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~WED ?* ESr A Y, APE IL 22,1896. The Sumter Watchman was founded n 1850 aud the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influenc of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. ^? Senator Tillman bad a great time io Denver, Colorado, the other night and -his nostrils doubtless snuffed the in? cense of applause to satiety, but we would like to know simply to satisfiy an idle curiosity how bis Senatorsbip rel? ishes, the endorsement Boies of Iowa, is receiving for the Presidency at the hands of the silver democrats. The State of South Carolina will be represented at the Chicago Southern States Exposition by a first olass ex? hibit. This was settled at the Spar tanburg Convention, and it now re mains for the people of the State to provide the money to pay for the ex? hibit. That they will do so we have oo doubt, for every one realises that the Exposition will be of incalculable ben* ?fit to the South. The iaooming City Council will be called upon to provide for the adequate support of the re-organized Fire De? partment, aod we believe that it is the almost unanimous opinion of the peo pie of Sumter that this support shall be given. Look at the matter as we may we can arrive at bu a single con? clusion. The Fire Department is a necessity to the city and since it is now better equipped and far more efficient than it has ever been in the hi>tory of the city, it t-? the duty <>f the City C'?uncii to provide for its maintenance, amply and economically. The Republicans and Populists of North Carolina succeeded at the last election in carrying the State by a union of forces and the commission of numerous frauds There was great jubilation and the offices were parcelled out to the leaders of the repec?ive parties to the compact ; but this happy state did not last long, and there has been a discordant note in the mongrel political orches? tra for several months Each side thought the other had obtained a forger share of the spoils than enti? tled to, and now they are quarrelling They are afraid to separate, knowing that the penalty will be defeat at the hands ot the democrats, yet each set oi leaders is demanding the lion's share of the spoils. They may com? promise their differences and thus continue in polical control of the State, but these dissensions are the hope of the Noith Carolina demo erat s Looms of tue South. The Looms of the South, to which w-? have bemre briefly called attention, deserves more than passing notice. It is a unique publicar ion. Its text is "Cotton Mills 'Mid Cottoo Fields," and it is io the iuterestof cotton manu? facturing io the South Io poiot of typographical excellence it is a thing of beauty, and the oonteots are worthy of their fioe dress. The publication is in magazine form, with illuminated covers, and contains sixty pages Toe legend on the title page, "Vol 1. No. 1. March, 1896," justifies the hope that other numbers are to follow, lt makes an admirable pre? sentation of the ?!*ims upon public at? tention of the Southern States Exposi? tion at Chicago. It deelares that its primary purpose is "*to make clear that the South is the best pt ace for new in? vestments, either io industries or lands, because Southern factories and farms can produce at the least, cost, command the greatest number of consumers and earn the largest profits." Under the subhead, "Underlying Facts and Causes," Mr. F. B. DeBer? ard writes as fol lews : It is obvious to the most casual ob? server that the Southern States are not utilizing their natural resources to their fuli extent. The South has farms-it needs fae tories. One 50,000 spindle cotton j mill will consume the cotton raised on 1,500 to 2,000 ten-bale farms Its wages are more than the total earnings of 790 farms ; 1,000 cotton mill ope? ratives earn as much as 700 small far? mers' families. Every cotton mill increases the value of every adjacent farm ; it. creates a new and large body of consumers of more than doable the purchasiog power of the old ; it reduce* the competition among farmers by providing new oc? cupations, and creats a new demand for more varied farm procluots That is true in greater or less degree of every maoufaaturing industry ; and j the most favorable economic combina- j tion possible ts that of the f-tnn that produces the raw material and the fac? tory that converts it. The South produces inaoy kiods of raw arterials, and io large part senda them elsewhere to be manufactured. , This is unwise, for the South can convert much of its raw material into fin