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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-10-11
Prices OF Cigar Boxes Raised.

Chicago (SpeciaD The first ef-
feet of the trouble in Cuba on com
mercial interests was disclosed when
every Independent cigar manufac-
turer in the city received a circular
notifying him that the price of cedar
cigar boxes had been raised 81 hun
dred. The reason given is the scar
city of lumber, and especially of ce-
dar, the great bulk of which is i'm
ported from Cuba. ~.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-10-11
FOUND A NEW EPITHET.

III you go in swimmin'," said
Tommy's younger brother, 'T'u tell
maw!"
Tell 'er, IL you want to, you nasty
little muck raker!" blurted Tommy,
piunging into the water.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-10-11
THE WOMAN OF 1T.

Mrs. Clearin-"There' the woman
who lost her suit for alienation of af-
fections.
Mrs. mosthere-"Where did she
get the money to settler"
Mrs. Clearin--"Oh, by tening the
Sunday newspapers how hubby's at
fections were aliensted. The Bo-
hemJan.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-10-11
MICROSCOPIC MATERIAL.

"Yaas." suddenly declared Cholly
Braneliss, I'm going to work. I've
made up my mind"
You haye." exclaimed Miss Pep
NY My what a delicate opera
The Catholic STANDARD and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-10-11
AS CONSOLATION.

Egg-''I'm getting Jolly tired of /,
being In hot water. can tell you
Egg Pan---"Oh. cheer up, nay BOY -
Yoa3l get hardened to It."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
SOIL SURVEY
Awarded to Sumter County BY Con-
gressman Lever.

Through the instance Of Mr.. Z. I.
Reardon, secretary Of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce, the geological
survey allowed Congressman Lever
for the Seventh Congressional district
has been awarded to Sumter county.
Congressmon Lever vas very active in
getting this measure through the ma
tional House Of Representatives and
as soon as its passage became known
Secretary Reardon communicated
with our congressman and secured
for Sumter county this survey. The
sewerage survey, also embodied In
this bill, went to Richland county.
Pursuant to the provisions of this
act, geologist will be sent out by the
Bureau of Soils, subdivision OF the
Department of Agriculture, to an
alive the soils in the different sections
of the county, and to report thereon,
stating the result of the analysis, the
crop, that the soil are most adapted
to the cultivation of, and the amount
and nature of the fertilizers to be
used in making such crops.
The work will be begun this fall,
and it will be of great assistance to
the farmers of the county. 1t is we'll
that We have so enterprising sec
retary Of our Chamber Of Commerce
to look out for the interest Of Sumter
city and county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

other gentlemen Of the delegation
who approved the appointment, goes
to show that these gentlemen were
wisely trying to take the dispensary
out of politics and put it solely on a
business basis.
Mr. Manning certainly could not
have been trying to make political
capital out of such an appointment,
else he would have selected some man
who could have carried goodls'
number Of votes.
This, in our opinion, is cnly anoth-
er testimonial of the fitness Of Mr.
Manning for the high Office to which
he aspires, in that he uses his ap-
pointive influence, not to make polit-
ical capital, but to get the best busi-
ness results.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
PUBLIC BUILDING BIDS.
Ten Lots Offered to the Government
at Prices Ranging From $4,000 to
$4,000.

The bids for sites for the proposed
public buildings in Sumter and other
Sou.b Carolina towns we're opened at
the cfiice of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury Department at Wash
ington on the 23d instant. The fol-
lowing were the bids from Sumter:
j. A. Schwerin and W. B. Boyle,
lot corner Liberty and Harvln streets,
1870 by l65 feet, $4,000; same parties
another lot in same locality, sl2, 00O.
u E. Whilden, lot corner Main and
Caldwell streets, 165 by 165 feet. $780,
0CO.
R. I. Manning and others, lot cor
ner Main and Caldwell streets 100 by
140 feet, So, 600.
]. H. Moses, lot corner Harvin and
Hampton streets, 152 by l52 feet, slo,-
900.
r. B. Belser, lot corner Main and
Canal streets, ia by 130 feet, sl2,-
500.
II. J. Hardy. lot corner Sumter and
West Liberty streets, 130 by l25 feet,
$4,000
Frank ]. Fliche, lot corner Harvin
street, SS, COO.
Mrs. G. ]. Reardon. lot corner Rear-
don and Hampton streets, l20 by l3o
feet, 1000.
R. W. 3radham, lot corner Hamp-
ton and Harvin streets, l1O by 12O
feet, $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
Anti-Lynching Devices.

