The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 26, 1889, Image 2
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26.
Tbs Sunder Watchman was founded
in aud the- Thte Southron in 1866.
The Watchman :.u? Southron now has
t&c combined circulation and iu&aence
of both- ot t&e old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter.
ON THS BLIND SIDE.
President Harrison is certainly a fcamoriet.
The infinite pains he tatos to intensify the
agony of those who tefe feeeu expeetiog a
share of the spoils- kr&oates that be mwt be
Taking a jolly revengo "for The worry to which
he has beere m bi ec ted. Not coetent with
striking everybody on tfce blind side by ap?
pointing Mr. Lathrop District Attorney, !?
haesought evt Mr. Geo. i. Cunningham, ex
Wayor eCGtHwleston, and made bim- Marshal.
Ur, Ramses- has provided h ??self with *
ceraefteyv of dead blasted hopes, and- we ea?
fancy bim at midnight, feeaeatb the Wu* aed
aooo?it sky, ph?y?sg fcap-lcog over the
io nobs tones. The appoia tweet of Genera?
SoboFt-S-taafe to the Col ?ec to rs hip of Seau
fort was * hort ?proceedveg for so strict a
Church man ss Xr. J?arrisen. A reference to
Che repart of tin Oemmcuee for tao Investi,
gatton o? Fraufti witt show that Gen. SaraMs
reied for Woodruffs two hundred thousand
dollar e?r?ting bil], and accepted as eosapen
satkm for such rote s cbecqoo Tor $S,OW
which was duly presented and passed to bis
credit. For this he was tried and convicted,
and pardoned by ?ov, fiascos. The Re?
publicen party is ?Baking rapid strides to?
wards respeclabtfcty in South Carolina,
USU MeDOW OHS TRIAL.
Dr.T. B MeDow was put on trial Monday
morning for tbe murder of Capt. ?. W. Daw?
son, The -Stale closed its case yesterday,
bot Vt is evident t%?t a ?arge acrobat of testi?
mony 4s reserved to be taken in reply, ft is
in-evidence that Capt. Dawson was shot from
tke-ear, slightly forward, and that the nature
of the wound precluded thc cess'jfciitty of bis
surviving its infliction longer than a very
few seconds. Also that he could not have
?poke* after hoing struck. Marie "Burdayron jj
admits that sire received improper attentions
from Dr. McDow who continually urged her
to elope with him. She states however that
their intercourse was not criminal. The
liae of -defense has not yet been in?rcatei bot '
there are ru mr ^ of start-hog xSevolojnaenis.
There rema*^***^ ^oubt that Sc&ow attempt?
ed to bury ttH^t? under the stairs.
COTTON OE JUTS.
Last week w? published a letter fro?
Messrs. F. W. Wagener & Co., going to show
that the substitution of cotton for jute bag?
ging wilt cost the fanners about $3,-?00,O0O.
'The following fpom the Atlanta i?ozmzdl \s a
better reply than rre can make and we accord?
ingly appropriate it. The-Journal says :
Ressrs. Wagner & Co., admit that a new
phase of the problem would be presented if
the question Of tare on cotton cloth was set?
tled. We are glad togrve them some news.
The Cotton Exchange of Kew Orleans on
dorses the demand of the National Alliance for
the allowance on all cotton bagging covered
bales, and calls on all other cotton exchanges
tofoWow their lead.
We think the Charleston's rm has blundered
some in its figures. We are not accustomed
to handling millions, so we will estimate on
one bide of cotton. That is more modest.
Jute bagging will be worth 9 J cents per
yard, if not more. It certainly will not be
sold for less, voluntarily. A syndicate of
hagging manufacturers met the committee
from tue alliance in Birmingham, and that i?
the lowest price that wouid be guaranteed.
Six and a half yards of jute bagging is re?
quired to co^er a bale of cotton, and at 9?
cents a yard the cost per bale will be a little
iess than sixty cents. This rauch the farmer
mast pay the jute men. He will, in selling
his cotton, get pay for his bagging at5 cents
a pound. Six and A half yards, weighing one
?nd three-fourth pounds per jard and sold at
$ cents will bring him $1.02, making a net
gnicof 42 cents, which the farmer makes on
?is jute bagging.
How about the cotton cloth ? He must have
?even yards ac K? cents. It will weigh 5|
pounds, and when be sells bis cotton at nine
cents be will get forty-seven cents,.47
He ts allowed eight pounds tare on
cotton cloth {none?rn jute,} which at ?
cents a potrad, will bs-.12
119
Making a net gain of 3 H cents on the
trie.
but it is estimated, and we think the -esti?
mate a 3ftfe and conservati ve one, that 125,
000 bales of cotton will be consumed ia ?ak
5ng the cottee cloth, and that the ooas*mo?
tion of this much will raise the price one
eighth of a cent per potnd,-or 55 cents for a
baie of 45? pounds. Add this to the gain of
31^ cents, and we have for cotton cloth a
gain of -S7-J cents as against 40 cents for jute.
And who can estimate the vast benefit to
li>e Southern country which *-;Il result from
the spending of rhe or?F.-cras of dollars in our
own section in the manufacture of cotton
cloth ? It will -be manufactured from the
??rodact of Southern fields by Southern labor
n Souther? anils-aed will te fcaoikd aloae
t*j Scmthem meu. Every dollar of the pro?
ceeds will be spent in the Soutn. Vast and
far-reaching will be the benefit. Who will
not aid it? Who will not wish it God speed?
