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Fight Wholly Groundless. The S. C. College a Christian Institution. To.the Editor of The State : It is with deep regret that I have seeo io to-day's State indications of a disposition again to antagonize the State college of Sooth Carolina ii has had a long and hard struggle with the woefal conflicts of partizau politic* and personal prejudice, and having passed successfully through a crisis wbicb tried its very existence, seemed at length to bs entering into a career of assured prosperity anda sphere of en? larged osefolors ; there is something ' unspeakably sad aod despressing to see another contest invited, and saddest of ali to sec it initiated coder the name of religion. 1 do not purpose at this time to enter into any elaborate and detailed defence of this venerable and honorable institution, though the grounds of such defence are ample ; I wish simply to present my personal testimony, baced upon a sc-veo years7 residan ce io this oity, to the fact that the Sooth Carolina ooilege is dominated by religions influ? ences and to assert most positively that there U no atmosphere, hazy or other? wise,of agnosticism, still less of down? right infidelity, about it. If proof is demanded, I bold myself prepared to give abundant evidence to sustain the testimony and establish tho assertion. While I cannot ?speak from personal knowledge of other installons in the State, I am iociiotd to doubt if there be any college in Suuth Carolina more throughly under re?ligiou.? influences; as a S?ate institution ? believe it to be "-"-pte^einioently and peculiarly so. I have observed instances of its rigid discipline, vigorously administered; it I exercises a supervision over the student body, rare ia these advanced times, and, so far a? my observation extends, ut terly unknown at State institutions io other States I wou!j commend the following re fiaotfen to all thoughtful readers: The college is under thc government of a body of emioenent men, high in (he \ confidence and the honors of this com? monwealth; it has an executive oom . mittee charged with the intimate and practical administration of the institu? tion; it is under the immediate control > of a faculty selected by the body above s referred tc; this being the case all charges against its religious character are charges against these met ; insinu 1 atioos of agnosticism or downright in? fidelity are .insinuations against these honorable and honored gentlemen., against all of them; ipr each is in bis measure responsible for the character of the college; more particularly they are innuendoes against the faculty more directly; howevar vague and indefinite the insinuation, this is the effect; the more vague and indefinite, the worse the cast; such a course tends infallibly io casi a cloud of suspicion over the fair fame aid character of these gentle osan, ail of them, and (bis without specificitioQ of any individual or charge , of any definite offense to be vindicated or disproved. Such a course leaves a mao to smart under imputation with no recourse, and if don ) in the name of v . religion it cannot but discredit religion ' with all reflecting persons who love justice and fair play Let me say in conclusion that some things ought ro be considered as settled; and if ther.? i-? anything that is t-ertied it is that every State should have irs in st;tu'ion of learning, the oiown ef its whole educational system, the university or State college ; any - other policy would be simply to roll baokwards the wheels of progress one hundred .years. It is not a question whether South Caro? lina i? te have a college or no, it is sim? ply whether or no *>be is to have one worth? her past and '<j-ial *<e her fu-. tore. There ought to te i o tt^mpeti tion between this collrgo and a?u de uomiuattonal college in the State; ill persons - familiar with the history of such institutions know that the eros per? ry of the State college has always strengthened the others and increased their patronage If the Sooth Caro, j lina college were disbanded aod dis \ mantled ?o day, within five years evejy j denominational college in the State j would suffer Ir, iti tc hoped that no religions de? nomination in our State