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New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
Exciting and Difficult Work

CATCHING these wild horses is. as may be well
~ imagined, exciting and difficult work. Among the
men engaged in it, it is called running" wild
horses. and that is what it amounts TO. The Va
queros them down by superior skill rather than
by speed and endurance, and force them into some
corral or some band of gentle horses, where they
can be handled for market. y Nevada ranchman
named Blossom has made several attempts to
round up this wild stock and it to profit
The principal thing necessary is to keep the horses
moving, giving them no chance to rest, and finally
rounding them up in exhausted state The sight
of a on horseback is frequently enough to keep
the wild band going the entire day. Knowing this
trait, Blossom tried the device OF mounting images
of men upon captured horses and turning them
loose, counting upon frightening and eXhauSting
the wild horses that caught sight OF them. and then
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
By Day Allen Wiley

paraively short range rising from the valley of the
Humboldt River. In the region noted it is estimated
that there are two thousand wild horses; but
their method of existence and travel is in small
bands, numbering from half dozen to twenty.
Each band has stallion as its leader, and there
is practically never than stallion to a
band. AS soon a male colt acquires growth and
strength he is either driven out of the old band
voluntarily leaves to form band of his own
The leader is in every sense the master of the
band. The members of his family are such by his
will, and acquisitions are made only with his con-
sent. The stock on the range is frequently added
to by strayS from distant ranches from some
vaquero camp. This has been particularly true
camp has been maintained in the hills for much of
the time. Iron shOd saddle mares and even mules
are among the members of the bands all apparently
as wild as the leader
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
WILD HORSES OF THE WEST

running them down with fresh animals. ne scheme
was only partly successful, owing 70 The 1aCt OF h
not being able to get enough dummies III the ned-
The difficulty OF the chase was erEa--ed by the
fact that the herd apparently posts seU-els on the
lookout for danger. The country IS nearly al roll
ing, and the first sight OF band IS usually OF one or
two lOOkOutS on the crest or a knoll, PLAINLY On me
alert, though miles away. On attenlp--r- 10 move
nearer, the entire band appear and, after orlentS
gaze at the intruderS start off on tro- he leader
in the rear. This trot is deceptive. II easy
to overcome, but the pursuer soon finds at i can
be kept up all day and all night II necess
Valiant Protectors
WIHEN the band is met Unexpectedly --e --lSt ex-
w citing incidents often occur. ~ cl--- -uarters
the mustangs break into run, and the re IS to
the swift. Here. when there IS doub- -- each
one Will strain every nerve, the stallion -vS the
lead and makes every effort 70 pilot his -y OuI
of danger. But let the rider succeed 81 -a-t1ng
among the escaping horses, swing his r--i, ana
attempt to cut out OF the mares and t -llIon
will turn instantly and with mouth opy- teeth
cleaning, and name flying, rush at the dist Der Oh
his family unity with fury. y wild stall a
jealous guardian of his host, and Will .re, entity
turn threatenngly. even when the pursueT IS 'upe
of hundred yards away.
The captured wild horse Is far from being 1sy
to handle. and its usefulness as saddle hors Is
doubtful Under intelligent training AT the h IDS
of skilled rider II may be made tracta le- anu
strength and endurance make II a valuable a. mar
but that has strain Of V1ClouSneSS VIII 2 lrre
close watching. The comparatively few tha- nave
been captured and broken for use have PROV that
they can withstand hunger and thirst 20 q ARK
able degree and VIII make journeys aC- IS the
desert regions OF the Southwest SubSlStIng ase
of bushes and bitter grass which the mary
Western horse used on the plains can. eat
While they may at high speed for q b.. miles.
the statement that they Vie with the Arllr blood
Is not true. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
Jumps the Track.

