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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7. 1897. LIVE Q?CLSTIONS. A Ser?es of Articles Contributed by _Advan^eAThinkers._ CRIME ANDMORE OF lY/ The serious attention of thoughtful people is more and more engaged in the shady of criminality in the United States. Especially the increase in what ae scientiffcally called crimes against the person arrests attention and requires more consideration. In a valuable ad? dress, prepared with great care by Mr. Andrew D. White, lately our minister to Bussia, he has brought forward the facts in this matter so as to startle even . those who thought themselves best in? formed. He delivered this address at a large meeting of gentlemen of standing in Boston, who are accustomed to use the power which they have for the im? provement of the social condition of Massachusetts. He confined himself, however, rather to a statement of what? is and what seems to be the tendency in all parts of the United States. He has left the solution of a great many ques? tions not only to die men who heard him, but to others who see a great pres? ent evil and one which seems to be in? creasing. To cite single details, Mr. White showed that there are more murders in the United States, in proportion to the population of the country, than in any other country of the globe. It would seem as if a certain indifference accom? panied these murders. In the year 1895 the statistics will show that np more than one in 74 murderers was executed j by process of law. Indeed the total j number of executions under the law : was but 132. Perhaps it is hardly to be wondered at that Mr. White had a larger list of lynchings, where murder? ers, or people supposed tobe such, had been executed without the process of . law. The number of these in the same year was 171. It is very easy to say that this in . crease in cringe results frcm the large im? migration into the country of the crim? inals of other lands. But, unfortunately ' foi* those who take this easy solution of very sad questions, the figures do noe bear out the statement so far as they could wish. On the other hand, a very large proportion of the persons who . commit these crimes and a proportion equally large of persons imprisoned fer other crimes' of violence are natives of the country who have grown up with such training as the country has yet found out how to give in such matters. Undoubtedly there are great facilities v given m Europe for the emigration of *: criminals. There have been well attest? ed instances in which even the civil au? thorities have been mean enough to send their criminals to other countries. We wish it could be said that in no court of the United States did it ever happen that a nolle prosequi was entered by the prosecuting officer on condition that the criminal should leave the state. This is simply to do what it is understood has been done in some instances by the au? thorities in Europe who wanted to get rid of people. They arranged some way in which these people should "leave : their country fer their country's good. " Mr." White, at some length, showed the danger which has resulted from the reckless use of the pardoning power. He . dwelt, however, at some length on what he called the criminal education of children. The facility with which cheap newspapers, dime novels and other literature of sensation are circulated, makes what educational people call a ! seminar of crime. Mr. White showed, with sad humor, the effect which is j produced upon a boy by the posters and \ pictorial title pages which show, apar ently with truth, this or that or another ' success of the revolver or of the bowie knife. ] It should not be impossible that, by j seme concerted movement of the direct- ' ors of the press, a countercheck might * be found to this tendency, if proper il- ! lustration were given of the conse- ; quences, of crime. The average street boy has yet to learn that the way of the transgressor is hard. It is not simply that it leads to a bad place, as