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TUX SU WATCQ??K, Established April, 1850. Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1 aBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't ?t. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's T3K TKDE SG?THKON, Established Jnae, lZe$ SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1891. New Series-Yoi. Xi. No. IS. ifaS?i&?d OTsry Wednesday, ET N. <3v ?STEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS: Two Dollars per acn^tn-ia advance. ABTIftTISKMISTd. >ae Squaf?, first insertion.$1 00 lr*?ry subsequent insertion--50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private ^ atarests will becltarged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be ^barged for. | NEW DRUG STORE IN SUMTER. M Sie, lt lei li & GiUILAND & 60. -to tb?"e?ti?cs of Sumter, Owrntr,'lt?l???y bave opened I A CoSnplelte S?.ock of Medicines, Toiki and Fancy Ardeles, and ether goods, such as are usn?.; i j fcsnd in a Drug Store, including SEGA?S AND TOBACCO, GAR DSN SEEDS, ETC. Especial attention is invited to a fine line of PERFUME RY? embracing sense fiue imported Extracts. Careful attention given to the compound? ing of prescriptions, and calls promptly at? tended to at all boors. An Electric Bell will be found at the door for night use. COME ?ND SEE US, W. H. GILLILAISTD & CO., MONAGHAN BLOCK, HAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. February 18. - 0)11 BMI BAI? WE BATE Cotton, Ssgar Sacks, and % 1 ? SH ve mOneyij teales ?nd up. COTTON MILLS, D. JAS. WINN,' , j?ept.2-a . _ President. SSH0F. All kinds of MACHINE WORK REPAIRS . can be"bad f?Sum&r; -aUsbori notice, and in the very b?sYcl?ss or work, at the shop re? cently ope?*d by the undersigned on Lihtrty Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot. Boilers Patched, and ?GIT and Crin Work a Specialty. Prompt attention given to work in the coKtifryyaiiu* first ISrass" workmen sent to at? tend to samj. i W?r Call at tWBbop o* address through Stfmter Post office 3? I Aug 13. ^ Eftg?R SINNER, ^App?Tfiaf^m. to Charker~lS&L?way Co. TyrOTJCE is hereby given that the nnder signed will apply to the General Assem? bly of this S?r.e, at ?ts next session for^a. charte: c * a h I way Company, to run from a porn' wannah River, opposite or near t . ." Augusta, in the State of Georgia, thro*, +h the County of Aiken S. C., via the city ot Aiken, through Orangebarg and Sumter Coontie* to :be city, of Sumter, in taie State-. Said ."Railway to-be kn?wn i as The Augusta, Aiken and Somter Railway Company. G. W. CROFT, P. B HENDERSON, B. P. TUKXJ?R, J. G. BAYSBAX, M. B. ^OODWABJ). Aog* 5-r. NOTICE. rr PURSUANCE OF THE LAWS, OF this State notice fe hereby given that the Bi8bopvilIe Railroad*Company wilt apply to the Legislature of this State at its next ses? sion for authority to extend tis Railroad in a general Nor :b or North-westerly direction as far as the North Coro! i ca State I ine, and nlso I to extend said Railroad from Atkins io a South or South-easterly direction as far as t Borne point on toe North Eastern, or the Ce?? ir?! Railroad of South Carolin?. P. L. BRIDGERS, President B. R R. Co. - August 18, 1891. ; - aug.26-v LD. JOHNSTON, SU??K; k c, -THE Prae?cal Caip?o?er^ Contractor AND BUILDER, WOULD RESPECTFULLY inform? Toe citizens of Sumter and surrounding eonntry thal, be is prepared to furnish plans, 'and estimates on brick and wooden buildings All work entrusted to him will be done first class. ? SATTSFA;CTJ0ff GUARANTEED. Aog 19 * * * o - ^<<S?P??Hr?_ ^nn~ !:t:I<> fortune* hare .rt Tna??e at jfiHUnM^^V work lor uv by An:;i ?'rfpc. 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FOUNDED \h%. - I CHARTERED 1888. 3*tW Twenty-Fourth Cottegiate Year of this school for young bkdies begius.THURSO AY, SEP TEMBER loth, 1891, and closes JONE 13th, 1892 Fo? terms, fcc, apply for circular. Mas. L. A. BROWNE, Miss E. E. COOPER, .Wj1 Principals. To The Publie. I AM STILL SELLING First Class Goods AT LIVING PRICES. It takes too much room to enumerate all the bargains 1 have to offer, but I must j - call your attention to our SM?ME CHAMBER SETS, Both in China and tin. SIS OHfVES IN GLASSWARE [ SHOES That are solid and will wear. HAVE YOU TRIED MY Coffee at 20c. pr, lb AND Tea at 25o. pr. lb.? If not, jon are missing a genuine bar? gain. It has long been a household word that voa ge^nothing but good goods, &od full value at ALTAMOHT MOSES'. Oct. 6. IMSUS1?M?E. I. caver everything in Insu? rance. If it is your life, I give you a policy m the Mi Life Ils?8 Csiro, OF NEW YORK, The oldest, richest and most liberal Company in the U- S. 