The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 05, 1893, Image 1

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?f BK SUMTER WANMAN, KstablirtieJ April, IS?K). Consolidated Au?, 2, 188t.] "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy C??d's and Truth's THE TRUE SOUTHKO>, Established Jane, 126^ SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1893. New Series-Yoi. XII. So. 36T; Published every Wednesday, BY N. Gk OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum-in advance. IDV?STISSM?5TS. OP* 3$*are, first insertion. .$1 00 ?ffery subsequen t insertion. - 50 Contracts for three months, or loo% - viii Vs made at reduced ratee. All communication- which subserve private ftterests w??? Ss changed for as advertisements. Obituaries aud tfibutes of respect will be charged for. THE SIMOXDS RATIONAL BASK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C. Pnid np Capital.$75,000 00 Surplus Fund. 11.500 00 Transacts a General Sta&'ra? Business. Careful attention given ta collections. SAYING? DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the r*:e of 4 per cent, per ancusa. Pav*i?le quarterly, on first days of January, ApT:l, July ana October. R. M. WA LL A CR President. h. 3. CARSON, Aog- 7 Cashier. _ NEW LUMBER YARD. IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS A?D th* public generally that my Saw Mill located on th* C. S. & N. R. R., just back of my residence, is now io full Operation, and I am prepared to furnish ali grades of Yellow Pine Lamber from unbled timber, at prices according Po- arad ns. Yard accessrbie oa North side of residence. J-. B. ROACH. Feb 18_ NEW MARBLE WORKS. COMMANDER & RICHARDSON; LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. WE HAVE FORMED A CO-PARTNERSHIP JOT the purpose of working Marble and Granite, manufacturing Jmw?, Menes, Etc., A nd doing a General Business in that line. A complete work-shop has been fitted up on LIBERTY STREET, ?EAR POST OFFICE And we are new rsady to execute with promptness ?ll wders consigned to us. Satis jkction guaranteed Obtain our price before placing an order elsewhere. W H. COMMANDER, G. E. RICHARDSON. June 16 FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEW GARDEN SEED, ?FULL LINS Purest Drip ai? tart, CALL ON J. S. HUGKSGN & CO., Mouaghan Block. MAIN STREET, Feb 8. SUMTER, S. C. liberty Street Next to P. O. ( SPECIAL ATTENTION Given io GOoapoandieg Prescriptions If you want A FIRST-CLASS EASY-RID?NG Road Cari9 ATA REASONABLE PRICE, GET A Genesco, GEO. I. STEFFENS & SON, Wnelesale Agents, Charleston, S. C. FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS ! Haring bought largely, roa CASH, a full as? sortment ?f, Fertilizers, Acids aiJ other taos We are prepared to fill orders for such at low fignres and on reasonable tienes. C. WULBERN & CO., Wholesale Grocers, 171 and ?73 East iiav, Nor. 19._Charleston. S. C NOTICE. THE SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRA? TION will be in his office oo Salesdav of each month, for the purpose of issuing certif? i?tes of Registration to ali persons who have become twenty-one year3 of a^e si.jce the last General election Also transfers to those who hav9 changed alace of residence. W. S JAMES. Supervisor of Registraron. Dec. 7. 2-r. 30S. F. RHAME. WM. C. DAVIS. RHAME & DAVIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. manning, S. C, Attend to business in any part of the State. Practice in U. S. Courts. Sept. 21-x. G. WTDICK, D. D. S. Office over Bogin's New Store, ISTRANCK ON MAIN STRKKT SUMTER, S. C. Office-Hours.-9 to 1;30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept 8 ft E. ALTA DENTIST. Office OYER BROWNS & PURDY'S STORE. Entrance on Main Street, Between Browns &? Purdy and Durant & Son OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. Somier, S. C., April 29. Lv/ravi Lire is> pasible only wW?rt the blood is pure and vigorous To expel Scrof? ula and other ?t?$5fts from the cir? culation, the superior-* medicine is> ATER'S Sarsaparilla. It imparts permanent strength and etficiency to every organ of the body. Restora? tion to perfect health and strength Results from Using AYER'S Sarsaparilla. Mary Schu? bert, Kansas City, Ks., writes: "I ara convinced that after having been sick a whoyear from liver com? plaint, AVer's Sarsaparilla saved my life. The besf physicians "bevo*; ?*abte to help me, and ?i?ving tried three other proprietary medicines without Ixmefir. I at last took Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Tho result was a completo cure. Since then J have recommended this medicine SO Others, and always with success " rs Sarsaparilla Prepared by T>r. J. C. .Ayer & Co., Lowell, Maas. Cures ethers, will cu re you Office and Mills at Junction of W. I H. A. HOYT, MAIN STREET, SU3JTKR. S. C. Gold and Silver Watches, FWiE DIAMONDS. docks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MAIDEN BRITA NU SILVERWARE, &c. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb 1_ A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among oihsr- Gompanies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & (JLOBE NORTH B-R4T1SH & MERCANTILE. HOME, of New York. ITSD ER W R4T ERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO1. Capital represented, $75,000,000. Feb. 12 OTTO F, WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER And Liquor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 183 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. ? Nov. 7 o ?EST A .ND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE SfCCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. em i mm & ea, MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN mt, SASH, BLIPS, MOULDING, -AND GENEBAL BUILDING MATERIAL Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 HayneSt. CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 25 O WILLIAM KENNEDY7 Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumterand vicinity that I hav*? opened j business on roy own accou I int tbe above old Stand, Hud that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them ?D ; any branch of my business ir. the best style of the ?rt. Give me a cali WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19._ VALUABLE 1 Suburban Property For Sale. \Af\ ACRES-WITH RESIDENCE aDd ! J.TL\/ all necessary outbuildings-30 nc?es under cultivation, on the suburbs of the city I of Sumter, suitable for Truck Farra, Poultry j or Dair) P'nrra. Price low and terras reason- \ abl<? to approred purchaser. Apply at the .Watchman und Southron office. | Highest of all ?n tea^e??ng Power.-Latest ?. S. Gov't&?port ABSOU/FELY PURE SUMTER, S C. CUY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business. Also bas A Savings Bank" Department, Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received, j Interest calculated at the rate of 4 percent.-j per annum, payable quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNSWOKTff, W. F. R?A?fls, President. Cashier. A? 21. i XBTCARR,) Contracted and Bttil?er, Sumter, S, O, DEALER IN | Bough and Planed Lumber, Doors, Blinds, Sash, Laths, Cypress Shingles, Lim?, Glass aod General Building Supplies. Hill Work of ali kinds made to order, such as MANTLES, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, STORE FRONTS, MOULDINGS AND TURNED WORK, &9 E-TERY' DESCRIPTION. ? C. k ? , ar.d C. S. k N. R. Rs. INSUME YOUR GINS -IN THE ?^lioiiix < Assurance Company, OF LONDON, THE LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD That takes i?re r?ks on Gins. For particulars, etc., apply to ALTAMONT MOSES, AGENT. ! F. S.-We do also a Gene? ral Fire Insurance Business, and represent the MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE of New York, the largest in the world. Aug. ir. ANNOUNCEMENT. ROBERT T. CARR, Desires to inform the public that he is fully equipped and prppared to do m ROOFING, PLUMBING, REPAIRIN6 PUMPS, and anything usually done in a first-class plumbing and tinning shop. -Also SETTING FANCY WOOD AND MARBLE MANTLES, Tili? HEARTHS, FACINGS AND GRATES. Makes a special ry of putting in Electric Bells, Annunciators, Speaking tubes, kc. ROBT. T. CARR, Shop at J'. B. Carr's Mill. Communications left at Walsn k Co.'s Shoe Store or through post office will receive | prompt attention Oct 26-o j THE I Sumter Institute. rpHE INSTITUTE has opened its sessions j I under very auspicious circumstances. 1 tie boarding department is well appointed ?nd' the rooms ?ie rapidly filling up. Those desiring rooms should apply at KO early day. The AYt room has been enlarged and refitted, ai?brding ample i i g h t, and all necessary facili? ties for good work. Special lessons in Painting and Drawing, each Sl5a term; ia Book-keeping, Steno? graphy, Ty pf writing ard Penmanship, each S'-Oaterm; Instrumental and Vocal Music eace S2U a term, with $3 for use of instumeot for practice. Elocution $7-.50 a term. Students will be received lor any of these special courses at any time during the year, and we solicit patronage of the young ladies of the city not regularly entered':n the school. For further information apply to ti. FRANK WILSON, President. WEST END CALHOUN ST., CHARLESTON. S. G. General ?