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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-26
DIRK CORNER.

Dark Corner, Sept. 22.-Well, we
had the storm last Monday and don't
YOU forget it. 1t blew down SHADE
trees in our yards, our pasture
fences. turning out our hogs and up
rooted trees in the wooded lands, but
no one was hurt, so far as I have
heard. I have heard Of some houses
having parts Of the roofs taken on
and others damaged, scattering for
age. cotton, etc., that was in them.
But the greatest loss was the open
cotton in the leld. I heard one two
horse farmer say he believed his
loss would amount to two hundred
dollars from his cotton being blown
out, and plenty of others are just as
lad off. But thanks be to the ALI
wise that it was no worse.
There are no sick to report this
week, and no one is taking time vls-
ting around. All are trying to pick
cotton.
Miss Eunice E. Osteen, daughter
CT Mr.. Thos. H. Osteen, Of the Syca-
uores, has gone to your city to enter
the tenth grade Of the graded school.
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LYNCHBURG.

Eynchburg, Sept. 19.-Mr. 7. NJ.
watts, while erecting a scafold this
morning, at Mr. G. w. Stokes mill,
In this place, by some means lost
his balance and foll some twenty
Feet to the ground. It seems that one
.of the braces or which Mr. Watts
was standing pulled loose or broke,
precipating him to the ground. The
physicians consider his condition se-
rious, but so fer, not necessarily ia
tal. Mr.. Watts is young NAL of
extremely temperate habits and is
very popular.
Cotton in this section is terribly
damaged by the recent storm and
many of the farmers are naturally
very blue over the prospect. The
gin house and ginnery being built by
a company, comprised wholly Of til
lers of the soil, although nearly COM
pleted, was blown down, and the
machinery badly damaged, the build
ing will have to be rebuilt, which
viii occasion much delay. The mis-
fortune is indeed disappointing. To
this storm we charge up Mr. Mag
nus Watts serious injury.
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: REMBERTs.
section

Rembert, Sept. 24.-Our section
suffered severely by the storm last
week. A large acreage of cotton was
opened and one-fourth was blown
out. but this is not all, the remaining
cotton left is so badly damaged it will
not grade over middling and will sell
for about Z cents.
Corn was badly blown down, and
if not housed soon will be badly
damaged.
A good many of our neighbors had
cut most of their pea vines, and the
most Of this crop stands now in piles
in the fields, and will be worthless.
Farm work has been at a standstill
for week. owing to the rain each
day, and While am writing the rain
has been falling heavily all day.
It is useless to comment on the
terrible disasters the poor farmers
have had to contend With this year,
and while every one you meet seems
blue. still it could have been worse,
so let US not be discouraged, but
push ahead, and all things will YET
work out to our interest.
The st. Mathews School here was
opened lsat Monday with Professor
Harry Bull, of statesburg, as prin-
cipal.
Mr.. s. NJ. Mcleod has returned
from Harris Springs, and has resumed
his work in the mail service from
Sumter to Lucknow.
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SALEM.

Salem, Sept. 1S.-Something wrong
somewhere, the weather bureau
promised us fair weather yesterday,
but by noon time it was evident that
we were in the midst Of disastrous
eouinoctial gale. For at least sc
hours the wind blew steadily and
cold from the North. By - m. the
rain began falling and the wind in
creasing in velocity. A 2 p. m. the
cannonading was in full blast, when
the smoke cleared away it was found
that it was an impossibility to get 100
yards from shelter in vehicle, by
what was a short time before our
good roads.
Everywhere and on all sides trees
were uprooted, gardens and fences
leveled and stock running at large.
The damage to the timber is i'm
nense, had much rain preceded the
wind the forest of a few hours be-
fore would have been totally up
rooted. The damage to timber in
places will be any where from 10 to
25 per cent.
Farm work is suspended, and all
hands are busy clearing the public
highways.
Many teams were out at gins and
had to remain until this morning be-
fore they could return home.
Those of US VINO have to go to the
pine woods to roost at nights, had ex-
periences long to be remembered on
our journey last night. Every short
distance a blackness would appear in
front and when it was reached, We
found ourselves entangled in the
branches of an uprooted tree, with
bitches on either side and darkness
all around. In distance OF TWO
miles there were twenty-five Of these
obstacles encountered. The storm
Kept up until late in the night, and
It was after night that the heaviest
rainfall occurred.
All late corn is blown down and the
fodder ruined. Cotton presents the
appearance Of having gone through
threshing machine, besides beins
badly blown out. We haven't had
time to figure the damage to it, but
scarcely think it can be less than 10
ner cent. on a 50 per cent. prospect.
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DURANT.

