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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29. The Sumter Watchman was n 1850 and the True Southron The Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and i of both of the oid papers, and festly the best advertising me< Sumter THE CITADEL ACADE The Citadel Academy bar caped destruction at the hnnd enemies in the Legislature, a narrow majority voting in fi the maintenance of the time-h old institution of learning h couraged those who oppose it hope and look forward to tl when the Citadel shall be memory, as one that is near at The friends of the Citadel hav son to rejoice that it has been s but they should not delude selves that it is safe. Far frc the Citadel will be made an iss the present Legislature whe time comes to make the annu propriation for its maintenant if the institution is not ser crippled by a sweeping reduct he appropriation, we greatly judge the temper of the majori the members of the General A bly of South Carolina. The U against the Citadel is stronger ever before, fully as unreasonal it ever was in past years, and are stronger argumeuts io be br< forward for abolishing it than i have been advanced when the was ou in former years, for the; not then exist. This is the 6itua and those who are friends of Citadel and would have it cont its benificent work in South Car must be up and doing in its belia The first argument against further maintenance of the Cit that is bei g used by those who pose it, is that it is no longer nee and to abolish it would in no ' destroy the symmetry of the hij educational system of the State, ie nut needed because Clemson be*n established and is fully eq ped to give the education and r tary training afforded by the Cita Clemsou, they say, is broader scope and more modern in eq ment, has all of the advanta possessed by the Citadel and rn never claimed for it by the be6t .warmest friends of that institut]' In other words, thc estab?ishmen Clemson and its moderate succes? a military school is a satisfactory 1 son for dismantling an institution t has the prestige of scores of yean successful work and thousands graduates, who are living monume of its efficiency. Another argument is that as cc pared with Clemson the Citadel is expensive school, and that 1 amount expended in educating c boy at the Citadel would educ? several at Clemson. Still another is that the support the Citadel is derived from dirt taxation levied on the proper) holders of the State, while Clems is provided fo: in a great measure 1 the income derived from the Hat Fund appropriated by the Nation Government for the support of agi cultural colleges. These are the grounds upon whi( the enemies of the Citadel a basing their case, and we recite the simply to show what those who su port the Citadel have to combat We are fully satisfied that i money is better spent by the Stat than that which is appropriated f( the support of the Citadel. N money yields a better return and ai complishc8 more lasting benefits t the State than the few thousands ar nually expended on the Citadel. Th boys who spend four years in this ir stitution leave it men with well-train ed minds, fully developed bodies am systematic habits that enable them ti ' succeed in business and profession? life wherever they may be placed They have not merely received lee tures and instruction on the value o system and thoroughness in whateve; task they have for their hands to do but they are drilled in it day by da} until its practice becomes a secoue nature, and which ail save the totally incompetent and worthless never loose. Such training is invaluable and the institution that can give it, and has proved that it can do so by a record of so many years, should bc maintained. If there must be a re? trenchment in the expenditures of the State let it be made elsewhere. EDITORIAL NOTES. -. . ! Mr. Mauoiog is still pushing his j j Australian ballot bill in the Legislature I and has had it referred to thc comrnit . tee on privileges and elections. The ! Australian ballot law will insure, to a ! great degree, honesty in elections, aud there is great ueed for its adoption in I South Carolina. The continued refusal of the Legislature to cDact this iaw is j tantamount to a declaration in favor of j ; fraud in elections. j ! - - - ? THE