tabed products for less than the cost of conversion elsewhere The conditions that favor the growth of manufacturing ia the South are of extraordinary weight ; and it is inevita? ble that the Southern States will become the principal site of some of the most important manufacturing industries - The exceptional advantages of the South are these : A great diversity of "heap, abund ant, bod excellent raw material Cheap motive power, coal and water power. A plentiful supply of intelligent aod tractable labor, of great productive ca pacity and freedom from labor agita? tion. Low wages, due largely to milder eli mate and less oost of living. j Nearness to thc great body of coo j 8umers, and coose^ lent small cose of distribution A vast extent of the most fertile and productive farming lands in the world, whose products will find a home market and support a great manufacturing pop? ulation at small cost Mr DeBerard makes a personal state ment with refertmoe to bis former con? nection with The Dry Goods Erono mist, and acquits that publica'! HI of any responsibility for his view* cou r cerning the necessity of the OONOO mills removing to the South, or of the advan? tages to be derived by making Chicago the distributing point for Southern manufactures. Mr. DeBerard declares, however, that his own views on these subjects are unchanged, and in a .series of articles he ably sustains his position. "The Looma of the South" chould be read carefully by every manufacturer in the country. No business mao eau read it through without being impress? ed both by the ability with which Mr. DeBerard presents bis arguments and tho soundness of his views from a busi? ness standpoint -Augusta Chronicle. Diaz Championed. Washington, April 20.-Representa-1 tive Black, of Georgia, had an inter? view to-day with sute department offi? cials io regard to the Rev Diaz, the Cubau Baptist tui.ogiouary, who is ? oder arrest in Habana for complicity in the insurrection. After the inter? view. Mr. Black said there was no doubt that Diaz bad taken out natu? ralization papers during his residence in the United States and is a citizen of this country. The state department, he said, will see to it that Diazis given a fair trial and is accorded bis rights as an Amer? ican citizeu Many requests are com? ing to members from the Southern States fr? tn Baptist churches which con? tribute to the support of the mission? ary work carried ou by Diaz, that the i congressman will usc their influence to secure the missionary's release. There 1 is, however, nothing to be done by members of .congress, except to request the department of state to use its power io Diaz's behalf. i -mm --M I Indiana is almost solid for Harri- j son for President and at least half of! them will not go for McKinley, even ; though Harrison's name is not placed I before the Convention. i The treasury gold reserve decreased yesterday to ?125,952,568. EXAMINATION. j THE SPRING EXAMINATION of persons j wishing teachers certificates, in Sumter County, will be held at the usual places, on Friday, Auril 24th, beginning at 10 a. m. wy. DURANT, \ School Com. j^April 8th.-2t. \ COUNTY EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE A Short and Uneventful Session Held. The Con nt j Executive C.>mmiPesraet in the Court House Saturday nt noon in pursuance to ?he tull of County Chairman D. D Keels. A majority of the cluhs ?fie represented, and fitter roll call the Committee got down to work irnmediHtely. The meeting waa devoid of interest and there WHS no discus? sion Mr H. Fl. Thomas offered a r?solution that the cluhs meet on May 2d and elect delegates to the c?anty convention which will he held in the city on the first Monday in and that etch club also elect a member of the county executive Committee. The delantes to the county convention will be elected on the basis of the dun membership at the time of the last primary election Confederate Pensioners. The Pension Board for Sumter county m^t Monday for the purpose of receiving appli? cation for peosiona from Ex-Confederate vet eran8 who are eligible to receive a portion of the State appropriation. There were in the neighborhood of a hundred applicants before the board, but aa the State Board had sent an insufficient number of blanks, all of them could not file applications in accordance with the form required by law Sixty right ap? plications were filed, and the othera who ar? eligible will file ?heir applications when an additional supply of blanks have been re? ceived. The number ol pensioners will be consider? ably larger under tb* new pension law than heretofore, and the increa.