The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 30, 1886, Image 1

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ATC ME A X, Kat*btithe4 AprH> 1850* 'Be Just and roar not-Let all the En'dfc thou AinfiFt at, b? thy Country's;; thy God's and Truth's TBE TE?E ?W7nK9teta?&t?**&Jit*?. 1*4* SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY,. NOVEMBEft 30, 1886. Myr Serle?-Vol.Wm Ko. IS. Mt^a c. TJCRM8: nlary jj^ annum-in advance. A O V K RT I8ISIRT8. Ona Sc;aW,nt8ritts*ction-?.....-.$1 00 firer j subsequent insertion.-......... 50 Contracts forjthreejnpntfis," or Tonger will be msda atrTedWced rates. All communications which subserve private ntsi^?^?r?itbec?jarged for as advertisements. '. . lli?st^f^pect wiU be Jew Advertisements. V JP* timk . of expending: jemand red douars in 'advertising send us a copy of your advertisement, and ve will tell yon (Free .of charge,) whmt *i2 be the best invest? ment for jon to make. Send 30 cents for twr Rjg pago pamphlet. Address GEO. P. ROWELLA CO'S Newspaper Advertising Burean, ! ., g. 10 Sprucest reet, New York. FOR RENT. -J^- COMFORTABLE RESIDENCE OF six, Teosas with out-buildings, and a farm attached of 4o acres of planting land, situated one mile Weet of town of Sumter. For termsapply to R. J. DICK, on premises, or to fi i W. E. DICK, Nov. 2* - at Docker k Boltmen's. WFm BATTING MATTRESSES* MTHBRB WE SPEND ALMOST HALF ff of .oar fife should be made as comfort? able as .possible, and for the purpose of fsjfwss; tb? good wort, and -raking some money, we now offer the best COTTON BAT? TING MATTMSSever pot upon this market. Three grades now made-$5:00, $6.00, $7.00. SSJMIO sod full information at Store of Treasurer* A. Meses. Satisfaction geera*, teed in every case, or money refunded j. ^SUMTERCOTTON MILLS. WELCH ft EASON. Family Grocers. ,$t?#? ti?XaeS^ind 117 Market Sta. CHARLESTON, S. C , Invite attention to the following ? C8$ LOAF SUGAR. 14* tbs. mr $1. GRANULATED SUGAR, 151 lbs. for $1. CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR, 15? lbs. for $1. ?fCE SX C. SUGAR. 17 H?. for $1. - T.TGHT BROWN SUGAR, 19 lbs. for$l. GOOD BROWN SUGAR, 20 lbs. for $1. * lb* TOMATOES 90 cts. a dozen. ? ?fe. A JOBS, $1.10 a dozen. ?pN^tpSGARS, $1 for a box of 56. TB\m?M? inlf a few of ibe ma nj attrac ti?s gRs?aie constantly opening, and bouse Mqg S wu$ ttnd it greatly to their advantage %w4$nf (br%^*ofe?of our monthly Price List *>nd cowall H always. lib charge for packin g or drayage. fi? BART & CO., ^oerter*ind Wholesale Dealers in FRUIT ! f? /CHARLESTON, S. C., . Are receiving by stet mer and rail from tbe "?5 - Northand West full supplies each week of CHOICE APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS, PO? TATOR CABBAGES, ONIONS, NUTS ~3i ??T<2ffrALL KINDS, ETC., ETC. . JsV^Or?atf solicited:and promptly filled, od lw?? x- ' IMrtBTMIT TD HOUSEKEEPERS! -red *s& ; x HAVE OPENED A MREEN GROCERY ^O? LJBBRTT STREET, NEAR MAIN. ^^r. I will keep constantly on band Er?^ Tennessee Beef, FOWL, VB AI*, MUTTON, AND *= SAUSAGES. Give me a call and save time and money. ;V *. " Goods dandered Cree. 4* O. WESTON, .Tljprr. 9 ? Sumter, S. C. 3t JD. CRAIG, ? MUMME? 185?. sssK siftTmim? D?ALER .^K^S^WI^ST j?i^*^BB*'V^n j^tsscS^ssMsnH ; - _TWwBtL[fci#^ff-^J*W^^^^ssTT^j r sr ^j^^SS^ IFOULD "THANK HIS FRIENDS and *?IJL3^ft?^*? genetally for their liberal ggttffwssfls.isi tho past, and nopes by mw prices jS^fair4eaJ?asT to merita ?on tina ance of tbe ?* ba? received already a large and varied ajsortsaent of HOUSEHOLD W^?^ toiture ; ss* the-Tail Trade, to which weekly additions *M-botes/ m*ie, and there can be found IK HIS WBU> STOCKED- ROOMS as great a sassimy of FURNITURE OF ALL GRADES ai to tbe first-class city booses. Be hat ?fgggg? ftrw<? PTRECT FROM ^0&8**tf^?S3?S, af lowest prices to be b*d sMV^u^uasu W^ve^?r customers the full ???^ff?iis^gaiaf. f 5; rFAnfi^ ?UaTTf?, ' is?a*JfsWb?e-Top'Bed Rodm Sur-tes,' Bedsteads^ .Mattresses, Sprrog Beds, Chairs, Sideboards, 3ofas, Lounges, JSaftSjS?nrenBs, Washstand*, J?Pict?res; PTctare Frames, Window Shades, and all other articles supplied by tbe furniture nada;.'/" -**so, mntXrW GLASS AND P?TTT. Call at bis store and be convinced by a per IPfaj^^iay tipa pf goods and prices that 'wbssoiiss?Hfe'??? ?re true. He takes pleasure is showing customers around. THE JW^Atfl? KPARTMENT, Xo^mplefe with a large number of styles of Ceros ?od Caskets, from the smallest to the largest sizes made, ?od at as reasonable prices etsi ?be casie cao be boegbt anywhere. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. J. D. CRAIG. Oct 5 FOR SALE. MILK COWS ALWAYS ON HA?D^ H. K< THOMAS, Wedgeneid, S. C. thb p*pmrrc* obtain est?nat? , w? ?od it on W? at 0$ W>49 RHxtolph St^ ^ftSSSSvSSSMas^AoMicy uuftnoius. laa Jaul??? a? wefl aa d?trcwmc comptent If IIMIBI tea it tends, by f^r*^""^ cntntkm, ?nd de ?S?n^S? too? of tb? eystem, U prepare the ?a?' Rfd M i Qmd?raad SflteflstsTy ?preg Dy ggeprfa in ?ll U* forai, Heartburn, Belching-, TaM?n? ibo : Ptn?, eic It enrichae and parirles toe blood^nnna? Tatt* the ??petite, and aids the ?awrmilatkm of food. Bar. J. ? Ko?inxB< th? honored pastor of tba Km Eefcwoed Ghnmh.Baltimore, Mi-, nays: ** Ibmng osad Bfown'a Iron Bitters for DyspepeiA ?nd IadjyWuon I take ?reat pleasure in reccO* Bundbifittd**nly. AlaoqwaMartttBpifeadidtqBjaj . to tbs efficacy of Brown*! bon Bitten lot ro^epoia. and aa a tonic " Genome baa above Trade Mark tod eroeaed