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C|e ?tetem aiti) *oM|rWL TUESDAY, DECBMBEB 7.? The Sumter Watchmari'itas founded 185G ?ed the 2V?c Sorrow m 18.66. The ?P??cAma? an?2 Southron now has tbe combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani festly tbe best advertising medium in xSemter. t.. .. . ,.?< ??.-? EDITOBIAI? ITEMS. Congress met yesterday, but no one, expects mach work till- after Christmas.: ?t is thought that the regular appropri ation bills wilt be* the first business at ' tended to, as indeed they should be. As the session will be short we would . suggest more work and less play. The enrollment of Confederate troops ' furnished by South Carolina daring the . war is almost complete. The . rolls of, 438 companies are complete?46 artil lery, 64 cavalry and 828 infantry. Fedone more rolls are in course of preparation, while seven companies have as yet no report. - The total number of companies furnished ? by the State amounted to four hundred and ninety six. Governor Gordon has pardoned * George T. Jackson, the Augusta Bank' * defaulter, who was convicted last year of embezzlement, and sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years. We sup pose the poor old man has, in the loss of his good name, and tbe destruction _ of the hopes of his family, already suf fered all that Es needful for his lapse ? from the path of rectitude. The action of the Governor is commended at home. Naval Secretary Whitney's report to Congress is receiving abundance of praise. His administration, coming di rectly upon the Ibeels of such corruption and fraud as was practiced by Chandler, shines all the brighter for the contrast, and even a Republican mast be more . than ordinarily prejudiced who is not glad that the naval affairs of the coun try are out of the hands of the shady characters whose reputations have so seriously smirched everything connected with the navy* -~>. In view of tbe continued improve ments in marine implements of war, it would seem difficult for a naval wir to 'last long between two nations with thoroughly equipped navies. One of 4be latest additions is called the peace maker, and is a submarine monitor so built as to be entirely navigable under water, and which is intended to be used in placing torpedoes under war vessels. -One such machine in successful ^operation could destroy the most pow erful navy in a few hours. The W. C ?. have presented a -memorial to the Legislature asking for * change in the convict laws, especially ?s they bear upon j arenile criminals. Their request that boy convicts should <bc separated from the older and more hardened criminals,.and thus avoid the -contagion of vice to some extent, de serves the earnest consideration of our law-makers. Tbe Penitentiary -is in many cases a most fruitful school of vice. Col. T. J. Lipscocub bas made..an eficiea t Superintendent of the Peniten tiary, and we think the Legislatore should retain him in his present posi tion. The experience he has gained makes, his service worth more to the State than possibly that of any one else. The question as to whether he or some one else weeds the place most is not the one to be considered by tbe Legislature. Let the man who can best perform the duties of the place be chosen, and we think Col. Lipscomb is the man. . There is some talk of electing an Americas to tbe vacant Bulgarian throne, as it seems difficult to find an acice^taSle candidate among the royal families, of Europe; and some paper suggests Geronimo as a suitable party. We entirely agree, and if Geronimo accepts and is allowed to form a cab inet from his Apache cutthroats what a gay scouting trip be could take up to St. Petersburg if the Czar -ever became obstreperous. The question of increasing the royalty on phosphate rock mined in rivers and navigable waters, seems to trouble the News and Courier very much. It is asserted as a fact that tbe company en gaged in this mining around Beaufort has found it so profitable that its shares are worth twelve times their fa.ee value, aad are not for sale at any price, and if this be so, the tax tbey pay the State could very safely be increased : Adding one dollar per too would hardly cause shares sapposably worth $1,200 to fall to their par value of $100. At any rate the experiment is worth trying. ! The Greenville News in a remarkable editorial some weeks ago, poured a broadside into the Democratic leaders of the 7th District, for defeating Smalls? intimating that their methods had been questionable and irregular. The , unanimity with which its Democratic ? eotemporartcs have pecked tbe bead of the News no doubt makes it fell lonely. We eannot quote the exact language of , Sampson Brass, Esq, ose Dickens* queer and rascally characters, in his , apostrophe to troth, butit was to the effect that like earthquakes, hurricanes, thunder storms or other sublime phe- j nomena* of natare, truth was always I grand aad terrific, bat not always plea- j sant to be met with. We wonder if the News shares any of Mr. Brass' senti- J ments, since tbe Democratic onslaught. i David Dudley Field says that the j people of New York pay annually more ! than $100.000 for recording unneces- j sary verbiage in mortgages alone. Did you eter/ gentle reader, carefully pc trise Vm?Vtgage, one of the d?able*an?