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For County purposes-three mills on every dollar of the value of all taxable pro? perty. 3. For the support of public schools-two mills on every dollar of 3ucb value. 4. One dolllar OB each taxable poll, (to wit, oetween the ages of 21 and 50 years.) 5. MayesvHle, two mills extra levy for school purposes in the town of MayesviHe. 6. Swimming Pens, two mills extra levy for school purposes in the township. 1. Bisb?pv?le, four mills extra levy for school purposes ia School Dist. No. 20. 8. Mechanicsville, two mills extra levy for school purposes in the township. 9>. Providence, two mills extra levy for school purposes in the township. - D. E. KEELS, ? Conn ty Treasurer. ' Sept. 8._ TAX NOTICK THE TREASURER OF SUMTER COUN ty hereby ci ves notice that bis books j ?rill be open at bis office in she City of Surc erfrora the 15th day of OCTOBER -to the 15th day of DECEMBER, 189*1, except on the bllowing aamed days, when he will attend at he p'aces named, either ? io person er by ieputy, for the collection of Taxes for the iscal year 1890 and 1891 : On Thursday, Oct. 15, at Shiloh. On Friday, Oct. 16, at Lynchburg, 'rom 8 o'clock a. m., until 1 o'clock p. j) , aod at Magnolia from 2 o'clock un ;il 6 o'clock p. m. On Saturday, Oct. 17, at Bishop ?lle. On Monday, Oct. 19, at Stateburg. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at lteoibert's Store, Rafting Creek. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Spring am. Oo Thursday, Oct. 22, at Kiogman's Store, Providence. On Friday, Oct 23, at Wedge6eld. On Monday. Oct. 26, at Tindal's store, C. S. & N. Railroad. Oa Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Bossard ^ostoffice On Wedoesday, Oct. 28, at Mann? rille. On Tborsdayi Oct. 29, at Ilcid's >tore, Mt.. ?iio. On Friday, Oct. 30, at Mayesvi-lle. On Saturday, Oct. 31; at Gordon's lill. On Monday, Nov. 2 at Bishopville. D. E. KEELS, County Treasurer. Sept. 8. CHILD BIRTH . . . . . . MADE EASY! " MOTHERS' FRIEND " is a scientific? ally prepared Liniment, every ingre? dient of recognized value and in constant use by the medical pro? fession. These ingredients are com? bined in a manner hitherto unknown ff FRIEND 99 WILL DO all that is claimed for it AND MORE. It Shortens Labor, Lessens Pain, Diminishes Danger to Life of Mother and Child. Book to " MOTHERS " mailed FREE, con? taining valuable information and voluntary testimonials. Sent by express on receipt of price $1.50 per bottle BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. For Infants and Children. Castoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep Ti*.-fai-ral? 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Feb 1_._ LUE moms KAT?OX\ATB?K?~ OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C^ . ?aid up Capital.$75,000 00 Surplus Fund. 10,000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTi??ENT. : Deposits of Si and upwards received. Ic- j erest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per mnum. Payable quarterly, on first days of Fanuary, April, July and October. R. M. WALLACE, Vice Presidfcot. L. S. CA?.so?r. lug. 7 Cashier. fll BIS OP Sl'Ul, SUMTER, S C. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business. Aleo hps 5. Savings Bank Department, Permits of Si-00 and upwards received, nterest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent. ?er annum, payable quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, A. WUITK, JR., President. Cashier. Aug 21. E E. ALTA DENTIST. Office IVER BROWNS ?fe P?RDY'S STORE. Entrance on Mainstreet, between Browns & Purdy and Duraut & Son. OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. Sumter, S. C , April 29. G. W. BICK, D. D. S. Office over Bogin's New Store, ENTKANCB ON MAIN STREET SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 1 ;30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sent 8 3r. T. W. BOOEHARIi DENTAL S?RG?VN'. OrTice over Buhman & Bro.