red linet Moat af Iba gaasasa ii?ih Ti aflict m UTI Vin ri am nriirrn illy canaedby a disordered oonditxra of tile LIVER. Foe all OOSjpisatttS of Urb. kin?,??ch. as Torpidity Of the?wr. Bafoosnesa. Karroos Dyspepsia, Indiges? tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, FLatn tency, Eructations and Barring af the Stofflich (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Halar?a, Bloody Flax, Chills and Fever, Breakbone Fever, - BxfranetioB befara er after Ferrers, Chronic Diar rhcea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Fool Breath, Irraejubrities incidental to Females, Bearing-down yg^snnifiEirs luwimi ? tnvakmbto. It ?nota panacea for elldveassa. tx*/M IDC? a" dis?as?saf ti? LIVER, . STOMACH and BOWELS, ti changea tbs eomplexon from ? waxy, yellow tinge, to a roddy, healthy color. It entirely removes locr. giuccny ?pinte It ?? one af the BEST AL? TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and la A VALUABLE TONIC STADICER'S AU R ANTI I ' Far sals tv a& Druggists. Pri?e $1.00 per bottle. C. F.8TADICER, Proprietor, SO. FRO WT 8T" Phltadatphta, Pa. A FINE FLORID/T TONIC! Mr. FOSTERS. CHAPMAN, One of the landmarks of the Georgia Drag trade, now of Orlando, Florida, writes: "I caa hardly select a single case of the mao v others to whom I have GUISE'S PIONEER BLOOD RE? NEWER, bot what hare been satis- - Sed; sod I find it the best remedy, for all Skin Diseases I hare ever sold, and a Fine Florida Tonic. "FOSTERS. CHAPMAN, ?'Orlando, Fla." A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH I A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! QUINN'S PION KKK BLOOD RENEWER Cares all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma? tism, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine. If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00 : large bottles $1.75. Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon. Georgia. For Sale by DB. A. J. CHINA. Joly 13. Samter, S. C. VALUABLE LANDS AT AUCTION. WE WILL OFFER FOR SALE at public auction at Sumter Coort House, S. C., on SALESDAY IN DECEMBER next, (1886) the following lauds belonging to the late firm of Robertson, Taylor & Co., in Sumter Coun? ty, to wit: The remainder of the Plantation known as Bloomhill, in Manchester Township, consisting of Lot No. 1, 52 6-10 acres; Lot No. 2, 51 4-10 acres; Lot No. 3, 43$ acres; Lot No. 4, 53 acres; Lot No. 5,67 9-10 acres, and Lot No. 6. 48 7-10 acres. -ALSO, j What is known as the Cain Lands, in Pri? vateer Township, lying on and near Cain's , Mill Pond, consisting of Lot No. 1, 47 acres ; Lot No. 2, 45 acres ; Lot No. 3, 53 acres, and i Lot No. 4, 52 acres. ! Terms of Sale-One-thirjd^cash ? balance on a credit of one ?aad - two yearsy secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser, interest f payable annually from the day of sale. Pur? chaser to pay for papers. *; Plat? of said parcels ca n hz seen at ?or office. HAYNSWORTH 4 COOPER, Attorney for Robertson, Taylor & Williams. NOT 9, 1886._ FALL AND WINTER Bu?ILiLI??ER Y. fe WHITS and Miss MILLER Are prepared to furnish their friends and patrons with Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS AND BONNETS FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c, in great variety. ZEPHYRS AND CANVAS. Goods shown with pleasure. Call and examine oar stock before pur? chasing elsewhere. October 26. THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed/rom Columbia, 8. C. A Live, Temperance Paper, Pnb)i8bed Seoi-montbly in SUMTER, 3. C. Under the Editorial management of KKV. H. F. CHRBITZBBRG, O.W.C.T. OF I.O.Q.T. OJ S. C. Assisted by an able corps of Editors. Toe patronage aod influence of ail friends of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 60 cents a year.. To advertiser* desiring a>wkte circulation, it offers au excellent raeditim. On bowness, address N. G. OSTEEL Publisher. A MODEST LITTLE MAID. I am a modest little maid, Who thinks it more polite To bid a mau "good evening" Than bid a mau "good night." And if the human members Are introduced bj bim, I always call an arm au arm, A leg a "lower limb." 1 am a modest little maid Who never goes to bed, But to my chamber I "retire," Most properly instead. And when the chaste Aurora Unseals my sleepy eyes, The act which some call getting np I designate "to rise." I never speak of feeling sick, But say that I am "ill," And being in my dressing-gown, I style eu dishabille. In fact I always hesitate To call a spade a spade. Because, you see, I try to be A modest little maid. -Robert Grant. THE GOVERNOR MESSAGE. We give below some extracts, and a synopsis, of this valuable State paper. The total State debt is $3,522,111. 