Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. ?8, 1896 The Sumter Watchman was founded is 18&) and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron DOW has the combined circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. The record of crimes of all sorts committed ia the United States daring the vear just closed forms a chapter of bloody horrors. Is this country of Christian civilization very mach better than heathendom after all ? The Tennessee Centennial bids fair to be fully as great an undertaking as the Atlanta Exposition. The site se? lected for the . centennial exposition grounds is one of great natural beauty and a large amount of money has been spent in further beautifying it. The State of Tennesseee, the cities of Nash? ville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knox? ville and other cities and towns of that State have appropriated large sums of money. The city of Nashville is en* terprising and rich, and with this to back the centennial it will be a success, beyond doubt. In many respects it will surpass the Atlanta show io mag? nitude and ia interest. John L. McLaurin is making arecord in Congress that will render him a strong candidate for Governor, should he bave the ambition to beoome John Gary Evans, successor. Tbere are several combinations of office holding politi? cian es in this state, and several slates have been made McLaurin's came is said to be on at least two of these states While he is not exactly io. either the combinatioos, certain members of the political cliques are somewhat more than willing to enlist his support and provide a good office for him. Senator Marion Butler, the Populist from North Carolina, who was elected by a fa si cn of Republicans and Pops., is attempting to jump into prominence by ralkiog a great deal. Senator Till? man is exhibiting better judgment by keeping quiet. Since bis tilt with Senator Chandler, in which the latter bad it all his own way, and turned the laugh on Senator Ben, South Carolina's ' representative has kept quiet We will bet on Beo, however. He is studying thc situation now, but when he has learned the lay of the land and become acquainted with all the ropes, he will jump flat-footed into the Senate cham? ber, stamp the tail feathers out of Sena? torial digoity and whoop things up in genuine Tiilmanesque style. He will oatch the fancy of the gallery and con? vert the Senate into a hippodrome. We believe io Ben Tillman's power and ability to make a stir io any body in which he Ands himself, and when be thioks the proper time has arrived he will raise a rucus in the Senate. The L?ureos & Newberry R. R. will be sold within a short time to the Co? lumbia, Newberry & Laurena R. R. The latter road is operated by the Sea? board Air Line aod the Atlantic Coast Line conjointly, and the addition of the Newberry & Laurens R. R. te the mil? eage of these systems will put this sec? tion of the State in close connection with the up country. The General Assembly, whioh meats io a short time, has an abundenoe of work cut out for it. A great deal of thc work is of prime importance ; and, as there are several offices to be Ailed by" Legislative election, there will be much wire pulling, which is deemed by maDy politicians to be very laborious work-and very important. The report of Phosphate Inspector Jones reveals the fact that unless there is a great change in conditions, and at present there is no reason to expect a change, the State will in future realize but a small sum from the phasphate royalty The discovery of extensive and rich phosphatic deposits in various parts of the world has destroyed the monopoly that South Carolina once had in this industry, and South Carolina phosphate miners have such fierce com? petition to combat that there is left but a small margin of profit above the ac? tual co3t of mining. Inspector Jones recommends that the royalty be re? duced to twenty-five cents per ton, if the State would have the miners con? tinue opeiatioas. As Inspector Jones says in his report, the outlook is indeed gloomy ia the extreme for the South Carolina phosphate industry, which but a few years since yielded such a hand? some income to the State. JUDGE FRASEE. This distinguished aod able es-, has beeD named for the vacant A ate Justiceship. The Advt would fee delighted to see this pur magistrate in this exalted place, we forbear to urge his name, might displace the mirth, break good meeting, and destroy the effects of the late love feast, jus joaroed at Coiuoibia. At this s season we think it out of place ev< allude to those lines of Addison, it Cato, about the Post of Honor, sides, the play bad a monster run political piece, and then died the < -Laurens Advertiser. The South Carolina ' bacconist. A Journal Devoted to the S< Carolina Tobacco Interest. SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 7, 189 To The Public : On Feruary 4th we shall bc the publication of THE SO CAROLINA TOBACCONIST, a joui that will be devoted exclush to the tobacco interest of this ? tion of the South. The chief 1 of the paper will be the ext sion and development of toba culture in South Carolina, wh the experience of the last : years has proved, beyond shadow of doubt, to be the m profitable crop that can be gre in Central South Carolina. Sii South Carolina has a climate p eminently adapted to grow: large crops of the finest bri^ tobacco known to the trade, it the duty of our people