When,>a few days ago, the Sumter
Item expressed surprise at the little
strenuous comment the revelations OF
the Columbia Glass company graft has
brought forth in the Columbia papers, .
and asserted that.if the glass company
had been located in Sumter Or any
other town editorial clamor would
have resounded from the banks of the
Congaree'' we admonished it against
aosurdity and to beware Of getting into
lad company BY showing how The
State was fighting for the downfall of
the dispensary, which would of course
involve the downfall of every depend
eacy on the dispensary, we thought it
was made quite clear why the impu-
the glass company was an absurdity.
But we did not count on The Item S
obtuseness; it passeth understanding.
The Sumter paper assumes to place US
in the position Of holding that sus-
pic;on of the glass company was an
atsurdity. That definition of The
States utterance is totally unjustified-
It is natural there should be suspi-
cion: we indicated that quite clearly
last Monday when we said: 1T is a
misfortune to the individuals of excel
lent business and social standing in
this community. constituting ths man.
agement Of the Carolina Glass Com
pany. that the public, particularly that
portion of it least informed of their in
tegrity. will question the cause Of the
dispensary arrangements apparent
partiality."
The editorial columns and the edi-
torial columns only, contain what The
State Says That should be known
to every newspaper man in South Car
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
Was Not all in Vain.

The fight ir .:le legislature was not
in vain. although the dispensary sys-
tern is still saddled upon the State.
The discussions showed that the senti-
ment against the State dispensary has.
grown wonderfully the past few years.
Many OF the strongest men in the leg
islature boldly declared themselves
against the whole business and urged
the killing Of the State dispensary on
account of manifest corruption. The
dispensary has received a great shak-
ing up and a severe shock, and it is
clear to any thoughtful observer that
the methods Of business will be
changed or the dispensary is doomed
Unless there are radical changes very
soon this system of liquor traffic which
has cursed the State for dozen years
will be swept out Of existence.-Bap-
tist Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

The Columbia State comes to the
rescue of its good friends. the stoc2-
holders of thes Carolina Glass Co., say
ing tnat the dispensary investigating
committee has only shown that the
glass company showed "sbrewd busi-
ness Judgment and management" in
inducing the dispensary directors to
pay them much more for bottles than
ether coucerns offered bottles for,
ard much more than tie Columbia
concern, composed Of close friends of
the Columbia State, was selling bot
ties for to North Carolina and Geor-
els people The State caused the
same thing to be printed in its Spar
tanburg edition. This may be shrevd-
ness'' and ''good management il the
eyes of the State newspaper, but it is
likely to have very different lcok
those VINO are viewing it without per-
soual interest or bias. Spartanburg
journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
CABINET FACTORY.
\ Connecticut Mandatory Wants IN
ducements to Come to Sumter.

y
ducements to Come to Sumter.
A cabinet manufacturing company
up in Connecticut has written here
that this firm has read one of the Sum-
ter Chamber of Commerce pamphlets
about Sumter's S advantages which was
sent them by the Southern railway
and wants to know wha: inducements
in the way of moving expenses ana
loan Of cash Sumter will render them
and in the way Of putting up a build
ing. They also ask the price of white
oak and other hard woods. Of course
it is not good business for any PROPOSE
ton to be made to this firm in the
shape of a cash loan, but the Chamber
Of Commerce has written that if the
gentlemen desire to locate here Sum-
ter will do any thing it can in the way
of exemption from taxes for five years,
furnishing a site, and possibly taking
some stock in the concern if a good
showing is made by the firm" But it
may be stated that council has not yet
passed a factory subsidy bill and will
hardly do so before the coming NUM-
cipal election is over
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
ware of Too Much Cotton.

present price of cotton should
,sarning to those who will begin
week to lay off their cotton land.
rnaI was not a sufficient reduction in
..creage last year. But for the
ae,s of Providence the people Of this
section would have paid their debts
with s cents cotton instead OF 10
cents. There is a hard fight oa now
between the holder and the buyer
The holder is holding out for 15 cents.
He should have it, and will get it if he
holds on to it. But that price cannot
be assured next fall if there is an over
production Cut your acreage and
plant more provisions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

A connection with the Seaboard All
Line is more important than ever,
When the new road of that system is
completed across the mountains 20 the
coal fields it will give not only COM
peting line to the north and east but
also the shortest route to Chicago and
the Middle West A connection with
the Seaboard would give Sumter
cheaper coal and competing rates on
merchandise from the trade centres of
the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

The present city council has but
short time longer to serve, but there is
plensy Of time for it to pass an ordi-
nance requiring all signs that are now
suspended across the sidewalks to be
removed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
ABSURD.