67, of which $5,498,030.99 is bonded. The latter debt wiil mature in seven years. The question of the assessment and collection of taxes is considered at length, asid a number of recommenda? tions are made. He suggests amend? ments enlarging the powers and au? thority of Township Boards of Assess? ors, and requiring: property-owners and agents to sign their returns and baths in person. He sugget?ts a more binding oath to members of Township Boards, in assessing val?en, and rec? ommends that they be paid for their time and not excused from jury duty. He recommends that the legislature take some action upon ihe> question of forfeited lands, which will compel their former owners to pay the taxes or give them up, and recommends that the Court pass on all such, and that they be.Bold by order of the Court. Ile also suggests that with proper arrangements the duties of the Auditor and Treasurer can be per? formed by one person. ?flg TheAdministration of the Court? of justice receive careful consideration. He recommends "the restoration of the summary process jurisdiction of the Circuit Court-with 3uch modifi? cations as to form of procedure, as may be necessary to conform it t > the system. of. pactic? now prevailing. The Circuit Judge should be author? ized to take up the summary process calendar during the sitting of the Court of Sessions: Thus while the grand jury is engaged in the examina? tion of bills, the Court will be em? ployed in hearing and deciding cases on the summary process docket. The costs in such cases should be reduced. Instead of ?20, equivalent to $85.71, as prescribed in the Act of 1768, the Circuit Judge slit ult! be authotized to hear and determine without a jury, unless demanded by either party, un? der certain restrictions to be pre? scribed, all civil actions at law in? volving not more than two hundred dollars, including appeals in civil ac? tions from Trial Justice Courts. Thus, by the time of the adjournment of the Court of Sessions, a large proportion of the civil business will have been transacted. "Eminent authority in the State ur-" gently advise that in this class of causes no appeal should be allowed to the Supreme Court. For this prac? tice we should have precedent in the United States Courts-unless involv? ing a Constitutional qnestion-in cases involving less than five thou? sand dollars. This would greatly re? lieve the pressure, tipon the Supreme Court, and 'would spare to litigants much delay and expense. This ques? tion! submit for your consideration. "The fee bill should be revised and amended, especially so aa to limit the number of days for which costs may be taxed for "reference*' before Mas? ter and Referees." The Governor charges the Triai Justice system with being the most fruitful source of delay and expense in the administration of justice, and recommends modifications of the pres? ent system, suggesting the dividing of trial justices into judicial and min? isterial justices-the latter to have thc jurisdiction only of committing mag? istrates. In view of - the enormous charges made by Sheriffs for conveying-con? victs to the penitentiary, and from the fact that the counties themselves de? rive no benefit from convict labor, he "recommends the passage of an Act requiring the Clerks of the Courts, upon the adjournment of the Courts of Sessions, to notify the Superintendent of the Penitentiary of the number of persons sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary/and requiring the Superintendent to provide for their transportation." The Governor recommends that suitable compensation be made to the Attorney General and his associates for their valuable professional servi? ces in defending the State before the U. S. Supreme Court, in the "Reve? nue Bond Scrip" cases, the result of which decision was so favorable to Sooth Carolina. Ia speaking of the public schools he Bays "the enrollment of pupils in the public schools amounted to 183, 966, an increase of 5,943 over thc previous year. The average attend? ance reached 126,696, an increase of 4,603. Tin's increase, both in enroll? ment and in attendance, being wholly among the white pupils, clearly indi? cates that the white citizens of the State are taking more interest in the schools than ever before. Through the combined influence of examinations and Normal Institute instruction, tl?e effective power and professional pride of the teachers have been much stimulated and improved. No better evidence of this is needed than the fact shown in the Report, that, notwithstanding their meagre salaries and without compulsion, 1,158 of the teachers were willing ito give up their vacation and incur the expenses of travel and board in order to attend.the instructto. s given at the State or County Institutes, during, the past Summer." The ann aal report ofthe Inst i for the Education of the Pea Dumb and the Mnd> shows an i ment of 94 pupils dining the ye increase of 9 over tlie year p lng. Notwithstanding this inc there remains of the appropri?t! the maintenance of the institut* unexpended balance of $1,2; This shows that tire Superinte and Board .of Commissioners ha' ministered their trust faithftifr) economically. To meet the contingency of further increase in the enrollme pupils, the usual appropriation s be made, notwithstanding the ba on hand, that is to say, $17,885 Claflin College ts making con dable progress. "The faculty is posed of ten teachers, and the a1 attendance of the students ex~* four hundred. There are five courses of stud; during the last five years there been fifty-four graduates fron Normal, and fifteen from the Co department. Special attention is given to p cal industries ; schools of faro carpentry, printing and dom economy are established, and a successful operation." The Military Academy is wa commended. The scholastic 1886-87 opened with 62 benefit Cadets and 50 pay Cadets, raaki total of 112 Of those 44 arc ok dets. "The graduating class of 1886 the first since the reorganizatio the Academy. It consisted of th five beneficiaries and eighteen Cadets. Most of them, have aln taken their places in the rani earnest and useful life, and thei tare will vindicate the