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^EBSESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895 The Sumter Watchman was founi- J in 1850 and the True Southron in I86?. The lftt?cAman ane? Southron now has the combined circulation and influence cf both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sunter. EDITORIAL NOTES. Governor Evans has been invited to address Tammany at their usual Fourth of Joly celebration. He has not said yet whether or not he will accept. Remarking upon the recent remarka? ble college girl episode at Miliedgeville. Ga., the Constitution states that "right or wrong we are ail for the girls/1 it seems that in this age fewer efforts at big speeches 'ire made. People i want cold, plain, unadorned facts, aod j are cariog less aod less for the big j efforts. Prosperity at the sacrifice of truth is but a flimsy show, and can last bot a little while, "as truth crashed to earth will rise agnio." President Cleveland bas been invited ko attend the Cotton States aod Interna-1 ?ooal Exposition ar Atlanta, Ga., uext fall. The exposition promises to be a big thing, and as it is a somewhat gov? ernmental affair, we have no doubt bot that Mr. Cleveland will accept the in? vitation. The government officials seem at- a loss to know what to do with the in? come tar retaros collected. Now that the law is declared an cons tit ut ion al, baa the government any right to keep the records of the returns, and if not bow can they be destroyed ? This is a knot? ty question and its solution will be in? teresting. The Woman's Edition cf The State which we have had opportunity to ex? amine only within the last few days, is not only a credit to the ladies of Co? lombia but to the State of Sooth Caro? lina. It is beyond comparison tbs most valuable in many respects of any of the j woman's editioos that have fallen under j our notice, and :f it did not prove a ! 5na; . i.?! success, so much the worse for ' the pevp?e of the S'ate. who do not al? ways appreciate those things which are j best. The Go? decision io the Registra- ! tion case has been dissolved hy the Cir- j coir- Court of Appeals before which the ! case was argued io Richmond, Va., on ! ?a^ Friday. The injunct ion was dis-j solved cn account of a lack of jurisdic ; lion of the U S Court. This leaves j the matter in exactly the same condi? tion as before Judge Goff tock a hand. The election for delegates to the Con- ! stitationai Convention will be held under the la? enacted by the last Leg- ' islature, and all plans made at that j time can be carried out. THINGS SLIGHTLY MIXED. The dog days have not yet arrived, but the phenomenal beat of the last few days has apparently had the effect of developing the latent antagonism of i sundry political Hamlets who think themselves born to set right thc politi- j cal world that is oat of joint. That j eccentric prestidigitator and contortion- j ist of Newberry, once a bright orna- j ment of the medical profession, now a ' legal luminary of the most sensational and meteoric sort, a quondam legislator aod general all-round political acrobat l and ?ying trapezist, who combines in ; bife own name that of the strongest man of ancient times and abo that of the . head of the mightiest ecclesiastical organization the world has ever seen, has taken a haod io the coolest now on between the United States Court and I the State aothorities io the persons of the chief dispenser and the constabu*, i lary Importing U. S. Commissioner Reid into our Capital City and walk ing right plumb over Commissioner Banskett, who seemed somewhat para j lyzed and affected by official locomoter j ataxia, he bas procured the arrest and placing under bond of Misson and others charged with violating the order of the U S. Court in the recent dis? pensary case, and returns borne per? fectly satisfied with the result of his unusual and energetic proceedings. It is now in order for our young Governor to issue another manifesto, anathematizing this action of thc medico-legislative-iegalistico agitator md revolutionist, who with the "treDgth of a SamDSon and the calm assurance of a Pope bt?3 swooped down upon the persecuted members of the State's great temperance-promoting aggregation and caused them to hustle ? wildly in the midst of the irritations engendered by the torrid tempera? ture to find bail in order to keep their sacred persons ont of prison. Petbaps