The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 03, 1887, Image 5
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3.
W. J. HENDERSON.
What time our Mps grew ose together.,
My lOVt*, DJ j life,
Was it in sad or sunny weather,
In peace or strif??
What time our souls grew one forever,
Dy night or day,
In growth that blooms and withers ?even,
Was it by fate or sweei endeavor
That none cet?ki stay ?
But ab, why ask? For love is better
Than death ca^ be;
Since eveu earth's bondage, law and letter,
Shall bird not love with sleep's -cold fetters
My life, for thee.
FAKM TOPICS.
Vatua of Straw as a rtilizins; Material
Scientific iRvestisratioa* ia Keg^ird
to tile Swine league.
Suggestions to Farmers Who Raise I.a mb?
for t?ie Early Market-Drainage Essen?
tial for Farm Houses.
THE VALUE STRAW.
Mr. P. & Jacobs in Good j?armi??g
has the following well-digested article
en the value of straw. Although given
from an Eastern standpoint it may be
applied generally:
Straw is regarded as valueless on the
majority of farms-it is accused of rob?
bing the soil of mineral matter in ex?
cess, afld nfee conflicting claims can
scarcely be reconciled. Straw really
takes from the soil valuable fertilizing
material, and also returns it to the soil
when composted or fed to stock, allow?
ance of coarse being made for that
which is used in the "increased growth
of the animal.
In every 100 pounds of straw there
are from four to ?ve pounds of ash, the
ash containing potash, soda, magnesia,
lime, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid,
silica, chlorine, and sulphur. No nitro?
gen is found, as it is driven off when
reducing the straw to ash. but when the
straw decomposes in the compost heap
tho traces of nitrogen, with a propor?
tion of carbon, are absorbed and par?
tially retained. Ox wheat straw the
proportion cf potash is .40 per cent,
while bean straw contains of potash as
large a quantity as 2.59 per cent, but
while the bean straw is thus richer in
?potash than that of wheat, the latter
contains seven times as much silica,
Nwhicb, though not really considered
valuable as a fertilizer, as it always ex?
ists plentifully, is in a condition to be
more readily appropriated by plants
wben returned to the so:l in the straw.
Barley contains a larger proportion of
potash than oats, but oats require a
greater quantity of soda, and yet these
two minerais are very closely allied.
Corn fodder contains 1.63 per cent of j
potash, while peas contain 1.07. This ;
indicates that corn fodder requires more
potash than peas and less than beans,
which contain more than double the
proportion in peas. This contrary to
the general supposition that beans and
peas feed alike on the same matter, as j
they are sown, in noticing the propor- j
tioas of lime required by caeh, to be
rather dissimilar. Bean straw, which
excels in potash, is considered a lime
crop also; but, while the crop of bean
straw per 100 pounds contains 1.35 per
cent lime, the percentage of lime in pea I
straw is 1-S?, thus demonstrating that j
the one prefers potash and the other
lime. This difiere nee between peas
and beans exists in the seeds also, as
the beans contain more potash than I
peas, though the lime exists in each in j
nearly the same quantity.
Oats are supposed to be exhausting j
to the soil, but, while the straw is j
really richer in potash than that of
wheat, the grain of wheat exceeds the
grain of oa:s largely in nearly all the
mineral elements while the grain of
buckwheat is delieicrit in nearly every?
thing that composes the ash as com- j
pared with wheat
As straw thus possesses value accord?
ing to tue amount of mineral matter it
extracts from tl:e soil, it is plain that
whenever it is sold or removed from thc
farm it carries away a certain propor?
tion of the elements derived during the
process of growth, and a farm can bo
impoverished as easily by the removal
of products that are considered valueless
as by the removal of those that /ind a
ready sale in market It may correctly
be claimed that there is nothing pro?
duced hut which may be put to some
purpose. Straw should be used for
feeding, as it is considered excellent
when fed ia connection with grain; and
when used for bedding it should be cut
fine in order to admit of rapid decom?
position. The whole stalks, being com?
posed largely of silica, do not become
nt for plant food until after a great
length of time, but when cut to pieces
the moisture and heat act quickly and
soon disintegrate it? Ali kinds of straw
are therefore valuable, and if several
kinds are' mixed together in the same
compost heap a better fertilizing ma?
terial will be obtained than from any
one kind separately.
PREVENTING SWINE PLAGUE.
Dr. Detmers of the Ohio University, a
gentleman well known from his investi?
gations with the microscope, and espe?
cially in swine fever, in a late address
upon this subject, hei l, and correctly,
that once hogs are attacked but little
can Oe done to save them. Only at the
beginning, or before extendive morbid
changes are produced, is it feasible to
treat them. If tho infection hus token
place through the digest ive canal rt may
be worth while to try an emetic of pow?
dered white hellebore. From two to
fifteen grains, according to the age and
size of the hog, would bo about thc
dose It may bo given in a bolled po?
tato, o? on the surface of a lisle milk.
If neither the one nor the other is vol?
untarily taken, thc hog is far i'?ti'? and
may be given, up ::s a bad case, if one
dose should not causo t!:;j animal to
vomit, in say twenty minutes, another
one may be given in about ballan houri
This treatment may bo followed by a
few doses of calomel, also x<> be given
wita a boiied potato. Of other medi?
cines tried, he says:
I have ha^t the best success with car?
bolic acid, and have obtained good re?
sults-that is. a prevention a plain
outbreak of the disease-by giving once
a day irom eight io ten drops of a ?5
7>or cent solution of carbolic acid f<>r
every 100 pounds o: live wei tra t in thc
water for drinking, iodine in watery
solution--ten grains of iodine and
twelve grains of iodide of potassium to
one ounce of water-and that given io
small doses, has also proved to be very
eiFective, but tho damage done to the
P'2 hy this iodine treatment becomes
very soon apparent. Ilyphosphute of
soda bas also been tried, and has given
favorable results, it may be given m
doses sufficiently large to loosen the
bowels, and be dissolved in tho water
for drin ki e.g.
