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Ck 39akb?afi&itv$tifiim WEDNESDAY. FEB ?2, 1S93. Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S <?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JapaDe-aPile Cure. J H Buchanan-The Lost Bo?-. W. J. Rodde?-"I *m Pleased." W. J Physioc-Educate Your F>ovs. J. Ryttenberg k Sons.-Spring Good?. Personal. Mr. V. B. Murray left for Montgomery, Ala., last week. Miss Alice Parrott, -of Darlington, is visis ? ing Miss Bettie Cain. Rev. C. C. Brown 'has recovered sufficiently to be able to ride out. Mr. J. Ryttenberg returned S?rth yester? day, accompanied by Mr Abe Ryttenberg. Mr. A J Moses and so?. Mr. Graham j Hoses, of Atlant*. 'G*-, have been tn "the cfry j for several d*ys. Mr. T. H. Hunt, n-avelftng ae?nt for fee ColuvMn Journal hits been in the city for severn] days. He in vest-gat ing tin? j feasibility of establishing a delivery system j here. Mr. J E B.lton, who was in charge of th*? ; Express offi-e here for more rhfaa a \f?r, left on yesterday forDenver, Ct: ., to en'er ihe Service of the Rio Grinde & Denver Express Co. Mr Joe Warren. *wao wa-s for sume time in the Express c nice here u troter Mr. Bol ten, accompanied him. ~*.-m&--*~ To-d?-y i? Washington's birth-day, and the ' school children are er.jo\ing a holiday. Rit-hmond Moor, colored, pressman in the | Herald t>ffic* hud one of hi-? fingers ?t off tn j 4he press on Friday afiernoon. Attention is di rec-ed to the advertiser/rent of Willis J. Physioc. He se?is ?matear print- j .5ng presser and outfits, and robber stamps, j The Freeman suggests tha? an electric \i?btX be placed on the summit of the water works ; -Stand pipe. It will be prrtty, but is it n?-ed j ed? aod will it be worth what it will cost? Mr. H B. Bloom is agent for Draders' Spade Harrow, an agricultural implement j that ?? a long ways ahead of anything ever j on this market. It pulverizes the ground \ thoroughly and will do more work than ten i plows. With it oat? can be seeded down without previous plowing, and the land put I in perfect condition. Give him a fall and j FX*mine the barrow. William Lewis, colored is? under arrest of| U. S Deputv Marshall Heiser, for stealing a j ?pension check belonging to James Lewis. He Claims to have received it through the mail by mistake, and then to have returned it to the office by the advice of Col. J. D. Graham. | The post office officials s?y that he did not return the check. About three weeks ago Mr. J. J. Btoughron .and two sons waylaid Mr. G. W. Smith, uear Pinewood, and gave him a severe whipping, .on-acconnl of an indictment, of one of the young broughtons for hog stealing, by Mr. Smith. Although the indictment was thrown out on account of want of evidence the Brough? tons were highly incensed over it, and took that means of obtaining satisfaction. Tue j broughtons have w??ived a preliminary I bearing aod have been hound over for trial at j the next term of Court tn Manning. The j parties are connected by marriage and the ; ?case hag caused great feeling and some excite- J ?ment at Pinewood and in the vicinity. Burglary Janie Davis, colored, entered the residence ?of Mr. Alva Smith, on Saturday night and j ?tole a purse containing $26 50. The money j .was spent in the purchase of fanoikire from i "Belitiz"r & Spann and goods from Rettenberg i and Sons. After spending the money she j gave the purse, containing the receipt from] :Belitzer t Spann, to a negro boy, who heur- j ;i?g of the robbery retmrned the purse to its ? owner, who identified h. The thief skipped ! the town before she could bearre.-ted, but left i the fGrniture and goods behind, thus ena-; "hiing Mr. Smith to recover most of the rooney j -stolen. The City Hall. The City Council at a meeting last week -authorized the circulation of a .petition re .questing the holding of ar. -election to decide I whether the city shall issue bonds to the -amount of J20.000 for rhe purpose of erecting j a new City Hali. Mr. A. "G. Warren is .circa lat teg the petition, and ha? already j .obtained a large number of signatures. The pran for the proposed City Hall is for it to be three stories in height, with a bell a:id j .clock-tower eighty fee? ia height. On the ? ground floor there will he two stores, a j Council Chamber and G*ry Clerk's office, office .of the Chief of -Police, a hall for citizen' i meetings, guard bouse and entrance to theatre. On the second and third floors theie will be a theatre aud offices in iront. There j will be no meat market In connection