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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 189 The Sinnier Watchman was foum in 1850 acd the True Southron in 18 The Watchman and Southron now thc combined circulation and influe: of both of the old papers, and is ma festly the best advertising medium Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. The success of the Cberaw Knitti Mt?l will encourage other towns to f low Cberaw's example. The commission of the Sumter Ma ufacturing Company has been issu' Now to build the factory. The railroad outlook is brighten ii for Sumter, and there are other thin that are to be made public soon. The Charleston Post is after t News and Courier with two dead weapons-the parallel and the di gram. The Republican party is in a sor plight. With nc principles wor mentioning the leaders are io a qua dary what position to take on the fina cial question io order to obtain votes. If the Reformers control the Co: 8titutional Convention there will be greater contest over the disposition the printing than over the provisions fi maintaining public schools. Hay has advanced in price from ? to $5 per too within the last two weeki and those who have native bay for sa wiU do well to consult the market b< fore selling. It will also be a goo idea to plant as much pea-vioe bay i possible. What proportion of criminals, whos summary execution by the rope or ? the stake i s predicted in telegraph i dispatches, are put tn death illegally From observation we do not believ that the number will aggregate five pe cent. The injury done the ?South b the predictions cannot be estimated. Tbs decline io the price of cotton ii the f see of the unfavorable condition o thrt growing crop, the reduced acreag and fhe small amount of fertilizers use< s?re*>-linens the belief that the advance at the time the crop was being plantet was purely speculative 2nd that thi market was manipulated to induce th? planting of a large crop. Tbs newspaper situation iu Colutubu will be very interesting, indeed, whet both the Register and the Evening Neics get well under way as adminis tration organs. The latest information is thac the Evening JSrews is to hove strong financial backing, and that tl will be run as a supporter of the Ad? ministration, but on a respectable plan. Of course the Register will not relish the idea. but. then, old things are not always the best. The rascality existing in official cir? cles in Aiken County brought to light by thc Grand Jury rivals anything that occurred in the Radical days of good stealing. The office holders were using their positions to put money into their owD pockets. and it is to be hoped that they will be punished to the extent of the law. In other counties Grand Juries should be as zealous in examining the books of county officers, and if ?here arc other rascals in office they should be brought to justice If the dispensary system continues to evolute io the direction indicated by the recent order of the State Commis? sioner that dispensaries shall open at 5 30 a. m and remain open until 7 o'clock p. m., it will not be long before it will require an expert to distinguish between an old-fashioned bar and South Carolina's model moral institution. There are some features that commend the dispensary to a great many people who opposed it at first, but as soon as those who are running it begin to ap? proach thc manner in which the old bars were run. these people will be aroused to an active opposition. We begin to have a slight degree of faith that Charleston is in earnest about building a railroad that will give an outlet to the West. Some of ber busi? ness men are subscribing with a degree of liberality to a construction company, whose object it is to build a road that will give Charleston an independent connection with the outside world. If' this road is undertaken it will in all probability come to Sumter, as Sumter is on the direct line from Charleston to the Ohio River and Charleston Rail? road, which is, by far, the most prom? ising line to the West, as far as Charleston is concerned. A law has been enacted in Switj land tbat schools shall be distnis whenever the temperature rises abov certain point lt would uever do have such a law io America, for ioventive genius of the boy would f a means of raising the necessary te perature. The fruit growers of Georgia ; complaining that the Southern railro; are discriminating against them to si an extent that there i> no money in t business'for them. More than half I proceeds go to the railroads for freig! and in the present glutted coaditi of the market, it is claimed, that t growers actually lose money on tb shipments. A recent communicati from a prominent fruit grower to t Atlanta Constitution makes a com pa soo of the rates that the Western roa give fruit growers with the rates th the Georgia growers are forced to pa and it shows that the Georgia peop are at a great disadvantage, and th unless the roads give a rate more ju that the fruit business io the Sou will be killed in its very infancy. Tl discrimination does not end with tl shipments of fruit to the North, but as heavy on the product of cannie factories. Many factories have prov? so unprofitable that the owners bai abandoned them, although tbere is s over-abundance of fruit suitable for?a ning to be had at the lowest rate This, the correspondent of the Co: dilution says, is due entirely to the ej cessive freight rates that Southern cai ners have to pay on their out-put. Th rates on the same classes of goods froi Western and northern points are i very much lower that the Souther canners can not begin to ccmpet with, notwithstanding the fact that the can obtain fruit and vegetables an labor cheaper than ?he Northern can ners. The Constitution*s correspondeo makes out a stroog case against tb railroads, and almost anyone will b convinced that the railroads are injur ing both themselves and the territor they traverse. The fool-killer would find occupatioi amoog the newspaper correspondents o the South. A dispatch in the morninj papers, announcing thc murder of ; woman in Mississippi, concludes thus ''The people are hunting for tin murderer and are determined to burt him at the stake it" caught.'' Suet reports sent out from the South do s vast deal mere towards prejudicing th? public against our people and out country than a hundred Ida Wells. I1 is such reports that prepare the unin formed public in the North and Eng? land to accept as true all the malicious and false statements circulated bj South-haters. The great papers thal are eternally prating about the develop ment of the South, and the movement of Northern people to the South ; thc papers that go ioto double-leaded frenzies everytiuie a Northern man, woman or paper speaks disparagingly or slanderously of the South ; the papers that spent days and weeks in refuting the slanders of Ida Wells and her ilk, should devote some of their time and attention to the correspondents who habitually conclude their dispatches with the statement that the "brute" or the "fiend/' or thc "villain'' will be lynched or burned if caught. We are glad to see that, the Conser? vatives in all parts of the State are becoming convinced that the time has arrived when they must tbink no longer of compromise, but must organ? ize and fight the ring in every county. They are at last convinced that it will be the wisset as well as the most honorable policy to organize and fight for wbat they believe is right without consideration of expediency. It has required a long time and much bitter experience to bring about this convic? tion, but we arc satisfied that at last thc lesson has been well learned. The question now is not, shall we fight the ring, but how shall the fight be made't We have definite ideas on this matter and a few words suffice to express them. Let a State Convention be called, and a Democratic party organized that shall be absolutely independent of thc Irby machine. Then let the party be thoroughly or? ganized in every county and township, and the campaign against thc ring be commenced at once. As for a platform tbere can be no better than the Demo? cratic platform of 187G. which is dem? ocratic in every principle and pledge. It promises justice to all men and good government to the State. A great vic? tory was won on this platform at a crisis almost as desperato as the present, and we believe that with the proper effort another viotory for good government and honest elections can be won. Kut the corjtesit must begin at once. ? 9r THE CONSERVATIVE MOV? Tho address, issued by the c>nfc eoce of Conservative Democrat.-, whi ; was held iu Columbia on Friday nig! is laid before our readers to-day. calls upon the Conservatives throughc the State to orgacize, and in this \ heartily support it. Organized, t Conservatives become a powerful fact io the politics of the State; disorga ized, as at. present, liiey are of iitl weight and are regarded with contemj uous indifference by the leaders of t! Reform machine, who have never r?pr pen ted a majority of the people of ti State, but who won position and ha' retained their power by means of close and well disciplined organiz tion The Conservatives have a duty perform at ibis time. They owe it themselves and the S?ate to spare i effort, to hesitate at no sacrifice to 01 cure a Constitufional Convention th; will frame a Constitution which wi be just and fair to the people < the State, without reference to pos tion, calling, political affiliation! or race; a Constitution that wi foster education and make fraud i elections impossible If thc Cot servatives have no organization the cannot make their power and iflueuc effective, and it is the most arrant non sense to talk about the uselessness an folly of attempting to organize tb Conservatives. Refusing to assist i organizing the Conservatives, or to dis courage the efforts that other Conserva tives are making, is for a Couservativ to supinely surrender to the ring That is the way we view it, try as w may to view it otherwise. It cannot b called ultra-conservatism, uor a mistak of judgment, nor a desire for peace nu< unity. It is abject surrender an< nothing less. We desire peace a? sincerely BS ani man in the State, and we are fully con vinced that the only way the Conserva tives will ever obtain justice, and wiri justice will come peace, will be b] organizing and forcing the ring t< respect our demands. Free booters ant pirates have never listened to prayer? and appeals, but often to ?he demand! of a bold adversary. We have a gano of free-bootcrs to deal with, and un lest we equip ourselves to demand our right? and enforce our demands by strength, wc may as well prepare ourselves to bc defrauded of our rights and kicked irj the bargain. And we are not prepared to say that we should not deserve the kick either, if wc are so foolish ai to neglect the means of preserving our rights and the respect of our enemies We do not believe the call of the Carson Conference goes far enough, but it sets thc ball in motion in the right direction, and it depends upon the conservatives themselves what is done in the future. If they will but organize in every county, and in every township in every county, the fight will be more than half won. With a perfect conser? vative organization there will be no danger of a partisan and vicious con? vention, nor of an unjust and tyrannical constitution. The failure of the Liberal ministry was predicted