wisdom ol State in the preparation she has g them to discbarge their duties." earthquake last August injured building to a considerable extent, a debt of $2,770,50 was incurre restoring it. The Governor ie( mends the payment of that smoun The South Carolina College tinues to prosper. "Last session students were enrolled-the lar? attendance yet recorded. The n ber of matriculates for the prei academic year, 183, is already lal than for the corresponding perio any year except the last. In viev the general business depression, the multiplied disasters which fa for the last few years befallen agricultural interests of our State section, this liberal patronage ii encouraging as it is remarkable, the number and character of its t dents and teachers, its courses, rn* ods and standards, the South Carol College can now challenge comp son with any other State institut of higher learning in the South, conduct and management receive heartiest commendation, except the matter of free tuition ; of t polie}* ? cannot approve. It is, my judgment, opposed to the wisl of a majority of the people of State, and is injurious to the high interests of the institution itself, certainly is nut essential to its succ for prior to 1860, when tuition ft were charged, tko College was dec] embedded in the affections of c people,. and held a foremost ph among Southern Universities. The recent history of similar in? unions would seem to show that t attendance of students is not materi !y increased by the oflfei of free t tion, or diminished by its withdraw; a moderate tuition fee being, iu fa but au inconsiderable element in t necessary expense, of a college coarse. From the opening of the Colle down to 1873, tuition fees were chat .ed, and the Act re-establishing ti ^University certainly contemplated t continuance of these charges. Section 1040 of the General Statut it is provided that "there shall be a mitted into each College of the Ul vers?ty one student from each Coun of the State, who shall be entitled tuition free of charge." In Sectn 1042 it is provided that "the tnitic fees shall not exceed the sum of fori dollars per annum for all the branch* taught in either College, which fe< shall be deposited in the State Tre sury and reported to the Legisla.tui annually." Neither the General Assembly n< the Trustees of the University ha? ever formally ordered that tuition i the College should be free. If this judgment should receive th approval of your honorable bodiei and if you should enact that reguh tion8 shall be adopted requiring th payment of a reasonable tuition fee I trust that you will provide prope precautions, so that the interests o the College and of our young mei may alike be carefully guarded. Ni applicant should be turned away iron its doors for inability to meet-the re quired charges. The Trustees shouh be. authorized to remit, under suffi cient safeguards, the fees to m?rito rious youths standing in need of ?ucl aid. Nor shonld such charge operate before the opening of the next aca demie year; it will be manifestly an just to add charges, or impose condi? tions, that did not exist at the time of the opening of the session. The usual appropriation should be granted each y?ar, srrbject, however, to reduction by the amount of the tuition fees paid into thc treasury, according to the law, during the pre? ceding session. I recommend that such appropria? tions bo made as may be necessary t<? maintain the efficiency of rho Allege and promote its development-the amount of which you will ascertain by reference to the Report of the Board of Trustees. The Governor mildly faTors the es? tablishment of art Agricultural College, but opposes any disttM'bance, in its organization, of tbe other educational institutions of tbe Stale. The Penitentiary is discussed at some length. "At the begiwring of the last fiscal year there wp/e 945 prisoners con-1 fined in the Penitentiary, of whom 865 were coJoyed, and 80 white. Dur- j ing the year 553 prisoners were re- ! ceived, of whom 516 were colored,, I and 37 white. The discharges d ing the year, for various causes, wi 513, leaving in confinement at the e af Afc fiscal year 878 colored ma and 38 colored females, and 64 wh males and 5 white females, agg gating 985' prisoners, an increase 4*0* as compared with the correspoi ing period of the last year. Of thc there' are 0? phosphate works 1 irt shoe and hosiery factories 2 Oil the different farms 2 Within the walls- aud' on Canal 4 Tmere is now but one contract j labor without the walls of the Penite tiary. ffliiir contract will expire t4*e 31st of December ensuing, and is apprehended will not be renewed The resnltSs of the farming opel , tiona for the last year were very i favorable ; but this is not di scon ra ing, and* furnishes no justification* an abandonment of that systei These disasters wer? caused by agc cies beyond human control. Turee of the farms in which t Penitentiary is interested suffer serious injury from high water, ?srge portion of two of these fan were entirely covered by water ? three several occasions, whereby t crops were completely destroyed upon forger aTeas: not a Testige reraai ing. Notwithstanding these d?feastei and the money and labor expend? in valuable permanent infprovemer ? on the pr i so n, and the work do j on the Canal and for the State Hon i Commission, the Directors report cash deficiency of only #3,911.4 This deficiency wift be more th: covered