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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 1895. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. M EDITORIAL NOTES. There is an aching void in the poli? tical firmament. Where is Samp ? I Why don't he write a letter. Gen. Farley writes too macy letters He has written so macy already it is a difficult matter to tell whether he U "gwine or coming." Snow ic Florida has a chilly souod. If that sort of thing keeps up the weak lunged and heavy pocketed Yankee folk wilt sesk some warmer clime A new system of book keeping is to be used in all the dispensaries. A new system or new dispensers, is needed, if nearly all aro short in their accounts as Gov. Evans has stated. The trouble the City Council is ha v. tog with the new Opera House is a striking illustration of foresights aod hindsights Another time they wii) know more about how an opera house should be designed. Collector of Internal Revenue Townes )? now in Columbia to receive returns of >bose who will have to pay the income tax. It goes without saying that he will not be overrun with work. William Waldorf, Astor has, it is said, countermanded hts order for $50,- 1 OOO worth of flowers to be placed on ? bis wife's grave. I When the campaign gets well under' i way next sommer many of the "hot io the collar** patriots will often think of j the ice water and snow of February while on the stomp. Peace and Unity-who could expect ' anything so impossible while the < man of the One Bladed Knife is at the < head of the parly machinery ? ( ?rbj's plan to secure peace and 1 anity in the Constitutional Convention is to keep out all who do not obey the i rta* and think as the riog thinks. ? | very neat plan. I The bicycle season draws near and 1 lite crazje is on the increase. It is 1 stated that the edict has gone forth that J ladies must ride diamond frame wheels; 1 tberfore the bloomer is inevitable. 1 We are glad Columbia has no idea of permitting the State Fair to leave the Capital A state fair outside of Columbia woaid not be a State Fair to many thousand regular attendants. We are very glad that Charleston has undertaken a systematic fight agiost ' the unjust freight rates the south is foreed to pay. The discrimination is ( most outrageous and it is time the fight 1 was begun in earnest. If Congress continues to do nothing with the financial system, the capitalists will soon get all the bonds* they wan without an authorized issue of ?500, 000,000. Installments of $50,000,000 ' will soon yield the desired amount. There is a lot of fol de roi mixed up ? in this woman suffrage question, and I it is our opinion that those who are j soaking the most stir are seeking ; notoiety more earnestly than anything j else. j The Woman Suffragists say that i they are going to inaugurate a cam- j 1 paigo of education in this State. May I the powere protect and deliver us from . any more campaigns cf education One : or two samples of the reform variety i h sufficient. Let's let them vote and ! '< gay no more about it. ! < The fact that Sumter bas an abuo- j dant supply of pure water has already j become known abroad, and is working j1 jn favor of the town. The 6tarch j. ?actory people write that they would j1 rather locate io Sumter than elsewhere j in the State on account of the pure j water. Aoother place waa the first ! , . ] choice, until it was (earned that the j water supply was not clear and pure. The State has finally lost the Agri- , cultural hall, just as the writer predict- j ? ed when it began. The purchaser;, complied with the terms of the sale j ( when he made the first payment and j j obtained a receipt for if, and his sub- , sequent tender of repudiated script in pay- .? ent of the unpaid balance could not ? ..'tate the sale. It was merely a <jues- ! j of accepting or refusing to accept ! i ipt, and Gov. Tillman made a j i d mistake when he refused to j i thc property to the pur-11 The Japs are making fair progress io killiog of the surplus population of the Celestial Kingdom, but ihey will have to do much greater execution if they have any idea of exterminating the race. The city of Florence has been ex? tremely unfortunate within the past year or two. In that time she has had 1 more than her 6hare of fires. The fire j last Dight is a heavy blow to the city, but we have no doubt but that the plucky Florentines will go to work at ! once to rebuild the electric light plant, and ice factory. Florence has our sympathy