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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1896. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Sozithron in 1866. j The Watchman and Southron^ now has j the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. Ye Gods and little fishes ! Keep your eye on Gen. Richbourg and Gen. John Gary Watts. It beats a bur? lesque on opera bouffe. ' The campaign meeting at-Georgetown Wednesday was an insipid affair, practi? cally unattended and unnoticed by the people of Georgetown town and coun? ty. By actual count there were 122 present to ?lear the office seekers plead for votes. The proposition of the bolting Re? publicans that Senator Teller be made the candidate of the Democratic party on the free silver platform does not meet with ac enthusiastic reception in the Democratic racks. As ac example of tripple-plated, brazen cheek it was a great success. ? G. Walt Whitman should be captured and preserved in alcohol while he is in the full flower of his reform zeal. The Smithsonian Institute would doubtless take care of bim until South Carolina politico-scientists of the future desire a specimen of this peculiar species for ex amioation and study. G. Walt would not object seriously to going to Wash? ington, we imagine. Judge Earle will have to get on the stump if he has any idea of staying ic the race for the senate, and when be? gets there be will find himself in suet excellent company that we can imagine him felicitating himself that he bat seen light, is now in time with B R Tillman and can pledge himself t< "supplemen this (Tillman's) able el forts'' in the Senate. These f Iks, we won't say men, wb are trying to slip into office by licicj up in the rear of Ben Tillman, raak ns tired. In line with Tillman seem to be regarded as the essential qualifi cation, and the candidates are olaimin to be in line with unanimous accord If it be granted that Tillman himsell is all right, the ignoble subservieoc and self abasement of these "in liner* seems to be more than sufficient to di: .gust even the most ardent Tillmauite. Gov. E vacs has a great deal more l Yell about the couth Carolina bond de: than Carlisle and Cleveland did coi cerning the United States bonds ; bi he does not tell all he knows and tber fore our discontent. Who got ti commissions ? It is another proof ot tbe remarkab plane to which the public to se mime of this State has descended that Eva: dared to deliver his lame speech Manning, The cheek with wbi< Evans makes his confession is appa ing. For a little lawyer to go on t stump, admitting with bravado tb while a political leader, he obtai ed by meaos of his polictical pul soft snap for a broker, and th^n beean the broker's paid attorr.ey-in a trat action in which he was preuni^ily i teres?ed as a political! is Mup-f/ij It is amazing. Evans admitted oirou stances that would damn any p>it mau in ordinary times. Had Catho been entangled in such litigation, eveu hi-? great fame would have sai him. Yet Evans confessed. And was applauded!!-Charles Post. The Expedition Failed. KEY WEST, June 26 -This city thrown into a fever of excitement evening by the arrival of the stea: City of Richmond with all passeuf and a prize crew from the reve carter Winoua on board. At this ment, 10 p m., the steamer Tl Friends is coming up the harbor i an officer frcm the cutter oo board, particulars are obtainable to-night, no one is allowed on board. The ure of (he expedition is due to prompt actioo of the customs officia Paper Money in Cuba. - i HAVANA, JuDe 26 -A rojal de has been received here authorizing Spanish Bank io issue ?12.000.CC gold bills, the same to be handed t O' looal treasury io payment of obligat The Government will transfer t< bank ?8,000,000 in silver a?d allow the bank to retain part of tb ceipts from stamp tax as security fo remainder of the issue. Merchant displeased with the project, and soon hold a meeting and adopt re tions in defence of their interests, cai pres9 comments unfavorably o ct. The GoTernment is authc cree the