The mo-?t obvious tdrvsiotoirical effect
or carbolic acm upon a m?ir IS a reduc?
tion of the ten:per;;tare. Whether ills
this or some other property that retards
or interferes with the propagation of
the swinc-plauue germs 1 am no", pre?
pared to decide, cud to discuss theories
would lead too fur and bo of little use.
It may therefore sulliee to state that the
results of such a treatment have, on tiie
whole, been favorable. If. however,
the organism is already pervaded by the
diseasc-^enus. or ii' important morbid
chantres arc existing, nothing whatever
can be expected of tiie carbolic acid
treatment, because tlc: propagation Las
already taken place, and the acid, most
assurediv. cannot repair the existing
moroid changes. Neither can any
b^er medicine. For disinfecting pur
^^yve have, however, cheaper *ub
i lut?on of corrosive suonmate.
Dr. Saim?n, Chief o? the Animal Bu?
reau of the United States, says that icr
disinfecting, corrosive sublimate, one to
j 7-5,000 parts, wi? kill the bacteria of
swine-plague, and if a hos: should drink
' two gallons of this solution it will do
harm. The solution not used for drink?
ing should be freely sprinkled over the
lot, yard, or pens in which the swine
are kept Sulphuric acid, one to 2,000
. parts, is also recommended.
EARLY LAMBS.
The farmer near large cities who
; raises lambs for marketing carly ia the
spring gets far better prices than ho
whose iambs conic after or about the
time of grass. But in order to succeed
he must have a Iambing-place where
the temperature is above tue frecxing
point, hi extreme cold weather the
lambing-room should be comfortably
warmed. The young lamb is the most
susceptible to cold of any other young
animal, except the young pig. After
tile Iamb has sucked once it can easily
stand colt!, and when a week old it does
not easily succumb to extremes of
weather. The ewe, also, at lambing
time feds thc cold intensely, and at
such times will not take care of the
lamb. Often she will refuse to own it.
Since, however, the lamb can stand and
suck the difficulty is past, and the young
at ten weeks old is active and able to
take care of itself. There is no lees
necessity of care while lambs are very
young in the spring. More lamb5 are
lost by being chilled immediately after
yeaning than from all other causes what
eyer.
The lambs for early killing may come
at any time from Jan. 1 to thc middle
of February. The ewes, of course, must
be kept by themselves, and before yean?
ing time should each have a separate
pen. This should be warm-not less
than 60 deg. When the young is three
days old the ewes and lambs may be
removed io the pens with the other ewes
and young lambs. If no provision of
roots has been provided for the ewes
j during winter, the food should be a fair
! proportion of succulent food, as sweet
j ensilage, fer instance, lt is better,
I however, that carrots or mangels be
i provided, so that about iive pounds per
\ day may be fed to the suckling ewes in
I connection with hay and gram.
"FA??3IEI?S1 HOMES
The fanner's home is, much of the
time, in thc iield. and out about the
premises or off to the market place, and
hence, says thc Live Stock Journal, he
suffers from no confinement under bad
conditions. Even if his nights under
the roof are not exactly of the best,
owing to being contraed in close quar?
ters, cr from bad air arising from under j
or within the house, his day outdoors
dissipates much of evil that comes to
him in the night-time, and he may not
be materially harmed. But with thc
wife the case is quite different. The
house is her field, and she can not, if
she would, escape from any damaging
I influences that exist under the roof. I
j The pian for such farm buildings as
j arc to be erected the coming year
should be very carefully considered
during the winter, and not only the
plans, but the location, as io drainage
and distance from any point or points
j upon the farm whence malaria may
arise. As is weil known, the prevail?
ing winds arc from the west and south?
west: and, perhaps, the most unusual
of all are from the non beast. Hence,
the question of location is important, if
there is any especially damaging spot
on or near the farm, and should be
considered and acted upon. Careful
\ researches by Bowditch., Petenskofer,
and others have quite closely connected
{ thc prevalence of consumption and cer
j tain luv/ forms of fever with the ap
j proacU of the water-line or its nearness
? to the surface. Standing water at a
less distance than six to seven feet
j should waru against building upon
I such a site. At any rate, this should
not be done unless thorough drainage
I could be practiced upon the deep soil,
i Living close upon the borders of a body
of water, be it stream cr luke, is not j
necessarily prejudicial to heaith, yet
there is something particularly dam
aging ia the influence exerted by con?
fined moisture beneath a dwelling or in
the soil upon which a building is
placed. Therefore, the conditions here
brietly pointed out can not be safely
overlooked.
mm ? m
j SenatorStanfor?*s Stable and Stock.
Senator Stanford's new Washington
stable, when entirely finished, will bc ?
j one of thc handsomest at the National j
j Capital. The many millions which
j this man possesses enable him to have
j as many hobbies as he pleases, and,
j next to his favorite university, his
i pride is in high steppers. It is said
j that he has now more money invested
j in thoroughbred stock than any other
. man in the United States. On his Palo
j Alta ranch, a magnificent affair of its
I kind, seventy miles from San Francis
j co, several hundred of the best brood
j mares in thc country are kept in a style
j commensurate with their owner's wealth
j and theiy own pedigree. In addition to
? this there are at least two thousand
? colts, always increasing in numbers as
the seasons liv, and kept down to what
might be tonne;; a usable number by
j frequent, sales in the principal cities,
j Probably no other man in the country <
j devotes more time and money to tho
j study of the scientific improvement ot
j horseflesh. His last year's saies-aniount
j ed to over $300,000, an average of over
j $500 a colt
As an evidence of what thc Senator's
stock farm eau produce, it is cited that j
the ?-air of nuignificent hincks which
he usually drives at Washington could !
not be purclnised for-SOO 000. Separater
ly. or as a pair. Mr. Samford values
cac!i animal at moro than half thai fig?
ure, and his immense wealth wotnd en?
able him to procure a finer nair, if he
iv ns at ali dissatisfied with what he has?
