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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. Tbs Sunder Watchman was founded in aud the- Thte Southron in 1866. The Watchman :.u? Southron now has t&c combined circulation and iu&aence of both- ot t&e old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. ON THS BLIND SIDE. President Harrison is certainly a fcamoriet. The infinite pains he tatos to intensify the agony of those who tefe feeeu expeetiog a share of the spoils- kr&oates that be mwt be Taking a jolly revengo "for The worry to which he has beere m bi ec ted. Not coetent with striking everybody on tfce blind side by ap? pointing Mr. Lathrop District Attorney, !? haesought evt Mr. Geo. i. Cunningham, ex Wayor eCGtHwleston, and made bim- Marshal. Ur, Ramses- has provided h ??self with * ceraefteyv of dead blasted hopes, and- we ea? fancy bim at midnight, feeaeatb the Wu* aed aooo?it sky, ph?y?sg fcap-lcog over the io nobs tones. The appoia tweet of Genera? SoboFt-S-taafe to the Col ?ec to rs hip of Seau fort was * hort ?proceedveg for so strict a Church man ss Xr. J?arrisen. A reference to Che repart of tin Oemmcuee for tao Investi, gatton o? Fraufti witt show that Gen. SaraMs reied for Woodruffs two hundred thousand dollar e?r?ting bil], and accepted as eosapen satkm for such rote s cbecqoo Tor $S,OW which was duly presented and passed to bis credit. For this he was tried and convicted, and pardoned by ?ov, fiascos. The Re? publicen party is ?Baking rapid strides to? wards respeclabtfcty in South Carolina, USU MeDOW OHS TRIAL. Dr.T. B MeDow was put on trial Monday morning for tbe murder of Capt. ?. W. Daw? son, The -Stale closed its case yesterday, bot Vt is evident t%?t a ?arge acrobat of testi? mony 4s reserved to be taken in reply, ft is in-evidence that Capt. Dawson was shot from tke-ear, slightly forward, and that the nature of the wound precluded thc cess'jfciitty of bis surviving its infliction longer than a very few seconds. Also that he could not have ?poke* after hoing struck. Marie "Burdayron jj admits that sire received improper attentions from Dr. McDow who continually urged her to elope with him. She states however that their intercourse was not criminal. The liae of -defense has not yet been in?rcatei bot ' there are ru mr ^ of start-hog xSevolojnaenis. There rema*^***^ ^oubt that Sc&ow attempt? ed to bury ttH^t? under the stairs. COTTON OE JUTS. Last week w? published a letter fro? Messrs. F. W. Wagener & Co., going to show that the substitution of cotton for jute bag? ging wilt cost the fanners about $3,-?00,O0O. 'The following fpom the Atlanta i?ozmzdl \s a better reply than rre can make and we accord? ingly appropriate it. The-Journal says : Ressrs. Wagner & Co., admit that a new phase of the problem would be presented if the question Of tare on cotton cloth was set? tled. We are glad togrve them some news. The Cotton Exchange of Kew Orleans on dorses the demand of the National Alliance for the allowance on all cotton bagging covered bales, and calls on all other cotton exchanges tofoWow their lead. We think the Charleston's rm has blundered some in its figures. We are not accustomed to handling millions, so we will estimate on one bide of cotton. That is more modest. Jute bagging will be worth 9 J cents per yard, if not more. It certainly will not be sold for less, voluntarily. A syndicate of hagging manufacturers met the committee from tue alliance in Birmingham, and that i? the lowest price that wouid be guaranteed. Six and a half yards of jute bagging is re? quired to co^er a bale of cotton, and at 9? cents a yard the cost per bale will be a little iess than sixty cents. This rauch the farmer mast pay the jute men. He will, in selling his cotton, get pay for his bagging at5 cents a pound. Six and A half yards, weighing one ?nd three-fourth pounds per jard and sold at $ cents will bring him $1.02, making a net gnicof 42 cents, which the farmer makes on ?is jute bagging. How about the cotton cloth ? He must have ?even yards ac K? cents. It will weigh 5| pounds, and when be sells bis cotton at nine cents be will get forty-seven cents,.47 He ts allowed eight pounds tare on cotton cloth {none?rn jute,} which at ? cents a potrad, will bs-.12 119 Making a net gain of 3 H cents on the trie. but it is estimated, and we think the -esti? mate a 3ftfe and conservati ve one, that 125, 000 bales of cotton will be consumed ia ?ak 5ng the cottee cloth, and that the ooas*mo? tion of this much will raise the price one eighth of a cent per potnd,-or 55 cents for a baie of 45? pounds. Add this to the gain of 31^ cents, and we have for cotton cloth a gain of -S7-J cents as against 40 cents for jute. And who can estimate the vast benefit to li>e Southern country which *-;Il result from the spending of rhe or?F.-cras of dollars in our own section in the manufacture of cotton cloth ? It will -be manufactured from the ??rodact of Southern fields by Southern labor n Souther? anils-aed will te fcaoikd aloae t*j Scmthem meu. Every dollar of the pro? ceeds will be spent in the Soutn. Vast and far-reaching will be the benefit. Who will not aid it? Who will not wish it God speed? The jute mea are aow williag to sell their stuff at 9| cents per yard. Last season they demaudeO 13 to 14. and squeezed the farmers ont of millions. We feel like shotting h*? lelujab when we realize that they cot??'