will be misled into any '.fight" against our State col- j lege. Such course witl never dignify or oamoiecd religion, it will on tbe other hand tend to discount the credit of religions, to weaken its influence and to belittle the church that engages j in it. SAMUEL M SMITH Manse of the First Presbyterian j Chorcb, Colombia, S. C. Dr. Brown to Dr. Smith, j His Position as to State Col leges Made Clear. To the Editor of The State : It is perfectly natural that my ! friend, Smith, should bs among the i first to come out against me in hi& I feathers aod warpaint. In the first j place, he lives at Columbia where the j State has a college, and he is natural? ly inclined to wish the college to be there. In the next place, Dr. Smith is a Presbyteriaa, aod bis church has no college in the State to be antagon ? ized by the State schools. The stand | he has taken in the matter will not j surprise any one who considers the above facts. It is not my purpose now to enter into a newspaper controversy with j Dr. Smith or anyone else,though I am inclined to think such a thing may come to pQss at '\ later day Those who will may paste it in their hats that thoie is to be a war in South Carolina against higher education by the Staie, and a large number nf the 160,000 Baptists and Methodist are going to take a hand in it With five schoo's now sustained by the .State, the outlook seems good for as many more, and every new politician who sighs for fame will be running in new bills for the establishment of other State schools, if the people quietly submit to the waste of their money. However, let me come to the mat? ter in hand I have made no attack upon the South Carolina College. Let me quote my words : "I know the plea is made and the excuse given that thc teachers of our State schools are members of our churches, aud are as good religious teachers as those in our denominational schools But when a man enters a State school as teacher, he buries his church creed if he is honest to the State, and having given that up. there is not much left. A Stata school cannot teach religionV In another Hue of talk I said : "The atmosphere about the college has much to do with moulding the religions opinions of the students. Around State schools there is fie quently a hazy atmosphere of ag? nosticism, if not a blateut infidelity." To this I added that there was some distrust concerning Dr. Woodrow's election to the presidency after his brethren had taken issue with him. It.6eemed that he was fully fit for a State school, while unfit for a Pres? byterian school. And I cited the j fact that during Dr Alexander's pro fessorship, a student from Sumter had written to me asking me to erase his name from ray church roll In fact. Mr Editor, I am inclined to think Dr. Smith had belter expend his efforts in behalf of Davidson Coi- j lege, aud not come out io champion j any State institution. People may distrust his motives. C C. BROWN. Sumter, S. C. The Judge's Retirement. The following from the Chester Bulletin in connection with .Judge Witherspoon's retirement, already mentioned, will be of general in terest: '* 'It will probably be a shocking statement for us to make, but never thele88 true, that Judge Witherspoon is no longer to grace the benth after the fitst of the next year. That is, he has expressed himself as fully satisfied with the honor the State has time and again conferred upon him, and will not stand for re-election, be fore the next general assembly We said the statement would be shock ing, and it is because Judge Wither j spoon .has long been regarded as one of the ablest of our circuit judges, and enjoys the distinction of being the only one of the ^tate judge* either supreme or circuit, who was not displaced by the Reform move ment lie baa has always deemed it a duty for a judge not to dabble in politics and has evidently met the approval of the largest number of the citizens of this State York county has been proud of him and he has been an honor to her.