O.ue roadster, of which he is particular,
ly fond and wl?ch ile has refused a cool
>.</xj twice, has a private record
of ~:\'>. One would naturally fancy
thatwilli all 'these hors<is the Senator
would frequently force them to their ut
most spce-1, but ta.s he rarelv does.
II s fastest gui! when driving is not four
minutes, and he is averse to racing
wini Hi ose he meeta on tho road; -
\V<.i$:Uii'jL-j:i LcLU r.
Hard 0:1 t '-,<- Miners.
Whatever happens, wriir s'"'.'George A.
L*e?isoa in i'?'""/.- a/*/ b*?iyes. the pric*s
of coal must not go below a verla.i?
limtt. Over and above the cost <>i
mini:??; and try!i>j?-/i:i:tt:on tn<-:"e are
salaries to bo ;?a-d ;uid dividends 0?
Watered stock; expen.-cs ot ''watching
legislation'' a: Harrisburg and Wash?
ington.; legal expenses of proving, if
ik'wisLbic, the nu "o'? s tit UM on a i-ity 01 cer?
tain inconvenient iaws ivu.ch. in spite
01 all vigilance, have ?'"cn cain ted; ex?
penses of tue "c-.ai and iron ;>;JI e<
and'iiiauy other items wu.ra :MV a con?
stant iii : i i n uno n tito treasury. i i ie
product must, therefore, be k< j<! b?.dow
actuaiiy needed must :.<: n?ned, in
order to insure a .-.?i.- at profita pic
prices of all tho coa! that is marketed.
As a CO;aseqUeiu-.e, the ordel'S to;^;1S
pend work ar the;;iniu??s:::ii:c iieMUeut --
so frequent are they that, in ]>;.>!, the
number of days ..?! lost time in the
anthraeire coal lie.'is ol Pennsylvania
was on -he average 1--^. and in 1^0.
111. 'rhes'j t?o not include'Sunday*-Or
hoi ida; vs, but are on iv the average
numbers of da v's on winch work at tiie
inities was suspended by order of the
managers; that ;s !o.-..\\\ the miners lost
on an average inore than one-third of
tue working days in both iii ese vea rs,
and had their net earnings correspond?
ingly reduced.
Anecdote^ o?" Loirari.
A member of tho oki Thirty-fifth Illi?
nois tells a little story of the Belmont
attack and victory which iliustrates
Logan's dash and energy. Said he:
"We embarked at Cairo on transports
and landed secretly a few miles above
Belmont. Thc Bebels were in force at
Columbas and at Belmont, nearly op?
posite Columbus. We swooped down on
the Belmont oui lit and, after a sharp
fight, cleaned out the town: In those
days, thc -.arly part of the war, when?
ever a body of Union troops had a light
and won it it was thought to be the
thing to have a great blowout, celebrat?
ing the event with speeches and bon?
fires and music and all that Thc Bel?
mont victory was no exception. We
had a great time that night. Gen.
McClernand made a roaring speech,
and so did Logan. I believe. Wc had
great bonfires and an extra supper and
all the bands out, and kept it up till
pretty near daylight. Then it was
lound that during the night, while wc
were celebrating, tho Rebels had land?
ed a big force from Columbus to our
j side, of the river, and cut us oS'corn
? pletely from our transports. We were
l: dazed at this, and in a mighty tight
place. Logan was the first to realize it,
and. after some discussion, he got per?
mission from McClernand to try to cut
his way through the Hebel cordon and
open the road to the transports. This
was done in a bayonet charge, and was
one of the most gallant feats of the
war.
Logan next appeared with his regi?
ment in the army in the attack on Forts
Henry and Donelson. In assaulting
the latter stronghold the Thirty-first
was literally cut to pieces, the loss be?
ing something like 350. The Lieuien- !
ant-Colonel was killed, and Logan him?
self was shot in the left breast, and was
carried of? thc field for dead. It was ?
his gallantry in this action that won
him tiie single star, and in March, 1SS2,
he reported to Grant at Pittsburg Land?
ing a Brigadier-General.
While lying wounded at Fort Donel?
son his devoted wife literally forced her
way to his bedside and nursed him
through it ali. On thc cot adjoining
his, with their toes almost touching,
lay Coh William R. Morrison, present?
Congressman, who. while leading the i
Forty-ninth Illinois in the same battle, j
got an ugly wound. Mrs. Logan divid- j
ed her attention between the two men,
and her nursing soon put them both in
the saddle. To the day of Logan's
death, he and Col. Morrison were bosom
friends and both enthusiastic admirers
of the lady who forced her way through j
a barricade of red tape to their cots at I
Fort Donelson.
A Hoad of Glass.
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' By and by wc reached thc obsidian '
clifis-a bluff from 150 to 250 feet in j
height and 1,000 feet ia length. As it !
was necessary to build a carriage-way I
under this cliff, and indeed, I may say, ?
across it, Col. Norris accompanied it by i
building huge lires upon'the larger j
masses and then dashing cold water I
upon thc heated surface, which, being I
suddenly cooled, were shattered into
fragments that were easily moved, and
thus thc road-bed is composed of broken
obsidian or volcanic glass; but one
would never imagine that he was driv?
ing over a glass highway unless ho !
chanced to get a little beneath thc sur- j
face and discovered a bit of obsidian j
that resembles the bottom of a bottle, j
as I did. The glass oozes from the j
rocks like gum from a tree, lt is al- ?
most black, quite opaque, and the edges j
of ir, when chipped o?r at thc proper i
angle, are as sharp as a razor. Of it ]
the Indians fashioned arrow-heads, j
weapons, and tools. Thc supply seems
inexhaustible, for it is fount! in many
parts of the National park, and these
cliffs alone, as a mine, or fountain, j
shall I say, of glass, are probably un- j
equaled in thc world.- Yellowstone Cor. j
Sun Francisco Chronicle.