to util the gifts nature has bestowed up this favored region. It is the purpose of THE Sou CAROLINA TOBACCONIST to aid a encourage our people in the c ture of tobacco. We have ( listed the services of experienc tobacco growers, and we sh publish at seasonable times ; tides on the preparation of t land for tobacco, the character land that will yield good tobacc the fertilization, the preparad* of the plant beds, transplantii the young tobacco plants, t cultivation suitable to diff?re conditions of weather that m; exist during the growing seasc topping, handling, curing, gra ino and marketing. The style barns best suited to curing t bacco in this section will be di cussed, and plans for building ar estimates of the cost will 1 given. In all cases the artic! will deal with tobacco and its ci ture in South Carolina and iv with tobacco and how it is cult vated and handled in Virgin and North Carolina. There is difference in both soil and cl mate in the two sections, an there is, consequently, a necessii for different methods to meet tr different conditions. For th reason a tobacco journal devote especially to the interest in Sout Carolina is a necessity, and w have undertaken to supply whi the tobacco farmers both nee and demand. THE SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO NIST will be a 20-page magazin< published weekly at a subscrip tion price of S2.00 per year. Th undersigned will own and publis the paper; Mr. Hubert G. Osteer editor of the Daily Item and th Watchman and Southron, will b Managing Editor and will be as sisted by a number of able ant I experienced writers on tobacci I culture. Mr. J. A. Brogdon, Manager o the Sumter Tobacco Warehouse will assist in the editorial man agement and will keep the tobac co men fully posted on all qucs tions of interest to the tobacc< trade. We will have correspondents a j all thc leading tobacco markets j both domestic and foreign, sc i that market quotations and a dc I tailed report of the market con j ditions, wherever tobacco is ^old j may be furnished our readers, j We shall spare no effort tc make the paper a real help tc tobacco planters and dealers anc a true exponet of tobacco culture in South Carolina. Your support and friendly in? terest are solicited. Very respectfully, N. G. OSTEEN. T?e News and Courier's Prize Contests For 1896. Our offer of prizes to thc most suc? cessful hog growers ?n the State io 1895 was productive of so good results by arousing aod promoting interest in an important but neglected agricultural in? dustry aod ioduciog many farmers to eogage in it agai? to their own profit aod with large benfit to the State, that we have determined to organize ar otber competition for the year 1396, ??od to exteod it so as to ioclude a variety of products aod to eolist a still iarger number of farmers ?D it The details of the cootest have not yet been arranged* but will te an noooced at ao early day aod io good time for the due ioformation of al! who may desire to engage in it. Wecaooot do more to-day than give a very gener? al idea of tts scope, its limitations in part, and its object?, with the under? standing that the scheme as here out lioed id fubjeot to whatever modifica? tions may ba found to be necessary be? fore the final announcement of condi? tions is made. The competition will be limited to subscribers to The Weekly Newv aud Courier. I The prizes will consist of five hun? dred dollars in cash, and one gold I medal and and one silver medal. The ; five hundred dollars will be divided into ; prizes of one hundred dollars aud fifty ? dollars, to be paid to the wieners ?ID the several contests. The medals will be independent of the cash prizes, and subject to separate comp?tition, so that no contestant can receive both a medal and a cash prize for the same thing. One of the contests, will be for hogs again, but under somewhat different conditioos from the cootest of 1895. We Iearoed last year, wheo too late to cbaoge the published conditions materi? ally without affectiog some of the coo testaots uofairly, that the restriction of the contest to pigs born in 1895 exclud? ed some that might properly have been entered, and that would have been en? tered but for that limitation. We make the timely and definite announce? ment now, therefore, that the hog con? test for 1896 will begin on March 1 ; will close 300 days later ; and will be j open to all pigs not over 4 months old on March 1. These terms, of course, wiP permit the entry of pigs boro in November and December, 1895, as well as those born in 1896, and we think are both proper and liberal for the purposes of the competition. Another contest will be organized for the best exhibit of hay-using the word io the widest sense, to include all kinds of "long feed" or "forage" as clover, timothy, alfalfa, Bermuda and otber grasses, separate or mixed, corn fodder, pea vines, pindar vines, etc., etc The conditions of this contest will pro I bably relaid to the yield per acre, for a j stated number of acres, aod to thc j quality of the product as determioed by j its selling price in the Charleston mar j ket. j The News and Courier bas a speoial I regard, of course, for the tobacco crop, j which Capt. Dawson was so largely I instrumental in re-establishing in South i Carolina, aod is desirous of promoting ( and extending the cultivation of the j plant as far as practicable. ? prize j will be given to the farmer who makes the most profitable crop