The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 19, 1890, Image 4
FARMER'S HIGHWAY. -
- , jr-r- >?
g? ?rf^Co-untry Roads and Xe
; ?? $^*? improving Them. *
fewing is ait extract from an ad
?iti % Jfeaac B. Potter to vthe New
irSfcate Beads Improvement associar
l?xe?. shown by the ?t?enence j
toalkrited de-, i
bur own cons- !
roads have been con- ?
a properly constructed ?
caDdnc?ve to pleasure,
and convenience of all
it, bat that from a purely eco
it is vastly, cheaper
rabie dirt roads to which i
_ been accastamied. la
*5?f tfafe* ccraitriee of Europe, and
in, England, France, Italy and
German states, the public road is
: as th? most used, the most
;the most to be cared for of
institutions. Ine people of
ies bave ascertained by re
Pi^^s, and by long use of
:<?i highways, that one
:npon a good road is sum
toe^*wosk for which two
some, cases three, were
Toillustrato more
* found by repeated careful
that an ordinary wagon
t^irag^ load of one gross ton, 2,246
kiviben drawn upon a level road,
rexsrtion ci different degrees
a-* follows:
: laxjuxsxD 10 Tox.
Founds.
pavement._.-..15
^jB^^roBe^inftaKVun, vita stoae fomnia- ,
ig?s^:.^.;v? ..........,?
m^caaaoaz^eexth. road. - ~<_....-......900
|Frto an^^^ of this tabi? it
^fe?een; that the horizontal force or
to move the loaded wagon
common earth road is about
One-hf?T times the force reooir
i same load over the well
lam road. It is therefore
tede that an immense sav
labor and horses would re
general adoption of roads
character, -and by pursuing the
? ?fittlo further it may be seen
to our state in ma?n
of social commercial
by the nse of as bad a
as was ever endured
{^jr a cMfiaedpeople is almost incalcma
-V ^Caey day when this condition of
might have been excused has
Oar roads are "constructed"
in very much the same
as in colonial times, when the
I state was poor in lands and poor in
f; parse, and internal communication so
limited as to make- the building of the
tetter system of roads inexpedient, if
iK^impcracticable, .
' In the last annual r *jprt of the United
Stetes ; commissioners of agriculture
(2888) '?be present need of better roads
&ronghont the country is set forth in
language so tamely and so emphatic that
the writer has deemed it proper to quote
briefly from the words of the report
The icommissioner says:
; "The common roads of the country are
the veins and arteries through which
flow the agricultural productions and
fee commercial supplies, which are the
Bfe b?ojt: of the nation, to those great
dacts of .travel and transportation the
xaOroaos of the country.
?*WhOe oar railway system has be
most perfect in the world, the
zoads of the United States have
been neglected, and are inferior to those
of any other civilized country in the
world- They are deficient in every neces
sary . crualification that is an attribute to
-a good road?in direction, in siepe, in
; shape and service, and, most of all, in
want of repair. These deficiencies have
. resulted not only from an- ignorance of j
, true principles of road making, bat aJsb
from the varied systems of road build
ing in force in the several states of the
Union, due to defective legislation. The
principle upon which the several states
have based much of their road legisla
tion is inown as the 'road tax* system of
personal service and commutation, which
is unsound as a principle, unjust in its
op?rations, wasteful in its practice and
unsatisfactory in its results. It is a relic
; vt-feudalism borrowed from the 'statute
labor* of England, and its evil results are
xtoday apparent in the neglected and ill
conditioned common roads of the coon
'.fey
"it is a question, of vast importance to
> tbeiFelfare of this nation that these ar
=- teries of agricultural -and- commercial
- f?e should receive- the attention and
effort that their importance deserves,
and that an effort ehorld be made to
-remedy the defects now er^ting,and es
tablish a system that cotdd be made ani
form and efficient m a?. th? st?t?Tbf "the
**By the improvement of these common
roads every branch ci car agricultural,
commercial and manufacturing indus
r tries would be mateially benefited.
,Xvery article brought to market would
, be diminished in price, the number of
> horses necessary^as a motive power
would be rednceoU anc by - these and
. o??>ex improvements millions of dollars
would be arrrmaliy cayert to the publia
The expense of repairing roads and the
and tear of vehicles and horses
be essentially diriinished, and the
thousands of acres of land, the products
. of which are now wasted in feeding un
necessary animals in order to carry on
th? character of transportation, would
be devoted to the production of food for
the inhabitants of the country. In fact
public and private advantages which
result from effecting this great
objecfc in the improvement of our high
ways are incalculable, not only to the
agricultural community as a class, but
the whole population as a nation."
ordinary country road, while in a
" sense the property of all the
is in a more direct sense the
*s highway, over which he walks
and lides whenever he goes abroad from
&own immediate door yard. It is to
the most importan t, and by him the
most used, of all the public institutions.
