The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 13, 1885, Image 2
: The Sttmter Watchman was founded
ffc l860 and the True Sout?iron in
1866? The Wafchaian ?iid Southron
. now baa the combiued circulation and
inlueooe of both of the old papers; and
is manifestly' "?he*~ best advertising
medium in Souter.
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EDITOBIAL ITEMS.
The . Illinois Legislature is about
evenly balanced between the two par
. H.: ties. Tbe Democrats, however, suc?
ceeded in organising tbe House, so
there is a sosB?biliry yet of defeating
Logan'* aspirations .for another tenn in
S ti? Beatie.
Mr. Gladstone, the great British
Premier, aecoirdiog to the assertion of
. . ? ... ,-*
hil soo, retires from politics when Par
liament adjourns. The world will be
poorer in Josing a statesman of his fc?as
sive intellect ai d sterling honesty.
"The New York Sun conducted the
most brilliant campagin against Cleve?
land in . the late Presidential election
fe J known to modern Jou^naiism.',-Ex.
Jest so, as Bill A rp says. .The New
>: * ^.Tork Stn conducted a most brilliant
campaign, scrupled at no misstatement,
hesitated at nc slander that would in?
jure the man .Thom it knew to be an
honest po?t?cisn, and therefore we think
J|J Southern mem should let it severely
U:X alone." / .
Buring the Presidential campaign the
enemies of;'honesty and reform covered
tons of paper xith criticisms upon the
tact that Governor Cleveland had, ic
the official discharge of his duty, hanged
two criminal. Since the election,
_ however, mos* of,them have, repented
of their folly ted stopped such non
tense; hot lately the New York Tri?
bsne has commenced singing the same
song. After all, however, the Repub
Keans are ho* much to blame, for they {
know if the gallows had its dues the j
party would fo" seriously reduced in '
point of/Jnumbers.' Yes, they have
good reason io hate and fear the '
Sheriff^ 1
The Naval'Academy and some of its 1
peculiar methods, especially that of has- *
lng, are now being considered and dis- (
cussed by a Congressional committee. 1
It is a disgrace that a school under thc 1
control cf the Naval Department of the '
United. State* should allow itself ont- 1
done by the cadets in their determina- (
tion to continue their basing habits. 1
We always knew that Young America 1
wa* Irrepressible, but had no idea of 1
tho extent of that irrepressi bien ess, as j
has been show a in the failure of the an- 1
tkontie* at' A o aa polis io their effort to '
break up this especial pet of college ]l
Gen. Grant's friends have been en?
gaged for the_past week in raising an?
other subscription to get him ont of his
financial, troubles, and just as they are
shoat to approximate success, the Gen?
eral comes ont in a card declining the
proffered aid. What is coming over j T
the old gentleman ? He declined a
pennon from the government, and now
declines a private lift from friends.
Possibly' he has come to the conclnsion
thai he eau manage, to keep the wolf
from the door with his annual income
of $15,600, especially as he will have
so boose rent to pay-his wife owning
several fine residences in her own right.
The tariff U getting to be quite a
prominent topic in political circles
tgtin. Tariff reformers were willing
to let the matter rest until the next]
Congress, but Protectionists are making
such fools of themselves in defending
their pet means of robbing the people
under cover of the law that a contest
will be precipitated at an early day in
Congress. Even the New York World,
which is generally level-headed in poli?
tics, has been contemplating the beau
ties of Mr. Randall's protection logic
so intently, of late as to develop a ma?
nia, and is plunging around with head
tad tail erect, snorting for an opportu?
nity of goring some unarmed free
trader.
The Greenville Nercs ts becoming a
chronic fault-finder. It is to be regret?
ted that its irrepressible editor should
not have something of more importance
to write about than criticisms upon the
Columbia Canal, the University and the
Legislature, whose greatest offence was
that it favored these two unfortunates.
We hardly think that Democrats will
quit their party because of the action
of the Legislature upon these two ques?
tions. Its latest development io the
fault-finding line is an attack upon
GOT. Thompson because be exercised
the privilege given him by the Consti?
tution in making appointments satisfac?
tory to himself. The Neics considr-s
such sets undemocratic, and this opin?
ion is doubtless shared by all the de- , ,
feated candidates. j ^
The United States Senate is getting \ i
an unfortunate reputation. It is thought ] ?
to be under the control, more or less, of j i
millionaire monopolists, whose only j i
claim upon the people for their votes is j i
their long parte. Men like Senator j <
Miller, of New York, who, except in j
the art of money-getting, is a nooen- ; t
{?ty, have a wonderful infiuence in the j ]
Senate, which can be explained only j \
from the foci of their immense wealth. ! <
One-third of the entire number are ! i
charged with being directly interested j j
ia monopolies:, and every one of these ! ]
money kings have persistently fought j ]
against every effort to give the people j i
relief from their grinding exactions, j t
No more vicious specimen of such vii- j
lainous iegif " tion can be found than
in the case <*f Senator Miller above
staled. He patrols the monopoly for
the manufacture of wood pulp pa]
and by his vot? ? and influence keeps
absolutely prohibitory tariff on the
portation of foreign paper, while
holds the patent for its manufacture
this country.
Last Thursday was tbe seventi
anniversary of the battle of New '
leans. It was once a big holiday amt
Democrats, but of late years its celet
tion has fallen into the sere and yell
leaf. Still, it is well to keep in rn?
ory that wonderful victory. **<
Hickory," by energy, pluck and eut!
siasm, took "4,000 men, a great port
of them raw recruits, and "utterly
feated Packenbam with 5,000 Brit
veterans, killing, wounding and c;
turing over 2,000 of that number, a
ail with a loss of seven killed and
wounded. No wonder the people p
moted the General in that remarka
battle to the highest- office in their gi
It is also well to remember, in ct
trusting those times with the prese
that the treaty of peace was signed
Ghent, Dec. 2ith, fifteen days previc
to the battle, and yet no word of it b
reached our ears. Now, one of o
swift steamers could have brought t
treaty across in less than half that tim
while the telegraph would have flash
the news to all the world before the ii
was dry upon the paper. However,
was .all for the best. The British learn,
a lesson at that battle which will n
soon be forgotten.