> Shoe Store ENTRANCE ON MAIN STIIKET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. ,pril 17-o tatdycrotine Only a Headache Cure The Tumbler of Blood. Jacques and 1 were twins. We were born m Paris, gay and beautiful Paris. Our mother died wi en we were scarcely two years old, and father never married again, but de voted himself entirely lo us two, who "were Iiis only children. No parent could have been more affectionate than he was, nor could any children have been more devoted to a parent than were Jacques and I. Our life flowed on in one continued stream of happiness until the revolution swept over unhappy France and the people under the leadership of Robespierre, Danton, and others, committed deeds of violence that makes one shudder to think of. Father thought that the people needed more liberty, but he did not sympathize with the cruel spirit of bloodshed which prevailed in our country ; he was therefore sus pected by the republicans, and along willi Jacques, who had no sympathy with the revolution, and many others he was cast into prison. 1 went with them, for it was my earnest desire to share their misfortune. When 1 heard the prison door shut behind us a feeling of indefinable sadness carne over me, for I felt that father or Jacques, or both, would be sent to tho guillotine and that we three would never live together again out? side of those dreaded walls. Those were days of blood, and da.C by day as some new victim vras sent to the cruel guillotine I felt that it was only a question of time before , fa! her and Jacques would also meet the same fate. If they feared the idea of death they didn't show it, but would spend the time discussing with each other some religions or scientific truth, and they frequently talked with me and sometimes with the oth? er prisoners. When father saw rae look sad he would say : "Adela, child, cheer up ; we have not been hurt yet and it may be that we will not be killed. This revolu? tion cannot last much longer, and as sure as there is a God in the heavens such wretches as Robespierre will, sooner or later, meet their just fate. With these leaders removed peace will once more reign in France." I would smile sadly when father talked in this way, and while 1 tried to hope for the best I feared the worst. One afternoon I heard a great noise outside the prison walls. There were sounds of mingled curses and ribald songs. Every now and then a voice would shout, "Yive la republique ; down with traitors." I hastened to the grated windows and beheld a horible sight There was a crowd collected outside which resem? bled devils more than human beings Their faces were marked by crime. The clothes of some were ragged and blood stained. They were armed with hatchets, swords, and poles. As I gazed I saw a human head stuck on one of the poles. The blood yet dripped from it and the face had on a look of agony. The crowd began to hammer at the doors. Father, Jacques, and I held each other by the hands and raised our voices in prayer. The fury of the rabble increased, the blows on the prison doors grew louder and louder, and finally the fast nings gave way. The jailer had made what fee? ble resistance he could, and when the crowd had broken open the doors they immediately killed him and threw his body in the yard right in front of the door. When wild beasts taste 'blood they long for more. When beasts in human form see blood it infuriates tbem. So it was with this crowd. "Down with trai? tors," "down with royalists/' "vive la r?publique" wa? shouted by them in hoarse tones as they rushed from room to room arresting all with whom they cams in contact. They began to leave the prison-, carrying their prisoners with them, most of whom they killed before they had gone many yards in th-e street*. Tue por? tion of the crowd that arrested father and Jacques was the last to leave the prison. At the door Jacques gave offense to his captor, who immediate? ly stabbed him with a dirk. My brother dropped and was cruelly kicked out of the door. Iiis body fell on that of the dead jailer. "My son ; oh, my son/" was all that father could cry as tie tried to dash forward to support thc dying form ol'his darling boy "Stop/" cried some of the crowd, "or we will kill you too.