. ?0 to any aa ore. In another column will be found an article upon a proposed change ia the road law. Lack of space prevented oar expressing a-n opinion upon this subject to dav, bat we ?tend doing so next week and hope readers will preserve their copy of this issue. Capt. I.S. Bamberg, State Treasurer, died suddenly of heart disease at his residence in Columbia on the 21 ??t iast. Ke w*s elided j State Treasurer in I88-S. and has made a faith? ful and efficient officer, fie was a nat?ceofl Barnwell county, and was what is known as a "self made man," having accumulated through his energy and skilful business management a coasiderahle property. Ilia body was laid to rest at ? ira'rtcr^;. A negro named Caldwell was lynched at Rockton, Fairfield County, on the 2;?d inst., foran attempt to commit the usual crime. His inieoded victim was Mrs. lieckharo. While she was struggling ?ith her assailant, her little daughter, 12 jcar3 old, attempted to shoot him, but he seized the gun and shot tte J child, wounding her seriously. He was ar-j rested and was teing taken to Columbia when ; a crowd without masks boarded the train, i took him ont and shot him to death. Ca?d- \ well was an escaped lunatic, and many pa- [ pers express horror that such a creature should be lynched, but we are among those who would make no exceptions in cases of this character, and are well satisfied that he met the usual fate. The State Treasurership. The Comptroller General will issue no war? rants upon tte Stnte Treasury until a State Treasurer shall have been appointed. The ? Agencies of the case, there being a great j deal of public business pressing requiring th* filling of the position, make it probable that ! the Governor will mkae an appointment to ? fill State Treasurer Bamberg s unexpired j term within the next few da)3. Among the i gentlemen whose names have h?en prominent- ! ly :r.eu:ion?;d in connection with ii;;::,g the ! tacnner ure Major W. H. Gibbs *'x<\ Colonel j Joh? P. Thom is of iii!? city, while it is ; Stated that the people of York County will ?tigeest M*\ i-'S^ph F. \i'ali?ceo? Vo:k.- j (JUuinLii RtjLLr. i ATTBIBUTES OP THE SOL? DIER. "What Chaplain Kershaw said to the S. L. ?. Last Sunday Evening. FOT hi* annual sermon before the Sumter Light Infantry, on last Sunday evening Rev. John Kershaw took as his text, T Samuel, 4, 9 : "Be strong and quit yourselves like men," Mr. Kershaw said : Such was the word of exhortation where? with the Philistines sought to encourage themselves in their contest with the armies of ferael. The language, however, is appropri? ate to st?ch au occasion as this, for it seems to som up the duty of man in whatever circum? stances be may be placed. It is ca ly more especially applicable to soldiers, inasmuch as it was originally addressed to them. The citieen-soldier, as distinguished from the reg? alar, occupies a double relatteti to society. .Being both citizen and soldier, be is?ader obligation- to discharge the duties of both, but whether he acts as soldier or citizen, it is important that he be strong and acquit him? self always like a meat. You have ssked ra? to speak to you to ! aigbt as your Chaplain, aad il is as such that F now address you. You* may never be called on to go into active service, but you a-?! are obliged to fight the great battle of life, which is oft-times a severe- test of character than tofsce ?hefoes of your country in battle array, if I can but persuade you to carry out in yo?r daily life tire variable lessons which yea have been taught rn tire school of j the soldier, and show you how those princi I p?es are excellent guides to conduct in all the j changes and chances of this world, my most j sanguine hopes will be more than realised. What, theo, are those lessons which the school of the soldier gives you the opportu? nity to leam ? Kow do they St you tor the : battle of life? They are, mainly, watchful? ness, peif-controL, courage, obedience. ?. The soldier most be watcbni?. Futon out-post duty, the safety of all his comrades often depends on bis vigilance and alertness. The watchful sentinel prevents surprises, keeps off spies, gives timely no bi oe -of the enemy's approach-is entrusted, to a Sarge extent, with the safety, honor, and welfare of all b's steeping friends. So in life's battle, the soui of man must often stand alone upon the outposts-of dotj But though he must thus stand alone, he cannot think only of himself. He is a unit of the great feamnn family. He must think of that .great army of mankind io which be belongs. He is a member of the universal i brotherhood ?f man. He is responsible to bis brethren to the full extent of bis influence among and over them to do the -right, to de-1 cide in favor of the true and the good. His actions do not affect or concern himself alone -they ?ave their weight, large or small, with afW with whom he comes in contact, &ad , towards all to whom be sustains any rela? tions. ? e -is b is bro tier's keeper in the sense that he'is rs duty bound to do nothing that, will injure his fellow-man in;body or mind, in character or reputation, in person or estate, in mora's or in religion. And, on the otber band, being his brother's keeper, he is equally in bonor ard ia duty beuod, to do all he can j! to aid and assist his fellow-man in these several respects, as they may have need of his ser? vices. To all who acknowledge God as re? vealed in the Old Testament or in the New, and who have respect for His commandments, the oe ti'ne of duty bore pnesented, comes with binding force and effect, for it is there written, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thou shalt do unto him as thoo woolds't have bim do unto yon,"' -Fairly construed, this commandment and ?be outline 'Ofduty, positive and negative, above given,. ave seen fae be substantially the same. Theitsual method employed by people in dealing with one another, -differs slightly from this. To look out exclusively for "number one," to take every advantage of knowledge or circumstance, to come as close to the borders