THE FABMEBS~c?UB.
We do-not know that anything mo
can be said than has been said to ii
duce the farmers of Sumter to turn oi
next Thursday at the meeting of tl
Club. We will just say, as has bee
af ten said before, that the organizatic
is of gteat importance io the peoplt
We do not think it is a cure-all for a
the troubles of the farmers, or that
will make all rich, happy and prospei
MIS ; bnt it will help them to take ac
vantage of their neighbors* knowledg?
md guard against their mistakes.
There is one trouble, however, whic
will arise, and about which but littl
aas been said. We refer to the ex
Dense necessary in "carrying, on the oi
*anizat?on. Some mooey will be re
mired, no matter how economical th
management, and when that question i
.aised some folks will think it entirely
mnecessary, forgetting that if iliey d<
lot pay for a house to meet in som*
>ne else must do so; that if they don'
jay for the necessary printing and ad
rertisiog the work must be done foi
lothiog, and done, too, by men wh<
jave no personal interest in this organ
zation. The question of how it shoulc
>est be raised should receive carefu
bought and consideration. It need
;ost but a trifle to any one, but each
should be willing to pay that trifle, not
.o much for the good of others as foi
he good of himself.
We do earnestly hope that the
nee ting ob Thursday will be large, har
nonious and successful.
FSACHEES, EXAKINATIONS,
SCHOOLS.
We have never been more thoroughly
convinced of the entire unfitness o?
nany teachers for their important work,
han by a late examination of papers
prepared by theta in answer to the
?eries of questions sent out by the State
Board of Education. The most mar?
velous ignorance prevails among those
o whom are intrusted the training of
he children's minds ; and this abnor?
mal condition of affairs is not confined
ixclusively to the colored teachers.
The white teachers in many cases
ire apparently as indifferent in acquir
ng the information necessary to their
rocation as their colored brother.
We had hoped much from our public
?cbool system ; we hope much from it
ret, but our faith that any speedy re?
sults will prove its success, each day
?rows weaker. School officials will
tave to increase their interest in the
vork intrusted to their care before we
;an hope for any improvement. And
wc will mention just here, that in one
School District in Sumter, whose Board
>f Trustees has ever been alive to the
oterests of the schools, and especially
>f the colored schools, for the whites
ire better able to take care of them?
selves, we have never seen an incompe
ent teacher or a useless school. So
hat even with the unpromising materi
ils we have to deal with, very much
nore can be done, than is done.
Teachers who by hard study bare fitted
hemselves (or tbe position they occupy,
should not be placed upon the same
boting with those whose acquirements
aave barely enabled them to pass the
.equired examination ; and this work
;an only be done by the trustees. But
his is straying from our subject.
In the late examination, applicants
?eemed especially anxious for a high
jrade. Those whose acquirments-would
lot justify them in taking even the !
bird grade were eagerly desirous of
itteroptiog the first or second, and the
.emonstrance of the Board frequently
'ailed to induce them to take the easier
questions.
Think of teachers locating Quebec in ?
he Southern States, the rivers Nile and j
Siiger in Europe, making North Caroli- j
aa a South American State, makins i
jen H. E. Lee a British officer, plac- ?
og Grant in command of American j
;roops during the Revolution, making ?
Mexico one of the Southern States and !
coating some battles of the late war in j
ts boundaries. And these are only j
specimens, one out of every fifty of j
blunders equally stupid. One teacher
who Las taught school two years under
t license and who finished his educa
ion ten years ago by attending one or l
two sessions of Benedict Institute, in
Oolam bia, and has been preaching ever
since, failed to . answer, properly one
single question out of the fifty prepared
by the State Board. Several other ap- j
plicants failed to answer a single ques- \
tion. A teacher who was educated at *
Biddle University in Charlotte, N. C., c
and who had been examined in that r
State last week, receiving a first i
grade certificate with marks averaging j
over eighty out of a possible hundred, s
presented himself for examination. He c
came too late however and was asked a ?
few questions to verify his certificate, f
and he could not tell the difference be- s
tween a common and a decimal fraction, v
between per cent and interest, between 1
an adjective and an adverb, and yet r
he goes forth as a first grade teacher.
It is hardly necessary to multiply in- a
stances to prove that our would-be
teachers are sadly ignorant, and the t
worst phase of the situation is that *
these same persons have to be employed \
or a number of the schools will be '
F
vacant ; and while one will say that c
such teaching is worse than none, yet J
the colored* people are anxious for
schools and rightly so; and they think p
there is great benefit to be derived from Ii
a child's sitting in a school room all
day, even though the teacher is stupid, d
But think of ft kind reader, a room or '
church crowded with from 75 to 175 p
pupils, (there is a school in Samtcr ?
County with that number of children, g
and with but one teacher,) all depen- Jj
dent upon a teacher who knows nothing a
himself-a blind leader of the blind- J
and where is there a shadow of hope "'
for' improvement in their minds or ^
morals. ?
Oh for an invasion of Yankee school i
marms to fill this yawning hiatus of ig- t(
norance ! ?.