*' "Kill me ; yes kilt me/' replied father in angry,but heartbroken tones, and then he added. "Heaven forbid that I should live in a republic with euch demons as you to govern rt." "Death to the traitor" was sounded on all sides and a rush made for father. I had followed right behind him and I dashed before him. Kneel? ing I exclaimed piteously : "Don't kill him : kill me." My attitude and words stopped the crowd. They gazed at me in stupid wonder. In bitter agony I cried : "Father, dear ; dear father, if you die I will be left alone in the world. Let tiiem fcii! ??e, but not you." Father opened his month to speak, but before he could utter a word one of the crowd-a man of singularly fiendish appearance-said : "Will mademoiselle drink human blood to save her father's life ?" "Yes ; yes, I will." The miserable wretch stepped across tl*e street and procured a tum? bler. Ile approached Jacques, who was not yet dead but who had been speechless ever since iie was stabbed, and OM whose face was a look of great suffering. "Have mercy," I shrieked, "not his blood'; he is my brother " "His blood or your father dies," cried the monster, and the tabbie angrily shouted : '?Death to the traitor." Again he Started at father. 1 raised my voice above the din and ! *j shrieked : "I will drink my brother's blood to j **. save father." I aj The crowd drew back and the ! wretch stooped down- and, holding! [he tumbler so that it could cat'sh the ? E blood as it ian from? the wound', hc^si soon filled tho glass. Jacques turned his dying eyes towards tue ; they had a proud look, and I felt rh at he approved of my drinking his blood. Father stood just outside the prison door. 1 still kneeled right before him. Holding him oh one side was a hideous hag ; on the other side was a man of powerful strength, who was dressed in military dollies. To one side stood the crowd, and neatly jin front of father and me stood a man with a drawn sword, which he was teady to plunge info my parent if I did tiot drink the blood. The mon? ster with the tumbler approached me Ile handed it to me. I placed it to my lips. "Adela, let me die,'* exclaimed father as he bowed his head in agony over me. I felt his hot tears raining down on my head. 1 heard his convuleive sobs. "No, father ; no. In a few min mes I will have drank it all aud you will be saved '7 "Drink, or your father dies,'" ex? claimed the rabble as they looked on with faces expressive of demoniacal fury. I cannot describe the horrible feel? ings I experienced as I tasted my poor brother's blood. A shiver ran through my whole body. I suppose it did not take more than three min? utes for me to drain the glass, but it seemed years of agony. I handed the empty tumbler to the murderous wretch. The crowd moved off. Father was saved. I fell fainting to the ground. This happened several years ago. After the terrible event father left France, taking me with him. We now live in a quiet Switzerland town. I have married well and am happy, but there are times when I cannot help weeping bitterly as I think of poor Jacques' fate. Things are still unsettled in France. A man named Bonaparte seems to be the leader Lhere at the present time. I hear that he is a Corsican. Ile is repre ?ented as a man of wonderful talents .md I sincerely hope he will restore jrder again in poor France, for although i am an exile I still love the lear old country. NOTE BY THE AUTHOR -My readers may think the above is a horrible ex? travaganza, but it is partly founded in fact. In Harper's Magazine for October, 1863, there is an article en? titled "The Prisons and Prisoners )f Paris." Speaking of the Abbaye dungeons the author says : "It was here that Mademoiselle de ."ombreuil won frora the murderers of September the life of her father at the price of drinking a glass of warm i>lood fresh from their still writhing rictims." There is a horrible-looking picture representing the tumbler of blood jeing handed to Mademoiselle de Sombreuil. It was this incident cvhioh snggested the story to me, in :he telling of which I have given a martial description of the above-men ioued picture. MCDONALD FURMAN, Ramsey, Sumter county, S. C. rhe Branches of Methoaism. When P<>pe Pias IX- summoned the jushops of the Roman Catholic Church 'rom all parts of the inhabitable world o meet in council io Rome, it was :nown as an Pi) : ?meaical Council. IVheu the Methodists summoned repre? sentatives of their name from most of he quarters of the globe, they called he conference, which met io Loudon iu 1-881, au Ecumenical Conference, iliii further di-?iuguishing it as the Scum ea i cal M?t hod ist Conference. Fae second conference of this order is 0 be held in Washington, October 7th 20.h ;' aud a it is cot ecumenical in the argest seose of the word, stiii it will epresenfc every branch of Metuodism, tod therefore every country in which dethodism has aa organized existence There will be delegates, of course, rom the Church which John Wesley bunded, elected by the Annuai Cou erence which he established, and over ehich he presided as