at this time. Mr. W. Y. L. Marshall, who is the j moving spirit for the erection of a to baoco warebousfe in this city. stated a few days ago that he was satisfied that j one thousand acres of tobacco will be planted in the county this year. His ' estimate is based upon the reports sent to him by parties who will plant or are ? thinking of planting tobacco. j If a starch factory is built in Sum- ? ter County, it will probably not be built j in the City of Sumter, since no one seems to be sufficiently interested in the matter to do anything. A large property owner in the county has, how? ever, made a proposition to Mr. Returners and his associates, of New j York, which will cause them to ^how I their bands. The people as a rule have so far j taken very little interest in the Cousti- ! tutional Convention. From time to !( time the writer has talked with a great ; 1 many people about the Convention and I a majority seem to think that there is '? ( plenty of time. That is a mistake. ; ' There is scarcely time for the work that ought to be done, unless we mean io make an abject surrender to the j i ring. ! ? The committee sent north from Co- ! 1 lamb?a has returned after visiting the ! mill districts of Massachusetts, Con? ; ! r oecticut, Vermont and New York, j ' The committee reports that the result j1 )f the visit was very satisfactory, but ! 1 that until a detailed report has been j 1 submitted to the city council that noth- jc ?og will be given out for publication. 1 Woben are as good citizens as men. ! t they pay as much taxes on the property ; - they own as the men. they are as io- j \ diligent, on an average as men, and i t with proper opportunities will excel the j i nen in all the arts and wiles of politics, j t Let them vote, by all means, if they j i ?vant to ; let them go on the stump and j s ibuse each other, and the men too, if ! t :hey want to, after the modern method j \ )f politics; let them hold caucuses and i s joncoct schemes to get office ; let them ; f aave all the rights of citizenship and ! : .nake them pay a poll tax too. i c There is a practical, philosopher on 1 :he staff of the Savannah News. His s I new of the effects of the book Trilby ' m the public morals is the most prac? tical and reasonable that we have seen. lie says: There may be some ques? tion as to Trilby's morality, but there san be no doubt that her foot is all right. ?nd a vast amount more of ?ood than of harm will result from society women, or any other women ind men, too-seeking to be like Trilby in the matter of feet. If women are Shoing into putting their feet on exhi? bition, a great majority of them must . 5rst put those members into training, ^ in order to make them presentable ; for j it will hardly be questioned that a per- . feet foot is an exception. Nor is that i . the fault of nature. When the average bumao being arrives into the world, the feet are all that they should be. ! But straightway their abuse begins, ind by the time maturity is reached it* is too often the case that the foot is but i caricature of what nature intended it to be. The toes are piled upon one mother, the curves are rudely broken with excrescences, and the owner is to ! i greater or less extent a cripple. "Warts, corns, bunions, and in-grow- " ing nails,as the cornsalve man says, 3 "are the curse of civilized society." It isn't worth while to say how the feet are abused. That is too weil j known already. Nor is it worth the F 3pace to say how many ills the doctors c attribute to feet that are day after day ' crushed in shoes that are too small, or . bave too high heels, or are otherwise - jonstructed to conform to "fashion" tu i lefiance of comfort and health The s family physician will give information 1 ?>o that ?subject. It may be said, that if Trilby should have the effect of produc- ( ing a pride in feet, rather than a pride t in shoes, and cause women to give those < members the attcntiou they should have to make them perfect, Du Maurier will bave accomplished enough goc? to more than offset any evil that may fl^e from c the reading of his book. { Tuc speeches on the Constitutional Convention next Friday night by Coi. J. J. Dargan and Mr. L V. Brown will undoubtedly bo very interesting, and we trust there will bo a Urge crowd present. The News and Coiwier's ofter of 3IOO io gold for the largest hogs raised in South Carolina during the preseut year should stimulate hog raisers to extra exertions, if all of them cannot get the prizes they will still