The picture though is not all dark. Jj
We have some good schools and compe- ?
tent teachers. The question papers of
a few of our teachers, both white ?
and colored would do credit to any ?j
school, and we are proud of the good ?
work they are doing for posterity, but
they are exceptions to the rule, and a li
gre?tchange must come over the pub?
lic schools of Sumter County before ^
they are what they should be. h
Centennial Newspaper. *
The Augusta Chronicle and Consti- Jj.
luiionalist is growing venerable with i ti
years and honors. In March next, it Q
will print its Centennial Edition, in which j t?
will be given a brief history of events j J?
that have occurred in Georgia and to st
fe
some extent in Carolina. In an edito?
rial last week it says :
"The Augusta, Ga., Chronicle was
sstablished in 1785-when the R?volu- tl
tionary War had been but four years j?
?nded ; when the United States, now so Ci
broad io-extent sud majestic in power, ^
were only a feeble family of infant com- et
monwealths, fringing the seaboard ;
when the Constitution had not, as yet,
ts
beeo framed, and our form of govern- ~
ment was still the venerable Articles of ,
Confederation : when Washington had
% tl'
but just returned his sword to its scab?
bard, and the ink was scarcely dry on p'
Jefferson's Declaration pen.
Founded in 1785, iolS85 the Chron- ?
?ele still survives. In all the long
3onrse of the century, its issue has
?ever been intermitted, and on reaching
its One Hundredth Anniversary, it at
proposes to celebrate the occasion by j ^
that rare, but not unexampled, publi- T?
ration among Auiericau newspapers-a di
Centennial Edition.
In this edition will be given a brief
bistory of the paper for one hundred cc
years, illustrated and accompanied by a bi
fac-sitnile reproduction of oDe of its f
earliest numbers. A sketch of the ;'
bistory of the State of Georgia from"
1785 to 18S5 will also be given, em- c}
bracing ail the salient points of interest u=
in its annals, a brief biographical list of ? CI"
its Governors, Senators, and other dis- j di
tinguished sons, and a concise chrono- j P(
logical statement of its growth iu terri- 01
tory aud population.** V(
Any one having files of the Chronicle it
prior to 1S00 will confer a favor by "*
loaning them to the Chronicle and g
Constitutionalist office. r,.
Jump into the Wagon.
Mr. Torreyson, a blacksmith of Car?
son, Nev., is a genius, and we confi
lently predict that before he dies bc
will put a pair of legs to the earth and
snable it to take a walk with Venus
around the moon. We predict this,
because Mr. Torreyson has invented a
road cart that gives the horse a chance
to ride part of the time. The wonder?
ful vehicle ?3 thus described by the
Carson Appeal :
*'It has four high wheels and the j ui
place between them arched, so that the j V
horse is hitched under the wagon be- I "
tween the wheels, bis head projecting a m
little beyond the front wheels aud his j Ie
tail just barely touchiug the hind wheels.
The driver sits just over the horse's jUy
neck, and the others in the wagon face j pi
outward on each side. The horse is so . i"
fastened that the pulling is distributed i hl
aver his body and does not all come on j [?
bis neck and shoulders. In this posi?
tion he is greatly protected from Hie
sun and storm, aud thereby enabled td-|
make long journeys with less fatigue.
But the principal part of the invention ,
lies in a beliyband about four feet wide '[
passing under the horse. When you i
reach the top of a long hill, down which j 31
a horse would have to go slowly as he I 01
held back the load, you simply turn a ;
crank and it lifts him off his feet several i
inches from the ground and tho vehicle j ?
runs down the hill of its own mom en- j
tum. It is provided with a steering j ,
apparatus and a brake, that the vehicle j .
may be steered and its velocity regula- j v
ted. Several times during thc day the j ^
tired horse has a chance to ride and is j ???
very much rested. Also when thc ; tj
horse attempts to run away you wind up I
the crauk and he is lifted o?r the ground j ?jj
perfectly helpless." j
This idea of lifting thc horse off the j j
ground if he attempts to ruu away is a ! g?
capital one; but no well-regulated horse j
would attempt to run away with so mar- |
vellous a vehicle. Mr. Torreyson : di
probably knows best, however, and j la
instead of criticising his work we would ii
respectfully suggest that he invent an ; V
?ppliance by which the cart can ride I di
too.-J\Tcics and Courter. j hi
[From our Regular Correspondent.")
WASHINGTON" LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., JAX. 10, 1885.
The inter-state commerce bill" has been
>assed in the House after a long and able d??
jate. Mr. Regan, the author and tireless ad
rocate of the bill, may well congratulate him
ielf on this achievement. Last session he
.vas at death's door with an insidious disease,
ind no one believed that he would live to see
,he triumph of his bill. He then said that he
vould be*wilh'ng to die bat for the incom
>leteness of this work. There are few more
>p\verjful, more ready, or better equipped de?
baters in the present Congress than Mr. Rea?
gan, of Texas.
Tbe beginning of the new Year has been
baracterized by a resumption of the social
rater tain meo ts of the season, but there is a
ack of the splendor, the gayety, the chic of
brmer years. The bard times may have
otnetbing to do with the social depression,
>ut hard times do not pinch office holders
vhose salaries are as certain as taxation. It
ak es money to make the social machine go,
md many of the social engineers lost their
ooney in wagers cn Blaine. Tben, again,
hey realize that it is prudent to be provi
lent, and save money to buy tickets to Ohio
.fter the fourth of March.
Col. Lamont has been io this city for two
lays, looking over the field. Very few knew
hat he was the private secretary of the presi
lent-elect, and he was not aunoyed by office
eekers and interviewers. He went to the
Tbite House yesterday afternoon, and met
Resident Arthur, who introduced him to his
?rivate secretary, who in turn presented tbe
Jerks about the "throne" and explained to
lim briefly the daily routine of official work
,t the presidential mansion
Last night the Chairman of the inaogura
ion committee had a long talk with Col.
jamoot. who remarked that Governor Cleve
and was averse to show and ostentation, but
hat oo the other bund he did not wish to ap?
ear ostentatiously simple or austere. The
etails of the inauguration will therefore be
?ft entirely to the committee.
