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?\)t Mhtt\)\m\\ w? .Sod WEDNESDAY, FEB- 5, ll The Sumter Watchman was fe n 1850 and the True Southron in The Watchman and Southron nc the combined circulation and inf of both of tho old papers, and is festly the best advertising medii Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. The Legislature is taking its and the day of adjournment ts cn in sight. A long session seems t . inevitable, with the consequeot t expense to the taxpayers. Charleston is moving along qi under thc metropolitan police sy unjustly aod unreasonably forced o oity by Gov. Evans. We are glad there has been no rash aod ill-coos ed outbreak of righteous indigo that would lead to blood shed aod Gov. Evans.has exceeded his powei overstepped the bounds of justice, decency as well, in order to reta political friend io office, but this Dot serve as sufficient grounds ? forcible resistance to the operatic the metropolitan police law. We t there will be no violence and no rio Charleston, and in time the justice ing and honest citizenship of the S will see how flagrantly the libertie the city and of the people of Ciarle have been violated and the law, fra for the purpose of oppression, wil wiped from the statute books. The Senate bill to require iosura companies to pay the face of po?icie case of loss by fire will increase rates of insurance in this State. It next to impossible to fix the true va of/property when a policy is issued, ? if the bill becomes a law a premi will be placed on fraud. Persons siring to defraud the iosurance com Dies will be encouraged io placin false valuation on their property a then burning it. As a means of S? protection the companies will iocre? the rates and the honest men will taxed to uphold the rascals in their d honesty. When it is known that 'losses by fire are to be adjusted by i prai?ement after the fire, those w would otherwise p?ace a fictitious val on their property will be deterred fr( doing so; for they realize that t chances of selling out to the insurac companies at a big price is by means a certainty. When everythii is considered, we are confirmed in t opinion that the proposed insurance li is a good law to kill before it is e acted. The number of cotton mills pr jected in South Carolina indicate th this State will maintain the first pla in the South in cotton manufactur? Mills will be built in all parts of tl State, from Beaufort to the mountain during the year. Cotton manufactu ing is the most promising iodustry th Southern capitalists can invest in, ai it will continue to be as long as tl mills can obtain their supply of cottc near at haod and do uot have bea; freight charges to pay. Sumter pri duces sufficient cotton to supply seven large mills and it is an inviting fiel for investment, for the mills can obtai their supply of cotton at the lowei price and will consequently have larger margin of profit to be distribute in dividends to the stockholders. There is no argument in assertin that a factory will not prove profitabl io Sumter. If the factory has th proper equipment of the latest and mos improved machinery for making th class of goods that is io demand by th trade, if it is managed according ti business principles by a man wh understands the mill business thorough ly, if it is run on a cash basis it can not fail of success for it has beer demonstrated by hundreds of mills ii . the South that money can be made anc fair dividends paid by Southern milli when goods sell at prices that mean ? net loss on every yard made and sole by Northern mills. In open competi? tion the Southern mills have every ad? vantage over their Northern rivals anc can afford to undersell them in everj market. The history of the mills ir this State, North Carolina and Georgia prove that there is more money io cot? ton manufacturing, when intelligently managed than in any other enterprise in which money is invested. The speech of Senator Tillman has provoked comment from the press in every part of the union, and the com? ment is in the greater number of in? stances very unfavorable. Many of the papers that style themselves "leading and influential" have outclassed Till? man himself in the copious use of ab&se } and viili?cation. They criticise and condemn Senator Tillman very justly 1 for his ill-mannered,. vulgar and sense ? less abuse of President Cleveland ; but they prove themselves, many of them, at least, no iess vulgar, ill-mannered and senseless in their abuse of Senator Tillman. These papers have much to learn concerning South Carolina's juuior Senator, and when they