The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 17, 1892, Image 2
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' WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, *92.
9iMBBEE?
The Sumter ' Watchman was- fo?n d
in ?od toe True Southnm in 18<
Tfee Mf<xfckma* and Southron new ]
tho ?flwjftbtti^d uwculattoo ?nd tofioet
of both of tl? old papers, and is ma
featly the best adveitisiog media?
Starts?..
EDITORIAL NOTiiS.
The stringency m the moo
ma*fc<*i continues, ?od we nodersta
tba* ? almost impossible to obtt
mora*? even on the best security.
The ?me for paying taxes expires
Saturday, toe 20th instant. Do sot fe
get* it, ?od do cot fail to poy your tax
li if jou wiso to escape paying the pe
We re-publi&fc from the Freeman
'.Ortticiam" bj a "Titlmanite-Deii
er?t.n We dc Shis with pleasure, m
.bail always be glad to publish ai
cntjc?sm.. We should prefer, howev<
.to hove our critics come lo os direct!
?od oot hide behind soother paper. .
Representative J. E DuPre expiai
;J the ease of the colored preacher Tay lc
who was pardoned by Tillman a she
time ago. According to Mr. DuPre
stat ctn ea t the criticism of bis part
seedling the pardon was uncalled fo
?od. most here been made through mi
apprehension of the mots of the ease.
D?ring the past week a r?volu tic
in Brazil was instituted ?od brought
? conclusi?n. The revolution ?roi
over the question of State rights ao
was amicably set ted by the gen en
government recognising ?Il demsnc
i made bj the of Slate Rio Gran de do Si
io behalf of State rights.
The article which is republish ed froi
the New Tors Evening Pot?, gives
brief resume of Senator David B. Hill1
political career. If the charges aie true
' I Sift ts oct a proper BISO for the Demo
?rote to nominate for the Presidency
?ad to nominate him would seem t*
court defeat outside of New York wber>
he does not conti'?! be machinery o
the "party.
We confidently believed that the oom
mon sense of the Freeman's edi toi
would have supplied sufficient meta
physics, st least, to distinguish be tweet
O ft views-statesmaa, alias demagogue
. ?od a statesman whose views sro hi?
own* ' ?nd not merely expressions tc
eaten votes. Surely the Freeman
sboold learn to make the distinction,foi
the campaign is at hand, ?nd the dema?
gogue is feeKftg the public poise.
CON?EBJ?ING A PUBLIC U
BR A RY.
- r The Advance has ?clear conception
of what a publ ic library ought to be, bot
^hoplao proposed for eht&ioiog coe is
not feasible. That plan has been tried
here already, and ? total failure waa
the result. Se a ce it would be useless
to attempt fio form ? library society oo
the pkn proposed. We regret to say
ity bot, if Sumter is to be without a
library until one is obtained by the\Ad
vd*ee%$ plan, she will be many a long
year without ooo. With modifications the
plan saggested might be ? success.
Io a number of large cities the libra
vies j belonging to the varions publie
setae** ni? throws opeo to the poblic
tn the afternoons ?od evenings. The
MMoIt has heec very satisfactory io every
eat? thai hoi nome ander oar Obser?
vation.
Io the new Graded School building
tu*re wHI he several rooms in the base?
ment that will not he occupied, and if
nee cr more of them were fitted op for
?4ifcrary no more subtable place could
he ?bond. '
Jit? is said with confidence that the
Beard of School Commissioners would
graft* the use of ooe, or more, of these
. rooms tor ?he ose of a library, and
woold co-operate io any movement for
the establishment of a library.
If ? society should be formed with a
membership of ahondred or more, with
a paid wp initiation fee of $5.00 each,
the establishment of a library would be
?sswred. A pnhlic library to be a
success moot of necessity be ? poblic
invitation and under the control, either
wholly, or io part, of public officials.
A library established en the hasts here
suggested woold fulfill these conditions,
?nd weald he ?o institution from which
the resultant benefits to the community
WJOld be incalculable.
A good library is the accessary aux?
iliary of ? good school, and without a
library the work cf a school eeo be only
&alf done.
Tow Graded School, as yet, has only
the beginning of a library, and if the
caatter is taken up as suggested, the
community will be beoeStted, both by
the ose that the public would make of
the library, aod the strength it would
?dd to the school.
THE TIDE TUH1TS.