The Charleston News and Courier s
remedy of rowing rural police cn horse
back TO prevent the lynching evil-by
preventing negro assaults on white
womer-would hardly work. indeed,
The News and Courier admits that
such assaults may be committed even
in the suburban parts Of well-policed
cities. Neither, we may safely pre-
dict. will Gov Heyward's oroer to
prosecute the leaders of the mob ho
impotentl; harangned at Greenwood.
oste asibly to save for justice the lie
Of The negro Bob Davis. result IN any
vir1ication ot the law. ihe tact IS
t5a6 Gov. Hegward has himself Teen
siaguIarlv reluiss OF $40 VIII 2@Ga-
sions. TIE first occasion was .ilo2
the Saerid of the county lad tsie-
g1spAe4 the Gcyernor Tor hslp- tha7
if Davis was caught lie feared lynch
ing. Here is The News and Ccurier's
account Of the state of the Governors
mental workings at that junctnre:
"Gov. Hayward consulted friends in
Greenwood, and realized that first of
all the negro might not be caught,
and il be should that the temper OF
the people was such that armed troops
might lead to bloodsbed and useless
loss of life. He thought over the
whole situation. No posse could be
assembled in the neighborhood, he
thought to defend the would be raw
Usher should be caught. To order
ont the militia might lead to blood
shed.''
. Therefore Gov. Hayward thought
that he could move the people to a
realization of their duty as citizens
and men by a personal appeal to let
the Law take it's course. 1t was GER
tsinly unusual but hardly "pa-
triotic,'' as The News and Courier's
writer denominates it. that the Gov
ernor Of sovereign State should "get
down on his knees and plead and beg
and implore" that the law be obeyed.
With tie shining example before him
of q Florida Sheriff who recently
proved the known cowardice OF the
average lynching party by dispensing
a mob at the 1evolver's point, Gov.
Hayward missed lis second opportu--
nifty. Words but persuaded the crowd
to cheer nim for his pains. We are
we'll assured that with South Caro-
Ina iuries as averse from hanging the
organized murderers as Gov. Heyward
was timid about shooting them the
course of justice in their case will be
long aud innocuous Yet South Caro-
lima has its provision of special terms
of courts W whereby it can speedily try,
convict and punish negro assailants OF
white women-as good a deterrent
agency as can be humanly devised.
As foT the prevention of the lynching
evil, Gov. Glenn has lately published
the best recipe known in his directions
to the National Guard of his State.
1t may be summed up in the words,
elf necessary, shoot to kill. New
York Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
IMP OF INDIGESTION.
How to Get Better of This Cause of
Misery

A scientific writer upon stomach
troubles says: IF you have ever suf-.
fered from indigestion-an who has
not?-your imagination has probably
pictured a ferocious little imp dane
ing in the pit Of your stomach, caus-
ing that organ to neglect all of its
duties. with result that is not only
painful, but fills you with misery
from day to day. This writer GER
tainly had suffered with indigestion.
for there is nc more disagreeable,
nerve racking and sick-all-over dis
ease than indigestion.
A great many people who have
been treated for years for diseases Of
the heart, liver or kidneys, when they
used Miona stomach tablets found
that not only did Miona cure the
stomach disorder, but it made them
we'll all over and the other troubles
were also cured.
If you suffer with nervousness.
sleeplessness, indigestion, sick Or
nervous headache, pains in the back
or sides, get a soc box of Mi-o-na
from J. F. w. DeLorme and take one
Of the little tablets before each meal.
1t will do you a world Of good an5
you will soon be well and free from
Indigestion. and its symptoms. J. F.
W. DeLorme has 50 much faith in
this medicine that he gives an abso-
Lutte guarantee with every box. ASK
him to show you this guarantee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
BUSINESS NOT POLITICS.