thc cool wave that is now on may modify the distressful situation and quiet the disturbed brain of our j youthful uncrowned king, who parts ! his name (if not his hair) in the mid j die, and who passes as the last de i fender of the defunct doctrine of State's . rights-if Goff's decree is held to be I good law by the higher powers. But however, the tide may turo, things are certainly getting miz ed, and something is prepar? ing to drop with the usual sickening thud in the immediate vicinity of the State House. Private citizens whose interests are not immediately and vital ly concerned, bad better stand from under, or else take out large accident insurance policies good for sixty days. Pope, Bauskett, Beard, Mixson, Ev? ans, Simonton, Goff-the initial letters are ominous; they seem to whisper soft and low: ' Pretty bad business, Mr Evans, Stop gassing !" We hope he will take the hint. . NOTES BY THE WAY The annual excursion of the South Carolina Press Association is now but a memory, a pleasant memory indeed, but on this account the memory ts tinged more deeply with regret that it most be counted with the things that were. A few days-a week-of recre? ation and pleasure, unhampered by e?very-cay duties and unmarred by.the humdrum cares of life, snatched from our duties ?od spent amid scenes of his? toric interest, of beauty, of rushing commefeial life, have passed and all the editors have returned to their desks and exchange-littered offnes. But those days were pleasant days, delightful days, every one, and as we dropped ' down the Potomac by night, homeward j bound, and standing on the deck of our steamer, saw the lights of Washington grow dim in the distance and fade one by one from view, there was not one in the party who regretted having been of the party nor one who failed to sigh in regret that the excursion was draw? ing rapidly to an end. The ?vip from Sumter to Richmond was made in the night anti was un? eventful With unrivalled speed and comfort the Press party in the Pullman Ventura was whirled through the night across the fields, rivers and hills ! of the Carolinas and Virginia and when the earliest, riser looked out of the car window it was upon the City Richmond seated on her seven hills 1 above the James. It was years ago that Daniel Webster wrote, "This city hath a pleasant seat, lt is high ; the the James River runs below it, and nothing was heard buc the roar of the ; falls," and he truly described the city as it was first seen in tue early muru - j ing by the Carolina editors. Over? looking the city and the river below stands Pratt's Castle on Gamble Hill, a unique but medaeval architecture that is one of the first objects to attract the attention. It is odd in a modern growing city, but not out of place since it links the present with the past, and Virginia with Eugland. Richmond is not an ante-beMum city by any means, but a modern manufac- ! turning and commercial center, in i these respects occupying the first place in the South : yet filled with memories of ante-helium and war time days. The new city has grown up from the ruins left by the war, and bas spread far beyond the old-time bouodries. The river front is lined with factories of all kinds, thc business streets with block after block of wholesale and retail houses. But the city's chief beauty and pride lies in her monuments, parks, public buildings, palatial resi? dences and clubs houses. Of the monuments the Washington, Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Soldiers and Sailors, are the most striking. Of the parks, Capital Square is the first and the last to attract the visitor, for it is the most beautiful. The Capital, City Ha!!, Masonic Temple, and maoy of the cid, historic churches are worthy of the admiration they receive. There is no city in the South at lea^t.. if io the entire country, possessing a larger num? ber of architecturally beautiful resi? dences and club houses than Richmond. The picturesque site*, the weil kept lawns and the beautiful trees, flowers and th?, handsome residences all con? spire to make Grace and Franklin Streets beautiful beyond description, and always a delight to thc eye that feasts ou beauty. A visit io Richmond would be but hali complete were Hollywood Ceme? tery omitted. Here nature and mao j have united their efforts to produce a ' fining renting place for the duet of Vir : giuia's noblest and