of 'fraad>&3 the law will alicvv, to squeeze even the widow and the fatherless [ ?when opportunity is afforded; such is the in? fam?os and immoral code which prevails largely ?2 'the affairs -of this wor?d. Kow when any of yon, my comrades, shall on life's batt'e-field, be ,put in a position where, by yourself', you will have to decide 1ms to act towards your brethren of mankind, re? member that as a soldier you were taught to watch carefully in behalf of your slumbering and unsuspecting companions ; that their honor is bound up in yours ; that you are there to pr-oteet and defend them from barm and lo3sand surprise; that as you would be felse acd treacherous were you to sleep on your post, or desertit in time of danger, and let the enemy rush in like a-flood-; so, as be lievers in God, as bound to obey and serve Him, the Supreme Ruler and Governor of the universe.; in any siora?! crisis, in any hour of decision, where -the rights, imerests and welfare of others sre involved, gee that you side with God, that you keep ii?3 orders, that you merit Hisapproval as our greai?ung md commander-in-chief. The soldierly quality .f wratehfubress -ewers a wide field. Vt'e are told tfcat ""eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,"-without \t the encroachments of pow-er ar>d tyranny would ston cake liberty but a name and a memory. The roan who is on his guard against temptation, stands fast where ".lie careless fall victims, not only as regards sins of lust, intemperance and gaming, whieh are broad and plain highways to bell, butas regards other temptations not so plainly rending that way. The watchful man, for instance, will not incur debt, which 80 often leads to diskococ. ^'i'oung men fre? quently affect a style of living which their fathers reached only after years" of bard work. "They begin with the large ?nd of the horn, and verj* oftec -cucne -est at the saaall one. 'Don'ttake-Jonah'sgour-d for your pattern. Make it your mera"." Anything that springs into full life in c single night, is apt to perish and pass away in like rapid manser. You caooot nt 25 hope to live on a scale only attained after many year3 of earn? est application. In all th?se and the like ways you may translate into action the lesson of watchful? ness wbicb every good soldier knows the value oZ, and escape the many pitfalls and daagece ?bat feeset tie pat h of the careless, the heedless and the slumbering. i. Self-contne-J is another thing io be karn- - ed ia the school of the soldier. It is courage nuder another form. As a distinguished autfeorsays, "Self-control ?9 at the root of all the virtues. Let a man give tte reins to bis impulses and passions, and free that ?so? ient he yields up ?is ?oral freedom. He is carried atong thecurrenl of life, and becomes the slave of his strongest desire for the time being." A man is only morally free when he has himself under the self-control of reason and principle, and is not "spurred hither and tbiiuer by euch desire that in turn conies up? permost." Th=s quality of self-restraint is taught the soldier by the discipline to whick be is subjected. Made to perform duties that are irkso-ate, to drill often and long, to do camp duty tint apjtcArs unnecessary and even ! unimportant, to show marked respect for his ? superior officers, to pay great al ion ti on to j neatness of person and equipments, to avoid j aaytfcing tun! savors of carelessness, neg lt- j ge nee and indifference evt-n in minor matters, 'J.vt soldier ar^tiiivs ??at?is that are of supreme 1 vx??;e tu him ;n whatever state of life his iines may fall. Seif-Testet, forbearance, carefully 1 restrained tamper, patience, are all the out- ! come of self-control, which give? a man not ? only command over himself, hut over others. Upon this oua itv largely depends success is business and politics. The test of" this state- j ment ar? one mav m ?te for i?itK?e.'f, who will : i thoughtfully observe the methods of those ! who have been successful a'oni; these lines. ? This self-control should cover ont-'? words as j weil as his ?tc?.w:i2. How hard it ?$ to resirt j the struggling sarcasm which rises 10 the lij-s 1 and, if uttered, might cover our adversary ! witfa confusion. Vet J heard a gentleman greatly gifted in tisis r*-?}>evt, declare that his . tongue h-ul gu' bim into mote difficulties than I it ever got bim ont of, ?nd made tor him \ more enemies t&an friends. Solomon said, j "The mouth of ?.. wise wan is in his heart: I the hc?rt of a fool is in his mouth." How j trae, yet how numerous are the fools in ibis I res?<ec( ?md how few the wise Let the Self- ? control of" Ita* true sciiihr follow you, my j comrades, in whatever may he vour calling. ? Let it exhibit itself in that resistance to the baser appetites, ti..?t ?---IS:?.?? indulgence, j which has degraded the character of so many ! nations and i .divid? ais, once- powerful und i famous, now mentioned only to point a morai ? or adorn a tale. This i* a suf-j.-ct on which ! it is impossii ie to express ou?*Ts-se*f too Strongly or to feel too deeply. Any philoso- j phy of history will show the unfailing truth of the statement "Whatsoever a man so wet h, 1 that shall he also reap," and if' YOU lo.'k ' around you with even half-open eyes, you j will aee the invariable workings of this uni? versal law, and pity-compelling phantoms will rise out of memory's gr;?ve to warn each ? o: e of us of the deep a?id damning danger of sobing either the wi:;d or wild o?tts. f!:<* fatal 1 certainty that toe harrest will b? thc -Alrr: wir.d of utter and r*i>; ? H' MS Umyitn ; to evij cours*S, the almos? iuipo?si*>ititt > x<- -i.; \,\ God's &:rac? ot recovery ir.o.i th? ? M ey of the shadow oj sptiitual ?i?s.?.>?'