Mexican Theaters.
? correspondent of thc Pittsburg i
Dispatch writing from thc City of Mex- :
ico, says: Tho Teatro Arbeu annouuee^ !
a genuine novelty 1er next week in the \
way of La (Jubena De Tom, or in othct j
words *'Unclc Tom's Cabin," and all j
the residents of thc American colony i
herc are looking forward to no end of j
fun in seeing Mexicans personate j
America?ios and negroes and in hearing j
them Irving to speak Spanish with a j
negro dialect, especially as a negro is !
something absolutely unknown in all |
Mexico. I
One very funny custom of the thea- j
ters herc is their manner of keeping j
their reserved-seat diagram; tho seats ;
being marked upon it by small holes, j
in which aro placed wooden pegs, j
When you buy a reserved seat the ticket j
selier removes thc peg from the hole :
you have selected and gives it to you as ?
your check. The ushers "know thc scat j
it designates by the length or color of j
the peg. This "seems incredible, but it
is true.
As soon as thc act drop falls every
gentleman puts on his hat, rises from j
his scat and turns about to take a view j
of thc house through his lorgnette.
They subsequently pass into the aisles ;
to greet their friends, and remain thero ?
talking until the prompters bell warns
them that another act is about to begin.
Tiien they hurry to their places and re?
move their hats. The appearance of a
Mexican theater between acts-its aisles
crowded with groups of men talking
and gesticulating wild iv-would cause
an unsophisticated American to tniuK
that free lights were in progress all
over the house. Very few ladies wear
bat? or bonnets in thc street, substitu?
ting blaek lace mantillas instead, and
even these arc dispensed with at thea-"
ters-tile hair being elaborately dressed
-and ns the great majority of the gen?
tlemen are in full evening dress; the
appearance of a Mexican audience is
ve rv brilliant.
There are 100.000 farmers in tho
fanning district of Texas, lying bet weeli
tiie colton district of the coast and tiie
grazing lands of northwestern Texas,
who need luv'.OU'.j bushels of wheat for
planting this monti:. 1 bey w;li nerd
as much snore oats and corn for winter?
ing their stock until spring. They have
lost three crops from the drought-Which
lias prevail-?t lor lije past year, ami
most ot tilt-::: nothing except their
farms. The homestead law of Texas
exempts tilt* iioiist-, outbuildings, family
itoek ami ??> ? aeres of ia mi ii - un niori
^ag'-. and ti ie var;; titus lett without
means ot supp .rt in seasons like the
oust, one ot .-?.:.??...'<: Urought.
Gx'aiil's "J.J <..:..-; ry Itto:i;; ? .Vs."
General Grant was dnbl-ed LL. D. by
Harvard, and during liiecampa.gn ol
bs?- Some one published a burlesque it]
L!i<; Jot m of a iii:unto little volume
about as big as a postage stamp"; in
which were printed some short speeches
..-? ?ur -dii-r:: in.iu. under the title, "'I'he
Literary I: -mains of Ulysses ?S. (iran?,
I Motor ol j ?aw .<.*' ? showed a copy io
iio: gv!i'T:i! afterward. Ile liad nevei
bv i ii" litt li- voinnm. jYii^r reading it
through, as ho could do in live minutes;
ii?- turned io mc with a sm i'm, and said:
'.'.Liiis is v. ry good.; you must give it te
rn -: i want lo show ii to Mrs; Grant,
who docs not realize what a famous
ninn 1 am gvttiivg to be."-Chicane
S ws.
"? W. H .'t ms'1 is tho way Dc
Oliver Wendel! ll. signs h's name, and
and he m ke- tim "f so small that it
looks h ka a ??.?rt of the "m." His
handwriting i- -dnio-t as clear as that
of a goi..'l b.'vd.k, ??!>? r.
K. Y. Moud-or, a io"-ye:ir-c,ld boy in
Allen county, Ky., weighs ~")2 pounds.
Q?? iE h '?k? ki BULLETS.
? An Cid SoM-cr Tai-ic-s cf lils Campaign in
i Virginia-Tin: i'. ....ruy in Ambush
I
T.w??ht-y Vr;ir.; After.
' ^ SELMA, N. C., Feb. ri, 1SS7.
Ocnflcmc7i:-Yours inquiring wheth?
er or not I had beep, benefited by Kas
kine, and if so to what extent, .Sec., to
hand. In reply will say that my health
has not been as good in twenty years
as now. I suffered with chills from
malarial poison contracted while serv?
ing in the Confederate army on the
Peninsular Campaigns in Virginia. Did
not miss having a chill at least once in
twenty-one days, and more frequently
once in seven days, for more than fif
j teen years.
In this condition I visited New York
in November, 1SS5, on business.
While there I stopped with Mr. E. D.
Barker, of the University Publishing
Company. I told Mr. Barker of my
condition. He called my attention to
your Kaskine and procured for me a
bottle. After my return home I took
the pellets as directed and found much
relief afforded thereby. Of this change
I wrote Mr. Barker, who sent two or
three bottles during the past year. My
health greatly improved. ? increased
in weight from 165 pounds to 200
pounds, my present weight. I believe
tile Kaskine did it. Quinine had fail?
ed, as had other remedies usually ad?
ministered in such cases.
Now, unless in case of exposure to
extra bad weather, I do not have chills,
and my general health is quite good.
I turned over half a bottle to a young
lady friend a few weeks since. I learn
from her mother that she was much
benefited by it white it lasted.