have some big hogs, and bacon is a very good thing to have at any time. Besides there is always the chance of winning the prize Congress has done at least une good thing, which should be remembered in its favor after March 4tb. It re? fused to saddle a bonded debt of $500,000,000 upon the couutry. If Congress had only given the country relief from the financial condition which is paralyizing every line 01' business it would be entitled to the gratitude cf the country. There is oue feature of the new mili? tia law that had escaped notice until a few days ago, when it was brought to JOT attention. It is that all officers were relieved of their commissions, and ?hit new ( fficers wiil be "elected or ap? pointed" afrer the re-organization has aeeu compelted. We have no doubt bat all new officers will be appointed ay the Adjutant and Inspector General, md the oath bound militia will have no )ption as to the officers whose com? mands they have sworn to obey. Gen. Watts says the militia must some a running if they want, to be iken into the new Pretorian guard. There is not much encouragement j n the outlook for this politics-ridden j itate. This year of right ought? to be in off year, in which we could live in j peace and quietude pursuing our ordin ary avocations, but it will not be so. j The prospect is ominous of a bitter fae ional contest, which will bc made 1 more bitter and complicated by the revi- i ral of the Republican party and its | expressed determination to take part in | the election of delegates to the Consti- j tutionai Convention. We do not like j he situation at all, and were there any j way to get rid of the rascals and fakirs '. ?ho are using their utmost endeavors! 0 complicate matters as much as possi- ; )le, we would be more encouraged to ? ?ope for the best ; to hope that the ; nass of the people, who never desire | inything more than a ju*t and equita >le government, honestly administered, j vould assert their rights and powers ? md force the ring of politicians to re rain from tampering with the funda neutal laws of the 6tate in the interest >f the ring and against every interest of! he people. We have little hope, for he ring is apparently more powerful ind more desperate than ever, and will levitate at nothing to rivet its power >ver the State. It is an uphill business to fight with mt hope of success, but it is our deter- j nioation to make the best tight pose?? ale to have upright and intelligent men ; 0 the Constitutional Convention. If iuch men are not sent to the Couven ion, the instrument will be a parody ': >n law and and a disgrace to civilization [t will be tilled with pitfalls, schemes tod near cuts to accomplish ends that ts framers will not dare to boldly and j lonestly announce. We do not want to j ive under any such instrument and it s the duty of all good citizens to unite j n defealting the designs of the ring. Weshould.be more than glad to aeei ill factional feeling and all bitterness >ut aside wheo the election of delegates j 0 the convention takes place, and meo j elected solely upon their ability and [ualitication. Thi? is the utmost that; re desire or would demand. If the j >eace and unity reformers or any other et of men desire this let them say 0 plainly and at once, for it is time to 'ci to work. The ring is in the saddle md the call has gone forth for the ring orces to rally. Argon is thc name given by Lord lay leigh and Prof. Ramsey to the upposed new element they have re icntly found in the atm? sphere. Be icf in the existence of "argon" as an ?lenient, is becoming established since ts discoverers have produced it in eou ?idorable quantities aud their proofs of t- existence have boen laid before the ?cientifie world. Argon has a spec rum of its own, consisting ol red and >lue Hues. Its boiling point, freezing int, etc., are unlike those of any ;.ner substance lt cannot be forced o combine with any other element, >ven with the help of the electric are. As ts density is 3? or 4U there is reason 0 suspect it to be a mixture of two clements. Theorists are already asking ?hcthor argon is not thc ultimate basis )f matter, thc common clements being )ut combinations. J j A TWO Vii FOR THE STARCH FACTORY. An cn'-r win he maa*1 "fror i,\ ro m dace the s : M f ;r ? J facrorv capitalists rc lo ! cate one of their factories in Sumter. A large laud owner in thin city in for m the writer yesterday ihn*, he had decided to make Mr Rommers a proposition , and would write ro him at ?nee outlin? ing