with the j building as there was in the old hal! The $8,000 of bonds of the old -hall, new j ?drawiug 8 per cent ?ill "tie retired, and the mew bonds placed at 6 per cert. The income from the two stores, theatre and offices, will more than pay the interest on the bonds, the insurance and repairs on the hall, etc., and it will be no expense to the city. In fact, it will, zn ail probability, be a source of income, *?s the ?tores caa be reu ted for at least ?500 or $600 apiece per year, the theatre for the same, and the offices will bring in a good rental. The city needs the "Hall, and as it will not increase taxes, ?nd will save the money DOW expended in renting a Council Chamber and .Clerk's office, it should be built. The Caucus. The Executive committee of the Tiiimanite ! faction met in this city on Stiurd*y and i recommended for appointment on ihe county ; Dispensary Board of Control Messrs. R M. ! Wilson, E. M. Pitts ?::d R. A. Frieison The gestion of th? disposition of the Federal patronage was discussed, and it wag ? decided to hoid another caucus io ; divide out ?be post offices. It seems j to be their inteution io recommend members of that faction for appointment to i the various post offices in the county, Sumier i office included. The following resolution was adopted, and j .it -is a plain declaration of the principles of tiie {action-a hungry longing for office. I "We, the Reform Executive Committee of} Sumter County, believe that the Federal ap- j poi atmen: s ia this State belong by right to the Reform faction, because we are the true j Democracy, who have never ?0ugut a coa ?i- j tion with the enemies of Democracy, be- j cao3e we carried the State by ao overwhelm- j ing majority, and we heing in the majority gave the vote of the State to Cleveland an? I .Stevenson. We therefore urge our Congress- ? men to labor to bestow the Fi-derM patron- ; age opon the Reform faction who hare been weighed ia the scales of Democracy and hare | never been found wanting. But if it ts deemed wise to divide the patronage to unite oor people we respectfully recommend to their most favorable consideration the Hon. C. L. Williamson -of Sumter, a "Stratghtout," candidate for Interns! Revenue Collector Mr. Williamson is a prosperous and successful farmer, he is no old political hack, but a Jive, active conservative^ manly man, who would make a capable ?nd an efficient officer ?Dd would reflect credit upoo bis endorsers aod supporters." - ? ?-i -. Death of Gen Beauregard ??gw OfSLKA?s, February 20 -Gen P. G. T. Beauregard died at his home in this city at 10.30 to-night He was born in New Orleans in 1813 He graduated from West Point in 1838 and was assigned to the corps of engineers. He *err ed in the Mexican war and was twice wound? ed and twice brevetted. He was promoted to j the captaincy of engineers in 1853, and was j for five days (January 23-23, 1861) superin? tendent of the United States Millitary j Academy at West Point. He resigned February 2-0, 1861 entered the j Confederate services and commanded the j Confederate forces in the bombardment of J Fort Sumter, April 12, 13, 1861. He was in : actual command of the Southern troops at Ball Ruo, July 21 1862, io which the Fede rata were so ingloriously routed. For this Service he was made full General, ihe highest grade. From the summer of 1862 until the' spring of 1864 he defended Charleston and its outworks when besieged by {?en Gilmore. At the close of the war he was second in i command io th? army of Cen Joseph E. John? ston io North Carolina. Since the termination of the war fee has re- ! sided io Louisiana. He became president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Misissippi Railroad, and for a number of years was one of the managers of the Louisioa State Lot? tery and was also Adjutant General of louisiana, i Religious. "Rev". John ?. BeaT?, who is ftss'rstiog R-v. A. J. Stokes in conducting the infesting Hod successful revival services in the Metho? dist Church, nas nad charge cf toe Mission Work in CXumbia for two years. He found it necessary to tear down the old .church which was "both uncouth in appearance and inadequate for bis work, and erect a Urger and better structure. This he did, though not having a cent of rooney, but simply trusting in God to send the mentis, he bi^an this great work. He has received about seven hundred dollars to date, from ail parts of the country There is re? lucking about two ! hundred dollars to'Co tn p?e te and fully ?qu:p this building fur ??Scieirt missionary work. 