Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f?ltt G(tod;m;w at? Soiitijron. oj ?j . WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1896. The Sumter Watchman was founded ! in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and iufiuence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. Stenographer Mixscn's letter of resignation and reo JQ elation is a most plaiotive wail, it oould be set to the tnne that the old cow died of. If Bryan voted for Wearer is he any worse or more to be condemned thau the members of tbs Nationcl Demo? cratic Committee who io 1892 advised all democrats in Nebraska to vote for Weaver as a means of accomplishing the defeat of Harrison ? To establish that Bryan did vote for Weavor is bat to prove that he was an unusually good party mao and obeyed instructions sent out from headquarters. The State Fair this year will be a success, the exhibits will be numerous in every department and representative of the boundless agricultural and in? dustrial resources of the State. We are anxious to see Sumter County make a creditable exhibit and we trust the peo pie of tb? county wi!l select of their best and send to the Fair. The trou? ble and expense of preparing an exhibit ! will be trifling, and if the farmers and ! ladies of the county will take a geoeral j interest in the fair, they can add much ! towards making a decided success John Boyd Thacher is a pretty good democrat, and his speech declining the nomination for Governor of New York should raise him in the estimation of all democrats. He is hooest and straight- ? forwsfrd and does not desire personal J . preferment to such an extent that be j would sacrifie? his individual convio-j tions ic order to remain at tbs head of ! the state ticket Tillman's latest remark anent the senatorial election is that Evans' last open letter prior to the ?lection defeat . ed bim. Perhaps this is true, hut thc j general impression remains thai the i .bond commissions and whifkev rebates ' did the business. j ._ I ! The Yale students made as his fools Of themselves when rhey howled Bryan . down as did the South Carolina Col? lege students in 1890 when they hissed 'Ben Tillman ia Columbia. The annual Gala week celebration in Charleston will be held ibis year and the preliminary arrangements have .'been begun with an eoergy that carries j .the assurance that t't r festivities thi< *3e8Son will equal if rmi surpass any that 'h*ve been held in iurmer years. Char? leston should Jaave au immense crowd \ of visitors te enjoy the pleasures of the j. fall festival I The new><p*pers that are fighting ! Bryan on ever? pretext now claim that ? he was responsible fo* being howled | down by the Yale students. II? at- I ' tempted to speak to on aosyu.pu.bfU: audience anti his Hoe of argem?-r;t \ca; objectionable to thea), therefore he responsible for the bad manners of int bowler*. 'This a* un excuse, almost ; i as lame as thar, made for John Gary ! Evans when he indulged in mud siing- j in?? at Chesterfield. The Chesterfield i paper asserted with the utmost serious- ! ne-* that Kvaasjast had to sling mud to preserve hi* own self respect. j "A Frenchman has figured out exact : ly the advan'age of the pneumatic fire ; tor wagon> ever the ordinary fire. Fie j pays that a vehicle equipped with pneu- j oatie tires, compared to an ordinary J steel-tire whee!, requires from SO to 50 ! per ?eut. uss pawer to draw it under j all conditions of road. Then is added j the comfort, the silence and the ease ic \ ruoniog, etc." But good roads are j necessary before pneumatic tires can be j generafly used in this country. The trial of young Harmon for the j killing of Cal Canghman, Jr., which is now io progress in Lexington, is un? folding a tale of shame that is as unfor? tunate as revolting. The papers that are publishing full reports of the testi? mony may be enterprising, but they are not elevating their own moral toco nor .ibat of their readers. Realism in novels of the Zola school is bad enough, but when the disgusting