have learned the lesson, they will \ find that they are now playing : exactly into Tillman's hand. They are I pursuing the very course that be most I desires them to pursue, for it is making bis Dame a household word in every state in the Union. If the papers will | ! only continue their abuse and coDse- j quent extensive advertising of Ben, Tillman they will make bim President of the United States. Tillman is a demagogue, and a past master io tbe art of bamboozling the people, but he is not a fool by any means. He is the most accomplished and successful self advertiser this coun? try has ever seen, and he knows better how to use the newspapers and ger, them to advertise bim free of charge ; than any mau we have ever heard of Til)mao accomplished ali he desired by bis speech and he is smiling to himself every day as he sees how nicely bis scheme is working. IN NEWSPAPFR CIRCLES. Messrs. II. L. Darr and H. A. Brunson have purchased the Florence Messenger and consolidated it with the County Bauner. The union of too good papers should make one much bet? ter than either of the old, and we have no doubt the Banner-MesseDger will be one of the livest and most successful papers Florence has ever had. Camden is to have a new paper. It j will be known as The Sun, and will be I issued this week by Mr.^G. G. Alexan- ? der, an experienced newspaper man. The Yorkville Enquirer now issues both a weekly and semi weekly edition. Both editions are models of excellence and typographical beauty. The tobacco edition of The News and Courier, published on Saturday last, is the clearest aod most convincing proof that the tobacco industry in South Carolina has attained great mag? nitude we have seen. It is a well drawn outline that gives nothing save facts and ou ly a few of the most strik? ing of the great mass available. The Charleston Evening Post appear a few days since in a new dress and greatly eolarged in size. This sub? stantial evidence of prosperity is grati? fying to the friends aud admires of the Post. The paper has improved notice? ably in every department and it de? serve success aud prosperity. MM---a--na The court of general sessions of Berkeley county is being held in the loft of a store at Monks Corner, the j new county seat. Mr. S. T. Guerry, of New York, was killed on the railroad track in Atlanta yesterday. The Treasury gold reserve 6tood at $47,792,649, yesterday. The Ouachita river, Arkansas, is higher than for years and the entire country is floo?sd The Wheelock Piano Co., The Weber Piano Co , and the Sluyvesant Piano Co., all of New York, failed yesterda}-. Bayard May Resign. London, Feb. 3.-The United Press learns that Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States ambassador here, bas authorized Preeident Cleveland to an ? nouoce bis resignation in thc event of a vote adverse to bim upon the house of j representatives resolution censuring him for his utterances in his speech in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Great Britain. THE j Kew York World, THRICE-A- WEEK EDITION. _ 18 PAGE? A WEEK. 156 PAPERS A YEAR. j Is larger than any weekly or semi-weekly ; paper published and is the only important Democratic "weekly" published in New York City. Three times.as large as the lead? ing Republican weekly of New York City, lt will be of especial advantage to you during j the Presidential Campaign, as it is published j every other day, except Sunday, and has all ? the freshness and timeliness of a daily. It j combines all the news with a long list of in ? teresting departments, unique features, car ! toons and graphic illustrations, the latter be ! ing a specialty. j All these improvements have been made without any increase in ,v,.e cost, which re? mains at one dollar per year. We effer this unequaled newspaper and the Watchman and Southron together one year for t$2.25. Tbe regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.50. ! The Deaths cf Mr. and Mrs. Bur? kett. From the Wateree .Messenger. The subjoined statements concerning the untimely deaths of Mr and Mr. W. J. Burkett are published with pleas? ure. We would state, iu this connec? tion, however, that we have ''insinu? ated" nothing, as Mr. McMauus charges, but published what .seemed ro be a well-authenticated rumor. We stated distinctly that "it is reported" that they died ''under very suspicious circumstances.