'Brides building, ?his ?ch ut ch hunts up poor children and clofhea them, so that they can attend Sunday School ; also 6!s o?t ffee poor gei emily for~&<?r.*t>rqg%r appearance ic the church. Tberr hav?* been about one hundred and fifty conversions, and rhe prospect is -prop'i tious for"Cout:fMied good. Besides this the last Conference put under ins charge Brookland, where a church must be built to be ready fer ?he population that >wi!I settle at this place over the river. He has .undert?eo this work nt a great 'persona 1-sact rice and any con tributions that will enable him to carry it forward will be acceptable.' i -I-?- ->??. -'?UT? Lenten Services . The special Lenten Services at the Church of 'he Holy Comforter, Sumter, will be as follows : On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri? days, service and lecture at 5 o'clock p. m., and on every Wednesday morning at 7 15 o'clock there will be f.. celebration of ihe Hoiv Communion. Y. M C. A. There wis a Urile crowd present at the pru;rr mating on Sunday afternoon to hear j die addtesis o? Stat*- Secretan Lewis, who j camet>v~r'rroT;i Columbia to nttend. Hemadei a. v-try forcit,!e a:>d interesting t?ik ?.?d urged the m-m':ers ot the assort <t tion to tie diligent in obtaining ?ll the gond possible from the association and zealous in extending tts sphere of asefutness. He extended a j general invitation to the association to at?ei*d j ?he meeting of 'he Slate Association rn Columbia on *he 23d and 24'h Henry Wattersoe. Col. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louis? ville Vcvritr-Jotirnal will deliver his lecture, ''Money and Morals." in this city ott April 13:h provided a sufficient guarantee is ronde. He will lecture under the management of the Y. M. C. A , and the *fi\>rt will be made to have the necessary amount guaranteec . Col. Watterson has a reputation as ex'ecded as the limits of the country, and he is greeted by large audience wherever he lectures It is an opportunity that the people of this city should take-advantage of, as il is but rarely that a man of Col. Patterson's reputation consents to lecture ic "a place oT Sumter's I size. Since the above was put in type, arrange- i meats have been perfected with Mr. Watter- \ son, assuring his visit here at the time stated, j Facts m the Moseley Case. WEDGEFIELD. S. C., Feb. 20th, 1893. To ichom this may concern : This ?5 to certify I did during the mouth ot December, 1892, copy two or three letters written by Mr. B. P. Kelly, of thia place, addressed to Gov. Tillman, which letters contained the charges against Mr. J. M. Mose? ley. I knew nothing about the facts in the case, and it was by special request of Mr. Kelly, that I copied the letters. Mr. Kelly ass?red me that my na*>e wout? never be ?inown in the matter, and that at tfc? proper timefce, Mr. Kelly, would gi^e his t arse in the matter, which he did, arid tried to prove the charges by the witnesses wiiose names were sent to the Governor ; ail the witnesses were present at the time of the investigation, which was held at Wedgefieid some time ago by Honorable H. T. Abbott and R, T. Man? ning. 5 have been n<quested to state these facts. Respectfully, R. B. GAMBLE. The above cora'munication fully explains the animus of the charges rosde agniirst Mr. Moseley, it shows thai Mr. B P. Kelly, who had been Trial Justice at Wedgefield, and was defeated, for re-election, at the primary t>y Mr. Moseley, desired to retain the offke and resorted to underhanded m-ea-ns to accom? plish his purpose. Few people placed any belief in the charges, and the investigation resulted in the complete vindication of Mr. Moseley and the -discomfiture of bis detrac? tor. He is to be ?corrgra ulated on the out? come, which is as satisfactory to his friends MS it must be to himself. Mr. Moseley has received the appointment. Jury List. The board of Jurv Commissioners met on last Tnursday and drew the following ^Grand Jury for the year : J.J. Baker, Sr. John W. Buckner. McDonald Furmxn. fl. M. Bra-iisford. W A Cooper. W. W. Anderson, Jr. K F, Burrows. T. ?i Burkett. H. Drau-e Tindal. i. C. Ingram. J. Wesley Bradford. Wm. Yeadon. Ii B. Diukins. T. S Dunlap. R. D. Cuttino. Kell O'Donnell. A. K Sanders. A. S. Brown. The following are the petit jurors drawn for the first week of court, beginning March 6: j R. P. Stuck house. Frank Beckham. \\\ E. ?