Left to the committee, the inauguration
romises to be a grand affair, with a grand
jareb to the Capitol in the forenoon, a grand
yrotechnical display in the eveuing, and a
;rand ball at night. Think of a ball room of ca
acity for twelve thousand persoos, and with
oor sufficiently spacious for two hundred
nd fifty cotillions ''dancing in tune!" At
ight Pennsylvania Avenue will be as light
s day with gas, electricity, and calcium
ights. A firm has offered to decorate the
treets by suspending a line wire from the
tavy Department to the foot of .the Capitol,
nd suspend globes of different colors twenty
)ur inches apart ; the same line passing up
rouisiana Avenue and around the City Hall
j the Pension building. It is the intention
f the committee to make oh the occasion the
randest display of pyrotechnics and decora
ions that has ever been in America, and
.om the estimates received there is no doubt
fhatever that it will be done.
The military parade will be the largest that
as been seen in Washington since the war.
?ezieral Fitz Lee will appear at the head of
ighteen hundred men from Virginia and
orth Carolina. All the Southern States
rili be represented in the procession. Two
o'ored military corappuie3. one from Nor
>lk, and the other from Baltimore will be in
ne with the colored companies of this city.
Some of the troops will sleep in the Pull
lan cars which bring them here; others will
e billeted in hotels and hails where they
ave airead}* engaged quarters. A few coin?
ages will be ?quartered ic Alexandria,
here they will be within half an hour of
Fushiogton by rail or boat. "If the prover
ial inauguration weather prevails on the
lurth of March, the military will have a
iste of the horrors of war. The last three in
uguration days were extremely disagreeable,
ongress oujjht to pass an act extending the
rm of a President to six years aud inaugu
iTing him on the fourth of July. Then the
iilitnry companies could have a picuic and
>e Washington arrayed in green sward,
?iage, fountains and flowers.
Our Exchanges.
The Spartanuurg Herald hus commenced its
nrteen th volume under a new management,
r. Trimmier h:is withdrawn from its publi
itioo, and it is now owned by a stock cora
my and Mr. W. M. Joaes, the editor, has
itire control.
The News and Courier Annual is on our
ble. We return thanks for this nicely got
n up affair. It has, in addition to the usual
manac literature, a number of fine illustra
ons, mostly of natural scenery. The irre
.essible Ashley Phosphate Company has sev
al pages of its unique literature and pic
?res. The reading matter of the Annual is
>od, the pictures excellent, and the publisher
lowed both taste and talent in its make-up.
-*n> . ? ? ? -i
After all the arguments about cheapness
id quality it appears that Dr. Bull's Cough
rrup is the best' remedy for the cure of
?ughs and cojdi ever offered to the public.
lie price is^Dhiy 25 cents a bottle and every
ruggist irc'tbe land sells and recommends it.
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On our third page to-day. will be found a
rikjng and instructive illustration of the
?njparative wNortn of the various ki?^g of
ikir.g powders now in thc market, -N,
Ammonia in Eaking Powders.
Among the recent discoveries in science and
lemisiry, none is more important thao the
.es to which common ammonia can be prop
Jy put as a leavening agent, and which in?
cale that this familiar salt is hereafter to
?rform an active part in the preparation of
ir daily food.
The carbonate of ammonia is an exceedingly \
jlatiie substance. Place a small portion of j
upou M knife and hold over a flame, and it j
ill almost immediately be entirely devel- |
.ed into gas and pass off into the air. The j
is thus formed is asimple composition of
itrogen and hydrogen. No residue is left
om the ammonia. This gives it its superior
y as a leavening power over soda and cream
f tartar used alone, and has induced its use
. a supplement to these articles. A small
jan li ty of ammonia in the dough is effective
i producing bread that will be lighter, j
veeter, and more wholesome than that risen
r any other leavening agent. When it is
..led upon by the beal of baking the leaven
i* gras that raises the dough is liberated. In
?is art it uses itself up. as it were j the am
oniajs entirely diffused, leaving no trace or
siduum whatever. The light, fluffy, flaky
ipearonce, so desirable tn biscuits, etc., and
? sought after by professional cooks, is said
? be imparted to them only by the use of tais
rent.
The bakers and baking powder manufact?
ura producing the finest goods have been
.ick to avail themselves of this useful dis
?very, and the handsomest and best bread
id cake are now largely risen by the aid of
nmonia, combined, of course, with other
amiing material.
Ammonia is one of the best known prod
its of the laboratory. If, as seems to be
stly claimed for it, the application of its
.uperties to the purposes of cookiug results
{iiviug us lighter and more wholesome
.cad, biscuits, and cake, il will provea boon
i dyspeptic humanity, and will speedily
ree itself into general use in the new field to
hieb science has assigned it. - Scientific
?ncr icon.
John Clayton was shot by William
*-eeu;an. Jr., in a difficulty at Allen
llo-on Monday night, 20th. " Clayton
ed soon after. Freeman fled, but was
.rested'aud put in jail at Branchville
i Tuesday night.
Railroad Accident.
The dotvn freight train on the South
arolina Kail way met with an accideut
BSterday just after thc train had passed
per Conga ree bridge, The engine and
ie or two cars left the track, but no
a m a ge was done. The Columbia
lund passengers had to be transferred
hen thc up passenger train reached
ie scene of the accident, and conse?
quently thc connection with the Colutn
ia and Greenville Railroad was not
lade, thc train being more than an hour
te in reaching Columbia.-Register,
'h.
- mif ~ OHM
Four colored children were burned to
2ath in Of angebarg County one night
st week. Their mother went off visit
iE and locked them up in the house.
>Then she returned home her four chil?
ien were mouldering corpses and her
ouse iras iu ashes.
J. W. HAWKINS.
Tbis mao of God, after patiently suffering
with pulmonic disease for & full year, threw
off the shackles of clay, and entered into
"rest" on Monday morning, December 22,
1884. Bis end was a fit conclusion to his
moral life, triomphant, peaceful.
