The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 23, 1892, Image 4
WKDRgqPAY. HOV. 28,1893.
IWE OF EOYALTY.
/ i ENGLAND THE SOVE lGN IS
" MERELY A FIGUREHEAD.
theHMkKofCtBMMM I Practically So
preis fa It Law ak 1ng Pew -, ad the
ct oo of tko HOQM of Lord* mad Tnat
of tlftO Sovereign I Mather of Form.
Jost at this time is an opportune occa
sion tor giring .tv brief outline of tho
functions of the English government
This is admirably tone by N. O. Winter,
English correspond ent for The National
Tribune, and tao following facts are
quoted from him:
The queen is sovereign in name only.
Her individual will weighs almost as
naught. Her official acts are those of
the party in power. >. .
The ^queears speerh," so called, read
at the opening of every parliament, is
. prepared by the. leaders of the prevail
ing party and contains a setting forth
tfre meaaw.es which it is proposed to
pass. Although at heart a Tory, yet
should the Liberals be successful she
vouM be obliged to appoint the cabinet
proposed by tfcat party. She has Teto
power on all bills, I believe, yet she
would not dare exercise it
fer *'gracious approval"1 is a matter
T of course after the bill has passed the
two houses.
Since tne Seventeenth century, when
parliament repudiated the claims of the
Stuart ramify and established a rival
^claimant on the throne, the choice of
sovereign rests with the house of com
mons. Of course, unless for special rea
rons, the direct line would be chosen;
lout should one sovereign, become obnox
ious he or she would-be signing the
death warrant of their respective house.
Tlie monarch serves as a figurehead-as
an official representative of the govern
ment
.None of tho royal family, although
nccupyiog seats in the house of lords,
dare take any part in politics. In re
turn for their magnificent salaries they
lay cornerstones, attend public gather
ings and furnish matter for public gossip.
The tendency of late years is to ward
the aboliabmaa t of the hereditary house
of lards.. Although such an event may
not occur very aeon, yet it will no doubt
be the final result The necessary turn
ing point toward such an outcome would
be obstinacy on the part of the lords
toward any favorite measure of the com
mons. The lords appreciate the situa
tion, and as a rule axe obedient, and their
approbation is generally only a matter of
form. ' If they oppose a measure a sec
ond return of it by the commons gener
ally has the desired effect, and some un
important amendinent will probably he
tacked on merely to preserve their own
dignity, in this respect their proceed
ings ar generally very tame in com
parison with the occasional stormy ses
sions of the lower house.
There is also another way by which
.the obstinacy on the part of the lords
"may be overcome. That is by additions
ito their own ranks. Peera can be created
art anytime and without any limit of
\ number. Political leaders are often given
meeriges for eminent services.
Should some important measure be ob
structed in tue house of lords a sum
orient number of new peers of the right
faith might be created to overcome the
opposing faction. Ulis extreme is one,
.however, that has not been resorted to
for many, many yeer .
The house of commons is a favorite
training place for the heirs of hereditary
peerages. It gives them a training in
the usages and tactics of debate and leg
islation wmch grants a-certain prestige
when compeBed by cruel late to trans
. te their sphere of action to the upper !
house.
A wide difference rn the political sys
tems of ta two countries is found in the
elective system. The duration of a par
liament is indefinite, the time of- election
equally so, and other things differ from
the clockwork regularity of the Ameri
can elective system.
The extreme life of a parliament is
aeren years, or it may be dissolved at
any intermediate time by command of
the sovereign; also, in the case of some
new policy, the members may be obliged
to submit themselves for re-election ron
that issue. Such was the case with the
Gladstone party on the Homerule ques
tion. 1
" When parliament has been dissolved i
writs are issued to all the constituencies
for a nt w election. A day for nomina
tion is appointed, not simply for party
nomination, bet each intending candi- i
dates name must be presented. If there
is only one then he is declared elected, j
I otherwise a poll is ordered for a certain
day, when ballots are deposited by the
qualified electors as in the states.