loDg as ho rived, | vitb representatives from a number of ?ranches which have co:ne into esis ence since the great apostle passed iway. . These bodies represent a coru lact and vigorous Methodism in Eag and and ireland, and a vigorous tais ionary Methodism in many foreign onuses. There will also be delegates rom the West Indies and from ?frica, s well as from Australia, where* the rork hc??uo as a mission b? tho Wes? ts > 2yan Conference has risen to the power t;d dignity of an independent org^niza ?OD, with a (general Conference of its yrs and with educational institutions no boards of domestic and foreign lissions. Some of the other Methodist ? >dies in Great Britain are also repre en ted in Australia, and they, too, will end delegates to Washington. From ver the sea will come aiso repres-.-nta ives of the Wesleyau Conference in 'rance. A man would require all the Dogers f both hands to count ali the Metho ist branches which exist bcyoud the j ea, and the fingers of four hands irould j ..?t su?:-ce to enumerate the blanches j ito which the Methodism of America ' ? di vid d. It would be bewildering to lie ordinary reader to parade before 1 ns the uames of all these branches, i eginning vrith the Methodist Episcopal j ?burch, tue parent body, owning in ! jrn as its parent the Wesleyan body of i ?reat Brita?o ; the Methodist Episcopal ?ion Church; the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church ; thc Union A-meri- ? au' Methodist Episcopal Church ; and j lie dozen or more of oilier Methodist . Ihurches which do not embrace She | rord "episcopal" in their title. All lese Churches will have delegates in j ie Conference which meets in Wash- | igton, end together they represent a ; iethodism which counts in members hy lillions, which is propagating itself in I most every mission hold in the world, ud which is doing an evangelistic and j iacational work truly vast in ifs extent j 1 nd results -From II<(rpcr'.< Weekly \ Williams, thc murderer of Mnyor j i fenueman, of Spartanburp, has beeo I :rKcnc:jd to bang on Nov. 'Jud. l? Atkinson and the Al?iane The Great Statistician Favors Elst fe CH rre n cy- T le io s on Fin ces Which Command General j sped-No Definite Flan, hut So General Principles. BOSTON-, MASS , October 7, 1891. In response to your letter of inq ry in regard to the suggestions Iat< made by the Hon. M. D. Harter, C., of Ohio, in the last issue of t Forum, for a banking system whi may ultimately either take the pla or become a supplement to the nati< al banks, I would say that it is ma fest tr? me 1. That in a very short time o banking system must of necessity extended beyond anything that possible under the present natior bank law. Under that act it is nec< sary for a national bank to buy Unit States bonds to the extent of "least$50,000 in order to give securi for national bank notes which may issued to serve as instruments of c change, and which are common called money. That is to say, t j only bank of issue which can nc j issue circulating notes must be j national bank, and the circulatii notes that it issues, which are proi ised to pay coined money on demai or other lawful money on deman must be secured to the holder by tl collateral security of United Stat interest-bearing bonds. 2. It would be manifestly inexp dient for the United States to rema in debt merely for the purpose keeping in existence a form of coll: eral security of which national bani ! may avail themselves in order ; secure the privilege of issuing eire iating notes. It is important th; the country should be out of deb and it is not probable that any co gress will be capable either of r ducing the revenue or wasting ti substrnee of the people derived I taxation from their pockets in sue measure as to stop wholly the incou ing of a surplus.revenue. That su plus revenue must be devoted eithe to the purchase o? the United State interest bearing bonds before the mature, or else to their liquidado when they mature. 