*' Wc do nor deem it proper tu go into details in a newspaper cencerning these icp^rts, bur will very readily give Mr. McManus or any one else interested our authority, whenever demanded privately. We sympathize very much with Mr. McMauus in his sad affliction, and hope that bis state? ment together with that made Mr J. E. DuPre wili put a "quietus" to these reports, but from ail we've heard it would seem that an investigation is eminently io order It will be observ that Mr. DuPre is silent, whether in? tentionally or not, as to what their first sickness was and what brought it on. If the reports are not true, and no attempt has been made to shield a criminal, theo a great injustice has been done the deceased couple aod their families, and for the sake of all parties cooceroed we hope there is no founda? tion for the damaging rumors The following are the statements re? ferred to : I notice in your paper of Jan. 26, an article insinuating that my daughter and ber husband, W. J. burkett, were poisoned. I would like tc know what authority you have for such a state ment. They had been sick nearly three weeks with nervous disorder, from which they were recovering when they contracted measles and finally conges? tion of the brain, which proved fatal, j Your article is absolutely without foun- j dation, as they bad had the best medi- j cal attention through their entire illness. I would like to know who your infor? mant accu8et3 of administering the "overdose of a dangerous drug." Please publish this correction and oblige, Yours, etc., W. A. McManus. The deaths of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burkett, of this place, who died here recently, were caused from measles. Their first sickness had about .been con? trolled, when in their weakened state they took measles, which resulted in congestion of the brain, and death en sued in a short time. I have this state? ment from their attending physician j and this should put a quietas upon the j many reports about the matter, which to say the least, are very distressing to the parents and relatives of the young couple whose untimely taking off is re? gretted by all. Jas. E DuPre. Pisgah, S. C., Feb. 3, 1896. T?X RETURNS -FOB 1895-96. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C. Nov. 27, 18.95. KETURNS UF ALL PERSONAL PRO peny ?nd Poll Tases will be reerived ;ti me following time3 and places : Mechanicsville, Thursday, January 2d. Smithville, Friday, January 3d. Providence, Saturday, January 4th. Auditor's Office, Monday, Janu? ary 6th. Wedgefield, Tuesday, January Tth. Stateburg, Wednesday, January 8th. Hagood, Thursday, January 9th. Rembert's Store, Friday, January lOlh. J. M. Tindal'8, Saturday, January 11th. Mannville. Monday, January 13th. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, January 14th and 15th Magnolia, Thursday, January 16th. Lynchburg, Friday, January 17th. ! Concord, Saturday, January 18th. Reid's Mill, Monday, January j 20th. ! Mayesville, Tuesday, January 2l6t. Johnston's Store, Wednesday Jan? uary 22d. Shiloh, Thursday, January 23d. j And at Auditor's Office in City of i Sumter from January 24th to Febru ! ary 20th, inclusive. The law requires that all persons owning j property or in anywise having charge of such : property, either HS agent, huaoand, guardian, ' trustee, executor, administrator, eic , ?eturo j the same under oath to the Auditor, who re? quests all persons to ne prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent, penal? ty which will be added to the property valu? ation of all persona who fail to mak-j returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1896. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each Township where the property is located and also in each and every case the No. of the School District must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and fifty years on the first day of January, 1896, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes shall be deemed taxable Polls. All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of February next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the 20th day of February are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. A. B. STUCKEY, Auditor Sumter County. That heritage of rich and poor, has saved manya Hie. For Throat and Lung affections it is invaluable. It never fails to cure Cough, Cold, Croup and Whooping=Cough. DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP is the best. Price 25 cents. Chew LANGE'S PLUGS,The Great Tobacco ?ntidcte.lOc. Dealers or mail,A.C.Meyer ? Co., 8a!to..i."o. i In addition to the standard brands of Fertilizers that we have j been handling for a number of years, we have added to our list, the Old Reliable Jk. V ASS J3L, And are now prepared to offer- you the following brands for which we are the sole