-Yoikville Yeoman * 4'Whi?e this is not news to our readers, it is nevertheless regretable. Judge Witherspoon, when he held court here last told some of his friends of his intention to retire from the bench at the expiration of his present term, but it was thought that he might be prevailed on to change his mind Time, however, seems only to have strengthened his de? termination and since .it is settled that he will retire, the name of a number of able lawyers have been'j mentioned as likely to succeed him. G W. Gage, A G. Brice and J L Glenn, of Chester ; G W. Ragsdale, of VVinti6boro, and G W. S. Hart, of Yorkville. have been spoken of " --??.> t i ? mm October Periodicals. The October period ic* i3 are beiug rec?i??d j at tue Bock Store of H. G. Usteen & Co. I Ladies' HyQie Journal, Black Tat, Metropoli? tan aud othera already in. Other mMgHZ'neg ! received ?s soon a9 issued Another lut ot ! fashionable und standard box p*p*r jus' re- \ ceived. Oar round papers cannot t?e dutdi- ? ~*oed at the price I 1 & Made and Merit Maintains the confidence I of the people in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Ifs j medicine cures you when sic!:; if ii make: j wonderful curc3 everywhere, then boy cue ? all question that medicine possesses ::u-;.. j That is jurt the truth about Hood':; Sar- I saparilla. We know it possesses merit | because it cures, not once or iv;ice cr a! hundred times, but in thousands and! thousands of cases. We know it cures, absolutely, permanently, when all other*:; fail to do any good whatever. We repeat Sarsaparilla j Is the best- in fact the One True Blood Purifier, j ? rr j, D*11 cure nausea, indigestion, llOOQ S "rills biliousness. 25cents. I What Alexander Sprent & Soo, of wilmington, N. C., Have to Say About Wire Ties. To i be Da h hem Our attentif? has been drawn to sev? eral newspaper articles with reference to the use of v.\<e cotton ties, in which we are roundly abused because we de dined to buy wired cotton without a reduction. We arc also charged with being allies of the Cotton Tie Trust, and oppressors of ih<; planter We abhor newspaper controversies as much as wedelest, commercial trusts and cooibioalious, but lest these charges may obtain credence where the facts are not known, we desire to make public the following statement. We aro not now, nor have we ever been, in sympathy with the so oalled Cotton Tie Trust, nor have we any knowledge of such a combination be? yond the publio reference to it. We? are large buyers of cotton ties and the un? reasonable advauoe in the price is a serious burden to us. We made no objeotioo to the new wire ties at first (although we were not consulten about their use) because we were hopeful that a limited acceptance of them would thereupon reduce the price of ties to a reasonable value. We found, however, that the new ties which we had to re? move and throw away in every casp, came in such numbers that the work at our presses was seriously retarded The necessary time for removing tho wire anet substituting (he regular tics which were required abroad, was five times greater than the usual operation of putting rsg ular bands through We were willing to take a limited number of wire-bound bales and s<-r ! hem aside; during th s rush until we bad could give them the necessary time, but wc could not fa'al ly hamper cur business by accepting an unlimited number, and we therefore in? structed our agents to deduct for them or avoid tbeui altog* thrr: We fail to see why we, ar innocent party, should be expected to bear all the animus and hardship of this con fi ?et. between tbe planter and the Cotton Tic Trust. If we cannot get any one to take these wire tied bales from us, why should wc be expected to take them at a heavy loss from the planter? There is no margin of profit in the export busi? ness to compensate us. On the con? trary, our profits on cotton are exceed ingly meagre and sometimes not equal to the heavy expenses entailed. Never? theless, to prove that our side is with the fatmer io this fight, we are willing to help him to overcome (be abominable Cotton Tie Trust, and we will from the dare of this publication accept 10 per Cfnt wire ties or one bale in every ten bought by our agents without any de duction. and if the other-buyers will take an ?qual share m the loss, we think the Trust ?ill soon come to b-tter terms ALEXANDER SPRUNT & ?ON. A few weeks apo the editor WHS aken with .j very serene cold that caused bim to t e in a most miserable condition, it was undonbt edlj ti bad c*se of la grippe and recognizing it aa dangerous he took immediate strps to brit g about a speedy cure . From the adver? tisement of Choinbrrlam's Cough Remedy aod the romy pood recommendations included therein, we concluded to make a first trial of the medtcne To say thut it w*e satiatac'tory in its results, isputtinjr it very ruiid'.y, indeed It peted like rustic and the resuk was a speedy and permanent cure. We have no hesitancy in recommending this extellent C-mgb Rem? edy to anyone affliced with a coueb or cold in vny form.