* r ;?:;?! d': it "Bcsttvug then a.?d ?? Jit yoursclvtj iii.?. '?iii?. men'* in this mighty r.nd incessant varian On th? struggle depends your destiny fe weal or woe. Cast away the false and ath( istieraaxim which bids you cat, drink and I merry, for to-morrow we die, because anlei reason and revelation, natural religion an revealed, Judaism and Christianity he a products and promoters of falsehood, ehildre of the father of Les, idle tides, and false itv aginings, we neve? die, and the bitterest stin that immortality can have for a human soul will be the consciousness that in tnrnin away from the Father of Lights to these vai and misleading communications of thc uri godly and profane, it has passed upon itsc! tte sentence of banishment from the bright ness of Cod's presence, into that outer dark ness where is weeping, vailing and gnashin ef teeth. 3. Courage is another lesson taught in til school of the soldier. We cannot but admir the Roman sentinel, forgotten at his post b; those who rushed out of the doomed city o which the fiery lava of Vesuvius was falling remaining there until encrusted in the seethinj torreat he died a martyr to duty, a splendh exponent of courage, an enduring witness ti the magnificent discipline employed by thoe who ?sade Rome the Imperial mistress of th world. Who can forget the charge of th Light Brigade at Balaklava, or the grand ex hibition made by the officers and men of tb wrecked ship Birkenhead, who, after seeing the women and children safely embarked it the boats, went down with the ship, firing? last salute as the engulung waters touch?e the muzzles of the guns? Who has a bear so dead that it did not thrill with pride anc admiration for the brave men of our owt ship-of-war at Samoa, just the other day who, themselves drifting helplessly on to thi fatal coral reef that broke their vessel ir pieces, and expecting to find there a wateri grave, like so many others, paid the tribut* of a rousing cheer that rose even above th? wild 8hriekings of the storm, to the gallant little British ship that, after a desperate strug? gle against water and tide, steamed success? fully ?at upon the open sea and was sa ved 1 Yet, inspiring as are such instances of hero ism, there is a kind of courage higher still ; "The courage that displays itse?? in silent effort and -endurance that dares to endure all and suffer all for truth and duty-is more he? roic than the achievements of physical valor, which are rewarded by honors and titles, 01 by -laurels sometimes steeped in blood, it ii moral courage that characterizes the highest order of manhood and womanhood-th? courage to seek and speak the truth ; the courage to be just and honest; to resist temp? tation and do our duty. If mea aad women do not possess this virtue, they have no secu? rity whatever for the preservation of any other." It bas been well said, "The passive endur? ance of the man or woman who, fur conscience sttke, is found ready to suffer and endure, without so rauch as the encouragement of even a single sympathizing voice, is an exhibition of courage of a far higher kind than that dis? played in the roar of battle, where even the weakest feels encouraged and inspired by th? enthusiasm of sympathy and the power ol numbers." Not only so, but "a great deal of the un? happiness, and much of the vice of the world" as the same author says, "is due to weakness and "indecision of purpose-in other words to lack of courage. Men know what is right, and yet fail to exercise the courage to do it ; they may understand the duty they have to do, but will not summon up the resolution to .perform it. The weak and undisciplined man is at the mercy of every temptation ; he can? not say "jVb," but falls before it. And if his companionship be bad, he will all the more readily te led away by bad example, into wrong doing." How many of you re? alize the truth of that? When you are in? vited to take that drink-to touch those cards -to stake your money on an appeal to chance -to lay a small bet just to make the game more interesting-to euter places whose name is a pestilence and whose ways are the ways of death ; when the voice of your conscience speaks loud in warnings-when the prayers yoe learned at your mother's knee rise up and condemn you-wiiea thoughts of your home and your loved ones confront you in tender rebuke-when all that is pure, and good, and true in you cries out against tte wrong and degradation you ave about to consent to why will you allow yourself to take the step that ever -Quickens into a downhill rush to ruin. ?on't tell E>C there are roany who do such things and still are respectable, and some of them honored. What makes them respectable in such circumstances"? Either their money or their family wakes others treat them-as if they were so, but they .vre not res? pectable in themselves-there is no essential difference between them and the miser-able pauper whom the police pick up out of the gutter-and whom they themselvesdespise-no difference between them in kind, only tn de? gree, aird were men taoral'ty brave they would set on them the stigma of disgrace that rightty- belongs on tb* ir brows of brass. Wben we cease the d."rading worship of money, and begin to value men for what they are and not for v/hnt they have, no such mis? takes will be possible, and each one of you who refuses to pay -the tribute of a hypocrit? ical respect to a man whom, in your hearts, yon cannot honor, will be heeding the injunc? tion of the text, "Be strong and quit your? selves as raen." Dare to te manly, resolute, morally courageous-dare to te true-"it re? quires strength and courage to swim against the stream,- any dead fish can float with it." 4. The fourth and last lesson that I shall speak