To the person of careful observ t '
it will be apparent that the British \.er
resembles in more ways than one the
American voter. While it is true that
the Britisher is a freer agent than his
American cousin, yet he is quite as
easily influenced and has an equal faith
in the party leaders.
Elections may occur on any day with
in a certain limit, and not simultaneous
ly all over the country. Likewise a
man may vote in as many districts as he
possesses the necessary property qualifi
cations. There is not a manhood suf
frage here, but one of property; so that
one person may possibly vote for several
candidates. The qualifications are of
three different kinds-a man must pos
sess freehold property which brings in a
clear income of a small amount, or be
must occupy rented premises of the
value of fifty dollars yearly, or, third,
a man must occupy lodgings worth
$1.25 per week. The two latter require
the occupation of the same premises for
one* year previous to election.-S. W.
Foss in Yankee Blade.
A Queer Superstition.
In Brittany when the body of a
drowned man cannot be found, a lighted
taper is fixed in a loaf of bread, which
is then abandoned to the retreating cur
rent When the loaf stops, there it is
supposed the body will be recovered.
Kotes and Queries.
Dinner Most Be More Plain.
Physiological facts, no more than il:
bred people", ought to be admitted into
good society. There is one, however,
that is of concern, since it seems to de
mand an important change in a long es
tablished precedent The stomach of
civilized man has shrunk to such an ex
tent it appear something will have to be
dropped front the mfenu. When meals
were occasional, as now among savages,
the elasticity of the stomach was ca
pable of great deeds. In the .days of \
fighting and Iraight errantry Vood was as
precarious as now on the plains, and
this created the stomach of the valiant
trencher mac pu whose capacity the
resent orderly sequence of dinner was
rounded.
The passing away of the three and
four bottle men has been remarked with
the growth of the temperance move
ment and popularly ascribed to it It is
only recently that a side light has been
thrown upon the real causo of heir
effacement This is the insufficiency of
what bas come to be known as the tank.
For a long time dinners of state have
fossil*-~JT keen he!<3 to be periods of
gloom. It was the true word spoken in
jest. It is now frankly admitted that
the modern stomach is unable to wrestle
with the procession of dishes at dinner.
-New York Evening Son.
THE FACTORY LASSES
SKETCHES OF THEIR UVES IN* TH
GREAT LANCASHIRE MILLS. .
Provision* Mad by the Oxford Factory
Ow sers for the Recreation of Their
Employee -Hov/ the Girl* Orea* and
Conduct Themes Wes. "*'
For the recreation of their hands mills
hare no provisi n whatever-as a rule,
that is. There are a few exceptions,
and only a few. Unique certainly, are
the Oxford mills at Ashton-under*Lyne.
in connection with which the^iate Mr.
Hugh Mason founded a little colony.
For outdoor sports there is a large play
ground, with swings, etc., and a bowl
ing green attached. When the weather
is unfavorable the hands can go to the
recreation rooms. On the ground floor
of these is a reading room liberally sup
plied with newspapers and periodicals,
and having a library of 700 volumes.
A coffee room leads off it, and from
that again the baths are reached. Up
stairs is a large lecture room fitted with
desks and with a platform at the end.
Busts of great men are on pedestals
round the walls. Scott and Burns are
tn a niche together, as is fitting, and
near them are Homer, Shakespeare.
Dante and Milton. Michael Angelo
looks at Raphael, Bright and Cobden.
Newton and Watt, Franklin and Wash
ington-air are there; and at intervals
there are also hung portraits of in
ventors and improvers of cotton ma
chinery. In connection with these rooms
there is a good brass band. Sewing and
other classes, too, ore held, while during
I the winter months concerts and lec
tures are of frequent occurrence. Of
all this it should be noted Messrs.
Thomas Mason & Son defray the ex
penses.