circulation of the t Annual Address. shifting and changing to suit new thoughts and new times, either to bless or curse. A great Italian statesman has said. "That the actoal state of society is war, active, irreconcilable war, oo every side and iu everything. Never has the struggle, as old as the world itself, between fact and right, fatalism j and liberty, assumed a character more j uoiversal than at present." Never, perhaps, ou the one side, in , the history of mao, has there been such a j period of social, political and moral un- j j easiness ; never did the conflict betweeu j \ labor and capital appear more irrecon- j ! cilable, and never greater the disoon^eot j with existing conditions, nor the dis- j trust of the governing power. On the other side,a^ a counterbalance, never has there been more true charity, never more earnest efforts for the abate? ment of human sufferiug, woo and sin. Social wounds never so fearlessly probed, their origin sought and cure attempted with brave compassion. Poli j tical rights were never more fearlessly expouuded, nor more earnett effort made tc strike the fetters from the soul and mind of man, as shackles have been , from the limbs of the slave. Upon us, young men, and upon our j generation is devolved the duty of set- f tiing these complex problems Our destiny as a nation is in our own band*; we can make it what we will. Our salvation lies in educating the people to an intelligent and patriotic use of the J ballot, when men shall vote not. for faction or party, but for couutry; not in narrow prejudice, but from enlight? ened self-interest. There is a disease which moans death. First a small spot on the hand, it spreads to the arms, limbs, and face The flesh wastes away, the eyes glare io fleshless sockets, the once beautiful body becomes a living corpse, filled with corruption, and with a shriek of mad despair the leper flees from the haunts of men to die amid the tomb-, . wifh parched tongue and dry eye cryng ( **Uuclean, unclean." There is a disease as deadly and as ' dangerous to national life When men 1 vote to gratify hate and envy, or in sul i len despair and disgust remain away 5 from the polls and refuse to participate io the affairs of government, it is the small spot on the hand, whose ravages, 5 unohecked, will spread like a dry rot * to all parts of the system. It means abandoning the country to tte professional politician, who^ hori 0 zon is bounded by tbe dollars and couts g he can wring from the public treasury, e It means that henceforward we have abandoned regular, and will adopt ir? regular methods of righting wrongs 1 It means anarchy, it means revolution, j ? The man who remains away from the j b I. ballot box is as culpable as the mao !s f# who makes a bad u**e of a God given I i privilege. When tuen shall use the r ballot as a high and sacred crust, then z and not till then, will the dream of \ s the early fathers of the republic be j realized, and every ill aod woe that t afflict the nation -find a sure aod safe j O cure. John Davis well says, "The j ^ ballot is our river Jordan, the quiet ? 3- and simple healer of all our political j lt maladies, the ark of the covenant, and t e. the only hope aod refuge from anarchy ? and tyranny V Like Namban, the leper, : we must dip in the river Jordan, or , perish, as Dation? have before of a loathsome leprosy, crying to God, t J ..TJoclean. uoclean," Let oooe shirk the duty for all alike are called to la? os ! . j bor iu behalf of peace and civilization, ^ J and it is this inspiration, which marks ll j the bouuea-y Hoe between the statesman , * ] aod demagogue, the philanthropist aod hypocrite. Your life or mine is but a 1 drop of water to the mighty ocean of , " oatioDal life, but both have our work, I ft great or small, that God iotends none 06 other shall do. We must do it our iS" j selves, or through all eternity it re tt ! mains uudooe. ?our lines may lie iu "* ! easy places, mine amid thorns and j I briars but duty doue, it is all the natue j "c ! in tbe end The "well done, good ! un' ! and faithful servant" will bless us ! red I b0,h- ! j Let us not deceive ourselves by a i blind fatalism, crying, "Oh the country 00 j will take care of itteif." God only ' he ps those who help themselves. I '"The price of liberty is eternal vigi i lance." The old Roman cried "Home j forever,*1 and yet the Appian way of wa8 ! the "Eternal City" resounds no? longer this i w*fk shouts of freemen. Once the mer i home of whatever was great or brilliant, ?ere ! 