of as taught in the school of the soldier, ts obedience. It has been said that the first, meaning the chief, duty of a soldier is to obey- Without obedience to the orders of his superiors, no man can become a decent soldier, lt is that which renders every sol- j dierly quality possible. As a member of his company, the soldier is connected through his regimen1, brigade division, and corps, to the commander-in-chief of the army. The j general orders that ?ri; issued from headquar- ? tera, come down through these channels, to ! the private in the ranic3, and thus the whole army becotnf.3 a vast and complicated organ? ism, the power cf which depends upon the working of each single part. The lest results are only to be attained by tho ready and har? monious inter-action of all the members. To reach its best efficiency tte army must act as one man in its obedience to the -orders of its commander. Now, you and I all of ns belong to the graud army of mankind. Men may be Amer? icans, Europeans, Asiatics or Africans-they ena; be Caucasian, Mosgolian, Ethiopian or Malay, hst however you classify them, they all belong to the human race, the host of mankind. As such they are nader orders from God, their Imperial Sovereign, their Supreme Commander, their Almighty Maker and Judge. What lie may or may not have given, in tLe way of orders, to otter less fa? vored divisions of the Grand Army of eiaa kind, is too large a subject for us to discuss on t&is ?ocasi?n, nor is it necessary, for certainly to us He has given orders, which taay tn-ieed be difficult to obey, twit cot lo understand. The ten commandments HS the rule of duty to God and men, are the orders to which ? refer. You all have bee n taught them-they lie at the roo? of the Christinn system of religions ! li e ?cd action, as they do at that of the ! Jewish. Ttey como to us weighted with the awful sanction "Thus saith ihc Lord thy j God !" As such., as emanating from that ! supreme authority, ns backed hy Cis a haigh- ' ty fiat, and sustained by his His omnipotent j will, to obey is life, to violate them is death, j There may te some among you who do not j believe that-who f?ncy tte? thc whole sys- ! tem of truth as taught in the l'ible is faise and j fraudulent-mythical and the product of eu- ? perstitiot:-who have a vague idea that cer? tain men like Ingersoll and Huxley, Fred. Harrison atid Hemert Spencer, Tindal and Darwin, Strauss and ?aur, have ai.ont done j for tte faith that bxs helped the ui>?t influe - tia! portions of the human race for 40u0 ; years, and have proved or nearly proved that j there is wo such thir?? ns a human soul, no hereafter of any sort, no-God io whom weare ! responsible, and hen-re un judgment to bc ! dreaded, no heaven to ix* loveiiand hoped fur, ', no tell to he feared and avoided ; that there? fore the thing todo ia to do as and what you please, insolar as otters will let von, and, very often, if they wi'! not let you, to remove them by violence-anything to get \our own way, and do BS you please-anything rather than submit to restraints, except those of hu? man law, which if broken wi!! lead !<> phys? ical discomfort, pecuniary loss, arni some- : times, though seldom, except lottie friendless, ? to the gallows: ? saiii iii. re may be some, among you who believein this code. ? ought ! to have said, pome who profess to heiieveit, ? and niit-rs who ari as if they believed it. To ! such I have nothing to say-the? are dearly j either abo^e or beneath any help I have to offer. I only suggest the evident fact, piain : to all who care to ><-.-, that they are Judging ! before the time-they ure prejudging the; case-tii:'1 end i.' not yet. and who, with a grain ff sense or an atoioof reason, wili come forward and profess he knows what the cud will be cf this v wonderful, complicated prtsbh-m p:?-- '...! '<> 'he universe and by Dinii : .V? II- e ; u1- w ?tl c i-i . ... . :?T. 1 (r.if ? e no? mi.- ed <?: d-. . ; v . d >-u h talk. M.iii k .w !.>.? .-.: ' U -hi p \; 11 s .1 :<-. :.-o I i iii i? < .1 r?.i hiiu to i i.?rm . .. k?Kiw i-ver> ih'ug. or tli.il ?Jiu UtUt I4JU; Mid SVL? <-l b.uiy eau hold tile knowledge which the infinite mind ?lone can find room for. f will say no more. I/Ct us return to our theme-obedience to tlie orders of (?od ns revealed in thc Holy Scrip tares which wc all accept. The true soldier will obey thc otders of his superior officer, whether he. approves them or nor, whether he seos what they arc designed to accomplish or not-he dues not question-he obeys. So you, my comrades engaged as you are daily in life's hattie, provo the trueness of your soldierhood by being loyal and olredient to the orders of God. Carry them out to the ex? tent of your ability, hoth as they relate to your duty to Hint or to yonr fellowmen. In the stress of conti ict, almost overborne bj- the rush of the foe, look to Him and call upon Him for aid, for that is promised you in this mighty strife. And though sometimes in the thick of the fight, when the air is full of the smoke and dust of battle, and you are tempt? ed to think it best to lay down your arms to fight no more; wlien you cannot seethe issue of the strife, and feel the waves of doubt and d? itrust of the Great King of Kings, roll? ing over your soul; or when Satan, man's great spiritual foe, rinding you discouraged, whispers io your ear that it is easier to sur? render than to fight, look upi remember that right is as sure to triumph as God is God I fix your eye of hope upon the standard of duty high uplifted, and bright with the sun? shine that streams from the presence of God, and with a prayer, for grace aird strength to the author of all strength, fight the good fight and keep the faith, knowing that to the faithful