The tide has turned against Tillman,
.od Bombers of bis former .friends are
against him, while few *>t his opponents
io the Issi campaign DOW support bim.
Snob is the eoeeloaioo we have reached
after a careful readictg. of the replies re?
ceived from all sections of the S ia te by
the Greenville Ne icu in reply to a cir?
cular letter inquiring the political opin?
ion of the various communities. The
replies are from representative meo of
beth the Tillman aod anti-Tillmao fae
tiona,JO lhere can be no charge that it is
a one-?id ed investigation. ... , .
. .We are heartily rejoiced if this be so,
and that sn eoiighteoed publie seo ti
. mont has tornad against Tillman and
his gang of ornee-grabbers. We opposed
-Tillman from the March coo?eution
Qiitil he received the nomination at the
hands of the September convention, and
only ceased to oppose him then because
we believed a split in tbe party more to
be dreaded than the election of a man
of Tillman's stamp to the Governorship.
We are more profoundly impressed with
Tillman's unfitness for the position than
we were two years agor and k is with
pleasure we note the awakening of the
people of the State to the knowledge of
the mistake made when Tillman was
elected.
In opposing Tillman we oppose no
man or faction, and no man could con?
tort our course into opposition to him?
self, unless he is ready to proclaim
himself the servile creature of Tillman.
We have sever opposed the farmers
or an j other class. There are a number
of men who were recognised as leaders
of the farmers before Tillman monopo?
lised ail right to leadership, whom we
would gladly support for Governor or
any offi ce in the gift of the people, but
Tillman we can never support for the
nomination.
COMING DOWN OUT OF THE
TEEE.
? fable relates that once upon a time
a naughty boy was np an apple tree
belonging to a worthy farmer, and
would not come down, although kindly
invited, until the farmer began to pelt
him with rocks.
Never choose a candidate witb bis views
and purposes concealed io bis bead. 'Tis bis
views and purposes you are voting for-em?
ploying, paying for, for temporary use.
Freeman Jan. 25.
If ve should elect views-statesmen to office,
the whole government would soon be out of
sight.
We should elect men to office on accoant cf
their private record and intrinsic merit ; not
on account of any views tbat they may an?
nounce aa teing ?otertained by them.- Watch?
man and Southron, Feb. 3.
. ! We bop? nothing we say here will lead any
one to suppose that we are indifferent to high
moral character in our statesmen.- This ie
essential always and is needed to furnish con?
fidence in a faithful obligation to tbe news
we value acd rote for.-Freeman, Feb 9.
We got what we wanted. The Freeman has
come down oat of-tbe tree. We did not tbink
our neighbor would want to elect men to
office merely on ac JU nt of the views that
they might proclaim. That would be placing
a premium on demagoguery.- Watchman and
Southron, Feb. 10.
And the Freeman came down without
waiting to be pelted ?
A CRITICISM.
Editors The Freeman: The Watch?
man and Southron of last week says:
"The bone of contention between the
two factions in this County is neither
the chairmanship of the County Exec?
utive Committee nor the member of
toe State Executive Committee. It is
the possession of the committee on cre?
dentials to which will be referred all
cases of irregularities."
What irregularities does the Editor
of that paper mean to refer to ? If he
alludes to irregularities in the last]
campaign (if any there were) then he
brings up a dead issue and one that
has nothing to do with the re-organi?
zation of the Democratic party of this
County in the approaching campaign.
Does he propose to practice fraud in
the re-organization of the Straightout
clubs, and have a committee on cre?
dentials elected beforehand to stand
by what they do, or does he insinuate
that the Tillman faction will practice
fraud in the re-organization of their
blabs ? By this scheme'the Editor of
the W. and S. would establish a new
precedent, and one by which honest
men, though not apprehensive, could
not and would not be willing
to be governed. The proposi?
tion is equivatent to saying to the peo?
ple of Sumter County that they are ca?
pable of practicing frauds and to avoid
being allured into the snare, come for?
ward and tie your hands. The execu?
tion of the proposition would be an ac?
knowledgment of the fact. The elec?
tion of a committee on credentials be?
fore an organization was had would
certainly be a novel precedent and
could have no relation to the
organization except by action
of the organization itself. Again, he
says : "It is evident that as the matter
now stands, it will be impossible to or?
ganize the party in this Conn ty on a
fair and equitable basis under former
precedents." The State Democratic
Constitution is the fundamental law of
the Democratic party of South Caro?