Durant, S. c., Sept. 1S.-The gale
which struck US yesterday morning
was similar to the one Of August,
1893. The wind increased in sever
iN at aoout eleven o'clock at which
time it began to uproot trees and con-
tinued to do so until half-past three
when it began to subside. 1t was re-
ported that the roof Of a tenant house
an this neighbordood was blown off.
IF the rain had commenced falling
when the wind first rose so high there
would have been more destruction to
timber.
Mrs. W D. Blanding, of Lexington,
Ky, with her youngest daughter, re-
turned to Sumter after a weeks stay
with relatives in this neighborhood.
The faces of the school children
beamed with happiness this morning
as they gathered at the school house
to greet their new teacher, Miss
Phelps, and begin their work for the
year. Miss McFaddin, the former
teacher, has accepted position in the
Hartsvlle School.
Mr.. Judson Witherspoon went to
Mayesville last week, where he has
taken a position in the store Of Mr.. H.
" Cooper.
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New York, Sept. 22.-steamer Ser
guranca from Havana brought into
port this morning Capt. George Heath
and seven of the crew of the schooner
Charles F. Turtle, which was lost at
sea, ept. 1S. The men were found
clinging to chain plate on the side
Of the overturned vessel, in an ex-
hausted condition, in which position
they had been for nearly fifty hours.
The Turtle sailed from Charleston on
September Is, with a cago of lumber.
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beaten out by the storm mas been
buried in the dirt and leaves and is
now beginning to sprout. Those who
know say two-thirds Of the cotton
crop is lost. Timber is badly injured,
great numbers Of trees are uprooteo
and blown down. This section has
experienced two severe storms in two
months. The last being still more
destructive than the storm of SO.
Mrs. I. e. Proctor and daughter,
after spending the summer here, re
turned few days ago to their home
in Charleston.
Mrs. Sue McLanny (nee Wideman)
and little son Ebert, are on visit
to relatives in the country.
Mrs. Laura Montgomery and Mrs.
James Montgomery visited at Mr.. w.
T. Brogdon's last week.
Miss Grace. Brogdon has returned
to Chicora college.
Misses Susie and Kate Brogdon and
Miss Marie McGee have entered the
Sumter Graded school.
Mr.. Roland Jones has resumed ms
duties at Clemson college.
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PISGAH.

Pisgah, Sept. 20.-The storm was
severe here. Several houses, cnlm-
MES. trees and crops went down be-
fore it. Thick cotton was scattered
and beat into the ground. The damage
is great. At Statesburg, Col. Dargan
Mr.. Brownfeld and Col. Sumter LOST
fine trees in their yards, and crops
severely damaged. 1t is the worst
we have had since 1893. The damage
20 cotton adds further loss to our
people, and this will be sorely felt
as the crops are poor.
Rev. ]. W. Kenney, of orangeburg,
is here on visit. He says there is
a great deal of sickness there. mostly
fever.
Mr.. S. M. Mcleod is home and is
quite unwell. His many friends hope
he will soon be all right.
The death of Mrs. Polk Weldon
caused profound sorrow here. -Four
children and his wife in few months
is what Mr.. Weldon has lost. The
hearts Of our people go out to him in
his great bereavement. He is one OF
our best citizens and his sorrow Is
shared by his many friends.
Our good friend Of the Dark Corner
wishes to hear some opinions on the
election of magistrates. I am clearly
of the opinion that the magistrates
Office should be taken out Of the pri-
mary. 1t is one Of the most important
Offices of our government, and should
be beyond the pale Of dirty politicians,
including Jolly" Of course, as part
of the scramble and a notable part
too, if reports are true, whenever
there is a contest, the successful can
didate will remember those who
worked against him, and if ever IN
his court, the temptation to hit ham
2. lick and pay him back is a part OF
the weakness of humanity. Let the
ma gistrates be chosen by some other
means than the primary.
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sTATEBURG.