^ foisted, duplex and doable-ended vs riety* in which every thing under'the' sun is promised twice over, and then sworn to ? If so, you are prepared to admit that we are following close be hind New York in paving for surplus words in mortgages. It is useless to say that all such trash makes them more binding, for it doesn't. It is just a stupid ba bit of folbwingiu'the footsteps of others. "One half of thi formal part could be left out, and the meaning and intent he equally clear. : Mexican atmosphere must bave a bad effect upon newly arrived visitors. 'We all remember the scandal connected .with that. New York lawyer, Sedge wick, who was sent, there to investigate the-Cutting embroglio, and who, report said, got roaring and gloriously drunk ?tbe~first night of his stay. Well, they are ..telling., .the same sort of tales on Minister Manning, Mr. Law ton's suc cessor; and he telegraphs back that it is all false ; that he was unwell and his physician prescribed stimulants, which we sappose-, means "a night with the boys,n a la Sedgewick: We suggest That t?e State Department exact a pledge of total abstinence from all future officials sent to Mexico until tbey got entirely acclimated, sc that one can got drunk there without its being known ali over the United States. GOV. PERRY. Gov. B. F. Perry is dead. Born in the early youth of the century, he died Tn its sere and yellow leaf, honored by all who knew him for. his commanding talents, bis conspicuous honesty, aod -his unfaltering devotion to the welfare of his native Carolina. He was the central figure in up-country politics for many years, before the war, and since then all the State bas learned to love Greenville's greatest citisen. Benjamin Franklin Perry was born in Pendleton District, Nov. 20th, 1805 He had a remarkable mind, and made wonderful progress as a student. He was admitted to the bar in 1825; and from the time of Nullification in 1832, became a prominent factor in politics. In bis paper the Greenville Mountain eer, he fought disunion, and again in 1852 came to the front asa prominent anti-secession advocate. But when despite his opposition, the State seceded in 1860, Gov. Perry, true patriot that he was, threw himself with all his ar dor and influence into the battle for the independence of his State. His son, Hon. W. H. Perry, the present Con gressman from Greenville was a most faithful soidier, going through the en tire war as a member of Co. K., in the 2nd S. C. C Governor Perry was ap pointed provisional Governor of the State in 1865, since which time he has lived -in comparative political retire ment; kbfobm THE SCH??lTIi?W. The above is the subject upon which ? correspondent of the Neues and Cou* rSer, writes a very readable letter, pub lished? some .time ago. He takes the ground- that the State Superintendent should be chosen by the Legislature, and.the School Commissioners appoint ed by the Governor upon the advice of the State Board of Education. We do not believe such a change would bring' the millennium in school matters, but we think it would do good. There is no doubt but that fitness for office is often -entirely ignored by the voters, and men are voted for not be cause they would make good School Commisaioners, but because of reasons entirely foreign to qualification i No more important office can be found in the County, when properly filled ; aod no more thoroughly useless one when the opposite is the fact. We believe tbaK the bill offered in the Legislature last year, making the changes suggest edabove, and lengthening the term to four years, but which failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority, would have been in the line of reform. It would not have made our schools what they should be, because of lack of money, but it would have been a step in the right direction^ Judging from the resentful tone of our people on the subject of free schools, there is a general feeling of contempt towards the system, a feeling that is continually growing and can only re sult from a conviction that it is a fail ure. And it is because of this growing conviction, a conviction founded on everyday evidence, ?* vt we desire a change. A proper aumini>tration of the school system/from its inception to the present time would have resulted iu endearing it to the hearts of a great majorif/Of our people. That it has not so resulted is bot less the fault of the school patrons than of the school offi cials. We believe it would be better for the schools, that the Governor appoint the Commissioner, and we also believe the people io .the School Districts should elect the.