I trust you maybe able to introduce
Kaskine generally in this country, in
which many suffer from diseases con?
sequent" upon malarial poison in the
system. From my own experience I
can emphasize its excellence for such
diseases. If I can serve you call on me.
I am very truly yours,
JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH.
Seven years ago I had an attack of
bilious remittent fever, which ran into
intermittent malarial. I tried all the
known remelles, such as arsenic, mer?
cury and (juininc. The latter was ad?
ministered to me in heavy and contin?
ued doses. Malaria brought on ner?
vous prostration and dyspepsia, from
which I suffered evervthinsr. Last win
ter I heard of Kaskine and began us?
ing it. A few bottles of the wonderful
drug cured me. Malaria and dyspep?
sia disappeared, and as you have seen
a June day brighter for the summer
storm that had passed across the sky,
so the cloud left my life and my health
became steady and strong.
MRS. J. LAWSON*,
141 Bergen St.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Gideon Thompson, the oldest
and one of the most respected citizens
of Bridgeport, Conn., says: "lam
ninety years of age, and for the last
three years have suffered from malaria
and the effects of quinine poisoning.
I recently began with Kaskine which
broke up the malaria and increased
my weight 22 pounds. "
Other letters of a similar character
from prominent individuals, which
stamp Kaskine as a remedy of undoubt?
ed merit, will be sent on application.
Price $r.co. or six bottles, $5.00.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail on
receipt of price.
The Kaskine Company. 54 Warren
St., Nev.- York, and 35 Farringdon
Road, London.
Secretary Whitney's Wealth.
A group of New York politicians wero
discussing Secretary Whitney's good
fortuue in having married a rich wife.
"I suppose you mean to say," said ono
of the party, "that the money Secretary
Whitney spends is given to him by his
wife. There was never a greater mis?
take. Secretary Whitney's income is,
or was before lie entered the cabinet,
nearly $500,000 annually. I don't pro?
tend that this income represented any
fixed sum, but I do say that he has
been a very successful business man,
and almost everything he touches turns
to gold, and has done so for years past
He has an extraordinary fondness for
keeping large sums of money about
him. 1 was silting ni his ollicc thc day
he concluded the purchase of his coun?
try seat, on thc Tennallytown road.
When the necessary papers were signed
the agent bogan saying that tr?e secre?
tary might make his payments ia any
way ho desired, when the latter coolly
turned about in his chair, and, opening
a drawer, drew out $40,000 in green?
backs. Ile counted out $31,000 in an
exaspera! i ugly indifiercnt fashion, and
then, tossing thc rest into the drawer,
again resumed the conversation as if
nothing unusual liad happened."
li'?s?ui'jlon Cor. New V?rie Herald.
The common supposition that young I
Mr. Ashniead liar:lett, wit-) botanic the j
husband of the Bareness Hurd et t-Couttsi j
is an American, must bo incorrect, for
the will of tin; duchess of St. Albans, j
lately published in a new edition of tho 1
"Memoirs <?f Miss M?.dlon," expressly i
provides thal "in crise any of th'.: three :
daughters of Danie Sophia Burdett S
shat! intermarry willi any person being !
by b:r;h an alien, whether such person j
shall or shall not have obtained hitters j
of denization, or ha ve been naturalized, ' ;
her share ot the legacy shad be utterly j
?Yn-foiUvl. As tin; li.-troness ami her
!;;;.-!'::i;?-! are still in the enjoyment, of
thu S\ Albans fortune. Mr. Ucirtlelt
would apbear to bc a native of Kng
Uiid.
mm .
? fannel" m Fayette county. West
Virginia, was recently tak*n m badly
liv a gang of gvpsies that passed
through the neighborhood. One of
them told him it lie would place bo
in an old stump und leave it over night j
j; wte-M .b.nineil by morning, which !
he tried, and the tiling worked. Hie j
gyp>y then got him lo put $700 in tho ;
same place, hui on going to the stump !
tiie next morning both money and |
gypsy were, of course, gone.
David Dudley Field, who is preach- 1
ing a crusade against legal verbosity, j
sa vs that the people of New York pay ;
annually over $100.000 for recording
kurnlus words in mortgages.
ICHABOD AND OTHER POEMS,
BY \V. G. KENNEDY.
J70R SALE AT THE SUMTER BOOK
|j STOJtE. Trice reduced to one dollar
per copy.
j Testimoni?is er Eminent Physician
of the State.
The following are selected from many sim
ilar ones :
DR-.'* L. C. KESXEDT, of S^artan'oaro"
writes ilio Proprietors : "The remedial quai
iiies o? Gk-nn Springs 1 havij known for o~e?
forty years, aaa can ait-it to its value in
Dyspepsia froth gastric or inncuomil derange
mcnt pf the Live *., General Debility, Dropsical
Effusions. Uterine Irregularity and Affection;
of thc Kidneys and Bladder. To thc last dis?
eases I would particularly call attention. :i?
the waters have shown large curative powers
in these complaints."
.Da. 0. li. M.\V;:P., of Newberry, S. C.,
says: ;'i have sent more titan fifty persons
suffering with Jaundice to these .Springs, an?
have never been disappointed in any case ;
they all speedily recovered. ? cannot find
words to express my confidence in the Glenn
Springs water, ns r. remedy for the Liver,
! when functionally deranged. Dyspepsia,
Dropsy, certain skin diseases, troubles in the
Kidneys ...iud Spleen, if produced by the Liver,
have all, as I know, disappeared at the
Springs."
Da. JAMES MCINTOSH. President of thc Med?
ical Association o? South Carolina, in his an?
nual address before that body remarks:
"Glenn Springs; for diseases of the Stomach.
Liver and Kidneys, deserves to rank with
any other on the continent,"
PRICE OF WATER.
Per case of two dozen quart bottles, securely
packed and delivered on the train at Spartan
burg, $4.00.