At the regular conference meeting of the
Lynchburg Baptist Church, December 27th,
of which be was a deacon, the undersigned
was requested to write an article expressive of
their high appreciation of his personal worth
and Christian character. I, therefore, joyful?
ly testify that, in the life of our esteemed
brother, the church saw a true pattern for
hooesty, sobriety, charity aod Christianity ;
as a deacon, a faithful officer "of good re?
port;" as a man, aman. Eulogj7, so called,
to-day, is as vain as it is common. To those
who kuew J. W. Hawkins it is unnecessary ;
by others it is unappreciated.
We simply/e?" that be is gone; and the
sense of his being missed, would to him be
the most lofty, enduring panegyric.
As to his physical end,
"So fades ft summer cloud away ;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ;
So gently shuts the eye of day ;
So dies a wave along the shore."
J. HOWARD CARPENTER, Pastor.
Mayesville, S. C., Jan. 6, 1885.
Ee si g nation.
Addressed in Christian love to Mrs. Mollie
Hawkins j by her pastor, J. Howard Carpen?
ter.
Oh 'tis a grace possessed by man alone;
A virtue angels might be jealous of I
Conceived in darkest night, brought forth in
gloom, :
In sorrow rooted, watered oft with tears ;
Its fruit, it seems, would only bitter be.
But to the corn plant 'tis analogous
The richest ear, the fullest and the best,
Is gathered from the stalk whose rootlets feed,
In blackest soil on putrifying flesh.
Lo resignation rooted ia the heart.
On fading hopes, and dying love grow3
green,
And sheds a holy fragrance all around.
My heart goes out in sympathy to him,
Whose morning all undimm'd has pass'd
away,
And brightly in the zenith shines his sun,
For doubly dark its going down must be.
Thrice happy is the man whose early life
Was spent in adverse fields at honest toil ;
A harvest rich shall crown hts after y eura ;
And sweet contentment close his eyes in
death.
I thank Thee, Father, that Thoa didst,
awhile,
Let clouds obscure the brightness of my sun ;
? For in the shadow first I learned to smile,
E'en thro my tears, and say "Thy will be
done."
I thank Thee for the burden thoa didst lay
Upon my heart when it was light and free;
For 'neath its crushing weight I learned to
pi-ay,
And then so strange ! I cast it off on Thee.
I thank Thee that my rond has rugged been,
That I have passed thro ways of toil and
strife ;
For now I know it was Thy hand, unseen,
That led me thro them and preserved my life.
And trusting fully in Thy love and care,
TH forward press tho' all the world should
frown ;
Will meet thc heaving billows still with
prayer,
Believing they can never bear me down.
Mayesville, S. C., Jan. 6, 1885.
A Deceived Woman
Is the lady who oses cosmetics, face lotions,
white lead, bismuth, powders, arsenic, &c, in
the belief of enriching and beaotifying the
complexion. It is but temporary, and ulti?
mately destroys the skin beyond the power of
nature to restore. Stop it I Stop it now,
and use only Dr. Barter's Iron Tonic, which
imparts the vigor and loveliness of y oath.
Jan. 6.
THE MARKETS.
SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 13, 1885.
COTTON.-About 75 bales have been sold
during the week ending the 13th. The mar?
ket closed steady. We quote : Ordinary 8J
@8|; Good Ordinary 9@9j ; Strict Good
Ordinary 9?@9.}: Low Middling 9g@9$;
Middling 9|?!0 ; Good Middling 10$.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 12, 1885.
COTTON.-Market dull. Sales about 250
bales. Quotations are : Low Middling, 10? ;
Middling 101; Good Middling, 10$.
WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 10, 1884.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Market quoted dull
at 27J cents.
ROSIN-The market firm at $1.05 for
Strained and $1.10 for Good Strained.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Market was firm at
SI. 15 for Hard, $1.75 per bbl., for Virgin
and Yellow Dip.
COTTON-Market dull. Sales - bales.
The following are the official quotations:
Low Middling 10?, Middling 10f, Good Mid?
dling 10$.
ESTATE SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
\ SUMTER COUNTY.
\IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
Kate^E. Bronm, Plaintiff, vs. W. D.
Blatiding, Administrator, James A.
Browivand others, Defendants.
IN OBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER OF HIS
Honor Judge Fraser, in the case above
stated, I will sell for cash on. FRIDAY, 30th
JANUARY, 1885, the following property
of the estate of the late Martha L. Brown
at the late residence of Abner W. Brown, to
wit:
CATTLE AND HOGS.
250 bushels of Corn and 2,500 pounds of
Fodder.
250 bushels of Cotton Seed.
Oats and Pens.
I Gin and Condenser, Corn Sheller.
Plantation Implements and Tools.
1 2-horse Wagon and Body.
Blacksmith's Tools.
1 Dining-room Set of Furniture.
4 Bedroom Sets of Furniture.
Kitchen and Pantry Furniture.
Crockery, Sewing Machine and Book Case.
The Corr., Fodder and Cotton Seed will be
sold in lots to suit purchasers.
-ALSO,
I will sell at Sumter Court House on SALE
DAY in February next
1 Horse.
1 Mule.
Buggy ftad Harness.
WM. D. BL ANDING,
Administrator, Cum test, annexo. J?
Sumter, January 13th, 1885. 1
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, MRS. LOUISA E. STEIN
MEYER, (widow,) of said County and
State, made suit to me, to grant her Letters
of Administration, of the Estate and effects
of CLAUDIUS P.' STE I NM EY ER, deceased,
unadtninistered :
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said Claudius P. Steinmeyer, as afore?
said, deceased, that they be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at
Sumter C. B. on January 21st, 1885, next,
after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the
forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, thi3 6lh day of
January, Anno Domini. 1885.
