Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS, The Sumter Watchman was fo n 1850 and the True Southron in The Watchman and Southron no the combined circulation and iufl of both of the old papers, and is festly the best advertising mediu Sam ter. EDITORIAL NOTES The annnal meeting of the S 9 Carolina State Press Association be held to the. City of Charlestc April 23d aod 24th. AD io tere programme was arranged by the I ntive Committee at the meeting in Charleston a few weeks ago, ac . addition to the pleasure and benefit will be derived from the regular b ness meetings, the sojonro io the will be made delightful in maoy w There is no more pleasant place I Charleston, oor more hospitable pe than those who ?have their home Charleston. There should be a meetiog of the Association next moi as these annual meetings are big beneficial to all who attend. The verdict of $500 against Southern Express Company awar Miss M. H. Gtrardeau on Saturday an example of what it sometimes c not to advertise. The law io relai to the sale of unclaimed express pa ages provides that the unclaimed pa ages on which the charges have bsen paid shall be kept for six mon and shall then be advertised in < newspaper published io the county four consecutive weeks, before bei sold at public auction. The South* Expr?s? Company as a matter of eec omy did sot advertise in a newspap the "old boss'' sale at which the packa of pictures addressed to Miss Girarde was sold. The sale was advertised N means of large posters at the Cot House, Post Onice and elsewhere, b as this was oot a compliance with t intent aod letter of the law the verdi was given against the Company, fut UT e we have oot the slightest dou the Southern Express Company will a vert?3e 'old boss' sales io the oewspape as ?Le law very properly requires. Ti failure to advertise this one sale hi already cost the oompaoy maoy tim* what it would have cost to advertise .number of sales, and if the comparj ?nally has to pay the $500, the expeoi to be charged np to not advertising wi tbe augmented by that amount Ha the sale been advertised io a oewspape the case would have had no standing i court, and suit would have never bee entered. Cotton mill building io Sumter an Charleston has been found to be uphi work, so much so that those have ha' . , sufficient interest io the growth aod in dust rial prosperity of these places t eodeavor'to build mills by popular sub scriptiocs, have become almost discour aged after repeated failures. Thi "reason for this difficulty in Sumter a: well as Charleston at a time whet) milli are.going up all over the State is no hard to find In a few words, it is du< entirely to the unfortunate experience invsetors have had with the cotton milli built years ago io those places. Otbei places have built mills that have paid large dividends from the start, have accumulated large surplus funds aod have doubled, trebled and quadrupled in 8?Z9 and in producing capacity, while the milis in Charleston and Sumtet have succeeded in eking out a bare ex? istence aod oothiog more. With the failure of one mill before them is it strange that people have refused to in? vest their surplus money in other cot? ton mills? They fear that they will lose their money altogether, or that it will be tied op io an unprofitable mill so that it will be equivalent to lost as far as the benefit they will derive from it. They do not coosider the phenom? enal sucoes8 of dozens and scores of mills in other parts of the State, nor do they consider that the Charleston and Sumter mills are exceptions and not the rule io the history of cotton mills ID South Carolina. It woold be to their advantage and to the advantage of Sumter were the people who have money for investment to consider what has been accomplished by cotton mills at Spartanburg, Greenville, Graoite ville, Pelzer, Piedmont, Gaffney City, and elsewhere, and not set up the Sum? ter cotton mills as a pattern to measure cotton mills by. The day will come when Sumter will be left in the rear io the march of progress by more progres? sive towns, and then perhaps there will be vain regrets that the successful and profitable mills in other towns were not taken as stacdards by which we should measure our lupe for the future,instead of continually hoidiog up before our I eyes and the eyes of the community the unprofitable failure in the shape of a cotton mill that we have io Sumter. i THE SOUTH