The jute mea are aow williag to sell their
stuff at 9| cents per yard. Last season they
demaudeO 13 to 14. and squeezed the farmers
ont of millions. We feel like shotting h*?
lelujab when we realize that they cot??'. ?0
to any aa ore.
In another column will be found an article
upon a proposed change ia the road law.
Lack of space prevented oar expressing a-n
opinion upon this subject to dav, bat we
?tend doing so next week and hope readers
will preserve their copy of this issue.
Capt. I.S. Bamberg, State Treasurer, died
suddenly of heart disease at his residence in
Columbia on the 21 ??t iast. Ke w*s elided j
State Treasurer in I88-S. and has made a faith?
ful and efficient officer, fie was a nat?ceofl
Barnwell county, and was what is known as
a "self made man," having accumulated
through his energy and skilful business
management a coasiderahle property. Ilia
body was laid to rest at ? ira'rtcr^;.
A negro named Caldwell was lynched at
Rockton, Fairfield County, on the 2;?d inst.,
foran attempt to commit the usual crime.
His inieoded victim was Mrs. lieckharo.
While she was struggling ?ith her assailant,
her little daughter, 12 jcar3 old, attempted to
shoot him, but he seized the gun and shot tte J
child, wounding her seriously. He was ar-j
rested and was teing taken to Columbia when ;
a crowd without masks boarded the train, i
took him ont and shot him to death. Ca?d- \
well was an escaped lunatic, and many pa- [
pers express horror that such a creature
should be lynched, but we are among those
who would make no exceptions in cases of
this character, and are well satisfied that he
met the usual fate.
The State Treasurership.
The Comptroller General will issue no war?
rants upon tte Stnte Treasury until a State
Treasurer shall have been appointed. The ?
Agencies of the case, there being a great j
deal of public business pressing requiring th*
filling of the position, make it probable that !
the Governor will mkae an appointment to ?
fill State Treasurer Bamberg s unexpired j
term within the next few da)3. Among the i
gentlemen whose names have h?en prominent- !
ly :r.eu:ion?;d in connection with ii;;::,g the !
tacnner ure Major W. H. Gibbs *'x<\ Colonel j
Joh? P. Thom is of iii!? city, while it is ;
Stated that the people of York County will
?tigeest M*\ i-'S^ph F. \i'ali?ceo? Vo:k.- j
(JUuinLii RtjLLr. i
ATTBIBUTES OP THE SOL?
DIER.
"What Chaplain Kershaw said to the
S. L. ?. Last Sunday Evening.
FOT hi* annual sermon before the Sumter
Light Infantry, on last Sunday evening Rev.
John Kershaw took as his text, T Samuel, 4,
9 : "Be strong and quit yourselves like men,"
Mr. Kershaw said :
Such was the word of exhortation where?
with the Philistines sought to encourage
themselves in their contest with the armies of
ferael. The language, however, is appropri?
ate to st?ch au occasion as this, for it seems to
som up the duty of man in whatever circum?
stances be may be placed. It is ca ly more
especially applicable to soldiers, inasmuch as
it was originally addressed to them. The
citieen-soldier, as distinguished from the reg?
alar, occupies a double relatteti to society.
.Being both citizen and soldier, be is?ader
obligation- to discharge the duties of both,
but whether he acts as soldier or citizen, it is
important that he be strong and acquit him?
self always like a meat.
You have ssked ra? to speak to you to
! aigbt as your Chaplain, aad il is as such that
F now address you. You* may never be
called on to go into active service, but you a-?!
are obliged to fight the great battle of life,
which is oft-times a severe- test of character
than tofsce ?hefoes of your country in battle
array, if I can but persuade you to carry
out in yo?r daily life tire variable lessons
which yea have been taught rn tire school of
j the soldier, and show you how those princi
I p?es are excellent guides to conduct in all the
j changes and chances of this world, my most
j sanguine hopes will be more than realised.
What, theo, are those lessons which the
school of the soldier gives you the opportu?
nity to leam ? Kow do they St you tor the
: battle of life? They are, mainly, watchful?
ness, peif-controL, courage, obedience.
?. The soldier most be watcbni?. Futon
out-post duty, the safety of all his comrades
often depends on bis vigilance and alertness.
The watchful sentinel prevents surprises,
keeps off spies, gives timely no bi oe -of the
enemy's approach-is entrusted, to a Sarge
extent, with the safety, honor, and welfare of
all b's steeping friends.
So in life's battle, the soui of man must
often stand alone upon the outposts-of dotj
But though he must thus stand alone, he
cannot think only of himself. He is a unit of
the great feamnn family. He must think of
that .great army of mankind io which be
belongs. He is a member of the universal i
brotherhood ?f man. He is responsible to
bis brethren to the full extent of bis influence
among and over them to do the -right, to de-1
cide in favor of the true and the good. His
actions do not affect or concern himself alone
-they ?ave their weight, large or small,
with afW with whom he comes in contact, &ad ,
towards all to whom be sustains any rela?
tions. ? e -is b is bro tier's keeper in the sense
that he'is rs duty bound to do nothing that,
will injure his fellow-man in;body or mind, in
character or reputation, in person or estate,
in mora's or in religion. And, on the otber
band, being his brother's keeper, he is equally
in bonor ard ia duty beuod, to do all he can j!
to aid and assist his fellow-man in these several
respects, as they may have need of his ser?
vices. To all who acknowledge God as re?
vealed in the Old Testament or in the New,
and who have respect for His commandments,
the oe ti'ne of duty bore pnesented, comes
with binding force and effect, for it is there
written, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. Thou shalt do unto him as thoo
woolds't have bim do unto yon,"' -Fairly
construed, this commandment and ?be outline
'Ofduty, positive and negative, above given,.
ave seen fae be substantially the same.