details ot crime and shame in real life are spread broadcast by respectable papers that go .into thousands of households into which one of Zola's obscenities could not gain j an entrance it is far worge. I The business meu of Columbia are ! still at work OD the projeot to establish a lioe of steamers on the Saotee aod CoDgarec rivers . Columbia is alive and as loog as the business men con? tinue working for the city it will grow aod prosper. It would be an excellent idea for the business men of Sumter to revive the plao to build a railroad from this city, via the old Manchester & Augusta right of way. tapping the South & Georgia Railway and haviig its terminus on the river. Such a road wouid give Sumter the benefit of com? peting railroad freight rates aod water rates as well. Sumter could very well afford to build the road, for it would save the merchants of the city thou? sands of dollars aod reeder the oity independent of railroad discrimination. Tbe road would be a feeder of Colum? bia^ proposed steaoier lioe aod each wouid benefit the other. Another out? let is absolutely necessary to the future growth and prosperity of Sumter and uoless the effort is made at once, the business of the city will be absorbed by other places that possess better shipping facilities. The gold standard people are be? coming more distressed each day over the injury Bryan is doing tbe cause of free silver and democracy by his speeches. ? syndicate of capitalists are plan ning the settlement of a colony of Germans in this State for the purpose of growing sugar beets on a large scale. The beet sugar industry in Nebraska, Kansas and California bas grown to large proportions within re? cent years and there is no reason why it may not do the same in South Carolina. It is a very profitable business and beets, as a money crop, may, in time, take rank with tobacco j and cotton We wish the syndicate J every success in their undertaking, j for the success of the experiment | will be followed by tue extensi?n of beet culture to all parts of the State ! where the lands are adapted to the growth of beets CURRENCY AND TEE PRICE j OF COTTON. _ i - Mr. L. W Youmans, of Fairfax, S. j C , has written a pamphlet entitled j "Effect of the Currency on the Price j of Cotton7' that ,#s one of the strong ' j est and most convincing arguments j in favor of the free arid unlimited j coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to j 1, as provided by the laws of the j United States in force prior to 1873, i that has been produced by a South- j ern writer. The argument is Ptalis | tical and historical io character, but is far from being either dry or unin? teresting ; but oti the other hand is so pregnant with facts relative to the history of cotton prices, the concom | itant contraction and inflation of of the circulating medium and thc disastrous or betiificetit results foi- j lowing each change in the financial system that no student of politico- j financial questions, now holding al most the undivided attention of the | public mind, will care to put it down j after a mere cursory examination It i will be read carefully, and the argo- j tneuts thoroughly weighed by un- j prejudiced minds. whether pro- j noinc^d gold bugs or free s?verites. j &:r Youmaa's pamphlet is a valua- ' hie contribution to the currency i literature principally by reason of the iact that it is not made up <->f fine j spun theories and dogmatic asser- j lions that lead up to and sustain a : preconceived conclusion, as are so i many so-called arguments both foi j and against free silver coinage. The j effect of the changes in the currency i i of the United Stales on the price of jil cotton and other farm products, ?and and other salable property is traced j from the time that cotton first became j an important article of commerce to ? the present t-ime. and in connection with the historical record numerous apt quotations are reproduced from the works of the leading statesmen, financiers and economic writers con? temporaneous