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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 18? The Sunder Watchman wa? foun in 1850 and the True Southron in IS The Watchman and Southron now the combined circulation and influe of both of the old papers, and is mi festly the best advertising medium Sumter. EDITORIAL NOTES. Miss Anna Gould, who bought t self a French Count for a husband, tired of her bargain in a burry. The duty of the day, as far as Conservativesare concerned, is not make concessions or beg for justice, 1 organize and demand fair treatment themselves and justice for all citizen: The death of Gresham bas afforc au opportunity to many editors to ta back many of the mean things til have been saying for the past two yea Gresham was a great man, and the j sitio us be occupied in both part proves this. The proposition to establi sb a ce tral bureau to handle foreign advert?: menrs, or to have the papers agree to uniform scale of prices to be charg for this cla*s of advertising will find great many supporters io this Stat It will be a better plao to have th matter entirely divorced from the Pre Association. On Friday evening the editors U Sumter, some to their homes and onie to take up again the daily grind, o the adopted the cry "On to Rich m ot and Washington too," and they go c an excursion of ten day's duratioi May they have a jolly good time ac carry with them pleasant recollectioi of Sumter. We have enjoyed bavin them with us and trust that we ma again have the pleasure of entertain io them at no distant day. SOI*D POE T??Xfek As will be seen by reference to on local page, there was a considerate list of lands sold yesterday by th Sheriff under tax executions. W understand that the present custom i fo levy on the whole body of the delic quent's land, and sell it as it would b p"! N^sold under a regular judgment, and th Sheriff puts the purchaser tn possessio] thus making the sale absolute aod un conditional. For instance, yesterday morning, one tract of Und containing 200 acres, wu sold to a private parti for $17.10. lt may be mentioned that io som? cases, the landa sold were uodci mortgage, and the mortgagees bough them io to secure themselves. Bm this does not do away with the hard ship attendant apon snob a transaction ; rather it increases it, for the purchas? ing mortgagee is enabled thus to secure an absolute title to the mortgagor's land even before there is default made by lim ia paying, according to the condi? tion of the bond or other instrument on which the mortgage ia based. Ol course, by an understanding between the contracting parties, the debtor's land may thus be saved to bim, where? as otherwise it would go to the State or other purchaser, but it might, by the unscrupulous, be made to work great hardship to a debtor, who, unable to help himself, might be compelled to stand by and see his land go for a mere song, and without redress without by law. Section 349 of the Civil Statutes gives the details of how property is to be sold under tax executions and pre? scribes that 4'the Sheriff shall seize and take exclusive possession of so much of the defaulting taxpayer's estate, real cr personal, or both, as may be necessary to raise the sum of money named there? in and said charges thereon, etc." We have italicised the words that seem to us to cast a doubt upon the power of the Sheriff to levy upon more property than is necessary to pay the execution and costs, and it may very well be questioned whether, for example, it necessitates levying upon 2?0 acres of land to meet an execution calling for only 3I7.IO. No land in this county is as? sessed, we suppose, at less than 25 cents per acre. The average would be far higher, and in most instances it would be safe to say that a levy upou doubb the number of acres that there are dollars named in the execution would suffice to pay it Hence, as it seems to us, this practice of levying upon several hundred acres of land, containing sometimes houses and other | improvements, in order to pay a very \ small debt must be construed as working a hardship upon tho debtor. The law should be so amended as to j protect him from such wholesale raoFi fice as is often involved in such sales or else we may soon see a very large uumber of our citizens dispossess? ed of their property, to an extent wholly unnecessary and unjust, as it appears to us. Of course the Sheriff is not blameworthy in the matter ; it is the law itself that is at fault. It should be so amended as to return to the former method of selling lands for taxes, where the pur? chaser's bid was for the least, number of acres that he was willing to take and pay the taxes and costs, a much fairer method to alt concerned, as it strikes ns. This will all be the more apparent when it is remembered that yesterday ? nearly 650 acres of land were sold for j taxes and costs amounting to less than two hundred dollars-?200.00. --aa? The Editors in Richmond. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. RICHI:OND, Va., June 2, 1895. Yesterday was spent in visiting the various points of interest in this city, each person or party choosing such routes as pleased them. The visit to the factory of the Richmond Paper Co , was most interesting and enjoyable. Mr i Charlton, of the Company, called for ! the press crowd and the entire party, except the ladies, were driven to the factory. They were conducted through all the departments of the factory and every process in the fabrication of paper from wood and rags was : explained. In one department we j saw all the processes through which j the material passes in making the j famous Climax blotting paper. After the pulp is prepared, it is thoroughly mixed with pure water, and when it flows into the first machine it has the appearance of slightly discolored water. When it emerges from, the last machine, at the other end o? the room it is in the shape of regular sized sheets of blotting paper. And so with the other kinds of paper made iu this factory, which is by odds the largest in the South. Re? freshments were served in the office of the Company, and it goes without saying that the thirsty editors from South Carolina partook freely of the good things that the hospitable managers of the Ricmond Paper Company provided for them. When the crowd returned to the hotel they rested for a short time and were then taken in charge by the Old Dominion Press Club, whose members are all newspaper men, and we found them most charming hosts These gentlemen conducted the South Carolina editors through the Gtty Hall and Capitol. The City Hall is a most magnificent granite building that occupies a block front- i ing the Capitol square. It is fitted with all the modern improve? ments It is fire proof and wherever possible meta! furniture is used, so that the danger from fire and the consequent loss of valuable records is reduced to a minimum. In the afternoon some of the crowd went to Ree a game of base ball, on the invitation of the Old Dominion Press Club Others spent their time in driving or walking around the city, seeing the sights. Gov. O'Ferrall tendered the As? sociation a reception at the Execu? tive Mansion from S 30 to 9.30 o'clock The spacious reception rooms were brilliantly lighted, and just within the entrance stood Gov O'Ferrall and his wife, to whom the editors were introduced by a member of the Old Dominion Press Club An hour was delightfully spent, and then Gov. O'Ferrall offered his arm to M ?88 Duvall from the reception room to the room where the refresh? ments were served When we left the Governor's Mansion we were taken to the rooms of the Old Dominion Press Club, : where open house was kept in honor of the South Carolina State Press ? Association, until midnight It was j termed an informal reception, but ! nevertheless, our hosts left nothing undone to entertain us. An elegant lunch was served and there were j drinkables of several kinds on tap j all the time. Before the reception | came to an end, Mr. Frayser spoke' on behalf of the Club and responses were made by President E. H. Anil and Maj. Marion Moise. This morning we have spent quiet- j ly. The editors being all good re? ligious folks went to church, some going to one church, others to other places of v/orship. The writer went ; to St. Pauls Church. This church ! had three attractions for me: it is near at hand, is one of the historic ! churches of Virginia, for it was there that Robert E Lee and other great men worshipped, and it is said to have the finest choir in the city, lt is a beautiful temple, and the music was grand. This afternoon nearly all of us wii! drive out to Hollywood Cemetery and to other parts of the city. Our party from Sumter will be broken this evening for Maj. Moise, and Messrs. II. C. Moses and Abe Ryttenberg leave for home. Maj. McSweeney and Mr. Kol lock also return to their homes this eve-1 ning. The remainder of us go on ! to Washington in thc morning, but we do so with regret, lor we have met with such open hearted hospital- ? \ I ity here io Richmond that we feel ! that we indeed fell into the hands of j our friends. It will be impossible j for any of us to forget the kind I attentions of Mosers. Irby, West, j Norvel and others of the Press Club. They have made liie-long