>ick, Jr. James M. McCutchen. E. F. McCutchen. W. H. Bryan. Scriven Moore. J. H. Wilson. John Turner. J. T. Frierson. R.S. Whilden. Frank Smiling. J C. Dinkins. S J Brown. W. A. Mcilwaine. Jam<-s Tisdale. A. W. C:0>swell. H. L Scarborough. Ed. Baskin. Bertrand Colclough. J. S Fincknec. I) Bali. R.C. McCutcbeo. M R Wilson. W B. Moore. R R. Singleton. R B. Gambie. R M. Wilson. C.E.Strange. S M. Gralnm. R. C Tisda! . Geo. P. Ardis. W. W Reese. D. E. Well:.. R. L. Fraser. J. A. Rna me. The jurors lo serve during the second week ot court will oe drawn tomorrow. Thurs? day. - i . ? ? A. C. L. Notes. Cap: Gasqne of th** Florence nnd Charles- j ton Local bas ?Ven tunning extra with i Engineer Thrower arid the "Big 36 :' They ! pu!! 40 and SO cars without trouble. Harry Farmer's Pet "the62" is ??gain doing i service between Florence and Sumter. Pa^s-ngers for Washington and northern ! points, should leave on No. 9, at 2 10 P. M. j Nu 85 is a great convenience to stockmen ! ?nd others. Bas quickened the schedule, j arriving at 6 30 P. M. instead of 9:30 as; heretofore. Engineer Ray and Capt. ''Billie'' Smith are on No's II arid 12 Ray can tell you what is ? needed ic your upper story, as well any ? man his srz?. Several of the boys are "great exaggerators" from what he says. Engineer Sneed and Capt. Henrv Wells are i holctng down No's 4*0 and til between | Charleston ard Lanes. Engineer C. il. Divine of the W. <fc W. has ! "been appointed Foreman of the new shops at ! Rocky Mount. N. C., on thc Wilsou Short ' Cut. j A colored gentleman from the rural dis? tricts remarked ?[:*. OTYIT flay thnt he wished ' ; Mr. Tillman would make the guano men pul ? "ears" on both ewds of the sacks. Mr. J. C. Higgins, formerly chief Train ! Dispatcher, h?s h<-en. appointed assistast Train Master with office at Rocky Mount. While watchman Lew?9 is taking a resting ? spell, Mr. J.J. Mu:ler can be found on duty, j Special car, No. 40 of.the S. F. and W. ' Railway carne ti* on No. 58 on Thursday last i with the Tin ily of Mr. Hayr.es and was transferred to No. 53, after spending the day j in Sumter. General Superintendent, Capt. ."?ihn F. j Divine and Mr. Morris, of the roadway de- I partaient, passed through Sumter lastweek i on an inspecting tour, running special with ? . Capt. Joe Jame3 and Engineer Jackson. Opt. Day has added to trie machinery at \ the shop, a machine for "frosting"' glass which is much quicker than the way used heretofore. D'vision No. 134 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engim-trs has been moved to Rocky Mount from Wilmington, N. C. To "M" "that's right." j : Special rate tickets to Washington, on ac? count of inauguration, will be on jaie March ' 1st to 3d, with fiual limit to March 8th, for $19 85. - ! I Every man, woman and child who has once tried that specific, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, cannot say enough in its praise. Buy the light running New Home Sewing ? Machiuc Headquarters, al Lt vj Biv?. Sumter's Confederate Monument. Mr. McDonald Fuman Suggests Thai it be Unveiled Tiiis Sp'rinp. Mr. 'Editor': More ;han a^uarter-of a cen? tury has passed away :tf.nce H?ht. Edward Lee gave up his sword a'? Appomatox and the Southern Confederacy cased to exist-that Confedeiacy whose fl>g was never trailed in dishonor and whose history way written with the life-blood of heroes ?nd patrio s. On one of Sumter's squares there stands a handsome monument that was erected to them-mory of the "Confederate dead" of this county. That monnaient has never b??n unveiled aTid I sug? gest thal i: be unveiled this Soring. Winn we think of tue Confederate memo? ries associated with our County, we can in? deed teei proud of them It is ar. historic fact that a lamented son of Sumter-George E Haynsworth--fired the first gun of the war. Ttrere was another SOD of the county who hore a distinguished part in that mighty struggle-'-wiiose valiant deeds were such that the word "Fighting" became a part of hts name. The reader bas already guessed that "Fighting Dick" Anderson is the person re? ferred to. Io the Pprmg-tiroe of 1865, there was fought, on the batrks of Dingle's Mill, one of the last battles of the Confederacy. It was fought between a handful of Confederates and'General Potter's soldiery. No one can read the story of that battle without a feeling of admiration for the little'band of Southern? ers who struggled so bravely against the overwhelming numbers of Federals. Ought a County that can point to-gaCh Confederate soldiers as'George E.'Hay tisworth and Rich? ard H. Anderson, and to a na'ttle like that of Dingle's Mill, longer delay l'he tioveiliug of her CoefederfcJe "monument ': This year is suited to su; h an c'vent. There is? no disturbing political campaign to draw i ? the attention o'f Our people. Let the un? veiling occur in ihe-Spnng-rime, the season when the flowers bloom and the hirds sing ? the?r sweetest sou??3. If it could be So I arranged, u good da'e for the unveiling would j be the anniversary ol the Dingle's Mill battle. 