A statement has appeared IN some.
of the daily papers as to an action OF
Senator r. I. Manning, which was
calculated to prejudice voters who do
not know the men involved.
Mr.. w. NJ. Sanders, a former mem
Der of the board of control Of Sumter
county, seems to be very much out
ragged that Mr. Geo. D. Shore, the
present postmaster Of the city OF
Sumter, a gentleman who moved to
this city from North Carolina fully
twenty years ago, who was then and
has always been Republican, was
in 1898 appointed on the board Of
control.
Mr.. Sanders has, however, made
mistake in his facts. Mr.. Shore did
not replace Mr.. II. c. Cuttino. In
previous election Mr.. W. S. James, OF
Bishopville, was appointed to repre-
sent that part of the county in place
of Mr.. Cuttino, and Mr.. Shore was ap-
oointed later on to ffl the place Of
Mr.. E. T. Windham, who had just
BEEN elected dispenser in Sumter, Mr..
Windham having previously been
chairman of the board Of control.
To those who know Mr.. Shore no
explanation is necessary. He stands
among the foremost citizens Of Sum-
ter and is as clean and upright man
as can be found. Very few enter
prses have teen started in the city Of
Sumter with.n recent years but that
Mr.. Shore las been offered a place
upon the directorate, and his name
adds strensj... to any organization in
TO which he s>es.
In city po..ics Nj. Shore votes the
Democratic rcket and in 1896 was
nominated +" the position of alder
nan of Sun ,er in q Democratic pri-
mary. dists;s.e.ls his next competitor,
Hon. 7. b. Erase. - some hasy votes.
and the rest of the ticket by almost a
hundred.
In the next place, it must be re-
membered that the majority Of the
Sumter county delegation to the
legislature must have nominated Mr..
Shore for this position. The repre-
sentatives at that time We're such
tried Democrats as Alta mont Moses
j. Harvey Wilson, w. A NettIes aho
D. NJ. Young.
We have been informed that Mr.
Young alone was opposed to the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Shore.
l~his act of Mr.. Manning's and the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
A SENSATION IN GAFFNEY.
Man Tries to Kill Himself at Hotel.
But Fails and Locked up.

Gaaney. August 26.-No. 80, the
midnight passenger train on the South
ern brought to the city couple who
wentto the Commerci Hotel and reg
istered as ". NJ. Wripie and wife,
South Carolina. They were assigned
to room and at about o'clock the
occupants of the hotel were awakened
by the report of a revolver and the
screams of a woman Mr.. Parish, the
proprietor, went to the room and
found Wripie brandishing his weapon
as if he would kill himself. He con-
fessed to having tried to kill himself,
failing in the attempt.
He was taken in charge by police
man and locked in the city; prison,
where he was kept till this morning
and discharged He came from the
prison to the hotel and got his wife
and left.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
RAILROAD EXTENSIONS.

Information from a reliable source
was received by the Sumter Cnam-
ber of Commerce this morning
that the Alcolu railroad will prob
ably be extended from its pres
ent terminus at Beulah to Lanes
to connect with the Atlantic Coast
Lumber Company's road to George
town, and that the owners of the
Alcolu road have made overtures to
the Belts Lumber Company people to
extend the Belts railroad from Its
present terminus near Black River to
connect with the Alcolu railroad. II
such all arrangement could be earned
through it will mean that Georgetown
will get Thousands of dollars o! the
very valuable trade fl ON the Shiloh
and Pudding Swamp sections that IS
now anxious to come to Sumter.
Manager J. ". Allen, of the Belts
Lumber Company, being interviewed
this morning said that there was
something in the report that the
Alcolu railroad wanted to connect
With bis read, with view OF extend
ing the former road to Georgetown,
hut that he was net inclined to con-
sioer any proposition which would be
detrimental to Sumter's business H.
terest, as be is somewhat of Sumter
man himself. He will give the business
men of Sumter an opportunity to make
use of his road for commercial pur-
poses first, then if Sumter does not
want 6 railroad connection with Shl-
loh and her surrounding country, that
other places that 90 want the trade
ulight 60 after and get 1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
The Chamber of Commerce has re-


The Chamber Of Commerce has re-
ouested the secretary Of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington,
Through Congressman A. F. Lever, to
have a soil survey made Of Sumter
county. Mr.. Lever feels quite confident
of succeeding. This survey will mean
G. great deal for the farmers Of SUN
ter county. 1t will give valuable in
formation as to the various kinds OF
soil. the kinds and quantity of fertil-
i.ers to be used to raise different
kinds of crops on different kinds Of
soil and other valuable information.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

Mr.. Fl. J. Carr, of Atlanta, repre-
senting Mr.. Noise DeLeon, contractor
for the new Court House, is now in
the city. Mr.. Carr will superintend
most of the work Oh the building.
Ground will be broken this week,
and already Lumber aud other building
supplies are berg hauled to the iot IN
large qaantities Tbe people af Sum
ter are anx;o::s 10 see 5ae york ccol-
mencad on whao promises 20 oe tbe
aardson.2=f Court Hcuse liz tne
HtetG.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
TO INDICT SHERIFF.
Governor Directs Immediate Prosecu-
ton of Dorchester Sheriff.

ton OF dorchester Sher1H.
Columbia, August 26.-Sheriff
Limehouse, Of Dorchester, is to be in
dicted Immediately for surrendering
to a group of fifteen men or less the
little negro lynched at Badham
Thursday afternoon.
Orders to this effect were issued by
Governor Hayward today. He has
addressed to Solicitor Hildebrand the
following letter:
Dear Sir: I am in receipt Of copy
Of testimony taken before the coro-
ner's jury in the matter cf the State
vs.. the dead body Of William Spain,
and I have carefully read same.
It appears from this testimony that
Sheriff Limehouse. Of Dorchester
county having William Spain in his
custody and safely locked in a cell.
acting upon the demand of few men,
took him out of the cell and brought
him into the presence of these men,
giving as a reason for so doing that
he supposed they wished to have an
investigation.
1t further appears from the testi-
mony that when the men attempted
to take the prisoner from his charge
Sheriff Limehouse made or attempted
to make no effective resistance, and
allowing them to carry him from the
jail and shooting him to death.
The sheriff was bound to know
that none Of these men were officers
Of the law and could hold no legal in
vestigation, and yet at their demand
he brought the prisoner into their
presence.
beg to call your attention to the
provisions of the constitution of 1895,
as contained in article 6, section 6,
which provides as follows:
- ne cas- Of aay prisonec ,aw-
fnl.y II IT, e;.a4se. elistosly o. ecs,-
-: - any officer. sta;e, caunty er
.aunici:.a!. being seized ard tak4:
esr.5E12 said oiice.. ..!-.so2g:. his .-css!I-
gence, permission or connivance, by
a. mob, or other unlawful assemblage
Of persons, and at their han0s suffer-
ing bodily violence CT death, the said
officer shall be deemed guilty Of a
and, npon true bill
found, shall be deposed from his Of
fee pending his trial, and upon con-
viction shall forfeit his Office, and
shall, unless pardoned by the COVER
nor. be ineligible to hold any Office Of
trust or profit within this state. 1t
shall be the duty Of the prosecuting
attorney wihin whose circuit Or coun-
ty the offense may be committed to
forthwith institute a prosecution
against said officer, who shall be
tried, other than the one in which
the offense was committed, as the at
torney general may elect
See also section 142, criminal code
of South Carolina.
It is apparent that the facts. estab-
lished before the coroner's jury,
clearly bring this case within the
provisions Of the law as above quoted,
and I wish you would Immediately in
stitute the prosecution required by
law. Very truly yours,
D. c.. Heyward, Governor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

4 crazy negro was brought to the
city from Providence Saturday by
direction of Magistrate L. r. William
son and sent to the asylum in Colum-
bia. The negro looked to be not more.
tl.an Is years Of age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

The residence being erected at No.
80 South Sumter street by Mr..
Schwartz will be occupied by DR..
yickers and family the latter will ar
rive from Kentucky about September
20. DR.. vickersS will move his Office
to the residence when completed that
MS wife may assist him. de- wkly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

ernment to the last degree po9sloA0 III
overv community. The Sumter Item
being an intelligent newspaper, must
have known that The News ana
Courier would support a man not al
o,,;+v with these views and might
have reasoned with absolute certainty
that it would support the men
through whom its views were mos;
likely to be promoted.
rhe Item departs recklessly from
accuracy in imputing cause for our
support of Mr. Ansel, its imputation
is loaded with an unfair charge
AGAINST Mr.. Ansel and the 'Charleslcn
newspapers and The Item cannot
,rove what it says or offer proof, OF
il Moreover, such charge does in
cidental injury to The Items candl-
date. for the Item is Mr.. Manning
home newspaper.
We agree with the Item that tne
main thing is to have a man of char
acter and ability in the office OF gov
ernor-a man who will administer the
law without fear or favor In our
judgment none Of the seven other
candidates measure more nearly IN
that standard than Mr.. NJ. F. An
sci. against whose record as lawyer
citizen and man of affairs we have
vet to hear the slightest criticism ut
tered, saving the insinuation OF Inc
Sumter Item, that he is a sympathlzer
with the law breakers of Charleston.
Mr.. Ansel's record is an open book III
Greenville and the old Eighth Cir
cult" He was the law partner Of such
men as the late James S. Cothran,
George W. Wells and James I. Orr
for many years. His associations are
and always have been the best and
his private life without reproach.
The News and Courier displays eS-
IRENE i'll temper in the above quoted
editorial.
IN reply we will be even briefer
than q we were when we wrote the par
agraph that aroused the ire Of the
.old Lady Of Broad Street.
Read the above quoted paragraphs
from an editorial which appeared in
the News and Courier on August
25th.
It is strange that the News and
Courier should have forgotten this
editorial in so short time as haG
ELAPSED between August 25th and Au-
gust 27th, but if the editorial writer
Will refer to the files Of Saturday,
August 25, 1906, he will find that he,
or his understudy, really did disclose
the position of the News and Courier
The effort Of The News and Cou-
rier to make it appear that The Item |
ca,sr q ceaection on Iii. Ansej's Aon- j
vS,s. i@segyity or resrectabiii.s' Is on
a pa.r with the rest i the article. se.d !
clearly shows its aEsr4us--& desiHe 20 !
...jUre IL. aie.1Lii1g without coll1is-s5; ! !
into the open to do SO. If the News
and Courier wishes to commit po-
litical assault and battery Of high
and aggravated nature on EIr. Man
ming the candidate for governor,
why does it not do SO, without resort
ing to the indirect method OF assallng
his ''home paper?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29
Beauty Rules of the Beauties.

Breakfast early, little walk, a
little talk, luncheon, an hours rest,
and at night HOLSTERS Rocky Mour-
tain Tea. Tea or Tablets, 35 cents.
China's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

sYhe Sumter Watehman was founded IN
$3.50 end the True Southroa in 1866. The
Syascapaan aad Southron now has the com
.s5snAe circulation and influence of both of
,@a ead papers, and is manifestly the best
ssayectising medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

Aasel polled his full strength yes
se-1sag and he will have hard time
scrapsag together enough votes to be
ryet1iag better than a good second
"a Mr. Manning in the second prl-
sry.
sumter county gave Mr- Manning
substantial majoriay over all OF MS
,.npenents, despite the strong ana
acs5stent effort to cut down his ma
arsy in his home county Sumter
.sszs5 her duty and in the second pri-
zzasry we hope to see his vote pracu-
e=azsy unanimous.
The News and Courier is guilty to-
cav Of counting the chickens before
1aev are hatched, when it claims the
Sassrsion Of Ansel as certainty. Man
ang is not down and out by whole
and we are still confident that he
be the next governor of South
carolina.
The reports that the blind tiger ell
ament of Charleston had lined up for
Meaning were evidently published ON
rne sve OF the election for the pur-
sess of injuring Mr.. Manning. This
raav BE politics, but it is not the sort
chat Mr.. Manning is accustomed to.
gar. W. NJ. Sanders was hard put TO
ana something to write to the Colun-
<aaE STATE to the discredit Of Mr.. r. I.
sEzuoing when he hit upon the ap-
s4aspsuent Of Mr.. Geo y. Shore as
szuarnber Of the County Board Of Con-
aros N 1898. The fact that Mr.. Shore
vas and is Republican does not
assract from his ability as a business
zsrsn nor from his well established rep
szsaszon as a citizen of the highest IN
esrlIy- Mr.. Shore was known to be
seed man for the place and that the
LEGISLATIVE delegation made no mis-
sake in recommending his appoint
---ssot was proven by the fact that the
xzsucay dispensary was conducted on
business basis
ghe crowd that attended the cams
zesgc meeting on the Graded School
sage F'rldsey night may have eeen
0ed ns,sared, bat t was not respect
rs treatment o1 several oe the
pes&crs. especially Mr. Daebs and
Szz- McElpeea aad 9lg Dor.2.
rs both bad manners and
had policy to deny respectful
Saaarang TO any candidate for Office
Ad st was particularly unfortunate
@asz 1ne three candidates singled
oEe Cor rude interruption should have
Fsesa those who were conpartive
sEaagers to a majority of the crowd,
scang residents of the county and not
ssS the city.
yhe News and Courier viii please
4eake notice that The Item has the
szrsazsst respect for it's friend, Mr. An
sEzc and has never questioned his
respectabilisy, sociability,
aowssU or social standing. The ref
eSeares named We're unnecessary, as
vSs lave some knowledge Of Mr.. An
@@t7s history and antecedents In fact,
ze agE, Azssel had not jumped his 1904
gslG3sfe,-rn The Item would have no OBJ
,ssscezz,f, 70 him at all. 1t is rot the
ezan H.e .ebject to, but his india rub
ssec z,latforrn'' that so greatly appeals
Ia Gss News and Courier, as the hope
s2E salvation of Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

The Orangeburg Collegiate Insti-
tute offers more for the money than
any other school in the State. The
catalogue tells all about the school,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-29

She is the pink of prettiness. Girls,
be careful of your complexion. None
should believe in make up Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea;
saves making up Tea or Tablets,
35 cents. China's Drug Store.