Theitsual method employed by people in
dealing with one another, -differs slightly
from this. To look out exclusively for
"number one," to take every advantage of
knowledge or circumstance, to come as close
to the borders of 'fraad>&3 the law will alicvv,
to squeeze even the widow and the fatherless [
?when opportunity is afforded; such is the in?
fam?os and immoral code which prevails
largely ?2 'the affairs -of this wor?d. Kow
when any of yon, my comrades, shall on
life's batt'e-field, be ,put in a position where,
by yourself', you will have to decide 1ms to
act towards your brethren of mankind, re?
member that as a soldier you were taught to
watch carefully in behalf of your slumbering
and unsuspecting companions ; that their
honor is bound up in yours ; that you are
there to pr-oteet and defend them from barm
and lo3sand surprise; that as you would be
felse acd treacherous were you to sleep on
your post, or desertit in time of danger, and
let the enemy rush in like a-flood-; so, as be
lievers in God, as bound to obey and serve
Him, the Supreme Ruler and Governor of the
universe.; in any siora?! crisis, in any hour
of decision, where -the rights, imerests and
welfare of others sre involved, gee that you
side with God, that you keep ii?3 orders, that
you merit Hisapproval as our greai?ung md
commander-in-chief. The soldierly quality
.f wratehfubress -ewers a wide field. Vt'e are
told tfcat ""eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty,"-without \t the encroachments of
pow-er ar>d tyranny would ston cake
liberty but a name and a memory. The roan
who is on his guard against temptation, stands
fast where ".lie careless fall victims, not only
as regards sins of lust, intemperance and
gaming, whieh are broad and plain highways
to bell, butas regards other temptations not
so plainly rending that way. The watchful
man, for instance, will not incur debt, which
80 often leads to diskococ. ^'i'oung men fre?
quently affect a style of living which their
fathers reached only after years" of bard
work. "They begin with the large ?nd of
the horn, and verj* oftec -cucne -est at the
saaall one. 'Don'ttake-Jonah'sgour-d for your
pattern. Make it your mera"." Anything
that springs into full life in c single night,
is apt to perish and pass away in like rapid
manser. You caooot nt 25 hope to live on a
scale only attained after many year3 of earn?
est application.
In all th?se and the like ways you may
translate into action the lesson of watchful?
ness wbicb every good soldier knows the
value oZ, and escape the many pitfalls and
daagece ?bat feeset tie pat h of the careless, the
heedless and the slumbering.
i. Self-contne-J is another thing io be karn- -
ed ia the school of the soldier. It is courage
nuder another form. As a distinguished
autfeorsays, "Self-control ?9 at the root of
all the virtues. Let a man give tte reins to
bis impulses and passions, and free that ?so?
ient he yields up ?is ?oral freedom. He is
carried atong thecurrenl of life, and becomes
the slave of his strongest desire for the time
being." A man is only morally free when he
has himself under the self-control of reason
and principle, and is not "spurred hither and
tbiiuer by euch desire that in turn conies up?
permost." Th=s quality of self-restraint is
taught the soldier by the discipline to whick
be is subjected. Made to perform duties that
are irkso-ate, to drill often and long, to do
camp duty tint apjtcArs unnecessary and even !
unimportant, to show marked respect for his ?
superior officers, to pay great al ion ti on to j
neatness of person and equipments, to avoid j
aaytfcing tun! savors of carelessness, neg lt- j
ge nee and indifference evt-n in minor matters,
'J.vt soldier ar^tiiivs ??at?is that are of supreme 1
vx??;e tu him ;n whatever state of life his iines
may fall. Seif-Testet, forbearance, carefully 1
restrained tamper, patience, are all the out- !
come of self-control, which give? a man not ?
only command over himself, hut over others.
Upon this oua itv largely depends success is
business and politics. The test of" this state- j
ment ar? one mav m ?te for i?itK?e.'f, who will :
i
thoughtfully observe the methods of those !
who have been successful a'oni; these lines. ?
This self-control should cover ont-'? words as j
weil as his ?tc?.w:i2. How hard it ?$ to resirt j
the struggling sarcasm which rises 10 the lij-s 1
and, if uttered, might cover our adversary !
witfa confusion. Vet J heard a gentleman
greatly gifted in tisis r*-?}>evt, declare that his .
tongue h-ul gu' bim into mote difficulties than I
it ever got bim ont of, ?nd made tor him \
more enemies t&an friends. Solomon said, j
"The mouth of ?.. wise wan is in his heart: I
the hc?rt of a fool is in his mouth." How j
trae, yet how numerous are the fools in ibis I
res?<ec( ?md how few the wise Let the Self- ?
control of" Ita* true sciiihr follow you, my j
comrades, in whatever may he vour calling. ?