'I -s-rrggcs-t that the day he made .rn hobday oc? casion in-Sumter.; let rh* schools, stores and other business ti o'fi ses all he elostd ) then htr business men, her matrons, her lads and her rosy cheeked lasses cots ld nil be prc-sent. I sugee?t that tnt- descendants of Haynsworth ard Andeison be the persous to uneeil the monument. Another suggestion is this-let cards be published in all the county pap?is nquesting every Confederate soldier in the i county to attend. What a proud and happy i day it \vo7ild he in t'he armai; of the dear old "oar.ie'Cock City? There would be music and e;oq'ience,atiJ as those who wore the grey met and c;asped each ot'herV- trie'hand, what Stirring and hallowed memories would arise! 1 While this article is written for the Watch- j man and Southron, it is ??oped that every paper published in ihefoanty will noora the idea of! the unveiling, and that the active conespon- ? dent C? the daily pap-w will also speak ? pleasant "wcrds in its favoT. Let the people of Sumter commence now to discuss this matte'," and prepate for the occa- : sion. IT they will, they can make it a g:arid ; success. MCDONALD F?RMAX Ramsey P. O , Privateer Township, Feb- j mary, 1893. - m- ? ? -m Dots From'Elliott. ELLIOTT, S. C., Feb. 15, 1393. j Ow?Bg to the heavy snows of a few weeks j a<io, followed by the recent rains, the farmers ; of liiis section ate very backward in their pre- j paralious for another crop and are anxiously ? looking for fair weather. The high, price of I cotton seed bas induced a gr??at many to sell ! or exchange for fertilizers ?nd thete has been ! mote see i shipped from this poi l this seasou i than ever before. Mr. J. A. Smith, the tf5 ient apentof the j C. S. & N. R. R. hr.s netti removed to Silver, j Atid left for that place on last Tuesday, | accompanied by Iiis charming bride. Mr. ! Smith has made many friends in this section, ? who regret to lose him. Miss "Dora Drown, who has been 'here on a I visit to her sister, Mrs. Dr. Dunn, left on j Monday for her frome near Camden. Mr. W. B. Alford, of Marion, is visiting j his brother. Dr. N. V. Alford, of Wisacky. j Miss Hattie McLeod of Providence, is on a ! v sit to ber brother, Mr. W. B. McLeod, of ! Wisacky. Mr. J. A. Scarborough, of Bishopville, was J in tomi this morning on business. The valentine party, which was given hy I the young people of this neighborhood on the ? evening of the 14th, inst , was a success in ! every particular. At half p?st 8 o'clock, j the commodious residence . f Mr. T. D. ? Duran: was brilliantly lighted and tastefully ' decorated :o receice the expected guests who j ii: a short time bec*"n to arrive. Each young ' lady wore a bow ef ribbon corresponding in Color to a smilar bow to be worn by a \oung man. After the distribution of the hows ; among the young men, the couples were as : fol ow s : W. I>. Alford with Miss Maggi? DuRant, J. H. Wood with Miss Hattie McLeod. Eu- j gene Brown with M it-s Mary McLean, J. S. Brown with Miss M.-.a?ie Fullwood, W. T. I McLeod with Miss Minnie ?Scott. Bradley j Wilson with Mi-s Be-ilah McKenzie. H. P. j Scott with Miss Bessie Law, Waiker Frierson with Miss Hattie Wilson ar:d E. D. Law with I Miss Lois Wilson, The valentine post office, an interesting f-ature of the evening's entertainment, was presided over by Mrs. W. 3. McLeod, who filled the office of post Mistress in a manner satisfactory to all. The music of the evening was rendered by Mrs. McLeod and Misses Durant, haw, Wilson ?nd McLeod. At 1 o'clock the guests dispersed carrying with them many pleasant recollections of this most enjoyable occasion. J. A Letter From Florida. CSSTKK HILL, FLA., Feb. 17, 1893. Editor Wai'< h man and Southron: Ti.inking thai my friends and acquaintances in the old Palmetto State would appreciate a ! li tie as to my w heieatiou's, I will give you a { i.rief description of my trip to Florida. On the 14th day ot January I boarded the train at Elliott, Sumter Co . S. C , with Centre Hill, Florida, as my destination. ? came by the way of Charleston and Savannah to Jack? son ville,arriving thereat 2 3d o'clock Sunday From ?here to