80^ at auct*on DJ ner ^rie orian guard nue ! 10 tne bighest bidder, she is oow the m0_ i seat of whatever is base and ignoble in 3ree j human nature. Once the proud mis ffitb ' tre>is ?f r^e uu?V0rkSe. ?he speaks to the $0 j world only through crumbling porticoes a9 j aod moss-grown rums Her once fail- I great rival> Carthage, perished and tke : leaves scarce a vestige of ber ruios tc }8 : remioed us of that once mighty sover eign of commerce Greece, the Mother of Arts auf Sciences, lie3 ptustiate under the crue yoke of ignorance and barbarism. Th< I slavish tenant of the barem ha.- ^uc .'cree ; cecded the Spartan Mother, and t-erf ; the . acd slaves people the land of L.'Onida >0 in j and Pericles?. Let us learn from -ii 0 the lesson of the past. This ?3 God' ions school to teach nations the way o j the wisdom. will : / TO rOUNG M KN. e re- Pardoo me, ladies and gentlemen r the j for ovcrstepiog my time ? word : s are these young men and I am done. To-morrow you begin the real hatti-; < solu- , 2?fo. It is a struggle in which uutirin The energy, self-denial, and persistent a{ a tDe i plication, can alone win success. N Tized amount of genius will succeed like liar iotes. work I The mest successful men at ) was born it to school wi the genius of s lid ison is th ! worker that. world. He ;n Edison had sr? yiog upon his mind a st forth in some wonder t he was like a tuan ught of nothing else, r dy or workshop, where was brought from lime to 'e hardly tasted until be ac his work. Sometimes nt io that, manner The world sees the phonogra jphooe aod electric light, 3ws nothing cf the days of toi ^appointment, of the sleepless ni h their expenditure of brain .vous eoergy. J No laborer dependent on daily bread, no convict within the w your penitentiary, toils as do so>i tbestatesman that I know in Wa$ ?ton. I often look at Di?gley & )ld Joe Cannon'7 and conder ho my hours a day they have worked.' tfaefe long years >o master all the tails of legislation and acquire their st fund of information. Real success ie greatness and happiness, means a e lived for something out of our ives, whose ideals are broader than r own petty ills and woes. Through all the thronging marts of life, Where men rush to ned fro. ID battle scene or monal strife, Forever come and go ; Some lag tehind, some 20 astray, Some lead the marching van; Thank God ! 'mid the thousands ob the way There's one* in a while a man. Among the countless millions of the past, Who swept like phar.toms by, Cowerer!, neneath each rising blast, Aod, all forgotten lie. A few loomed up like tali pine tree?, Bore every curse and ban, To float some b&Dner on the breeze, There's once in a while a man. Thousands io greed* haste for gain. In panting after gold, Wreck all at once a noble name, Their honesty is sold ; Here and there a few stand firm. From truth and right they never turu, Shine like stars, o'er all the land, There's once in a while a man. Some bind their hearts with bunds of steel, To piteous calls they never yield, Their money, love or pride, But here is one, and there is one, With heart to give and plan, Shines in the soul, warm as the sun, There's once in a while a roan. A trembling cause to save the lest, .To lift the most forlorn, Wins from the crowd, Who count the cast, The ready sneer of scorn, Just then some nobler soul Will bring bis wealth, power and hand, And every ange* barp will ring : There's once in a while a min. Young gentlemen, fame and riches re to ,be desired, but if all of ua in tead of devoting our live*? to their cad pursuit, would more cultivate aDd >ractice those