The best wearing rubber pavement,
which has been invented by ?usse-Han
Boeer, consists of 85 per cent, of ground
itone and 15 per cent, of a rubber mass,
' which after a special treatment is mixed
- with the stone powder.
U*ed to Laonc ry Work.
"Mary Ann," her mistress told her,
"before ironing the fine linen always try
the heat of the iron on something coarse,
so as not to scorch the material." "I
dont need to, mom. Thank he vin s I
her a nose, and I knows when the linen
is scorching by the smeU of it, mum.*?
Exchange.
Ko Beet.
" Is your father in?"
"No; he is in the country."
~,l*Ahl gone away for a rest I suppose?"
"No; he has gone away on a vacation."
?Boston Courier.
The water barometer in Si. Jacques'
tower, Paris, has a glass tube over forty
one feet long and about three-quarters
of an inch in diameter?the largest yet
made. _
Safe from Harm.
Benevolent Individual ? Need help
again, do you, Uncle Ebony? Well,
here's a dollar. I presume you find it
*3*** to keep the wolf from the door?
ffiicie Ebony?I ain't 'fraid no wolves,
ash. I keep to" dogs.?Good News.
Trouble puts up a great many packs,
yon must carry some one of them.
Tbere is no sandal so thick and well
adjusted but some thorn will strike
liiseBa^it _ _
CENTRAL' AFRICAN COOKERY.
Qa?er and Palatable Dishes Eaten With
out Mach Ceremony.
As a m?e only one principal meal is
eater in central Africa?in the early part
of the evening-. It usually consists of
parrot soup, roasted or stewed monkeys,
alligator eggs (also well liked by Euro
peans) and birds of every description.
They also have moambo, or palm chops,
and fish. A great delicacy, so considered
by Europeans and natives alike, is ele
phant's feet and trunk. These have
somewhat the taste of veaL To prepare
them the natives dig a hole about five
feet deep in the sand, and in it build a
large fire. After the sand is thoroughly
heated the fire is removed, leaving only
the ashes in the hole. The trunk and
feet are placed in this hole and covered
with leaves, and afterward with hot
sand, m two hours they are done.
All carcasses of animais which are to
be cooked are placed on a block of wood
and pounded untQ every bone is broken,
care being taken not to tear or bruise the
?fe They are then boiled or roasted on
an open wood fire or in-hot sand or ashes,
without removing the hide or feathers.
The cooking is of a very inferior grade,
the only spices used being salt and pepper.
The kitchen utensils consist of common
earthen or wooden ware. Very little time
is taken for setting or decorating the
table; knives, forks and napkins are dis
pensed with.
Africans have several vegetables well
liked by Europeans, l^gutti-n'sengo is
a eaten all over Africa. It consists
of egg plant, small fish somewhat like
our sardines and the roots of the cassava
or manioca plant (called n'gutti), which
have a knotty appearance and often
w?igh as much as twenty pounds.
As th? latter contains poison the
manioca is soaked in water for three to
four days to extract the poisonous sub
stance. It is then cut and sliced and
small tomatoes are added. A is placed
in a vessel with water, and seasoned
with salt and pepper and boiled. Mo
ambo, or, as the Europeans call it, palm
chops, is also a favorite dish. The palm
nuts are first boiled in water until the
pulpy substance loosens from the pit,
then the shell, which contains a very de
licious o?, is placed in a wooden mortar
and crushed to obtain the o?. Whatever
the meal consists of?meat, fish, mussels
?is put in a vessel, adding the oil and
the pulpy part of the palm nut, also red
pepper and salt, and is boiled. Boast or
boiled squash (loenge) is generally eaten
with it Sweet potatoes (mToa?ia benga)
are more farinaceous and sweeter than
ours, but do not taste so good. They
are boiled or roasted.
Bananas (bitaebe) weigh about half a
pound each and are about fifteen inches
long. When half ripe they are cut in
slices and bailed in water with salt and
pepper.
?Tsensi is a little red bean, which is
boiled in water without salt or pepper
and is freely eaten. For peanut bread
(chisulu) the peanuts are first roasted
and then crushed. This mass is then
rolled and put into the skin of a banana,
adding a little pressure, forming it into
a body. It readily retains this shape
from the pressure of the oily substance
in the peanut.?Exchange.
We have received our fall stock of
Dry -'-Goods,
Notions, Giothifig,
SHOES AND HATS,
and are prepared to offer spe
cial inducements to buyers. .
Our line of
DRY GOODS
have never been as large and
complete as this season. Our
line of plain and figured Wors
teds and Flannels are very neat
and are offered at
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
Let us show you before buy
ing and we will sell you, that is,
if prices and quality are any
inducement.
?jWe have an immense line of
Gents' and Ladies'
UNDERVESTS,
ra?ging in price from 20c. to
$1.25 each. Our shirts for
men ?t 50c. will equal if not
surpass anything on the market
at 65c. In our
SHOE STOCK
we have many bargains in
men's women's and children's
shoes. Our leader for ladies'
at $1.75, and men for.$2.00
can't be duplicated within 25
to 50c. per pair.
We can save you from $1.00
to $2.50 a suit on
CLOTHING
if you will give us the oppor
tunity. All we ask is for you
to look through our stock and
get our prices. In
PLAIN AND FANCY GROCERIES
we are the leaders. We sell
nothing if not of the first qual
ity and our prices are the
lowest. Our stock is fresh and
well selected. We have every
kind of canned Meats, Vege
tables and fruits, all fresh goods
of this seasons' pack. We give
special prices on can goods by
the dozen.
You will find oar salesmen pleasant
and attentive to all customers?perfect
ly willing to show goods at all times.
All goods delivered to any part of tbe
city promptly and free of charge. Full
weight Gnaranteed.
Kingman I Co.
October 1
Obtained, and ?il PATENT UUslNESS at
tended to for MODERA TE FEES. Our office is
opposite the U.S. Patent Office, and we can ob
tain Patents tn less time than tln*v remote from
WASHINGTON. Seud MODEL. J'U.i WOiO or
PHOTO of invention. We advise lo nntent
ability free ofebarse and we umke AC/ L?1AUGE
UNLESS PATENT JS SEWKEIK
For circular, advice, terms and references to
actual clients in your own State. County. City or
Town, write to
c:A-:sNOwaGO
Opyotile Petent Of tee, Wasl?ngton, JJ Q
Desires, through the medium of the
Press, to extend their thanks to a gener
ous public for their liberal patronage for
the past 8 years. It has ever been their
purpose and desire to serve their friends
and patrons with the best goods for a
small percentage, and again they come
before them with greater inducements
than heretofore.
Just here we would express our
gratitude especially to the farming com
munity, a large number of whom have
given us their trade for two or more
seasons, and we assure them that their
confidence and patronage is appreciated,
and will instill a greater desire on our
part to guard their interest.
Our Mr. ideili O'Donnell spent a very profitable month in
the Metropolis of America, selecting such a stock as his well
known taste dictated for our market, and has placed before his
customers an elaborate display of
Dress Goods
of veery fabric, ranging in price from 10c. to $1.50 per yard.
Of course you will have to see these goods to appreciate them.
Especial attention is directed to our stock of
BLACK DRESS GOODS,
consisting in part of Black Gros Grain Silk, Silk and Wool Hen
riettas, and all-Wool Henriettas with a rich satin finish, and a
large assortment of Cashmeres and Armures.
For house wear, we are displaying a larger line of Ging
hams this season than usual. The real value of this class of
goods is being realized, being but a trifle in excess of an
ordinary print.
"To the violet thou com pares t
Pbillis, io thy G i ogham Dress"
Another new design this season is the Japanese Serge for
house dresses. Also Ottoman Plaids and Stripes.
Cloaks, Newmarkets, Wraps and Plush
and all-wool Jackets.
Complying with the season, this department offers some
special items in "top garments" of fall weights, bearing every
merit of fashion and the indispensable virtue of price. While
it may be too early to interest you in "weighty wraps" they
are on exhibition, and an early examination may benefit your
later judgment.
A large assortment of Misses' Cloaks from 4 to 17 years,
at unheard of figures.
Carpets, Rugs, Druggets and Mattings.
We ask the especial attention of the ladies to this depart
ment We have a nice line of Brussels, three-ply, ingrain and
lower grades. We are offering Rugs from 80 cents to $10.00
each. A choice selection of Fancy Seamless Matting. Our
Shoe Stock
this season is immense, and having placed our orders early in
the summer, we have the advantage, of at least 20 per cent of
those who bought later. Our stock was bought from Substan
tial and practical manufacturser, and we will not be undersold.
An invoice of 400 pairs of E. P. Reed & Co's celebrated
kid button boots for Ladies' and Misses' wear, just received, and
every pair guaranteed. Also E. P. Reed & Co's "Waukenphast"
kid button boots for Ladies, low walking heels, and a conform
ing shank, which fits the foot closely, but easily,
We are also offering an unusually large stock of Gents'
French Calf Congress and Lace Shoes, handmade, and machine
sewed.
The school season is again upon us and we offer to the
trade bargains in Misses' and Children's Spring-heel Goat Shoes
for school purposes. And last, but not least, the dandiest little
shoe for the Baby you ever saw. Our
Clothing and Gents5 Furnishing Goods
department is simply complete.
200 Dozen Hats
for Men Youths and Boys at half their value to select from.
Groceries.
Our spacious Ware-rooms are just crowded with goods of
every description and the shelves are groaning with luxuries of
every kind.
Plantation Supplies a Specialty.
We will handle again the approaching season a few brands
of high grade Fertilizers (such as are known to be so) and
desire our friends to see us before placing their orders.
O'DONNELL & CO.
Main Street, one door North of Court House.
Octl 1
The
flWl
LEADERS OP FASHION AND STYLE.
Latest Novelties in Dress Goods and Tr?ram?nffs
CAJSr ALWAYS BE EOTOsHD . THE
OUR GOODS ARE ALL MASKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, AND WE SELL WITH ONE PRICE T? ALL
Exclusive Carpet Department.
We are occupying this season the entire 2nd story of our building.
The same has been thoroughly renovated and converted into one of the
HANDSOMEST CARPET ROOMS IN THE SOUTH.
We hare all the very newest patterns that are made, and say unhesi
tatingly that our stock is three times larger than ever before brought
to this city. We can furnish everything that can be found in any
First Class Carpet and Upholstery Department.
Our prices are lower than haTe heretofore been seen.
Tapestry Brussels at 50c, 65c, 75c, 85c, 90c and $1 00.
Ingrains and Three Plys at 15c, 20c, 25c, 33c, 35c, 40c, 45c,
50c, 55c, 65c and 75c
Napier Mattiog at 30c and 37c, former price 40c and 45c.
Hemp Carpeting at 12?c and J5cts.
Straw Mattings from 15 cts. np.
Oil Cloth, 1 and 2 yards wide at 35c and 65c
Large assortment of Art Squares. Also beautiful line of Rugs from
45c up, in Smyrna. All the newest styles in Ponge and other drap
eries and fringes. Scrims at 7 and 8 cents.
Full assortment of
LACE CURTAINS
from 60 cents a pair np.
Call in and let us show
yon through this depart
ment, whether yon wish to
bay or not, we will take
great pleasure io doing so,
and we are sore you won't
regret the visit. Oar dis
play is worth eeeiog.
Our New Cloak Room,
This season we are better prepared than heretofore to famish ttw
ladies with all the latest things m Cloaks.
We have added this season to our handsome store an exclusive*
Cloak Room 16 24 feet, which is fitted up and filled with as large
variety of garments as can be found in any city. And the prices io
this department will truly surprise you*
100 Ladies' Black Diagonal Jackets, all wool, at' S2 00*, worth $3 .50;
250Cbildren,8Cloaksat$1.50,$2.?0J $2.50 and $3.50, worth double.
Ladies' Plush Garments in Reefers, Blazers (with adjustable veste ^
and long and short jackets, ranging in prices from $8*00 to $40.00
Also large line of loose and tight fitting New M-arkets, Conamaraer
and the popular DirectoireCloaks.
Iff fitting thii department we did not forget oar ?n?ant friend*, and?
bave the rargest line of Cashmere Cloaks in long and-short ever exhiba
ited in this city. Prices from $1 50 to $12.0OV
We have also the largest line of
In the new style tight-fitting Capes arid ?hrf&
In
ever seee in Su m ter.
to match.
ASTRACHAN,
CAPE SEAL,
FRENCH CONEY,
RED FOX,
ANGORA, and
BLACK HABE.
Ali io the nobby cats and at
popular prices.
Call io and let us show you
through this department.
Dress Goods and Trimmings our Great Specialty.
To commence, we will quote some of our Leaders in this department : 30 different shades in
double-fold, al! wool Tricots at 25cts. 25 pieces 36-ioch Plaid Flaooels io beautiful colorings at
25ets. 100 pieces single-width Dress Goods (wool filling) at iGcts. 35 pieces 36 inch Cashmeres ,
at 15 and 20c, worth 20 and 25cts. r
In Henriettas, we have all the very newset shades out, ranging in price from 25c. to $1.06 a
yard. Then we have all the newest novelties io Faocy Weaves, aod Kobes. We still handle Priestly's Black Goods, which gave such universal satisfaction. A1?
of the very latest styles in above now io stock. Black Cashmeres aod Henriettas, 86-incbeB wide, from 20o. np.
We deem it unnecessary to mention our Trimmings. As the ladies all know, we have the newest styles, and in buying a suit from 08 csejfeel confident she mil
get the very latest styles iofTrimmiogs.
Our Millinery Parlor is Filled with all the Newest Shapes in Hats.
Hats furnished to match all suits. Millinery and Dress-Makiog a specialty. We will be pleased to have you tfalL Yours truly,
SCHWARTZ BROTHERS,
October 1
Palace Dry Goods Emporium*
NEW GOODS
-AT
THE STJMTER
TEA AND COFFEE
EMPORIUM.
CHOICE S?GAK-C?BED MEATS.
Picnic Bams at 10 oents.
F. A. Ferris & Co. Haras at 17 cts-.
Ferrie & Co. Strips at 15 cts.
W. P. Harvey & Co. Hams at 16 cents.
W. P. Harvey & Co. Strips at 14 ceote.
W. P. Harvey & Co. Smoked Tongues at 17
cents.
NEW ?ISHj MACKEREL AND
SALMON.
We are receiving regelar shipments of the
finest Mackerel we hare ever offered, and
would invite special attention to our Bloater
mess Mackerel, large and fat, in kits or at re
tail. 10 lb. kits finest mess Mackerel at ?2.00.
10 lb. kits family Mackerel at $1.50.
Mustard Sardines $ lb. cans at 10c. per box.
NEW FLOUR.
"Cattie Pastry," finest Patent, in 12and 24
lb. sacks, at 50c. and S 1.00.
Beckers Self rising, in packages at 15 and
25 cts.
Heckers Bine Brand, Loose, at 5c. lb.
Heckers Back Wheat Ficur, Loose, at 5c. lb.
Heckers Buck Wheat Self rising in pkgs. at
20c. lb.
Heckers Yellow Corn Griddle Cake flour
something nice, in pkgs. at 20c. lb.
Hediere and Leggetts Oat Llakes in pkgs at
20c. lb.
Leggetts Oat Meal and Graham Flour at
5c. lb. and 6 lb. sacks at 30 cts.
MOLASSES.
Golden Drips, something new and select,
at 1 00.
New Orleans Syrup, choicest at 75cts.
New Orleans Molasses at 50cts.
New Orleans, a choice article at 35cts.
GELATINE.
SwinbooDes Shreded Gelatine at 15c a pkg.
JELLIES, PRESERVES, &c
Quince Preserves, loose, at 15ct9.
Canton Ginger, A pots, at 65ctS.
New French Prunes at ?5c. per lb.
Plain Pickles in brine, just received.
Jalisco Coffee, something new, 35cts.
Gautamala Peaherry Coffee 35cts.
Layguarn, Mocha and other Coffees and
Teas io every variety.
TEAS : TEAS : AND COFFEE :
We lead on same.
If you really want a fine Tomato try our
Rob Roy : Holmes k Coutts Crackers in end
less variety, they are the finest Craekers
made.
CONFECTIONERY.
Our Stock in this department is complete.
We also carry a full line of Crockery, Glass
ware and Tinware.
Send for monthly price list to
T. B. CURTIS,
Monaghan Block, Main Street,
O?t. 22. Suuitet S. C.
A. S.
W.A.
SXJMTEB IS & ? ?
?ND OUR BUSINESS IS GROWING TOO.
More commodious quarters became a Necessity.
And we found them at the old stand of
Jl. A.. SOLOMONS,
CORNER OF MAIN" ANO LIBERTY STREETS,
Where, in accordance with the demand made upon ns, we are opening np.the Largest and Best
assorted stock of
ERCHAMSE
ever offered in this community, embracing
DiLDIES DRESS GOODS
in endless variety, from fine silks, down to the coarsest Domestics, Standard Goods of all
shades and quality. Our stock of
Ladies', *enf?* and Children's Shoes
cannot be surpassed in this market, and we defy competition in
Ladies' Cloaks, Dress Trimmings, Flannels, Ladies' and Gents' Underwear,
Gents' and Boys' Clothing1,
We have on hand, also, a remnant of the stock of A? A*
Solomons which is fast disappearing in consequence of the
great bargains oifered therefrom. These are not off* red to
our customers as new goods, but as just what they are with
the prices marked down
Below New York Cost.
LADIES' CLOAKS AT 25 PEK CENT. LESS THAN NEW YORK COST.
BLANKETS AND FLANNELS LOW DOWN.
Don't purchase until you see them.
Polite and gentlemanly salesmen win fe.oet you as you enter, entertain you while you
remain and charge nothing for showing to you our goods.
Qct.ober 1.