soldier is held out the crown of life,, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give in that great day of his coming, to all who look for and love his appearing. (From our Regular Correspondent?) WASHINGTON LETTEB. WASHIXGTOK, D. C., June 21, 1889. Harrison as a junketer bids fair to be on a par with his republican predecessors. He returned Monday evening from a three day trip down the river and to-day he has gone to Cape May to remain until next Tuesday. If he is overworked now, as he says be is, God help the country if an- occasion should arise demanding some real work of its executive. If be is overworked many members of bi3 party would like to know what the nature of the work was ; he has done absolutely nothing, so far as the public knows, towards establishing a national policy of any kind and the two hours a day which he gives up to the hungry place seekers is hardly enough to break bim down. If be is overworked it is from nursing "Baby McKee" probably the hardest work be has performed since bis inauguration. Corporal Tanner has just allowed an in? crease of pension to Senator il anderson of Nebr., that carries along with it $4000 ar? rearages. It may seem a little strange that the Senator never applied for this increase of pension before but then, perhaps Gen. Black was not as anxious to oblige the Senator as the Corporal is. Attorney General Miller must he mad because he has not received that appointment to the United Suites Supreme Court which he so confidently expected a short time ago. He has refused to give an opinion on the ques? tion referred to him by the Treasury depart? ment as to whether it would be a violation of law for the Catholic University to be located here, to bring over from Europe a corps of instructors. The solicitor of the Treasury has already given his opinion. He says it would be 8 violation of law. One of the prominent lawyers of this city-the same gentleman is one of the board of trv.steesof the University-says the University will bring over instructors, and he does not believe that any court in the country will sustain the administration in construing the alien con? tract law so as to exclude them. A bit of scandal has leaked cut abont the sudden resignation of the private secretary of Corporal Tanner. It was thought a little strange that he should prefer being a timber agent of the Interior department in the far west to being private secretary to the Com? missioner of Pensions. Now that the facts arc out it is thought that be was very lacky not to he kicked out of the government ser? vice entirely. The trouble with him was the same as with a good many others, he was not satisfied to confine his "mashing" pro? pensities to his wife who would have prob? ably appreciated them, but must thrust them upon some other woman, who does not ap? preciate them. The story ?3 a very short one ; | the private secretary came in with Tanner and at once became smitten with one of the lady clerks in the Pension office. He perse? cuted ber with attention and wrote her many notes, the last one indecent and threatening her discharge. The ?adv then went to Sec? retary Noble, told her story and placed f e cotes in the Secretary's possession. That gentleman sent for Tanner and told him that Squeer-'-that's the "mashers" name-must go. Tanner agreed easily because he wanted to give the position to his daughter just out of school, but owing to many obligations he had to stick to Squeers, therefore he persuad? ed Secretary Noble to appoint him a special timber agent. "Mr. Face-both-ways-at-once" is Harrison's new name. His attitude on civil service reform earned the hyphenated coguomen. It seemed a little tough for him that the morn? ing paper, containing the associated press interview with Commissioner Roosevelt which was telegraphed from Indianapolis, staling that the President had instructed the Com? missioners to enforce the civil service law in letter and spirit, should have printed on the same page a most glaring violation of that same law by Harrison. The violation re? ferred to was the changing of the rule which says that no person who has been out of the classified serrice for more than a year can be reinstated without a regular examination, so that an exception is made in favor of veterans of the Union army, who can now be legally reinstated at any time no matter how long since they weie discharged, if they have sufficient influence. The fact should be re? membered that about seven out of every ten of these men that will be reinstated will cause the discharge of men who obtain the position they now fiil through a Civil service examina? tion. The Civil service law does not prevent a clerk being discharged. TEIBUTE OF RESPECT. SIMONDS' NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, ) SUMTER, S. C., June 17, 1880. J At a special meeting of the Board of Direc? tors of this Bank, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, On Wednesday, June 12ih, 1839, the earthly career of HR ANDRKW SIM?NOS, of Charleston, S. C., was closeil, and thc places in which he was so long and familiarly known, will know him no more forever, Resolve'!, That in this dispensation of Divine Provid'-nce our country has lost one of its most useful and successful citizens, whose wisdom and energy have contributed so large? ly for many ye irs to the financial and materi? al prosperity of his city and State. Resolved, That in hi? death this Bank has not only lost its esteemed President, buta friend, whoso watchful care and ready assistance had insured its success and prosperity. RcsUced, That tho financial institutions and commercial enterprises which have been estab? lished and grown prosperous tinder his man? agement