T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J
Jan 6-2i Judge of Probate.
County Bond No, 250,
ISSUED DEC. lt, 1882, by the County
Commissioners of Clarendon County in
favor of T. McD. HUDSON, or bearer," for
Siib7.75 with interest at the rate of 6 pet
cent. The said Bond was issued, under the
Funding Act approved Dec. 20, 1881, to sat?
isfy two-fifths of a judgment against said
County, in favor of Hudson & Brother.
Upon this Bond are credits of payments
amounting to $201. Said Bond bas been
sold to J. J. Rowland k Bro., who are now
the lawful owners of same.
Notice is hereby given that the said County
BOND has been LOST OR MISPLACED by
the undersigned, and that after fifteen days
from the date of ibis notice they will apply
to the Board of County Commissioners of
Clarendon County for a reissue of said Bond.
J. J. ROWLAND k BRO.,
Jan. C, 1385. 2 Lynchburg, S. C.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TB 13
NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTER.
At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at
the close of business, Dec. 20, 1884.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, $21,958 71
Overdraffs, 82 07
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation, 12,600 00
Due from approved reserve agents, 10.412 88
Due from other National Banks, 47,446 33
Due from State Banks and bank?
ers, 6,772 62
Real estate, furniture, and fix?
tures, 1.074 67
Current expenses and taxes paid, 881 40
Premiums paid, 417 65
Checks and other cash items, 247 44
Bills of other Banks, 5,510 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and pennies, 53 53
Specie, 9,592 95
Legal tender note?, 11,00100
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent, of circu?
lation,) 565 00
Total, $128,616 25
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, $50,000 00
[Jodivided profits, 5,555 69
National Bank notes outstanding, 11,300 00
Individual deposits subject to
check, 59.674 00
[)ue to other National Banks, 1,153 33
[>ue to State Banks and bankers, 933 23
Total, $128,616 25
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, leo
COUNTY OF SUMTBR, J'??.
J, CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Cashier or the
ibove named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my
inowledge and belief.
CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Uh day of Januarv, 1885.
D. J." AULD, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest :
A. A. SOLOMONS, ")
MARION MOISE, ^Directors.
R. M. WALLACE, J
Jan 13
SHERIFF'S SALES.
BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me
directed, will he sold at Sumter C. H.,
>n the first MONDA V and day following io
february next, 1885, and as many days
hereafter as may be necessary. wi'hin the
egal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for
:ash, the following property:
All tVose two tracts of land situated in
'rovidence Township, Sumter County, in
aid Sis te, described as follows to wit:
Tract 1-Containing Four Hundred and
2ighty-Four and a Half Acres, more or less
jounded on the North by lands, now or for*
nerly of S. Porcher Gaillard, East by lands
tow or formerly of S. Porcher Gaillard,
istate of C. C. Porter and J. J. Knox, by the
'ublic Road leading from town of Sumter to
Providence, and West by homestead of W. D.
Scarborough and land of Mrs. Herriott Mc?
leod.
2. Tract, containing One Hundred and Ten
icres, more or less, bounded oo the North by
ands above described, North-east by lands of
L J. Knox, South-east by lands of J. J. Knox,
ind lands lately of Estate of L. R. Jennings,
md South-west by lands occupied by James
il. Jennings, and West by Homestead of W.
}. Scarborough, both of the said two tracts
if land last above described, levied upon and
o be sold as the property of Wilson D. Scar
jorongh, under the separate executions of
?Villiam S. Scarborough and Newell B. Scar
ibrough agaiust the said Wilson D. Scarbor
mgh.
All of the right, title and interest of Wm.
C. Croswell, in and to a certain judgment in
avor of said William K. Croswell, against
J. M. Croswell. Chas. Spencer, and L. M.
^roswell as Executor of Gilbert C?swell,
leceased, the snme being enrolled and
intered up for One Hundred and Twenty
Two Dollars and Forty-Five Cents, to be
bund in roll 3308 of the records of the Court
>f Common Picas for Sumter County, levied
ipon as the property of Wm. K. Croswell,
inderan execution of Woody & Curry.
Thirty bushels of Cotton Seed and Twenty
munds of Fodder, all more or less, seized and
o be sold as the property of Andrew Spann,
fr., under Warrant of Attachment of John
?eid, against Andrew Spann, Jr.
Six bushels of Corn, Sixty bushels of Cot?
on Seed, Five Hundred and Fifteen pounds
>f Fodder, Five Hundred pounds of Shucks,
ind Corn Tops and Six Bushels Peas, all
nore or less, seized and io be sold as the
iroperty of Isaac Lee, under Warrant of Al?
ach ment of S. E. Dickson against the said
saac Lee.
45 Bushels Corn, 150 Bushels Cotton Seed,
t00 lbs. Fodder seized as the property of
fames F. Anderson to satisfy a Warrant of
Attachment of Chandler & Lemon against
ames F. Anderson.
MARION SANDERS, S. S. C.
Sheriff's Office. Jan. 8. J885.
. NOTICE OF
SALE UNDER MORTGAGE,
State of South Carolina.
SUMTER COUNTY.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN
powers granted to us by Alfred E.
iroadway, late of Sumter County, in the
State aforesaid, in and by his certain Mort?
gage to us, bearing date the thirteenth (13th)
lay of December, A. D. 1882, and recorded
n Register of Mesue Conveyance Office for
aid County and State, iu Mortgage Book No.