on one acre, so as to allow both large and small farmers to compete for it on an equal footing. The quality of the tobacco will count heavily in such a oontest, of course, j but quality alone or yield alone, or quality and yield together will not in? sure the captare of the prize. As now proposed the farmer will win it who * 'clears' ' the most money from an acre and tells his fellow farmers how be managed to do so, and these conditioos evideotly will give every tobaoco grow? er a fair chance and make the contest both interesting and instructive. Another and very general, but high? ly ioterestiog and profitable,contest will be organized for progressive "all rou od' farmers, by the offer of a prize for the best results obtained from diversified crops grown by a siDgle farmer. The general plan of this contest is that :he competitors may produce what they please-cottoo, coro, small grain, to? bacco, hay, fruit, pi?dars, truck, hogs cows, horses, sheep, poultry, butler, eggs, hooey, etc, etc,-the prize to bc awarded to the one who shows the largest relative profit on the year's ope? rations. Provided only that he pro? duces not less than four different kbds of field or orchard crops-as corn, cot? ton, tobacco aod hay ; or coro, peas, piodars aod potatoes ; or cottOD, hay, tur?ips aod oats ; or peaches, cotton, watermelons and corn ; or grapes, corn, wheat and cabbages, and so on through a hundred possible combinatioos of the larger "plough crops'* with whate additions may be made io the way raisiDg cattle, sheep and hogs aod pc try, bee-keepiog, butter making, g dening for market, etc, etc. The p pose of the contest is to prove ti "diversified" and "all round" farmi pays io South Carolina, and to exhi the proofs and give public recognit to the farmer that makes the best she ing. Small aod large farmers c compete for this prize on equal tere The highest 1 profit" made per acre the whole number of acres employed the farm, and inoludiug everythi made on the farm, will determine t winner, whether he farms ten acres a thousand. Tba prize cannot be w by spending time and ?abor and mom on one or two crops. It is most desirale that more atte tion shou'dbe paid in this Stete to t industry of sheep raising, which con be devoloped to important proportion if the farmers would take bold of it earnest. Another prize will be offen in the interest of this industry. Another will be offered to be compe ed for by the fruit growers, who ha' already fairly ^organized one of tl most promising new industries io tl State, but will be interested doubtlei in a contest which will show who is ? leader io thic pleasant and profitabi filed of endeavor. Last, but not least in the order i merit and interest, will be the prize t be contested for by the women of th State who are workiog on the farms a hard as their husbands and fathers an brothers and sons, without getting du credit for their part of the yearly pro ducts and income. This contest wi! cover the field of woman's work on th farm, in the orchard, about the house in the dairy and kitchen, and garden in the poultry yard, and among the be hivetj, and in al), the wide and varie( departments of her ceaseless industry and we hope will serve to inspire man; such workers with new interest in the; daily and all-day tasks and duties. Al cannot win the prize, of course, but ai can win recognition for the importani part they play in making farming profit, able-and-possible-to the men whe work afield, and we cao promise all the contestants such recognition at least, besides the prize or prizes to those whe win them. This contest will "fit" in naturally and neatly with the contest for the prize for the most successful ''all round" farm, aod it may be that the prize for such afarm will "e won at last by the farmers in pettico? -, who help to "run it," in the race. We have already made this introduc? tory chapter with regard to the several contestsjlarger than we intended it to be, and will only add, therefore, that all the prizes indicated will be certainly of? fered, and perhaps more of them ; that the conditions of the several contests will be announced in a few days, and that the present intention is to have all the farm products offered for compe? tition, as far Jas practicable, exhibited in Charleston on the oecasion of the next Fall Festival, when the prizes will bc publicly awarded. Many merchants are well aware that their customers are their best friends and take pleasure in supply iog them with the best goods obtainble. As an instance we mention Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists of Flush? ing, Micbigau. They say: "We have no hesitation in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our customers, as it . is the best cough medicine we bare ever sold, and always gives satisfaction." For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by Dr. A. J. China. JJncklfn's Arnica Salve. The BeBt Salve in tho world for Cats, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped ^ao?J> Chilblains, Corns and al Sain Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no piy required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25cent8 per bor. For sale by Dr. J. F. W. De Lonna - ? ? -? Tissue paper, all shades, at H. G. Osteen &Co's. Desirable Beal Estate for Sale. AVERY DESIRABLE LOT at Effing? ham, Florence County, coctainining 4 acres, lying adjacent tu the depot at Effing? ham, on the N". E. R R, bouoded on ali sides now or formerly hy land9 of e3tate of John M.Timicons, deceased. ALSO ATRACT OF 250 ACRES, situate about 3 miles from Effingham, bounded *>y Lyuch's Creek, the public road and land now or forerly of Jesse Jame3. The last named tract of lund well timbered, and admirably adapted for planting and pasturage. Terms easy. Aoplv to * PURDY & REYNOLDS, Attorneys at Lav;, Oct. 30. Sumter, S. C. . 