/?f,nt for South Caiolina, ' RELAY BICYCLES. Self-healing or otho/ Pneumatic Tyres. PRICES $110.00 pod $125.00. Exclusive agnetes c?ven a* uiioccapfcd points Correspondence solicited. Feb. 15 -v. E RECKLING E THE COLUMBIA PHOTOGRAPH ARTIST, Offers Special Inducement to ari who have never had a good picture. Old pictures copied and enlarged. Nov 16-x The Camden Junction Blatter Settled. [News and Courier March 29 ]' The railroad commission and the South Carolina Ry. have settled the trouble over the Camden Junction. The con? struction of Receiver Chamberlain has been accepted, although he does not appear to agree with the commission, aod says that he "ought not voluntari? ly comply with the present requirements of the railroad ceta mission." The board, however, says' that all that is asked for is granted'. Tho matter has given rise to a- great deal of corres? pondence and1 talk, and at one time it looked as if a suit would be the result. Col. Duncan says that Mr. Chamber? lain bas virtually done what the board desired and that the case will be withdrawn, fie pays that the board is satisfied as it has been agreed to trans fer in carib a d'lots where so desired. Receiver Chamberlain's statement is as follows :' Mr. M. T. Bartlett, Secretary Board of Railroad Commissioners-IDear Sir : Your favor of the 14rh inst, was duly received at this office, and since my return here on the 20th inst. I have made it the subject of careful examina? tion. If the matter in question-freight interchanges at Camden Junction with the Coast Line Railroad-were a matter which was not of grave pecuniary im? portance to the South Carolina Railway I should not now hesitate, and should not heretofore have hesitated to comply with the wishes of the board of rail? road crm-missioters. Rut the estab? lishment of. general freight exchanges by me at that point involves a consider? able immediate cash expenditure of money, there being at present neither station house, track facilities or yard room, or agent suitable for that pur? pose at that point, and in addition to this the matter involves the ODening up of a large territory to the competici?n of the Coast Liue Railroad, which must be highly prejudical to the interests of the South Carolina Railway. It is ?very easy to sec why the Coast Line Railroad is willing, and ranch more than willing, to accede to the wishes of the railroad commis? sioners in this matter, for it is clear to me that the Coast Line Railroad is really the moving spirit in the demand now made upon rae as receiver. By this I mean oui y that the private indi? viduals, copies of whose letters and requests- to the railroad commissioners have been furnished me by you, have, in my belief, been inspired to -their persistent action by the rivalry of the great competitor in that region of the South Carolina Railway, namely, the Coast Lioe Railroad. The railroad commissioners, however, are ^ctiug wholly upon public considerations and from public motives. Involving then, as this matter does, a considerable immediate cash expendi? ture and a large loss of business, it becomes my duty to consider with some eare whether thc request made upon me by the railroad commissioners is one which the law of the State warrants aud requires me to comply with. In your letter of the 14th inst, you call my attention to Sections 1,455, 1, 456'and 1,45-7 of the General Statues of the State. I have examined these sections and especially the language which you quot? from Section 1,457, as follows : ..Reasonable and expedient, in order to promote the security, convenience and accommodation of the public " I Sod upon examination, as you will find upon more careful examination, that the words quoted are not an independent and substantive statement of a power given to the railroad commissioners, but they are the qualifying words which explain and limit the precediog expression of the section. lu other words the section in my judgment, does not confer on the railroad commission? ers power to make any requirement which they may deem "reasonable and expedient, in order to promote the security, convenience and accommo? dation of the public," but these quoted' words are applicable only to cases where it shall appear to the railroad commissioners (1) that repairs are necessary upon a railroad, or (2) some addition of'rolHog stock or enlargement of or improvement io statious or station houses, or (*3) some modi?cation in the rates of fares for transporting freight and passengers, or (4) some change in the mode of operating the road or conducting'its business, is "reasonable and expedient iu order to promote/' etc, etc. Thc circumstances here stated as warranting the railroad commissioners in making their present requireoi?nt which come nearest to the present case are some "change in the mod? of operating the road or conducting its business." But I do not think that it I can be well maintained thc requirement of general freight exchange at Camden Junction is, & eliauge in "tho nu de of oporating thc roadjor conducting it* busi? ness." The "mode of operating the rond- or conducting business ' has reference, I think, not to thc establish? ment of new stations ami agencies, etc, eic, which would be required in the pre? sent instance, but these words appear to have reference to the mode of operating thc road and of couducting its business by the agencies and through thc instrumentalities which it has heretofore aud ta now employing. So far as V can observe, it has been the policy of thc railroad law of this State, when addi? tions are to bc rt quired to the structures aud appliances ot a railroad, such