Pa'atka by the way of Jack so ville, Tampa and Key West R R.,and from j thVre South to ('entre Hill by the way of the Florida Southern making the trip from start- i ing poiot to Centre Hill in twenty-eight hours. ? From Jacksonville to Palatka we ran near | the famous St. Johns Kiver, part of the time in full view of that magnificent stream which ranges from one to five miles in width, aud is the channel by winch a large portion of Florida commerce is carrie i on. From Jacksonville South, we saw many beautiful orange groves. The green orange tree loaded with tiie golden fn.il presents a most pleas? ing appearance Centre Hiil is a pleasant village situated on the F. S. R. It. 15 miles South of LeesMirg. Since being in the State, I have visited Lecshurg, and a number of ! places including the orick City of Ocala. Tins city is well-provided with hotel Hccom> j modations, the icuding one being the Ocala House. It is thought by many only a short i while until Ocala will be the capital of the I State. Tiie climate is quite different from that of South Carolina. The month ot February feels as if Spring was fully open. The principal industry ts fruit and vegeta? ble growing. There are a large number ot ! elegant orange groves in the vicinity of this 1 piace. Veg? tables aie grown on an extensive Scale for shipment to Northern markets, j Here we rind people from nil sections of the j State, ?ind some foreign countries South j Carolioa has a large representation ia the j population of ibis sunny clime W. AUTHUR ORKEN. Meteorological Records. The following is a rein.?rt of observations > r * )f the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. j W. Andersoo, for the week ending February 19, 1893 : j ; Temperature, j j " J ^ ?* c - . "? ? Condition 13 42 5 49 2 31 8j NE . .291 Fatr. 14 52 8 02 5 34 5 K . .00 Fair. I 15 60 ? 6S. ' 55 7 s N SK .7"? Cloudy. 16 63.2 69.5 56 5j s ; oo'Cloudy. 17 60 5] 7:-! ?;' 54 . s .26 Fair. " 18 48 8; 50 6 44 5 w .00 ( 'lear. IV* 47 5j 54 6 36. w 00 Clear. 17th-Thunderstorm with high wind. Hail ! reported near Wedgefield. 1 Uth-White frost. - ? ? ? . fl? . Torpidity of the liver, and disorders of the stomach and bowels cau-e headache and ; the failure of all drsite for food. Ayer's 1 Cathartic Pills etimulatejaction of the stom fich, liver, and bowels, cure headache, and 1 restore the Appetite. - m? ? ? ? - Titles Mortgage?, Lease?, Liens. Boods ?tc, at '.bc ll 'olehtnan and Scuthrun office. 4 TOMS OF A ROMANTIC PAST. Venice N'o Longer a Living: City, But Merely Vast ?.Iuseuai. Venetian life in the large ol il sense has since coin:? to an end. and the es? sential present character of the mos** melancholy oil cities resides sirapTv ii its hoing the most beautiftil of tombs, says Scribners. Nowhere oise has the past been laid to ro?;t with such tender? ness, stich a sadness of resignation and remembrance. Nowhere else is the present so alien, so discontinuous, s? like a crowd in a cemetery without garlands for tho graves. It has no flowers in its hands, but as a compensa? tion, perhaps-and the thing is doubt? less more to the point-it has money and little red books. The everlasting shuffle, in the piazza, of these irrespon? sible visitors is contemporary Venetian life. Everything else is only a rever? beration of that. The vast mausoleum has a turnstile at the door, and a func? tionary in a shabby uniform lets yon in, as per tariff, to see how dead it is. From this constatation, this cold curi? osity, proceed all the industry, the prosperity, the vitality of the place. The shopkeepers and gondoliers, the beggars and the models", depend upon it for a living: they are the custodians and the ushers of the great museum they are even themselves to a certain extent the objects on exhibition. It is in the "wide vestibule of the square that the polyglot pilgrims Ijgathcr most densely: Piazza San Marco is like the lobby of the opera ?n the intervals of the performance. The present fortune of Venice, the lamentable difference, is most easily measured there, and that is why, in thc effort to resist our pessim? ism, we must 'turn away both ff om the purchasers and from the venders of ricordi. ANECDOTE OF JAY GOULD. He "Was a Newspaper Correspondent as Well as Surveyor. The papers of late have been well filled with all sorts of talk, some true and some false, about Jay Gould and family. Old John Gould, o? Roxbury> Jay's fa th. er, is spoken of as very poor, which, according to the Detroit Free Press, is not true. He was a