lina and the Tillman party has always
adhered to it. If the Straightouts had
not bolted their own call and refused
to organize the County Convention
and then bolted the State Constitution
of the Democratic party there never
would have been any trouble in the
Democratic organization of Sumter
County. The custom in Sumter Coun?
ty has been to re-organize the differ?
ent clubs and elect delegates to the
County Convention. These delegates
assembled are called and enrolled, and
if there be any contested delegation
the chairman appoints a committee on
credentials, one from each club to take
the case into consideration and decide
upon it. This has always been the cus?
tom and there seems to be nothing un?
fair in it. The Editor of the W. and
S. expresses a willingness to support
the faction showing the greatest nu?
merical strength if they would execute
his proposition. He might do as he
promises, but only speaks for himself,
and if he holds good his promise it
would he a matter of very little conse?
quence. Would he vouch for the en?
tire straightout faction? judging them
by their past record he could not
safely do so. The straightouts in
their primary for the nomination of
county officers polled something over
eight hundred votes-not one third of
the democratic votes of the county.
At the general election they polled
nearly the same vote for Haskell
against Tillman who had received the
nomination from the democratic party
by an overwhelming majority. It is a
matte* 'of little or ? no concern to us
who is County Chairman, who are the
members of the State Executive Com?
mittee, or who is the committee on
credentials, so they are democrats.
Our next nominations will all be made
by primary and it had just as well be
understood now that we are going to
stand by the constitution of the party
and in that have fair play and give
fairplay. As a conciliatory measure
we suggest that the Editor of t he W. &
S. order primary election for the first
Monday- in March, fix rules and regu?
lations governing the same, and allow
Tillmanites, Straightouts Haskellites
and Republicans all to vote, declare
himself a candidate for County Chair?
man; stump the county in his own be?
half, and if he receives one third of
the popular vote of the county, we will
declare.>\him duly elected County
Chairman. Then he will have the
satisfaction or organizing the County
Convention and the power of appoint?
ing a committee on credentials which,
no doubt, would suit his purposes
much better than one elected by the
democrats of Sumter County.
TILLMAXITK DEMOCRAT.
Feb. 6,1892.
The foregoing article from the Free?
man makes no point in relation to tbe
split ir- this eouoty that has not already
been fully discussed io these columns
within the past month.
The irregularities to which we refer-1
red, are (hose that caused tbe split io
the last campaign, and that were openly
ebarged at tbe time. Frauds perpe?
trated two years ago for tbe purpose of
obtaining control of tbe eonnty are
frauds now, and unless the clubs
charged with having fradnlent names on
their rolls can be investigated by an im?
partial committee neither faction will
be satisfied.
We do not insinuate that either side
will perpetrate frauds, we merely drew
a hypothesis from what was done in the
last campaign.
We did not think a Tillmanite would
have the brazen effrontery to object to
novel precedents after the novel and
i extraordinary precedents inaugurated
by bis own faction in the last campaign.
Precedents that were inaugurated not
in the interest of justice, nor for the
good of the whole party, bnt to insnre
the success of that faction and to make
continued success possible. Tbe con?
stitution itself was changed, new rules
were adopted-but tbe whole story is
known to the readers of this paper and
we will not go over it.
As to the vote polled by the Straight
outs at the primary election. The rea?
son for that is well-known, and we sup
pose that "Tillmanite-Democrat" also
knows tbat the reports so industriously
circulated by his faction preceding the
Straightout primary, to the effect that
there would be no primary, bad a good
deal to do with the light vote polled.
He may also know tbat the leaders of
his own faction met the Straightouts on
the day preceding the primary aod pre?
tended to want to effect a settlement,
and yet rejected every overture made
them. He may may know the true in?
wardness of this pretence, we ea? only
conjecture that it was for tbe purpose of
lending color to the report that a com?
promise had been 'made.
While we cannot vouch for anyone
save ourselves, yet we feel no hesitation
in saying that the whole Straightout
faction would abide the result of any
settlement based on justice to both fac?
tions. In tbe honor aod integrity of
the leaders of the Straightout faction
we bave the utmost confidence, and we
defy any man, of whatever faction, to
oame an instance where they have de?
manded aught more than their rights
While we are Dot io politics and
are not d?sirions of obtaioiog tbe po?
sition of County Chairman, still if "Till
manite-Democrat" would like to see
us occupyiog that position, we will agree
to make the race, if he will agree to
offer himself for the office of court crier
and go along with us as we canvass the
county and incidentally discuss with us
the relative value of ciub-splittiog,
ballot-box-smashing, voting by proxy
and tampering witb tbe returns after
bei og placed in tte Secretary of State's
office as means of obtaining political
supremacy.