3. It is also most profoundly to I desired that the government shoul withdraw from circulation its ow notes, known as the greenbacks c legal tender notes, which are onl evidence of debt incurred by way c a forced loan in the conduct of great civil war. Tiley are a ba form of circulating medium even the government maintains a speci reserve for their liquidation, becaus their inflow and outflow correspond only to the income of the governmen by way of taxation, and to the ou goes of the government in its expei diture. These periods of incom : and outgo do not correspond to th ebb and liow of business transactions It follows that this kind of currone; can not and does not adjust itself t the necessary conditions of business It leads to the cry for more moue; and-more circulation when the q?ian tity or amount of circulation is am pie, but when it happens to be rn tnt wrong place. It is impossible for ? government to perform tiie {unction of a bank of issue by direct action because it can not adjust its transac tions ta the necessities of privait business transactions. 4. It follows that either a new or i supplementary system of bankin?, must of necessity be devised. It ii fjr lack of such a system that tnt present cry for more money, whethe: it be of silver, of paper or of gold has atla-ined such au apparent force It therefore follows that tiie contri butiou to the* "Forum" by a leadirrg member of congress from Ohio may prove an important point in opening the discussion, of which the ern! mu s I be a complete adjustment of our sys? tem of banking to the future necessi? ties of trade and commerce. In the discussion of this subject there roust be a distinct separat ?on ol the terms. ? discussion of banking does not of necessity touch the ques tion of tue standard of value. Tue lawful money of tiie country, i e , that which can be used or forced upon a creditor by a debtor in liqui? dation of an obligation, may bea form ff paper promise like the legal tender note ; it may be a gold coin ; it may be a silver coin limited in tue amount coined and practically redeemed in gold hythe government; or it may tm fortunately be a silver dollar which is not worth as much when it is melted as it is nominally wortfe in the form of the coin, and which is, there? fore a form of lawful money that is bad, very bad in essence and in sub? stance. Nevertheless a: banking system may bc established of which the notes or promises of thc bink shall be redeemed* by it ur eiti?er kind of lawful money. Therefore set? ting aside the question of the stand? ard of value in this discussion, there remains tlris question. In what man uer m??; bank's be empowered to issue notes, which notes the}7 shall under? take to pay in lawful money, and what security shall pueh banks put npy if ?ny, as collateral for the redemption of tiie notes in lawful money according to the obligation I It may be held that it would- not" yet be safe to authorize banks under : any rm*ional few of which the circu? lating notes should" no$ be secured by Collateral security, but it may also be held with great force that the gener? al government slmtrlc! have nothing whatever to d'o-with banking. The national batiking act. like the Iegd tender act, was ari ao$ which had i-s justification under the war power of the government. The establishment of the national banking system was, however, a beneficent act. For the ; time being it gave unity to the cur? rency'" of "the country, and the benefit which has ensued can not be meas- J uved. T??e pending question is ; whether or not States may resume . the direction and control of systems i of State banking, which shall give | thc holder of their notes as full assur? ance of the r?demption in lawful] moue}' as 1 !?<i conditions and stipula- j lions of (iie national bank act now ; rrji'?? I 1 ! Thc propositions submitted by Mr. i Halter are. therefore, of the utmost : importance and should receive the ! closest attention. They are well de I vised and carefully guarded, and \ j when subjected to critical examina- I j tion in the progress of legislation j J might not require any important ; ! change. Thpy open a subject of j ! which the discussion will not be i ? closed until the work is accom- j ! p?ished. It should, however, be kept in ! mind that the is-ue of notes for cir-j 1 dilation is relatively the least imper- { j tant of the functions of a bank. ? Banks of deposit and discount, ettab- ? lished either under the name of; banks, banking institutions or trust j j companies, do the greater part of the i work of banking. The bank of issue merely serves ;o furnish pocket ! money or convenient instruments of! exchange in small transactions : it is j to that end that some kind of security i or collateral may be required to assure the payment or redemption of bank notes which is neither ca'ied for nor demanded in tlie transa ns of ordi? nary discount and depos.t. It may perhaps be held that the Scotch arc the most thrifty people in the world