- trustees; aod after election shouid see that they do their duty. Many trustees never think of the fact that they control the educational inter ests of tbeir Districts, except when ap proached by a teacher to Hgn a pay check, and it is signed in the corn field or wherever he may be, without consul tation with his colleagues, and some times, doubtless, without even person- j ally knowing the party for whom he is 1 signing This slip-shod policy when ! followed out by some School Commis- t siooers who likewise have but one idea of official duty?signing pay checks? uecesswily would bring any system into disrepute ; and when to this is added j unsuitable teachers and indifferent pa- j rents, is it any wonder that free schools j are below par ? and when it is still Tur tber reme ordered 'that many of the school rooms are cot as comfortable as a cow shed should be, the only wonder istbat the poor tin fortunate was not dead years ago. Given energetic and intelligent Com missioners,' " trns??es"?p"p?inted by th? people, and interested parents, and the free, common schools of South Carolina would be one of her brightest jewels. Wetjould ha veit* all'i f we would. THE DEADLY CIGARETTE. The bill:Offered in the legislature, to prohibit the sale of- cigarettes to per sons under 15 is ? good move. We have no words sufficiently strong to exnress our condemnation of tbe 4 cigarette habit among the silly unfortu nates whose health and usefulness are being injured for all time by this curse to the youth of. the country; and we uever meetaboy puffing away at tbe.vile thine without regretting that-some law could not chuck -this crime. Parents I* might do something in this way if they would make the effort, though it is pos sible that they do not know of the habit their soos have formed, bat no parent is doing hisdutv to a son uo-ier bis con trol, if he allows him to smoke ciga rettes. Th? medical fraternity, almost en matse aver that the habit is a sin. no less against the mind'than the body, i It dwarfs and weakens in both particu lars, and the boy who smokes cigarettes will never be the man in physique or mind he would otherwise have beeo. Some doctors flippantly say that ciga rettes do not affect tbe brain because no boy with a brain will use the stuff, but that is all wrong. It is very true that ail the brainless boys smoke,, but so do many others who have brains ; and it* is for these we plead. Smoking is a manly accomplishment in their own eyes, and to look manly they?commit a stupid crime against their own welfare, and will regret when ' too'"late that mother or. father did not step in, and with parental authority stop the prac tice even tboogh it necessitated an oc casional visit to the traditional back shed and occasionally-used strap. Stop cigarettte smoking, and don't^ wait for legislation to do it f?r you. ? A FAIR COMPROMISE. There should be an end to this an nually recurring'quarrel over the ques tion of a charge for tutition in the South Carolina College, and it should be settled, if practicable, iu a way that will come nearest to meeting the reasonable wishes of the opposing sides. The plan proposed by Senator Ed wards, in tbe bill which is now before the Legislature, seems to us to provide such a way. On the one side U is insist ed that a tutition fee should be charged ; and on the other side it is as earnestly claimed that the doors of the College should not be closed in tbe face of any deserving young man who desires to avail himself of the educational op portunities which the College affords. Senator Edwards' bill meets the case fully by requiring that a fee shall be exacted of every student who is able to pay,it and that it shall be remitted in the case of every young man who is uoable to pay it. This is right and. just ; and, as it is honestly believed by many good people that general'free tui tion is neither right nor just to other colleges in the State, nor necessary to the success and usefulness of the South Carolina College, the proposed bill should pass.?News and Courier. Senator Earle, last year advocated and worked for just such a bill,-.-but the so-called friends of the College fought it as vigoursly as if it .wei^r-aj rattlesnake. But tempora "mi??ntitr^ et nos mu!amur Ulis. i OFFICIAL ADVERTISMENT?: Last week we referred to the needle? legislation iu tbe matter of advertisings elections; and the Newberry Herald and News is in the same line. It pub lishes the following lists of payments to show the glaring inequality : State and Fjsdekal. Abbeville?Medium - $36.00 Press & B. - 35 25 71.52 Aiken?Journal &itev.. 43 12 Recorder - - - 42.75 85 88 Andersou?Intelligencer 25.50 Journal - - 25 50 51.00 Beaufort?Palmetto Post 9.00 9.00 Berkeley?Ch'stou News. & Courier - 23.10 Gazette - - 32 00 55 10 Darlington?News- 15 50 15:50 Eige?cM?Chronicle - 36.00 Advertiser - 69.00 105.00 Hampton?Guardian - 40.00 40.00 Kersbaw?Camden Jour nal - - - - 30.50 30.50 Lexington?Dispatch - 17.50 17.50 Newberry?Herald & N. 19.50 19.50 Oconce?Sen Free Press 36.25 Keowee Courier 40.50 76 95 Spartaoburg?Car. Spar tau - - - 71.00 71 00 *Sumter?Watchman and Southron - - - 21.00 21.00 Williamsburg? Kccord 19 00 Star ?fc Herald 22.00 41.00 York?rvock Hill Herald (State) - - - - 18 00 Enquirer- 40 50 58.50 Total - - - $.768.8.4 *This is an error. It should have bren : Watchman k Southron 21 50 Advance 21.50 22 00 A MISTAKE. The Comptroller General's report is used in newspaper circles about as often as Webster's Dictionary, as a r?f?renc? book.?Newberry flerohl and News. Mistaken, brother. We glance weari ly over the Comptroller General's re port one time; survey the startling ar ray of figures with dim wonder as to ; j what they all mean, find then bid them j ? an affectionate farewell, until we behold j , their familiar faces again in the "Ggu- j 1 rative" columns of the Columbia Regia- \ , ter where we don't survey them at all, i ? for life is too short to undertake to on- !, derstand their mystic significance twice, j1 But as to Webster ! Life is a failure if j we do not have a consultation with htm at ! ! least as often as the clock strikes. ' < it . ?* m ? ?t : g; ,/ f ? ?ena?. |f Th? Senate to-3ay appointed a committee to arrange t?r opening the daily sessions with prayer. . "Bills were introduced to amend the Gene ral Statutes in relation to tbe trustees-of -the S. C. Unjversjty; requiting Co.uaty convicts to work on roads ; -^n~d. to- regulate public printing. Mr.'Smythe offered^ a concurrent.. reso1t?tio*d reducTng tBe s?lari?slrf.tbe Cooofy - officials of Ob?rlesto?^ -SpectA?-orJWrs - were made for m?gt o/*-ihe-important.^?Ue-before the Senate, and.the body ad?ourne<LatIP. .M., house. .7 aj. ; , . < ;: . The 'session of the,,House; was longer . than., usual to-day. ' A/number of bills passed toa third reading, hone, however, ofpenerai V importance; Amotig'the new measure's intro-"" ducei were those oSEered. by^the Slimier .mem-* hers, and .published lagt weel(? A b^lL was ?fferedto'?mend the section in r^ a ti oh/t? ad vertising eIectwn :no'tf??sY'l also^nf??; to re-as sess tbe. cealty;of- the .'State;- --to'-?bcUsl? \W office of County.Auditor;to regulate; the cost, of dietiug prisoners in Qonnty j:i.i!s ;the. salaries of School''Commissioners';- to prohib it the mortgaging of "crops-in'South Carolina ? to-amend tbe-act dividing South Carolina' into, seven. Congcessioual District ; and. ta provide for'tb'? taxation of d.Ogs in the State. . TUESDAY,/'NOV. 30. I " bekate. Rev. 5. W? Woo'ds opened the Senate with prayer. Bills : to-'?bolish- tbe office" of Jury Commissioner; andto-tax-Tdogs*, tferfe*!ntro duced among a shower of/ocal aod important measures." 'A. 'concurrent tespj? i ion appoint ing a committee *4? Mn-vest?gate 'and report upon tbe past expense offtte* canal wife adopt ed. Tbe Committee^on County oflBces^n'd' officers made.a favorable.report.on the.bill, redflcibg the'salaries of Charleston officials. Tbe bill relating t? the reraKessmebt ?f taxes in Charleston. - Coller?n. and"?er1feli'y ?pro voked considerable discussion?rSeoatol- Moise' opposing ..it. Jt'e consideration .was post poned until after the inaugural ceremonies wfe?vnt' was 'firwHIy adopted. After the Ibaugorol,~Liet>ten*rtt Governor Mauldin w.as introduced by iVesro'enr-Jzlar, and deliveredVsbor.t.ad4ress, after which the Senate adjourned. *. '? 'Mtiir ' . . The" Jn'dicia'ry fJ'ommVttee'submit.ted an .un fa vorable'Veport?n theVff?l ' Vo repeal the. lien law, aod the bill goes over forfuture consid-. eration. Bills, .were, offered- to ;devol.ve tbe; duties of Supervisor.of Registration upon the,. Jury Commissioner : 'to amend' the section relating to the'disbursements ;of tb?'school fund; to make siandet a criminal < offense ; to form ajiew Conn.ty to be known as Fior- : enee County ; to amend the sections of the General 'Statutes ' prescribing the election law*: to regulae tne'dr&wi?gand'summorii?g of g.and and petit jurors :? andato amend the section r '.ating to.the compensation of Coun ty Commissioners. ' - A-tOue o'clock the Honse and Senate march ed to the Opera House to participate in tbe in augural ceremonies. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1. . sek ate. -. Tbe Senate met -promptly at 12 M. with Lieut. Gov. Manldin in tbe chair, and Rev, Wm. Martin made the opening prayer. Mr. Patterson' introduced a joint resolution au thorizing tbe committees on thepart of the Senate and House now entrusted with an ex amination of the .condition of tbe canal, to inquire info the practicability of transferring the Staters interest to tbe city'of Columbia. Bills were introduced to require the Governor to appoint tbe same person to.the office of Auditor and Treasurer,;, to fix the pay of Supervisors of Registration ; and to prohibit . th? sale of cigarettes t? persons under fifteen ; and tbe consideration of Ae- Charleston Gol let.on and Berkeley re-assessment bill occupied the remainder of the session, resulting in a victory for the bill by" a slim majority 18 to . 