Sleven (ll), at page 34, we will sell at pubiic
luction, before the Court House, in the town
if Sumter, on THU KS DAY, the 5th day of
FEBRUARY, A. D. 1885, between the hours
if ll o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock
n the afternoon, the right, title and interest
?f the said Alfred E. Broadway in and to the
ollowing three tracts of land, situate, lying
.nd being in Sumter County, in the State
.foresaid, to wit :
No. 1. Situated partly in Privateer Town
hip and partly in Sumter Township, on
vb i eh is located the late dwelling house of
he said A. E. Broadway, and through which
uns the public road from Sumter to Charles
on, containing One Hundred and Three
Lcres, more or les?, bounded on the north by
ands of E. W. Moise; on the west by lands
orinertj" ot* Hoben Bradford and by lands of
len ry Rodgers ; on the south by lands of Mrs.
?lsie Broadway, and on the east by lands
ormerly of Mrs. McDowell and by tract No.
, hereinafter described.
No. 2. Situated in Privateer Township,
ontaining Oae Hundred Acres, more or less,
rhich is bouudedon the north by lands form
rly of Mrs. McDowell ; on the west by lands
f tract No. 1, above described ; on the south
y lands of Mrs. Elsie Broadway, and on the
ast by lauds now or late of the estate of Oll?
er Hoyt.
No. 3. Situated in Privateer Township, on ;
lublic road from Sumter to Charleston, S. C., i
ontaining Forty-seven and One-half Acres
47^), more or less, which is bounded on the ;
orth by lands of Mrs. Elsie Broadway j
which separate it from ahove described ?
rads); on the west by public road leading j
rora Sumter to Charleston and by lands of j
Irs. Elsie Broadway : on the south by lands
f estate of M. J. Tisdale, and on the e.ist by j
*.nds now or lately of the estate of Oliver ?
loy t.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
J. A DOER SMYTHE
and ANDREW M. ADC KR,
Copartners, doing business tinder finn name
of SMYTHE k ADGEU,
J:in. 13 Mortgagees.
NOTICE.
rHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTKE of thc j
Democratic Party in Sumter County J
till meet next. Thursday. 15th inst., in the |
ince of Mr. W. II. Cuitino at ll o'clock in
he tr?ornin<r.
By order of the Chairman.
W. F. BU A ME,
J?n 13 Secrciarr.
NOTICE.
RHE UNDERSIGN RD gives notice that
those indebted to him by note, account
r otherwise must settle promptly, lie must
ave mener to meet his bills.
Jan 6 " T. C. SC A F FE . _
"NOTICE.
rnE UNDERSIGNED is cc:, of a job, and
is open to an offer. He is not afraid to
,-ork and will take hold of anything that
ffers a chance of support. Will take charge
f a farm, and will doanv kind of work that J
jay come to hand. T. S. DRAYTON. ?
NOTICE OF
SALE UNDER MORTGAGE.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN
powers granted to us bj J. F. Ives and
S. A. Ives, of Sumter County, in the State of
South Carolina, in and by their certain mort?
gage to ns, bearing date the 15th day of
March, 1883, and recorded in the office of the
Register of Mesne Conveyance of said county,
in Mortgage Book No ll, at page 512, we
will sell at public auction, before the Court
House, in the town of Sumter, on MONDAY,
the 2d day of FEBRUARY next, between the
hours of 31 o'clock in the forenoon and 2
o'clock in the afternoon, all the right, title
and interest of the said J. F. Ives and S A.
Ives in and to :be following described real
estate, to wit: All that piece, parcel and
tract of land lyi :g, being and situate in Sum?
ter County, State aforesaid, containing one
hundred acres, more or less, with dwelling
house and buildings thereon, bounded on the
north by lands of J. W. Hancock ; south by
lands of Thomas Morris ; east by lands of E.
A. Ives, and west by lands of W. Bracy.
W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER,
Jan. 6, 1885. Nortgagees.
NOTICE OP
SALE UNDER MORTGAGE.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN
powers granted to us by W, J. Bate?
man, of Sumter County, in the Slate of South
Carolina, in and by bis certain mortgage to
us, bearing date 15th day of February, 1884,
and recorded in the office of the Register of
Mesne Conveyance of said county in Mort?
gage Book, No 12, at page 506, we will sell
at public auction before the Court House, in
the town of Sumter, on MONDAY, the 2d
day of FEBRUARY next, between the boors
of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, all the right, title and interest
of the sr'd W. J. Bateman in and to the fol?
lowing described real estate, to wit : All that
piece, parcel or tract of land containing one
hundred acres, the same being the tract con?
veyed to the :aid W. J. Bateman by his
mother, Mary A. Bateman, under deed dated
June the first, 1880, and recorded in Book X,
page 304, in the office R. M. C., Sumter
County, said land lying and being on the
west side of Beaver Dam Swamp, in said
county and State, bounded by land now or
formerly of Clay Watson on the north side;
south by the run of Scape 0Ter Swamp ; east
by the run of Beaver Dam Swamp ; west by
the lands of Garrison Davis; sai.'. : act now
being known by the name of "Joel Brown
tract" of land.
W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER,
Jan. 6, 1885. Mortgagees.
NOTICE OF
SALE UNDER MORTGAGE.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN
powers granted to us by M. E. Shiver
of Sumter County in tne State of South Caro?
lina in and by ber certain Mortgage to ns
bearing date the 2nd day of February 1884,
and recorded in the office of the Register of
Mesne Conveyance of said County in Mort?
gage book No. 12, at page 406, we will sell
at public auction, before the Court House, in
the town of Sumter on Monday tbe 2nd day
of February next, between the hours of ll
o'clock in the forenoon, and 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, all the right, title, and interest of
the said M. E Shiver in and to the following
described real estate, to wit :
All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying,
being and situate in the County of Sumter,
and State aforesaid. Containing Two Hun?
dred acres more or less, bounded -on the
East by lands of W. D. Boykin, and A.'J.
Boykin, South by lands of Thomas McLeod,
West by lands of R. T. Ellerbe and W. L.
Arthur, North by lands of Thomas Ancrum
and Samuel Boykin known as the "Ancrum
sand hill place."