with the periods under! review. By the most reliable and unquestionable authorities he estab 1 iishes what were tito industrial, ag? ricultural and financial conditions ex? istant under certain systems of cur? rency, and then proceeds to prove how the price of cotton and other stap'e agricultural products fluctuated directly as the currency was expand? ed or contracted independently of the law of supply and demand. Th;1 argument is so connected and con? tinuous that it is not possible to make extracts from it that will give to the reader a correct conception o? the whole, and we will not attempt to ?.O so. We recommend that all who are seeking' information on the currency question get a copy of Mr Youman's pamphlet and 6tudy it carefully Our Advertisers. Miss McDonald.-The Annual Millinery Opening at Miss McDonald 9 Millinery store is announced to be held on October 7th and 8th. The ladies of this and adjoining coun? ties should keep the days in mind. The Ducker & Bodman Co -This firm bas O'?ned up the largest and most carefully selected stock of goods ever in their store and the inspection of the public is invited They do not fear comparison in pries or in quali? ty of good9 to be seen in every department, and they want the public to vi.-it their store when looking for bargains. An idea of what they have and the bargain prices offered can be gamed by reading their new advertise? ment. CroBSwell & Co., the grocer?, Advertise to? day pwces on standard, 8tap*e, and fancy groceries that will stampede the grocery trade. The members of this firm have exceptional advantages for obtaining inside prices on everything they buy and they give their cus? tomers the benefit of every soap they get. J. Ryttenberg & Sons are beating the world selling fine goods, and the reason they do so can be accounted for only by the fact that the people appreciate fine goods at the lowest prices. See their new ad. Schwartz Bros. are quoting prices on goods j n.ow ?od, ns they have uever allowed them? selves t > fall bebiod, their patrons may feel Satisfied thai they have ?he best prices obtain? able when they re*d the uew adverti-.emeot Soutberi. Fruit Co , Cbalertou, S C -At? tention is di.*ec:ed to the advertisement ct this company. All orders sent to them will receive prompt attention and f-ai?9?ac:ioo is guaranteed - wmt*+~4+**- IWI - We live in a country of which the principal scourge :s Mom*>ch-troub!e. Il is more wide-sprewd 'han any other dis? ease, and, very n?*r!v, rn ir* dang-roiH One thing that rankes it so dangerous is that it i* so little under-food if it were better understood, ir would be more | feared, more ensiy cured, less universal j than it is now So. those who wish to be cured, take Sbak era Digestive Cordial, r?ecause ii gees to the j root of the trouble as no other medicine does. | The nore, harmli-?3, curative hert<s ar<d niants, ! of which ir id composed, are what render it so j certain and, at the same tiree, so gentle a ; cure. It helps and stre-'iithens the stomach, parities and toces up ihe system. Sold hy druggists, price 19 cents to$1.00 per bottle. A choice selection of high grade five und ! teri cent ci^ar? for sale by H. G. Osteen & Co. j Ball players supplied at catalogua prices by j i. G Osteen & Co. Buy from them and j s tve UMO*V . COTTON MARKET. X."? Y(-rk, Sept. 23.- Market opened j v.\ Cl'.S'-d quiet. i Opening. Closing. Sept 8.10 B Ort. s 14- 8.09-11 ! Nov. S! 8 8.10-1 ? I Dec. 3.31 8 21-22 j J*n 8.39 S 29-30 ! F?"