Stateburg, Sept. 24.-Messrs. Matt
Moore and R. NJ. Cantey went to
Clarendon on Saturday where they
were to spend few days.
Miss Annie C. Rees left for Colum-
bia on Saturday. She is to assist Miss
Annie Bohnam in her school.
Mr.. Francis B. Harris, Of Macon,
Ca, spent several days last week with
the family of Mr.. E. F. Holmes.
Miss tot1ie Nelson returned to
Charleston on Saturday to resume
her studies at the Memminger Normal
School.
Mr.. Early Mallette spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Bette Fraser, who is to teach
"a kindergarten at Pelzer, S. c., left
on Friday for her field of work. Her
many friends wish her every success
in her chosen profession.
Mrs. Frank H. Mcleod: after a
pleasant visit to her. OLD home, mas
returned to Florence.
Mr.. William Barnwell, after short
stay in Sumter, is now located in Co
lumbia.
Miss Irene Moore, who has been
the guest of Mrs. S. R. FLUID for some
time, returned to her home in State
vile. Ne c., on last Saturday. She
was accompanied home by her cous-
ms. Misses Tillie and Sadie FLUID.
Mr.. A. NJ. Lees family, who have
beer, spending the summer at Farm
HILL returned to Charleston last
week.
Mrs. NJ. L. Burgess, of Sumter
spent Saturday in o,lr midst.
Rev. w. H. Barnwell lis visiting
friends in Clarendon today.
Miss Matte Murray, after a pleas
ant visit to relatives in Sumter, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Saunders We're
among the number to go to hear The
Great Commoner, during his snort
visit in Columbia.
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Max.

Max, Sept. 24.-Mr. Robert Tom
linson died suddenly Sunday, Sept
ember 16 and was buried al Friend
ship Church the following day. He
leaves a wife and six children.
Mrs. Lawrence Floyd, died sud
denly last Friday morning. she leaves
husband and several children, be-
sides host of other relatives and
friends.
Miss Ellen Carroway is at home
again after a very pleasant stay of
three weeks in Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Tomlinson
spent Sunday with relatives IN
Shiloh.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Trueiuck are
the proud parents of twins, a girl and
boy.
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Hagood, Sept. 24-t has oeen
some time now since this pen has
moved for The Item.
Well, how are things moving?
Cotton is generally short, and oW-
ing 10 adverse weather conditions, is
opening slowly, that is the green cot
for. The storm came, blew the weed
down. twisted off some bolls and
blew out a lot of cotton. Since then
little cotton has been picked, owing
to unfavorable circumstances. AT
this writing, Monday morning, we
seem to be threatened with another
gale. Things begin to look serious 10
Uncle Josh. To add to his troubles
some of his boys have played the
fool badly, in consequence of which
the whole family are being made to
suffer. This man perished not alone
i, his sin. is scripture that applies TO
our dai1v life. to our business as well
as to other life Last fall when our
farr,ers we're enthusiastic almost to
man over the cotton association,
lot of fools, put in power 1alleo 10
see their opportunity, and lmmorta-
lized themselves at least by seriously
embarrassing an organization that
oron,;sod more to our Southland than
anv thing else before or since the
war. through an egregious blunder at
Asheville. putting cotton up to fifteen
cents. A very wise man mas sara
"Iav hands suddenly on no man.
Never allow fancy, but fitness to de-
eide YOUR choice for men in once.
An ass in china shop Will play
havoc always if you give him liberty.
Don't. don't put him there. Today the
association puts the price Of snort
crop Of cotton to ten cents, ana 1he
rank and file of the people pay no
more attention to its action than 10
q dogs barking. VI coui &c '-'A'' -
fortunate to say the least. and just
how to meet such condition of at
fairs. this scribe fails to see There
are plenty of men whose faith in the
organization is still strong, but the
rest. that class who have little faitn
in anything, are badly scattered.
Troubles never core single handed
so along come lack Of faith IN the
great Farmers Association. the gale
with its storm; cotton, ccrn blown
down, hay ruined and a depression
in the cotton market. Add to all this
the appearance of the weevil and boil
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-26

