Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sheep in South Carolina. Extraordinary Success of Gen. John Bration With a Flock of Forty nine Poor Sheep. [Prom the Louisville Home and Farm J I bave always been convinced that agriculture would never flourish in the South unless the raising of stock should be combined with the tasking of co'tou :* and cam. aoduave. therefore, watched - the raising of sheep with interest I have never known an instance where great profit did not result from sheep raisiog when protected from depreda? tions of dogs, and. in rare cases, of thieves To a South Carolinian the experience of Dr.. Nix, of Mississippi, will cer? tainly appear wonderful. The only drawbacks to sheep-raising in this State are depredations of dogs upon the flock, which can be remedied by the passage of a dog license law, and the trouble of fencing or herding, and the indisposition of farmers to do anything bu: watch the negroes make cotton Sheep entail uo cost except a little salt and a little cotton seed iu severe Winter. Practically thee is ti ?r auy disease among sheep here. I will give an instance of what has been done tn this County. February. 1866. Gen J. Bratton bought a flock of forty-nine poor sheep. The shearing of that year he gave to his neighbors Tu Noveui ber, 1872, his flock amounted to three hundred and fifty head, having bought no other sheep, except, a few South? down bucks In the meantime he h?d sold ?800 worth of woo' and ?900 worth of mutton, and nad lived on motton, not having bad a chicken or a pig on his place. With the sheep he had enriched thirty acres of Und thai would hardly sprout nea?, so that it would make one thousand pounds of cotton to the acre. The only feed ever given was a little cotton seed for a few week? io the Winter. Then he divided hi- flock, giving one hundred and seventy-five bead to a friend in another county to raise on shares. Since then his mover and timothy and rueeru fields made by means of bis -heep and h?*rd of thoroughbred Ayrshire cattle have made his plantation resemble a Ken? tucky blue grass farm G H Mc MASTER Fairfield County. South Carolina. Two War Taxes. When the Republicans wiped out tbe income tax-to meet war indebtedness -it was done by the awift tools of the Money Devil, it was the rich that clamored fur the abolition of the much needed and most equitable tax. anti not. the bread-winners and heavy toilers of the country. Remember that The very wor>t parr of the War taxe* was re- J tained. while a superservieeable Repub- \ lican Congress got rid at the demand | of their rich bosses of the tax that could j best pay that debt. Tbe war tariff still on the country and not for the ben? efit of the poor, for the millions of laborers struggling for bread, bot is retained and has been retained for thirty years for the sole benefit of the rich That is tbe truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, it is the rich meo who clamor for a high tariff tax Their tooU and claqoers take up by order the clamor and fill the heavens and the Congress with their vocifera? tions for a continuance of war taxes for j the benefit of the rich in the shape of j protections, while cursing the proposi? tion to continue other war taxes-oo incomes of the rich-for the benefit of the country, for the relief of the poor and for the maintenance of right prin? ciples io legislation It is only unmiti? gated selfishness that opposes an income j tax and favors a hight tariff tax - j Wilmington Messengar. As a revenue raiser thus far the j South Carolins Dispensary system i does not seem to be a signal success. According to tb? reports for the past quarter the profits of the four dis pensaries m the city of Charleston amounted to a total of $1 030, one half of ' which goes to the city, the other half to the State. The dis? pensaries in a eity as large as Charles? ton should pan out better than those in smaller places or in -vue rural dis? tricts, but if this be taken as an average for the others, there will not be mach of a show op of revenue. From a business standpoint its origina* tors must be seriously disappointed, and the system ts hardly worth the -racket that bas been made over it in and out? side of the courts, lt is possible that the opposition to the system may, io part at least, have been the cause of this poor showing as those who felt dis? posed to indulge in stimulant and would not patronize the dispensaries, found ! oo trouble in getting ali the liquor they wanted from other States notwitb- i standing the efforts of the State authorities to stop that traffic. The trouble with tbe dispensary system is that -t has not the popular sentiment of the State behind it, and the courts do not seem to be with it -Wilmington Star. It is given out that a party of Louis? ville and Nashville railroad officials have gone to Port Royal, S. C., the sea terminus of the Port Royal and Au? gusta railroad, to inspect tr.e property. lt is reported that the Louisville aod Nashville is after the Port Royal "to secure an outlet to the sea. The Louis? ville and Nashville is already part lessee of the Georgia Ceotral railroad, and with the Port Royal the system will have an unbroken line from St. Louis and Louis? ville to one of the best ports on the Atlantic coast. An Enormous Fee It pays to be a "Reform*' lawyer sometimes That was an enormous fee Speaker Ira B Jones sot from two townships in Lancaster for effecting a j compromise with the 3 C's railroad, i j He got $12.000 in bonds of the town- | I ships. A remarkable feature of the trans j action is that. Mr. Jones wa* legal ad- J viser and clerk of the board of county commissioners when the bond? were issued, and his signature is affixed to them as clerk ; afterwards he claimed j f he bonds were illegally issued, and j made a contract, with the cominis- j sioners that they .should pay him one- j third of what he could save the town- j ships from paying. The compromise j was made, and he got $12,000. Som?