now living under a sepa? rate name. They make very little use either of bank notes or of coin. They have established and pcifeoted a system of banking which deserves the very close study of the people of this country, under which the issue of notes for circuiting id a relatively unimportant matter. It is for this reason-their ten or twelve central banks have, as I believe, more than 1,000 branches, one in every hamlet throughout the whole area of the country1. The Scotch look to the bank and banker as their next friends ; their exchanges ar-' made by opening book accounts on the credit ot the individual fanner, with such surety as he may rightly give, against which credit he draws his own checks and thus furnishes him? self with his own circulating me ?dium-; this Volume of circulating medium or personal checks aljusts itscM" to the exact conditions of the trade, commerce and exchange of the people, taking the place in large measure both ot coin and notes. All the coin and notes that the farmer gets he at once deposits in a branch, bank. Tims the coin is put and kept where it belongs, in the vaults of the banks as security for their solvency and for the ledemption of all obliga tions. Whether this system may or may not be established over the wide area of this country is perlmps an open question ; but it may be held with very great ceitainty that some? thing of the kind would be adopted if the prohibition or tax upon the circu? lation of State banks were removed. Each State would then be abie to re? establish its own banking system free of obstruction, e?ther upon the basis suggested by Mr. Harter or upon some other one equally safe. The credit of the notes of the banks of each separate State and their corres? ponding circulation, wide or narrow, would then rest wholly upon the i character and integrity of the people ur the State in which1 the banks are chartered. It may finally' be held that the util? ity and service of any s}rstem of bank? ing in any State or section depends i , wholly upon the character and credit of th:? people of that particular sec? tion If there i's anything settled about financial matters it is tin's-that the requirements of a given com? munity for coins, notes or other forms of lawful trtoney or of circulating medium- is in inverse proportion to their intelligence and to the credit to which tliey are entitled by virtue of their character The greater the in . telligeivce and the higher the charac? ter, the less actual money the more credit. No section can be safely trusted, and no ba-dc can be safely established where the mass of the people look upon the bank arid ban kier as "money shaiks," a term sometimes applied, oras ''usurers" or "gold bugs," or anything but agents or agencies working with the people of tire comm ira i ty for mutual service. As I irave repeatedly sta? ted, and as all xvriters who know any? thing of the subject have repeatedly proved, the function of actual coined money or notes Convertab?e into any kind of lawful money or coin is very limited in comparison to the function of credit. That community which condemns or damns the bank or banker is not ut to be trusted, and in that community no kind of money will ever be abundant, because it is not entitled to credit. EmvARD ATKINSON. Qmcers of the "Despatch" to ; bs Hauled Over the Coals. | - . i The secretary of the navy h is di ! reefed the appointment of a court of | inquiry in tile ca^e of the Ignited States j steamer ''Despatchv" m order to d'Her? mine whether any or a?i of the ofS '?rs of that vessel ?\:?.'\ be tried br court martial for neglect of duty, resulting in j i-:s loss. How to Pat on tbe Bridle, j - To make a horse take io tire lit j stand on the near eide. With the ! righ' hand r:iise the bridle up ic a j, position with hit touching the lip3, j ? Wit!-, ringers of left hand purporting : 1 bJtfi insert, the thumb and toiK-b the = 1 rouf of the mo nib, which will instantly j Lipeo ; pail i?p wich the right hand and ? [he bits are in. No scolding, no* ; poondina teeth with* lit, r.o gouging j ffijin.i with thumb nail ; lr? cool and ! , -piie*, and all ie etvsy. Many people ' have much trouble in waking horses ; take in thc bits, which is unnecessary if j this cou- -e i." r'?'r^c^d It ivo an eye j always to*t?ie ccm'or? an'd convenience ! if tiie colt. Should the harness chafe '. the tender skit), p?j wifh p-ttent j 1 leather, and anoint the galled places j with- vaseline. U is a govi plan, <'<pr:- j ' ?ially in wat !?? weather after \ ?rive. to 1 wash all the places where the ha: -?t r-.