641 F. I. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COM MU N?CATION of Claremont Lodge, No 64, A. F. M.. wil: oe held on Thursday | Evening, January 30th, j<u 7?p. m. Brethren j will take due Doiice and govern themselves ! accordingly. By order, F. M. SPANN, W. M.j H. C. MOSKS, Secretary. Tbc Sumter Music House, NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE. Pianos, 0rgan3 and Sewing Machines of the best grade sold cheap for cash or on easy terms. Old ones taken in exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We also keep NEEDLES, OILS, And parts of every Sewing Machine. We have some rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. M. B. RANDLE, JaD 8. Manager. QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION' AND BUSINESS OF He'M of Mer," Mr, S.C. At the close of the quarter ending Decem? ber 31, 1S95. published in conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loaos and Discounts, $156,805 94 Bills Receivable, 615 67 Furniture ajid Fixtures, and Vault 1,975 91 Real Estate, 12,000 00 Over Drafts secured, 7,978 10 Cash on band and in other Banks 72,840 55 Total, S252.216 1' LIABILITIES. Capital stock, ST5.000 00 Deposits, 156,614 81 Due to other Banks, 1,704 74 Dividend payable January 1896, 3,000 00 Undivided profits, 15,896 62 Total, $252,216 17 STATE OF SOOTH CAROLINA, \ gg SCMTER COUNTY. J I, W. F. RHAME, Cashier of "The Bank of ? Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. F. RHAME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d day of Jaouary, 1896 (Signed) M. REYNOLDS, [L.S.J a Notary Public S. C. Correct-Attest. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, ] President, ! Directors MARION MOISE. j-erectors. R. P. MONAGHAN, J Jan. 8. FOR SALE. OR EXCHANGE FOR OTHER STOCK, my celebrated Jackass, Zeb Vance. .J. J. NEASON, Jany. 8-lt Hagood, S. C. State of South Carolina, ; COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh,. Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, JAMES M. MeCUTCHEN, made suit to me, to grant him Let? ters of Administration of the estate of and effects of THCS. R. MCCUTHBN, deceased. " These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Thos. R. McCutchen late of said Coun? ty and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter, C. H., on January 23d, 1896, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my band, this 8th day of January, Anno Domini, 1896. T.V.WALSH, Jan 8-2t Judge of Probate. LET US SELL YOU YOUR HARDWARE ! .lot We have had years of experience in the business, and thin^ we can satisfy you in quality and price. For TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY COME TO US. FOR BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIAL WE KEEP IT. FOR BEST COOK AND HEATING STOVES OUR STORE IS THE PLACE j For Engine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools, House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Razors, Scissors, Guns, Pistols, Car? tridges, Etc., Come right here. r ai Leather Beltii Paints ai Oils are u CAN'T WE FURNISH YOU W1TH\S0ME? Oct 16 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN can always find prize shoes in our stock. There's nothing gained by wearing inferior foot? wear. ?o one ever saves mon? ey b; doing so. There isn't enongh wear in a poor shoe to make it worth while to wear it. Attempting to make a poor shoe pass for a good one is like trying to make a quarter pass for a dollar ; it can?t be done. Our shoes are up to date in style, handsome in shape, and appearance, first class in quali? ty, and low in price. As good a shoe as ours would cost you more anywhere else. Come and see for yourself. WALSH & SHAW. Oct 30. V BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight : they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. CAVEATS? TRADE WARKS, DESIGN PATENTS* COPYRIGHTS, etc For Information and free Handbook -write to MUNN & CO.. S61 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Every patent taken out by us is brought before the public by a notice given free of charge in th? g?ttf?tit Qmt?m Largest circulation of any scientific paper In the worid. Splendidly illustrated. No intelligent nan should be without it. Weekly, ?3,00 a year; $1J30 six months. Address, MUNN & CO,, PUEEISHERS, 3G1 Broadway, New York City. HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. UP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 500 Tons Ammoniated Guano 500 Tons Acid Phosphate. 500 Tons German Kainit. COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT FOR SALE. GET OUR PRICES. We keep on band a full line of heavy groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS, LARD, MEAL, GRIST, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, COFFEE, POTTED MEATS, fcc, kc. ??f* Correspondence solicited. Nov. 27. SUITER RESTAURANT. NEWLY OPENED. MEALS TO OKDSB AT ALL HOTOS OYSTERS AND GAME IS SEASON. Special attention to Lunches for Ladies. Prices moderate? Your patronage solicited. Liberty Street near Watchman and Southron Cilice. Oct. 2.