Joe L. Breslor, who has been living
in Belton for a year, is now lodged
in Jail on a charge Of bigmay. He
married Miss Daisy White shortly be-
fore his arrival, and it now appears
that he has a wife in North Carolina.
He is also charged by the postoflce
department with intercepting letters
of his father-in-law, letters that
would have implicated him.
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PROF. HANDS LECTURE.

Mr.. Editor:
It was my pleasure to attend the
opening exercises Of the General
Sumter Memorial Academy last Mon
day, and will tell your readers about
it. After some fine music by the
Misses Dargan, Col. Dargan in a few
graceful remarks introduced Prof.
Hand, and for nearly two hours this
distinguished educator and lecturer,
held the close attention Of his audi
ence in one OF the finest lectures on
education I ever listened to. It was
intensely patriotic and practical and
dealt in all various phases Of educa-
ton I wish all our people could
have heard it, Those who attended
were amply repaid. The stormy day
kept a number from a distance from
attending. Prof. Hand should not
only be encouraged in his work, but
amply sustained in his efforts to
build up a system Of fine rural
schools. It would certainly be an in
centive to any school to have him
lecture before it. He is a very pleas
ant man to meet. After lunch and
some more fine music by the same
young ladies, j. E. DuPree, S. D.
Cain, superintendent Of education; J.
Edwin Rembert and Mr. Cain spoke
in the order named, along education
al lines, others gave public express
sion to their hearty endorsement Of
fine schools. The INCREASING storm
put an end to further exercises. Col
Dargan made great sacrifices in try
ing to build up a fine rural school. He
has had great difficulties to contend
with, but the school is getting on a
firm basis, and with such men as
Capt. Brownfeld, Mr.. T. S. Stuckey
and others to aid him, he will have a
school that will be an honor to our
COUNTY. l. ne cause VI StuoS, oS Gil
nounced by him, is very high, and he
proposes to make it higher. The
house where the school is taught is
an ideal one, large, airy and conven-
lent for recitatiens. A library of fine
books is accumulating. A piano IS
in use belonging to the school, and
a telephone line will soon connect
Sumter with the school and other
conveniences. In front Of the school
is an old pear tree that grew from
a switch stuck down, by General Sum
ter, a relic Of the past. The Cen
erals grave is near at hand. The
scenery from the top of the house
is fine. Large trees make almost a
perpetual shade. I have never seen
a finer location for school than this
place. The children sang several
pieces and their nice behavior and
attention shaved how carefully they
are trained. Col. Sumter, Sc years
old, and a grandson of Gen. Sumter,
attended the exercises. j. E. D.
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The r. F. D. service from Rem
bert, with Mr.. ]. D. Mcleod as
carrier, is giving general satisfaction,
and is a great convenience to the
country people.
Rev. H. c. Bethea will preaca here
a McLeod's Chapel next Sunday, and
I hope to see a large attendance, as
Brother Be,hea has many warm
friends in this community.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
wEwSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CLAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Etans OF Interest From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

Eo1ICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
aay morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
smpossibility to have them appear in
The paper issued that day.
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Cotton receipts in Anderson for
the year ending September 1, 1905,
were 5000. bales. This is just about
one-fourth of receipts in Sumter for
the same time.
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BROGDON.

Braeaon. ept. 21.-This is the
fourth day since the visitation OF
that disastrous storm. Farmers are
stin blue and can see nothing ahead
but lost year. Cotton that was
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HAGOOD.

