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fiji S??tlit? at? jl?m??jnm. WEDNESDAY. NOV. 13,1895. The Sumter Watchman was founded io 1850 and tue True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Soi?hron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of ?be old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. EDITORIAL NOTES. Burglars seem to be on the rampage. Householders should load their pistols with blank cartridges. By adopting this suggestion they will frigb'cn the burglar just as thoroughly and avoid personal injury and damage to furni? ture. The petrified man found in the river near Columbia is probably the prohibi? tionist who started to Columbia to see the Legislature enact a prohibition law, and bearing the news of the adoption of the dispensary system while on the way, was petrified by astonishment. The banquet to the members of the Constitutional Convention given ic Colombia Monday night shows that the factional lines are breaking down. When meo who have been so bitterly antagonistic to each other in the rodent past sit down together around the ban? quet table, there is no better proof re. quired that the bitterness and rancor bas passed away. The State Fair i? provine much more of a success than was anticipated. The crowcis arc larger and the exhibits are better and more numerous than the management of the Fair boped for. The crowds to-day will be unusually large, on accouot of the special excur? sions which will be ruo. The premium offer and clubbing rates made io connection with this* paper have never been duplicated io this State, and the reading public, both our present patrons and all others, ^re invited to avail themselves of the un? precedented opportunity. These rates hold good until January 1. The suffrage problem has been finally din-ned of by the Convention, and it is to be honed that the remaining sections will be disposed of with less unneces? sary talk. It is high time for the Con? vention to finish its work and adjourn. Mr. Benjamin Harrison, one time President of the United States, has un? dertaken to write a series of articles for a popular ladies magazine oo "This j -Country of Ours." Mr. Harrison may be casting an anchor to the windward in hope of obtaining the woman vote wheo he runs for the presidency again. The comments of the Illustrated American reproduced in this issue of the W.&S on the becouaiogness of Eoglish criticism of the suffrage problem io South Carolina are very appropriate, and we take pleasure in commending them to the consideration of the Eng? lish and the Northern philanthropist* ae well, who are anxious to reform others while closing their eyes on the sins at hom* There is more complaint from the country at present, concerning the illi? cit sale of whiskey than ic the towns. There 13 scarcely a day that some re? liable person from thc country doe6 not mention to us the increase in the sale of whiskey in the country nud the corres? ponding increase io drunkenness and disorder The l;qaor is sold with little attempt at concealment, and a* lhere has been no interference by United States or S>'ate officials, the whiskey sellers are growing io boldness, and seem defiant of the law that does not punish them and disregardful of the respectable citizens ot the country. As a gentleman said to us "you eau see more drunk men iu the country than in the town almost any day. It is a mat? ter that calls for energetic measures by the officers of the law, for unless the evil is pot dowo at ooce it will grow to greater proportions aod much trouble will be the outgrowth of it. FRAUD IN THE CONSTITU? TION. Senator Tillmao proved himself wiser, if not better, than his party yesterday when he advocated giving representation on the board of elec? tion managers and canvassers to "each of the two political parties casting the highest number of votes at the preceding election." But, for once, the Reformers would not heed his words and turned a deaf ear to his counsel. From one point of view Senator Tillman's position ap? pears strange and unexpected-as strange as the refusal of the Reform majority to take his advice by s ing the amendment to the suffraj tide-yet when we calmly con the entire matter in the light ol events there is nothing strange explicable in the incident. Se Tillman recognizes that he has ( ed a broader field than the State he evidently intends shaping course of action by the public ion of the country, at large, t great a degree as possible while ing on to the political leadersh South karolina. With this intel in his mind, he must protest ag the brazen unfairness of refusing political parties representation 01 board of managers and canvai for he knows and admits that the census of public opinion is c whelmingly against this specie machine poiitir which places a miam on fraud. On the other h; his subordinates have attained nt er the political nor official prom inf that Senator Tillman has, and 1 have no place in the wider fiele1 national politics What they maj and say is not considered as emi ting from individuals, by the pu beyond this State, but is charged against the State, and the peopl the State are condemned as a wh if their actions run counter to the j vailing sentiment. These lesser litical leaders know this and know t have no fear that condemnation . fall upon them and blight their po cal aspirations. Their field is So Carolina and all political prefe?m IB to be won in the elections hele this State Hence, controlling election machinery at present, tl are determined to retain their g on it, even though decency and cc mon honesty are violated, the C< stitution of the State stained bj palpable fraud, and the respecta public sentiment of the nation a the civilized world outraged by th act. They wish to make a certain of retaining power and office, ar having a knowledge of political c( dit ions they realize