-ing age of the old soldiera and their growing infirmities a'so have a tendency to swell the pension li?t, as roany of them hive been dependent for sup? port on their manual labor for years, and are not no*- capable of earning sufficient tor sus? tenance. The State owes these old soldiers much more than it can ever give them, and it is to be hoped that so long aa they live the State will contribute as liberally HS possible towards relieving their necessities. Tho Fastest Tram Yet. The attention of the public is called to the fact that the Atlantic Coast Line has ar? ranged with Camp Hampton. U C V , to take them to the reunion at Charleston to? morrow. The special train will leave the union depot promptly at 9 a m A sched? ule of 50 m i ?es HO hour has i?een arranged. The ers will he beautifully decorated by the veteran camp. The ladies will receive spe? cial attention at the hands of the manage? ment, *nd Camp Hampton will be pitied to have their friends accompany them The fare will be onlr $2.60 for the ro'ind trip, and parties who ?roon this train may re'urn on an y rtgular train until the 27th. - The State. Fire Near Hagoed. The El ?erne family residence ne ir Hagood caught un fire H few days a*o and was dam? aged to a slight extent That the house was no' humed to the ground is considered re? markable. It was saved hy prompt and dili? gent, efforts by those on the premises at the lime. Indigestion is often taken for consump? tion. The word consumption means wasting away, und dyspeptics of'en waste ?way as badly as consumptives. The reason people waste away is because either they don't g-t enough to eat, or they don't digest what they do eat. If the latter is your trouble, take Shaker Digestive Cordial This will help you to digest your food and stop your loss of fl??3h. Shaker Digestive Cordtal is made from herbs, barks and juices of fruit, by the well known Shakers nt Mount Lebanon. It pos? sesses great tonic and digestive powers. Shaker Digestive Cordial hns cured many supposed consumpives (who wer?.' really d' Spepiics), by -?imply helping their stomachs to digest their foo-i, thus givmg them nour? ishment ?nd new srengrh Sold by druggists. Trial bottles 10 cents, i i i Something new and original in tablets at H G. Osteen & Co.'s Book Store. Tablets with paper doll covers for 5 cents "IN MEMORIAM. ''One by one we cross the river, One by one we pass away." Death has again invaded our fraternal household, and Brother LARRY S GRIFFIN, in the zenith of his manhood, obeyirg the summons of the Supreme Architect of the Universe has laid aside the working tools of the Master Mason, and has passed from time into eternity Suddenly the silver cord was loosed ; the golden bowl was broken, so that in our surprise and sadness, we are led to exclaim, Thy way*, t'h God, are mysterious aiid past finding out. But bush, from with? in the veil there seems to come a voice say? ing, "Queston not the right of tne Creator to do wi:n the subjects ? his own creation what seemeth tn him good ; what thou knoweth n??t now, thou shalt know hereafter, although the stroke may seem severe, it carne from the hand of One who cannot err." Therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of our Brother Larry S. Griffin, bia family has lost a kind and loving husband and father, the community a good citizen, and Salem Lodge, a worthy brother whose Masonic light had just begun to shine. Let us all cherish his memory, emulate bis virtues, and cover with the broad maulle of Christian and Masonic charity his frailties and his faults Resolved, 2d, That our altar be draped in mourning for the nex' 30 dais ; that a page in our book of records be dedicated to bis memory, on which shall be inscribed the day of hts birth, the da of his death, and the days that he was initiated as an E A., pass? ed "o a F. C ?nd raised to the degree of a M. Mason. Resolved 3d. That wc extend to his afflicted family our 8'iicere sympathy in their sad bereavement, and that the Sectetary be requested to forward to them a copy of these resolutions. Respectfully submitted, J. H. WILSON, ] S M. GRAHAM, ['Com. E. M. COOPER, J FOR SHERIFF. Please announce Capt. R Scoot Carson us a candidate tor Sheriff a*, the ensuing eleetiun Having served faithfully in that capacity, we nelieve if elected be will fill the office with ability and fairness and will give g?nerai satisfaction. DEMOCRATS. ~RJBLlCltOfiCE CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., April 21, 1896. AN ELECTION FUR CITY OFFICERS, viz : Clerk