Per gallen, by the barrel, delivered at
Spartan burg, 20 cents.
Per gallon, for less than a barrel. 25 cents.
Address' SIMPSON & SIMPSON",
Glenn Springs. S. C.
For sale in Sumicr, bv Dr. A. J. China and
Dr. G. S. Sealv.
LIENS:,
TITLES,
MORTGAGES,
BILLS OF SALE,
BONDS,
And Other Blanks in Variety,
FOR SALE
AT THIS OFFICE,
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
This Magazine portrays Ameri?
can thought and Ufe from ocean to
ocean, is filled with pure high-c?ass
literature, and can be safely wel?
comed in any family circle.
PRISE 25c. OR $3 A YEAR BY KAIL.
Sample Copy of current number mailed upon rc
ceipt of 25 eis.; badi r.urr.'cers, 15 eis.
Premium List with either.
Address:
E. T. SUSS Ss SOS, Publishers,
ISO & 132 ?&ar! St., ri. Y.
A Dealer who makes ?
ti?nlar line can i
Best G-ocds at tl
IT 13 TEEREFGRE T<
-i1\
^ M M g g a . J g*? ?
They keeep in stock e
SHELF "Hil
and would call especial attention to :
RUBBER AND LS
In all widths, with Rivets and Bu
STOVES OF EVERY Vi
A large and ?
013.122.^ ?and.
And the finest and largest assortment of TA
SCISSORS, ?c., from the hest fatories ot
has been paid in thc selection ol
Wagon Material of E
Single and Double Muzzle and '.
nition, S
Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE
LOW 1
Sept 15
Main Street, o
?SILEY SHILL
-BieatgwaaaaBBMti
The S. G. S. is thc cheapest, and t
for Small Grain on thc Market.
Thc S. G. S. has been used all ove
years, and has given ^reat satisfaction.
AM?hJLY Am
Of superior activity and efficiency ;
Small Grain, especially when used \
Ammonia.
ASHLEY COMPLETE
Delivered free ; specially adapted t
Annuals, kc.
For terms, directions, testimonials, ar
tivc publications of the Company, addrcs
THE ASHLEY I
Sent 03
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JMEW SHOP.
TUE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in?
form ilife citizens of .Sumter County, that
ho Iras recent!" moved his shop from Wedjre
fieid io the Town of Sumter, where he will
carry on the business ot'
WHEELVVR?8.HT?N8, BLACKSMITHING.
and General Repr.ring. HORSE SHOEING a
specialty. Will keep on hand piping and
fixtures for the repairing of Steam Engines,
Pumps, etc.
LOG CARTS built to order.
He fakes ihis opportunity to thank his
friends and the public generally, for ihe lib
t eral patronage extended to him while at
i Wedgefield, and hopes by close attention to
j his business, to merit a continuance of the
i same.
Shop on Liberty Street, near Mr. H.
j Barby's Li-Terr Stables.
RILEY W. ER ADHAM.
Marchi?, 'ST.
ut&? AfiU nuntin
J. P. EL BROWN,
AUGUSTA, GA.
MANUFACTURER OF HIVES, SEC
tions, Foundation and Bee-keepers'
Supplies. Also Breeder of Italian Bees and
Queens.
He manufactures the best PORTABLE
FRUIT DRYER.
Send for catalogue.
March 3
THE ROYAL ST. JOHN.
The only Sewing Machine in the world that
runs either forward or backward and
still continues to sew in the same
direction.
?IT IS THE
I SIM PLEST,
STRONGEST,
MUST DURABLE,
AND BEST.
CHALLENGES C03?PARISOX,
Distances Coen petition !
Surpasses Expectation !
Be Sere You See it Before You Buy.
FOR SALE BY
Watchmakers and Jewelers,
Main- Street, opposite J olin Be id's,
SU3?TZR9 S. C.,
March 24
saeeacagaaea BBBgaggpgaacCTeafeaw; aesaBB??Mtao
TAT??M BAfffPf"
i Specialty of one par?
kways supply t?ie
ie Lowest Prices,
j YOUR INTEREST TO
n A I?HW 4
;OM
:verv known rarJetv cf
\ verv large and weil selected stock of
lATHEB BELTING
rs or Lacing as mar bc desired.
LRIETY A? ALL PRICES.
super!) stc*;k of
G-Iassware,
BLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS.
^'Europe and America. Especial attention
7 POTWARS, TINWARE, &c.
very Conceivable Kind,
Breech Loading Guns, Ammu
hells, &c.
STORE IN TOWN and will bc supported by
PRICES.
R. w. DURANT & SON.
pposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C.
GRAIN SPECIFNE
he best, and the only Spcc??e Fertilizer
r our Southern States fer the last three
a chenp an-! excellent Fertilizer for
xhh. Cotton Seed or manure to supply
SAUDEN FtBTiLSIEBj
o Roses, Geranium?, Pansies, Flowering
l-l for the various attractive and ins trac
M?GSP?X?TE co.
L?Fscinaiiiisseik
3 A DAY, EUT P03J~~7
CENTURY iB3 iiBjS^
RING HUMANITY ! S:
^?O^f ppp fg
"_ ? I
LOOD AND SKIN DISEASES SENT
HOULD BE READ BY EVERYBODY. \C
:C!FIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. fr
EVERY YOUNG MAN SHOULD AVAIL
Himseit of tlie advantages odored at the
5RYANT, STRATTON & SADLER BUSI?
NESS COLLEGE,
.'or acquiring a thorough and practical train?
ing in business allai rs.
Yv'ith improved and enlarged facilities, we
m non nee o ur T wen ty-Soco nd Annual Opening
cr the reception of pupils.
The curriculum af study embraces a thorough
preparation fer business aifairs.
The proticiency act;i:ired by our many pupils
luring a pc; iou of over twenty years as educa
ors of youth is our strongest commendation.
Pupils enter al any time. For circulars, cat
.! '. :, tenus, &c, call on or address
W. H. SADLER, President,
pt 3 Nos. 6 & S N, Charles St., Balto.
! 1 J" C?ffMA,
DEALER IN -
Drags, Medicines and
FINE ICILST SOAPS, HAIR A D ?OOTIi
BKUSr?E?, PERFUMERY AND F AJ? C-Y
TOILET ARTICLES, ?c.. ?c.
PAINTS. OHS, VARNISHES AND
J) YE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, $c.
Fall supply of Fresh Garden Seeds.
April 9 _
PAINT YO (JR BUGGY FOR
One Bollar.
One coat gives an old baggy the blackest
black you c^er saw and a handsome gloss
wit bout Tarnishing. It eries hard in a few
hours. No running! No varnishing! Xe
extra trouble. Each cc:: contains -more than
enough to nr.int a carriage.
Retailed at One Dolhir per Can.
For Sde by
- DS. A. J. CHINA.
h F. IV: Kiili
.DEALER IX
Agent.
BM & MIHI
pgr1
i Lin wifii
TOILET SOAPS,
AXD ALL KINDS OF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KEPT IX \ FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORE.
Tobacco, Snuff and Sesars,
GARDEN SEEDS, &C,
-ALSO
Paints, Oils, Varnishes.
?T,ASS, PUTTY, kc.
-ANO
DYS ST?JFFS.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully
coitjpcunded, and orders answered
with caro and dispatch.
The public will find my stock of |
Medicines complete., warranted genu?
ine, and of thc best quality.
Call and see for yourselves.
"Hfi?S?E PfiTgBTiN?
?sii^o&i I faut s sim
ZZL First Class Style.
IAM PREPARED TO FURNISH 5IATE
rial of tho best kind and (?nish np jobs in
workmanlike manner, and no money required
until work is completed.
Any kind of work in the r?cttse-pai?ting
line, such as Walnut Graining, Oak Graining, \
Manleing, Marbleizing, Wail r.nd Fancy j
Painting in flat or gloss work, Graniteing,
Rough-casting, Gold or Brass Bronzing,
Staining, and Varnishing in any shade.
All jobs will be prompt Iv dealt with.
Address LEMUEL R. DAVIS,
Mav 19 Stiater. S. G.
! 1 ? ls & r?s y^i-i ? % m 5& ?
; g IIa i? BE^8 |I m pl
Obtained; and "?I .".17?.A / '.'..->' at?
tended to f;>r ,Vf>/>A7/.4T .' ;."'.'/>' o?:r Affiec-'-ts
opposite th? ''- S PaVat<?!V'vi\ ivo ob?
tain Patc-ntsiti !..>-?< :!:: :; :!- -v- :...!..*..:? -ea
I;-.ts://AV;7V5.V. S-::u Mrti/KIi. . ??"/.V(. ?r
PHOTO ni invvn??.??.. Wv .-..iv
abiJitV free <>:' <.;::.!.:..v..- a;:: '. .Vf/ ( ;/.!/.:.':.
1 VXLkSS I-ATEST is sar, !;! ;>.
For circular. adv:--.*, "..rms j:a.l r?*fiT?-tJCOS :.>
actual cHeri ts in v?.?!irv.w-n Stati\<*?>i:s::} ? ay < r .
Opposite i'ti'sui i?'-zsl?i?fftott, JJ C j
?j?--'-: r.yrrv rrprrj
ia ^ s li
us
SSS ?ii <?? vj??
gfc^, -rjfe Wl!l pur?fr ih-? SLOOO renato !
y&gk SS? tho LS VE? ar.d !<;D^&YS .-.nd
^ST^ JR RESTO??S rho HRAI.TK jinJVXG
^oj^SS^. CK of TOUTS. , (-;.>i.i.\-.'ant
of Appw?ie. ?n?iuv-?-ri?v'?j.tick of
^^^?^?v sotiicely C!)T-M: ii^st*?. mos- j
L 1... ' -^ L -w. Seffent?! fro?*coroj>?aiatsp*H:n. j
feH^S^S^C* HURTER'S IFO>- TCriC a
Rife. ?r?edy euro. Giw s ?tcsr, hoatt?? ccnrlesion.
AJI a:t?a?pts .-it cnnrtorii-Irii:^ o:iiy a:: ?- to r^>[ a
larity. Do net ?sr?orrnvr?t~:*t OBIGIXAI AXD I>? -r |
/ Dr. KAr?T?^v3 3_?vER P!LL9 fe !
K Core CoTi5tipstlcr..T.ivov Ccmr-latot ar.--: SicU <? !
tHeadacfce. S.a:np?o Do-o sr..-l L>riMm Bock.d !
v laal'.ed on receipt o? iwo ecr.ts ?a p^s:i,?o. ? !
THE0!{. KAST?3 ?ESS?'?iE CG., Sf. LOUIS, h:0. \
SUITER MARBLE WORKS, j
ESTABLISHED IX 13*30.
. F. Sill fl!,
WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH
Improved Facilities,
TO FI: RX ?SH
MONUMENTS, HH?OST?NESJ
-AND
?11 Kinds cf Cesaetcry ??cz&,
In First Class Workraaoship.
Deo. 21.
? wv esl 3 Sk^^v
1IOW LOST, HOW RESTORED !
Jost published^ :i new edition of Dr. CUL
VKIOVF.L1/S CKIiKBRATED ESSAY on the
radical enre cf Spcrmatcrrhooa or Seminal weak?
ness. Involuntary Seminal Lossc?. impotency,
Mental and Physical rncrspnc?ty. [jnpcdi?ncnt^
t?) Marriage, cte. : also. Consuruptivn, Epilepsy
and fits, iniiuoed oy seif-incui-rencc or sexual
extravagance, X*e.