-The Banner of Liberty , Liber? ty town, .Maryland. The 25 and 50 cents sizes for sale by Dr. A. J. China. Manhood Restored, DR. E. C. WEST'S ? km BRUN TREATMENT T;?E OHIGJKAL, ALL OTHERS EE-TAT'ORS, 7*r-v??T?T.d'iT F*'-?!?TO ^'rit?Pr, Crsaran'ce. ?. authorized .Tfrents. <>-.ly, to car? Weak JUemory, L"./.-,.::;..:.-.. Wakefulness, F?*.3, Hysteria, Quids -. l?jzbt loases. Kr? Dreams, l/iclc of C-onti }e toe. iNer^usi'ess. LKSS?] ode, a 1 I Drains. ?oath .l?? S'T'frs. or Es.-iwtve V ?? ofT-?baec?. Opium. '.: 'x ?qcii.-r. ??hi h J.-r.&? Misi-ry, i':>: ::u:?pti?>a, Iii HUM f.*:0 }><?:,:h- M ?r.-?r.? or hy mail. SI a fc-.-x; sis for ?5;-with writ*en a tarant<"C to curs or refund S2j"*??y. ^atrsp.cpac?c ?iS?. c'S?'.taiiiir?i; 5rc day*' treatment, xnth full instmctioi?c, tt evr.tr. ?: ?.- Kimwieoaly sold to each po-pon. ? t croro or i . j mail. jr-?-~'f<-, ::?;>;, Lr?b'.:? Special;^^^ jL-or impotency, JUOSR O?TRV- *r w Povrrr. Loct Manhood. ^? 31 a box; fcia Tr-.r w'ith&JpK?.^? written fcuarr.ntee^fe^^S. _ _t " to curs in 30 da;s. Ai. ?tst&W KT^F? N ?E-FORcor I-mail. APT5P The Sumter Music House. j MAIN STREET, NEXT TO CROSS WELL'S GROCERY. Pianos, Organ? and Sewing Machines of the belgrade sold cheap foi cash or on easy terms Old ones taken in exrliange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We also keep NEEDLES, Ol LS,* And parts of every Stw?Dg? Machine. We have some ^rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. M. B. HANDLE, Jan 8. Manager. unite HONEST MONEY . Is not alono (hat which you earn,but that whichy? u save. Come here to-morrow, come any day of the week, come when you will and see if the money we save you is not as honest in your pocket ae it would be in the til! of those who would charge you more for goods j Capes, 7*5c lo $20 Jackets. ?1 to $15. Novelty] Snits, $3 75 to ?10 CROSSING THE LINE HAVE YOUAN IDEA ? Did rou ever picture to yourself what a Corset Waist should be that would ju*t exactlv s'?\\? Oce that would Ct without a fUw, iouch everywhere, pinch nowhere, perfect hip, perfect bast, a waist fit for a queen at a maid's price-a perfect Corbet Wa st at a dollar. Ir is the FERRIS WAIST. We have it Carpets, 12Jc to ?1 per yard. Rugs. 45c. to $4 Matting, 10c to 30c The sweet summertime has gone glimmering We may not choose to lay aside, those diinty summer trifler, hut common s-nse bids us to. You ncedo't regret them. You can replace them with serviceable Fall wear, just as handsome r.ew Gown?, new Co?ts, new Cajes, new Gloves, new everything and you cnn do it here better ar'd for legs money than aD v ? here else. WELL, BRING US A DOLLAR Any old thing so that it is minted in the United States, and get a hundred cents worth of goods for it. Not only that but we promise you the big gest hundred cents worth for your dollars that a silver dol? lar ever brought you i We will be pleased to have you call, and to show you the pretty things is our pleasure. [We are headqtiarter? for anything in Dry Croods? They aTe herc in all grades, all shades, all widths, all cotton, a!l wool, all silk. How do these unheard of quotations please you : Your choice from a Job of 100 and 125 Kid Gluves, 5 hooks, 6 shades: nil sizes at 75c Waist Silks in all of the beautiful two tones and Ombre effects from 25c up 36 in Sea Island, 4c. 4 4 Sea Island, worth 6c, at 5c 36 in Sea Island, worth 8c at Cc 4 4 Bleach Goods, 5c. 4 4 Fruit of the Loom, 7c 10 4 Brown Sheeting, 12|c. 10 4 Bleach Sheeting, 16?c. We sell the best 10c Ladies' Hennsdorf dye Stocking in the city-seam? less, guaranteed not to dye. The best 50c Corset (R & G.) A sk to 6ee our Linens and anything you may need All-wool Twill Red Flannels 12?c