when Gladstone retired, and it has been a surprise that it held on for so long. The Neus and Courier publishes the full text of the speech Senator Till? man delivered in Memphis two weeks ago. Is this enterprise, or homage ? The bicycle craze has grown to such dimensions in the North that it has now become a question as to what rights the people who use vehicles and walk are to be allowed. Bicycles are taking the country. The rich New Yorker who committed suicide on Saturday, after reading, "is Life Worth Living?" has probably received new light on the subject ere this. This is a uood season for the malaria aud malauua partisans to test, their theories in a practical manner. The News and Courier should, at. least detail one member <>f the staff to estab? lish the correctness of rho maia qua theory If the Spauiards will continue to carr5' abundant supplies of ammunition to Cuba, thc insurgents will be able to capture enough to make things hot for their enemies, that is, providing, of course, that they maintain their present record. The Reformers in Spartauburg and Laurens refuse to divide delegates to thc Constitutional Convention. Lo Abbevillcy the offer the Conservatives two out of six What should the Con? servatives do io Sumter? Let the Re? formers ask themselves the question. Mr. Mat tin I). Egerton, of Winni peg, Manitoba bas raised a big row about hi- head by the assertion that the i public school system of the United States is unmoral in its effect. He now proceeds to back up Iiis assertion by quoting the published reports, dwelling 1 particularly upon Boston. How will this strike the people of the Hub? Her schools Unmoral ! What u< xr''. The people that have been the i strongest supporters of the dispensary ' are rai-ing the bigge.-t. row about, the early opening and late closing re? gulation* recently adopted by the State Board. They nay that ther-e regulatians are not productive of tem? perance. Well, after all, the dispen? sary is not much of a temperance or moral institution, and ir must be made to make a little profit to vindicate the administration Sumter's Cotton Mill. The Secretary of State yesterday issued a commission to the Sumter Manufacturing Compenv of Sumter, the object of which is to erect and operate a mill for the manufacture of cotton goods The capital stock is to be $100,000. divided into 1.000 3hart;s. The stock is to be paid in "n the instalment plan, which has been adopted by so many new enterprise in this State. The corporators are W. M. Graham, Neil O'Donnell, J. P. Laughery, Abe Rvttenberg. J. A. Mood and Marion Moise -State, June 25. Sumter at College. The following students at the South Caro? lina College from ibis county are mentioned on the annual honor roll, tne marks being the average for the year. Highly distin? guished indicates 95 to 100; distinguished 90 to 95 : proficient 80 to 90 : Sophomore Class-G. E. Haynsworth, pro? ficient in Latin. Freshman Class-G. M. Beaslev, distin? guished in English ; proficient in Latin, French, history. A.C Carson., distinsui^hed in Latin and Euelish ; proficient in German, history, ma'hematic9 R. Muid row. highly distinguished in Greek and mathematics ; distinguished in history, English and Latin. Tho Citadel Scholarship. The Association of Graduates of the Cita? del Academy at Charleston S. C., at their annual meeting in June, 1894, passed reso? lutions iookink' towards the Association j keeping up H beneficiary cadet at said Acad- , erny and called upon al! members of the As- j sociation, requesting ihem ?o agree to contri- ! bute $3 per annum, each, for that purpose.! Before the annual meeting ia June, 1895, 154 i members had agreed and paid Said amount, ; when it was agreed thai the position was to be filled in the manner set forth : Every member of this Association sha'.! be ? allowed to select ?ne candidate, who must be j not less than 15 nor more than 20 yeara or" ; age, and who must be at least live feet in j height, and able to do military duty. Each j member must testify that the candidate select- : ed by him is of good moral character e.nd ' deserving of the appointmrtit. Each member will notify the Secretary of his selection before August loth. II. The superintendent of the Academy j will have examination questions prepared to be sent bj the Secretary to th* School Com? missioner of each County in which there is a candidate for the appoint!. . nt ; and the candidates will repair to i - r respective County seats for examin?t:* on such day durini: the last week in Aug?.- is the School ? Commissioner shall select. The following gentlemen trora Sumter ! County are members, and each oan recom? mend one boy for the place: ? Dr. Archie'China, Capt. P. P. Gaillard, Mr. W. O. Cain, Rev. John Kershaw and B. j D. Wilson. Any of these gentlemen will be glad to receive applications. A beneficiary's position means board, : tuition, clothing, lights and fuel for a term : of four vears. Democrats Organize . To J hi Conservative Democrats, of Sumter Couiity : You will please assemble at your usual pluces of meeting not later than July 6th, and reorganize your clubs : where there are no clubs, rou will please proceed to organize one. as it is ?he intention to have the Con? servative Democrats organized throughout j tn? State. You will after organizing, elect a member of the County Conservative Demo \ eratic Executive Committee ! You wiil then elect one delegate for every I Ll) enrolled Conservatives and one for ?he majority traction. Said delegates sh?il con I Trne in the County Court House in the City j of Sumter ot. Friday, July 12th, ul LO 30 A j M.. lor the consideration of such business ?s tuny come before it. The fallowing questions will probaoly be considered by the convention : 1st Thc election of n. member of the Sta'e Executive Committee. 