delta had ought to Be
proiid Of. Advertising rates made
known on application to this Office.