best. Wooded : hills and sequestered dales, filled with I : flowers and shrubbery, all pervaded by j I a spirit of calm restfulness as if Peace, herself, bad taken up her abode therein, best describes Hollywood. Beautiful and peaceful, it shall remain in memory ! j as seen on a Sabbath evening; the : ' dense elm trees throwing dark shadows . with sunlight sheen between the tombs j of marble and enduring granite, while j the air was filled with the twittering of i birds overhead, and from the distance ! was borne on the breeze the subdued roar and murmur of the falis of the James. The hospitality of Virginians is old in song and story, but it will ever be sweet song and a true story whenever song or wherever told. There is a j perfection in everything, and the Vir? ginians of Richmond have by some subtle alchemy succeeded io possessing themselves of the esseoce, the elixir of open-hearted, cordial hospitality We were straogers aod they rook os io aod made us feel that we were straogers oo more. In every way possi? ble they contributed to the pleasure of the Carolioian within their gates, piloiiog them around the city, and entertaining them in their clubs. Newspaper men are all supposed to j be generous-hearted and, jolly good fellows anyway taken, but there can never be any supposition concerning the men who compose the Old Domin? ion Press Club ; they are indeed the princes of hosts. The enjoyment of the Press Association was due almost entirely to the attentions of members of j this clob, aod the South Carolina editors will live in hope of having an , opportunity of reciprocating in some small degree the hospitality of their brethren of the Old Decidion. . The mint julep is an institution of old Virginia, apart from ali others. Io its perfection it is peculiar to Virgioia, and must be tasted on its native heath to be fully appreciated. Mint juleps may be fabricated in other climes, but they j are but counterfeits The micit is more j aromatic to the nostrils of a ?ired , wayfarer, and I he effect is more refre.-hing to a thirsty soul than j wheo msde beneath stars less favor? able to the julep than those that are ?n : the ascendant io Virginia. Long may* 'be julip remain an institution of the j Old Dominion, and soon may the th irs- j ry Carolinians return to Virginia soil to : partake of the julep io its pristiue pu-j rity. What the Editors Think .and Say of Sumter. i STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sumter never tires of doing the ; right thing at the right time One I organization after another meets there oniy to wish that the time1 1 would soon roll around for the next | meeting ! Two days in session, interspersed j with rides through shady streets, at? tending closing exercises of graded j schools or listening to the Hon. j Clark Howell., of Atlanta, and off j they start for Richmond on their J ? annual jaunt. But how many editors staid away and how much they missed, only those know that were present. j Before the arrival of the orator of j the day he was made an honorary member of the association. We wonder if the same unanimity would have prevailed had his speech been heard first. Next year Charleston : will welcome the association, and : Charleston is ever ready.- Gaffney i Ledger. OUR HOSPITABLE SISTER. Too State Press Association held i its twenty-first annual session in ! i Sumter last week. It has been our j privilege to attend several of these ! meetings in previous years, and we nave always found them enjoyable, but we do not hesitate to say that I the Sumter convention was the most delightful of them all. Our ; friends on the other side of Lynelle's River "always know how to clo the right thing," and we have' come to ? the conclusion, based on several years of experience and observation, that their ability to fill the part of hosts is not surpassed in any other city of the South-a section famed far and wide for its hospitality, ll' Sumter is as nice a place to live in as it is to visit, net many years will elapse before the city will at? tract enough people within its hos? pitable bordms to make it the metro? polis of South Carolina. - Darlington Xe ict. When once you have been in Sumter you have a hankering for it forever and aye. - Charleston l*ost. This green old planet justly prides itself on its personal appearance, and Sumter, S. C., is one of its beauty spots.