to the prison or to some other place of punish? ment, but the way itself is a very hard way to-traveL Mr. Sayles, the directer of the public hbrary at Pawtucket, in a simple way carried out an excellent system of edu? cation in this affair. He prepared a sep? arate scrapbook for the juvenile readers ; ia that library, which shewed what happened to boys who had tried the sen? sational method of life and volunteered j upon piracy or burglary for the amuse? ment of those careers. Mr. Sayles found this scrapbook was even more attractive | to the unwashed youngsters of Paw? tucket than were the somewhat stale picture books which represented mur? der, escape and robbery. The gentlemen who had such matters in hand in Pawtucket were well satis? fied that the mere presentation of the simple fact in the scraps from newspa? pers which were brought together here had a highly desirable effect What might net be done if some of our artists 3T other people whose business it is te make posters would present to tis. from day to day, on the "people's picture gallery"-that is. on the boardings by the side of the street-telling illustra? tions of the life in hospitals or in pris? ons which often follow, and always ought to follow, the deeds of adventure which are generally so vividly por? trayed Whe have received with great interest an appeal from the Society of Friends in Baltimore, which, in the most toni perate and sensible way, has called the attention of the directors of the press to the danger of results from the exaggera? tion of the details of crime and the presentation of its methods to readers who might otherwise have never heard of it. It is very much to be wished that at the conventions of editors this subject; may be brought forrard and some uni? form agreement arrived at in different states as to the limitations which may fairly be put on publication of sensa? tional detail. There is no reason why ! bright writers should not be found who ! can write up scenes of success, of energy i and valuable adventure so that they i shall be made quite as attractive to i Tom. Dick and Harry as are the scenes ? af vice or sensuality or blood. At certain periods cf history this has been made perfectly clear. Some cf ns are old enough to remember the out? break of the civil war. It happened in many large cities that, with the intense excitement which swayed men, when volunteers we're flecking to the recruit? ing offices, when the first companies were being rapidly marched to the regi? mental headquarters, and when regi? ments themselves were vying with each other as to which should go to the front, this excitement, v-s -?able and true, was enough to displace ia the minds of crim? inals the petty excitement which in peaceful times led them to fumble with false keys or door locks or watch as sneak thieves in people's halls. The commitments in the police and munici? pal courts were very materially reduced in the weeks of high excitement, when men and women had something better to think of than the working out of the miserable problems of sensuality or vio? lence. . Without anybody's meaning it, evil was really overcome by good in such instances. And such illustrations are enough to show what may be done in any community where the leaders of public opinion choose to devote them? selves to the suppression of crime before, crime has begun. I myself was a guest of the city of Pawtucket on the brilliant occasion w?hen it celebrated the centennial of cotton manufacture. This -was on a love? ly autumn day. The streets were bright with decoration. The movement of well disciplined troops everywhere was her? alded by the music of some of the finest regimental bands in the world.. "With all this temptation to the boys of the city who were released from work on that day and those who were released from school, I fonnd, really to my sur? prise, somewhere between 50 and 100 such boys, ragged perhaps in their dress, in attendance in the great reading rooms of the Pawtucket Public li brary. I asked Mr. Sayles, with some surprise, what