Agents for Sumter County: Wagener's High Cfrade Ammoniated Ferti lizer. High Grade Blood and Bone Fertilizer. Navassa Universal Fertilizer. Genuine German Kainit and Phosphate. Cotton Seed Meal. Ali of which we are prepared to sell at Rock Bottom Prices .cr cash, or on approved paper Special attention will be given to inquiries ? from Alliance and Grange Clubs. Your attention is directed to a special advertisement of the Navassa Guano Co., which appears in this issue, of their NAVASSA GUANO FOR TOBACCO. For which we are the sole agents, and any person interested in the culture of tobacco will do well to consult us in regard to these goods before placiug their orders. PLANTATION SUPPLIES. Our stock bas never bee? more complete in this line, and having bought largely at about the lowest poin; "f the market we feel assured thr,t we can save you money on your purchases. Indications are that bac??n will be higher and we could not advise a better in? vestment by our friends thau putting cash into what bog product they will need for their year's supply. We are prepared to sell for delivery any time up to July 1st. Sumter, S. C Jan 22.-2m Navassa Guano Co.9 Wilmington, N. C. Manufacturers of Standard Southern Fertilizers for Cotton, Corn, Tobacco and all crops. SPECIAL ATTENTION CALLED TO NAVASSA GUANO FOR TOBACCO. Guaranteed Analysis: 8 uer cent Available Phosphoric Acid, 2? per ceut Available Ammonia, 2 "per cent Available Potash K 0 (from Sulphate Potash) Used by the most successful growers of tobacco io the two Carolinas, because it insures a crop which'for bright color, full flavor, fine curing properties and gen? eral excellence cac be had io no other way. Twenty-eight years have proved the Navassa Brands the Best Special Manures for this crop. We are the only Fertilizer Company using exclusively Sulphate of Potash in our Tobacco Guano. For sale by O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. Ci Call on or write to them for Free Pamphlets. Jan 22 ?J??1 HARDWARE ! ? We have had years of experience in the business, and think we can satisfy you in quality and price. For i TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY COME TO US. FOR BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIAL WE KEEP IT. I FOR BEST COOK AND HEATING STOVES OUK STORE IS THE PLACE. i ! For Engine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Razors. Scissors, Guns, Pistols. Car? tridges, Etc.. Come right here. Rito ari Leather Belting, Paiits ai Oils are Specialties. CAN'T WE FURNISH YOU W1TH-SOME? R. W. DURANT & SON. Oct 16 Sales-Ageii?s Wanted For made to Measure nod Ready-Mane Clothing by sample. Very lowest prices fer best Clothing. Libe? ral commissions are pai<:. Energetic solicit? ing agents car? make trom'one to three thou? sand dollars yearly. Storekeepers can sup? ply themselves without carrying stock. Send three references Wannamaker & Brown, Jan 29-2t. Philadelphia* ? > W< V ? rt ^-J)0STO M ; pt 0 %# BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charros of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE El G WATCH, Oct. 16. FLYING ARTILLERY, (No. 22,759.) This registered trotting stallion will make the season of 1896 at Harby's Steble, Sum? ter, S. C. FLYING ARTILLERY was bred at the Woodlawn Stock Farra, Lexington, Ky., will be four years old April, 1S96, is from standard bred trotting blood, and has al? ready made a record of 2.28$. Is a beauti? ful bay color, and is a most promising horse. Jan 15. HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. ?P-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 500 Tons Ammonialed Guano 500 Tons Acid Phosphate. 500 Tons German Kainit. COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT FOR SALE. GET OUR PRICES. We keep ou hand a full line of heavy groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS, LARD, MEAL, GRIST, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, COFFEE, POTTED MEATS. &c, Ac. ?3* Correspondence solicited. Nov. 27. Just Opened, ALL FRESH GOODS, LOW PRICES. J. A. F0XW0RTH Informs his friends and the public generally that be has opened a choice stock of Family Groceries, YELTETABLE anft FRUITS, In the Tuomey Block -fourth store North. He invites all to give him a call, aod will try by offering the best goods at bottom prices, to give satisfaction. J. A. Foxworth. Oct. 16-v. PAYING POSITIONS GUARANTEED IX WRITING. Stu? dents'complete course in HALF the TIME at HALF the EXPENSE of other colleges. 24 placed last month. Address at once GEORGIA BUS. COLLEGE, Macon Ga. 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