Let it exhibit itself in that resistance to the
baser appetites, ti..?t ?---IS:?.?? indulgence, j
which has degraded the character of so many !
nations and i .divid? ais, once- powerful und i
famous, now mentioned only to point a morai ?
or adorn a tale. This i* a suf-j.-ct on which !
it is impossii ie to express ou?*Ts-se*f too
Strongly or to feel too deeply. Any philoso- j
phy of history will show the unfailing truth
of the statement "Whatsoever a man so wet h, 1
that shall he also reap," and if' YOU lo.'k '
around you with even half-open eyes, you j
will aee the invariable workings of this uni?
versal law, and pity-compelling phantoms
will rise out of memory's gr;?ve to warn each ?
o: e of us of the deep a?id damning danger of
sobing either the wi:;d or wild o?tts. f!:<* fatal 1
certainty that toe harrest will b? thc -Alrr:
wir.d of utter and r*i>; ? H' MS Umyitn ; to evij
cours*S, the almos? iuipo?si*>ititt > x<- -i.; \,\
God's &:rac? ot recovery ir.o.i th? ? M ey of
the shadow oj sptiitual ?i?s.?.>?'* r ;?:;?! d': it
"Bcsttvug then a.?d ?? Jit yoursclvtj iii.?. '?iii?.
men'* in this mighty r.nd incessant varian
On th? struggle depends your destiny fe
weal or woe. Cast away the false and ath(
istieraaxim which bids you cat, drink and I
merry, for to-morrow we die, because anlei
reason and revelation, natural religion an
revealed, Judaism and Christianity he a
products and promoters of falsehood, ehildre
of the father of Les, idle tides, and false itv
aginings, we neve? die, and the bitterest stin
that immortality can have for a human soul
will be the consciousness that in tnrnin
away from the Father of Lights to these vai
and misleading communications of thc uri
godly and profane, it has passed upon itsc!
tte sentence of banishment from the bright
ness of Cod's presence, into that outer dark
ness where is weeping, vailing and gnashin
ef teeth.
3. Courage is another lesson taught in til
school of the soldier. We cannot but admir
the Roman sentinel, forgotten at his post b;
those who rushed out of the doomed city o
which the fiery lava of Vesuvius was falling
remaining there until encrusted in the seethinj
torreat he died a martyr to duty, a splendh
exponent of courage, an enduring witness ti
the magnificent discipline employed by thoe
who ?sade Rome the Imperial mistress of th
world. Who can forget the charge of th
Light Brigade at Balaklava, or the grand ex
hibition made by the officers and men of tb
wrecked ship Birkenhead, who, after seeing
the women and children safely embarked it
the boats, went down with the ship, firing?
last salute as the engulung waters touch?e
the muzzles of the guns? Who has a bear
so dead that it did not thrill with pride anc
admiration for the brave men of our owt
ship-of-war at Samoa, just the other day
who, themselves drifting helplessly on to thi
fatal coral reef that broke their vessel ir
pieces, and expecting to find there a wateri
grave, like so many others, paid the tribut*
of a rousing cheer that rose even above th?
wild 8hriekings of the storm, to the gallant
little British ship that, after a desperate strug?
gle against water and tide, steamed success?
fully ?at upon the open sea and was sa ved 1
Yet, inspiring as are such instances of hero
ism, there is a kind of courage higher still ;
"The courage that displays itse?? in silent
effort and -endurance that dares to endure all
and suffer all for truth and duty-is more he?
roic than the achievements of physical valor,
which are rewarded by honors and titles, 01
by -laurels sometimes steeped in blood, it ii
moral courage that characterizes the highest
order of manhood and womanhood-th?
courage to seek and speak the truth ; the
courage to be just and honest; to resist temp?
tation and do our duty. If mea aad women
do not possess this virtue, they have no secu?
rity whatever for the preservation of any
other."
It bas been well said, "The passive endur?
ance of the man or woman who, fur conscience
sttke, is found ready to suffer and endure,
without so rauch as the encouragement of even
a single sympathizing voice, is an exhibition
of courage of a far higher kind than that dis?
played in the roar of battle, where even the
weakest feels encouraged and inspired by th?
enthusiasm of sympathy and the power ol
numbers."
Not only so, but "a great deal of the un?
happiness, and much of the vice of the world"
as the same author says, "is due to weakness
and "indecision of purpose-in other words to
lack of courage. Men know what is right,
and yet fail to exercise the courage to do it ;
they may understand the duty they have to
do, but will not summon up the resolution to
.perform it. The weak and undisciplined man
is at the mercy of every temptation ; he can?
not say "jVb," but falls before it. And if
his companionship be bad, he will all the
more readily te led away by bad example,
into wrong doing." How many of you re?
alize the truth of that? When you are in?
vited to take that drink-to touch those cards
-to stake your money on an appeal to chance
-to lay a small bet just to make the game
more interesting-to euter places whose name
is a pestilence and whose ways are the ways of
death ; when the voice of your conscience
speaks loud in warnings-when the prayers
yoe learned at your mother's knee rise up and
condemn you-wiiea thoughts of your home
and your loved ones confront you in tender
rebuke-when all that is pure, and good, and
true in you cries out against tte wrong and
degradation you ave about to consent to
why will you allow yourself to take the step
that ever -Quickens into a downhill rush to
ruin. ?on't tell E>C there are roany who do
such things and still are respectable, and
some of them honored. What makes them
respectable in such circumstances"? Either
their money or their family wakes others treat
them-as if they were so, but they .vre not res?
pectable in themselves-there is no essential
difference between them and the miser-able
pauper whom the police pick up out of the
gutter-and whom they themselvesdespise-no
difference between them in kind, only tn de?
gree, aird were men taoral'ty brave they
would set on them the stigma of disgrace that
rightty- belongs on tb* ir brows of brass.
Wben we cease the d."rading worship of
money, and begin to value men for what they
are and not for v/hnt they have, no such mis?
takes will be possible, and each one of you
who refuses to pay -the tribute of a hypocrit?
ical respect to a man whom, in your hearts,
yon cannot honor, will be heeding the injunc?
tion of the text, "Be strong and quit your?
selves as raen." Dare to te manly, resolute,
morally courageous-dare to te true-"it re?
quires strength and courage to swim against
the stream,- any dead fish can float with it."