k Treasurer, City Attor? ney, City Physician, Public Printer, Street Superintendent, Ch itt ol Policy, Policemen and Scavengers, will be held on Tuesday. May 5th prox Applications Jaust oe -on file at o fii C^^^^j^^pj^^^^^^ The Dispensary in Kussia. A few day ago Mr. Moses Green received a letter from H brother at his oid home io the Russian Empire, in which it WHS stated that the public sale of all sorts of liquor had been prohibited and that a nrw system had been put into operation by the government. All liquor, he said, is bottled and is sold only in bottles, and the sale of it by the drink, as had been the custom from time immemorial, is prohibited. It would iet-m that Ruesin has adopted the South Carolina dispensary system, or the Gottenber-r or ?weedish sys tem, as it is known in Europp. - 1? - The Delgnr Reel Squad has fitted up qi*r ters for the members of 'he squad who ?ill be OM duty Ht night. The quarters ?re in the building oppo-ire the reH ionise OM Repub? lican 8trt*t, and connected *nh tt-el houje ny m electric ?Un? bf!? The tooms ?re comfortably and tnt?tefully furnished, Hod tb* boys who will do night duty will htveelegnnt Hccommodatioos. The HtitoniHtic harness w^-re received last Thursday. Vir E. N. Carpenter, the restaurant keeper, had a curiosity Tbursdav thnt is seldem seen in this flection of tbe country The curiosity referred to is a soft-?helled turtle, which ia found in thie State, so the writer has been in? formed, only in the Wnteree River and tri? butary strenmn. Whether the soft shehed turtle is thus restricted in its habits cannot he stated positively, but that it is rarely seen is unquestioned. - - ? i- -i Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines sold on *H8y terms, and exchanged for old ones at the Sumter Music House, in Masonic Temple. THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE IS HAPPY, FRUITFUL MARRIAGE." Every Man Who Would Know che Grand Truthr, the Plain Fncts. the . .Yew Discoveries of Medical Science aa Applied to Married Life, Who Woald Atone for Past Error* and Avoid Future Pitfalls, Should Secure the Wonderful Little Hook Called "Completo Manhood, and How to At' tain lt." "Here at last ls information from a hicr'i medical source that must work .wonders with this generation of men." 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Oommittpe, the Presidents of the Democratic Clubs of Sumter County, are beteby ordered j to call together thrir respective clubs on the 2d day of May, 1896, for the purpose of re- | organizing the clubs for the ensuing election | afier which they shall proceed : To elect one j member of the County Executive Commute'; . to elect delegates to the County Convention j this day called, said representation to oe on delegate for eh ch 25 members or ranjority fraction thereof; said representation to neon the hasis of the club roll of the first last pre? ceding primary election held in the county. It WHS further resolved, That a Democratic ; County Convention be held in the Court i House in said County, on the first Monday j in May, prox , at II a. m. tor the purpose of : electing delegates to the State Democratic j Convention to be held in Columbia on the j 3d Wednesday in May, pros., for the purpose ! of electing a member of the State Democratic i Executive Committee, and for such other j business as may properly come before said j Convention. D. E. KEELS, Chairman Ex Committee. J. M. KNIGHT, Sec. ! Claremont Loflge No. 64 A. F. M. i THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. ? 64, A. F. M.. will be bald on Thursday ? Evening, April 23d, at 7$ p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves \ accordingly. Bj order, . F. M. SPANN, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. The modern Pain Annihilator, will positively cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Sores, Earache, Backache and ail other aches. SALVATION OIL is sold everywhere for 25 tents. 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Even if you are not in need of Shoes for immediate service it will pay as an investment to purchase now for future use. IN OUR CLOTHING OD FURNISHING DEPARTMENT, We arc prepared to show you a nobby line of Men's, Youth's and Boy's Suits, and we are offering great bargains. All the New and Late Styles in Hats. 500 doz. Straw Hats at about 1-2 their value. In our Grocery Department we are proving every day that choicest groceries can be sold at the prices common goods usually bring. No matter what you need it can be found at the old reliable. J. Rettenberg & Sons 5