The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 18, 1896, Image 8
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 1896.
THE ARIZONA KICKER
HOW THE EDITOR STANDS ON THE
ISSUES OF THE DAY.
Jim Wheeler's Call a Failure? Warning:
to Major Banks?The Editor Held Up,
but Willing to Admit It?Had a Good
Thing:, bat Didn't Know It.
The mayor of this town (who is our
eelf) was sitting in his office in the city
hall last Tuesday afternoon when a
cowboy named Jim Wheeler attempted
to ride his caynse np the main stairway
to make an official call. Jim had a bet
of ?25 that he would ride in on us and
jump his critter over our desk, but he
lost the wager. Hearing the racket on
the stairs we sailed out, and two min
utes later Mr. Wheeler and his cayuse
were tangled up in a heap in the middle
of the street He shot at us three times
during the performance, but no one was
Jiit by the bullets. The horse was able
to limp, away, but the man from Big 3
Banch still lingers in town under the
doctor's care. His jaw and two ribs
BEGAN SHOOTING THE TIN DISHES.
were broken and he was badly bruised,
but we are glad to learn that h? was
not fatally injured. His honor the
.mayor is a good natured man and does
not affect any particular dignity, but
the man who wants to see him, on offi
cial business at his office must leave his
cayuse in the street below.
About the Campaign.
The Kicker |s in receipt of a number
of communications asking abont its pol
icy in the coming campaign, and we
will answer all in one. This paper is
independent in politics, religion, poetry,
agriculture and everything else. No
railroad corporation dictates, and no j
. syndicate pays its bills. If we wanted
to w?a7e a crown of laurels for Captain
Xidd or pitch into the memory of i
^George Washington, no outsider would
have to be consulted.
In supporting one candidate we shall
not pitch into another. In this world
of change no man can tell who is com
ing out on top, and. if it happens to be
the man you've pitched into your posi
tion is made somewhat embarrassing
for several years subsequent
We have no decided opinions regard
ing silver or the tariff, but wc do stand
pat on the question of the Monroe dec
trine. If necessary, let us go to war to
support it, but during the continuance
of said warwe shall be found at the old
stand, as heretofore.
The campaign speaker who strikes
this town and starts in to lie about any
of the candidates will have to leave the
hall by a back window and get under
cover of the woods iive minutes later.
As a people we love truth and poker
and insist on a square deal.
A Word to Major Banks.
For the last month Major Banks of
this town has been in the habit of com
ing into the poscofnee several times a
day and firing a pistol through the gen
eral delivery window to attract the, at
tention of the clerk who serves the pub
* lie. While nobody has been shot and
the noise amounts to nothing, such ac
tions serve to lessen the dignity which
should surround a pest office, and we
now warn the major that he must let
up. If he persists in his course, we shall
esteem it our duty and privilege to re
turn the fire and lay him up for a few
weeks. If he wants to shoot at us while
on the street we have no objections ;
but, as the regular appointed postmas
ter, sitting in our private room in the
postoffice, we demand respectful consid
eration from the public. Any doctor
around town will tell Major Banks that
a bullet in the shoulder will keep him
thinking for several successive nights.
Wo Lay Down.
Our esteemed contemporary down the
street is out with a two column sensa
tion regarding- tho little affair at the
bank last Tuesday, and he lies in the
most shameful and bold faced manner,
as usuaL The facts in the case are as
follows: We had just left the bank,
after making a deposit of ?200. As we
reached the sidewalk a stranger, who
had been leaning against a telegraph
pole, stepped forward and thrust the
muzzle of a gun within a foot of our
nose and ordered us to throw up our
hands. Up they went Under the cir
cumstances we were ready to throw up
our hat, shoes, wallet and everything
else we held dear on earth. The man
gave ut his private opiDon of the editor
of The Kicker (who is ourself), of the
mayor (who is ourself), and the post
master (who is ourself), and his lan
guage was emphatic and to the point
We had little or nothing to say. We
might have died the death of a hero,
but we preferred to remain on earth. A
large crowd assembled and witnessed
our humiliation, but we remained pas
sive and placid. When the cuss had had
all the fun he wanted, he walked off.
So did we. We got our guns as soon as
possible and looked for him, but he
zould not be found. There isn't the
Slightest question about our "laying
because there was no cloth on the tahle,
and nest becaus-? the waiter couldn't
furnish him with a napkin. Then he
wanted a coffee cup with a handle to it
and soup in a bowl, and when given a
knife without a handle he jumped up
and began shooting the tin dishes full
of holes. His fem was speedily inter
rupte^Apwever, and he was put out of
the lj| n:? later en arrested and fined
ggfl JBfccral hotel is not ajiygXpf
the Palmer house ?n Chicago or the Im
perial in New York. It is just a plain,
[ everyday hotel, full of cockroaches and
mutton stew and the odor of corn beef
and cabbage. Tablecloths and napkins
and crockery are all right in their way
j and will reach us some day, but until
they do it won't do any good to kick.
I When a man can sit down with his hat
on and eat his fill for 50 cents and throw
: dishes at the waiter and cuss the land
j lord as he pays his bill, he has got a
I good thing and ought to be satisfied
! with it M. Quad.