The Columbia State softly and ger=
tly requests The Daily Item not to be
.bsurd and admonishes us not to get
INTO disreputable company. Good ad-
vice and kindly meant, no doubt, but
t has no bearing on the matter that
Inspired The State to deliver itself OF
The aforementioned chunks Of wisdom.
Is it more absurd to strongly sus-
pect, in view of the light afforded by
The revelations brought about by the
investigation of the Carolina Glass
sompany's dealings with the dispensa-
", that the exorbitant prices paid that
company for glass bottles by the dis
pensary board was nothing more nor
less than a matter of graft, than to
pretend to imagine that it was only
good business shrewdness, or what not
on the part of the Carolina Glass Com
oany that landed such lucrative con-
tracts?
Is it more akin to absurdity to
strongly suspect some hidden motive
for the favoritism that redounded to
the benefit of the Carolina Glass Com
pany to the tune of $4,000, or more
a wear, than to assume that this fa-
yoritism was due to no sentiment more
mercenary than love and affection on
the part of those who deprived the
taxpayers Of the State Of that large
sum of money that went to swell the
dividends of the Carolina Glass Com
pany?
Is it absurd to suspect that graft
can attach to the sale Of glass, as we'll
as to liquor and labels?
Is it absurd to suspect that the glass
contract is in no wise different from
other contracts made to the financial
disadvantage Of the State dispensary,
even though the men who received fat
dividends from the glass company are
Columbia men, who have borne good
reputation?
We are not pesmirching nor seeking
to besmirch any man or men-the
facts speak for themselves. If some
men. whose lives have established for
them a right to good repute, have de-
fled themselves by handling pitch. it
is their fault, not the public's. if, when
the defilement is uncovered, the people
point at them and comment.
Year after year, in season and out
Of season, The State has preached the
doctrine that the dispensary is evil
and corrupt in all its parts. that no
honest man counl touch 1t without be-
coming corrupt ehimseif.
Is it absurd to apply the doctrine to
the Carolina C:ass Company c'ntracts,
which we're so rank that e-ei! the glass
company officials we're cage. to cancer
them for very shame LIS sc'n as the
limelight of publicity was 1.uned upon
them.
If we accept the doctrine that all
connected with the dispensary are cor
rupt and corrupting, is it absurd to be-
lieveethat they would not rob the State
of South Carolina of thousands upon
thousands Of dollars without receiving
a substantial rake off
Is it absurd to decline to regard the
men who made these graft permeated
contracts as either angels on the one
hand or philanthropic distributors Of
public money on the other?
Physician heal thySelf.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

They are teI':ng of Iva Atc::inso1
Kan, slrl VIII. received 2 :.to:3osel II
marriage by telegraph So geEU to
the telegraph Office and LED the
clerk how man. words size could send
for a quarter. I7e said ter anc ;ier Ii
sver was: "Yas yes, yes. yes. yas. Us,
yes, yes yes, yes!'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

A dog census should be taken in
Sumter county. 1t would result IN
swelling the school fund or decreasing
the canine population.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

Your stomach churns and digests
the food you eat and if foul, or torpid.
or out of order. your while system suf-
fers from blood poison. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea keeps you well.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's
Drug Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

Taken as directed, it becomes the
greatest curative agent for the relief Of
suffering humanity ever devised Such
is HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea, 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug
Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
NoT16:

The Ginghams we advertised a few
weeks ago have come in and will be-
on sale Monday, February 2e, for six
days; 2,2OO yards dress Ginghams,
worth 7 lie at 1-2c. Shaw &
McCollum Mercantile CO. 222-;3t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

In every cline its colors are unfugleG
It's fame has spread from sea to SEA
BE not surprised if in the other world.
You hear of Rocky Mountain Tea.
-China's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
MONEY TO LOAN.