sturdy, Well-read, intelligent farmer, in good circumstances. At the time of the anti-rent war in the county he stood up boldly for the laws until better ones could be made. When ordered by the Big Thunder not to have the dinner horn blown to call thc men to meals he Went right on as usual. One day the horn was blown and in less than an hour a body of disguised men appeared to call him to account. Big Thunder in command. ile told him his family would do as tliey pleased, and he was threatened. Ja}' stood by and said: "I know who you are. Big Thunder; you are Dan Squires, and you dare not kill my father." Herc is tho keynote to the whole career of Jay Gould-an independent audacity that never failed him. When mapping the county and making up his biston- of Delaware county he was a correspondent for the Franklin Visitor, and its prospectus was published in the history in full. His letters to the Visitor were always spicy and interesting and were kept up until he built thc tannery in Wayne county, ??e then advised me to ask his sister Betty to write for the paper, and I found her one of the best correspond? ents I ever had. She became Mrs. Dr. Palen, of a well-known medical finn of Philadelphia, and has her home in Cam? den, X. J., opposite that city. WHY WOMEN ARE NOT BALD. Natural Selection Protects Them from the Prevailing Tendency. If the unsatisfactory statistics that I have been able to collect can be relied on, the proportion of baldness in boys and girls under twenty is about eighty to seven, says Miss E. F. Andrews in the Popular Science Monthly. As the majorit}' of girl s at the age under consid? eration wear their hair loose, or in sim? ple "Marguerite" braids, so that there is little likelihood of deception, while unwholesome headgear or other indi? vidual practices can hardly, as yet, have had time to produce any material effect upon either sex, we may regard the dif? ference indicated by the figures as prac? tically due to the working of heredity alone. Now. there is no apparent reason why j girls should not inherit a tendency tc baldness as well as boys, unless that tendency is checked by some other fac? tor. Such a factor is sexual selection; for I presume it is hardly necessary to argue here that a bald-headed woman would not stand much chance of "sur? vival" in the struggle for matrimonial honors. As men have always practi? cally done the "selecting/' and will probably continue to do so more and more as the conditions of modern life render the competition for husbands more severe, the woman's voice in the matter, when she has any, being limit? ed to a simple negative, it is not likely that the state of baldness to which the humasi race is said to be tending will ever affect the feminine half of it. Sunday Schools at the World's Fair. The Sunday-schools of the United States are to have a special - building at Chicago, costing 850,000. It is to be of brick, and located just outside the ex? position grounds. It will contain a full and instructive exhibit of the past history and the best mcxlern methods of Sunday-school work, in this country and Canada; with books, maps, lesson helps, and every appliance that has been approved by those best acquainted with the subject. The auditorium will seat about two thousand persons. Al? together it will bc a new and remark? able development of the effort toward religious education for the vounjr. From Vienna. A street of Vienna will be one of the attractions of midway plaisance. It is to be a reproduction of ancient Vienna at the time of Maria Therese, built in the gothic and renaissance style, with shops whore the typical Viennese work? ers in metal, leather, amber, meer? schaum, etc., will be reproduced and sold to visitors. The street will also have a Vienna cafe and concert garden, with a military band of sixty meek Viennese singers will appear daily. ----^Mk- . ? ? . - -- Dont fail lo call and examine the ??c'tit run? ning, handsomely finished, perfectly adjusted, I New No. 9 Wheeler k Wilson. Levi Bros. The Secretary of State issued, on Mondar, a charter to the Sumter Water Company, capital ?65,000, all p -.M in. For the hest assortment of Cigars zo lo U. M. & L W. Jenkins Rent Lie:*.-', plain :ind xvi?II cotton v-d r-WuS'-. for sale at the Watchman and Southron office. Navassa Guano !?nd other standard brands nf fertilizers sold hy R M k L W Jenkins. If you want fine Red Rn?? Proof <>:it<, gu to R. M. k L. W. Jenkins. Supplv Liens ai hottom pries. Lien mer? chants should get our prices on the hundred i.r thousand tW'ore nlacine an order elsewhere. FULL ASSORTMENT EST NEW GARDEN SEED, ! -FULL Li NH Purest Drep and Chemicals, j CALL ON J. 3. KUGHSON & CO., Monaghan Block. MAIN STKK?T Feo 8. S?.MTLK. S, ?.t 9 and ends April 2d WE WILL KEEP DURING THIS SEASON A VARIETY OF ! : Lenten Specialties. : ! ? 