friends of the South Carolina editors I have just met an old Sumter boy, who is a prominent business man here now-Mr. VV. T. Brogdon. He is a son of the late Dr. Brogdon, of Concord township. He came down ! to shake hands with the Sumter 1 gang as soon as lie heard we were ; here. H. G. 0. THE NEW SUMTER. j Hear what the bustling representative J of the News and Courier, who attended the Press Association, bas to say of our city : j It would be difficult for one to de cribe the impression one receives of Sumter upon one's first arrival here. The impression of one who bad lived here thirty years ago would be very interesting, but wu*t be reserved for i some future occasion perhaps. An air j of progrei-s pervades the entire city. ! You may see progress in the glare of the electric light twinkling under the boughs of the gigantic oak and laurel trees that shade its broad avenues. You may hear it over the telephones that aie manufactured at home You may see it in the well drained and well kept streets and roadways and in the springy tread of the business man ; in the magnificent Opera House of Cumberland buff stone, which was erected at a cost of ?32 OOO, more than one-half as much as the coat of : the new Grand Opera House which Charleston bas receoty built on paper ; in the tall water tower wh?ob j supplies the city with a splendid system of water works works that give such a pressure that no steam engines are j required for the fire department, the j hydrants throwing a stream of water , easily over the highest build ?og in the i city; in the cotton mill and in the jaun ty and picturesque ice wagons of the j Sumter Ice Manufacturing Company; i in the rush and rattle of the loooiuo tives of the three or four railroads that j stretch out and place the city "in j touch with the rest of the world,'* and j you may bear of Sumter's progress j and prosperity in the confident talk of ! her citizens-the croaker who flourishes ; down by the seashore bas no habitation here. The Sumter of the end of the century is a thriving, progressive, pushing, energetic, get-up-and-go city, the pride of its inhabitants and a cred? it to the State Of the capacity of its people to make visitors feel at borne, of their un? bounded aod unaffected hospitality, of of tho generous aod warm-heart enthu? siasm that makes their treatment of the stranger within their gates something that han been said here, and yet not half the tale is told. A country editor, one of the bright young men who runs a "weekly** up in another section of the State, voiced the sentiment of bis breth? ren of the press, who to-night take their departure for Richmond, when he tersely remarked, "Great is the city of Sumter and greater are the hearts of her people." The Manufacture of Ice. The following is from the Colum- j bia ?State of the 4th instant, and touches on a very important matter : To (lie Editor of the State : Please have the kindness to insert the following inquiry : Do all the ice factories of this State boil their water, or, rather, do they still con? tinue to condense the water used in manufacturing ice as they did in former years, or not ? It has been reported that all the factories in this State use the water as it comes from the wells. If this is so it will not be out of place to call the attention of this fact to the State Legislature, as there is so j much of this article used, especially iii the sick room, it becomes neces- : sary to compel these parties to 1 furnish us properly condensed ice if they will not do it of their own ac? cord. ENQUIRER. We can say for the Sumter Ice Manufactory that their water is ail boiled, and that their ice is pure and reliable. The Weather and Crops. ! The report of J. VV. Bauer, Ob- i server, Weather Bureau, for the week ending June 3, says : COLUMBIA, S. C., June 4, 1895. j There was a quick transition from I the cold conditions that ended with the beginning of this crop week, to an extreme of heat, with the highest recorded temperatures for the last decade of May or the ri ret decade in June in forty years in Charleston, where the maximum reached i>7 on June 1st and 2d. In various other localities where less extended records are kept available for comparison, they show that it was the hottest ; week ever known at this season, and rarely ever sui passed by the warmest periods in July or August Many reports indicate temperatures of 100 ' or over on the let.. 2d and 3d. The highest temperature reported was 105 on the 2d (Sunday), from Ella, Lexington County. The lowest reported was 50 on the 28th of May, from Greenville, Liberty, Looper's and Spartanburg, making the weekly j