by the brick? and fai produce ot? han?. ' The Superintendent reports th tbe entire expenses of the instit tion, including the cost of ma tern wages of Guard and foremen ai other charges, Has beeen reduced 21 7-8 cents per capita per dfer This is the lowest point yet at tai ed, and will Compare favorably wi any other similar institution in tl country. In the matter of maintenance sit j ply including food, clothes, shoe guards, medicine and medical atte tion, the cost is IT 1-2 cents p diem per capita." The Columbia Canal has cost tl State thus far about $125,000, money and labor, about 38 per cei of the above being in money. Tl Manager thinks 740 of the excav tion has been completed. The da to be erected at the head of tl Canal will cost $62,800-forty p< cent of which will be money In the Lunatic Asylum, thei were "at the beginning of the yes 605 patients; of whom 363 wei white, 242 colored, and 12 wei absent on probation j 237 wei admitted dnriog thc year ; makin the whole number under treatmei 854. Of these, 61 were discharge as cured, 29 as improved, and 8 died. At the end of the year thei remained 647 inmates; 371 whit* 276 colored, and 18 Weie Absent o trial. The increase of population wa 43, which seems to have been abor the average annual increase for th last ten years." In the cost of maintenance ther has been a gradual reduction, amoun lng the present year to 140.25 pe head. The Governor congratulates th Militia upon improvements in dri and efficiency ; and thc State Agr cultural and Mechanical Society upo the success of the late Fair. One hundred and fifty thousan dollars have been appropriated fu work on the State ilouse by the lae two Legislatures? Work is progrese lng rapidly, but lt will require ove $40,000 to complete the House ac -cording to present designs. The Governor refers at considei able length to the mysterious calami ty that befet Charleston in Augue last, and recommends that all proposi tions for the relief of that strickei city receive a most careful considera tion. He recommends that "Section ll of Article 4 of thc Constituion sliouh be stricken ont. This Section pro vides that : 'the qualified electors o each-County shall elect three persoui for the term of two years, who shal constitute a Board of County Com missioners, which shall have jurisdic? tion over roads, highways, ferries bridges, and in all matters relating tc taxes, disbursments of money foi County purposes, and in any othei ease that may be necessary to the in ternal improvement and local concern? of the respective Counties.' It if not advisable to insert any provision in the stead thereof. It. should be left to thc General Assembly to pro? vide regulations for the government of the affairs of the Counties? In an* ! ticipation of this amendment, it would be premature to submit any suggestions looking to the establish? ment of a belter system of County government. lt is unquestionable that the present system is .not suited to our condition;-and is tho cause of many of the evils of which the peo? ple complain." The Governwr called thc attention of the Gencraf Assembly to the Cen? sus question and recommends an ap? propriation for that purpose, unless they adopt the Constitntiona! Amend? ment covering that matter. lu conclusion he says: "The peo? ple demand the abolition of needles? offices. I have called your attention to those with which, 1 think, we can dispense, without affecting the tm* ciency of thc whole. Thi^y demand strict economy and rigid accounta? bility in the expenditure of the public moneys ; but it should nvt be forgot' ten that it is not always the smallest expenditure that constitutes the wiscHt economy. They demand a simple and business-like conduct of the affairs of the Governmewt ; I have made suggestions by the adoption of which I believe the administration of our affairs, Stale and County, will be simplified and improved; but in the consideration of appropriations, it should not be forgotten th*t efficiency is the great purpose to be achieved, and from this end our attention should uot bc diverted.. Thc people demand that tfi'e Bui dens as well aa the benefit of the gov ernraent shall be distributed with fail ness, justness- and impartiality The; demand uniformity and* simplicity ii taxation, and its dls?r?rtation in sud a maimer as that, wfrife aft shouh bear their just share of the com?ftci burdens, those shall- contributemos wlio receive most, and those sniFe least who can bear least. For these important matters I bc speak your careful consideration ; and invoking the blessing of Altnignt; God upon you deliberations, I true that your duty will be discharged ii such a manner that the permanent an< material j utercata of the State*and fbi happiness and prosperity of ber pee pie may be promoted. J. C. SHEPPARD, Govenmr. What Our Editors Say. S. C. Advocate. Democrats and .republicans are in quiring tn reference to their defeats am fallings off here and there in the lat elections: 'What's the matter V *Wha caused it?' and are finding answer from various quarters to console an< hearten and reassure them. But the; have not got at the whole troth yet The matter is that thc great masses ar arming with the ballot for their own de fen se, and have waited to the fact tba neither party cares a fig for them so i can get their votes. The matter is tha temperance, advocates are determined t have a say in the politics of this land and are even hon