From other portions of the district we
take the following. The secretary of a
cotton operative spinners' association is
stated to have said:
**Any girl who wants work can have
it ir the nulla. That labor market is
never overstocked. At the present time,
particularly in the spinning department,
some firms are shorthanded. Nowadays
many girls in Manchester do not care to
go into the mills ; they would rather
vork in the warehouses and shops."
"There has been an improvement in
the lot of the factory workers?** asked
tba interviewer.
'.Yes.** replied the secretary, .?in every
way: wages are higher, hours shorter.
But, mind you, hands have io work
harder while they are at it, because the
machinery runs faster and they have
to look after more of it Why, in my
young days a weaver tended only two
looms, now she tends four."
Throstle spinners, the writer adds,
work with as little clothing as possible
and generally in their bare feet, though
some wear slippers. Cardroom hands
wear straight pinafores, cut away at the
neck and with short sleeves. The dis
tinctive parts of the mill girl's dress are
clogs on the feet and a small shawl -
^handkerchief ."they are called-on the
shoulders.
Weavers, though there is nothing pe
culiar about their dress, can generally
be distinguished from other factory
girls. They have a personal trade mark
-their front teeth are often bad, and
besides many of them have at times *
peculiar gesture. Drawing in the breath
to suck weft through a shuttle causes
the teeth to decay. The mannerism is
similarly explained.
in a weaving shed the noise is deafen
ing. Yon cannot bear your own voice.
So the weavers attract one another's at
tention by a shrill "Whoo!** and con
verse by means of- signs and by watch
ing the movements of the lips. They
are so proficient in labiomancy that they
can follow a private conversation any
where if they can see the speakers* faces.
This circumstance explains a common
observation that is otherwise enigmati
cal. "Mind what tha'rt savin*** one
gossip will remark to another, glancing
suspiciously at the object of thei*- talk.
** co's a wayver."
Some mil] girls never do any house
work: their ignorance in which branch
of female education is consequently
colossal Hundreds cannot make a pud
ding or a pie for the life of t-iein, and
the writer has heard of a lass putting a
rabbit in a dish whole and making a
crust for it with suet. There are factory
girls on the other hand-and these are
in the majority-who take their full
share of deaning, cookery, needlework,
etc
As a rule, too, the lasses are in every
way respectable. When a factory lass
and ber sweetheart go off on a trip or
take a week at Blackpool or Southport or
the Isle of Man, as often as not she pays
the expenses. She it is who in due course
buys the furniture-aye, and perhaps
the ring and all the rest. Whether she
will stand treat in this or not, the four
loom weaver need never remain single.
Among factory girls she corresponds to
the heiress of ordinary life, and as such
has no difficulty in obtaining a husband.
When offsprings become old enough
they are sent to the mill, as their parents
were before them. The typical Lanca
shire woman does not like the idea of
New Milli
MISS S. E.
at store formerly occupied by the M
Opened a handsome assortit
j Millinery Goods*
of French anti Domestic m a rt ti fact ur
patterns. A fine assortment of f
goods to t.e found in a first
Ladies will do well
before purchasing t
By honest dealing and moderate pi
age. Positively no old tock.
No
The first ol
,eJF Car Etom
all kinds, at
arrive CT
Suinter S. C., 0(
their aiming higher. As they soon re
ceive good wages their parents are rap*
idly placed in comfortable circumstances
-more comfortable than they ever knew
perhaps. This state is the factory oper
atives' summum bonum-the position
beyond which he or she very rarely goes.
-CasselTs Journal
Headache is the direct result of indigestion
and stomach disorders. Remedy these by
using De Witt's Little Early Risers, and your
headache disappears. The favorite little pills
everywhere. J. S. Hugbson k Co.
Glean Springs wajer' for sale at Hoghsoo k
I (Vs drag storehi any quantity wanted.
Nothing so distre 8ing*a3 a hackingCongh.