range in the State 55 degrees. The I mean temperature of the week for ; the State was 82 5. and the normal I for the same period is approximately i 75 5. All correspondents agree that the crop prospects improved wonderfully i during the past week, but that rain j is the present indicated need. - mm - - ? Sumter Boy in Texas Heard From. Tbe Evening Banner, of Greenville, Texas, I ID its issue of May 13. nas the fo?owiog i under the caption " A Fine Stroke Mude by j Grayson College in selecting Prof. Stuckey ' a3 a Teacher." The gentleman referred to ; ?3 a son of Dr. Henry Stuckey, of this county, j aod a brother of Dr. H. M. Stuckey, of this ; city, and he has many friends here who will I be pleased to re;id of bis success: "Prof. W. A. Stuckey has D?-en eleced a ; member of the faculty of Grayson college and has accepted the position. "To secure the best results, a school must possess the best pos-ible teaching ability," is a maxim among educators, and Grayson col? lege has in the highest sense, confe-sed her faith in the busiuess in selecting this accom? plished gentleman as ooe of her instructors. Prof. Stuckey has not failed to profit by the many facilities offered by two of the hest uni? versities of the south, he being a graduate or* j the university of South Carolina and a post graduate of Vanderbilt university. l,His high attainmeats and moral worth are truthfully set forth in the following words by one wno has been intimately associated ! with him for a number of years: ''Young' meu who graduate at our universities gent- j Tilly have but the foundation of an educa- j non with which to begin life. Therr aie j exceptions tu this rule and Mr. Stuckey is j one of them. When he received his din urtu j he was a thoroughly educated man, a pro- j found thinker, and well versed in ali rimt I pertains to the dutie3 ot life." Allwhoknow! Prof. Stuckey will join The Banner in ctn- I gratulatiog Grayson College in having se cured the services of this superb scholar aud ? aole reacher. "M*ny of tbe citizens of Rainville, Indi-j ana, are never without a bottle of Chamber- ! Iain's Cough Remedy in the house," says j Jacob Brown, the leading merchant of the ? place. This remedy bas proven of so much j value for colde, croup and whooping cough j in children that few mothers who know its worth are willing to be without it. For sale : by Dr. A. J. China. Tbe New York Weekly, No. 34, at H. G. | Osteen h Co.'s. That M Kranky Kaleidoscope " I Col. J. T. Bacon delivered bis now famous lecture last Tuesday night to a good audi- I ence at Ducker & Boltman'3 Hall, having been first introduced pleasantly by Co!. J. J. Dargan. The lecture, if we can say so without of? fence, isa trifle long, perhaps, but excepting this we have nothing but praise for it and for j Col. Bacon's inimitable and charming man? ner of delivering it. Born and reared in the old South, among ita best people, and there? fore thoroughly familiar with bis subject. Col. Bacon draws a succession of charming pen pictures of the past, giving also io many instances their striking contrasts in the pres? ent. The girl of the period and the jin de tiede young man, with their free and easy manners and untranslatable slang, were ac- j curate and amusing delineations of a type! now very common, but contrasting sharply j wi h the men and women of a balf century I ago, when women v*re not so "chummy" ? with men as they -re now, and when men I were ever courte is towards one another even if about to ight a duel to the death i W* egree with Ci? Bacon that the changes f sic ce theo have oui been all improvement nor >. upward development. "Maumu" and ! "Mammy" as institutions and important I factors in tbe domestic and plantation life of ; long ago, were well sketched, and the death bedsceoeof "mamma," ber burial by tbe ; weird torch light, aud " Unker Isaac's" ser- ? mun were thrilling. As a whole, the lecture was both an enter? tainment and an instruction, and Col. Bacon deserves thanks for giving our people the opportunity to hear something of a state ol things that bas passed away forever, leav? ing its sweet fragrance behind to remind ns ol' the tender grace of a day that is dead, but that should not be forgotten. A letter from Mr. W. H. Flinn, of Jessup, Ga., dated May 25th, saya: "Oliver Mc? Coy, who has been in my employ for fifteen months, was killed at this place on May 23d. Particulars will be sent later." Further in? formation received since states that be was murdered by two men (brothers) for aome money be was thought to have had. He was a railroad section band, and went into Jesup to collect some money the night of the