On farming lands, long time, no
commission charged. Borrower pays
actual cost c; perfecting loan.
For furthe> information address.
John b. Palmer & Son,
6m Box 2S2, Columbia, S. c..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

The appropriations made by the
legislature knocked Comptroller Gen
eral Jones campaign for higher tax
eaturns and tower levies into cooked
aat The people would not object to
zsgher valuation, but they are dead
sat aga..st paying more taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

The Sumter Watehnaan was founded IN
1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The
wotcAman and soathron now has the COM
aluad ejaculation and influence of both OF
sle old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

The admission of the Columbia
State that the Carolina Glass Com
panys dispensary contracts were sus-
picious and not merely unfortunate CO.
incidents that might lead people to
suspect the Columbia gentlemen, who
profted by these contracts, of graft
ing, is entirely satisfactory. We may
be obtuse and absurd but we can per-
ceive the difference between a definite
admission, such as The State makes
above, and the previous article from
which one might infer almost any
thing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
Daily Market Report.

By Private Wire to The Sumter Cot
ton Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

DINA. The State has never attribaEe,
.sonly business shrewdness" to the -
company. The Item would do wei 70,
to confuse facts with what it fno
the columns Of disreprtable ps .,..s
that assume to state our positioa o
quote us.
The State is no more interested in
the affairs of the Columbia Glass
company than is The Item, and has
treated that concern in exactly the
same manner as we would have dealt
with it had its location been in Sumter,
and the men identified with it holding
corresponding reputable standing in
Sumter. We have asked neither The
Item nor any other paper to handle
gently the Columbia company, but we
govern ourselves by our own sense Of
Justice, and when we make charges
there is going to be something sub
stantial to sustain them. Our method
may not suit The Item; if it really
wishes to question our motive, why it
is quite welcome.-The State. :
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28

Il the seaboard Air Line is at last
saaading toward Charleston With
Ink ire iFom the Tennessee and
*. ntueky coal fields the Chamber OF
Commerce and the business men gen.
1calIy> of this city should make ener-
@e:ic efforts to bring the road through
s>rnte-. This is real work and to sue
eeed il. obtaining such railroad
Q,enle be On achievement that would
81
ne growth of Sumter demands that
~ uething be done to provide sew
e,&ge system The town cannot MAIN.
ezs4a its eiviable health record without
- verage and without good health
reeera TIE town cannot continue to
sssow aai prosper. Other progressive
ss.wns in this State are already pro-
Led with sewerage system, even
- ugh they may be smaller and not as
zsn able to pay for sewerage as sum
me suggestion of the News and
srser thar Clemson College establish
elssol of printing is a good one and
,ula be put into effect at the earliest
<seee practicable. All the other col
~ es are turning out superfuity of
srsa7y- made editors and it is time that
e4.... college at least did something to
u out the mechanical department.
- all means let South Carolina have
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-28
ATTENTION, FARMERS:

All members of the Southern Cotton
Association Of Sumter county are earn
estly requested to meet at Sumter
Court House on Saturday, March 5.
1906, at II O'Clock a. m. Matters OF
Importance to be attended to and full
attendance is desired.
A. B. STUCKEY,
President Sumter County Division
Southern Cotton Growers Assn.
2 28-wkly 1t-d-4t
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-07
THE DELTA-THE LAND
OF PROMISE AND RICHES.