4. The fourth and last lesson that I shall
speak of as taught in the school of the soldier,
ts obedience. It has been said that the first,
meaning the chief, duty of a soldier is to
obey- Without obedience to the orders of
his superiors, no man can become a decent
soldier, lt is that which renders every sol- j
dierly quality possible. As a member of his
company, the soldier is connected through
his regimen1, brigade division, and corps, to
the commander-in-chief of the army. The j
general orders that ?ri; issued from headquar- ?
tera, come down through these channels, to !
the private in the ranic3, and thus the whole
army becotnf.3 a vast and complicated organ?
ism, the power cf which depends upon the
working of each single part. The lest results
are only to be attained by tho ready and har?
monious inter-action of all the members. To
reach its best efficiency tte army must act as
one man in its obedience to the -orders of its
commander.
Now, you and I all of ns belong to the
graud army of mankind. Men may be Amer?
icans, Europeans, Asiatics or Africans-they
ena; be Caucasian, Mosgolian, Ethiopian or
Malay, hst however you classify them, they
all belong to the human race, the host of
mankind. As such they are nader orders
from God, their Imperial Sovereign, their
Supreme Commander, their Almighty Maker
and Judge. What lie may or may not have
given, in tLe way of orders, to otter less fa?
vored divisions of the Grand Army of eiaa
kind, is too large a subject for us to discuss on
t&is ?ocasi?n, nor is it necessary, for certainly
to us He has given orders, which taay tn-ieed
be difficult to obey, twit cot lo understand.
The ten commandments HS the rule of duty to
God and men, are the orders to which ? refer.
You all have bee n taught them-they lie at
the roo? of the Christinn system of religions !
li e ?cd action, as they do at that of the !
Jewish. Ttey como to us weighted with the
awful sanction "Thus saith ihc Lord thy j
God !" As such., as emanating from that !
supreme authority, ns backed hy Cis a haigh- '
ty fiat, and sustained by his His omnipotent j
will, to obey is life, to violate them is death, j
There may te some among you who do not j
believe that-who f?ncy tte? thc whole sys- !
tem of truth as taught in the l'ible is faise and j
fraudulent-mythical and the product of eu- ?
perstitiot:-who have a vague idea that cer?
tain men like Ingersoll and Huxley, Fred.
Harrison atid Hemert Spencer, Tindal and
Darwin, Strauss and ?aur, have ai.ont done j
for tte faith that bxs helped the ui>?t influe -
tia! portions of the human race for 40u0 ;
years, and have proved or nearly proved that j
there is wo such thir?? ns a human soul, no
hereafter of any sort, no-God io whom weare !
responsible, and hen-re un judgment to bc !
dreaded, no heaven to ix* loveiiand hoped fur, ',
no tell to he feared and avoided ; that there?
fore the thing todo ia to do as and what you
please, insolar as otters will let von, and,
very often, if they wi'! not let you, to remove
them by violence-anything to get \our own
way, and do BS you please-anything rather
than submit to restraints, except those of hu?
man law, which if broken wi!! lead !<> phys?
ical discomfort, pecuniary loss, arni some- :
times, though seldom, except lottie friendless, ?
to the gallows: ? saiii iii. re may be some,
among you who believein this code. ? ought !
to have said, pome who profess to heiieveit, ?
and niit-rs who ari as if they believed it. To !
such I have nothing to say-the? are dearly j
either abo^e or beneath any help I have to
offer. I only suggest the evident fact, piain :
to all who care to ><-.-, that they are Judging !
before the time-they ure prejudging the;
case-tii:'1 end i.' not yet. and who, with a
grain ff sense or an atoioof reason, wili come
forward and profess he knows what the cud
will be cf this v wonderful, complicated
prtsbh-m p:?-- '...! '<> 'he universe and by
Dinii : .V? II- e ; u1- w ?tl c i-i . ... . :?T. 1
(r.if ? e no? mi.- ed <?: d-. . ; v . d >-u h talk.
M.iii k .w !.>.? .-.: ' U -hi p \; 11 s .1 :<-. :.-o I i iii
i? < .1 r?.i hiiu to i i.?rm . .. k?Kiw i-ver> ih'ug. or
tli.il ?Jiu UtUt I4JU; Mid SVL? <-l b.uiy eau
hold tile knowledge which the infinite mind
?lone can find room for. f will say no more.
I/Ct us return to our theme-obedience to tlie
orders of (?od ns revealed in thc Holy Scrip
tares which wc all accept. The true soldier
will obey thc otders of his superior officer,
whether he. approves them or nor, whether he
seos what they arc designed to accomplish or
not-he dues not question-he obeys. So
you, my comrades engaged as you are daily
in life's hattie, provo the trueness of your
soldierhood by being loyal and olredient to
the orders of God. Carry them out to the ex?
tent of your ability, hoth as they relate to
your duty to Hint or to yonr fellowmen. In
the stress of conti ict, almost overborne bj- the
rush of the foe, look to Him and call upon
Him for aid, for that is promised you in this
mighty strife. And though sometimes in the
thick of the fight, when the air is full of the
smoke and dust of battle, and you are tempt?
ed to think it best to lay down your arms
to fight no more; wlien you cannot seethe
issue of the strife, and feel the waves of doubt
and d? itrust of the Great King of Kings, roll?
ing over your soul; or when Satan, man's
great spiritual foe, rinding you discouraged,
whispers io your ear that it is easier to sur?
render than to fight, look upi remember that
right is as sure to triumph as God is God I
fix your eye of hope upon the standard of
duty high uplifted, and bright with the sun?
shine that streams from the presence of God,
and with a prayer, for grace aird strength to
the author of all strength, fight the good
fight and keep the faith, knowing that to the
faithful soldier is held out the crown of life,,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall
give in that great day of his coming, to all
who look for and love his appearing.