1 <.> ILook ont next week for a long Hst of Fish, Fruits and Vegetables* At specially low prices* This Week we Have in Stock Nice and New : Pickled Fish Roe, Pickled Salmon, Dutch Herrings, Pickled Mackerel, Boneless Codfish, Fresh Shrimp, Soups in Cans, Dried Fruits, &?. Always a full line of the best Canned (roods, Heavy Groceries and Choicest Meats* ?. O. Molasses and Maple Syrup. Oat Meal, Graham Flour, Cerealine, Buckwheat. We are opening a Spring Stock of goods in this line, including Dress Goods, Domestics, Trimmings, Notions* SHOES, ETC., In the store on Main Street, recently known ! as 'hahn's Fancy Gr'rooery." A general stock of WeW and Fresii Goods, TO SELECT FROM. JFicre>& Delivery. Respect fi il ly, VALUABLE Suburban Property For Sale. i 5j Afi ACRES-WITH RESIDENCE and : X"X\/ all necessary outbuildings-30 acres j under cultivation, on the suburbs of the city . of Sumter, suitable for Truck Farra, Poultry j or Dairy F.irm. P.ice low and terms reason- j able tc approved purchaser. i Apply nt the WcJchman awl Southron office, j THE MEW 5??JlB j 111. 9,1* ant fill J ITAKE PLEASURE in cnvnng to the public the above named machines. They can ht bought on satisfactory 'em s, and 1 : am confident the} are the best family sewing machines made. Lightest running, mos! cur? able, \ir?\ set of attachments and mo8t*eas?ly adjnsted of anything in their line, "'heir handsome -finish demands your patronage Cali nt the 'reliable store cf "Levi T>fos., or Wf??eto Hobt. Wingate, Stin?er S 'C. These machines are the best articles "?*er placed on the market Cull and see for your? self, and get a ?rood ro:tchine for small riioi.?y Any machine supplies you need Cih lie found at ray headquarters. Respect fully, ROBT. W?S&ATE. I?th. 1. Liberty Street Xext to r. ?: SPECIAL ATTENTION ("?ivcn to Con;pounriing Prescript i?r?. OTTO l?RHARD? FLOH]ST AND GARDENER, CTFFSTTS HIS S?RTICJ8S To the people of Sumter anS vicinity. Gardens laid out and at tenden to iTriu grap% vines, and fruit trees pruned; CXB3?GF PLANTS In abundance,- now ready to set ont; Jan. ?5. VED! s Oar Load Mule T f Car Load Horses, Feb. ? 1 Car Load Mules? H. HARR Sf. *4 AT RINGMARS Choice Tomatoes S lb cans 2 lb " $ lb 5 lb 2 lb liane! pa'eke'd Tomatoes Choice sweet Corn Finest " Choice Early Jane Peas 2 lb " Finest sifted " ? " 2 lb " Pie Peaches in 3 lb " Apricots, Best Quality 3 lb " Bartlett Pears, Best Quality 3 lb " Crawford Peaches, Bt Ql'ty 3 lb " Best quality Peaches in quart glass jars, Finest quality French Sardines Fine quality Dried Apples, Fine quality California Prunes, Si.20 per doz: ?1.00 " " 1.35 " " 1.35 " " 1.85 ? a 1.50 " " 1.85 " 10c. per caii; 20c. " ** 20c. " " 20c. " " 30c. per j?f: 15c. per cati. 8c. per lb. 12Jc. per lb: The above Goods are Bargains Kot often seen in this market, every article warranted to t)? of the best quality. None of these goods have been damaged by Fire. Snow or Rain. We sell no damaged goods. & Feb i m S H Korreot g Stylish, O E Se Durable. "FIRE DAMAGED,' "AT COST," "SNOW DAMAGED*/ "AT A MERE SONG," ' BELO VT COST," kc. We frankly state 16 Shoe Buyers, that none ot our shoes are sold in af ma?mer indicated by either of the abo-ve worn mit catch lines. W? pa* th? fact -l ies for making" our Shoes, have them m*le for Conrfcfrt ?nd servrce; and we make a fair, legitimate profit on every pair, but \ve give you nice fresh1 goods, direct from manufacturers, and after you have paid tis a small profit; yoti will be better pleased than ?sou would be with poorly m;?de, ?trd dam? aged shoes bought ''at cost, vee." Just opened and ready for you Ifi? Pasc? Bright ?ew yy Shoes, of all styles* Ladies $2 and $3 Boots and Gents $3, ?4? and $5 Bals, and Cong, are Eye-openers. CALL EARLY. Walsh & Co** Monaghan Block - - Sumter, S. G. D W ARE M. W. DURANT & SOW SELL HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS. Machinery Supplies, Buggy and Wagon Material, Cooking and Heating Stoves/ Potware, j Wooden wa re, Crockery and Glassware, Tia tr a rc, Hardware and Sadicry, Cutlery-Pocket and Table, Scissors, GUNS, PISTOLS and CARTRIDGES'/ Powder and Shot. Shells-Loaded and Einp'ty', B "bing:. Lacing. Pac! ing. Bristles, Whips, Robes, ?ic, ito. Prices io suit the titans*