-Charleston /'ost. THE BICYCLE RACES. The crowd at thejbicycle races las: Wednes? day afternoon was not *s Urge as, it shcu?ii have been. The euteriainnieot piowiaed the citizens oj Mrssrs Ry t ten berg ind Hood should oe appreciated ny a tn >re lioeral pa? tronage. Thc race3 wereail interesting-??e resultiug in a tie. The riding of Geo. N. Adanes ?vhen be knocked the track record for * mile down to 2.22, was supem, and bad be been paced faster, he could bare beat his own lime several seconds. in the half-mile handicap in which Adams gave Ryttenberg 60 yds. some more of bis su? perb work was done. He got a false stHrt aod the other riders were otf before he was, but when tbe first quarter waa finished he had passed all the riders except Bultnian and Ryttenberg. Ryttenberg won tbe race by about 10 feet, and it is but fair to Mr. Adams to state that bad he gotten a clean start he probably would have finished first. The quarter-mile race between Moses Moore and Don Auld was very pr.-ry and enjoyed by the spectators. It was a toss up as to who would win and whee they crossed the line together tbe race was declared a draw. Several riders who were booked to run, did not put in an appearance, which was very much to be regretted. Among ibem was Wal? ter Stanoll, who won the admiration of the audience at the last races. The fast local rider, Sol Ryttenberg was not in training, and was riding a road wheel. However be made the record for a half mile for the Sumter track. Give Sol a chance when he gets that racer and be will make Adams bustle. The first quarter-mile was a very pretty one. Ryttenberg started from the scratch, WillieBultman 10 yds; Willis Sanders 15 yds. Ryttenberg woo, Bultmau second. Time 37. Second race, quarter-mile-Don Auld, .Moses Moore. This race was ci?se!; con? tested and resulied io a draw. Third race, half-mile handicap-Adams, scratch, Rytte?berg 60 yds; Bultmnn, 85 yds; Sanders 90 yds; Doa Auld, Mose* Moore and Robt. Spann 125 yds. Ryttenberg wen, Adams second, Bultman third. Time 1.08? Fourth race, quarter-mile handicap for boys-Chas. Ryttenberg scratch, Warren Moise 20 yds. Ryttenberg won. Time 42$. Fifth race, one mile-Doo Auld, W?l?ia Sanders, Robt. Sp*nn. Sanders won,,Don Auld second. Time 3 30. Races To-morrow. To-morrow afteroooo there will be mew at thc Bicycle Park, and everybody must eo. Geo. Adams, of Jacksonville, Steve Welch and W. T. Mixson, of Colomoia, and proba? bly other riders of more or less renown will participate in the races. Besides these all the Sumter riders will take part and an afternoon of real enjoy meo t is promised. The following is a list of races and prizes offered, with possibly some slight changes: 1st Race-One Mile Novice-1st prize, Solid Silver Medal ; 2d prize, Bicycle Bell. 2d Race-One Mile, Open -1st prize. Bridgeport Lantern ; 2d prize, Spaulding Cy? clometer. , 3d Race-Half-Mile Handicap, for boys Prize, One Fine Sweater. 4th Race-Half-Mi le Handicap-1st priza, pair of Morgan & Wright Tires; .2d prize, Trenton Cyclometer. Tin cup to last mao. 5th Race-Tandem Record for track. 6th Rice-Quarter-Mile Handicap-1st prize: 1 pair Bicycle Shoe; ; 2d prize, 1 set Puncture Proof Bands. Exhibition Half Mile by the only origin*! JUCK Brown Mr. Adams will lower the mile record for the track, paced by the Tmideiu arid siogles. How a Party of Thiev >s Robbed a Store in Darlir ;ton. DARLINGTON. June 9.-(> -of the boldest robberies ever committed ;n Darlington occurred this morning betw* o the hours of 3 and 5 o'clock. Deans Bros: grocery store, situated on Pearl street, was entered by several persons with a kev that is supposed to have been lost hv one of the firm, and a small iron safe WHS bodily taken therefrom, loaded on a small wagon and carried to the swamp of Swift Creek, near the towc, and with a cold chisel was broken open. All the money-? - was extracted, leaving checks and other valu? able papers intact No one sleeps on the premises, but tbe mem? bers of the firm were in the store until 3 o'clock. There is no clue to the robbers a3 yet, but dilligent efforts are being nade to apprehend them. The neighboring towns have been notified by wire to look out for suspicious characters.