as sta'ion bouses, switches and connect? ions at crossings to specify such matters distinctly, and I do not think that the general words 'changes in the mode of operating its road and conducting its business'' can properly be made' to cover the present requirements of the railroad com missioners. I an? also referred by you to the Act of December 23> 188?. entitled "An Act to prevent monopolies in the trans? portation of freight, and to secure free competition in the same and for other purposes," 19 vol*. Statutes of S. C., page 822. I have examined this Act with care; and fiod that it requires all railroads in this State af their terminal aud stations to switch and deliver to connecting roads all "cars containing goods.or freight consigned by amy route at the option of the shipper to any point over or beyond such connecting roads. What is here required to be done iso the switching off aud delivering of "all j cars containing goods or freight by any route at the option of lae shipper." ? freely concede thfet the South Caro? lina Railway is by this Act required to receive and deliver "cars containing goods" and to forward the same "by any route at the option'of the shipper," but I cannot regard this as a require? ment that the South' karolina Railway shall make a general interchange of freight with the Coast Line at Camden Junction. I stand ready to receive and deliver to the Coast Line Railroad' at Camden Junction "all cars containing goods to be forwarded by any route, at ?the option of the shipper; but, of course, this means the transfer and de? ll ivery of cars themselves-, and not of goods which may constitute only a j fraction of a carload. It certainly does mot appear to me to cover the require? ment of the interchange of freights gen? erally at Camden Junction. I think it means only a requirement that we shall transfer and deliver carloads of goods 'which the shipper may direct to be sent via Camden Juuctioo over th,e Coast Line Railroad?. I am aware that X might have saved you some pos ible weariness by a briefer response to your last letter, but I thought it more becoming to state to you the reason why I reach the conclu? sion that I ought not voluntarily to comply with the preseut requirement of the railroad commissioner. I have only to add that the above letter is in accord? ance with the views and advice of my counsel, though the expression of rea? son here given is my own. Yours very truly. Eh H. Chamberlain, Receiver. Aa Extraordinary Case. Washington dispatches state that the Republican Senators will insist upon an investigation of the charges which have appeared in the public prints against Senator Roach, who was elected by the last Legislature of Nnrth Dakota, and who is now holding his seat as Senator. His case is a novel and interesting one. In 1878 and 1879 Mr. Roach was Cashier of the Citizens National Bank of Washington, of which Hon. John A. Creswell, then Postmaster General, wa9 president In August of 1879" Mr. Creswell, according to the published statements, discovered that Cashier Roach had been secretly appro? priating the funds of the bank to his own uses and falsifying the books to cover his thefts. Wheo the discovery was made the amount of the defalcation was put at ?64,000. The bank recov? ered ?16,0U0 from- property io Roach's possession at the time and $25,000 from his bondsmen. According to the report of the Comptroller of the Curren cy, based on- the sworn statements of officers of the bank, the "defalcation was $18.485.54," which probably means what remained after the amounts recovered. He remained? in Washing? ton for a month after the discovery of his defalcation, but was meither arrest? ed, indicted uor prosecuted, and then left for Dakota, without any effort to conceal his going or his destination. H?s first engagement in his new field was a6 a star route mail contractor in a small way, for the department over which the .president of the bank in which hs defaulted was Postmaster Genetal. This gave him a start. Hie prospered in everything he undertook, amassed wealth', led- an irreproachable life, and commanded- the crcoiMence and respect of his fellow citizens to such an exteuf tfcat he was once nominated by the Democrats for Congress andtvrice for Governor. He was the leader of the North' Dakota delegation in the last Democratic National Convention, and although there was a Republican ma? jority in the legislature, was elected U. S. Seuator. This is his history io brief, and with this history before bim, he returns to Washington, the sceue of his defalcation fourteeu years r.]n>, to take a seat in the Sjnate with a full knowledge that this chapter of his life would be heralded to the world as it has been since his return. He does not deny it, and seems to be totally unconcerned about the sensation it has created. The coolness with which he takes it loads to the impression that there were others whose names were