(From our Regular Correspondent?)
WASHINGTON LETTEB.
WASHIXGTOK, D. C., June 21, 1889.
Harrison as a junketer bids fair to be on a
par with his republican predecessors. He
returned Monday evening from a three day
trip down the river and to-day he has gone to
Cape May to remain until next Tuesday. If
he is overworked now, as he says be is, God
help the country if an- occasion should arise
demanding some real work of its executive.
If be is overworked many members of bi3
party would like to know what the nature
of the work was ; he has done absolutely
nothing, so far as the public knows, towards
establishing a national policy of any kind
and the two hours a day which he gives up
to the hungry place seekers is hardly enough
to break bim down. If be is overworked it
is from nursing "Baby McKee" probably the
hardest work be has performed since bis
inauguration.
Corporal Tanner has just allowed an in?
crease of pension to Senator il anderson of
Nebr., that carries along with it $4000 ar?
rearages. It may seem a little strange that
the Senator never applied for this increase of
pension before but then, perhaps Gen. Black
was not as anxious to oblige the Senator as
the Corporal is.
Attorney General Miller must he mad
because he has not received that appointment
to the United Suites Supreme Court which he
so confidently expected a short time ago. He
has refused to give an opinion on the ques?
tion referred to him by the Treasury depart?
ment as to whether it would be a violation of
law for the Catholic University to be located
here, to bring over from Europe a corps of
instructors. The solicitor of the Treasury
has already given his opinion. He says it
would be 8 violation of law. One of the
prominent lawyers of this city-the same
gentleman is one of the board of trv.steesof
the University-says the University will
bring over instructors, and he does not believe
that any court in the country will sustain the
administration in construing the alien con?
tract law so as to exclude them.
A bit of scandal has leaked cut abont the
sudden resignation of the private secretary of
Corporal Tanner. It was thought a little
strange that he should prefer being a timber
agent of the Interior department in the far
west to being private secretary to the Com?
missioner of Pensions. Now that the facts
arc out it is thought that be was very lacky
not to he kicked out of the government ser?
vice entirely. The trouble with him was the
same as with a good many others, he was
not satisfied to confine his "mashing" pro?
pensities to his wife who would have prob?
ably appreciated them, but must thrust them
upon some other woman, who does not ap?
preciate them. The story ?3 a very short one ; |
the private secretary came in with Tanner
and at once became smitten with one of the
lady clerks in the Pension office. He perse?
cuted ber with attention and wrote her many
notes, the last one indecent and threatening
her discharge. The ?adv then went to Sec?
retary Noble, told her story and placed f e
cotes in the Secretary's possession. That
gentleman sent for Tanner and told him that
Squeer-'-that's the "mashers" name-must
go. Tanner agreed easily because he wanted
to give the position to his daughter just out
of school, but owing to many obligations he
had to stick to Squeers, therefore he persuad?
ed Secretary Noble to appoint him a special
timber agent.
"Mr. Face-both-ways-at-once" is Harrison's
new name. His attitude on civil service
reform earned the hyphenated coguomen. It
seemed a little tough for him that the morn?
ing paper, containing the associated press
interview with Commissioner Roosevelt which
was telegraphed from Indianapolis, staling
that the President had instructed the Com?
missioners to enforce the civil service law in
letter and spirit, should have printed on the
same page a most glaring violation of that
same law by Harrison. The violation re?
ferred to was the changing of the rule which
says that no person who has been out of the
classified serrice for more than a year can be
reinstated without a regular examination, so
that an exception is made in favor of veterans
of the Union army, who can now be legally
reinstated at any time no matter how long
since they weie discharged, if they have
sufficient influence. The fact should be re?
membered that about seven out of every ten
of these men that will be reinstated will cause
the discharge of men who obtain the position
they now fiil through a Civil service examina?
tion. The Civil service law does not prevent
a clerk being discharged.
TEIBUTE OF RESPECT.
SIMONDS' NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, )
SUMTER, S. C., June 17, 1880. J
At a special meeting of the Board of Direc?
tors of this Bank, the following resolutions
were adopted :
Whereas, On Wednesday, June 12ih, 1839,
the earthly career of HR ANDRKW SIM?NOS,
of Charleston, S. C., was closeil, and thc
places in which he was so long and familiarly
known, will know him no more forever,
Resolve'!, That in this dispensation of Divine
Provid'-nce our country has lost one of its
most useful and successful citizens, whose
wisdom and energy have contributed so large?
ly for many ye irs to the financial and materi?
al prosperity of his city and State.
Resolved, That in hi? death this Bank has not
only lost its esteemed President, buta friend,
whoso watchful care and ready assistance had
insured its success and prosperity.
RcsUced, That tho financial institutions and
commercial enterprises which have been estab?
lished and grown prosperous tinder his man?
agement are standing monuments of his skill,
his integrity and his remarkable business
Capacity.
Resolved, That these resolutions tie inscribed
on a blank in our minute book ?nd tina an
engrossed copy be sent to his family and thal
tiiey Le published in the papers of Sumter.
OBITUARY.