his plans and staling the induce? ments- that this place had to offer. The '. proposition is a very favorable one, n:?? i wheo taken in connection with exemp? tion from city taxes for ten years, which will undoubtediy bc granted, should have j great weight with the men who are ?eek : in? a favorable location for the factory. Mr, Hemmer* has stated in a letter to the editor of this paper that it is the j intention of himr-elf and associates to j build two und perhaps more starch fac? tories io this State, and that io seleci I inga location for their enterprise they will be guided by the advantages of lo? cation and the amount of beal support j given then!. The tt?o first considera i tious are, of course, the freight facili j ties and tho suppiy of starch material. ; The supply of material must be abun ? dant and obtainable at reasonable prices, I otherwise if would be u>ele*s ro buUd ; the factory. As has been stated before ! the prices paid for starch material de- I pend upju the amnuut of starch the differ-1 entarticles analyze. The average price is J about 20 to 23 cents per bushel for j sweet potatoes and 15 io 18 cents for I I Irish potatoes. Even at tb^e low j ! pitees it is possible for farmers to pro- j ! duce potatoes at a profit. A large amount will be required and th?re will he a certain market for the crop. THIS DISPENSARY PROFITS. What the State Bar Rooms in Sumter County are Making. The County Board of Control held a meet? ing yesterday and received a quarterly report ot" the MayesviMe dispenser and the report of the Sumter dispeoser tor the mooth of January. The Mnyesville dispenser made a report for the quarter ending february 2d The report was as follows : Sales, $2,323 72 Cost, 1,882 03 Gross profits, 441 69 Expenses deducted, $316 42 Net profit, 125 27 The report of the Sumter dispensary for the mooth ot' January was as follows : Sales, $3,396 45 Cost, 2,618 y4 Gross Profit, $757 51 These figures show that despite the bard times that the people will h .ve liquor, and that they fiod a good deal < f money some? where to pay for it. A BOLD BUR?. -LAR. He Breaks into John 1 lorris' Store, But is Discovered and Frighten? ed off Policeman Holmao discovered a burglar in : the store of Mr. lohn Morri?, on Main Street at an early hour ibis morning, and at once called Policeman Gallagher to his assistance. I Before he arrited the burglar became frgbten- i ed and made bis escape out of tbe back win? dow through which he bad entered. No clue to the identity of the burglar lins yet been; obtained. Out the police ure working on the j case. Tne robber was a bold and daring rascal, j as the means he used to etfecr an entrance proves. He first attempted to make an open? ing by tearing of the weatherboarding at the . rear ofT the store, but failed to get in. He; tben prized up the iron har across the back 1 window and wrenched the window open by breaking the binges. A large lot of goods was found piled on the counter near the open window where the burglar could reach them from the outside. He had taken a large cloth, used for covering goods and had placed it io readiness to wrap up the goods when he had taken them out. It was evident that he vras about ready to leave the store when discovered. it is very unfortunate that the fellow w*! j permitted to escape, as so daring a rascal ,s ! dangerous to a community. The track in the j snow in the rear of the store is rather small, but there were no peculiarities about it that would lead to the identification of the burglar, : nor have the police been able to follow the track any great distance from the store. Every effort will be made, however, to run the burglar down, and put him ia a place where he ?viii he prevented from following his trade. - i mw - Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications as ?bey cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con? stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by au inflamed condition of the mucous lining Enchiachian Tube. When this tube is in? flamed you have a ruraollng sound or imper? fect bearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, acd unless the inflam? mation cat be taken out and this tuberestored to its normal condition, hearing will be des? troyed forever; nine out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give Une Hundred DollarB tor anj? ease ot Deafness (caused by catarrh) thfit can not be cured by Hali's Catarrh Cure. Send lor circulars; free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. (?. Sold by all Druggist. 