to be protected involved in it, which may account for tho failure to arrest . indict, or prose? cute, although the bank officers knew where he was all the time aud could have roached him at. any time. He says nothing himself, but friends who say they know his history, assert in his behalf, that, he voluntari? ly became a victim and-bore this burden to shield a relative who would have ! been ruined had if not been for this self sacrifice of the man now under tire. ! Ile is ( :?hrr an extraordinary hero, or ' I au extraordinarily callous man, as either j of these stories may prove true. Hiing a Democrat the Republicans will try to oust him. on the ground that with a history of such moral turpitude, if true he should not bc allowed to hold a scat io thc Senate, but cveu if this story bc true, thc man having, by a life of' fourteen years of rectitude, wou the respect and confidence of his fellow cit? izens, can tho Senate draw the line and declare that a stoner once a sinner for? ever, and that trie Senate is a holy of holies into which a man once smirched can never enter ? This opens up a pretty broad field of inquiry to fee just where the moral line is to be drawn, and what violations of thc moral code will disbar a man from thc Senate and what will Dot.-Wilmington Star. Does- not Want OiSce The following from a reoent issue of the News and' Cort'?er shows that' the reports of ?Mitor Hemphill applying to President Cleveland for an' office were unfounded :. "The editor of The News awd: Courter has no desire to obtrude his personality upou the public and refrains, ay far as possible, devoting the columns of The News and Courier to a discussion of his personal affairs ; but so much Has been said about his alleged candidacy for appointment to-a1 diplomatic position by Mr. Cleveland, a*><? so much that was purely malicious, that he takes this opportunity to say that he is not a can? didate for any position within tho gift of Mr. Cleveland, and that he has not been, is not, and will not be an applicant for any office " - ????? - -- Q&e State Liquor Business. Whether the dispensary is going- iato j operation or not does not, appear to1 stand" in-the way of making preparations for the opening of the establishment on the 1st of J'uly. One thing is very certain, and it is that the State authori? ties in charge of the dispensary have a most gigantic undertaking ofc- their bands. To-day I talked with several experi? enced reen who are in the city, in- view of the establishment cf the big bar room, and they are all of the-opinion? that her? culean efforts will be necessary to have the place ready for business. For instance, it will take a great deal of time to get the bottling machinery here and in position. Then if the State is going to use its own bottles it will take some time to get the supply here. Most of the glass factories close doWo about the 1st of June and it is said that it will hardly pay the manufacturers to take a contract from the State at this time. Even if the contract is now giv? en the authorities say that if two moulds are put in operation their capa? city would only be about eight gross a day. So it will be seen that the State will have plenty of trouble in getting its bottles, as it will use carloads and carloads of flasks. Similar trouble will ( no doubt be experienced in a great many other departments of the equipment of the big establishment. To get anything like an even start ' with the business, one of the talkers said that the bottling ought to begin at least by the 1st of June. He says that ;the authorities will be greatly surprised at the amount of space that will be requi? site to conduct the business* properly. H'e suggested that girls be employed iu the labelling department, as they will do the best and neatest work. This, he said, was the experience of all classes of bottlers. There are a number of men hire who have a pretty good idea of the quantity of goods that will be necessary to start the dispensary on a business footing, and they all agree that almost nothing can be done with ?50,000 towards getting the place ready for busioes, and getting the requisite stock of liquors. One of the calculators-said4 that at the very low cst estimate it would take, say:' 100 bar? rels of nye at ?55 a barrel, and the better grade at ?1 LO a barrel ; then in corn liquor 500* barrels wotrid be but a "drop in the bucket." It will he seen that if tfrese estimates are in any way* correct the ?50'i00? would be more than expended in the purchase of these few brands. It is the purpose of the dispensary to handle <every class of goods for which there is any demand. Now if these liquor man know anything about their owu business, for I do not, then it is evident that the State W& have to start out on a-credit business. , Here is the way one of the party puC this feature of the business: "I have no idea that the business can be started ou the $50,00^' that the .State has appropriated, and I would not like to do any credit business with the State as it eau not be sued? for any indebtedness. The'debt may be very good and' there will no doubt be plenty of houses that will give the dispensary ail the credit if desire?