? g .40 S 33-34 ; Vir 6.48 8.37-38 I A :?r 8.52 8.41-42 | Mav S 55 8.44-46 ! Liverpool, Sept. 29 -Market opened firm. ? C.N'Srd q^jiet. Opening. Closing, j Sept. 4.40 4.42 S '? Sei t. and Oct. 4.35 4.36 S Oct. and Nov. 4.29 4.33 S 1 N-v. Mid Dec. 4 30 4 30 B De-. Hr:d J<mv. 4.28 4 29 S | Sumter s;n?t market-ll Tait's Pills Liver Ills, Arrest . disea^ by the timely use of I Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and ! favorite remedy of increasing j popularity. Always cures SICK HEADACHE, i sour stomach, malaria, indiges- ? lion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS ? ?DO "?or uss r^r m THAT PA?S? ^ I Doors, ?fr*. Blinds, S M we tb??" ^X-^'^M AUGUSTA UU^^s";; e* EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS. OFFICE OF SCHOOL Ut?MVIS$ICNER OF SUMTER COUNTY. SCMTKK, S. C . Septembet 'Mi, 1896. ^T^HE EXAMINATION for teachers1 certi l ficatrs will he held on FRI DAV, the 16th of OCTOBER, commencing ar 10 o'clock a. m., sharp w. j \ DURANT, Sept 30-2'. School Com'r. The Fall Opsnirjg. The annual fall opening at the Palace DI V Goods Emporium w?3 held, as advertised, on Moodaj* and Tuesday. The display of dress goods, trimminga, li?ce3, rugs, millinery eic, was HS extensive and eint.oratf ?3 usual and the arrangement was so artistic as to attract the attention and admiration of all who visit? ed the store, and, during ihe day, there wore hundreds of ladies who availed themselves cf the invitation of the Messrs Schwartz The display of fine dress goods-silks and novel ties too numerous to mention-was very elab? orate and fried the front portion of the store. Above the snelving, on either side, i?ce cur tams and handsome mys were displayed in (?re.it variety, In the millinery department the great variety ol imported pattern hats and bonnets, trimminga etc , attracted the admiration of the greatest number of ladies and a crowd waa to be found there through? out the day The annual opening was a succesa in every respect-in the beauty and extent of ?be display and in point of attend? ance-and Schwartz Bros. score another triumph for themselvea. Insist upon Hood's Sarsaparilla when you need a medicine to purify your blood, strengthen your oervrs and gire you an appetite. Tbere can be no substitute for Hood's. Hood's Pille are toe best after-dinner pill; assist digestion, prevent constipation 22c. The celebrated Jackson Square Cigars for sale by H. G. Osteen Sc Co. Tax Notice. "VpTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the County Treasurer's oo^ks for the months of Novenue' and December. 1S9-5, ? and the fi.-cal _\ear ;89o will te npi-n for the ? coilecik'ii ot said taxed from the 15th day nfl October, 1896. tu the 31st -1 -y of Deeem?er, j IK??, in.-iusive, at his tiflce in the County Court House tu tbeci'v <>f Sumter. Th;; total tux ra'?- i.-t 10 4 5 mills, appor? tioned as follows: For state purposed, 4^ mills For ordinary co'.i.t\ ?ax 3 3-10 in i ?-s For school fix 3 mil!?. There is also ?he fellowing additional j S ted al school taxes levind in the school dis- ? trictft named: Swimming Pens District No lti, 2 mills. { Bishopville " 2.}, 4 41 Mayesviile " " 18, 2 " Sumter ': " 1, 2 " Middleton " -, 2 " Mt Clio " .? -, 2 " Providence " i; -. \t\ " Ali tr.?)e citizens V.etwfeo the ages of 21 i and Cu ve,iri. e.\\-e;.t those incapable ot earn- ' int: a support or f? .!)??. is* ?xempleJ, aie lia- j hie to n noll Tax of Olle drill -r The T:ea<uter wou?d r^pecfoliy urge prom. ! payment, inasmuch as inere is no po-5- ! sr-ilitv of HM ext????ion. Thus* waittog until i she iasi will r?e ?v-'hie ..> tenons del-y and j ii:cot?ve'iie',ce< ns trrere i.-* -.ic - it rnsh to- I ward lbs etid. H. L SCARBOROUGH. Treasurer Sumter Couctv. ! IS J UST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. W?R^?OTSDC pmcz so cts. GALATIA, ILLS., NOV. it?, 1SC3. Paris Medicino Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:- Wo sold last year, GOO bottles oi i QUOTE'S TASTELESS CHILL TCNIC and havo j bought taree irross already tins year. In all otr er- j perieuce of 14 years, in the dru;* business, bave never sold an article that ?rave ?u<;h universal satia faction as your Touic. Yours truly, A?N?V. CAEE. &CO? ! SOLD-No Cure. No Pay, ny A J. China J. F. W DeLornrt*\ J. S. Hughson & Cc. The State of South Carolina? COUNTY OF SUMTER Bu 7. V. \Ynhh.Km.,PmbateJmlgt'.. S J H E R 5 A S. ED W A R D J. R G M B E RT.' ^ MD, D.MS mHi'esuit :u toe to ?iran? him Letters of Adininiitraiion ot" the Estate of md effets of ?I KS JULIA R ROBERT? SON, deceased. These are therefore io ci'e nnd sdoon?sh all anti singular tho k'odred and creditors of the said MRS. JULIA R. ROBERTSON, tate of said Countv and Strie, dere-'S^d, thur they oe at d appear before me, ia the Court of. Probate. I" be Held at Suru:er C. H.. on t'e tor-er 15, 1896, after publication thereof, HI 1. . o'elork io the fore??