that this is to obtained only by controlling eh Hons and declaring the result as th desire that it should. Call it wli you may, it is fraud, and fraud ins gated by greedy selfish negs. The ie no trace of patriotism about for ali the high-flown eloquence some of the gentlemen. It is frau and brazen fraud, at that. Senator Tillman has placed hit self on record and his words Hh??ni be remembered by all. We belina tbat much of his statement is pr phetic foi it is inevitable that ct*rtai effects shall result from specif causes. Senator Tillman reads tl political situation with a discemin eye and perceives the results tin will follow from the action of th Convention. The student of politic should preserve Senator Tillman' remarks, which were as follows : ' I do not desire to make a speech I merely mean to make a statement The Convention will remember tba the article as reported by the comm?t tee had this identical provisi?n in different place. The other evening 01 the motion ? believe, of the ge at! em ai from Marlboro, and with only on speech from the committee, tili? provi ?ion was stricken out Tho committe met yesterday afternoon and after th careful coneideration of the entire sab ject, not in connection only with Souti Carolina, but in connection with thi matter from a national standpoint, de cided that this Convention cannot af ford to put itself on record that the arti cle having been brought in here witt this provision in it that it will no: keep it there, and the committee ar( unanimous in this, that it should be ar integral part of of the ^onstitutioo But it is not only in deference to pub? lic opinion, but for our own self-respect and protection, that we desire to put it back there. Such a provision is in almost every Constitution of the United States north of Mason and Dixon 7e line. Every mao who bas been reading the Northern press must realize that we are being watched from one ead of this country to the other. We are already twitted with proposing to perpetuate trickery and fraud and to strike down free American voters by ous machina? tions and machinery. We have openly avowed our purpose to do certain things, but we cannot openly avow the purpose to maintain ourselves by fraud. We ask you not to stultify this body, not to put it on record that we propose to perpetuate the conditions that have existed in the past, and we think you ought to give us some consideration. You invite at? tack from Congress, from the Supeme Court of the United States and from all the enemies of South Carolina, and i al! the enemies of ?he South, and the friends of the negroes But th is another consideration. We h beeu laboring so long; under incubus of negro domination that our efforts here to rectify our Ci stitution and throw safeguards arou our suffrage and the elections of t country we have been oblivious to i fact that we are making a Constituti that is unalterable, and we would les it to the hands of any par.y io Soi Carolina that might in the future < poHsession of the machinery io chi white men, our equals and our own f low citizens. I believe it is almost inevitable, st ing that men are born different, ? they look at things through diff?re spectacles, that we will have divisi among the whites in this State as the is everywhere else where there is frc dom ; that in the future we will have white men against white men, and t question is are we going to put it in t power of one set of white men to dei to the other white men to see that the votes are put in the proper boxes, ai they, are honestly counted ? We a here to-day with thirty thousand odd c I the one side and fifty-five thousand ( j the other, and nothing but the patrio ism of the one side has kept it from a] i pealing to those corrupt voters to ove j throw us God forbid tba! we shoul { so far divide as to bring in this vote ? j a balance of power, but if we shoul I divide, wc should oot put io the power of the part io ofBce to say: "We ha\ all the Commissioners aud managers you may put the votes in there, bi we will count them M Don't let i who are now in power forget that th wheels of fortune are always turning tnat politics are the most uncertai ground that a man cati walk upon See the changes in tho North. Onl three years ago the Democratic part swept, the country with no overwhelm ing majority, and now they are cover ed with defeat aod disgrace. We Re formers should put this olause here fo our protection, for the day may com when our own vote may be jeopardize! if we do not provide for representador ois th? Board of Supervisors and Man agers." A Standard Cotton Book. We have received and ?xamined with ? great deal of interest and profit Latham ?!er.ander & Co's annual book on "?ottoc Movement and Fluctuation? " The review of the "Cotton Trade of the World" is * solid mass of information concerning thc cotton business. The article on the "Cotton Trade of india." written expressly for this edition by Mr Thomas Ellison, of Liverpool, is both interesting and instructive. Another special artictle of great interest ia "Cotton Manufacturing Interests of the South," bj Mr. R. H. Ed moda, editar of the Manu facturtrs1 Record. In addition to thr usual tables showing receipts, stock exports, coo sumption, acerage, etc, the book contains m neb valuable and original matter in A consise and lucid form. The book is issued for gratuitous distribution among the friends and customers of Latham, Alexander & Co., of New York. - mil - ?o -an Pawnee Bill. Major Gordon Lillie, Pawnee Bill, and his big Wild West combination, gave two exhib? itions on North Sixth Street yesterday, to two big audiences. While perhaps Pawnee Bill does not have as large a show as Buffalo Bill, he gives a performance unfqualed hy any in the country This year many new features were added, and everybody seemed more than pleased. One of the most interest? ing features was the target shooting exhibi? tion of Major Lillie while on horseback. In this he has not an fqual on earth. The rid? ing was exciting and daring. It was a per? fect exhibition throughout.