Nothing so foolish at to suffer from it.
Nothing so dangerous if allowed to continue.
One minute Cough Cure gives imm diate re
lief. J. S. Hugbion k Co.
ai 9 M wi"
The Chicago Ledger
Is twenty years old and bas a circulation of
140,000 copies a week. It is a combined story
and family paper, fully up to the times io
every particular, and handsomely illustrated.
There is a Fashion Department, and also a
Toung People's Department, either of which
alone is worth the subscription price of $2.00
per year, $1 00 for six months, or 50 cents for
three months. Send for free specimen copies
and inducements for clubs. Bo)S and girls
everywhere are making money selling the
Ledger to regular customers. Write for par
ticulars. Address the pub bher, W. D.
Boyce, 113, 115 and 117 Fifth avenue, Chica
go. Oct. 26-4t.
Small in size, great in result?: De Witt's
Little Early Risers. Best pills for Constipa
tion. Best fur Sick Headache. Best for
Sour Stomach. They never gripe. J. S.
Hughson ft Co.
Why.t ke all kinds of medicines for the
lirer, wheo Glenn Springs Water is a safe
and pleasant remedy. For sale by W. R.
Dei gar, Jr.
SALE UNDER MORTSASt.
BY VIRTUE of power of foreclosure and
snle conferred upon the undersigned in
taoTt*KtL e executed Jaunarv 8th, 18.85, hy
Taft Alston and Sarah Alston of Sumter
County to H. Baum, said mortgage recorded
in the office of Register of Mense Conveyance
for Sumter County, Book No. 14 R. E. page
?0, default having occurred in the payment of
the debt secured thereby, I will sell at public
auction at Sumter Court House oo the fire.
donday, the 5th dar of December next, about
the hour of 12, o'clock noon, the following
described property :
All that piece, pi reel, or tract of land and
buildings thereon, situated, lying and being in
the County of Sum ter, St te ot Sooth Carolina,
containing (35-) thirty-five acres more or less
and bounded as follows : Oo the North by
lands of Dr. Rembert, on the East by lands of
David Taylor, on the South by lands of James
Sanders and on the West by lands of Wallace
Al8'oa.
Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for
papers.
H. BAUM, Mortgagee,
Nov. 9, 1892-4t,
SALE UNDER M0RT8A6E.
BY VIRTUE of power of foreclosure and
sale conferred upon toe undersigned in
mortgage executed December 7tb, 1888, bj
W. J. Vaughan of Sumter Countv to Herman
Baum, and Jos. W. Stein as H. Baum k Co.,
said mortgage recorded in the office of Regis
ter of Menee Conveyance for Sita ter Cou u ty,
Book No. 17, page 126, default having oc
cured io the payment of the debt secured
thereby, we will sell at public auction at
Sumter Court House on the first Monday, tbe
5th day of December next, about the hour of
12 o'clock noon, the following described
properly :
All that piece, parcel, or tract of laud and
bc dings thereon, situated, lying and being in
the County of Sumter, State cf South Caroli
na, containing (82) eighty-two acres, more or
less, and bounded as follows : On the- North
by lands of Gus Cape!!, on the East by Gus
Capel], on the South by lands of Mrs. Susan
Colclough, and OP the West by lands of Henry
Murray nod Mrs Susan Colclough.
Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for
papers.
H. BAUM,
JOSEPH W. STEIN,
as H. Baum ft Co., Mortgagee?.
Nov 2. 1892.
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THE COLUMBIA
PBOTOfiRAPH ARTIST,
Oilers Special Inducement to aft
who have never had a good picture.
Old pictures copied and enlarged.
Nov 16-x
If you want
A FIRST CLASS EAST-HIDING
Road Cart,
ATA REASONABLE PRICE,
GET A
Creneseo,
GEO. f . STEFFENS &
Wholesale Agents, Charleston. S. C.