Departed this life at her home near Brick
Church, ot) May loth, ISS9, in the 84th your
of iier aire, Mus. SARAH WKLSII, the beloved
wife of .Mr. J? Merson ll. Welsh. She died of
dropsy after a long and painful illness The
weary one is now forever at rest with her
loved ones gone before.
"How blest the righteous wh**n she dies,
When sinks the weary soul to rest."
A FRIEND.
.Sumter, S. C., June 2G, 1889.
To Dispel Colds.
Headaches and Fevers, io cleanse the system
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impuro or sluggish, to
permanently euro habitual constiparon, to
awaken thc kidneys and liver to a healthy
activity, without irritating or weakening
them, use S} rup of Figs.
Tlie complicated diseases brought on by
Intense study, thought, care, anxiety, etc.,
are often of thc most serious nature. Heed
such symptoms a? loss of memory, universal
lassitude, heart disease, kidney complaints
liver troubles and a general breaking down of
health and strength. When thus afiiicted,
when tho least exertion causes great fatigue,
when life vetns M burden, ure tho reliable
strengthening !;i'.i'-, Brown's Iron Bitters,
it will alford you Fnre relief.
Ii. W. Durant ? Son will move into A A.
Solui^on * >>cw vilote thc 1st Auguol.
MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY TO LOAN in sums from $300 to
$25,000 on improved firm?, etc.
COLIN C. MANNING,
Attorney at Law,
June 27. v Main St. Sumter, S. C.
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V. Walsh, Esq-.-, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, HARRIET MCDONALD,
Widow, made suit to me to errant her
Letters of administration of the Estate and
effects of BRfsTOW MCDONALD, Dec'd.
These ivre therefore to cite and admonish al]
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said Bristow McDonald, late of said County
and State, deceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Sumter Court House, on July ll th,
1389, next, after publication hereof, at ll
o'clock in thc forenoon, to shew cause, if any
they have why the said administration should
not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 2?th day of
June, A. D., 1889.
THOS. V. WALSH,
J?,ne 26-2t. Judge of Probate
Estate of Redde? Thigpca, Dec'd.
ALL PERSONS having demands against
the aforesaid Estate will present same
duly attested, and those persons indebted to
said Estate, will make payment without delay
to JOHN I. BROOD ON.
June2G-3t. Qualified Executor.
STALLION MESSENSERT"
SEASON 1889.
The High bred Stallion,
MESSENGER,
is now on the plantation of A. J. Salinas &
Sons, Mayesville, S. C., where he will remain
until Sept. 1st. during which time he will be
allowed to serve 20 mares. Terms $15.00,
payable in advance.
MesseHger is a very highiy finished black
horse, 15.J hands high, with pure trotting
action. His offspring are handsome, natural
trotters, trot fast and mature early.
One of his fillies showed a mile in 3.10 in
her two-year old form. Apply to
j. B. MCBRIDE, Supt.,
June 26 Mayesvt'Ie. S. C.
Attention Cotton Ginners.
IAM PREPARED, with the best applian?
ces, to GUM, RECCT AND POINT gin
saw teeth. Long experience in thu business
enables me to guarantee satisfaction. Can
refer to 56 gins worked on the past season,
in and out of the County. Your patronage
is respectfully solicited. Address,
J. M. RE?D,
Mayesville, S. C.
Residence Greggs X Roads. Mt. Clio Town- ?
ship. June 19. !
NOTICE TO PATEHTST- j
ALL PERSONS desirous of entering their |
children in the white department of the
Graded School are requested to enroll their !
names with C. M. Hurst, Secretary of the j
Board, at the Council Chamber, by Julv 5 !
prox. JOHN KERSHAW, " j
June 19 Chairman Board, j
HNOTjCi TlHlACHERST ~ j
TEACHERS DESIRING POSITIONS
other than that of Principal, in the
Graded Schools of the city, will file their ap?
plications with C. M. Hurst, Secretary, by
July 5, prox. JOHN KERSHAW,
June 19 Chairman Board.
FOR RENT]
THE STORE now occupied by Messrs. R.
W. Du Rant & Son as a hardware store i
will be for rent on Sent. hst. ? fine stand. '
For terms, ?fcc., applv to
June 5_D. J. WINN.
FO^RENT"
POSSESSION GIVEN AT ONCE.
THE STORE lately occupied by the late j
F. J. O'Connor, on Main Street, known ;
as the Craue Store. Apnlv to
JuueS D. J. WINN, Executor. ?
AT THIi
HORSES AND MULES
But T am still ii
Wagons, Con
Carriages, Hay
Buggies, Oats
Phaetons, Brai
Road Carts, Shoi
TO AR
2 Car Loads No.
Respectfully,
Maj 8, '89.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
BY virtue of Sundry Executions-, to me
directed, will bc sold at Sumter C. H.,
on th? first MONDAY and day following in
JULY next, 188$, and as many days
thereafter as may be necessary, within the
legal hours of sa'e, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following property :
That Tot of land and buildings thereon-in
the City of Sumter, bounded on the South by
Liberty Street and measuring thereon one
hundred (10O) feet, East by lot of C. F. H.
Bultraan, North a-nd West by lot of George
W. Reardon, levied upon and to be sold as the
property of James T. Flowers, under the sep?
arate executions of James D. Blanding, and
the City of Sumter for city taxes against
James T. Flowers.
One lot of land in the City of Snmter, con?
taining one and f acres more or less, bounded
on the North by old cemetery lot, South by a
street of said town known as Republican- j
Street, East by a street of said town known
as Green Street, and West bv a lot belonging
to James Gatnley, levied upon and to be sold
as the property of John P. Moran, Jr., under
theseparate executions of E. H. Frost & Co.,
Otto F. Weiters, Weinman & Co. and the
Eagle <fc Phenix Manufacturing Co. against j
John P. Moran, Jr.