- harrisburg Call . mm .? - -? ?m* The International Bee-Keepers' Congress. Among the many special features and gatherings at the Atlanta Exposition, there ?will be a meeting of the International Bee Keepers' Congress on December 4th and 5th. This will be a large convention ef Bee Keepers from all parts of the United States, and it will pay these who t:ike an interest in Bee-Keeping to make it suit to eo at that time. The Exposition will iheu be at us best,? and railroad rates the lowest. -mm- mn? The American Bee Journal. This is the oldest Bee Journal in America, an:1 is devoted exclusively to the interests of honey producers. It aims to meet the re? quirements of Bee-Keepers in every part of theconntrv, by having departments, with a special editor, in different sections of the country. The Southern department is edited by Dr. J. P. H. Brown, of Augusta, Ga, who is one of the oldest and best posted Bee Keepers in the country. The journal is pub? lished weekly for $1.00 a year. Subscrip? tions may be sent direct to the publishers, G. W. York & Co., Chicago, 111., or to Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga. Any sub? scriber to this paper who will send his ad? dress to the publishers can get a sample copy free. - - i ? um When a person begins to grow thin there is something wrong. The vaste is greater than the supply and it is only a question of time when the end must come. In nine cases out of ten the trouble is with the digestive organs. If you can restore them to a healthy condition you will stop the waste, put on new flesh and cause them to feel better in every way. The food they eat will be digested and appropriated to the needs of the system, and a normal appetite will appear. Consumption frequently follows a wast? ing of bodily tissue because nearly all con? sumptives have indigestion. The Shaker Digestive Cordial will restore the stomach to a healthy condition in a vast majority of cases. Get one of their books from your druggist and learn about this new and valu? able remedy. When the children need Castor Oil, give them Laxol-it is palatable. Hot Supper at Hagood. There will hp a ''hot supper" at the resi? dence of Mrs H R bunders, in Hagood, on n*xt Wednesday e vening, the 20'h inst., for the purpose of raisin:/ funda towards the erection of a new chutch at that pince. Oysters in every sty If, f t u its. swepirnear^ cakes, and numero?* other delicacies, r?sines the more substantial? that go to runke np the ?nenu of the ideal ''hot sr.pner," will ne served. The ladies of that co nm-un i ty have undertaken to make this "hot supper1' the most attractive and successful of the season-; and, having a ?obie cans?? tn urge them to unusual exertions, will *ucc-ed in making the occasion all that they desire The pres? ence and patronage of 'be public ari? invited, and with the invitation the assurance is ex? tended that ali who attend will .pend HP evening ot pleasure that will not Soon be for? gotten It ia not to .he wondered at that Ayer's Pills are in such universal dt-mand. For the cure of constipation, hilliousness, or any other complaint needing a laxative, these pill?? are unsurpassed. They ?r*?9ugar-coated easy to take, and every dose is effective. A Card of Thanks. PACKSVILLB, Nov, 9, 1895. The young lady soliciting aid for com? pleting the Methodist church (being few of that denomination here rendered it necessary to call for outside help) decres to expr?s* her thanks to the people of Sumter for their help; also, cheerfulness with which they gave, it being an unfavorable evening and coming in contact wiih others ut>ot> situiiar misions, she was exceedingly rejoiced with her evening's work, having rfcived about $22 ia the course of two hours time C. ? i ClareiitMplJiA. F. M. T1HE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will he held on Thursday Evening, November 28;h. at 7? t> m. Brethren will take due notice and govern tnemselves accordingly. By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. LAND FOR SALE. ! APART OR WHOLE of 'he Maj W. M. Green plartation, a: Wisacky, for sale cheap and on easy terms. PaMiculars, address VV. McD GREEN, Nov. 13-4t. Silver, S. C. Dissolntiofl of Copartaiip. rpHE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE JL existing between the undersigned in the General Merchandise business in the city of Sumter, is this day dissolved bv mutual consent. All liabilities of the said firm have been assumed by Robert Wingate, to whom all d6bts due said firm will be paid . ROBERT WINGATE. S. YEADON DELGAR November 6, 1895.-lt NOTICE. HAV?NG BOUGHT THE ENTIRE BUST ness heretofore conducted bv the firm of Wingate & D^lgar. I announce ?bat I will continue business at the same stand, and so? licit the continued patronage of our former customers and the public generallv ROBERT WINGATE. Nov. 6, 1895.- If. 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The prices enumerated are in addition to the reg? ular subscription ($2 per year) of The Watchman & Southron: Home and Farm, Womankind, Farm News, Atlanta Constitution, N. Y. 30c. Washington Post, 15c. Cosmopolitan, 15c Munsey's Magazine, 55c. Standard Delineator, Thricea-Week World, 60c. 30c. 85c. 85c. 85c These prices are strictly cash in advance in conjunction with subscription to the Watchman & Southron. Send remittances to W. G. OSTEEW, SUMTER, S. C. PRINCETON. The ' Princeton1be woro a good deal this .->*>-..... lt is a long 4-Button Cutaway KseW. rciuare shoul? ders, corset wai*t ?ml perfect fitting io every respect. 1 h;tVe them of the most popular fabric REGENT. The "Kegent" . % Button Cutaway treck Very p r.uiar w?b the young tneu now. 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