murder, and when he was found be was fear? fully stabbed, and his pockets all turned. He lived until next day, but did not speak. Tbe murderers hare beeo captured and confessed tbeir guilt. Oliver was a native of Sumter County and a soo of JohnMcCoy, a respect? able colored man of Concord township. I have two little grand children who are teething this hot summer weather and are troubled with bowel complaint. I give them Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aBd Diarrhoea Remedy and it acts like a charm. I earnestly rt-commend it for children with bowel tron? ?les. I was myself taken with asevere attaek j of bloody flux, with cramps and pains io my stomach, one-third of a bottle of this remedy cored me. Within twenty-four hours I was oat of bed and doing my housework. Mrs.W j L Duoagan, Bon-aqua, Hickman Co., Tenn, j For sale by Dr. A. J. China. ~~m^mmm>~^*>* - Current Literature. Harpers' Magazine, The Century, Cosmo? politan, Munsey's, The Illustrated American, Review of Reviews, and McClure's Complete Life of Napoleon, just received at H. G. Osnen s Co.'s Book Store. Nectar. This year bas been so far ac exceptionally ; good oue for bee-keepers, the honey being of: fine quality and plentiful. Those who would like to enjoy the purest and best of all sweets, can do so by sending to the residence of* X. G. Osteen, Republican Street, or leaving an order at the )\~. & S. office. i'urt? For H endlich e. As :i remedy for ?ill fonts .>( Headache Electric Bitters bas proved to be the very bc.-t. It effects a permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual iick headaches yield to its j in !l uencc. We urge all who aro o Abeted tu oro euro a bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipatioa Electric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone tn thc bowel.?, and few cases long resist the nie of thi? ?medicine. Try it once. Large bottles only Fifty lent.- a: J. F. W. DeLorme's , Drug Store. 2. THE BICYCLE RACES. A Good Attendance and Good Sac? ing. The races *.t the Bicycle Park Wednesday afternoon were witnessed hv quite i number of people. Messrs. Ryttenberg ?nd riood, managers of the track, issued complimentary ticke's to the member? of 'hs Press Associ? ation, nod the editors were out in force. A ".-.ree Dumber of ladies gracei the orcasiori. There wer? ei^ht events, and fhe sp^c'ators did not have to wait long between taces. The first accident to occur on the track in a race occurred yesterday afternoon in the one mile race in Class 3. Walter Staneill was leading, and as the riders heyan io siiurt on the last eighth, Robt. Suatm's front whe-1 struck Stancill's back wheel, And the result was Robert Spann wa9 sent'spinning through the air in one direction, while his wheel went the other. He did not get hurt, however, and after pulling himself together, mounted bis wheel and came in riding gracefully. Misson, of Columbia, paced by Welch, of Columbia, und Sol. Rettenberg, attempted to lower the track record of 2 23 made by Isaac Baird, uf Ch?rIe?>ton. The track w?s very rough and be failed. The following is a summary of the rares : Quarter Mile, Class 2-Sol Ry ? fri berg, Willie Bultman, Willis Sanders. Handers won Time-39^. Ry t ten berg lost his pedal at the start. Quarter-Mile, Class 1-So I Rvtt-nberg, j W. F. Misson, Steve Welch Ryttenberg : won. Time--36|. Quarter Mile, Cla33 3-Robert Spann. Don Auld, Walter Staneill, Arthur Wilder. Stan cill won. Time-43$, Half-Mile, Handicap-Sol Ryttenberg, j scratch; Willie Bultman, 13 yards; Willis ! Sanders 25 yds; Walter Staneill, Robert Spann, Arthur Wilder. Don Auld, 40 yards. Ry?tenberg won. Time-1.21$. One Mile, Class 3-Don Auld. Robert Spann. Walter Staneill. Staneill won. Time -318. One Mile. Class 1 -W. T Misson, Sol. Ryttenberg. Misson woo. Time-2.57. Hcod's Pills are purely vegetable, harm? less effective, do not pain or gripe "Improved Cherry Phosphate" a delicious beverage at China's. June 4-lw. China's Soda is right. Try it. The Cotton Mill Edition of the Manufac? turers Record is out. The advertisement of the City of Sumter is very attractive and will no doubt do the city much good. The Manu? facturers Record "has done more towards the upbuilding of the South than any other publication, and this edition so handsomely gotten up, reflects credit on the publishers. Health and happiness are relative condi? tions : at any rate, there can be little happi? ness without health. To give the body its full measure of strength and energy, the blood should be kept pure and vigorous, ny the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Cures OTHERS, WILL Cure You. Sarsaparilla MAKES