17-:- I - ' - '. ' : house. Among the new measures lb-day were the following : to forbid free tuition in S. <T:'-Col lege; to abolish the .office of Supervisor of public highways; and to ratify the amend ment of the State Constitution relating to the census. A bill introduced some days ago on the drawing and term.;of Grand-.Jurors"?was up for the s??pnd" reading and provoked a two-hours dehnte." The 'bri! propos?s that, in each county eighteen1 grand Jurors shall'be drawn in the custoaiary .manner,' mere of whom shall serve for two years and the other nine shall serve for one year. When nine old ones go out nine new ones com/e in, thus"*per petuating the power of agrand jury. A.sharp fight was made against its,' -provi sions, but the bill passed by a vote of 63 to 48. The bill doing away with the Lieutenant Governor's salary, and Sxi.nghispay at$10 per diem and mileage, also, passed t?* th?fd -read ing, as did tbe bill Authorizing the .foreman of tbe grand jury to "swear" witnesses. . X THURSDAY, DEC. -3. ska'ate. >?- >,-- ??:??' The Senate held -a four bonrs' session ro day, a great.par Lof which xiaie wa3 taken uy by Senator Edwards in his anti-tuition speech Senators Sligh,' Patterson ?nd M?M?s'?r were appointed as- the 'committee' on th? Canai, to which reference ha*, beetn alread-y.jn'ajde. The Charleston, Colleton- and Berkeley re-as sessment bill passed its final reading and.was sentalo-the '' House.*, The bill authorizing Cjpttoty Treasurers and School Commissioners (o^t>?rrpw the money, to -pay the teachers was provocative of some hot discussion aod killed. " ^';horizontal-re'duction bil? of Charleston Ceaaty.officials was passed with an ameod raenMorbidding feesrand mileage to witnesses in criminal cases? Senator .Ed weeds' bill re qmring a tuition fee ?f S60 in- -tbe.S.G. Col lege came up as a" special order, and .he made a. lengthy speech-in advocacy^ after which the Senate.adjoarned. ? r- ? ?> - '?'-? ' house;'4'?? " ' Tbe btrl abolishing-the salary of the Lieu tenant Governor; the bill changing . tbe grand jury system ; the bill authorizing fWe men of grand juries to administer oaths to, witnesses, and a bill in reference to the Courts in Seventh Circuit, each passed a final read ing and w asasen t to the S?pate. The bill re pealing the Barnwell Prohibition. Act was iiassed without debate. The bill to repeal the ien law was postponed." The new bills intro ?uced were of but little general interest, . . .FRIDAY, DEC. 3;. . senate. ' - The bills to provide for the transportation )f prisoners by the Penitentiary Guards;', ? prevent the obstruction of.navigation by- : jridges; to empower the foreman of a grand ury to swear wit 'e^ses; to regulate the pnb- . ic printing of the State;, to abolish the office' )f Jury Commissioner inseverai Counties;' to equire the production of registration cer ificates by voters at munfcipAlVrailroid, and. special elections ; and lo-'amend the la'w 're uting to County nod School-iCommission?r?P .vere parsed to a third reading. The following resolution was introduced jy'Mr. Moody and adopted by the Senate : "No bill sha'.Nbe in?-'oduoed-H?y any raem 3er of the Senate after Monday-,. December &/< 'xcept by unanimous consent Provided, Phat nothing herein contained shall, prevent he introduction of a bill being reported by a itanding committee or a special committee." A number of lulls of uo general importance >assed the third reading and .w_ere..scat to the. louse. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday ?ext. house. '-'? " The House had a lengthy cfecnssipn on a ?rohibition bill, restricting'ihe issuing of a ?cense to all towns of.Jeas than 500 inhabi :?nt6. Mr. Boozer of Jjjdgt-fidd introduced ind championed the measure. Mr. See^'ers of iichland, who seents to be the present leader ' nfthe w.hiskeyites, led the opposition forces. Jnlike most of the anii-pronibitionisii<;. he, loes not muke any pretension of opposition to whiskey, but openTy admired 1 . lie closed is* speech by sajing : "Whi.-key is a good hing, but beer is better." .The bill was final-' y killed. . * The hill to repeiii tlie Barnwell prohibition aw received its third "reading. But few new ueasures were introduced. ' SATURDAY DEC. 4?.'? - ; ?. house. The Senate having adjourned over till Tnes lay were not in Session to-day. The House lid not seem in much of a mood for work. Wost of the important measures were made :p<K-i:i! orders for varions days next wt-ek. ?\mong the new measures introduced, were ] >i!U to prohibit trial justices who receiye.saja-1. ifS in cri ini al. cases from receiving ?et?;;fapd,? ;o make breaches*of contract, criminal. ' The dearh' of Gov. B. F. P?rrV waft a'n-1' Tounced to the House in anel?qfient address >v Mr. Ansel of Greenville and- w/rs seconded ? feelinp: speeches by several other mc-mhers,. ?nd as a token of respect the House adjouroed.