75c. ? IM- 1 - lt May Do Much For You. Mr. Fred Miller, nj Irving. I!';., writes that li j had :i Severe Kidney trouble !<.-r ninny years, with severe pains i:i his 'nark .tn.i also that his bladder was affected. Ile trie,I many su called Kin doy cure- l>ut without any <r.i res-ult About a ycaragohc began use Klectric Hitter- and found relio! at once. Electric Bitters i.- especially adapted t<> cure of all Kidney and Liver trouble and often gives a most instant rciiet Une trial will prove '-ur. statement. Price <>nl- 50c. f"r large little. Ai J. F. \V. DeLorineV. it Success m Life depend:- oii little things. A RipaosTabule isa 'ittic thing, but taking one occasionally gives good digestion, and that means good, blood, and that means good brain and brawn, and that mean? success \7-25-0 The Graded School Building. Edifor Watchman and Southron : DKAR SIR : Owing to a current re.-ort i:i this cn; ti,a' trie Sumter Graded School . house vms rendered unsafe in consequence o? water collect in g ir: :he basemen', I h*ve interviewed thr Superintendent, Mr. J. B. Dui!;-, on the 9t?bject, und am informed by him that, while t??re is water io the base . ruent from recent rain.*, that the building is . perfectly ??r?- ar:d there is no cause at nil tor a larm. Mr. Duffie authorizes tue to to use his n?rne in connection with thia matter, and should yon see fit t.) publish this you nie ar liberty lodoso. Very respectfully, B. SCOTT GAKSOS The above is published for the satisf^cioo of a!! those who may hure been misinformed as to tile actual condition cf the schcol . building. We were nut aware of the ex? istence of such HU impression, to ?ny extent, : until the receint of Capt. Carson's no;e. The water in the ceila m?kes the building untenable of course, but has not affected the ? building as to i's safety and security. It is unfortunate that the cellar was made so rle?1 p, and ttl?- it was not cemented :o i keep out wnter. Efforts are now beiug made ! to remedy the defect, ?nd when the cellar can j be kept clear of water so that the heating j arrangement caQ be worked the building will i - be ali right. A Pyttnan City. The Grand Lodire w?s especially happy ic ; : selectine the progressive City of Sumter for j I its meeting this year. Sumter is one of the : . best towns in the country, it is full of life, i land work and enterprise. It will hean; j inspiration for the Knights to meet in Slimier , i and ?hey will return to their homes with j renewed energies and wills to build up their I communities as well as their lodges Besides, Sumter is one of th* strong holds ; of Pythianum in Sjuth Carolina. Game Cock Lodge is one of the banner lodges of the order and the delegates are foi t?mate in that thev ?re to have the oppor- I Minify to mingle with its enthusiastic mem? bership-a membership from which such Knights as Past Grand Chancellor Atlarnont Moses and Grand Vice Chancellor Frank H. Wilson have come.-Pythian Journal. - ---?^<M< ^mWmmm A young man in Lowell, Mass., troubled for years with a constant succession of hoils on his neek, was completely cured by taking only three bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Another result of the treatment was greatly improved digestion with increased avoirdu? pois -mmm -^mw^ Native Red Rust Proof Seed Oats for sal hy W. M. Graham. Native Hay fur Sale by W. M. Graham. Blairs pen and pencil tablets, stationery of all kinds, mk, pens, pencils, blank books, typewriter supplies, etc., at H. G. Osteen & Co's., Liberty Street, next to Watchman and Southron ofiice. . The Best Remedy for STOMACH, Lim; and Bowel Complaints Received Highes) Awards AT THE ? World's Faira KAVANAUGH & AMNIONS, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, OFFER THEIR SERV1C?S TO THE PUBLIC. Estimates furn ?shed OD all classes of work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Only first class work doDe. Workshop at Harvin's Mill. KAVANAUGH & AMMONS. Feb. 9-tr. PROPOSALS FOR SUMTER COUNTY BONDS. OFFICE OF County Supervisor, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, 8. C., Feb. 13, 181)5. THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS? SIONERS for Sumter County hereby give nonce, lhat pursuant to the provisions or an act of the Geoeral Assembly of said State, entitled, "An Act to Authorize the issue of $15,000 00 of Bonds of Sumter County, to raise funds for past indebtedness and for repairing and furnishing the Court House." approved