* ot the taxpayers in the town- i ship* affected are kicking agaiust. pay- ; iug this big tee-and very rightly, we ! thin k. It is extortionate ; and, be- j sides. Mr Jones is a* much responsi? ble ns anybody for the bonds having j b en issued to the railroad in the first j instance. He is being paid this enor- j mou* fee. therefore, to help undo his ! own illegal action, as clerk and adviser ? of the comity commissioners -New- j berry Observer Mormon missionaries have been [ warned by 'he people to leave portions of North Carolina because of their ; success in making converts of young ? girls It is asserted that, more than a hundred girls have been persuaded to j go to Utah from North Carolina and Virginia within a feiv weeks, . Stxteeu from one sparsely-settled county ; in North Carolina The charge against : these missionaries is that they do not try half so hard to convert adults and men a> they do girls, and that they care j very little about inducing families to go to Utah. Probably this is an exagger- . a ted statement, for Mormon mission- j aries are like others, ready for converts ; of auy kind Still, this charge of partiality for girl converts comes from wherever these mission at ies have been iii the south, and probably has more iu it than prejudice or sectarian jealousy it firs in well, aso with the "gentile , assertion that polygamy has by no means ! been abandoned iu Utah - ; - -- - The St. L^uis Republic. Dem.,' is for i the income tax. It truly and forcefully ? says : 'Call the income tax class legis- i lat ?on. Call it sectional legislation, j It is still righteous legislation. If it affects a cia;??, the cia?? is that, which! can spare with least inconvenience - If j it affects a ?ect ion. the section ts that: which can best afford to pay. and tbe ! section for whose benefit the main j branch of our federal taxation has been j administered for many years " A new and dreadful form of influenza has devela ped in England. Hundreds' of persons are veiy sick It is said j to differ >o mew hat from the Russian j grippe. In the North there is in some ! places an epidemic of : the' same old grippe It is in Washington ! and Pennsylvania and elsewhere It ; really looks as if the grip had taken ! up its abode iu this coan try. and that like other imported diseases it will be here henceforth to afflict and kill. The Farmers Alliance of Missis- ! sip pi has resolved to keep out. of j politics until 1896. and turn its at- j teution tn diversification of crops. Such a level-headed resolve as that should not be limited as to time, and they would find more come out of it j than in politics, althongh there might not be so mach fun or excitement. ^-M^-- i THE NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD FOB 1894. I Wilt be without Question America's -LEADING FAMILY PAPER. The reputation thar the Weekly Herald bas j eojoved tor macy years ot hem g the best borne newspaper in ibe land will he mater- ! ially added to during the j ear of 1994. No' paios or expense will be spared to make it io every departmeot the most reliable, iuter- ; esting aod instructive ot' all weekly oews- j paper publications It will be proved in many ways. A number of new features and depart? ments will be added. The latest development j io ail fields of contemporaneous human interest will be ably descussed from week to week by accomplished writers. THgi?EWS OF THE WORLD, will be given in a concise but complete form. Every important or interesting eveut, either at borne or abroad, will be duly described in toe columns of -the Weekly Herald. In politics the Herald is absolutely inde? pendent and sound. It tells the rig rn and wrongs of all sides without fear. Farmers aud stock raisers cannot afford .to be without the Weelcly Herald during the coming year. It will contain a regular de? partment each week devoted exclusively to subjects of timely interest to tbem and giving many valuable suggestions and new ideas. The women and children ot the land will find in tbe Weekly Herald a welcome visitor. . The household and children's pages will be both instructive and entertaining. They will abound in hints and receipts which women so much value. A brilliant array ot novels *nd short stories by the best writers in America and England has been secured, so that fiction will be one of the most attractive features ia tbe Weekly Herald during 1894. In fact, the Weekly Herald will be a ma? gazine ot the highest order, combined with a complete newspaper How is the Time to Subscribe. omy ?ne ?ollar AYear SEND FOR SAMPLE COPY. Address, THE WEEKLY HERALD, HERALD SQUARE, NEW YORK. How To Invest Small Amounts. This is a problem that puzzles more than one man who saves a portion of his salary. The fol? lowing letter gives