are standing monuments of his skill, his integrity and his remarkable business Capacity. Resolved, That these resolutions tie inscribed on a blank in our minute book ?nd tina an engrossed copy be sent to his family and thal tiiey Le published in the papers of Sumter. OBITUARY. Departed this life at her home near Brick Church, ot) May loth, ISS9, in the 84th your of iier aire, Mus. SARAH WKLSII, the beloved wife of .Mr. J? Merson ll. Welsh. She died of dropsy after a long and painful illness The weary one is now forever at rest with her loved ones gone before. "How blest the righteous wh**n she dies, When sinks the weary soul to rest." A FRIEND. .Sumter, S. C., June 2G, 1889. To Dispel Colds. Headaches and Fevers, io cleanse the system effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood is impuro or sluggish, to permanently euro habitual constiparon, to awaken thc kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, use S} rup of Figs. Tlie complicated diseases brought on by Intense study, thought, care, anxiety, etc., are often of thc most serious nature. Heed such symptoms a? loss of memory, universal lassitude, heart disease, kidney complaints liver troubles and a general breaking down of health and strength. When thus afiiicted, when tho least exertion causes great fatigue, when life vetns M burden, ure tho reliable strengthening !;i'.i'-, Brown's Iron Bitters, it will alford you Fnre relief. Ii. W. Durant ? Son will move into A A. Solui^on * >>cw vilote thc 1st Auguol. MONEY TO LOAN. MONEY TO LOAN in sums from $300 to $25,000 on improved firm?, etc. COLIN C. MANNING, Attorney at Law, June 27. v Main St. Sumter, S. C. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq-.-, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, HARRIET MCDONALD, Widow, made suit to me to errant her Letters of administration of the Estate and effects of BRfsTOW MCDONALD, Dec'd. These ivre therefore to cite and admonish al] and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Bristow McDonald, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter Court House, on July ll th, 1389, next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in thc forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2?th day of June, A. D., 1889. THOS. V. WALSH, J?,ne 26-2t. Judge of Probate Estate of Redde? Thigpca, Dec'd. ALL PERSONS having demands against the aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, and those persons indebted to said Estate, will make payment without delay to JOHN I. BROOD ON. June2G-3t. Qualified Executor. STALLION MESSENSERT" SEASON 1889. The High bred Stallion, MESSENGER, is now on the plantation of A. J. Salinas & Sons, Mayesville, S. C., where he will remain until Sept. 1st. during which time he will be allowed to serve 20 mares. Terms $15.00, payable in advance. MesseHger is a very highiy finished black horse, 15.J hands high, with pure trotting action. His offspring are handsome, natural trotters, trot fast and mature early. One of his fillies showed a mile in 3.10 in her two-year old form. Apply to j. B. MCBRIDE, Supt., June 26 Mayesvt'Ie. S. C. Attention Cotton Ginners. IAM PREPARED, with the best applian? ces, to GUM, RECCT AND POINT gin saw teeth. Long experience in thu business enables me to guarantee satisfaction. Can refer to 56 gins worked on the past season, in and out of the County. Your patronage is respectfully solicited. Address, J. M. RE?D, Mayesville, S. C. Residence Greggs X Roads. Mt. Clio Town- ? ship. June 19. ! NOTICE TO PATEHTST- j ALL PERSONS desirous of entering their | children in the white department of the Graded School are requested to enroll their ! names with C. M. Hurst, Secretary of the j Board, at the Council Chamber, by Julv 5 ! prox. JOHN KERSHAW, " j June 19 Chairman Board, j HNOTjCi TlHlACHERST ~ j TEACHERS DESIRING POSITIONS other than that of Principal, in the Graded Schools of the city, will file their ap? plications with C. M. Hurst, Secretary, by July 5, prox. JOHN KERSHAW, June 19 Chairman Board. FOR RENT] THE STORE now occupied by Messrs. R. W. Du Rant & Son as a hardware store i will be for rent on Sent. hst. ? fine stand. ' For terms, ?fcc., applv to June 5_D. J. WINN. FO^RENT" POSSESSION GIVEN AT ONCE. THE STORE lately occupied by the late j F. J. O'Connor, on Main Street, known ; as the Craue Store. Apnlv to JuueS D. J. WINN, Executor. ? AT THIi HORSES AND MULES But T am still ii Wagons, Con Carriages, Hay Buggies, Oats Phaetons, Brai Road Carts, Shoi TO AR 2 Car Loads No. Respectfully, Maj 8, '89. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions-, to me directed, will bc sold at Sumter C. H., on th? first MONDAY and day following in JULY next, 188$, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the legal hours of sa'e, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property : That Tot of land and buildings thereon-in the City of Sumter, bounded on the South by Liberty Street and measuring thereon one hundred (10O) feet, East by lot of C. F. H. Bultraan, North a-nd West by lot of George W. Reardon, levied upon and to be sold as the property of James T. Flowers, under the sep? arate executions of James D. Blanding, and the City of Sumter for city taxes against James T. Flowers. One lot of land in the City of Snmter, con? taining one and f acres more or less, bounded on the North by old cemetery lot, South by a street of said town known as Republican- j Street, East by a street of said town known as Green Street, and West bv a lot belonging to James Gatnley, levied upon and to be sold as the property of John P. Moran, Jr., under theseparate executions of E. H. Frost & Co., Otto F. Weiters, Weinman & Co. and the Eagle <fc Phenix Manufacturing