2d. As to the mode ?nd manner of nomi? nation and election of delegates to the Con? stitutional Convention; deaiing with different questions, such as : shall there be a division ot delegates and on what terms; shall we go i':to a primary ? These vital questions must be answered by you ; no one is authoriz-d to act for ycu. Therefore please let these meetings be fully at? tended, ?nd elect your most able and patriot? ic representatives MARION MOISE, Ch'u Sumter Co. Con. Dem. Com. June25, ?S95. - - mj- - There is now talk of organizing a com? pany to build a driving and bicycle track, to be located on .Mr. W. M Gr ham's iand near : tbv o'd C. S. ? N. cepot. One or the men who is interested in the -i atter says that, al? though their plans have not yet taken definite ? shape, it is very probable that their designs I will oe consummated Toe situation is wei! j adapted to the purpose and is near enough to i the business part of town to enable ail to walk to it without unnecessary fatigue. There j are a great roany people in Sumter who will i hal! with delight ne building of a driving track, ?s they believe that it will promote an J lotetest in fine stock that Las been on the j wane in Sumter for some time. A week or j two will decide whether Sumter is io have a driving track and a new b?nele track or not. Since the system of water wck3 was put down io Sumter, and absolute purity of the water supply established beyond question, nearly ali of the wind mills erected by differ eDt persons to operate private systems of water woiks, ha*e been abaodoned, and their residences nre supp!.ed by the Sumter Water Com pao y. Randall Gardner, Jr., was bound over to j the court of sessions for burglary and larceny hy Trial Justice Jennings Monday atter a preliminary hear i oe. There were ?n uousu-; ally large number of witnesses present at the | hearing, and ihe case was ot more that? ordi- j nary interest, having been postponed more i than once. ? ?mr?- -^mmm- i LAWRENCE W. EDWARDS. - Still Practicing His Mania for Pass- | ing Worthless Papers. ATLANTA, GA , Jiu.e 24. - Warren L. | Edwards, who has been connected with ihe official or=rati of the Y. M. C. A., here, has j Uft, leaving behind him ?everal worthless \ checks. These are mostly hel-i ny the Mer- j chants bank, which is caught for $300. j Edwards is ? polished young mao and he came here from South Carolina and got on ! well. Now it is learned thai he served part I of a terra in the South Carolina penitentiary, j He was ;*leased on condition that he should leave the State. Not many business houses \TA these United f States cai; boast of fifty years' standing, j The business of Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co , Low- j ell, Mass, whose incomparable Sarsaparilla i is known and used everywhere, has passed its i balf-ceotenoial, and was never so vigorous as at present . I have two little graod children who are teething this hot summer weather and are troubled with'bowel complaint I give them I Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea ^ Remedy and ?tacts like a charm. I earnestly : recommend it for children with bowel trou- j bles. I was myself taken with a severe attack of bloody flux, with cramps and pains in my stomach, one-third of a bottle of this remedy cured me. Within twenty-four hours 1 was out of bed aod doing my housework. Mrs.W L Dunagan. Bon-aqua, Hickman Co., Teun. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. J For Colic, Cramps, Cholera Morbus and all Summer Complaints, there is no cure equal to Pain-Killer. Get a bottle to-day. Keep it con? stantly on hand, for there is no kind of pain or ache-internal or external-that will not relieve. Accept no imitation or substitute. Genuine has PERRY DAVIS & SON on bottle. The J quantity has been doubled, but the price is still 25c. & II (if J. W, F. DeLORlI?, DEALER IX v-'w^* '"-mp -r^v wo Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and aili kinds of Druggist's SniKlrics Usually kept in a First Class Drug Store. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars, (?arden Seeds, A:c., also Paints. Oils, Varnishes Glass, Putty, ?fcc, Dye Stuffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and oiliest quality. Call and see for yourselves. Night Calls Promptly Attended To. j ABSOLUTELY PURE PUBLIC N?TIGE CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, } SUMTER, S. C.. June 24th, 1895. > THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF "A LOCAL Board of Health ror City of Sumter'' ai ordered by City Council by Ordinance, May 8tb ult., and duly published, will "be held on Thursday, 27th day of June, inst., be? tween the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m., at the usual polling place ir: said City." The following named cittzec? are hereby appointed Managers of said Elec? tion. Messrs C. M. Hurst. Jr., J. S. Rtcharcs&L, and R. L. Wright. By order of Council. CM. HURST. Clerk and Treasurer. PUBLIC NOTICE. CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., June 4, 1895. PROPERTY OWNERS are hereby notified and reminded ''that during the month or Jun?? of each year all persons liable tc taxation, shall make return of their property under oath, nefore the Clerk and Treasurer, who is hereby authorized to administer suer, oath, &c, ?tc," Hnd j ou are requested tc give attention to this requirement. By order of Council. C M. HURST, June 5-2r. Clerk ar:d Treasurer. So Simple. Si Nine times out of ten whemveare out of sorts our trou? bles can be removed by that re? liable old & medicine, ?ron 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. 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