HONEY BEE, j We have received from thc U. S. j j Department of Agriculture, Division : of Ecomolo?V, "Bulletin No. 1, New \ j Series." a pamphlet of 118 pages, en- , titled "The Honey Bee: A Manual of j Instruction in Apiculture, by Frank Benton, M. S " It is well written, j fully up-to-date in all that pertains to advanced Bee Culture, aud very elabo- ; rately illustrated. Mr. Benton is not j only a scientific authority in Apicul- j ture, but a practical Bee-keeper, and he bas made his book just what its j title implies. Ail Bee-keepers should write to the Department of Agriculture for this book. The reading of it should do much to advance profitable Bee Culture in the United States. Last of the Catawbas. H. Lewis Scaife Makes an Earnest Appeal in Their Behalf. Editor Register : It is the duty of the Legislature of South Carolina to take some measures to lift the Catawba Indians from their beggarly and pitiful plight To-day they are io not much better condition morally, socially or financially than when they were savages running wild over the State. In 1763, the Catawbas bad confirmed to them 285 square miles of laud on the Ca ? tawba River. This was curtailed in I 1841 to a reservation one mile square j -iu compensation for the lands they have surrendered ; cannot the State now ; afford to give them at least a schoool ? I From the earliest times, the Catawba ? Indians have given South Carolina lit? tle trouble-they welcomed the Caroli? nian wheo he was a settler, they fought for him in the French and Indian wars, they helped him to defend Fort Moul? trie against the British, and they more than once marched under the colonial j flag against their own race. The Caro- j lioiao8 have rewarded them by driving j them from their bornes, and the State j is largely responsible for their depopu- j iaiion. In 1682, the nation numbered 6.000 seuls, while to-day thc entire j tribe scarcely numbers 120. When the doom of extinction hangs over their j beads, caa South Carolina be so un- \ patriotic as to deny them a pensioo ? ! Cau a single member of the General Assembly have such an ungrateful and j inhuman hart a9 to 6ay that these peo- j plc do not deserve a larger appropria- I lion than an annual pittance of about eight j dollars per capita ? We hear that the j escutcheon of South Carolina has been stained and that throught factional strife j I her good uame is being disgraced. Can this be retribution overtaking the graud ; ? old State ? j For one hundred years, appeals in j ! behalf of the Catawba Indians have fall- i en on stony ground, and they are still ! ; left painfully alone to work out their | i own salvation. The Catawbas should j have a school and a good man to live ' among them to eucourage them to work, i If their wares were disposed of at their i real value, these would in themselves ? j yield a support. The following plau ! ! was suggested to the Legislature about ! I fifty years ago, and, though carried out j j theoretically, it has never been put into 1 j practical operation : j ''If your glorious State would pur-: I chase for these people who make a strong j I appeal to the sympathies of every Car- ' ' linian. a good tract of land in a beal- j thy part of the ?tate and place over them a man of decided responsibility as their patron to correct their conduct : and settle their differences, they would . do better than they have doue fer fifty years, if they love a man, he can make them do anything, even toil for a i livelihood and keep decently sober. This would be doing a great deal ; should this policy be pursued, the fun - j eral yew will not be fixed over tbe last Catawba for a century." The Legislature, during its present sessions, should not fail to appoint a commission to look into thc affairs o? these unfortunate and neglected people, and perhaps no better man could be found tor chairman of that commission than Mr. McDonald Furman, who for many years has taken an interest in the Catawbas and, as an ethnologist, has made them a special study. There were twenty-eight tribes of Indians in South Carolina when it first be^an to bc settled-thc few Catawbas, Ci not quite one dozen of whom are of pure Indian blood, arc all that are lait. If thc State has not pride enough io take caro of this last remnant of her aboriginal inhabitants, it is time (JV an association to bo formed fur their pro? tection. H. LEWIS SCAIFE. Trinity Hall, Louisville, Ky., Jan. 23, 1890. POSTAL INFORMATION. Hours of Opening and Closing the Mails. Mails for Colombia, points above Colnm* j bia, for tbe North, and West, Hamlet mid Prenais South of Sumter, Ramsey, Pine? wood, Rimini, EHoree, Vance, Eutawviile and Pregcal, close at 9-10 a. rn. Mails for S;. Paul and pointa between there and Sumter opens and cl?s*-? at 1.10 p. m. Mails for Florence and the North, for Charleston, Savannah. Flot?da, Elamlet, lieti ueitsvilie, Darlington and BishopriiJeclose nt 5 o'clock p. m. .Mails for Columbia and the North and West, and for Wilmington, all close at 8 o'clock p. m. Cbarlfston mail is also sent by this route. For Providence and Smithville on Tues? days, Thursdays and Saturday s arrive a1; 12 m , close at 2 p. m. For Manuville, Mechanicsville and Bussard on the same d^ys, close at 7 o'clock a. m., arrive at G o'clock p. m. Cut this out and pos: it up where you can get at it nod you will not want to find so much fault with the Post Office. - -HI -in? - Not a few who read what Mr. Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va , has to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstance: "Last winter I had la grippe which left me in a low state of health, tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any eood, until I was induced io try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The first bottle of it so far relieved rae that I was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a cure." For sae a 25 aod 50 cents per bottle by Dr. A. J China. Russia has appropriated 57.500.000 roubles to build new warships. Thc Bank of Spain has loaned the government fifty million pesetas. The Southern Base Ball League has been reorganized with Atlanta, Nash? ville, Montgomery, Birmingham, Mo bile, New Orleaos, Little Hock aod Memphis in it. The Yaqui icdiaus have gone on the war path in Mexico. The great American traos-Atiaotic liner, St. Paul, is stranded of}' Long Branch. The Mississippi Legislature has elect? ed Mr Money United States Senator The Virginia Legislature has ap? pointed a committee to investigate the m au a ge OJ ont of the deaf, dumb aud blind institute. Serious charges arc made by pupils io the institution. The U S. Cruisers Raleigh and Montgomery have been sent to sea from Hampton Koads under sealed or? ders. Secretary Carlisle and several lead? ing senators are trying to formulate a policy on which the democrats may unite. Thc deadlock in the Kentucky legis? lature continues. Two Live? Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of .Junction City, 111 wai tobi by her doctor? she had Consumption and ?hat there was no hope for her, bul two bottles Dr. King's New Discover}' completely cured her and sho says it saved lier life. Mr Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St. 6s.ii Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, approaching Consumption, tried without result everything eise then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and io two weeks was cured, lie is naturally thankful, lt is such results ol iv ll ich these are .simples, that prove the wonderful efficacy of this medicine in Coughs and Cohi< Free trial Bottles at J. F. W DcLorme's Drug Store. Regular size 50c un $1 00. 5 AND How to Attain li: A Wonderful New Medical Book,\vritten for Men Only. One copy may be bad free on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFFALO, N. Y. ?cal THE COURSE BEGINS April 1, 1S06 Hospital instruction with ample facili? ties for studying special branches will be given. For information apply to Dr. C. M. Rees, Wentworth Street. Charleston, S. C. Yours respectful!v, W. PEY RE PORCHER, 3S Meeting St., Charleston, S. C. Jan 29-2m. lyo - (Zaf?em is A posrnvi: CURE ; OR HEADACHE, NEURALGIA Ai ? Iv rrhZ*K.t\Jf. "I?, e . n..?*. Satisfaction Ciuaran?ccJ ?r . . ;. Refunded* ?Vice tC szid 21 Cents. The Greatest Cure on Earth for P<r-n.^ permanently Rheumatism, Neuralgia; Bchxikv. Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Scalds, Burns? Sv/ejj^?v Backache or any other pain. SALVATION Ol', s sold everywhere for 25 cts. Refuse substitutes, Ohsa LANGE'S PLUGS,Tho Great Tcoacco Antidoie.iOc. Oeatcrc or mai!,A.C.Mc;:: Ct Co., Cc:::-,''--' i I In addition to the standard brands of Fertilizers that we have been handling for a number of years, we have added to our list, the Old Reliable i And are now prepared to offer you the following brands for which we are the sole Agents for Sumter County: j Wagoner's High Grade Animoniated Ferti? lizer. \ High Grade Blood and Bone Fertilizer. ?Navassa Universal Fertilizer. ? Genuine German Kainit and Phosphate. ! Cotton Seed Meal. i All of which we are prepared to sell at Reek Bottom Prices for cash, or on approved paper. j Special attention will be given to inquiries from Alliance and Grange Clubs. 1 Your attention is directed to a special advertisement of the Navassa Guano (Jo., which appears in this issue, of their NAVASSA GUANO FOE TOBACCO. I For which we are the sole agents, and any person interested in the culture of i tobacco will do well to consult us in regard to these goods before placing their orders. i PLANTATION SUPPLIES. I Our stock has never bec more complete in tbis line, and having bought largely ? at about the lowest poii>- nf the market we feel assured that we can save you j money ou your purchases. i Indications are that bacon will be higher and we could not advise a better in j vestment by our friends than putting cash into what bog product they will need . for their year's supply. We are prepared to sell for delivery any time up to July 1st. Sumter, S. C j Jao 22.-2m ai-ca ^avassa Cw-iiais? Co?, Wilmington, N. C, Manufacturers of Standard Southern Fertilizers for Cotton, Corn, Tobacco and all crops. SPECIAL ATTENTION CALLED TO Guaranteed Analj-sis: 8 :>er cent Available Phosphoric Acid, 2.] per ceet Available Ammonia, 2*per ceot Available Potash K O (from Sulphate Potash) Used by the most successful growers of tobacco in the two Carolinas, because it insures a crop which for bright color, full flavor, fine curing properties and gen? eral excellence car> he had in no other way. Twenty-eight years have proved the Navassa Brands the Best Special Manures for this crop. Wc are the only Fertilizer Company using exclusively Sulphate of Potash in our Tobacco Guano. For sale by O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C. Call on or write to them for Free Pamphlets. Jan 22 LET US SELL YOU YOUR roi We have had years of experience in the business, and think we can satisfy you in quality and price. For TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY^, h to us " WE KEEP IT. FOR BEST COOK AND HE?TSNG STOVES OUR STOKE IS THE PLACE. For Engine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools. House Furnishing Goods, Harness, Razors. Scissors, Guns, Pistols, Car? tridges, Etc., Come right here. Slier and Leatlier Betting, Fails asi Ci are Specialties CAN'T WE FURNISH YOU WlTH-SOMZf m lt 1W MFR A WP Ar ^ftfKT Oct 16 Sales-Agents Wanted For made tr Measure and Ready-Made Clothing by sample. Very lowest prices for best Clothing. Libe? ral commissions are paid. Energetic solicit? ing apenia cnn make fromfone to three thee sand dollars yearly. Storekeepers can sup ply thero?eivps without carrying stock. Sene three references Wannamaker & Brown, Jsn 29-'Jr. Philadelphia. 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 TUE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. FLYING ARTILLERY. (No. 22,759.) This registered trotting stallion will make the season of 189(5 at Barby's Stable, Sum? ter, S. C. FLYING ARTILLERY wos bred at the Woodlawn Stock Farm. Lexington, Ky., will be four years old April, 1SS6. is from standard b.-ed trotting blood, and bAS al? ready made H record of 2 2Sf. Is a beauti? ful bay color, and is a most promising horse. Jan 15. BARBY # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS. ? -AN F 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 hand a full line of heavy groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS, LARD, MEAL, GRIST, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, COFFEE, POTTED MEATS, &c, Ac. pB* Correspondence solicited. Nov. 27. Just Opened, ALL FRESH GOODS, LOW PRICES. J. A. FOX WORTH Informs bis friends and thc public generally that he bas opened 3 choice stock cf Family Groceries, VE&ET?BLE ?MTS, In thc Tuoaiey Block -fourth store North. lie invites ail to ?ive him a cali, and will try by offering thc best goods at bottom priers, to give satisfaction. J. A. Foxwcrth.