The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-07

& sary directors were dishonest with
malice aforethought-
afe
The saddest and at the same time
the most surprising feature of the dis
pensay label affair is that Director
Towel was once a newspaper man
and should have known something
asout the cost of printing.
Anna Gould is playing in the sort
Of hard luck that usually follows the
rich American girl who buys a title
wssh g degenerate sciea of nobiiii;;, q
,,....s.shed.1 She paid big price, econ-
-aaeca,s ,ss~~raoorts :lss8 II, when
Es: s na.trried Count de castelEane, and
49, said that she vii have to pay dear
- in hard cash tor.nu nerse1f OF ner
bad bargain
Hub Evans prefanely advertises his
entire independence OF tie dsspensary
system There is nothing like. being
wen dxed s
The jug trade that has been built
ap in GreenyilIe, Anderson and Spar
Saa burg and other Brice law counties,
Were prohibition-so called-reigns
supreme is "a big thing ior the express
companies and whiskey dealers in
ne4ghboring States. IF the dispenasry
is aboasshed IN South Carolina the jug
trade will be werth a million dollars
. ysaT to Augusta, savannah and At
lanta
me establishment of experimental
dairy farms in this State under the di-
sreefion Of the Agricultural Depart
ment, as proposed by Mr.. Lever, will be
WORTH great deal to the State and
VIII help to settle the question Of cot
ton acreage quicker than anything
else. Stock raising and dairying in
South Carolina can be made more
profitable than: cotton growing
Senator Tillman is already getting
into fgatsng trim and those who have
anticipated quiet and iady-hke cam
naigu. such as the women suffragists
dream OF. are doom to disappointment
senator Gilman VIII make it lively for
all who feel. like getting into red hot
political scrap next summer.
Senator Tiflman confesses to very
reorehensioie ignorance of Sumter
county affairs when he declares that
ne had never heard Of Mr.. E. ".
sDabbs until he made a speech in the
House of Representatives referring to
hin Mr. .Dabbs has been e-?r
less spro.n.s aene IN Sumter county poll
tics for q term of years, but as he has
snot been e caronic ofice-seeker, nor a
seeker cs favors ct the hands Of Sena-
Tor TaIlnsan, there is some excuse for
she senior Senator's o5liviousness CT
afr. Dabas' existence.
The postofnca department has giveT
out the statement that there is to b:
<etrenchnent along the lines OF the
rural free delivery service. This IS K
be done say cutting of such routes a.
do not seem to be appreciated t:1'
3 standard oe appreciation being tAa
she route nus. handle 1000 pieces c
mail eaca rncnt:, It is not suppose
that this measure is partisan IN char
actar, yet it can be readily seea that
vin operate most largely against tn
south, this seton being decideoi
sore thinly settled than the populatio.
%orth. The people who have learne
80 appreciate the advantages and tn
luxury OF tie rural mail service, %
waich tie mail is daily brought t
giIeir doors IN gooa weather and bad
QUIZ, VI COo1SO, 1SSACS W 4lei'S 80
s@rvice discontinued. They would moi
..owever, fully realize their loss unit
taey had been without the service 70
u time. Those who do not wish to b
deprived of the mail service shoul
see to it that their routes receive tn
required amount Of patronage. Tn
easiest and cheapest and most pract
cable method Of increasing the nun
Der of pieces Of mail handled on
particular route IS for the patrons
that route to subscribe for daily ps
pers. If twenty patrons of a rou'
subscribed to one daily paper each, tf
rsumber Of pieces Of mail handled Q