Co. against j John P. Moran, Jr. That stock of goods, wares and merchan? dise, consisting of boo:s and shoes, heavy groceries, can and shelf goods, paper bags and wrapping paper, pistols and amunition, general assortment of hardware, tinware glass ware, wooden ware, crockery, chewing and smoking tobacco, cigars, show case, ?fcc, ?fcc, levied upon and to be sold as the property of John P. Moran, Jr.,?under the separate executions of Otto F. Wetters, E. H. Frost & Co., Weinman & Co., The Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Co., and The City of Sumter against Jonn P. Moran, Jr. 20 acres of land more or less, and one build? ing in Sumter Township, bountied on the North by estate Jeff Crosswell, East by lands ofJ.S. Richardson, Sr., West by lands of Singleton Moore, and South by lands of Nick James, levied upon and to be sold as the property of Loni sa Mitchell at the suit of the State for taxes. E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, June 5, 1889. SAVE YOUR MONEY. ON and after Mav 1st, 1889, THE SIMONOS NATIONAL BANK of Sum? ter, will establish A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT in connection with their present business, and will pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly upon such sums ot money as may be deposited, subject to the rules and regulations, usually adopted by Savings' Banks. W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR., Apr. 24-v. Cashier. S TIME MAY BE SCARCE, i tho ring with ?, Lime?, Cement, \9 Plaster Paris, M, Hair and rts, Fire Brick. -RIVE : 1 Timothy Hay. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 6, 1880. THE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHED in accordance with Section 3 : An Act to allow unimproved lands which have not been on the tax books since 1875 to be listed without penalty. ^Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met aod sitting in Gen? eral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That in all cases where unimproved land which has not been upon the tax books since the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1875, and which are not on the forfeited list, shall at any time before the 1st day of October, 1888, be returned to the County Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor be, and is hereby instructed, to assess the same and to enter it upon the, duplicate of the fiscal year com? mencing November I, 1887, with the simple taxes of that year. Section 2. That all such lands as may be returned to the Auditor for taxation between the first day of October, I SSS, and the first day of October, ?S80, shall be assessed and charged with the simple taxes of the two fiscal years commencing, respectively, on the first day of November, 1388. Section 3. That as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, the Comptroiler Gen? eral is directed to furnish a copy of '**e same to each Auditor in the State, and the Audi? tors are required to publish the same in each of their County papers, once a week for three months during the year 1888. and for the same period of time during the year 1889; and the cost of such publication shall be paid by the County Treasurer, upon the order of the County Commissioners, out of the ordi? nary county tax last collected. Approved December 19, 1887. W. R, DELGAR, May 8-3m. Auditor Sumter County. TO RENT. LARGE DWELLING, CORNER OF Liberty and Harvin Streets, Suitable for Private Boarding House. Possession July ist. Apply to * R. D. LEE. June 12._ SAVIN8S DEPARTMENT FOR Bank of Sumter. ON MAY 1st, next a SAVINGS DEPART ment will be opened in connection with "The Bank of Sumter," interest at 4 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly, according to regulations which will be furnished depos? itors. In addition to the regular daily banking hours, the Savings Department will be open for receiving deposits on Saturday evenings from 6 to 9 o'clock. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, A. WniTR. Ja , President. Cashier. April 24. Kingman I Co. i i; mm, mm ' SUMTER, S. ?. We are selfing au elegant Tin Toilet Set of three pieces for S 1.25 per set, well worth $1.75, This is an opportunity seldom offered, ard those that desire these goodes had best call early and avail themselves of the opportunity. They are m ali shades. \ Having quite a large stocVof - LADIES' SHOES in small sizes (ones to fours) we have concluded to se?? them AT AND BELOW COST, | which is from 95c. to $1.50. A well assorted stock of Handkerchiefs yon will find here at 30c, 40c, 50c, 65c, 75c, 85c and $1.00 per dot. These goods are worth 15c to 25c per doz. more than we are selling them at We are still to the front in the GROCERY LINE. Our goods as usual are always of the best quality and guar? anteed fresh or money return* ed, prices in accordance wit5 the markets. Have you tried Hires' Root Beer? It is a most delightful summer drink. We sell the finest Butter ever brought to Sumter ; come and try it and you will buy of no other. * Goods delivered at once to any part of the city. It is our desire to please all those that call. We still handle the justry celebrated A. E. and Soife Crackers always fresh. KINGMAN & GO. Maj 29 Dr. T. W. BOOKHART? DENTAL SURGEON. Office over Bultman & Bro.'s Shoe Stott. ENTRANCE ON MAIN STEEET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Honrs-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. April 17-0 tes STTl?TfeR WATCHMAN, Established April. 1850. Consolidated Ang. 2, 1SS?.1 1 ll ll i 1111 l l 1? ? kBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy Goa's and Truth's " T2JE SOUTHRON, Established Juhe, iWs SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1889. New Scrips-Vol. Viii. No. 35. -