-. , 1 'ouches with' some mild liniment, or Dody wash, or a mild S<HU:? m of salt I ind cold wa*?r, which will answer very i ffOllv I Barksdale's S?beme. i - j JACKPOX, M?*V, Oct ?ber 20.-Tie Clarion Ledger, the organ of fl?ajor E. Barksdale, who is running f*?r ti e' (Lilted Sister Senate against SeBatet' George, contains the following signifi? cant editorials to-day : "If the sub-treasury or Alliance mm have a majority io the Legisla'Cre they ought to put the screws to Senator George the first day of the fessroof provided that it is apparent that ? majority of ?he Legislature is rc strucied for him. They ought tc instruct him to support their measure before Congress. Ile will then be compelled to declare he will not obey" iastructions, or, if elected, resign." For some time it has been ? matter' of specula:ion as to what Major ISarks dale continued to ba?e his bores of election upon. Nearly everybody els* has recognized the fact that he is hope l<s>ly defeated, bec he bas steadily maintained that such was not the case sad that be still hid a good chance. Ile is recognized as one cf the shrewd? er poi???r?ar?s in"the State, and, while" few considered that he had ?Vj prospects whatever of election, there has been grrat curiosity to know what he founded his claims upon. ?b? above parag ar.h probably explains it". Of course ue?ess a majority of tho Leg??datare favors tho sub treasury p?aS nothing could come of if, but should there he a majority Boksdale ?nd hid friend* wili try to have the Legislature instruct Senator George ta vt.te for the sub-treasury plan in the United State.?? Senate. Mr. George had said he would not obey such instructions, ag he considered the measure unconstitu? tional, and could not vote for it without ? violating his ca h Ir. that etaer-'er.c? . and tn view of this declaration, th* programme would be for the Senator to* resign, when a candidate in sympathy with the measure wou! 1 be elected, th a 6 ca?:didite tobe M.ijor Birksdarle. The only thU:2 ab?tit thia programme" that makes it defective is the fact tbag not over one-third of the im-uib ?rs of the Legislature favor the bill, and tba*? body can hardly be indaeed to vote to* instruct anyone else for it. Anet Se? thing is that i early two thirds of the? members of bo:h houses are already instructed to vote fer Senator George, and win, in honor, be compelled to ?0 so, BO matter how they may feel regard? ing the sub-treasury scheme. Both George and K-rksdale are stitt csfrj vassiag. Florida at the World's Fa?rV J.*cri-io?;?rLLK, October 22.-^he Florida World's Fair directory, thirteetf in number, chosen at the recent Conven? tion at Orlando, met in this city to-day*" for organization and conference. W. D. Chipley, cf Pensacola, was elected prcsideut, and George W. Wilson, of Marion County, secretary. A working com mit te was also chosen and toe State* divided off into sections, apportioned to* euch director for organizing committees' for receiving funds ? code of rules for the government? of the directory was adopted:, and Florida's World's Fair commissioners1 were made ex-officiu members of the1 board. The more importent action of the directory was thc adoption cf plaits: submitted by Ar:hur C. Jackson for TH State building, and this will be auf esact reproduction cf old Fort Mariofr at St Augustine, to be built cf phos? phate rock aud coquina. The' moats1 will contain rice, sugar cane aud cotton* fioi'is, :md the interior space orange, piueappfc, guava, lem ni and cocoanut irr-'.v-V It vfili cost from $20,06$ to* g30 OOO. mm MB in i V I ? ? i Tiie Cbarie?-ton in Japan. SAN* FitANcrsco, October 23 - A private letter received in this city" from an ciiicer of the United States" cruiser Charleston at Yokohama says that the appearance of that cruiser iff Japanese waters created great inter? est. On the 'lay the vessel was5 thrown open ft?r inspection over twenty thousand- people boarded her' and ?he was surrounded by boats of all descriptions. The Charleston was* also visited by foreign naval officers, ail i tiie Ameiican oiucers found it difficult to convince their Japanese' friends that the cruiser wa* not built in England. Admiral Brlknao lias1 transferred his mg to the Charleston from the old wooxfen ship \fonocacy,? that iris here-fore served him for tho' flagship -<--*.?? <5K Snov? 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