Tlic celebrated an thor, in this admirable
Essay, clearly demonstrates, from :? thirty years'
successful practice, thai ti:e alarming conse?
quences of sclf-ahnsc may he radically cared;
pointing out a mo>lc e: cure at once simple, cer?
tain and effectual, by means of which every
sufferer, rio matter what his condition may bc,
may cure himself cheaply, privately and radi?
cally.
This lecture sh raid bc- in the hands of
evcr_v youth anti every man in the land:
Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any
address, post paid, on receipt ot four cents, or
two postage sui nips. Address
THE CULVERWKLL MEDICAL CO.,
?1 Asx St. NEW YQKX: Post Office Box, 450.
B. F. MITCHELL & SON,
PROPRIETORS OF
The Merchant Flour Mill?
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE SALE OF
COTTON AND NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON, M". C.
OFFER FOR SALE
AT LOWEST PRICES
Choice grades FLOUR, own man'ft're.
-AL50, -
Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINY.
CORN, &c
- ALSO,
Selected RED RUST PROOF SEED
OATS.
Selected North Carolina aod Maralan!
All our Gcotls guaranteed best qoalt
ty and at lowest prices. Nu charge for
delivery to Railroad.
B. F. MITCHELL & SON.
W?LBERN & PIEPER)
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
AND DEALERS IN
Mis,-Lipers, Tota, k
167 and 169 East-Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Dec. 2
S. B. THOMAS, Agt
No. 320 KING STREET,
Opposite Liberty^
Wm Pap Haips
LACE .CURTAfyS,
CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY G00D%
WINDOW AWNINGS 3IADE TO ORDER.
CHARLESTON fe. C.
Dec Tl . o
GEO. W. STEFFENS,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
Auction and Commission Merchant
and Liquor Dealer.
AG EST FOR
fixe F:nest Hams cured in the H. S.
Also Ajrent for
OEXESEO ROAD CART.
The Best and Cheapest on the Market.
197 EAST BAY AND 50 AKD 52 STATE Sflk,
(Auction Room State Street,)
CHARLESTON S. C.
j^er Consignments Solicited.
Nov 25 o
PAVILION HOTEL,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
First Class in all its Appointment*.
Supplied with all Modern Improvements.
Excellent Cuisine, Large Airy Rooms,
Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec?
tric Bel's and Lights. Heat?
ed Rotunda.
RATES ?2.00, ?2.50 AND $3.00.
Rooms Reserved ly Mail or Telegraph.
Sept 16_
THE ?8TEL WINDSOR.
211 ICING STREET.
Four Boors South Academy of Mu??.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
THIS well appointed Hotel was opened for
the reception of Guests, March ist, 1885,
by G. T. ALFORD, recently proprietor of
the "New Briziuon Hotel," Sullivan's Island.
The "WINDSOR" is newly furnished
throughout., having Woven Wire Spring and
Hair Matresses on all beds. ^Froi&iing on
King Street, wita extensive Southern expos?
ure, making
Ali the Rooms Dry. Airy and Pleasant.
To make the "HOTEL WINDSOR," what
ha? lone been wanted, a STRICTLY FAMI?
LY HOTEL,
No Liquors icill he sold on the premises.
Rates, Si-50 to $2.00 per day-Liberal
terms made bv the week or month.
G. T. ALFORD, Manager.
WRIGHTS HOTEL,
COLUMBIA, S. <7.
THIS NSW AND ELEGANT HOUS^
with ail modern improvements, is ?OW
owen for the reception of guests.
S'. L. WRIGHT k SON,
May 6. Proprietors.
l??BBEE"!ST?MPST
NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING ?L0THINfl
with indclrwle ink, or for printing visiting
cards, and
STAMPS OF ANY KIND
for stamping BUSINESS CARDS. ENVEL?
OPES or anything eise. Specimen? of varions
styles on hand, which wiil be shown with pl****
are. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and
orders filled promptly.
Call on CP. OSTEEN,
At the Watchman and Southron Office
$25,000.00
IN GOLD!
WILL BE PAID FOB
?EES' COFFEE WRAPPERS.
1 Premium, ?
2 Premiums,
6 Premiums,
25 Premiums,
100 Premiums,
200 Premiums,
1,000 Premiums,
- $1,000.00
$500.00 each
- S250.00 "
- SiOO.OO
- 350.00
$20.00
. $10.00 "
it
For full particulars and directions see Circa*
tar in every pottn? of AKHTCKI-ES* COFFEE.
WO&K SHOPS
wirier? STEAM IYJWER
BE VSCSQ OL'TKJTS OT
BASSES' FAT. FOOT PC ST EH
machinery can compete with
stearn rower. Sold on trial.
Metal and woodworkers sen?! for
prves. Iih:str*d catalogue free.
W. F. A.. J no. ? ?ar ? ie* Co?
Hock ford, SH. ?
Address No 2 .1 ? .Mata St.
IF O "CT 11? S
HORSE AHD CATTLE POWDERS
y o T?."vr:.->: w
.- o? Cor re. I;-.?TS or Lvs? Tx-.
..T.- :i~o itsed in time,
i ;\ ?w.iJcrs wili c?re sn? preventHoc CTTOL?KA.
'."?vr:~'s rowi'-et? will prevent GAPKS rx FOWL?,
Vontz's t'ow-??crs \r?]\ increasetho. quantity o? mils
r.r.il crean: twenty per cont., anti make the batter Cnn
wi sweet
Fonts's P.-sw-.K-rs wl?? ?nre ?>r provont almost "STKTX
,*>i<\..\s> t<-> which H?v.>e> ?n?i CntSeare subject.
Kerrs:'*. l*.wi>! is? WILL ctvic SATISFACTION.
Soi?? everywhere.
DAVID 'S- rO?TS. Proprietor
BALTIXIOKE. MD.
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