CAROLINA TO? BACCONIST. j The South Carolina Tobacconist, j which is now four weeks old, has re? ceived a most flattering reception both in this State and in North Carolina and Virginia. An experienced tobacco man pronounced it a gem. another has informed the editor that the articles on tobacco culture are the clearest, most practical and instructive that he bas ever read. And he adds, by way of parenthesis, " I have read more than a j hundred and fifty, first and last." The old established tobacco journals of other States have copied entire articles from each issue, and have spoken of The South Carolina Tobacconist in the most complimentary manner possible Tbe press of the State without excep? tion recommend it highly. With these facts before us we feel no hesitation in recommending The South Carolina To? bacconist to tobacco planters in all parts of the State. It is and will continue to be a Draotical and well edited tobacco ! journal. Eich issue will contain infor- | mation of value to tobacco planters, J and it will be worth during a year the i subscription price many times over. Those who are not planting tobacco this year, but iotend planting next year j should subscribe now, and by reading it carefully during the next twelve months prepare themselves to begin intelligently and make a success where many fail. Tobaoco culture bas come to stay in South Carolina, and it is the intelligent and progressive farmer that begins at once to reap the large profits that are to be realized from growing fioe tobacco. THE CHAIN GANG. The Board of County Commissioners has made arrangements to establish a chain gang in which criminals will serve out their sentences working the poblic roads. This is a very sensible and practiaal proceeding on the part of the board, and we are confident that the poblic roads of the county will be greatly improved within the course of a few years. The establishment of a ohaio gang will be beneficial oot only to the public roads but to pnblio mu?ais The jail has no terror to petty offenders, aod they rather prefer spending a few mouths of idleness in the jail where they are certaio of plenty to eat every day, to the discomforts of regular labor or the uncertainties of outdoor idleness The chain gang will provide hard labor and a plenty of it for every criminal sentenced to jail, so that henceforth there will be no such sinecure as a con? dition of well-fed idleness for criminals On the public highways in the chain gang and under the direction of a com? petent overseer, the lawbreakers will be made to earn every meal they eat at the expense of the couoty, and it will be a hard portion for the county if they are not made to perform sufficient work to repay in part, at least, a quota of the expense their criminality entailed upon the county. Some criminals do Bot fear eve.< the penitentiary or State farm, while a few months' sojourn io jai! is a positive delight; yet they do j fear a ohaio gang, and will not seek a j second term quickly as they now often do. The moral effect of the chain gang will be great ; at any rate that ba;, been the effect in the localities where the chain gaog has beeo ao established in? stitution for any length of time. The practical aod permanent results of the chain gang, in proportion to the expense, is what interests most people, and this phase of the matter has re? ceived our most careful consid?ration. In Richmond county, Ge?rgia, which is noted for its fine roads, bas been a per? manent chain gang for years, and the roads have been improved rapidly from year to year, and the testimony of all of the best informed men concerning the chaing gang and the results accom? plished by means of it, is that a vast amount of work of a substantial and permanent character has been aecom. plished at a minimum expense. Any one who has had occasion to travel over ? the roads of Richmond county can say j whether a chuia gang, intelligently j managed improves ?he roads or not. A ; term of years has beeu required to j bring tbe roads of that couuty to the high state of excellence that at present distinguish ?hem above the roads of ad? joining counties, and it is said that at ! first there was a considerable amount of dissatisfaction that the road improve- I ment was confined to the vicinity of Au- j gusta, the county seat. With time, j however, the Z?L?' of operations was ex- ! tPoded uotil at the present nearly every public road