All wool plain Red Flannels 12?c. The best 5c, 8c and 10c. Canton Flannels in the market High styles in Dressmaking. Agent for Standard Patterns. Corner Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S. C. THE SUMTER DRY GOODS GO. Oct 7 I Every price of $J & every article in ^ jr- every dep t, at S ^ every t;me gnar $ fp anteed to be the 3) $ lowest. ^ cece uz2>.z::::2~izx: ?Y0UB MONErsI $W0BTH BVS-i I RY TIME OE $ I Y0?E MONEY g I BACK, j HERE IS THE PLACE. Palace Dry Goods Emporium. Schwartz Bros* If it is inconvenient for you to get here, write ! Lots do. Seems as though every lady ought to have the privilege of knowing What the new Fall Stuffs are Like; How the new Styles are Running. Our mail order department is so prompt in asnwering, so accurate in choos? ing, that mistakes are few and far between. Send to us for samples. We open the season with f.he largest, choicest, best selected and cheapest stock of goode ever offered There is no mistake about the following: PRICES ARE JOST AS GIVEN, VALUES PRECISELY AS STATED. Mohairs aud Brillinn So Over the List Often. 25c Fancy Dress Goods 36in. for 15c 25c Cashmere?*, new shades and black for 19c 35c a 1-woo! Flannels, 36-in, 23c 35c all-wool Serges ana Cheviots, 36 in, 23c 15c Faocy Dress Goods, double fold, for 10c. 35c Fancy tines for 25c. 60c Flannels, al! shades, r,4-io, 40e 75c all-wool Fancies beautiful de? signs, extra fine eoods fer 48c. 25c red twill Flannel, all-wool, 15c. 20c red Flan Lei, all-wool, 12ic 25c white and red Flannel, a!i wool" 15c 15c ludies' fast ?.lack Hos?, 10c. 25c Udies Hermsdorf Black Hose, seamless, 15c. 15c ladies' lineu initial handker? chiefs for 6c. 75c 6-hook Corsets, white, grey and t ieck fer 49i\ We mean just wini we say. Cone once and you'll want to come a^H?n. tau Any one Match These Offerings? Will Any one Try. Who Ever sold such Qualities at snoh Prices? 36-in. Fruit of the Loom Bleach, 7c 36 in. special Bleach, 5c 36-in Bleach, vrovb 8i-, for Cjc 10 4 liioffD Sheeting, worth 20c for 14c 10-4 bleach Sheeting, 20c quality for 15c. 10 4 bleach Sheeting, 25c. quality for 19'.-. ICO p?feos good Calicoes, for 4c 1 eise best Calicoes, Indigo, Blues, ! Oil Colors, Fancy Dress Sty les, etc, 5c J 7c fancy Ominas, for 4%i. 10c fancy Outings for 7c. 7c Ginghams (a cood ocr) for 5c. 36-in, Sea Isi?f>d, bes-t quality, ?}c 20 hales chet k l oraespun. good quality, 4c 10 bale?, 27 in, best Homespuns, 7c quality. 5c 10 bales R R Bro?n Homespun, 5c. 12Ac Dress Ducks, special offerings; see display, 8c Great Sale of toadies' Cloaks and Capes From $1 isp. And this is not all. We have lots more in store for you. j Schwartz Bros* RA RB Y Sf CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. UP-?OWK OFFICE: COU UT HOUSE SQUARE, For Cash with order will sell 3,000 bushels Prime White Corn sacked at 45c per bushel, in lots of one sack or upwards, at Harby k Co's Warehouse. Respectfully, HARBY & co. July 22 He Lamest ii lost Complete EstaHMiest Mk Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. rfrice uno* Warerooms. King opposite Can? non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ?SS*Purchase our make, which we guarantee superior to any soid Sooth, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy (Hass a Specialty October 16-o FARMING" *: LAND. X_ THOSE WHO HAVE GOOD FARMING Lands for sale aud those who desire to purchase farms are requested to communi? cate with me. W. H. INGHAM, SUMTER, S. C., REAL ESTATE A6ENT. nugl2-3mJ WOFFORD COLLEGES Spartanbnrg, S. C" Jas. H. Carlisle, L. L. D., President. Seven departments, Two courses leading to A. B. A new and well equipped Gymna? sium and competent director. WOFFORD FITTING SCHOOL, A. G Rembert, A. M , Head Master. The Fitting ?chool has reen moved to the Alumni Hall The Second Master, A. Mason DuPre, A. M , ano the Matron live in the building. Several of the College professors teach in the School end the students receive instruction in tho Gynasmm. Session be? gins October i. For cafa?ogue, address J. A GAM EWELL, July 1-* Secretary of Faculty. BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand dispky 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 ea.jiy irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16.