-The State. Sometime ago I was troubled with an at? tack of rheumatism. I used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and was completely cured. I have since advised many of my frieods j and customers to try the remedy and all speak highly of it. Simon Goldbaum. San Luis Rev, Cal. For sale bv Dr. A. J, ' China. "Improved Cherry Phosphate" a delicious j beverage at China's. June 4-Iw. j Try "Gloriana," one of the new drinks at China's soda fountain. The most fashiona- ! hie drink. June 4-lw. For Sale at a Bargain. A large assortment of Fashionable Tinted Writing Papers wil! be sold at a bargain within the next ten davs. H. G. ?steen & Co. tiood paper at 14cts, 15cts, 20cts, 25cts 3l>cts per box. Fine paper at 35 cts, 40 cts ' 45cts, SOcts, 55cts, 60cts, 65cts, TOcts, 75cts per box at H. G. Osteen & Co. ----^mm^m>- - - A Household Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Cannjoharie, N. Y . says I that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery , in thc house and bis family has always found i the very best results follow its use ; that he w ould , oot be without it, if procurable. G. A- Dyke- j man Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr King's Ne?v Discovery is undoubtedly the best : Cough remedy ; that he has used it in his family i for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried -.nd tested. Trial bottle? free at J. F. W. LeLonue's Drug Store. Regular .-ize <50o. and SI-0i?. 3. Backten'? Arnie? Salve. Tho liest Salve in the world for Cuts. Bruise? Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever Soros, Totter Chapped Hands Chilblaios, Corns and all S!:;n Eruptions, and positively cures I'iies. or no pay required, it is guaranteed i<< i;ive per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded. T>rice 25 cen ts per box. For sala by I>r. J. F W. De Loru)??. The Stearn Racer bj Ids nearly all the '? world's records. The Stearns Special is '.be finest combination track and road wheel built. And the Stearns Model A i? tin road wheel par excel ?eme. The Steams Ladies1 Wheel arni Tandem are-perfect models of their kind. ti. ti. Osteen & Co., Agents for Sumter and Clortudon. THE SUPREME COURT. Docket of the Third Circuit to Be Taken TJp To-day. The Stare Supreme Court adjourned FJ i d'^.?. Ht lOo'clck a. m. rill to-day when the doc.-.et of the Third Circuit will be c*llrd. The C??se3 y.'.f ?3 follows : I. Randnl! McDaniel vs. G J. Walker. 2 The Slate vs. Dave Morris. 3. The State V3. J B. Gay mon. 4. Ella F Willoughby et al . vs the North? eastern Railroad Company. 5. Ludden k Bates, Southern Music House, vs. C. W. Sumter. G. G. W. Brown et al., v3. Emily S. Mc? Call et al. 7. Sumter Buildiog and Loan Association vs Adara Yonne. 8. Sumter Building and Loan Association va. D. J. Winn. 9. The Mansion k Risch Voc?lico Com? pany, limited, vs. Killough Music Companv. 10. E M. Smith vs. J. Z. McConnell. II. VV. E. Brown et al , vs. Louisa Brown et H!. 12. The Bank of Manning vs. Emma J. Meiler et al. S. C. College Alumni. COLOMBIA, S. C., June 10, 1895. The Alumni ot* the South Carolina College are expected to meet in Columbia Tuesday evening, June 25th of commencement week. The regular meeting will be held at 8.30 p. ra, when Mr. A. W. Summers, will deliver an address. .Co Wednesday, the Senior Orator, Hon Eugene B. Garv, will make the address to the graduating clas9. It is especially desired that all alumni of j the Colley meet here on the 25tb to discuss i the work ot' the alumni, and the general good of the College IV*. T. C. BATKS, Prest. ACGC8T KOHN, Secy. China's "Limeade" is hard to beat. China's Soda is right. Try it. Attention S. L. I. The members ot the Sumter Light Infantry are requested to send in their uniforma at once to Captaio A. C. Phelps. Above The Clouds. We call attention to Chimney Rock od Ter risemea t and advise those who contem? plate ? (.rip io the mountains during the sum? mer of 1895 to go to this beautiful Mouoiaio Resort where they cati secure the beat of ac? commodation at a very small cost-only sev? en dollars a week or twenty-four dollars a month The editor of this paper yid a num ber of persons from this p ace expect to spend some days at Chimney Rock. Stop with Mr. Geo. P. Horton when you go up. 6-12-6t A healthy appetite, with perfect digestion and assimilation, may be secured by the use of Ayer's Piils. They cleanse and strengthen the whole alimentary canal and remove all obstructions to the natural functions of either sex, without any uupleaaant effects. THE ONLY Sarsaparilla CET W The Best. PUBLIC NOTICE. CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., June 4, 1895. PROPERTY OWNERS are hereby notified and reminded "that during the month j of Jun* of each year all persons liable to taxation, shall make return of their property I under oath, before the Clerk und Treasurer, ! who is hereby authorized to administer such j oath, &c, kc," and you are requested to give attention to this requirement. Bv order of Council. C. M. HURST, June 5-2t. Clerk and Treasurer, j Claremont Loflge No. 64 A. F. M. _ ! THE REGULAR MONTHLY COM MU-I NI CATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be h*ld on Thursday Evening, July 4tb, at 7i p. m. Brethren : will take due notice and govern themselves according!