simple courtesies, hu tran ? tie* and virtue? which adorn and )eautify human life, we would be hap )ier and the world better Fame and .?ches ?Jiay he recured by low cunning ?od rapacity Arrogance aod perti? nacity may raise you far above your otellectuai and moral superiors, and [/.ace ono in the chiefest seat of ambi? tion, but vulgar admiration can never ?tone for the conscious lack of those simple, but grand attributes, that con stitute the ideal of the modern gentle? man. These fertilize the lowe>t grades of human existence and besf adorn the mountaiu top?. The strength which comes to us from eat iog nourishing food ts better than stimula? tion, because it is new strength. The health which belongs to a strong body, well nourished by proper food ^proper ly digested), is the only health that is last? ing. The difference between Shaker Digestive Cordial and other medicines is simply that it helps nnture to make strength. It does not profess to cure sickness, exceptas that sick? ness ie a result of weakness caused by food not properly digested Shaker Digestive Cordial will relieve the 'p-iiigs of indigestion, and make thin, sick, weak people as well as if ?heir stomachs had j never been out of order. It is a gentle aid to the digestion of na? ture's strength-oaker, food. At druggists. Trial bottle, 10 cents. NOTICE OF APPUCATWFOR FINAL DISCHARGE. THE UNDERSIGNED, L ARTHUR O'Neill and Neill O'Donnell, the sur? viving Executors of the last Will and Testa? ment of William Bugin, deceased, give notice that they win apply to the Judge of Probate for the County of Sumter, in the State of South Carolina at the Court House in the said County and State, 00 the first Monday in August, ?896, for a Final Dis? charge to r>e granted by the said Judge of Probate to them as the surviving Executors of ihe's-ud !a?t Will aod Testament L. ARTHUR O'NEILL, Executor. NEILL O'DONNELL, Extcuior. July 1, 18P6.- im >d Man. [of friends thick that Mr. ila nuke a good member Citizens rc bat do vcu * 1896, the tittie? Then your ycbed and purified by the Une True Blood JOT ?nd vitality. tv to take, essy to ope lyn, nihousaess. ? tmmm - Alumnse Scholar tip. For the Alumna* Scholar flnstitute will he held in P! August 4th at ll o'clock five Examination. re is, U inl l. T| pain< COLLEGS, June 29, 1896. [xamination for the Normal Jibe South Cnroiina College fbe School Commissioner of v.hieb there is a vacacy, on [30. Applicants will be ex ish. Mathematics and Historv, in these subjects r-eine: the iissio?j to the Scientific; Co urie |e. See page 38 ot Catalogue of [formation, if desired, will be rn is bea by JAMES WOODR .W, Jideot South Cnrolina College .ills, bilious- artt B B^^^^ sour stom- BOi ? 1 I A , constipa- IP^I I IK [easily, with- ? ? ? ? W Sold by all drugjtfsts. 25 cents, take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. THE um INSTITUTE. The ission te will For ca formal M Mi Sumter. Juiv I. fty-nSrth Annual he Sumter Insti jn September 10, ie or any special [ress A. BROWN, [E. COOPER, Principals. WOFFIC OLLEGE Span is. H. C?rti?lJ i s. c, D , President. ?ven departments A. B. A ne? ai si u m and compet? (ourses leading to quipped Gymna i>r. /0FFOR0 FIB SCHOOL, A. G. Rembert,' The Fitting School lumoi Hall. The S| uPre, A M., and jilding Serer**! Ol ach in the School an| istruction in the Gy ins October 1. For J. July I-* Si id Master. moved to the Iter, A. Mason ?ive in the :e ptofessors tents receive Session he? address ELL, FrtrUlty. Jtate of SoutMplina. COUNTY OF BR, iy T. V Walsh, Esq.