^' to Monday 12 M. - ^-^ ? *'?' _ ? ?I 3 j - " ? The health and beauty ofcfeiftirrn ; can be . stored t?y giying them Shriner's Indian Yer mifiige to kill the worms that darken their i complexion. ' m Whatp tf?rrrj?r Tbinks. a? v. KS WS Sg ?. Nov. 26, 1886.? aft J&tfor *;<As tier e isso much being said i a. 1th e njjprars,??bout; the bad condition of. the Farmers)-! hare concluded to write a few lines for the Watchman and Southron on the subject,-and state a few facts, which will show ;U>%tj.ih$ farmers themselves are more to blame for their condition than any one else. Now for "the "facts : There is livisg in this -vicinity a farmer, working a 2 horse rented ,iei%^Tjb"1??,3ith'?s*5'ear raised cotton enough to pay all his debts and expenses, and a little over y and has housed corn enough to last him two years, besides 'a fine crop of potatoes, :peas; 4c. He has fine pigs; and his table is supplied wKh plenty ?f milk arid genuine but ter, ?not the artificial article. This firmer does ifi tit g? Ve a lien ori his crop, and has never bad to-bny a bushel of corn since he commenced farming, several years ago Kow Mr. Editor, if a man can do so well working' rented land, and it poor at that, whaCis to hmderthe man that is working his own land'from making hot only a living but some money besides?- The trouble with many is depending too'much opon hirelings, and doing too little themselves?forgetting that "He that by the plow would thrive, Himself must either h?ld or drive;" -and if these lines were applicable in the time of Poor Richard bow much more do they aj>ply to our times ? The farmer, who employs "a few bands, such as we have in this country, and depends upon them to make the crops, while, he goes fishing or somewhere else, will .be just as sure to come out the little end of 'the horn, (if be gets out at all) as the night follows'the day. Now ! want to give tkis advice to the farmers : 1st.--Quit plan ting cotton to the exclasion of other crops,, for you will never get rich sell ing cotton at 8 cts. per pound, especially if you are paying lien prices, for corn and bacon to eat while yon are making it. This has been tried these many years, and has proved to be a delusion and a snare to many. 2d. Never go in debt for anything that you can possibly dp without. Better live on bread and water, and be independent, than be.dependent? : some merchant, for favors grndgraly,': bestowed, and exborbitantly charged/or. And lastly, but not least, rely more upon yourselves, and less on your la borers." Never*hire'anything done that yon can -very well do yourself; aud when yon dp have occasion to hire hands don't say; '.'go ahead." but pull of your coat and say, "come on boys." . For if yon would have if thing dobe, send your servant ; but if you wantitwell done go yourself. And don't .forget that tire eye of a master will do more work than both bis hands. This is the bum ble opinion of ? 0x3 Who Knows. The happy woman who was cured of chronic headache by using Salvation Oil i? enthusiastic. . Even if. we are not smart, we know what fo do when troubled with a cough or cold. We take 25 cents and buy a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. THE MARKETS.. .SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 7, 1886. COTTON.?About 475 bales have been sold during the week ending the 7th. The mar ket closed firm. We quote: Ordinary 7\; Good Ordinary 7f ; Low Middling 8 ; Mid dling-8f? Good Middling 8i. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 6, 1886-? Cottok.?Market closed bouyant. Sales 3.500 bales. Quotations are : Strict Low Middling 8 ll-16@8f; Middling 8 13-16? 8?; Strict Middling 8 ?5-16@9. WAED'S WOES. Maxey's, Ga., January, 1886. For twelve or fourteen years I have been a great sufferer from a terrible form of blood poison which ran into the secondary, and finally it was pronounced a tertiary form. My head, face and shoulders became almost a mass of corruption, and finally the disease commenced eating away my sknll bones.. I became so horribly repulsive that for three years 1 absolutely refused to let people see me. J used large quanti lies of most noted blood remedies and applied to nearly all physicians nearme,t?ut my conditiou continued togrow worse, and all said that ? must surely die. My bones became th? seat of excruciating aches and pains; my nighfs were passed in misery ; I was reduced in flesh and strength ; .my kidaeys w,?re terribly deranged, and life became a burden to me. I'chf.nced to see ati advertisement of B. B. B: and sent one dollar to W. C Btrchmore A Co , merchants of our place, and they pro cured one boule forme. It was used with decided benefit, and when eight or ten bottles h?rd'be?n usedT'was pronounced sound and wel-t. . Hundreds of .scars can now be seen on me, looking like a man who bad been burned and then restored'. My case was well known in tbis^connty, and for the the benefit of others .?bomayrbe^niilarly affected, I think-it my duty to give - the facts.to the public, and to extend rnv. heartfelt thanks for so valuable a remedy ?t have * eeo well over twelve months, and no return of-the disease has occurred. ROBERT WARD. Maxei'S Ga., January, 1886.?We, the undersigned, know Mr. Robert Ward, and take pleasure in saying that the facts above stated by him ?re'true, and that his was one of the worst cases of Blood Poison we ever knew to our county and that he has been cured by the us?.?f . . .?Botanic Blood Balm. "A. . BRIGHTWELL, Merchant, W. C. BIRCHM0RE & Co.. Merchants. J^.H. ?RJGHTWELL, M. D. . JOHN T? .HART,?/v W. B. CAMPBELL. ' All who desire full information abont the cause and cure pf Blood Poison, Scroiulaand Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sorest Rheuma tism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrb,'etc, can secure by mail,' free, a copy of our 32-page Htastrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful aud startling proof ever before known. Address, ' BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga. %I0R S ALE Oft RENT. /^TTAGBWFHE WESTERN PART OF \_y town in. good repAk, "With three rooms aud passage. Apply to . Dec 7 _ J. M. SPANN. Estate of J. Reddon Brunsou, DECEASED. . 1\WILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF ^Frfiba'fe for'"Somtcf County on the 7th day of January, 1887, for a final discharge as Adoiistrator of aforesaid Estate. . JAMES BRtJNSON, Dec. 7. Administrator. APPLICATION FOR^ CHARTER. THIRTY ? DAY'S AFTER THE DATE hereof the undersigned will apply to J. D. Graliaui, Esq.. 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New Advertisements. S700to$2500&%?SiS made working for us. Agents preferred who can furnish their own horses and give their whole time to the bualnees. Spare moments may be profitably e/oployed also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. RF. JOHNSON & CO., 1013 Main St, Richmond. Va. TO ADVERTISERS.?Lowest Rates for advertising in 1000 good newspapers seut free. Address GEO. P. RO ?VELL & CO., 10 Spruce St., N. Y._ ~$250 reward. WILL BE PAID for the arrest with proof to convict the person or persons who set tire to my Spirits of Turpentine at Bell's Mill in this County on the night of Tuesday the 23rd of November, 1836. J. B. BOLIN. Sumter, S. C, Dec. 7. ^RVELOUS PRICES! FOR TKE Complote Novel* mid Cthor Works, by FamuiM Author*, Almost Ulven Away. The folluwiag IumK* arc published in urat paiupl?-. fora, and all are pnascJ fron: good type epos? Jfocd paper. 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We have arranged with the publishers of thpse books to furnish the whole forty-five with one year's subscription to our paper for $3.00; or we will send any five for 25 cents j 'or ihe whole forty-five for Si.50. Address'all orders to publishers of WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON, Sumter, S. C. wide awake. PROSPECTUS FOR 1887. 1 1 ! A'word about subscriptions, ?2.40 from ""ibis date ! 11 D. Lotbrop and Company announce that, leading in the great literary movement to ward lower prices and larger sales, they have made, without reducing quantity or quality, an extraordinary reduction in the price of WIDEAWAKE, the best illustrated young folk's magazine (lO'JO quarto pages and 500 original pictures yearly,) ajid will now re eeive subscriptions at the former wholesale price oC only ?2.40 ? year. Among the contributors will be Charles Egbert Craddock, Churles?Remington Talbot, Fred A. Ol>er, Mary Hartweli Cat her wood. Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney, Mrs. A. D. T. Whituey, Mrs. M. E. M. Davis, Hariet Pres cott Spofford, Eleanor Lewis and Louise Im ogen Guiney. NEW FEATURES AND SPECIALTIES Will be introduced. A new Department, called The Contributors and The Children, is to be the fireside and round-table corner of the magazine. Christmas-Tide Stories, a Pretty Scarecrow, by Elizabeth Smart Pbelpsj Some Educational Extremes; Child Life in London, from Hyde Park to White hall, by Mrs. Elizabeth Robins Pennell, with m*ny drawings by Joseph Pennell ; Pictures of American Pastimes; Successful American Women ; Ways to do Things, by various au thors. Practical handiwork for young folks. D. LOTHROP & Co.. Publishers, Dec. 7. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. sheriffs sale s. BY* virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., on the first MONDA Y and day following in JANUARY next, 1887, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, wiihin the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property : 2,000 lbs. seed cotton, 25 bushels corn, and 100 bushels cotton sei;d, all more or less, seized nnd to be sold as the properly of Moses Lord to satisfy Warrant of Attachment to seize crop, of A. R. Smith against Mores Loyd. MARION SANDERS, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, Dec. 7, 1880. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. CLERK & TREASURER'S OFFICE. Sumter, S. C, Dec. 1, 1886. THE TIME FOR PAYING TOWN TAXES for 1?3G is extended to Dec. 15, inst., for the special purpose of accommodating those taxpayers who have not yet made payment, after which date, 20 per cent, penalty will be added and collected in all cases of delinquent taxes. By order of Council. C. M. RURST, Dec. 7. Clerk k Treasurer. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY WARN ed against trespassing, except by per mission, upon my (Cane SuTannah) planta tion for purposes of hunting, or any other purpose, fishing excepted. J. SINGLETON MOORE. . Dfc. 7. - tcTr?n? LARGE DWELLING, corner Liberty and Fiar vi Streets, next door to the Baptist Church. Suitable for private Boarding House, Possession given January* 1st. Apply to R.'D. LEE. Nov. 30. FIVE DOLLARS REWARD Will he paid for the return to me or to this office of my SETTER DOG, SPOT?perfect ly white, with black ears?a yellow spot over each eye?dew claws on the hiud legs. He left mc on Thursday and vras seen in Sumter on Friday. J. S. DINKINS Estate of Elisha Spencer, Dec'd. ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against said Estale will present the same, duly attested, and ail persons in any way indebted to said Estate, will make pay ment at once to REBECCA H. SPENCER, Nov. 23, 1S8G. Quc?ified Adm'x. i HAV IN MY 0 Sr^iBr^ _ _ _ ^<^e4fli|^ a friend, who Jives ingNkt h?v; Mtvl&ft^^k??Bw York.. " and oh?y? J?ty' : , This letter fo??ow'sft JS?'w York the following command, iincfcread as Messm^ii&eer m Bultman, , _ :^l^?^M^^?<Wake up !" You are a v J^glrt?^' m^Riome, and have but lht?e -ff rq?j&yjp Of c?urse rwe??r? ^always willing to take a5 reasonable man's advice, a?d w^ at obce ordered from the largest Houses in New Yor? a-large,', and well assorted stock of' 1&?fY GROCERIES, siict as the people of Sumter County w^Jme, and must have, in ~'?bdkt^4sf enjoy life, and *be comfortably %t home?especially^ Christmas times, when the vre??k^ h^0i that on&'tt^ for the good thing? fh?^??mk? life worth living." - ? i * - jNVw, after, w^?ave obeyed the command given us, we take the liberty "of asking^ ; to kindly SEND U^THEIR ORDERS?be they smalli or large?for - * ? .. All Kinds of Fancy and Staple Groceries '* ' . ? ? ? ? * -'/.SVtl.ia and rest assured, if you do send your orders to us "early'nd often," that we will do unto you as tee wish to he done hy* Tim means, we will , give, you THE BEST GOODS FOR iT??fi LEAST M??EY. f g : 3 . > - " Respectfully, V9* DTJCKER & BULTMAN, Sumter, S. C., Becember?, 1866. 1 OF THE FALL SEASON! Take Advantage Of The Opportunity Is Without ParalleL. ?. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF Men's, Youths', Boys and Ch? dretfs Clothing IM "3 -- Must be sold before our Annual Stock-Tafer ingr Jan. 1st. W Never were times'so hard ! Never were prices so low L We bought too many goods ! .Dont want the stoici? But d? want the money! High prices have fallen like a tree before the woodman's axe! 132 2-piece Suits, (Jacket- and Knee Pants,) ages A tt>nl3, Reduced from 3, .4, .5, 6kand 7 dollars to 2, 3, 4, and 5 dola, 208 3-piece Suits, long pants,. ages 8 to 13, reduced from '4.50, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10-and, 11 dollars, to 2.75, 3, 4, 5, ? aa*^ dollars. Best value at. these prices ever offered before. ^ 133 3-piece Suits, ages 14 to 17, reduced from^ 5.?6, ^fg, 12 and 14 dollars, to S; 4, 5, ?, 8,'9 and 10 dollars. .? 533 Men's and Youths' Fine Dress and Business Suits, reduced. in same proportion. '/ The Ail-Wool Dean Suit/reduced to $11.50. | : Dickey; Kersey Suits?best grade reduced t? $?, and grade to $6.00. . Beaconsfield Extra Heavy Blue . Flannel Suits, reduced fir? $12.50 to $9.50.? , ^ . ??gM Boys' and Children's Overcoats at and below cost ;'?i? Men's Overcoats, $2 tQ .$?8; former price $2.50 to $25.00: m . ^jO?S|pOCK OF LADEES' ISttf ?EISSES CLOAKS ALSO BE REDUCED, And in these, as in other ^^?s, we are able to give our custpm* ers the lowest living raies. * *" Large Line of Blankets Rednced to Exceedingly Low Pricey All other other goods in same proportion. Do not wait until we have sold out of the goods specified, and say we never offer suoli inducements, but come at once and find just what we announce. - " - The entire public invited without further notice to this great marked-down sale. IR??TH SUMTER, S. C. " WANTED. AYOUNG MAN OF STEADY HABITS desires to rent a two to four horse farm, or to manage a large fnrm. Six years expe rience in managing a farm. Address, W., P. 0. Box 12 , Not 23, 1886. Sumter, S. C^_ RUBBER STAMPS name stamps for marking clothing with indeilible ink, or for printing visiting card?, ?and STAMPS OF ANY KIND for stamping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL-^ OPES or anything else. Specimens of various styles on hand, which willLc shown with pleas ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and orders filled promptly. Call on C. . OSTEEN, At the Watchman and Sojthron Office The State of. South Ca?oih?? County of Scuter. / By . . Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge* WHEREAS, JAS. D. GRAHAM, C. C. C. P. and G. S. for laid County amie suit tome to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate and Effects *f WASH- . INGTON CATO, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish d l and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Washington Cato, fete of said County and State, deceased, 4ba* ?beybeaad - appear before me, in the Court Of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H. on Jan. 1?, 1887, . next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew casse, if any tbejte?^ trhytnVs?i? 'Administration sbesld no* -fe? - Giic?n under my hand, tbkv^Jh . November. Anno Domini, 1-856. . T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J v Nof . .30. 6V^ Jud^e of Proba?^ , ^ .