**. By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. June 12 VEGETABL CRATES MADE TO ORDER AT THE The Siter Sas! BIM ai Door Factory. For prices apply to Joel E. Brunson, May 24-lm. Proprietor. Y. M. C. A. Until further notice, the Reading Room of the Y. M. C. A. will be open daily from > oO to l<> IV M. Dailies, weeklies, monthlies, will be found there. Also, thc Library from the S. ii. I. lias been removed to the rooms ol t he \ . M C. A. An earnest invitation is extended tc all to visit thc rooms and take advan tage of the reading matter EXECUTORS1 NOTICE. THE CREDITORS OF THE LATE DR. S. C. C. RICHARDSON are notified to present their respective rlnims, duly attested, to either of the undersigned : and those in debtfd to him are notified to make immediate payment to either of th?? undersigned. W. F. B H WNSWORTH. Sumter. S. C., B PRE6SLEY BARRON. Manning. S. C., Qualified Executors. Mav 29.. 1895-3t._ CHEAPEST Safe Insurance KNOWN ! THE FARMERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION of Sumter was organ? ized March 23d, 1895, under Charter granted bv the Legislature of South Carolina in the fall of 1894. This Association is duly authorized to insure property against loss by fire, wind? storm or lightning, and is made responsible by act of the Legislature, and the provisions of tts by-laws, for its contracts with mem? bers. For proper reasons this Association has settled the claims of creditors, for losses, who held policies issued by th?? Association which operated in Sumter and adjoining counries for the past two year? or more, and known as the '"Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance As? sociation of Chester " Therefore, the "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association ot SUMTER owes nothing, actually or by im? plication : and will soon be ready to issue policies-the form of which is being prepared by competent lawyers-to ali members in good stnnding, without additional cost. And will issuf- :>'?ciei? to applicants tor mera .>ersbip, on property nor situated in tillages, towns or cities, for fifty cents on each one hundred dollar? of insurance taken J. A. RH A ME, President. A. G. WARREN. June 5-2r Agent. So Simple. Nine times out of ten whemveare out of sorts our trou? bles can be removed by that re? liable old medicine, Iron Bitters, which for more than 20 years has been curing- many people of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma? laria, impure Blood, Neural? gia, Headache, Liverand Kid? ney troubles. It's the peculiar combination of iron, the great streneth-oiver, V/ith selected vegetable remedies of true value that makes Brown's iron Bieters so good for strengthen? ing and purifying the system. It 2.3 specially good for women and children-it makes them strong and rosv. i.t-Ortii'S Imn Bitters is pleasant to rr.' - crvt it will not stam the teeth nor c. c. i - pation. See the crossed red Ji on -?" wrapper. Our book, ''Hr ! ive a Hundred Years," tells all ab*,u; : - . ,> t\jT '2 '. st2n;r>. riivov.N CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE, V OTTO mum, THE FLORIST AND GARDENER informs bis customers arjd the public that he is prepared to furnish fine articles in FRUIT TREES. ROSES, AND ALL KINDS OF FLOWER PLANTS. ALSO CABBAGE PLANTS AND OTHER VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE PLANTS. 100 Cabbage Plants 25 1,000 " " 2.00 He offers his services to lay out gardens and put them in good shape Reasonable terms. Feb. IO. Estate o? Miss Mary & Broun? DECEASED. VLL PERSONS having claim.: agains: aforesaid Estate, will present same, ouiv attested, and ail persons indebted u snid Estate, will make immediate pavmeni to F. M. DWIGHT, M. D., Administrator, Wedgefield, S. C. MRV 15-St.