A Sumter Suggestion.
Hov. the County Democracy Might be Reor?
ganized.
To the Editor of the State : The
following r?solutions are proposed for
submission to a mass meeting of the
Democrats of Somier county :
Whereas, The Democratic parly of
Sumter county is io a disorganised con?
dition, there being two factions, both of
which having been declared illegally
orgauized by the (so-called) September
State convention of 1890;
And whereas, The (so-called) con?
stitution of the Democratic party in Art.
5 makes only those clubs legal, which
were reorganized by the respective
county conventions which sent delegates
to the State convention of tbe 13th of
August, 1890 ;
And whereas. There was no August
convention held in Sumter county in
1890. the (so-called) constitution there?
by making al! of oar clubs illegal and
impossible to be reorganized ; be it
Resolved. 1 That we tbe Demo?
crats of Sumter county assembled en
masse do request the Democrats of the
State of South Carolina to meet in
Columbia and adopt a constitution,
under which all the Democrats of the
State can be reorganized.
3. That we invite the Democrats of
Fairfield county, who are similarly situ?
ated, to unite with us in making this re?
quest.
3. That we suggest the readoption
of the constitution of 1876, as one non?
partisan and in every way suited to the
Democratic party of 1892.
4. That we suggest the first Tues?
day in March as the time most propi?
tious for the meeting of the convention.
SUMTER.
The State, Feb. 15.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. 1892.
Speaker Crisp is thoroughly in
accord with the desire to make a
calm, conservative and business-like
investigation of the pension office
and its methods of doing business,
and in selecting the committee author?
ized by the House resolution he made
good use of his knowledge of the
members of the House and named
men who will fit wich the same im?
partiality on the evidence presented
io them and as carefully sift it, in
order to throw out that which in their
judgment is based on hatred or per?
sonal prejudice, as they would if sit?
ting as judges in a court of law. The
Democrats on the committee are
Representatives Wheeler, of Mich?
igan, Little, of New York, and Dun
gan, ol Ohio; the Republicans are
.Messrs Lind, of Minnesota and Bros
ius, of Pennsylvania, all ex Union
soldiers.
Representa'ive Hoar, of Massa?
chusetts, is confident that the adop?
tion of his resolution by the House
authorizing the Committee on Manu?
factures to investigate the so-called
' sweating" system of tenement house
labor, is a long step in the right
direction, and he predicts that the re?
sult of the investigation will be some
startling facts of special interest to
those who wear "ready made" cloth?
ing. Before the House adopted the |
resolution it adopted an amendment i
directing the committee to inquire
how much increase the McKinley bill
has caused in the wages of workmen
employed in industries protected by
tbe terms of that bill, lt also after?
wards adopted a resolution offered by
Mr. Holman, restricting the cost of
the investigation to $3,000.
Speake: Crisp bas given some of
the Democratic members who have
been careless as to their attendance
on the sessions of the House a little
lecture on tbeir duties, taking his
text from the lack of a quorum of
Democrats on the floor, which the
other day enabled the Republicans to
compel an adjournment. A second
lecture on this subject should not be
necessary.
The Senate Committee on Agricul?
ture will report a resolution providing
for the appointment of a number of
sub committees to make an investiga?
tion, a committee to each branch of
the subject, for the purpose of ascer?
taining the present condition of agri?
culture in the United States, the
prices of its products, and if there be
any of which the prices are depressed
the canse of such depression and the
remedy therefor. This resolution will
be reported as a substitute for Sena?
tor George's resolution for an inves?
tigation of the depression in tbe cot?
ton-raising States.
Representative Wheeler, of Ala?
bama, has sent a cold shiver down
the spinal columns of all the big office
holders by introducing a resolution
instructing the several committees in
charge of appropriation bills to make
reductions of 20 per c?hjt. in all offi?
cial salaries of $5,000 or more-that
would catch Senators and Represen?
tatives-and of 10 per cent, in all
salaries of $8,000 or more,
An attempt is being made to get
the Ways and Means Committee of
the House to grapple with the cigar?
ette evil by reporting a bill placing
an internal revenue tax of $10 per
1000 on all cigarettes offered for sale
whether of domestic or foreigu man?
ufacture. A memorial showing that
the excessive use of cigarettes has
during the year killed 100 young
men, and sent an equal number to
insane asylums is being circulated in
Congress.