- n, to show c*uee, if any j ikey have, v. hy the said Administration j srmu'd net be granted. ?iren under my hand, this Suth day of; St piero ber, A D., ISO? \ THOS. V. WALSH, Judge of Probit?. \ Sep 30-2t. rn FROM THE mWM FRUIT CO. CHARLESTON, S. C. And tret best value for the money. Orders carefully and prompt? ly lilied. W. H. HIXSON, Sept. 30. Manager. The Way we are Selling We have the largest stock of Dress Goods, Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Groceries, Harness, Hardware, etc.,, ever opened in Sumter. I he ?oId and Doivt be fooled by catchpenny advertisements, but get our prices before buying. It will pay you. Yours for business; I Byttenfeerg J| ||@sfi?9 N. W. Corner, Main and Liberty S ts. ni nn?i?inn?P p 1896, % 11896. J Pattern Hats and Bonnets, AND MILLINERY NOVELTIES WILL BE OPEN FOR YOUR INSPECTION ON 7 3 ct. T 5 Thursday, ?coober 8. SS Main Street, cDonaia Sumter, &. C A DVERTISEMBNTS office ?mes or ies ?\ will t>e inserted under th:> bend tor 2 cents for each iu?er';or;. Additional line j cents per lin*. "CJ?7ANTEQ lo ??eil milk rows with Yf ?ountr CHIws. AH good stock Gi* fron; S to !<> quarts of milk per day. T. D CHANDLER, Sumter.?. C. I;* OTRAYED OFF-From my bouse on the >^ firs; o! September, (>:i" Ivnck ?iud R?d or Yellow Stock Hojr, about 7 rao'.ihs old. No fl?sh mark. A literal reward for h:s re'1.rn. Sep 4 - 3:. Eugene Kogan. FDR RENT UR SALE-Sis room house centrally localed In city of Sumter. In good repair, with water-works and garden spot Apply to W. A. Mcilwaine a; O'Don? nell k Go's store taut MB KO. 64 A. !. I rpHE REGULAR MONTHLY CO.MMU I NIGATION of Claremont Lo:ge, No. 64, A. F M . will be held on Thur-da? Evening, Ocl loth, at 7} p. tn. Brrih'en will take due notice and govern ?fcer?selves according! v. By order, F. M SPANN, W M. H C. MOSES. Secre-tarv. jnl2P-lw Chamberlain's ?rv.-> ar. o Chin Ointment ?s unequalled for Mr/, .y..-. Tciter, >.'.:; Rherjsa, Scohl Kemi. S< ro Nipples. Ch;:;>wJ Hawk, Itching Piles, Hunis. Frost &t*s ChronicSorc Eyes and ? ?ranulate ; Kyc Lids For >;.! ? by druggist.s at 25 v ?te pe-* box. TO HOUSE 0 vVNJvES. For patting hors?! in :. linc healthy con? dition try Dr. Carty's Condition Powders. They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure ? loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct I kidney disorders and destroy worra, giving now life to an old or over-worked horse. -5 cent? per package. For sale by druggists. ? For sale in Sumter, by Dr. A. J. Ch?na. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OP SUMTEE. STATE. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SD?.ITS?, S. C. Paid uu Capital . S75,?C0 tO Surplus and Promts .... i-5,590 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders in excess of their Stock SC?,000 00 Tctal protection to Depositors $164,500 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention jiiven to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. W.~ t eres i allowed at the rare of ? ser cent, per nnnuin. Parable quarterly, on ii rsi days of January. April, Juiv and October. " R M. WALLACE, L. S. CAUSON, President. Aug 7. * Cashier. ^^^^^^^^ BUY NONE BUT THE GENUINE. S.000 Merchants ?el! Hawkes Spectacles successfully. Half of them handle otb?*r Spectacles without success, Stiowimr the Great Popularity o? HAW? KES' GLASSES over all (?tl er.--. These Famou? Glasses are l?ited ;.) the <\e Dr.A. J. China's Drug Store. Sumter. S '.' Pee 1 '-O. &??a?e ci Manson )lelioii, Dce-d. i LL PERSONS having claims against ?sid _?TTL Estate, \v:il present same duly attested, ana ali persons KI anyway io lebted to said Es'ate will njake pa v ment to ROBT. 1 MELTON, REV JOB JACKSON, Sep 23-3t Qualified Executors.