*, but it is not the class of busi? ness that our firm would care to do." The men then got to talking about the matter of profit's, and the way they figured it out the cost to the consumer will be more than- u*nder the present system, that is if the State exercises its privileges. Under the law the State and'trbe couuty dispensaries are each allowed a'profH of 50 per cent. If the limit of profit is charged the cost will ,be heavier than at present. For in? stance1, rfrj -fery poorest class of liquor would cost ?1 25 a gallon, with the 50 per cent to tue State it would be run up to ?1 87-, and with the 50 per cent to the county to 3*2'80 ; add to this the cost of the bottles and the bottling and the cost will be $3 50 or, if sold in half-pint fias!?, at the rate of 22 cents per half pint. J-?vcn if the cost of the bottling is taken out of the profits .the State will not sell as cheap as the deniers if the 50 per cent is added. Goods that cost ?2 25 are sold by all the local dealers at L\V cents per half pint- Corn whiskey that costs $1 25 to ?li.>5 a gallon is sold here at 15 cents per half pint or 25 cents per j pint. If tho S ate is going to do the j class of business it expects to, it canuot j t ?jual the present prices. Perhaps it is j the purpose of the Prohibitionists to raise thc price of the goods and iu that j way minimize the consumption. But those who have advocated the law as a money making scheme will,do doubt, bc ;u favor of the business principle of '"quick sales and small profits." Although thc lavr contemplates {jiv? ing the preferences to all State breweries and distilleries it would perhaps be as well for them to look to their laurels There are already ib the city sevetal UK o who are interested in tho sale of beer to the State, and if the Palmetto or any other corporation wants to get in on the ground floor it will have lo ?enter thc raco -News and Courier. * j The church paper stylo of "obitua? ries11 needs a sweeping reformation. I Why so much valuable space .should be j consumed with some pastor's long-dra?**n I portraiture of the genealogical tree aud i inconsequential incidental biography of j a translated saint is one of the mysteries ! of religious journalism,-Atlanta Con ! StitUtioD. School Book Question. The State board of examiners wi!] meet next week, and among the most important q,uestioos which will come before them will be tbe adoption of a series of school books for use in the public schools. The law requires the board of eraminers to revise the list every five years',-and in the regular order of events this duty must be performed at the ooming session of the board, oras soon tlier?after as may be convenient. There are two courses open* tb the board in the discharge of this duty, and as all the people are* vitally interested in the result, We deem it proper to cali espe? cial attention to the matter. The main question2 to" Be decided' is whether the j board will agree to adopt a single list of books or put forth a multiple list from which selections can be made. It is argued that the multiple bas its ad? vantages,, because it affords an oppor? tunity for a wider range of choice aud does not create a* monopoly by tbe State. Ordioarly these points are con? clusive, bot wc do not consider that thtey are entirely applicable to the case undoer consideration. The public school system is or eu"gr;T to be consistent as a whole, not frag? mentary or disjointed. By using a single list of books ail over the State, the system becomes to that extent uni? form and regular, so that pupils- can go from one couoty to another without being required to buy new books a# every turu. Thc present plan* gives tc the counties- tbe right to-adopt either list of books, or any of them, as- the board of examiners ki a county may prefer. The State board has furnished 2? double list, aod from this combina trott the county is to choose, taking from one or the other. A mere glance I will be sufficient to show that uni? formity has been sacrificed and that ihe variety of books may be almost endless The practicable objection to this plan lies in tho fact that the large majority of people, whose children are taught in the public schools, need to exercise a strict economy in thc- purchase of book's no less than in other directions. They cannot afford to buy many books, and it is a real hardship to require them to change, if they happen to move from one county to another. The adoption-' of a single list would cause uuifor uity in the State, and would not entail est ra expense upon the poorer classes, who often compelled to change their homes. The State board as now organized is composed of college