W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER,
Jan. 6, 1885. Mortgagees. -
TO
THE LADIES:
? - o
In your search for
CHRISTMAS GOODS
BE SURE AND CALL
-AT
ALTAMONT MOSES',
N. E. Corner Main and Liberty Streets.
-o
You will find there
A Lame Assortment
o
-OF
Goods Suitable for the Holidays?
--o
Our Notion Department
Is replete in all its Departments.
NICE KID GLOVES OF ALL SIZES
AT 50 CENTS.
This week we will make a
GRAND DISPLAY
Handsome China,
Majolica Ware,
Fruit and Cake Bas?
kets.
-o
AS FOR CROCKERY,
Well, really, I don't J<now what to say,
escept v
:0HB AND SEE FOE YOURSELF,
m GROCERY DEPARTMENT
IS PULL.
Wheo T say that I mean exactly what
I say. Here yon will find
Freud Cantos, Ealsons; Its,
And an endless
VARIETY OF CANNED GOODS.
DON'T FORGET THAT
YOU CAX BUY HERE
Barrel Good Flour for $150.
-AND
OSAR
16 Lbs. for $1.00.
A Nice Linc of Lamps from 25c. to ?4.
Dec 16
OF EVXEY KIND CHZAPEB TEAS EYES.
Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammuni?
tion, Fishing Tackle, Seine?, Net?,
Knives, Razors, Skates,
Hammock?, etc.
Large Illustrated Catalogne FREE.
?REAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,
PITISBU&.QK, FA*
EXCURSION TICKET
-TO
NEW ORLEANS,
?OOD TO RETURN" XJNTI
Maj the 1st, 1885,
We would inform you, friends
and customers, that if you intend
going to New Orleans during tbe
Exhibition, you should buy all
your GROCERIES from us, be
cause we guarantee that by so do?
ing you can save money enough to
buy a
TICKET TO NEW ORLEANS
and return, and have plenty to eat
and drink besides.
The Railroad Companies through?
out the country have agreed to re?
duce the rates so as co enable every
one to go. We hare made up our
mind and do hereby agree and
promise to sell you everything in
our line at reduced prices so as to
enable every one to have a nico
time during the coming holidays.
Dear Reader, what more eau yon
expect, and why will you not buy
all your groceries from os and thea
take what is left and buy a
RETURN TICKET TO NEW*ORLEANS
and see the GRANDEST SHOW
the world bas ever produced.
CHRISTMAS
Being near at hand we would like
you to give us your attention just
long enough to read what we have
for sale and then write out a nice
order for what you know you wiH
need, and we will fill it and rest
assured you will be pleased with
both goods and prices.
We bava jost received a nice
line of PRESERVES and FRUIT
BUTTERS, JELLIES and
Atmore's Mince Meat
We have them in different sise
packages and also at retail. Alse
all kinds of DRIED FRUITS,
such as
Evaporated Apples, Peaches,
Prunes and Med Figs,
DATES, CURRANTS AND CITRON.
We have a fine lot of LONDON
LAYER RAISONS and would
call special attention to our Rais?
ons put up in quarter boxes. They
are very choice and a nice s i ie box
for every household.
We call attention to our
EXTRACTS.
They are of triple strength and
warranted pure goods. Also our
large stock of
CANNED FRUITS, MEATS
AND VEGETABLES.
As we only handle standard brands :
of canned goods we say again that
this is the place to boy them and
get full value for your money.
TEAS.
ID a few days we will receive a
large invoice of Te is and we ask -
you to try our Teas and be con?
vinced that we sell a better Tea for
less money than you can buy
abroad. We hear people often say,
44 We buy our groceries in cities
because they sell sugars at cost.'9
We would remind you of the fact
that no merchant can make a liv?
ing by selling his wares at cost,
and if be should offer you sugar at
cost he must and will charge more
for other goods. We make sta
role to sell all goods at small liv?
ing profits, and are glad to inform
you that se far, we have succeeded
in getting a liberal share of the
trade in Sumter County, and by
FAIR AND SQUARE DEALING
we hope to sell you double the
amount of goods do rio g the com?
ing year, and thus save you money.
COFFEES.
We sell a great deal of Roasted .
Coffee, and you can always rely on
getting fresh Roasted Coffees at
our store, because the people will
not let it remain long enoogh to be?
come stale. We offer now a roast?
ed coffee io packages called "Stag
Brand." It is a Java and Mocha
mixed, and is without doubt ?a
fine drink-try a ponnd. We can
give yo? a fair article of roasted
coffee at 15 cents, and an extra
fine Rio at 20 cents per pound.
In past years we have always
found it a difficult matter to supply
our trade with FINE CONFEC?
TIONERIES. In order to reme?
dy this and to please every one, we
would say that we are receiving by
far the largest and finest stock of
FRENCH CANDIES ever han
died by one merchant anywhere
and the beauty of it is we sell it so
cheap, thus enabling a yoong lady
to get two pounds where otherwise
she might only get one. We
can put- candies up in any size
boxes you may desire and we will
give you a nice assortment. Hav?
ing thus supplied a long felt want
in the Town of Sumter, we trust
that thc young people of this town
will give us their orders for all
kinds of Confectioneries they may
want during the holidays.
Before closing we ask you to re?
member that we carry in stock
Choice Butter, Fancy Cream
Cheese, Switser Cheese, Import?
ed Bologna, Dutch Herrings,
Pickled Pigs' Feet. Saner Kraut,
Plain and Self Raising Baokwbeat,
Oat Meal, White Beana, New Or
leaus Syrup and Molasses, (New
Crop,) and last, but not least,
Cranberry Sauce in cans-nice
thing to eat with turkey.
Always glad tc serve you.
We are, respectfully,
DUCKER & BOLTON.
Dec 9