was the ma[^ "ism by which he draws them, and he showed me in reply the immense piles that he had of bound volumes of illustrated newspapers. He told me that it made no difference to the average street boy whether the newspaper were L'Illustration of Paris of ten years before, or whether it were the last number of Harper's Weekly. The average street boy likes to lock at pictures, and if yon will g:ivc him pic? tures enough he will come and look at them, even though the streets are blaz- j ing with bunting or alive with military ! music. ' In- this single detail, itself cf no great : importance, is an interesting suggestion, j which I venture to repeat for the benefit cf those who in hundreds of cities of America.are tryiug to get an influence over boys who are very apt to go to the docs... EDWARD E. HALE. There is a ' prevailing r idea that the negroes are a Thriftless race and that they have no promise cf a future be? cause of their lack cf business ability. But statistics show otherwise, and those given below are valuable as i?dicatiug quite a remarkable growth in property holdings, everything being considered. They are slowly'awakening to the needs of education, and yet despite these facts the outlook for the negro in America in one sense is not very bright. The sta? tistics of the increase cf population are unfavorable, and the race is growing more slowly every year. The following statistics as to the di? versified wealth of the new negro in the Union has been given cut as official: In Alabama, ?10,120,137; Arkansas, $9, 810,346; California, ?4,416,939; Col? orado, $39,400,527; Connecticut, $550, 170; Delaware, $1,320,196; Idaho, $16,411; Illinois, 11,889,562; Georgia, $15,196,$35; Florida, $8,690,044; In? diana, $4,404,524; Iowa, $2,750,409; Kansas, $4,296,544; Kentucky, $10, 976,411; Louisiana, $19,918,631*; Maine, $196,732; Maryland, $10,382,130; Mas? sachusetts, $9,904,524; Michigan, $5, 200,122; Minnesota, $1,210,259; Mis? sissippi, $16,742,340; Missouri, $8,366, 474; Montana, $132,419; Nebraska, ; $2,750,000; Nevada, $276,200; New ? Hampshire, $331,731; New Jersey, $3, 637,832; New York, $19,343,893;" New Mexico, $305,244; North Carolina, $13, 581,717; North Dakota, $84,101; Ohio, $8,580,000; Oregon, $93,500; Pennsyl? vania, $16,730,639; Rhode Island, $3, 740,000; South Carolina, $16,750,121; Utah, $82,500; South Dakota, $136, 787; Tennessee, $11,446,292; Texas, $32,852,995; Vermont, $1,112,731; Vir? ginia, $10,982,000; Washington, $623, 515; West Virginia, $6,164,796; Wis? consin, $156,313; Wyoming, $243,237; District of Columbia, $5,831,707; Indi? an Territory, $761.111; Oklahoma, $4, 213,408; thus giving a total of over $400,000,000 free from all incum brances..- ' Take JOHNSON'S j CHILL ?t FEVER TONIC. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICB OF SCPERViSOR OF RE???STRATIC.V, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, :8?7. Notice is beret>r given ibu in accordance I with an Act ot ihe (ienerw! Assembly, the j books for the registration of n? lee?'!;" q'iH??- i tied voter?, and for the issuing of transfer?, i &c, will be open at the court house, between I the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., Hod 3 o'clock ; p. m.. on the first Monday of each month, j od for three successive days, until thirty ' av 3 before the aex: trenera! election Minors who sha!! become x?? <];irir,tr tba! eriod of thirty days, shnli be entitled to , egistration before tr;e books ure c^ose-i, ;f : therwise qualified. W. S.JAMES, E. F KURRU WS, J. M. KNIGHT. May 12. Supervisors of R?gi3traticn. ? Atlantic Coast Line. ?orth-Eastern R. R* of S. C. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated MAJ 16, 1896". Le. Florence " Kingstree Ar. Lanes Le. Laces Ar.Charl't'n NO.35'NO 23 A. M. S 35 4 49 4 43 6 10 A. H. 8 50 9 15 9 15 10 50 ?. M. ?0.53 * p. x. 7 52 9 25 P. M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. NO. 78 * Le. Cbarl't'n Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes " Kingstree Ar. Florence M. 30 7 05 8 25 A.H. TNO 32 P M. 5 20 6 45 6 45 55 M. NO. 52 A. H 7 00 8 26 P. M. ?Daily. fDaily except Sunday. Na. 52 ruas through to Columbia via Cen tral R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 mn via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D. R. R. leave Florence 8 55 a rn, arrive Darlington 9 28 a rn, Che raw 10 40 a m, Wad es bor o 2 25 p m. Leave Floreoce, daily except Sunday, 8 10 pm, ar? rive Darlington 8 40 p m, Hartsville 9 35 p rn, Beonettsville 9 36 p rn, Gibson 10 00 p m. Leave Florence, Sundcy only 9 00 p m, ar? rive Darlington 9 27 a rn, Hartsville 10 10 a m. Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 15 a m, Beanettsville 6 41 a m, arrive Darlington 7 40 a m. Leave Hartsville daily except Sun? day 6 30 a m, arrive Darlington 7 15 am, leave Darlington 7 45 am, arrive Florence 8 15 am. Leave W.adesboro, daily except Sunday 3 00 p m., Cberaw 5 15 pm, Dar? lington 6 27 p ID, Florence 6 55 p m. Leave Hartsville, Sunday only 7 00 a m., Darling? ton 7 45 a m., arrive Florence 8 10 am. J R.KENLY, JNO.F. DIVINE Gen'I Manager, Gen 1 Sup't f M BMERS?K. Traffic Maoauer OMo RiYer& Charleston Railway Co SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. Ia efrect May 5, 1S97 CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) No. 33. No. ii. Lv Camden... Lr Kershaw..... Lv Lancaster. Lv Catawba Junction. Ar Rock Hill. Lv Ko-;k Hill. Lv York vi Ile. Ar Blacksborg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Patterson Springs. Lv Shelby . Lv Rutberfordton. Ar Marion. 2.00 p m 2.45 p m 3.23 p m 4 03 p ia 0 p m 0 p m p m p m ll 8.10 ^.40 9.10 10.50 12.20 a rx. a rs a m a m p m SOUTH B0UND.~(Daily except Sunday.) No. 32. No. 10. Lv Marion.,. Lv Rutberfordton. LT Shelby. Lv Patterson Springs Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Ycrkviiie. Ar Rock Hiil. 4. 45 p a 6.20 r- ru 8.30 a m 9.35 a m 10.20 a ru Lv Rock Hill.!i0.20 a m 10.45 a m 11.22 a ra Lv Catawba Junction Lv Lancaster. Ar Kershaw.,....^.....|12.05 pm Lv Kershaw.112 05 p m Ar Camden ....j 1.00 p m 8 25 8.40 9.CO to p ir P rc Dinner at Kershaw. \ CONNECTIONS } No 32 has connection wirb the Chester & Lenoir Railroad at Yorkville, S. C., wi'.h the Southern Railway at Rock Hill, S. C., with the Seaboard Air Line at Catawba Junction, S. C., with the Lancaster & Chester Railroad at Lancaster, S. C., and with the South Car? olina and Georgia Railway at Camden, S. C. No. 33 North bound train has same conner, ions tte No. 32.1 SAMUEL HUNT, President. S.B.L?MPKIN. Gen. Paps Aet HONET. m _ New Crop 1897. Xew Comb Honey in pound sections. Choice Extracted Honey, bj the gallon or less quantity. For sale at my residence, or orders may be left office of the Watchman and Southron, N. G. Osteen Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Railroad CONDENSED SCHEDULE Ia effect January 19, 1896. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. *35. No. ?57. A. If. A. M. Lv Darlington, 7 53 Lv Elliott, 8 40 Ar Sumter, 9 25 LT Sumter, 4 30 Ar Creston, 5 22 Lv Crestor.. 5 45 Ar Pregoalls, 9 15 Ar Orar.neburg, 5 47 Ar Denmark, 6 20 P. X. A. V. A. K. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. f56 No. ?32 A. li. P. If. Lv Denmark, 4 55 Lv Orangeburg, 5 25 Lv Pregcwls, 10 00 Ar Creston, 3 50 Lv Creston, 5 47 Ar ?Sumter, b 40 Lv Sumter, 6 55 Ar Elliott, T40 Ar D^rlirifitcn 5 30 P M ?. M. .Daily. fDaily except Sunday. Traine 50 and 51 carry through Pullman Pal-ce Buffet Sleeping Cars between New York and Atlanta via Augusta. T. M. [-.MERSON, H. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager Ars'i Gen. Pass. Ai??' J. R. KEN LY. Gen:i Manager. SQUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA RAILROAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Cjrrected to Jun. 24th, 1 if 97. DAILY. DAILY Lv Charleston 7 IO a in 5 30 pm Ar Summerville 7 46 am 6 IO pm " Pregnalls 8 18am 6 50 pm 11 Georges 8 30 a m 7 04 p m "Branchville 9 00 am 7 50 pm " Rowesville 9 15am 8 07 pm " Orangeburg 9 28 a m 8 24 p m "St Matthews 9 48 am 8 48 pm " Fort Motte 10 00 a m 9 03 pm "Ringville 10 10 am 9 20 pm "Columbia 10 55 am 10 10 pm Lv Columbia 7 00 a m 4 00 p m Ar Ringville 7 40 am 444pm " Fort Motte 7 SI a m 4 55 pm " St Matthews 8 02 a m 5 09 p m " Oraogeburg 8 24 a m 5 27 p m " Rowesville 8 38 a m 5 42 p m " Branchville 8 55 a m 5 55 p m "Georges 9 35 am 6 37 pm " Pregoalls 9 48 am 6 50 pm "Summerville 10 22 am 7 22 pm "Charleston 1100am ,8 00 pm Lv Charleston 7 10 a m 5 30 p m " Branchville 9 15am 7 50 p ID " Bamberg 9 41am 819 p m " Denmark 9 52 a m 8 31 p m " Blackville i 0 10 a m 9 50 pm Williston 10 27 am 9 10pm u Aiken 1109am 9 57 pm Ar Augusta 1151am 10 45 pm Lv Augusta 6 20 am 3 20 pm " Aiken 7 08 a m 4 07 p m " Willaston 7 49 a rn 4 44 pm " Blackville 8 08 a m 5 03 p m " Denmark 8 20 am 5l7pmj " Bamberg 8 33 a m 5 29 p m j " Branchville 910am 5 55 pm) Ar Charleston - 1100 am 8 00 pm Fast Express, Augusta and Wasbiogton, with Through Sleeoers to New York. Lv Augusta 3 05 p m Ar Aiken 3 44 p m " Denmark 4 59 p m Lv Denmark 6 25 a m " Aiken 7 28 a m Ar Augusta 8 10 a m Daily Except Sunday. Lv Caudan ?8 45 a m 2 25 p m " Camdea Junction 9 35 a m 3 55 p m Ar Ringville 10 05 a m 4 35 p m Lv Ringville 10 25 a ra 6 00 am " Camdeo Junction ll CO am 6 40 a m Ar Camden 1155am 815am E. S BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON, Gen'l Man'g'r Traffic Man'g'r General offices-Charleston. S C THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depostory Transacts a general Banking business, also bas A Savings Bank Department, Deposits of Si and upwards received In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annua. Payable quarterly, on Stst d?js of Januarv, April, Juiv and October. W F. B. HAYNS WORTH, W F. EHAMS, Cashier. President. Jan 13. * HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS.. UP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, lr000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid with Potasa. 500 Tons Dissolved Bone. 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 Tons C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prepared to meet any and all prices for STAND? ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, HARBY & CO. Dec. 16. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM &E0. f. STEFFENS & SON, M?sale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDSE KED SEAL CIGABS, AND DOVS HAMS fita; and Snmmertoa R. in effect January 15th, 1896. THAIN'S GOING NORTH. No. 72.? Leave Wilsons Mill 9 10 a rn " Jordon, 9 35 a m " Davis, 9 45 a m , " Summerton; 10 10am " Millard, 10 45 c rr. " Stiver. II 10 a rc Packsville. ! I 30 p ra " Tindal, ll 55 p ri, " W. <fc S. June, 12 27 p m Ar. Sumter, 12 30 p rn TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. 73.* Le?ve Sumter, 2 30 p m W.&S.Jucc , 2 33 p ts ,f Tinda:, 2 50 p m ?. Packsville, 3 ?? p m " Silver. 3 35 j- u. " Millard, 3 45pm " Summerton, 4 40 ;> m ?. Davis, 5 20 p ni " Jorco:., 5 50 \ m Ar, Wilson Mi'.i, 6 30 p m Trains between Millard and St. Paul leavi Millard 10 15 a IL ana 3 45 p m.. arrir:.-),> St. Paul 10 25 >i m^tnd 3 55 p in. Returning leave St. Pit:! IC 35 a rn and 4 10 p m. ano arrive M?ltard li* 45< ft n: and 4 20 p m. Dai !y except Sj ?Dativ exceot Sundav TH J M AS WILSON ?THE SUMTER COTTON OIL AND FERTILIZER GO. Offer For Sale: 1,000 Tons Prime Cotton Seed Meal of our own manufacture. -ALSO 500 Tons "Standard" or "Royal" Brand Am moniated Guano. 500 Tons Genuine German Kainit. 500 Tons Acid with Potash. 300 Tons Dissolved Bone. You will save money by giving us a chance to sell you., Up-Town Office : Main Street, next to Court House Square. at A. C. L. Depot. P. MOSES, President. A. C. PHEE PS, Sec. & Treas. Machinery. SEE THE LATEST DEERING BALL BEARING MOWING MACHINE uy none but the Deering ; it is the best up-to-date Mower. MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, M. H. Moons? _ _Sumter, S. C, T OUT A CHICKEN! 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Y. actuKl ellei?sV:: y^t ' ' LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented ?75,000,090. Qppo*>t? Petent O?ce. Washington. J). G ? Feb. 28