professors and teachers, and we are glad to say that they are- fully competent to look after the interests of the public schools, but in. the nature of things they cannot de? vote much time just now to the exami? nation of text books, which will be sub? mitted in an endless variety. Would it not be well to postpone a final decision of the matter until the summer vaca? tion, so* that the members of the board can have a fair opportunity of investigat? ing every side of this question, and reach a conclusion that will bring the greatest good to the greatest number ? We ha?s every confidence io tbe wis? dom and prudence of the State board, but this happens to be their first meet? ing, and it occurs to us thai no * harm can couse ftcur a leisurely examination of the* whole subject of book supplies, including the methods and dealings of the publishers. No one feature of the puolic school system is* of greater mo? ment tb?ra the selection of the books from " which1 the children of the State are to receive instruction, unless it be the character and capacity of the men and Women? who are to teach them. The soundest" policy requires a careful investigation not only of the books, but of the business methods pursued by the publishers, who are furnishing school supplies for the money tb ere ii" rfc it. ? The State board of examiners is the , chief bulwark against fraud and imposi? tion,, aod> to them-will the people loot* for' a wise and judicious arrangement, in order that the effifcieucy cf the schools may b? promoted, and the patrons fully protected as to quality and prices cf the books to be U9ed for the next ?ve years~ -Greenvillle Mountaineer. Why Gonzales Does'riot* Want to go to H-ll. Th regard to thfe probability of Presi? dent Cleveland naming Mt. N. G. Goo ziles, the bold, brilliant and inimitable editor of The State, to some important foreign mission, Senator irby, the great typical Tillman coat-tail swinger, says : If international relations were estab? lished between the United States and h-ll I would warmly endorse the ap plicatibu of Gocziles as envoy extraor? dinary and minister plenipotentiary to that place, but I am or?r>os2d to him holding any other position/' To this The State, with, irs usual pith, replies as follows:-It is hardly necessary to say, io response to Senator Irby's kind effjr of support for the mission to Hades, that Mr. N G Gonzales would- respectfully decline appointment to a domain in which the Senator's friends must necessarily con? stitute the "dominant element." Edgcfitld Chronicle. i i-? .?*> ? - That Slate Will not do, LANCASTER, March lo The following correspondence speaks for its If : WASHINGTON-, IV C , March 30, 1893. John V. Hunter, Lancaster, S. C.: Geographical considerations prevent your endorsement as marshal. The unanimous endorsement for collector can be secured. Will you accept it V Answer. T. J. Strait. John L. McLiurin. LANCASTER. S C . March 31, >m Congressmen T J. Strait and J -hn L. McLaurin, Washington, 1). C. : Individually I prefer seiving my country as sheriff, but many of my friends, I without solicitation on my part signed a j strong petition asking for my appoint ! mont to the office of 15. S marshal for J the district of South Carolina. I- was i also strongly endorsed by mosC of the I Judges of the S'aTe for said office. If ; this petition and these endorsements are ' to be ignored I will not accept any ! office tendered me unasked for by my '. friends, it matters not what the con 1 siderstions, geographical or otherwise, may be. John P. Hanter. 1 News and Courier. ; Will it Ever End ?: Will South Carolina ever recover from the folly of its legislative work last wTrtter? Every day' 6ome- " thing turns up which reflects on' that bod j-not on the integrity of its "mem? bers, but rather on the members surren- " dering to the vindictive d?t??Vfclf ' cf * Governor Tillman. It so hapj>?ned that the president of ar* cotton mill was on the ticket wfiicfi Oj5 posed the re-election of Governor" Tiil mW. That president dealt some* tefl i rig ' blows in* tile canvass, abd " Tillman ' winced under* the logro of" Colonel* Orr. Strange that the legislature which * went in with Tillman should quickly' jump into the management of cotton * mills and undertake to dictate to the * owners'of private' property the t^t?tf' and seasons and hours fdr work*. Doubtless the Governor had '-some- * thiog to dc*' with all this-for'mill' owners moist bs punished." The mill law gocsirito effect on the" 1st of April. By this act of the" legislature, mills can work their hands " only eleven hours a d~y or sixty six" hours a weeli; We all remember the! eloquent appeals for'the poor wom?h a?t?T children-"to be rescued frosV ii slavery" worse than Siberian tyranny," abd a1 great mass of such stuff flung into the* feces of the patriotic legislators. It must not? be forgotten that the "poor women and children'" were bitterly opposed io the whole