\^ Judge ITTHEKBAS, BEN. YV made suit to me t f Administration ot the E f MILTON MILLER, deceu These are therefore to cite nd singular the kindred and' aid MILTON MILL?U, late y :md ?state, deceased, tba .ppear before me. io the Coud >e held at Sumter C. H $96. next, after publication here n the forenoon, to $hev* caus lave, why the said Administr?t >e granted. Given under my hand, this lune, A. D., 1S96 " Til OS. V. Judge June 24 -2t IILLER Letters d eifacts tish all of the coun l>e and ite, to 8th, Relock they not SALE O County Bo: Office of Supervisor Sumtj SUMTER, S. C., JUNE 3, THE COUNTY BUARD UF C( SI ONE RS of Sumter County give notice thHt pursuant to the provis] an Act of the General Assembly of Carolina, entitled an Act to authori issue of $15,000 00 of Bonds of ? County to raise funds for past indebt and for Repairs and Furnishing the House, approved December 21st, 189 also under Act of said Assembly, ap March 7tb, 1836, p. 288 ; they will Bids for the whole or any part of sail from $100 00 up, at their office at t S. C., up io July 6ib, 1896, at 12 o'eli Said bonds to mature iu ten years, bear interest at the rate of six percent annum, payable annually, to be exemj any and al! County, State nod Mi uxatioD ; secured by an Annual I taxes to pay said interest, and the ace tion of a Sinking Fund for the ultim demptioo of the same. The Bonds m at not less than par. The right to nj and all bids is expressly reserved. By order cf the Board. [Seal ] VV. S. DINK ! ? Attest': Super' THUS. V. WALSH, Secty. Jane 3, 1S96 Order Your PROVISIONS AND OROOS FROM GED. W. STEFFENS & Wholesale Agents, Charlesto: -- A g en t s fi ) r MOTT'S CIDSFw PwED SEAL CIGARS, ' ABD rOVE j FOR THE LEGISLATURE. 1 hereby announce myself as ? candi*!? for lhe Le islaiure, snbj?pr m ih*- l)*".z>t:cr*v ptiraarv. McDUNALU FURAIAX. : ?J fi ne 25, 1896* FOR CLERK OF COURT. ! Capt. ? P. Gaillard is announced HS 1 candidate at the ensuing Democratic Prirn.tr ' for the position of Clerk of the Court. June 10. The undersigned respectfully annouuet . himself a Candidate for Clerk of Court HI: : wou d appreciate the support of bis fellow i Democrats for that nosi ion. _THOS. t?. RICHARDSON, i I hereby announe? myself a candidate to ! the office of Cieik of Hie Court, su ojee: t ! the Democratic primary, 'SHEPARD NASH. ! May 20. j Mr. Editor: Having \,r>?u soiit'ted b] ! friends, I respectfully announce myself r>s , j candidate for Clerk ut Court tor Sumte j County, satject to the action of the Demi) j eratic paru . Having considerable experi eucfin the office under the late Col. Graban, j and others, I fl-iiter myself that I can giv< I general satisfaction, and solicit an eaxnes ! suuport frura the pat tv. Very respectful!-, I S. F. LENOIR * j FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself as a candidatt for County Supervisor, and will ?hide by thc decision of the Democratic pnaiarv W. S. DIN Kl NS. May 20-* Mr. Editor: Please announce my candi dacv for the office of County Supervisor JCNI?S A. RH AME May 20._ I hereby announce mj.selfa candidate for the office of Sunervisor for Sumter County. E. B. MULDROW. May 20-* The friends of JOHN J. SHAW, of Mt. Clio, announce him as acand'.'ia-e for Ccnnty Supervisor, surject io the action of the Dem? ocratic primary. VOTERS. FOR SHERIFF. . I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the I decision of the Democratic Part v. j June 10. JAMES E GAILLARD. Knowing Mr. Geo. P. McKagen to be thoroughly competent in every respect and highly appreciated for his moral worth, we feel that the affairs of the Sheriff s office would be without fear or favor administeren by him, and acceptable to the whole people, and he is hereby announced as a ?candidate subject to the roles of the Democratic pri? mary. MANY VOTERS. May 20._ I hereby announce ruy>elf as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County. B G. PIERSON. May 8, 1896._ Please announce Capt. E Scott Carson as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election Having served faithfully in that capacity, we believe if elected be will fill the office with ability and fairness and will give general satisfaction. DEMOCRATS. FOR COUNTY TREASUPER. H. L. Scarborough beg? to announce him? self for re-election as County Treasurer, Sub fect to the Democratic primary. May 20. I hereby armour oe onsei? a candidate for Superintendent cf Education, su*j.