December-, 1S94, they will receive sealed bids for the whole, or Rny part of said issue not less than five hun? dred dollars, up to the 15th day of March, 1895, at 12 o'clock, M. Said Bonds to mature in ten year?, to bear interest at the rate of MX per centum per annum, payable annually, to be exempt from any and all County, State and Municipal taxation, secured by an annual levy of taxes to pay the interest thereon, and the accumu? lation ot a sinking fund for the ultimate re? demption of the same. The same to be sold at not less than par. The right to reject any or all bids is expressly reserved. Bv order ot" Board. Attest W. S. I ?INK INS. TlIOS. V. WALSH, Supervisor Feb. i;:. Sect v. 52d Year. Thc Great Form, Industrial and Stock Journal oj thc South. ONE TEAK FOE $1. Sample copies and Premium List will be mailed FREE on application to THE CULTIVATOR PUBLISHING Box 415, Atlanta, PUBL?G NOTICE. CITY LICENSES FOR 1884-5. Cr.ERK & TREASURER'S OFFICE. SUMTER. S. C., Feb. 6, 1895. MERCHANTS AND OTHERS liable un? der the Lic?ose Ordinance are here? by notified that on and after February 15th. instant, all City Licenses, as requ red by said Ordinance, now of force, then unpaid, will be put into exec?iion and lodged with County Sheriff for collection. By order of Citv Council. C. M. HURST, [L. S.J Clerk & Treainrer. Feb. 6. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. THE DEATH OF ISRAEL REIFSNYDER h*s dissolved the late copartnership, heretofore conducted under the name of Lukens & Reifsnyder, and all bilis will be paid by the undersigned, surviving partner. And all dues collected t?v biro. JESSE LUKENS. Feb. 6. '95 3-t. Survivor. . 64 A. I M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodore, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, March 7th, fit 7i p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves Hccordinely. By order, A. C. PHELPS, Yr. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary .JJ Feb 13. jflOKJEY SOAKED. Do you want to borrow money on equita? ble terms? Do you desire to pay off a mortgaje and re-borrow ?be money at 5 per cent, interest annually ? Would you care to be so situated that you could reduce the mortgage against your home by naying off a small amount monthly and at the end of each year receive credit for all paid? Wiih interest being charged only on remaining portion of loan. Would you like to buy your family a home? If >o re-td the following : I represent a Company that has embodied in its plan all the features enumerated above and many more. Caa yon see *ny reason why you should pay a large interest for money when you have good security? Can you present any good reason why it iii not as well to receive profits yearly HS to wa t from 7 to 10 years as one does in many of the Associations? Is not the reduction of interest yearly better than waiting many years tor profits? Borrowers under the plan represented by me assume absolutely r.o risk as every dollar paid on the loan is credited on the mortgage, thereby reducing it ,n pro? portion to the amount paid. Building Associations have benefitted hundreds of thousands, so did the o'd cars that were propelled by horses. OurpUn is as far superior io Building Associations as the trolley cars are to the old antiquated horse car system. My time is too much occupied to answer questions for the carious, but those seeking information for the betterment of their condition will receive full information promptly. We offer an investment to those who have a small amount to save monthly that has no superior as to safety and seldom equaled fer profits. Call or write. HENRY L. S. WELLS, Jan 30. Attorney, Sumter, C. H. 3. C. So Simple. Nine limes out o?* ten whenweare out of sorts our trou? bles can be reme ved by that re? liable old medicine, Brown's Iron Bitters, which for more than 20 vears has been curing many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma? laria, Impure Blood, Neural? gia, Headache, Liverand Kid? ney troubles, k's the peculiar combina-ion of iron, the great strength-giver, with selected vegetable remedies of true value that makes Brown's Iron Bitters so crood for strengthen mg and purifying the system. It is specially good for women and children-it makes them strong a ad rosy. i>i*G??-rt's Ir^n Ritters is plcnsnnt tc '? and it will not sta-i the teeth nor < . constipation Sec the crossed red 1: cn tl::* M-ranper. < ?ur book. "H< Live a Hundred Vc;?rs, tells ail ab. v. B2.0WN CHEMICAL CC BALTIMORE. 3?: