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j|uiaiiai?>Son?j?rfla. WEDNESDAY, BBC. 23, '91. f The Sumter Watchman was founded b 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron BOW has tb? combined circulation sod influence of hoik of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium io Sumte;-. -jsDiTOBiAii ?OTES. It ia currently reported that Mr. Childi of Colombia, the author of the Childs prohibition bill, has Guberna? torial aspirations, and that there ie "fj?obab*itity of the organization of a prohibition party, which will pot an entire state ticket in the field next fall. We trust the report is not tine, a od we do not give lt mach credence. If how? ever, the prohibition advocates, eo far lose nason as to organise and go into politics, there will be bot one result the temperanee cause will receive an - irreparable injury. Can any one say what has been ac? complished by. the two years of Till tuan-Reform Administration ? Are.taxes any righter ? Has the expense of the State and county governments been any lent fla ve the officers been any more 3ibie or faithful in the discharge of their duties than their predecessors? Have they oot disgraced the State by the defeat of Hampton ? Has not the stan? dard of the Supreme Bench been de? graded, by the elevation of a four th-ra te lawyer io the person of Y. J. Pope to the Associate Justiceship? Who cao marshal sufficient good results to com? pared with the evil and disgracefal achievements of the Tillman adminis? tration t The General Assembly ad? journs to-morrow, and the time for f ul -.felling their pledges is at an end. During the setting of the General Assembly we have endeavored to give -condensed report of the proceedings of each jkonse. Every measure of general interest has been traced through its j -entire legislative life, from introduction j to final disposition. Also every meas? ure pertaining to the interests of Sum? ter conney bas been reported for the benefit cf oar readers. Believing that -She people, at large, should be kept informed as to the work of their repre? sentatives, we L?e condensed the ?ports published in this paper from the full ateuographie reports of the daily papers it an expense of considerable y time ant! labor. We trust our readers * have foe nd the reports interesting. -OUR CHRISTMAS GREETING. The Watchman and Southron wishes -a merry Christmas to each of its readers. Let erery one throw off the feeling of xglocm and depression that overhangs the people on account of the business condition of the coan try. Christmas baa always beeil a time of happiness and good cheer. It is a time when "the scene of early love again rises green io the memory beyond the sterile waste of years, a ad the idea of home, fraught with the fragrance of home-dwelling joye reanimates the drooping spirit ** ifcerefore let us all have a merry 'Christmas, and discard the troubles and worry of life au til the holidays are past. We agree with Wash ie g too Irving, who was a true philosopher, when he said: "He, who can turn churlishly ?way from contemplating the felicity of his fellow beings, and can sit down darkling and repining in his loneliness when all around is joyful, may have his moment! of strong excitement and sel? fish gratification, but be wants the geni? al and social sympathies which consti? tute the charm of a merry Christmas." Again, we wish you a merry Christ? mas. AS TO PEDDLERS. Section 133S of the General Statutes reads fl? follows: "No person shall, as iawker or peddler, expose for sale, or ?ell any goods, wares aod merchandise in any county of this State, unless he bas secured from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county within which he is exposing for sale, or selling, such goods, wares, or merchandise, a license so to do." ? Section 1330 authorizes the Clerk of Court to issue a license to be available within the county for one year, and to charge a fee of $10 00 for so doing, said fee to be turned into the county treasury. Section 1340 states that the license is sot transferable, and that no one, save the one to whom issued and whose name the license bears, is authorized to sell goods uoder it. Section 1341 provides that it shall be edged a misdemeanor for any person to ??. peddle goods without a license, and "HrBjpoo conviction thereof, provides as ft penalty a fine of $50.00, or one month imprisonment in jail, or both at the dis? cr?tion of the Court. Section 1342 exempts from the provi? sions of the law vendors of fruits, fruit trees, maps, newspapers, magazines, books, vegetable*, tob?ceo, provisions of any kind, agricultural products, pro? ducts of nurseries, sale by sample by persons travelling for established com oereial houses, and sale of staple arti? cles of manufacture in this State. As everybody, not a fool, knows, this law is the veriest dead letter on the pages of the General Statutes of South Carolina. That is in Sumter county. Whether it is enforced in other coun? ties, or not, we do not know. Within the last six years there bas not been a single peddler's license issued from the ? mee of the Clerk The clerk is not to t-n^t.e. for he has been in his offne, dut tog Ludib^d huurs, during all that period, and the only duty imposed i him by the law is to issue the lie? not to'hunt down peddlers sod coi them to. take out a license. Wit considering previous years, we will amine roto the conditions of this 3 DuriDg this fall^?b?re- have been least, ZOT to 50 peddlers p-yiog I vocation in Sumter county-and n? single license issued. If the law been complied with there would DO1 $800 to $500 in the treasury, tba not there. These peddlers do a business greatly injures the trade of the 1 chants, who conduct business 01 legitimate basis, who pay taxes and in every way good citizens. " The ? dlers, as they own no property pay taxes. Therefore, the law should : enforced, so that they eau at least I made to pay for the privileges they j joy. The law, as it stands, charges no ticular official with the duty of eofore it, hence, as is us nal, it goes un en fore Of course, it is the duty of every g citizen to see that this law, and, in t every law, is strictly enforced, bat j vate individuals seldom take upon th< selver the enforcement of the statut laws. We advise, however, that ev citizen take upon himself the doty bringing before the nearest trial josi any peddler he may encounter. It \ abate a nuisance, and at the same ti put money into the treasury. We are persuaded, from a comae sense view of the case, that it is t duty of the County Commissioners see that the law is in forced. They ; charged with the general wellfare the county, and the enforcement of t law against unlicensed peddling wot certainly come under that bet Again, the County Commissioners 1 called by their duties into all parts the county, and therefore have greal facilities than any others, for knowii whether the county is infested with un censed peddlers or not. Therefore, as officials and as go< citizens the County Commissioners a duty bound to see that this law is e forced ; and we call upon them to pe form their duty. The Grand Jury being charged wi the general supervision of every thin, should see that the law is enforced I the County Commissioners or somebod else, and if they cannot have it enforce theo they should attend to it then selves. The laws are made to he enforced an there is co use for them unless they ai enforced. WOBK OF THE LEGISiLATTJBI TUESDAY, DEC. 15. HOUSE. The administration measure know as the county government bill came u iu regular order. .Representative Jobi C Haskell, of Richland, denounced it a another ruse of the administration t centralize power io the person of tb Chief Executive. He also touched 0: the way the administration rushed it measures through the Legislature, am spoke of Mr. John Gary Evans, 0 Aikeo the author of the bill, as "th administration whip." At the last session of the Legislature be said, legislation was practically framed down stairs and sent up to bi put in shape and rushed through by th< administration heuchmea. Speaking 0 the phosphate commission bill : "I remember one which is coming home so rapidly that I think that it maj today, in view of this quotion befon ns be a solemn warning to this House A bill came here putting the phosphate territory of the State under the contro of the Governor. I suppose you wil say it is not nuder the Governor ; thal there are two other men named. Yes, Mr. Speaker, there are two other mei named, members of bis administration, bnt there are two others, men whom he creates and selects at will, and those three, the Governor and two he appoints, have as absolute control of thiel great property of the State as any man has ol the smallest piece of his personal prop? erty. "Mr. Speaker, I arose and appealed to this House. "I said then that I was not prepared to say that this bill was meant to give to individuals a chance to take what was not their own to rob the State, but I did say theo, as I say now, that the most astute lawyer could not have framed a bili which could possibly have made it more easy for a dishonest administration to plunder the State over which he presides. "And, Mr. Speaker, from their own report, cover it and smother a?* they wit!, by averages, thc fact stands out that whereas, year by year, the phosphate royalty, which had got io be ?'237,000 in 1890, had been increasing so that it bid fair in the future to relieve the people of taxation in a great measure. Today they bring to you the loss of ?68,000 Before we are done, I assure you, as the Greenville News well said when that report came out, wc will show that they have brought to you a loss of nearer $16U.00J. "There never has iu the history of thc country been as many fertilizers used as during the past year. The privilege tax. which is a sire indication, shows it. Had the production of phosphates kept up with the use of the fertilizers, as it always has heretofore, we would havo had over ?400,000 instead of less than $200,000 for the past year "Looking at that, gentlemen, will you pause now or will you go on */ Will you obey the crack ot the whip again ? I think not, crack he ever BO smartly. "Gentlemen, on you is a solemn re? sponsibility. I am oue of a very small minority in this body. I belong to the administrations which from ono cad of the State to the other have been de? nounced most falsely and mo t foully, and I ask that a brief comparison be made a.? a warning, which may be - I don't think is-needed to an awakeued General Assembly. **N?t quite two years ago the crusade commenced. Charges were falsely made against men who had been called on airains* thfir wiil to come forward and hflp the S;a?e iu '70. Men who re? sponded, giving up their time for years, to the detriment of their private affairs, were dropped a? unprofitable servants 1 op?n charges as false as false may ? Mr. Evans : I don't want to in rapt the gentleman, but he is out order. I want to give him notice ? I shall reply in the same manner. Mr. Haskell: If I am out of ore I ask the gentleman to call me to or. if he gets out of order I certainly si icall him to order. He said he was ti 'of this cry ; he will be worse tired ? > before we are done. Mr. Evans; You can't make tired. Mr. Haskell : "Mr. Speaker, twe years ago the administration found ; State bonds below 40, the phosph royalty about ?50,90O> the counties debt and insolvent., the schools clcs school certificates worth scarcely paper they were written on, the tr 8ury empty, the State without cree When they were ?urned out they 1 the bonds of the S :ate at a prem-iui they left the best schooL system e1 had in this State ; they left the ph phate royalty $240,000, and its adm istration and collection cost the peo nothing, but were paid for by the pri lege tax. At the end of twelve months reform what do we find ? We find tl whereas the State bonds were at a p: mium they are selling at 93, when th sell at all. The Speaker: In view of the fa that the point has been raised, I mi state that it is the opinion of the Ch; that you are wandering from the sabje< and I must request; you not to do so. Mr. Haskell ': I am appealing them not to give more power. Speaker Jones r. The chair thin that the gentleman's remarks are all gether irrelevant. Mr. Haskell : I say that it is incui beat on us to be cautions how we p power in individuals' hands. At t end of a year less than one-half of 1 p cent, of the State debt is offered to fonded. Within two years that debt on as and it is ic cum bent on you meet it. We can't afford to go on ai risk involving in insolvency either tl counties or the State, which rests up< the county, and therefore it is irre?eva to the questioo. We mast stop th downward grade ; we must restore tl confidence of the country which destroying our credit. "Gentlemen, if I have been irrelevai I ask the pardon of the House. I ha? felt that the direct consequences of th class of legislation was not irrelevant t the issue before us : that it was time t call a halt in thus centralizing powei and in my ignorance I thought, ant corrected by the chair, that to tell tb effects of giving such power was n< irrelevant when objecting to its furthe extension. With all due deference t the chair, I still think so, bat bow i deference to the demand made by th chair that my mouth shall be shut. Mr. Earnest Gary then spoke,saying "I had hoped that Mr. Haskell i speaking against this bill would in rance some objections to its features an would suggest some alterations, but, t my surprise, he seems to have taken th opportunity, not to discuss the issue before the House, but, in my judgment on unparliamentary mode of discussin. the Chief executive of this State, and i there has been a whip used in thi House, and they have whipped hiu (pointing to Mr. Haskell) out of pow er, I say it was a grand day for thi House and for South Carolina. 4 He compared hts regime with tba of the present day. I have served ii this House with him when he wai chairman of the railroad committee au< his brother was president of a railroad I served with him when he had tin power that was exercised over this Housi and that brought forth these whippers in that be talked about. "No more fact need be mentionec than the arbitrary and partisan way it which he, in part, exercised the powei entrusted to him, as contributing to hu being whipped out. Aud I repeat, ] am proud of the day when he has been whipped out of his domain to exercise that power. Wheo he charges thal men have been 'whipped in' lu re, be? cause they differ with bim, I hurl back the insinuation with the contempt it deserves. I will not sit here quietly and allow bim to charge me as bel?g whipped in to vote for a measure." Speaking to the qoestion, Mr. Gary wen: on to say that the people Lad ex? pressed their willingness to change the system of county government. What was the Legislature going to do,' now that the system bad been repealed ? The framers, he said, had no view of ceotraliziog power. The system work? ed well in Georgia and should work well in Sooth Carolina. Mr. Jao. Gary Evans, on rising, said : "I will reply to thc gross insinua? tions of the geutlemau from Richland. (To Col- Haskell Can you hear me ? Mr. Haskell: No, I have been try? ing to, but could not. Mr. Evans repeated. Coutinuiog be said : "In reference to his remarks slung out against mc I shall have something to say." The Speaker : The chair trusts that the debato on the question will proceed WHEN J. L. M. WAS IN THE CHAIR. Mr. Haskell : I think the gentleman may have misapprehended me. I have not attacked him personally, or made any charges asaicst him of any individ? ual wrotjg-d'dng. When ? ?-poke of pros? titution I referred to the chair and thc presiding officer in it as prostituting his high offiee for partizm purposes. Mr. Evans: ls it no disgrace that he seeks to cast whoo he speaks of my bav iug had the lash applied to me't Mr. Haskell : You were oot whipped; you were the whip. Mr. Evans: I took it as disgrace, and as such I shall treat it. It is not sur;jri>iag that YOU do not regard it as disgrace, because if ever a man deserved contempt as hoing a whipper-in, it is the gentleman from Richland, and if ever a man has had the lash applied to his back it is he," The Speaker called thc gentleman to order. The debate was coutinued ia a per? sona! vien. Messrs. Haskell, (inry and Evans taking part. Col. Haskell havin^ the best ot :t as he was able to prove some of the statements of the other gentlemen to bc without founda? tion of fact. 31 r. Norton, of Marion, putin, claim? ing thc authorship of the phosphate hill, but Col. Haskell pu.shed him to thc wall and he admitted that Gov. Tillman prepared thc bili and amend merits were mads to it by Mr. Aldrich, attorney tor I lie Farmer's Phosphate1 Co., and Mr. Sm tr h. attorney for thc Carolina Phosph nie Co. Messrs. Finley and Glover opposed j the bill as it put too mush power in trie hands of one man. Col. Haskell moved to strike oat tho enacting clause-lost by a vote of 5 to 39. The committee on penitentiary mad the following report : "We have investigated the penitec tiary and 6ad it self-sustaining, an that it has been well and economical) managed during the year. They care fully examined all of the department and were pleased to note the improve meats and efficiency of their manage ment. The hospital is an excelle? building and provides comfortable quar ters for the sick. The health of the in mates is unusually good, only a few c them being now sick, and none se riously. The death rate has been les than that of last year. The books o the institution bave been carefully ex amined by a sub-committee and founi to be neatly and carefully kept. The; commend the present superintenden and officers for their efficient and care fal management. Mr. Youmans introduced a bill to ap propriate ?500 for completing the Con federate rolls. SENATE. Senator Sloan, in behalf of the judi ciary committee made an unfavorabl report on the Childs prohibition bill. Senator Stokes, cotton weigher bil was postponed by a large majority. The free pass bill came up, and it author, Senator Woodward moved con currence in the House amendments After a warm and lengthy debate th? motion was carried by a vote of 2? to 8. The bill to require railroads to re deem unused tickets passed the thin reading. Also bills : To protect and encooragi the planting and cultivation of shell ?sl within the public waters of this State for the appointment of a fish commis sioner; to authorize the granting ol franchises for the use of certain landi under water belonging to this State and to make appropriations therefor. To farther amend an act entitlec "An act to provide for the rcdemptiot of that part of the State debt known ai the Brown Consol bonds and stock b} the issue of other bonds and stock." WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16. II OUSE. Mr. Moses's bill to change the time of meeting of the General Assembly was called up for the second reading and Mr. Moses spoke in support of the change to the third Tuesday in Jan? uary. The chief reasou urged for the change was the necessity of a longer session The joint resolution providing for the calling of a constitutional convention passed the second reading without dis? cussion. Mr. Norton's bill to require and regu late licenses and license fees in the State from foreign insurance, banking and other like foreign corporations ex* cept national banks and benevolent in? stitutions organized under the grand lodge system came up by Mr. Evans, moving to strike out the enacting clause. After a protracted debate the matter was postponed until the night session. The circulation investigation com? mittee made a report whitewashing clerks Pope and Gray and throwing the whflle blame upon W. M. Rogers. The county government bill was in? definitely postponed by a vote of 46 to 43. In the Senate nothing of importance was done. THURSDAY, DEC. 17. When the House met this morning there was one familiar face missing that of Mr. W. M. Rogers, the as? sistant clerk. Mr. Rogers ha9 betaken himself home, it is said, and at any rate he has not made himself conspicuous on the streets In his place sat Mr. S. W. Vance, of Laureus, wno was ap? pointed to the position yesterday. The proceedings were rather dull and monotonous. The free pass bill was brought up again by Mr. Patterson, who opposed the bill, aud who made some kind of queer parliamentary ob? jection towards receiving the report that the Senate had adopted the House amendments to the bill. A discussion arose on the subject and Col. Haskell, during a talk, accused Mr. Patterson of having tried to kill the bill in the committee when the House had voted in its favor by 78 to ll. Then Mr. Patterson got a little mad and accused Col. Haskel of having dis? tributed some free passes this session. Col. Haskell denied this emphati? cally, but stated that at the request of S'-vera! members be had secured them a trip pass home. Nothing further was done with the bill as Mr. Patterson's objections were not parliamentary, so the bill awaits ratification and the Governor's signa? ture or veto. Which will it be ? The "county government scheme" is a regular contortionist bill. Some? times its in one shape, some??mes an? other. Sometimes it is dead then it is alive. Last night it was thought that the vote to lay it on the table had effectually killed it. Bat to day it bobbed up serenely and was made the special order for to-night's session, the motion whereby it had been laid on thc table having beac reconsidered by a vote of 50 to 43. The joint resolution to change the time of the meeking of the General As? sembly to January and February was defeated. The, House then took up the con? sideration of the insurance license bill. Like the county government bili, it was fought sharply and amendments were constantly offered, most of which were rejected. The appropriation bill was read. Mr. Blease moved to amend by making the Governor's salary ?3,000 instead of $3,500. Tabled on motion of Mr. Haskell. Mr. White moved to make the salary of thc State Librarian ?800, but with? drew the motion after remarks by Messrs. Finley, Buist, Moses aud E. Gary. Mr. Youmans made an excellent speech eulogistic of the militia of the State and moved to amend the bill by increasing the appropriation for the mili? tia from $10.000 to ?16.000. the neces? sary sum to comply with the statutes which provide that, each member of a militia company shall receive ?4. As there are 4 000 members of companies it. will require ?16,000 to comply with the law. Mr. Roozer moved to amend hy mak? ing the appropriation ?8,OOO instead of i ?10,000. He said thc citizens of thc | Stare were amply able to protect their ? homes. "We all know what the com- j panies do with the money received," he 1 said, "but I will press that point no further." Mr. Moses favored the increase toi $16,000, bjcause that sum was ucodod 1 to carry out the law on tbe stati books. He resented the imputati that tbe militia had big blow-outs a drank up the money appropriated the State. The company in Sum paid more for hall rent, etc, than it ceived from the State. When at t Centennial, a time wheo there wa9 eve inducement to drink every member the company remained perfectly sob< and any member of that company w disgraced bis uniform by getting tig would be expelled from its ranks. 1 did not doubt that the citizens were pt fectly willing to protect their homes b they could not be gotteo out as quiet or as well armed as tbe militia ai lacked the discipline. At the time the Bishopville threatened lynching i out of 40 members of the Sumter Lig [ofantry left for Bishopville thirty mi utes after the summons came, thou; it was Sunday and at night. The pn ent Goveroer bad been opposed lynchings aod by prompt orders to t militia had prevented all threaten* lyncbiogs save one. The appropriation for the military t years previous to last year was $14,00 There seemed to be some sentiment favor of a returo to this sum. Mr. Boozer's motioo to amend 1 substituting ?8,000 for the origin sum, ?10,000, was tabled. Mr. Blease moved to amend by i sertiog $14,000 in lieu of $10,000. motion to table this was carried by vote of 60 to 37. Mr. Shanklin moved to amend I ioserting a provisioo that DO part of tl appropriation of $20,000 for tbe Citad Academy be used for an eocampmen Mr. Hughes stated that DO Dione would be saved by such action. Mr. E. Gary thought the Board Visitors was the best judge of wbeth< or Dot tbe Academy should bave s encampment. Mr. Wilson of Spartanbnrg, in whic city the lasMncaaapment was held, eui gised the good results of encamproen and spoke against the amendmeo Mr. Pattoo tmoved to table. Carriee Mr. Boozer moved to amend i making the appropriation for the Sout Carolina University at Columbia $25 000 instead of $40,000. Mr. Wilson made a magoiScei appeal for proper support for the Sout! Carolina College. Mr. Finley said he thought the ques tion of the support of the South Carolin College had been taken forever out ( ' politics. That wheo last year th college was reorganized upon au appro 1 priation of $30,000 it was to stand. 1 lower appropriation would nece^itat a Dew reorgaDizatioD. As a g.atiuat of the South Carolina College be appeal ed fer proper support for that gra?d oh institution. Tabled by a vote of 70 t 21. With the above amendments the bil passed its second reading. The legislative appropriation bill wa next tackled. Mr. Mooney moved that the appro priation for per diem aod mileage of th members of the General Assembly b reduced from ?23.000 to $11,500. H said that if the members meant thei talk about reduction of expenses the should begin the? act with their* owi salaries. Tabled by a vote of 67 to 26 The bill was passed wifh uoimportan amendments. Chairman Finley of the Ways ao< Meaos Committee introduced the suppl' bill. The more important items ia th bill for ail the Counties are as follows For ordinary State purposes 4-J- mills besides the constitutional 2 mill tax. Sumter-2J mills ; for jail 1 mill. Mr. D A. J. Sullivan, chairman o Committee on State House and Grounds made the following report : "The Committee on State House ant Grounds, to whom was referred so mud of the recommeodatioos of Goverooi Tillman's message with reference to the lighting by electricity of the State Hons? grounds and buildings, also the Asyluu and grounds and the college and grouodi would beg leave to report: That thej have carefully looked into the mattel and respectfully recommend that ar appropriation be made for the prompt executiou of same. "We also desire to call attention tc the fact that such a large building ai the State House is, aod for its pre? servation that an appropriation should be made to perform such necessary repairs as will ah.ays be needed and found necessary to boilers, heating apparatus, veotilatioo, doora sashes, roof, and other repairs ; and we do recommeod that an appropriation of twelve thousand dollars ($12.000) be made by this Gen? eral Assembly for the purpose of carry iog out the above suggestion, the same to be disbursed by the State House Commission, which consists of the executive officers of the State, in such manner and form as now provided for by law." The bill to provide for the apportion? ment of the Representatives was made a special order for this morning. SENATE. The Senate was engaged io ordinary routine business throughout the day. In the Senate the following report was received : Finance, favorable, through Senator Buist, to appropriate $4,000 for the Sodth Carolina Historical Society. A concurrent resolution waso.'lcred by Senator Stokes, and unanimously adopt? ed, asking for further free mail delivery in the country. The committee on agriculture report? ed favorably on the bill to regulate the pale of commercial fertilizers io the State. The Federal relations was consider? ing thc resolution adopted by tho South Carolina Methodist Conference at Dar? lington. The sam? committee reports favorably on the communication of Miss Floride Cunningham relative to the ap? pointment of lady commissioners for thc World's Fair on thc State board, and recommends the appointment of the same by the Governor. The railroad cemmtssiouers report favorably the bili to prevent discrimination by railroads and to Bx penalties therefor. Thc bill tor thc establishment of a Confederate Home was killed on motion of Senator Jeremiah Smith-vote 17 to 14. Senator Buist moved the adoption of thc unfavorable report made by the judi? ciary committee on the bill providing for the maturity of paper falling due on I Sunday and legal holidays. Thc bill was passed to a third loading. Also thc bill to require county treas? urers to publish annually thc names of persone paying poli tax There was some discussion on the pistol cartridge bill. Senator Sloan j morel the adoption of the unfavorable | report. The bill was reccmniitted to thc judiciary. Ab)Ut thirty second icadiog bills CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE. j With the nen j ft fl We extend the assurance of our appreciation of your libe? ral patronage for the year now ending and to make room for Spring Stock, ofter for the next 3? Days all Winter Stock at Cost. -TRY OUR tecHnn. Hang up the biggest stocking as children al? ways do,for Santa Clans is coming to fill it np for you. And while tbs tors and candies our little people please, we hope your Christmas stocking is full of gifts like these. Of course you'll look for monet, and this we hope you'll find. But there are other thiugs needed to bring a peaceful mind. And so beside securing the most ab u o d a n t wealth, we hope within your stocking you'll have thc best of health. A cheerful disposition you need'nt here be told is worth to its posses? sor a mine of virgin gold. Then in your Christmas stocking this prize we trust.you'Il see, and if you d o not need it, please for? ward it to us. Of charity and kind? ness you'll want to find a lot, and there is gener? osity which shouldn't be forgot. An? other thing, too, we must have before the stocking ends, to make complete our Christmas, and that's a host of friends. Then last of all, and greater far than any other thing, you'll find the gift of hap? piness thnt all the rest will bring. Manv things to be put iu the STOCKING will be found at I I ?. WANTS ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or ?ess will be inserted under this head for 25 j cents for each iosertion. Additional lines I 5 cents per line. WANTED. Ar once a first class man to manage a six horse farm. None but good men need apply. Address P. 0. Box 3S. Sumter S. C. OWNER WANTED fora Silver Medal from Baltimore Female College. 1872,?to Miss Mamie Dozirr. Same was picked up on Street. Call at Jewelry store of W. A. Mason FOR SALE-One New Upright Piano, One Parlor Suite of Furniture, One Sideboard, One Sewing Machine, and other household and kitchen furniture. Purchasers desiring to see same, c;in call on Capt. E S. Carson, Sumter, S. C. J. C. Spaan, Admin? istrator. Dec. 9 -tf. LOTS FOR SALE-Two fine building lots on West side of Harby Avenue next to residence of John T. Green. Esq. 62^x287 feet. For terms, apply to A. C. Phelps. Dec. 2.-tf. LAND FOR SALE-400 Acres situated near the C. S. & N. Railroad within one mile of depot. For further informfttion apply at Watchman and Southron office. Nov 25-4 FOR SALE-Planting lands in all sections of Sumter and Clarendon counties, fctnall farms and large plantations, city lots in all parts of the city. W. H. INGRAM, October 14. Broker. WANTED-Any young person desiring to attend a first-class Business, Short? hand or Telegraph College can get valua? ble information bj seeing the Editor of this paper in person. It-tr-r,l i. mi MIHI .ii ? i.inmi ? " ' i n f J-iirnnw^ I For Rent or Sale. ONE 7 ROOM TWO STORY COTTAGE on Calhoun Street in the City of Sum? ter, S. C. Apply to JAS. D. BLANDING, Dec. 23-tf Sinter, S. C. Holiday Notice. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1st, heine a Wal holiday, The Simonds National Bank will be closed onthat day. AU papers ma? turing on that d?te must he anticipated: Dec 23. L. S. CARSON, Cashier. HOLIDAY NOTICE. THE BANK OF SUMTER will be closed Friday, December 25ib, 1891, and Fri? day, January 1st, 1892. W. F. RH A ME, Cashier. _Dec_l 8._ State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, DARLING L. DAVIS, made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration, of the Estate and Effects of MRS. FLORENCE A. DAVIS, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mrs. Florence A. Davis, late of said Coun? ty and State, deceased, that they he aud ap? pear before rae, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on Jan. 18th, 1891, tiext, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, t0 shew CH :.se, i: any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given und^r my band, this 23d day of December, Anno Domini, 1891. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J Probate Sumter Co. _Dec.23-Jt._ FERTILIZERS. NITRATE OF SODA, KA IX IT, ETC. For Sale, reasonable terni3 ?and low figures. ? Tlios. S. Sumter, Agt. j ' Dix. 16-at SCllTSB, S. C. I 1892. NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCR1. FOR THE M? 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