grasping at tb throat of the saloon. The matter i that men will no more be controlled b; dead issues to the honor and interest o a few petty fogging demagogues, am that the land is given over to mug wara pery and political independence May all these diseases spread and wraj the land tn a plague of political kickinj and stratohing. Kicking against evi measures, scratcing bad candidates. Next Presidential Nominee. Lexington Dispatch. The question is being discuss* whether Mr. Cleveland will be the nex Presidential nominee of the Demoerati party, and in some sections the inter?s shown in it ts almost as great as if tin nominating convention were about t< assemble. There is no doubt that i the convention were to assemble tfai year Mr. Cleveland vrodd be Dominate* and it is probable, as far as can b judged from' the present indications that be will be the Democratic candi date, but many things may occur in th? next two years which will eotirely Up set present calculations. Mr. Cleve land bas succeeded so far in giving fery general satisfaction, but who cai tell that be will continue to do so ? A single act of hts may destroy his chao Ces for a second term, or some grea questions may come before tbe countrj which some man not now thought of ii connection with the Presidency, will st handle as to make himself a populai favorite. The fact that Mr. Cleveland'* prospects for a renomination are being so generally discussed is. the best pos? sible evidence that he ii now regard?e as the strongest man sith the people 01 bis party. - ? Bar Maid's Bonanza. Atlanta Constitution. We most throw our njvels overboard and look to the daily newspapers for ro manee. Fiction is tame and common? place-by the side of the melodramas ol real life. Yesterday a brief, mention waa.made in these columns of the peculiar will ol Don Juan Pietro Terry, it turns out that the widow is more interesting'than the will. In fact ?be is a piquant pack? age of sensations. - . Twelve years ago this woman was s bouncing bar maid in Liverpool. She dispensed gin fizzes and killing glance? with a fascinating abandon that knock? ed ber admirers silly if we'-maybe al? lowed to drop into the expressive slang of the period. Among the patrons ol gin fiz at that time was one Charles Ballard, alias Charles . Wells, the noto? rious bank robber. Bullara* foubd the British blonde very much to his taste -and married her. Thc honeymoon was rudely (?battered by Ballard's, convic? tion in the case of the Boylston, Mass., bank robbery. He was 'tucked away io prison for a terra of seven years, and bis u.l<2c waa left with the world before her. Mrs Billiard- had learned from ber husband that when she wanted anything the way to do was to take it. So when she met the wealthy Coban, Don Juan, who was six times a millionaire, she burst into an efflorescence of d?tate and then, trooped -her bewildered victim. The two traveled all-over the world. They had a salon in Parts, a villa at Florence and residences scattered throughout the civilised world. . . At last death claimed the don, and he left his millions to his widow and-bis unborn child. . The don's relatives will make tho point that she neglected to se? cure a divorce from the bank burglar, .he was not Terry Y wife. Here is a chance for a tremendous legal battle. Kershaw Gazette. Some of our democratic contempora? ries arc unconsciously paving the- way I [for republican success in 1888, by en? deavoring to make Mr. Cleveland* I administration as odkms as possible They wilfully disregard the fact that a national democratic convention framed the platform which committed thc party I to civil ser vice reform, and that in ex? ecuting fhat law Mr. Cleveland is simply performing the duty of n good und faithful servant who fewmrs hts obligation and bas the courage faithfully ' to discharge" fr. Direct your batteries upon' Che platform, but don't ask Such a man* as Grover Cleveland to falsify his pledges and tff stultify himself by j promiMwa Sir do one thing and then do? ing another. (?0 to your next conven? tion, wipe oat ffie pledges of reform, raise the banner of enfrfption ?md spoils, and ttan see whether you can efecf ?' president or not. If you succeed hr I #15 election under these sffspices, and your president fails to aci upon the prin? ciples *to the victor belong the spoils,' then assail him with al! thc fury of a righteous indignation over violated promises and broken pledget. Until* then as true democrats, give your sup? port and encouragement to an admin? istration that is simply carrying out faithfully your own platform. Ex-Attorney General Brews? ter in Borway, 'I've been across the ocean more times than I care to tell, and I know London almost as ?ell as I do Philadelphia, bot I bare never beeo in Northern En rope before thin attainer/ sfrid ex-Attorney General Brewster to a Philadelphia Times reporter. *I left here on the l?i? h of Jane and arrived io London on the 23st. I went tip lo Hall on the 23rd, and on the 24th I joined the ship Angelo, and after a vert smooth and pleasant passage arri ted at Christian sand, in Norway, on the following Sun? day. Ifs a very Interesting old place, f went to ct ?feb there, lt's a dean, nice style of Norwegian town. Tb? people are very quiet, nicely behaved* plain and simple. Monday was passed ra Christian ia, a town of considerable importance. I stayed there one day and w sot np by rai) to Tbroodjem, tbe old ?af ital of Norway, which at one time was the largest and wealthiest town ia Norway. It had at one time many monasteries and cb ur ches. I was there taree-foys. In Th rood jem h the cathedral in all Norway. It was foin de d In 1018 hy St Olaf, and on; the ground where be W;?3 barkd the present building was erected In 1151 and" completed in 1240, and was enlarged In 1300, The cathe? dral is a very Interesting work of gothic architecture. It was damaged three or four centuries ago, hy fire, and in re? building it large walls were erected, which changed tbe architectural appear? ance of the structure. It b now being restored with very much pains and care. There was an annual fair being hell io Thrcndjem while I was there, sad it WAI filled with specimens of farmers j and working people. It waa held io i aa open street. It was qui te crowded, and every thing was orderly and quiet, j and all of the people appeared to be j comfortable, well dressed, sturdy, vigor?os and simple io their wats, and a very honest people. The fair was held for business and friendly inter? course. All the time I was in Norway I saw no dirty poverty, no beggars, no tramps or idle, worthless people. The farms all appeared to be thoroughly taken care of. Everything around the house was kept tn good order. Farms were io perfect condition. The booses were clean and comfortable, and small and unpretending. AU the Women are plain looking bat very vigor?os, aod they are qoiet and clean and mild tn their ways. They look aa if they were exposed to hard work, and they have a healthy, comfortable, satisfied look. The men had a sturdy, manly look. They look like people who have no wealth and they appeared to be all on a social level. There aeemsd to be no distinction between them, bot they wear an air of independence. I saw no drnnkeo people there and heard ne noisy people. It is a very peaceful place. Th rond jem is built of wooden nooses, good broad streets, well paved, aod has plenty of good shops. The son reaches ita uppermost point oo the 21st of June. I got io Thrond? jem at 7 o'clock in the morning on the 29 th of June. There was oo night. It was broad daylight at midnight. There was scarcely any darkness. The soo shone- night aod day. The people went to bed regularly atan early hour, with the stn shining, and closed their shutters and pulled down their curtains and slept, and the town was as qoiet as if the night was totally dark. After leaving Throndjem I took a ship named after some ancient Norwegian king, aod in company with fifty or sixty other tourists, all people of respectability and intelligence, and. men from different oatiocs. There were twenty-two Ameri? cana, tbe rest wets natives of Prance Spain, Germany, Don mark? Norway S weeden and. England. We Wept np the coasi; tc Tromso and then to Hammer fest, the most- northern town in the world. I saw tbe high mean taiot along tba whole coast all toe way tty Ut the North cape, the extreme northern point of Europe. I arrived there oo the 4th of italy. It was a cold, wet day. The climate is bar sb, cold and Wet, rainy aod damp. When it's oot raining there is a hoary mist. The North cape M on -a point of lani at least 1,000 feet above the level of .the sea. Wheo I was at the North cape the soo was obscured with doods. -' At 12 o'clock at night the tao was visible for a time In ?later it is dark there nearly all day. as well aa all night ? returned by the same towns, but though different waterway. The 'whole of tbe navigation waa protected by ta od, therefore the sea wat mild. We were surrounded hy immense mono tains, coveted with snow. Do my re ter o to Tbroodjem ? went across Nor? way through a country which was filled "with 'lakes, high BO ra tafos ?ad green ?valleys, cascades aod falls, aod farms .well careji for. It all bad a solitary aod bleak appearance. People were! making the most oat of what they had, j bot their life was evidently a hard cse. The railway stations are swppf?ed w?th eating houses that are clean and wkh abundance of good aod wholesome food and fruit and. wines at reasonable ! prices The traveler is treated honestly. Tbe wcarcfi atteffd tn'cse eating houses generally. They are all qoiet women, pleasant and prompt.' - wmm "ff a-MB= - Woffla?'? Dress. Thc Detroit Free Press in an article on thc above subject/ among other things says ? Tli^ incredible ugliness of the Und? ent feminine drapery carmo! be ade? quately described. Nearly every woman one sees on tbe street g?e? bobbing along with bustle grotesquely awry, a fact of which she must be aware, for at every tenth step, rrrore' of less, in her proMtenade the close observer shall see her furtively read? just it. Stand in the lobby of a thea? tre and note thc women who enter. They are solicitous for nothing in this world Save their bustles, and tire greater their deformity thc more ten? derly do t?iey regard dVcm ; but, if you would obtain the best view of this monstrosity, take position in o' building one or two stories above th? ground and look straight down upon a procession of passing women. Nothing else in lifo is so ludicrous. lt is on* strange that a wild Western machine poet was lately mo-vod io tho Alteran eft-af lW iauawtal tratb that A HMO may sing ?ad a maa may a hz nc Or play the piaoo all day ; Bot be can't hang a bustle a; tba end of bis spine, Secanse hVs BO* bai It that war. A contemporary offers these ring? ing Word* rn support of Ha