Tbe manner in which the annual
appropriation bill for the military
academy was reduced by the House,
sitting as a committee of the whole,
before it was passed, in spite of the
powerful influences brought to bear
in favor of passing it as reported from
the Committee on Military Affairs,
bas convinced a good many people
who had doubts on the subject that
when the Democratic leaders said
economy in public expenditures would
be enforced by the House, they in?
dulged in no idle talk. Republicans
may sneer, bot when the people's
verdict is heard next November the
Democrats will get their reward.
The Bland free coinage bill, now on
the House calendar, is the subject of
much talk in and cut of Congress, lt
is favored on principle by a very large
majority of the House, but whether a
majority of the Democrats believe it
political wisdom to pass it at this time
will very soon be known as a petition
asking the Committee on Rules to set
a date for its consideration by the
House is now being circulated for
Democratic signatures. More than
a hundred have signed.
lt i s expected that the Canadian
reciprocity commissioners will return
home this week, knowing just about
as much as they did when they came,
rbey had no authority to make a
treaty, nor had Mr. Blaine, even had
be been so disposed.
- m - - -
ls There a Democratic Party in
South Carolina
To the Ed?or of W. $ S.
Dear Sir:- Will you be so kind as to allow
ne epace in ) oar valuable columns to say a
"ew words on politics. I bear a great deal
?ai<i about the Democratic party of Sumter
;ounty, and I will here say that I want soDe
rood friend to point out that party for me,
br I have looked until I am weary and 1 fail
to find any such party in the counfv orin tbr
ita' e of South Carolina; all I am able to find
is an organization that was organized in
March, 1890, which I always thought was BD
ndependent or demagogued party. Maybe
t was the Democratic party, bur, if so, I have
il ways misconstrued the words, for we all
?DOW that the followers of Tillman during the
sessions of ti* last legislature held caucuses
with closed doors, barred inside and outside,
md excluded all Democrats. Now please
tbow me the Democracy in such as that; there
is none whatever, or, at least, it don't appear
so to a mao up a tree now. I see the trio of
conspirators, who, in 1890, met in secret
conclave and parceled out the offices, bad
issembled recently in Laurens and declared
that nothing under beaven can defeat the
zreat bamboozler from a second terra. Now,
what I have to say is this, if the Democrats
>it down on the stool of do-nothing until it is
too late, like they did before, it will always be
?o. The great demagogue is mad wi:h the
legislators because they have taken the free
pass from him, and when he goes to ride he
bas to go for the rocks like the rest of us.
Now please tell me if all this means Demr.
:racy: if so, I am no longer a Democrat and
will boldly say that indepeadentism ought to
rule. And again they boa;3t that they have
the election machinery and intend to work it
in tbeir interest for all it is worth, and we all
know that they will.
Now please tell me if that is true Democracy?
To swear in and count in is their motto, and
then I notice that they call themselves Derao
:rats. Please show me the true Democracy
in any such citizen of South Carolina. What
io you say they are, Deraocrats,independents,
green backers, demagogues, or what? I am
tit a loss myself and would be (?lad for some
friend to give me a name. Maybe il is Demo?
crat, f will not venture to say. ? really think
that the newspaper men of South Carolina, or
even of Sumter county, ought to go to work
and try to get up some organization, for I
think the poor old thing has lived an infant
loug enough, soon will be two years. Now
I nm well aware that some will call roe a fool
?nd say alt sorts of things about me, but I do
not care. What I care for is the desired in?
formation and I will be like the little boy
that the bull run over when I get the infor?
mation that t asked for, I will have nothing
more to say But should the answer
be that such things as has been going on is
true Democracy, well then I want my rmme
dropped from tbe roll and I will, what did I,
oh yes, I say I will be a pure prohibitionist,
and" * would to God that some more would
come out on the same side with me. So I will
close my short letter of inquiry. Yours truly,
T. E. HIXSON, Sa.
Sumter, S C., Feb. 13th, 1892.
- mm ? ? ? ' ^
Call for a Convention.
OFFICB OP
COLUMBIA BOARD OF TRADE.