-ct to the ac-'ion ot the Democratic primer v. Jul; is J. Ep v\ i S hE\1 BERT I Announce myself a candidate for the o??e of County Superintendent of Education, sub? ject to the action of the Democratic primary. June 24. A. P. VINSON. I be:et?y announce myself a candidate for County Superintendent of Education, at tie approaching election. june in. w. J. DURANT. FOR AUDITOR. Mr. Editor : Please announce the under? signed es a candidate for Auditor cf Sumter County, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic Prior ?rv. June 17. J DIGGS WILDER. DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Davidson, N. C, Sixtieth Year Begins Sept. 11th. ELEVEN PROFESSORS AND INSTRUCTORS. THREE COURSES FOR DEGREES. Ample Cabinets and Laboratories : Loca? tion Healthful and.Beautifu.l. G Y M N A SIU M COMPLET E. TERMS REASONABLE. Ser.ff for a Catalogue. J. B. SHEARER. June 24. President. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS. OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRA? TION OF SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., April 27, 1896. THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION will open their books in MAYESV?LLE, Tuesday, July 14. SHILOH, Wednesday. July 15. NORWOOD'S X ROADS, Thursday, July 16. LYNCHBURG, Friday, July 17 For the purpose of regis'ering all qualified electors. J D WILDER, Chairman. J. M KNIGHT, W. S. JAMES. Clerk. June 17. This will hold true in eight cases out of ten. Makers of Merchandise had at the beginning of the season rosy theories as to the amount of goods they could dis? pose of. Overproduction is the result. These people must unload at some price. -?oil Mid-summer Clearing-out Sale Summer Dress Stuffs \ Celebrated Stanley M . ?Waist. Talk with no uncertain sound. Theres a i -.??."??*. ?. , monev-savio?r argument in every yard of: }{? f JW Waists now $1.10. these'lots. Une doesn't have to ne'rich to I ^ur SJ 76 VI-atsts now $1 25. dre?s well; a little money goes a lon? wnv. i Our>2.oG Waists now |1 65. n. ... ' * Our S3 00 Waists now Si .95. kl2ic Challies at 8c. _ 15?". Chai Hes at Ile. al & I Our Corset Customers 65c 45 in. Serge at 52c. j Stand by us; are jou one of them ? We ! sell none but the well-tested makes. We nnh PdVQflAl QAIHTIO* i study your corset needs, if you buy a corset Ul/11 Adi doUX tJClllllg here and it does not suit you in every way' we are doing bas seldom been seen in brinir it back ; this corpet stock of ours is 'neck o' the woods." Had to buy big run for the benefit of our patrons. If we o get the maker's ''clean-up" prices, please them it's bound to be remunerative to uautity doesn't frighten us when every- us. We are selling a Fast Black Corset at else is right. These lots'll surprise ! 50c, equal to any dollar corset-Sole agent ? for same. SI.25 Parasols now 85 cents. j A I?t of broken sizes in 51 Corsets at 69c $2 00 Parasols now Si 35. - $3.00 Parasols now $2.25. 0-i J ru . ,sh Goods Harvest was a time when these dainty fabrics [cheap as now. Lawn?, Cambrics, Jaconets, Percales and hosts of ,ves at about loom price. risor. Linens Linens Linens Linens Linens Linens i wash (roods 9c. Ile. 14c. i o? 4 Oc SSc. i proDortion. ERIES a, S C M Shirt Waists our en i in- ad vert iii og ?pace t!:?-ni. and then not rf<> jus fk. Aten minutes' inspection n ore than columns of de \ t tciir iotS tlowever, thi.-* for a stock full. Shoes and Slippers. We have an immense line of the latest styles in Oxfords that weare now closing out, We can fit you and prices are sure to piesse. For Men's Wear. ! Men appreciate a bargain, once in a while* j We've picked from our men's i":;rriish:u? I stock live lo t- o? me :'s Summer wearables, and we're going to gire you a bargain benefit j for th" nest few days. Von know a good thing when v,>;i see :t ; come in and inspect All our Si.50, $1.25 and Si Straw Hats, 90c .Ml Si, Si 25 ?:?vi Si 50 Shirts-Neglige colored bosoms, detached collars and cu?s, white bosoms at 95c (excepf ?ot 638.) A conjph.eassortment Si?k Windsors, Four in-hand.-;, Tecks, Bows, Club Ties. Was:. Ties. 25c. i Extra Heavy Quality Crash Suits, already shrunk, best in the market at ?4 i^T. 4-pIy Linen Collars, all stv?es at 10c. . 4-ply Linen Cuffs at 15c. " HAMS vlf 6