the result of v an investment i:i a Tontine Policy of the Equitable Life. UNIOX, S. C.. Dec. 20, 1S92. W. J. RODDEV, Esq., Agent. DEAR SIR : -Your favor enclosing check of thc-Equitable Life Assur? ance Society in settlement of my policy, Xo. 209,310, came duly to hand. Thc settlement is n liberal one, exceeding my expectations, and I am pleased with it. Yours truly, WILLIAM MUNRO. There is no form of investment to-day that offers such absolute security and such liberal divi? dends as the proper form cf life assurance. It's a matter on which every man sHcuIJ be posted. We send yo vi figures and particulars without charge. W. J. RODDEY, Manager, Department of the Carolinas* , ROCK HILL 5. C. ^[ i jr s zr RE YOUR PROPERTY IN The Farmers5 Motnal Fire Insnrance Association. Bj the FARMERS and for the FARMERS. SO LOSS-XO PAY. Applv to W J. HERRON. Jun? 21- 3m SUMTER. S. C. Order Your PROVISIONS ANO GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S. C. -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER, BED SEAL CIG-ASS, and DOVE HAMS. OTTO F WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 183 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Nov. 7-0 REMOVAL. LEVAN'S BARBER SHOP has been removed to the roora over Mr. B J. Barnett's store, in his new building on Main Street. Thanking any friends for past favors, I solicit their continued patronage in my j new stand, where I nm better prepared to serve theru with satisfaction lo them as well j as myself Respectfully. ! JOSEPH L KV A3. Dec. 6-4. WILLIAM KENNEDY Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to fiarle k Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. j JDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens ol \ Sumterand vicinity that I have opened I business on my own accou tat the above old : stand, and that with competent and polit* i assistants, I will be pleased to serve them io i any branch of my business in tbe best sty la of the art. Give me a call WM KENNEDY. Oct 19. I WE WANT YOU to act as our agent. We furnish aa expensive out ii i and all you ue?-<l free. It costs nothing to try the business. We will treat you well, and help you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Both sexes" of all ages can live at home and work in ?pare tim?', or all the time. Any one any where can earn a great deal of money. "Many have mad?* Two Hundred Dollars a Month. No class of people in the w?>rld are making so much money without capital as those at work for us. Business pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better than any oilier ottered to agents. You have a clear field, with 110 competition. We equip you with evervthin^, and supply printed directions for beginner- which, if obeyed faithfully, will bring more money than will any other business. Im? prove your prospects ' Why not? You can do so .?asily "and surely ar work l??r us. Reasonable industry only necessary for absolut?' success. Pamphlet circular giving every particular is sent fr?-?- :o all. Delay not in sending for it. GKOKGE STINSON & CO., Box No. 488, Portland, Me. Ulitainci. :!'.:<: :??? 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Nuts, Raisins, Citron, Prunes, Currants, Figs, Mince Meat, Dates, &c. Candy of every Description. All fresh and nice at SCHWERIN & GO'S., Wholesale and Retail. LOW FOR CASH NATIVE H. R. P. SEED OATS. NATIVE HAY. A Full Line of OLD HICKORY WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC. AIil> FOR SA1,E LOW FOR CASH. W. M. GRAHAM. Oct ll. Don't forget that the Walter A. Wood Mower is IMITATED but never equalled. - Lightest Weight. Lightest Draft. ONLY STEEL MOWER MADE. Henry B. Bloom, Sept. 27 Agent, Sumter, S. C. Levi Broi% We Need no Introduction to the Trading -Public. So only call attention to a few special lines in our immense stock. We have purchased this season The Handsomest Ljr Clothing Ever offered in this market. WE CAN FIT YOU in a Prince Albert for $18 lo We have Square Cut suits $20-usually sold at $25. braided and uubraided in In a Cutaway suit for $17 to extra length (latest shapes) $22-worth 25 pr. ct. more. price-$16 to $25. Extra In Long Cut sack suits, Pant8 from 75c- t0 (latest fad) for $15 to $20. Good line of Mackintoshes Overcoats in great variety and Gum Coats-Price re? -cheaper than the cheapest. duced to reduce stock, BOYS' DEPARTMENT. " . . . Boys' Overcoats-sizes 5 to Boys' knee Suits a special- ,g B?g drive in Overalls. ty-sizes 4 to 14-extra ? .__ , 9 D . : see our Youths' & Boys knee pants, priced 35c. to ; Suits, priced from $1.25 75c. per pair. | to $16. FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. BEST LINE OP TIES, BOWS, TUCKS FO??E-IN-HANDS, WIMRS, and everything ihat's made in neckwear. WE KEEP THE '.GOLD," ''SILVER" And several other special brands of Shirts, which would induce you to buy if you would only come in and see them. Good ILsirLo of COLLARS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, &C, AT LOWEST PRICES. Don't buy your Until you have seen our stock. White and Scarlet Flannels at surprisingly low figures. To those whom it may concern-We have Celluloid Collars at 10c-Just think of it ! and Cuifs to match at 25c. per pair. JOB L.OT OF HATS FROM f.Oc. to $1.50. TO SEE THEM IS TO BUY THEM. Our regular stock of Hats is surpassed by none in the city for style and lower than^any in price. ow 25 Levi Bros.