COLOMBIA, S. C , February 5th, 1892.
To the Citizens of South Carolina:
Appreciating tbe importance of a proper
representation of South Carolina at the
World's Columbian Exposition as to its agri?
cultural, mechanical, a-d other resources,
the Board of Trade woula earnestly ask every
city, town, and hamlet, ev^ry manufacturing
and every public Organization, to send dele?
gates to a convention to be held in the city of
Columbia on Thursday and Friday, March
10th and 11th; the purpose of such conven?
tion being to settle upon some definite plan of
representation, and to elect five commission?
ers, whose duty it shall be to carry out such
plao. Very truly,
W.J.MURRAY, President.
FRED A. SALK. Secretary.
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Price? that cannot be equaled in the city.
At China's D rug Store Hoy t's German Cologne
20c per pottle, 3 for 50c. Also lamps that
will cost you ?5 00 elsewhere can be bought
for $3 oo* Come iu and see for youself and bc
convinced. Feb. l? o<.
Another Chinese Puzzle.
A Chinaman was found illegally in
this country some four months ago, and
was arrested at Fargo, N. D. The com?
missioner ordered bim sent to Cbioa, but
after four months languishing ra jail,
a judge has reversed that decision* Bod
ordered bim sent to Canada. But before
the Chinaman can cro*s the Canadian line
t'Otne one must pay the Canadian GOT
ernment fifty dollars. The prisoner bas
no money, and the marshal does not
care to foot the bill on bis own account.
The poor Chinaman, therefore, must
continue to languish in jail at public
expense.
Prices that cannot be equalled in the city.
At China's Drug Store Hoyt's German
Cologne 20c. per bottle, 3 for 50c. Also
lamps that will cost you $5.00 elsewhere can
be bought for $3.50. Come in and see for
jouself and be convinced. Feb. 10 3t.
"Alas ! Alas!" the dode exclaims "in my
slender ankle I've got pains." "Don't fret,"
paid ma, for whom be bad sent, "I bave some
Salvation Oil."
"My tim?is op," said the doctor to patient,
whom he found nsing Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup,
and be was correct, for his cough bad been
cured.
MARKETS.
SUMTER, S. C., Feb. 1?, 1892.
COTTON-Receipts for week ending february
17, about l?O bales. Following are the
quotations: Low Middling 5|; MiadliDg
6@6?. Market quiet.
GROCERIES-The following wholesale quo?
tations are furnished us by one of the largest
establishments in this city, and which does a
large wholesale business.
BUCOD-D. S. C. R. Sides 6fc.
CR. " ?!@7?c
Smoked Shoulders 7c.
Hams No. 2 ?@8c.
" " 1 12@13c.
Sugar-Cut loaf 5c.
" Stan'd Granulated 4?c.
C. 4<?4|c.
Coffee 16(ar)2oc.
Tea 30($60c.
Flour according.to grade $4.75fa,$6.00.
CHARLESTON. S. C., Feb. 1(3, 1892.
COTTON.-Market quiet. Low Middling
6|"@6J; Middling 6f ; Good Middling 7?.
At the head of
all blooi-purifiers
is Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. But
it's different from
all of them.
Whatever is
claimed 'or this,
it's guaranteed to
do. The money
is refunded in every case where it fails to
benefit or cure It's because it ts different
that it can be sold so. All diseases originat?
ing from a torpid liver or impure Mood yield
toit. It cleanses and purines the system,
freeing it from all manner of blood-poisons,
no matter from what cause they have arisen.
For Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Scrofula, Salt
rheum, Tetter, Erysipelas, or any blood-taint
or disorder, it is an unequaled remedy.
Nothing else can take its place.
"Golden Medical Discovery" contains no
alcohol to inebriate, and no syrup or sugar to
derange digestion.
It's a concentrated vegetable extract ; put
up in large bottles ; pleasant to the taste, and
equally good for adults or children ; works
equally well all the year round.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, in every case,
you have your money back.
WANTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
will be inserted under this head for 25
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
5 cents per line.
TO RENT-Two comfortably furnished
rooms. Apply to Mrs. R. H. Moise.
Feb. 17-lt._
STRAYED or 3toien from my premises on
Sunday night a small whitr and red
cow with keen horns. W. P. Smith.
Feb. 17 lt.
66qpHE STORY OF MAN."-By the re
1 nowned author and historian, J. W.