io the county bas been graded and put io as fine condition as it is possible for a dirt road to be. Some months ago a chain gang was established io Richland couoty, and work was commenced near the limits of the city of Columbia. A report of the cost of maintaining the chain gang and the amount and character of work ac? complished oo the roads was pub? lished io this paper after the chaio gaog had been ar. work for three or four months. As our readers will re? collect this report furnished indisputa? ble evidence that a chain gang when managed by a competent man,accom? plished a greater amount of work than j would have been possible with contract i labor in the same time, and further more that the cos*, was really materially less. Therefore, we maintain that the | Board of County Comonssioners acted j wisely and for the best interests of the j couoty when tbe chaio gang was estab? lished, and we feel confident tbat our j position is impregnable, fortifisd as it is with fads and figures drawn from th. experience of other counties where j chaio gangs have been established to j perform work oo public roads. We do I not expect tbe chain gaog to accom- j plieh wonders in a ebort time, Dor do | we expeet it to w ork perfectly in every detail from the frrst. Snob .expecta? tions would merit disappointment, be? cause foolish. But we do expeet to b<* able to pro/re by the aetual visible re voles aod by tbe figures sbowrDg tbs j cost of the chaio gang, that it r-? the I cheapest aod best rnstrsmeot for wdrk-1 tog tbe publie road? a* well aa bein g? j the most rational and- probable me&hod of otiBxiftg tbe convicted criminal?. A ? year from the day the eh a ir* gaog be- j I. gins work we expect to* be able to poio-t | to substantial and satisfactory evidences that the chain gang is- a good thing for j the poblic at large Pianee-, Organs and Sewiog Machines- sold oo easy terms, and exchanged for old oiies-at j theSusbter Music House, in Masonie Tempi* Sewwag Machines and Organs cleaned aod 5 repaired*t the Sumter Music House. Buckle Arnica Salvo. The Best Salve in tho world for Cuts, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, SaltRbeucu Feuer Sore?, Tetter Chapped ->: Chilblains, Corns an? ail Ssia Eruptions, and positively ctras Pilos or j no p^y required, it is guaranteed to givt per feet satisfaction, or money refunded. .nrica 52coz>ts per box. For sale by Dr. J. Jfc W. De Lorine _ -- j lt May ?e> aa- Ifcuefc Po Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, ll!., vwites that ! bs-had a Severe Kidney trouble for many years, j with severe pains in bi* back and ate? that his bladder was affected. He tried many so called Kindey cure* but without any good result 1 About a year ago he began use o?' Electric j Bitters and found rvlief at aaec Elected j Bitters is especially adapted to cure of all Kidney and Liver trouble and often gives al? most instant relief. One trial will prove our : statement. Price onlv M>c. for large bottle. At J. F. W. DeLorme's. 6 "Complete Manhood ?3XD How to Attain lt." A "Wonderful New Medical Book,written for Men Only. One copy may be had free on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFFALO, N.Y. Public Notice. ALL MANAGERS and Olerks in the late Constitutional Convention Election for Sumter County, are hereby required to send j in their bills for services *in said election on I or before tbe first Monday in April, 1896. j Prompt attention will get money sooner than j delay. Respectfully, H. L. B. WELLS, Secretary Board of Canvassers. Sumter, March 14, 1896. Other county papers please copy. The modern Palra Annihilator, will positively cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains," Bruises. Cuts, Sores, Earache, Backache and all other aches. SALVATION OIL is sold everywhere fer 7 ry c-nts. OnSy the genuine will do the work. '*..". " . : E'S PLUGS. Tho CreatTobacco Antidote.lOc. Dealer?or nui.'