scheme cf inter-" fering with their hours cf work. The* cry of the "poor women abd children"* was ignored and the law was enacted. There is a little milk in the cocoa* nut which- uiiglit be shown to'adVac^" tage. The members of the legislature* had some little interest '12 this. Tc'" illustrate : A family working on aA farm, rnude about two hudred'and fifty' dollars a year. This family moved to one of the mills aud the father states'" that he and his children now maW about seven hundred and Shy (""ollarsa2*" year and the you~g children have ten ' months schooling without any ch?rgeop' expense. Now the milk is just this:*. The factories drain the country' of' intelligent and valuable renters." But look at the figures as given b?' our Spartanburg" correspondent, ni* that county the operatives will lose, by the sixty-six hour law,. ?65.000, and' the mitt owners $2?O,'U*O0. Is this; "slavery worse than Siberian cruelty ^ A mill in this county has..an annual' pay roll of S220 000' By the new' law', the. operatives o' that mill will' lose ?15 -fOO-, about 7 per cent., and the factory will los? even a larger per* cen tage. This is a serious matter, bototo own? ers and operatives, and thinking' men* have food for thought. Will it ever** end.-Greenville Netcs'. "We mentioned the other day* the" growth of the canning iodustry of the South and how much profit it had? brought to this section. In Mississippi' the industry is in great favor with the farmers' in consequence of the success* met with at several poiuts. At Crystal Springs, for instance, tbs* canuery started the farmers to raising** vegetables y- and now" that town has* become ou? of the great frtttt . and* vegetable raising" centers of the South," shipping some ten carloads a day,' be-" sides- what is used by the. cannery," Tb? farm?rs there are uOKig^as'w?i?r as io any portion of the South. It is ao easy matter to understand' how great an encouragement like this gave to other Mississippi towns to do' likewise. Macon . will have a cannery* ih operation by J?oe 1st, wnen it will1 be able to take all the fruits and v?ge-" tables'" that caribe brought io. It is" now making contracts for tomatoes and beans, ancV'o&ring such terras that the farmers can make ?47.50 an. acre by growing r?getabies, which' is a great* deal better than they can do with cot-" ton-. Ii is tb' be boped that tfc??e' canneries, increasing as th?y" do the' acreage* in fruits and Vegetables"! will* have zr disposition to check the "ail-" cotton" idea, so prevalent in Mississippi-' and cfher cotton States of the South, by' showing how much better .the farm?rs* can do with other crop's.-New Orleans'* Times Democr?.!. Senator Irby has secured.' an ajK poiotmcnf for ex-Judge C; P". Town? send in the Treasury' D?pannent at Washington." Judge Townsend ir a> Republican and was a Judge during*" the radical rule in this State. It is* said that probably* the appointment1" will qc wiihdrawn. It does look** to us' that. Seoator Irby could have found-' a Democrat upon whom to bestow h?3** favors. But We'must rcmemoer these are recorcTbrcaking times and we never know what to expect next.-N?wberry News and Herald. Mr. Asbury Bethea, one of the most promiueut planters of Hat ta, Marion* County, while in company with Mri' Clarence Kore, fishing at Roger's Lake, on, the Great Pee-Dee, iu Marlboro County, was attacked and buten on* the hand and arms by'a mad dog.. Tb?' dog was shot twice by Mr. Clarence (Fore and killed. Mr. B? b?a is ctoiogf very Well. - - . ? ? . -mmm--?> 5-lievinjcn Ca*??." f S. II; Cliff-rd, N'ew Cassel, Wis., was troubled with Ncr fa! ?j.j 11 un>l Rhcumatisn, his Stomach wis disordered, his Liver was iflVcted to an ?lat ming deg ee. appetite fell away, and h?;Was terribly rclueed in flesh and strength: Titree fl'?t??cs i>f EWtri'j Bitters curv.i'hiiu. Kdward Shepherd, Harrisburg. Ul, had a runni' ^'sore .".n his leg "t* eight years' stand-, ing. l's?d three hot rle? of KI-<-trie Bitters and ?oven boxes of Buck'en'J Arnica Salve, and bis leg is soumi and well. John Speaker, Catawba, * 0 .hnd five laige Fever s.-res <>n his leg, doctHM said he was incurable. One, bottle Electric Hitters and one box l.ueki-n's Arnica Salve cured ? him entirely. Sold by J. F. W. DoLormeV Dt ag store. 3 . . - mt > full stock-of Trial Justice blanks kept oa* ii.H?id at this office. Buck?en'i* A mica salve. The Rest Salve in the world for Cuts, Br??scs Sores. Ulcers, Salt Khe^m. Fever Sores, Tatter,. Chapped Hands Chilblains, C>ms a?d ali Skin Irruptions, and positively cures Pijes, or no pay requ red- It is guaranteed to give per?. feet satisfaction, or money refunded. ,Pric.f ^ 25cent8 per box. For sale by J. F. W. D? Iiorme. ^_ B?iiny Person** ste broten,1 flowr tcom overwork or household cares. Brown's Iron Bitters -Rebuildsth*; system aids diction, removesexcess of bite,' ?nd c lires malaria, act thc jpnuiac " 1 j ir?pan* TM'?;;les <-\\tP thr*MrtC5*.v ?