Hagood, Sept. 24.-It has been
some time now since this pen has
moved for The Item.
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Sts fo II ooc Persons beneath Sun and Waterproof
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09

An den Brer Buzzard half spread his wing, suh He try ter look young, but he wuz ol' suh- He try ter strut an walk wid swing, suh; He wuz dreamin' bout dat pot CT gol' suh,
 An what he wuz gwine fer ter buy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
FAMOUS SIOUX WARRIOR.
Red Cloud in His Ninety-First Year
Sits Dreaming of the
Past.

But it is among the Sioux that we
find the greatest number of old histori,
cal characters. Each year cuts down
their number, and soon these old fel.
lows who know of the days before tire
coming of the white man will be no
more, writes e. S. Curtis, in Scribner.
Red Cloud is, without doubt, the rec
ord holder of the living North Ameri.
can chiefs to-day. His home is close
to Pine Ridge agency. Ninety-one
years old, blind, almost deaf, he sits
dreaming Of the past. No wonder he
Is irritated by the idle information
seeker, Who would be called back
from the dreams Of his youth? Sight
less and infrm, he is living over the
days when in youth he sat his horse
as a king, the pride of the great Sioux
nation. To his ears must come the
roar of the hunt as the countless BIZ
son herd, like a tidal wave, rolled by;
and, again, the great day of his life,
when his ~red-blanketed band swept
down on the hapless Fetterman troop.
Even now his heart must seem to
stand still as he lives over again that
day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
PAPYRUS FOR BANK NOTES.
Cultivation of the Plant Is to Be I'm
dertaken by italian Govern
ment officials.

In only one place in Europe is the
papyrus plant still to be found. This
Is on the upper reaches of the little
river Anapo in Sicily, near the mouth
OF which Syracuse is situated. Papyrus
cultivation was a very important
branch of agriculture with the antique
and Chassis worlds, tor it was from the
pith of this s~emi-aquatic plant that the
material was made upon which the
ancients wrote, a material similar to
tough, thick, whity-brown paper, which
moderns also call papyrus. 1t was en-
ployed for the purposes of literature
and correspondence by the Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans and continued In
general use both in Italy and through
out the eastern empire until the twelfth
century. Indeed, it was the writing pa
per of the world for over 1000 years
a long period for any manufactured
article to command the market and
successfully defy all competition.
Now the Italian minister af finance
Is planning to utilize the papyrus plant
again. Its cultivation is to be under
taken by the ministry of agriculture,
and a little factory tor the manufac-
ture OF papyrus paper is TO be erected.
A law is to be passed declaring both
the cultivation and the manufacture to
be government monopolies, and the
papyrus paper is to be employed ex-
clusively for the purposes of the cur
rency.
Bank notes printed on papyrus paper
would, under these circumstances, be
really inimitable. In Italy--the note
forgers' paradise-this would be Of in
calculable advantage to the govern
ment and to the public.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
CATARRH FROM CHILDHOOD
Cured by Hyomei, the Only Medi-
cine for Catarrh that w. s.
Harper & Co. are will
ipu to Guarantee
ing to Guarantee.

The popularity and growth Of
Hyomei are unique in the annals of
medicine. The demand for the
Hyomei outfit and the extra bottles In
Martinsbure has been some
thing phenomenal, and w. S. Harper
& Go. say that they have never sold
any other remedy which gave such
universal satisfaction and made so
many remarkable cures. /.
The worst and most chronic cases
of catarrh readily yield to the use of
Hyomei. People who have suffered
from childhood have been cured by
this remedy. j. S. Nugent, treasurer
of the American Union Insurance Co.,
New York City, writes: "Hyomei
has completely cured my daughter of
catarrh, from which she had been
suffering for years."
SO many remarkable results have
attended the use OF Hyomei amongst
customers of w. s.. Harper & Co. that
they feel justified in using the strong
est possible language In speaking of
its virtues, and when you read that
they sell it under an absolute guaran-
tee to refund the money if it does not
cure, you will see that they fully be-
lieve in its curative powers. A COM
plete outfit costs only one dollar,
extra bottles 90 cents. June 5, -.