Buell "a History of the Human Race stretching
Eastward to the Gates of Paradise J?od West?
ward to the Golden Stairway that lends up to
God." This vividly interesting book will be
sold by subscription at the Book and Novelty
Store, where a sample copy may be seen.
Feb. 17._
TO RENT-Two or three large rooms and
kitchen. Also yard and garden. Pos?
session given immediately. Apply at Sum?
ter Advance Office.
FOR SALE-All that boose and lot of
land, situated ?nd being in the village
of Magnolia, in the County of Sumter and
Stale aforesaid, containing fonr acres, more
or less, adjoining the Wilmirgton, Columbia
?nd Augusta Railroad Co., A. S. Boyle, Mrs.
Hogau and others. Terms easy. Apply to j
MAKROS MOISE,
Feb 3 3t._Sinnier, S. C.
"n\)R SALE-Planting lands io all sections
JP of Sumter and Clarendon counties,
biiiall farms and large plantations, city lots in
all parts of ?he city. VT. H. INGRAM,
October 14. Broker, j
HOLIDAY ?QT?C?.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22d, BEING A
legal holiday The Bank of Sumter
will oe closed. W. F. RHAMB,
Feb. 17. Cashier.
HOLIDAY NOTICE.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22d BEING A
legal Holidav the Siroonds National
liante will be closed." L. S. CARSON,
Feb. 17. Cashier.
NOTICE.
MY SONS, JOSH BALLARD AND SOL?
OMON BALLARD, both of them being
under age, have left my home without per?
mission, and all persons are hereby warned
against giving them employment. Any one
employing them will be prosecuted. Any in?
formation as to their whereabouts will be
welcomed and the informer will be paid for
his trouble. The oldest boy, Josh Ballard,
was under contract to work on my premises
during the vear and in leaving has broken
tbatcontract. ISA AC BA LLARD,
Feb 17 Sumter, S. C.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CO-PARTNERSHIP.
SUMTER, S. C., Feb. 4, 1892.
NOTICE is hereby given that the co-part?
nership heretofore existing between
DAVID J. CHANDLER, WILLIAM F. SHAW and
CALVIN W. CHANDLER, doing a general clothing
business, at Sumter, S. C., under the name
of CHANDLER, SHAW & Co., has dissolved by
mutual consent.
MR CALVIN W. CHANDLER has withdrawn
from said business and it will be conducted as
heretofore, by MESSRS. DVAID J. CHANDLER
and WILLIAM F. SHAW, as co-partners, using
the name of CHANDLER & SHAW.
DAVID J. CHANDLER,
WILLIAM F. SHAW,
CALVIN W. CHANDLER.
Feb. 10.
Estate of Lillis A. Crosswells
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of
Snmter County on March 3d, 1892, for a
tioal discbarge as Executor of aforesaid Estate.
L. M. CROSS WELL,
Feb. 3-4t. Executor.
Estate of Thomas Wells, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of
Sumter County on March 3d, 1892, for a
Jiual discharge as Administrator of aforesaid
Estate. JAMES S. ANDERSON,
Feb. 3-4t. Administrator.
FIRST CUSS JOB WORK
AT BOTTOM PRICES?
WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON JOB OFFICE
FERTILIZERS!
Fertilizers ! - ? Fertilizers !
Bargains.
T""'""lilli ' B------^?
We are in the field offering great bar?
gain? in all our line? this month
to make room for Spring stork*
~WT Ji. j?& PUTS .
If ant of Time
Prevents our giving particulars but still we have time to
tell you that we are handling large quantities of
At exceedingly Reasonable Rates. Look for our advertise?
ment next week.
Advances in Farmers supplies and fertilizers can be
arranged for on good paper.
LL,
SIGN OF THE BIG HAND.
SUMTER and REMBERT, 8. C.
For Surins: Stock.
Call and look through our
Bar
Large lot of remnants at half value
Germantown Wool in following colors at actual cost :
Garnet, Scarlet, White,
Blue, Black and Brown.
Saxony Yarn : Black, Scarlet, White, Gray and Blue.
Ladies' Wool Vests at Cost*
One Lot Heavy Shawls at Cost.
All CLOAKS, WBAPS AND JACKETS at actual cost.
Fine Blankets at $10, formerly $12.50, and other blankets
from $6.50 up, at same reduction.
Other bargains we eannot enumerate*
Respectfully,
BROWNS & PURDY
SITMTER, 8, C.