There is no question about 1.-THE
Delta is the coming country of the
world Today, besides possessing the
most fertile lands on the face of the
globe, which, as the sage remarked,
tickle them with a hoe and they
laugh with a harvest" it possesses
the broadcast, biggest-hearted, most
intelligent citizenship of any spot on
the earth This is due to the fact
that labor, intelligence and capital
brings higher premium here than in
any other section of the country.
To-day this country is but in its
infancy, as far as development is con-
cerned, but the progress of advance
ment has started along all lines-fac-
tories of all kinds are finding suita-
bic locations. railroads are extending
i'll all directions, new lands are being
opened up; large plantations are be-
ing bought up, subdivided and sold
to intelligent Northern farmers; the
cities are progressing in the way of
better schools and churches and the
taking on of new business. The rails
ing of vegetables and fruit is now be-
ing started by German gardeners, and
the dairying industry is receiving
marked attention. In fact, every line
of industry has taken on new life,
and its future development will be
rapid
The investigation of the English
spinners who visited here this week
is but the forerunner of the establish
ment of cotton mills in the field of
the product. They are coming sooner
or later, and we do not believe the
time is year off before a large mill
will be erected in our city
Property values are advancing over
the entire Delta, and plantations that
cost not over $4,000 ten years ago
be bought for 100000 today
Still, they are cheap at that price,
when compared to those in the Wcsr
and other States
Our advice to every man Of capital
and homeseekers is to cut out the |
West and come South and live until |
the end under the sunny skies of |
Dixie
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-07
GEN. S. D. LEE
MPLIMENTED.

The follovinp tribute vas naid 70
Gen. ). u. Lee, OF this State. BY Gen
Clement Evans, at the meeting OF
the Blue and Gray held last week
at Atlanta:
Sacred duty similar to that which
now engages us prevents the personal
presence Of General Lee. commander
in-chief OF the United Confederate
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-07
CITATION.

State of Mississippi,
Washington County.
To II. R. Virgins, Pinckney, Arkan-
sas. and Presley Rucks Virgins, d
minor. Memphis, Tennessee:
You are hereby commanded to be
and personally appear before the
ehancery court of said county, on or
before the end Monday of May, 1906.
to plead, answer or demur to the bill
fled n said court by J. c. Burrus. ct
al executors, wherein you are de-
PENDANTS.
Given under my hand and official
seal this 4th day of April A. D. 1000
T. II. Hood, Clerk
Shields & Boddie, Attorneys for
compliments. z-4t
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-07

present day. 1t was elevated, if ele-
vation was necessary, to a position
far above that of the United States
senatorship, when the great South
ernor, Jefferson Davis, resigned his
seat IN that august assembly to enter
the gubernatorial contest in this his
adopted State If, then, l am elected
by you to this exalted office, after
serving your interest for the full term
with answering fidelity and all the
ability l may possese, I shall there
after be content to leave other hon
ors to your more worthy sons. AS
for myself, / shall not become a can
didate for the United States Senate
under any conditions during the con-
tinuance or after the expiration of
my gubernatorial term; btu it will
then be my pride and pleasure to de-
vote the remainder of my allotted
days to agricultural pursuits and to
the service of our State and common
country in the honorable position of
a private citizen of this great com
Yours respectfully
CHARLES SCOTT.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-07

heavy, brown paper, and the body IS
Of heavy enamel paper. 1t rs bound
with brown ribbon.
MIR Hoy carries with him the old
edition and copy of the Yazoo Sen
tinel edition Of last spring The lat
ter gives one fairly good idea Of
what ours will look like when com
pleted, only our edition will be half
again as large.
Mr. Hoy has arranged for full
page with the Chas Halter Com
pany. This page will contain items
of the different departments and an
exterior view of the establishment;
also the members OF the firm and a
general history of the business.
The First National Bank will be
represented by large exterior view,
as we'll as one interior, of this beau
tiful building The Citizens Bank
win occupy two pages, showing the
views, data and photos of the differ
emf men connected with this accom-
modating banking institution Rich
ards, Bourne & Co will have views
of their establishment in this edition
occupying a page. Harbinson and
Bells views will cover one page also
helms & Blum have arranged to be
represented, showing a large interior
Of fbair ~orrar,,
The Crawford Wholesale Grocery
Company will occupy a large space
to be used by them in placing their
enterprising firm and city before the
world
Several more up to day (Fridayt
have accepted space III this edition
whose names will appear next week
As soon as the larger retail con-
Germs have been called upon, we will
call on the men and concerns inter
ested in the cotton industry, and then
will follow the bench and bar and our
physicians.
If Mr.. Hoy has not seen you yet,
a postal dropped to this office will
bring him around in a hurry. Let's
get photograph of your place while
the sun is shining.