TOBICCO SEED FREE,
-AND
All About Growing Tobacco.
If yea waaf to try this Money Makins Crop,
write to
SOUTHERN TOBACCO JOURNAL,
Winston. N. C.
nery Store
MCDONALD
isses MoElhoae on Main St., has just
tent of fine and medium grades
Hats and Bonnets,
e of the very latest shapes, styles and
?eather*Tips, Ribbons, and any
class millinery establishment.
, to examine our Goods
heir Winter supplies.
ices we hope to merit a liberal' patron
P the season
f af Horses^
my stable, to
OBER 27th.
HARB Y.
jt. 24, 1892.
TRADE ^BB^ MARK.
SCHWARTZ BROS.
Palace
Dry Goods Emporia
Our establishment sparkles with the brightness of
AUTUMN GOODS
Quantity, Quality and Good Values
combine to produce an activity sur
surpassing all previous records.
We want to call your attention this week to our
DRESS GOODS,
: - TRIMMINGS .
'* -AND- j -
Millinery Department.
Our display of French and German Novelties in Suit lengths
(no two alike) surpasses in Quality arid Richness all previous
exhibits In fact we only carry the newest in all Dress Goods.
Our designs are exclusive to us and can't be found elsewhere
in the city.
Our Millinery Parlor
Filled with new importations in
PATTERN HATS AND. BONNETS,
Beside the Creations of our own Millinery Artists, was the
admiration of all the'ladies in attendance at our Opening on
the 28th and 29th. There's
_ Beauty and Brightness,
Lightness and Grace,
To satisfy
Your inborn artistic taste.
Hats and Bonnets made to
match any and all Suits.
We point with pride to our
DRESSMAKING
DEPARTMENT,
Which is unequaled in the State. This is no experiment with
us, but an established fact. Our work is our best advertisement.
Be sure to look through our
CLOAK DEPARTMENT
The largest line of Ladies7 Misses and Children's Cloaks in
Sumter.
Carpets
Mattings,
Oil Cloths.
Portiers.
Rugs.
Etc
At the lowest possible price.
When Heady to make your Fall purchases be considerate and
give us credit for wishing to serve your interests as well as
our own.
Respectfully,
Millinery and e . ...
^ v,. Specialties.
Dressmaking A
N. B,-We have added a line of Ladies5
Trunks. Everything new and fresh.
Prices right.
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We will make it to y urint st to , ?
Men's Suits from $2.00 to #25 00
Boy's Long Pants Suits
> from
Boy's Knee Pants Suits
from
Boy's Overcoats from
Men's Overcoats from
Boy's Knee Pants from
Men's Pants from
-ALSO
2.50 to 18.00
.75 to 10.00
1.00 to 12.00
1.50 to 20.00
.25 to 1.50
50 to 8 00
A MAGNIFICENT LINE
.OF
HATS, SHIRTS, NECKWEAR, COLLARS AND CUFFS,
And everything usually found in a First Class Clothing and
Furnishing Goods Store, at prices as low as good goods can
be sold at.
Respectfully!
Brown
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We offer a magnificent New Stock for
Fall & Winter
At prices the lowest yet named for strictly First-class Goods.
High Grades in all Departments,
True Merit in every, article,
Honest Quality everywhere,
An Immense Assortment,
Nothing Missing, Everything the best,; ,
The Quality will tell it
The Price will sell it,
And that is the reason you should come early to get your bargain*
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The Dollar you spend with us goes farther, lasts longer and gets more style, gets more quality,
gets more quantity and does you more good in service, worth and wear,
than any money you spend.
Our Goods and prices now waiting for your inspection will prove this. .
Our Dressmaking
Opened October 1st, under the management of Miss McLean, an artist rom ifew Yoi%; If jon
want nice fitting dresses we can make them. Give us a cal!;- ~ &
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BROWNS & PURDY,
SITMTJER. 8. C.
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