o<wn ad vu* ency of the leform whiek Mrs. Jeu l?ess-Sil?er pr?poses i . Tlie Hiirversar k>Ve et tfce ancient Greek race for all that is physically graceful and shapely wa? ia reality a popular and magnificent study-o-f: an* atomy. Strict attention, was paid to grace in apparel as welt aa in personal tearing, while no people were ever; more scrupulous in regard for person? al eleaoiiaesa. No Greek woman ever dreamed of wearir g shoes thal crimped feet, wi 0* heels taree inches Mgk> or cf compressing lier graceful waist rillainous corset of sixteen ' inches- girth, er Lof wearings moth, atreus bunch:of iete to conceal the beast ifs I hair with whfeh nat ore gift ed her, or of festeriing an traeoi?h, shapeless bundle of fantastic ?Yspery about the smatt^of her back; or of wearing longdresses Uv trail in the dost, mud, ete*r We d*>.w4 believe t?iat Greet Women were ever, troubled with corns or misshaped toes. And we do believe they were far mote Ikied to become metters of desirable o?spr?ng thaa the deforffied, artificial, painted and patched women of this a*H^*^-i ? Judge Resigti?. Narberry OUetv?rt \ Trial Justice . Holloway has for? warded hfs r?signation to the Gov? ofnor. The follow mg fsa copy of tho Jetten - . %* sd t&?3>? PO?AWA? S. Ov ?cv. ?, t$8fc His Excellency Gov. Jno. G. Shep* pend, Columbia, S. i0- / HONORED SIB ;-For six years I have sat on the bench of the Ninth Judi* cial Circuit, Newberry County, Hei? fer's lV)wnsbip,asaTria? Justice, en? joying Its high bou ors and emolu? ments ; enduring its official cares and grave, responsibilities with an equa? nimity that was perfectly astounding and surprising; dispensing in tho great name of the State 'equality td all, justice .to none' (!!)? uniting in holy Wedlock some whose union proved a disgrace to all concerned ; patiently bearing the curses and es? caping the blessings of alf parties brought before 'His Honor' ; recem ing freely the contempt and Solomo? nic criticisms of the numerous wise? acres With Which this community isi unfortunately flooded sud afflicted ; : suffering a mental agony from my complex and tmerons duties that matte my midnight dreams 'fade as did the bill of Ubeda before the bewildered gase of the Italian knight/ convert? ing what should have been a couch of sweet repose to a bed of tempest* a oas restlessness, l'or sit jfetfa? Sir, ? have been the 'Sir Oracle' of this community, relieving myself of legal lore that pat to flight the er?di? tion of Biackstone, disdaining the 'General Statutes' and Constitution and all 'authorities' with a se?feora* placen cy and se?f'op?n?onste?*y wis? dom characteristic of my fellow broth* ter ott tao bench, delivering my ?pin* ion and ?te to?? with s pomposity and arrogance that struck terror to, aU malefactors brought into my aogusf presence. I hate endeavored to set? tle'cases of all belligerents/ determin? ed on a lawsuit/ with a? eye single4 td the interests an i purses o? A, No.? and my constable? .with a very distal thought of any good to tho State of the litigants, my observation* among my brethren leading 10> to berfeve this to be ?VSTy dwtli^piis?red tfa? of their j^icM?aata^fr ?1 . ^ Now, Sir, after tbeseJongjears of tedious and irksome duties fraught with fremendot? " t?sefaln ess, ' 4%|?! sirattered n?tv?s ?wf^broKm health and old age and a numerous andioonv a ta nt ly increasing and dependent (am? ity ^ow?ngW?p?cj?', I am rel?chant? ly; (oh f Sow reractam'tTy t) cbin^Red to iemier my r??gmU?on *ad deff-my judicial robes, sod I ch; *C ;witb feet ing8 akin to 4hoso .r??rr? u?-pfi"e^ft??? ingforeyer from .tboi^i^n??,bes^: I suggest and nominate wjfli fcit kind' permission; ?S~ nif wo?fSy su'c cessor * competent / to'^ea*7t?fc \3 odi cial ?rtn ?BC, the Hon, Mar-rntrs Dam^ natt^ptu^tf^^???sqne. . . -~ >^ , I take .leave of.you^and the '.^^ar 'chy at Colombia* or 'at Pliilipp'P with extreme sadness, ind with my eyes ?tf#Ared to overfro wmgw tth ^earrs ?ntl my good imart beaVr?g with ?toan* and TiUnic. convoke ns, .1. tooted forth my right band Md bid 'tko bo J's' lt sad. ion#, tong farewefi f WfCh* theWnessf W? f?f ' - .... - ; . ^fsT/Mj - BraOifif Ducks* I - m? ? a ses- ' "* " ? Ducks can be sucr-essfully raised or? farms not supplied with running water by keeping troughs filled WUK water Where thejT Can have access to them at all times. Ducklings ?Tow taster than chicks, and w?fh prop?r care a*ro t?z?f tor market at the age of front eight to ten weeks. 4 ^fntei motherly bens st?of?ld bo kept to . hatch and fear the young dntts. l?h?^ eggs hatch we?l/.re<juir?ni ?o firming and are tlflfft (toe dsyitn" Mctiingi PtfCfrlings most be fed nften awrf iep? Warm ?nd dry, vahen they grow v^ery ! rapid l'y; thef require much tho same j food as chic&s, but require, moto; meat ; we do not advise feeding so' much cooked food, especially con* meal, aa their nature demands fresh* a'nd raw articles mostly. They do! not require water until? fftey ar? wei? feathered, except lot drft?r?g/ ife? must they even ??? wet; If yoftirff rMITs are fept in confine^ ?rrrenf, be s?'r? ^o give them woo^ IdVa'rcoal ii? their feed, and also supply them with animal and green feed. Dig up worm s every day; and cut grass at least twice a day for them; Feed them generously, or let th?h^. run out to forage for themselves. . If possible, let them out during tue morning to hunt slugs and bngs^^'t your potato patches.-?m^r?aam ??f~ iticuUurid for Ifaemb?r* - -?