THE * WEAK STRONG. CHEAPEST Safe Insurance KNOWN! . THE FARMERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION of Sumter was organ? ized March 23d, 1895, under Charter granted by the Legislature of South Carolina in the fall of 1894. This Association is duly authorized to insure property against loss by fire, wind? storm or lightning, and is made responsible bj act of the Legislature, and the proviiions of its by-laws, for its contracts with mem? bers. For proper reasons this Association bas settled the claims of creditors, for losses, who held policies issued by the Association which operated in Sumter and adjoining counties for tbe past two years or more, and known as the ''Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance As? sociation of Chester " Therefore, the "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association of SUMTER owes nothing, actually or by im plicatien ; and will soon be ready to issue policies-the form of which is being prepared by competent lawyers-to all members in good standing, without additional cost. And will issue plicies to applicants for mem? bership, on property cot situated in villages> towns or cities, for fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of insurance t.\ken. J. A. RHAME, President. A. G. WARREN, JuBe 5-2t. Agent. PUBLIC NOTICE. CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., June 4, 1895. PROPERTY OWNERS are hereby notified and reminded "that during the month ot June of each year all persoos liable to taxation, shall make return of their property under oath, before the Clerk and Treasurer, who is hereby authorized to administer such oath, &c, &c," and you are requested to give attention to this requirement. By order of Council. OM. HURST, June 5-2t. Clerk and Treasurer. Ciaron: Lodge No. g A. I? rpaE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU J_ NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be b*ld on Thursday Evening, June 6th, at Ti p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. MoSRS, Secretary. Mav S. SBORNFS C?XXEGE, Augusta, Ga. One of the most cora plcte Institution* tn the South. Actual Business; College Currency. Many ?raduates ::i cood payirig.positions. Full courte, 4 months. Shorthand "ul T>^ywritingalsc aught Free trial lessons. Sc- r i ircul?-. EXECUTORS3 NOTICE. THE CREDITORS OF THE LATE DR. S. C C. RICHARDSON are notified tc present their respective claims, duly attested, to either of the undersigned ; and those in? debted to him ?re notified to make immediate payment to either of the undersigned. W. F. ? HAYNSWORTH, Sumter, S. C., B PRESSLEY BARRON, Manning. S. C-, Qualified Executors. May 29, 1895-3t. So Simple. ^ Nine times out of ten whemveare out of sorts our trou? bles can be removed by that re? liable old medicine, iron Bitters, which for more than 20 years has been curing- many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma? laria, Impure Blood, Neural? gia, Headache, Liverand Kid? ney troubles. It's the peculiar combination of iron, the great strength-giver, with selected vegetable remedies of true value that makes Brown's Iron Bitters so good for strengthen? ing" and purifying the system. It is specially good for women and children-it makes them strong and rosy. u(o~n'a Iron Bitters is pleasant to Mic**, and it will not ittin the teeth nor cr . constip?t ion. See the crossed red li? on thc wrnpper. Our book, "Ho Li?-? .1 Hundred Years," tells all abeu; ir?c iv r 2c. stamp. :*ow>< CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE, '? THE FLORIST AND GARDENED inforas bis customers and the public that be ia prepared to furnish fine articles in FRUIT TREES, ROSES, AND ALL KINDS OF FLOWER PLANTS, ALSO CABBAGE PLANTS AND OTHER VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE PLANTS. 100 Cabbage Plants 25 1,000 " ? 2.00 He offers his services to lay out gardens and put them in good shape Reasonable terras. Feb. 10._ T. Cs Scaffe Would inform his friends and customers that he is prepared to maoufacture TOBACCO FLUES, Any dimension or thickness, more reasonable than any cf his competitors : having many advantages over them : having 20 years experience in this kind of sheet metal work. Estate of Miss Mary S. Broun, DECEASED. A LL PERSONS having claims against aforesaid Estate, will present same, duty attested, and al! persons indebted to "aid Estate, will make immediate rnvment to F. M. DWIGHT, M. I)., Administrator. Wedgefield. S. C. May 15-ot. 1 WHITE ft M. Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UND KR WRITERS' AGENCY. N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented ?75,000,000. Feb. 23.