.A.C.f.?ever - Co.. Balto-.M-* Fertilizers. Fertilizers. rtilizers. In addition to the standard brands of Fertilizers that we hav been handling for a number of 'years, we have added to our list, the Old Reliable And are now prepared to oiler you the following brands for which we are the sole Agent3 for Sumter County: Wagener's High Grade ?mmoniated Ferti? lizer. High Grade Blood and Bone Fertilizer. JNTavassa Universal Fertilizer. Genuine German Kainit and Phosphate. Cotton Seed Meal. All of which we are prepared to sell at Rock Bottom Prices for casbv or on approved paper special attention will be given to inqriairies from Alliance and Grange Clubs. Your attentioo is din ;d to a special advertisement of the Navassa Guano Co., which appears in rhis issue, of their NAVASSA GUANO FOR TOBACCO. For which we are the sole agents, and aoy persoo interested in the culture of tobacco will do weil to consult us io regard to these goods before placing ?beir orders. PLANTATION SUPPLIES* Our stools has oever beeii more complete in this line, and having boughi i&ygely at about the lowe?? poi M r of the market we feel adored that we can save you money on your purch**H&a. Indications are that bao<>>> will be higher and we- could not advise a better in? vestment by our friends NiaD putting cash into wita* bog product they wi!! seed for their year's so-pply. We are prepared to seii for delivery any time op to July 1st. O'DONNELL & Sumter, S. C. Jan 22-.-2m H1ADQUARTEBS FOR T. IS AT FOR THE NEXT SIXTY BAYS WILL SELL AT 10 per cent. ABOVE COST All of his stock of China, Glassware, Willoware <fc Woodenware. Also eatire Stock of Toys. -NI A magnificent assortment at 25 cents per piece. This is a leader. The Peerless Oil Cooking Stove is the latest model and best manufactured. The Wilson Trash Burner is the most eoDvenient aDd economical heater ever ia-seoted. j As io the past, a full stock of the best STOVES AND JR ANGUS Always on hand. Housekeepers cao be suited, DO matter what they may need io aoy of the hues haodled by Scaffe. The Workshop is belter equipped than ever and every variety of Sheet Iron and Tin Work turned out promptly. Stove Piping and Tobacco Flues manufactured to order of the very best mate? rial. Piping made by Scaffe guaranteed to last longer than aDy other. Am prepared to estimate on Tobacco Flues, Furnaces, Doors and Frames. All sizes of Iron for Flues-Nos. 16 to 28. DRiVEN WELLS put down in any part of the county. Best pumps and ma? terial used, thirty inch points. Guarantee a good flow of water. Remember the old reliable and give him a call. T. C SCAFFE. De? 4. Gin Repairing IAM PREPARED to thoroughly overhaul, repair, and sharpen Gins ar;d guarantee to put same in first clas3 order. Work at tonded to anywhere in the country and orders by mail will have prompt attention, if addressed to me at Sumter, S. C. Satis? factory references given in desired. Feb* 19. W. F. JONES. Claremont Lo?ee No. 64 A. F. M. i THE REGULAR .MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, March 26th, at 7? p. m. Rrethren will take doe notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order, F. M. SPANN, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. THE PLACE TO GO F. B. WARREN, M*nnfat'arer of ail kinds of Harness and Saddler? and Dealer in HORSE BLANKETS, LAP ROBES. TURF GOODS AND GENERAL STABLE SUPPLIES. First Class Work and Satisfaction Guaranteed. SEND FOR PRICES. 223 Meeting Street, Charleston, S, C, Oct. 16-0 Sz?UTT HATH CHARMS and' all the charms which beau? ty like? 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 sew 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 judicioias purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. FLYING ARTILLERY. (No. 22,75?.) Thia registared trotting stallion will make the season of ?'806-at Barby's Stable, Sum? ter, S. C. FLYING ARTILLERY WAS bred at the Woodlawn Stock Farm, Leiington, Ky., will he four years old April, 1896, is from standard bred troinng blood, and bas al? ready made a record of 2 28$. Is a beauti? ful bay color, and is a most uromising horse. Jan 15._"_ HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. ?P-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, o?? Tons Ammoniated Guano 500 Tons Acid Phosphate. SOO Tons German Kainit. COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT FOR SALE. GET OUR PRICES. We keep on band a full line of heary groceries. FEED AND SEED OATS, DRY SALT MEATS, LARD, MEAL, GRIST, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, COFFEE, POTTED MEATS, &c, &c. ?S* Correspondence solicited Nov. 27. Just Opened, ALL FRESH GOODS, LOW PRICES. J. A. FOXWORTH Informs bis friends and tbe public generally that he has opened a choice stock of Family Groceries, VEGETABLE aM FRUITS, lu the Tuomey Block -fourth store North. He invites all to give him a call, aod will try by offering the best goods at bottom prices, to give satisfaction. J. A. Foxworth.