That stock of goods, wares and merchan?
dise, consisting of boo:s and shoes, heavy
groceries, can and shelf goods, paper bags
and wrapping paper, pistols and amunition,
general assortment of hardware, tinware
glass ware, wooden ware, crockery, chewing
and smoking tobacco, cigars, show case, ?fcc,
?fcc, levied upon and to be sold as the property
of John P. Moran, Jr.,?under the separate
executions of Otto F. Wetters, E. H. Frost &
Co., Weinman & Co., The Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Co., and The City of Sumter
against Jonn P. Moran, Jr.
20 acres of land more or less, and one build?
ing in Sumter Township, bountied on the
North by estate Jeff Crosswell, East by lands
ofJ.S. Richardson, Sr., West by lands of
Singleton Moore, and South by lands of Nick
James, levied upon and to be sold as the
property of Loni sa Mitchell at the suit of the
State for taxes.
E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C.
Sheriff's Office, June 5, 1889.
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
ON and after Mav 1st, 1889, THE
SIMONOS NATIONAL BANK of Sum?
ter, will establish
A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
in connection with their present business, and
will pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum, payable quarterly upon such sums ot
money as may be deposited, subject to the
rules and regulations, usually adopted by
Savings' Banks.
W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR.,
Apr. 24-v. Cashier.
S TIME
MAY BE SCARCE,
i tho ring with
?, Lime?,
Cement,
\9 Plaster Paris,
M, Hair and
rts, Fire Brick.
-RIVE :
1 Timothy Hay.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR,
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C., May 6, 1880.
THE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHED
in accordance with Section 3 :
An Act to allow unimproved lands which
have not been on the tax books since 1875
to be listed without penalty.
^Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, now met aod sitting in Gen?
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same. That in all cases where unimproved land
which has not been upon the tax books since
the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1875,
and which are not on the forfeited list, shall
at any time before the 1st day of October,
1888, be returned to the County Auditor for
taxation, the said Auditor be, and is hereby
instructed, to assess the same and to enter it
upon the, duplicate of the fiscal year com?
mencing November I, 1887, with the simple
taxes of that year.
Section 2. That all such lands as may be
returned to the Auditor for taxation between
the first day of October, I SSS, and the first
day of October, ?S80, shall be assessed and
charged with the simple taxes of the two
fiscal years commencing, respectively, on the
first day of November, 1388.
Section 3. That as soon as practicable after
the passage of this Act, the Comptroiler Gen?
eral is directed to furnish a copy of '**e same
to each Auditor in the State, and the Audi?
tors are required to publish the same in each
of their County papers, once a week for three
months during the year 1888. and for the
same period of time during the year 1889;
and the cost of such publication shall be paid
by the County Treasurer, upon the order of
the County Commissioners, out of the ordi?
nary county tax last collected.
Approved December 19, 1887.
W. R, DELGAR,
May 8-3m. Auditor Sumter County.
TO RENT.
LARGE DWELLING, CORNER OF
Liberty and Harvin Streets, Suitable for
Private Boarding House. Possession July
ist. Apply to * R. D. LEE.
June 12._
SAVIN8S DEPARTMENT
FOR
Bank of Sumter.
ON MAY 1st, next a SAVINGS DEPART
ment will be opened in connection with
"The Bank of Sumter," interest at 4 per cent,
per annum, payable quarterly, according to
regulations which will be furnished depos?
itors.
In addition to the regular daily banking
hours, the Savings Department will be open
for receiving deposits on Saturday evenings
from 6 to 9 o'clock.
W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH,
A. WniTR. Ja , President.
Cashier.
April 24.
Kingman I Co.
i i; mm, mm '
SUMTER, S. ?.
We are selfing au elegant
Tin Toilet Set of three pieces
for S 1.25 per set, well worth
$1.75, This is an opportunity
seldom offered, ard those that
desire these goodes had best call
early and avail themselves of
the opportunity. They are m
ali shades. \
Having quite a large stocVof -
LADIES' SHOES
in small sizes (ones to fours)
we have concluded to se?? them
AT AND BELOW COST, |
which is from 95c. to $1.50.
A well assorted stock of
Handkerchiefs yon will find
here at 30c, 40c, 50c, 65c,
75c, 85c and $1.00 per dot.
These goods are worth 15c to
25c per doz. more than we are
selling them at
We are still to the front in the
GROCERY LINE.
Our goods as usual are always
of the best quality and guar?
anteed fresh or money return*
ed, prices in accordance wit5
the markets.
Have you tried
Hires' Root Beer?
It is a most delightful summer
drink.
We sell the finest Butter ever
brought to Sumter ; come and
try it and you will buy of no
other. *
Goods delivered at once to
any part of the city.
It is our desire to please all
those that call.
We still handle the justry
celebrated A. E. and Soife
Crackers always fresh.
KINGMAN & GO.
Maj 29
Dr. T. W. BOOKHART?
DENTAL SURGEON.
Office over Bultman & Bro.'s Shoe Stott.
ENTRANCE ON MAIN STEEET.
SUMTER, S. C.
Office Honrs-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5.
April 17-0
tes STTl?TfeR WATCHMAN, Established April. 1850.
Consolidated Ang. 2, 1SS?.1
1 ll ll i 1111 l l 1? ?
kBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy Goa's and Truth's "
T2JE SOUTHRON, Established Juhe, iWs
SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1889.
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