! --
j THE CAMERA'S GREAT VALUE
! It Was Not Apparent at First, but She
Opened His Eyes.
She was laboriously loading ber snap
shot camera, and he was watching her.
"Now, what an absurdity this camera
business is," he said ?< ? last.
"Yes?" she said inquiringly.
"Why, yes, of course. Of what use
are they? Now take your case, for in
stance. I suppose it is some amusement
to you, but of absolutely no value."
She laughed softly as she continued
winding up the spool, with one eye on
I the indicator.
I ^ "You evidently don't know much
i about the camera, " she said. "If you
were at all conversant with its value,
you wouldn't treat it in that flippant
way."
"You press the button, and some
camera man does the rest," he said
scornfully.
"Not at all," she replied pleasantly.
''There is a lot comes after that. All
' that a girl needs is a confederate and a
camera to"?
He became suddenly deeply inter
ested.
"Of course ycu haven't forgotten our
boat ride of last week," she suggested.
His face showed that he had not.
"After your proposal you nearly cap
sized the boat to clinch it all with
ak"?
She justified the last twist of the
spool and saw that all was ready for the
first exposure.
"Now we're ready fer anGther, " she
said.
"Another what?" he asked bitterly.
"Breach of promise case,"she an
swered promptly. "Oh, I knew you
didn't realize the value of the camera.
When it is used properly and with dis
cretion"?
"Well?"
"Well," she said thoughtfully, "you ?
i press the button and the court does the
rest. It is sometimes a great help to the
summer girl. "?Chicago Post.
The .Englishman Abroad.
It is astonishing to note with what
obstinacy English travelers on the con
tinent maintain English habits, how
ever unsuited they may be to their sur
roundings. Under the broiling sun of
Italy or Spain we find English travelers
asking for a, grilled steak cr roast beef.
Of course the steak is tough, tasteless
and indigestible, the "rosbif" raw in
the center, though burned outside, nasty
in flavor and leathery in substance, thus
constituting the most unsuitable article
of diet that could be taken under the
circumstances. Then the Englishman
will pay Is. 3d. for a 4d. boftle cf Eng
lish ale, which is far too heavy and
alcoholic for the climate, instead of
drinking the pure wine of the country
ihat is supplied without stint and gra
tuitously at all meals. These British
peculiarities have done rrwich to destroy
?he advantages of foreign travel ?n? to
render the better known hotels, which
are frequented by English families, as
expensive as the hotels in England.
The experienced continental traveler
who has learned to do at Rome as the
Romans do very carefully avoids the
hotels frequented by the English. He is
consequently treated with much great
er civility, is fed on dishes which the
natives know how to cook and which
the experience of centuries has proved
to be better suited to the climate and
economizes something like 50 per cent
on the ccst of living. On the other
hand, ho may have to content himself
with a very small washing basin?the
introduction of English habits in the
matter of personal ablution is much
needed?and the drainage of the hotels
may leave much to be desired. Never
theless, even in this last particular im
provements are being effected every
day.?London Lancet.
These Degenerate Says.
"I don't think the kids enjoy a cir
cus these days as much as they did
when you and I were boys," said the
man with the bald spot.
"I know mine doesn't enjoy it as
much as I did," said the man with the
brindle whiskers. ' was taught in my
early days that it was sinful. "-^Cin
cinnati Enquirer. -
Pre verb3 of Assam.
Here are some rather clever proverbs
of Assam : ' 'The best crops grow on oth
ers' fields, but th^ best sons are at
home" "A bird is a little thing, but it
builds its nest ou a lofty hulung tree."
"Buy land which slopes to the middle,
and marry a girl who has a good
mother." "The biggest jack fruit al
ways hides under the leaves." "If a
man slips down, it is always his eldesfc
wife's fault, but if his youngest wife
makes a mistake he says ho will see
about it." "A hasty cook, a hasty
broom, and the husband goes fasting;
a slow cook, a slow broom, and the hus
band eats three meals a day. "
Most Be Sent Home.
Destitute Englishmen abroad can de
mand to be sent horue. They apply to
their consul, who gives notice accord
ingly to captains of ships about to sail.
- mam * *>'-*&tmm*m?
How to Cure Bilious Colic.
I suffered for weeks with coiic and pains in
my stomach caused by biliousness and had to
t?ke medicine all the wbiie until I used Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy which cured me. I bare since recom
mended it to a good many people. Mrs. F
Butler, Fairhaveo, Conn. Pers?ns who ar
subject to bilious colic can ward off the at
tack by taking this remedy as soon ae tbc
rat symptoms appear. Sold by Dr. A. J
China.
We Offer Yoa a
REJIEOY Which
INSURES Safety
of Life to Moth
er and Cii:id.
Robs Confinement of ils Pain, Horror and Risk..
My wife UF3d "JIOT?IERS' FRIEND" be
fore birth o? her ilrsc child, she did not
suffer from CRAMPS or PAINS?was quickly
relieved at the critical hour suffering but
little?she had no pains afterward and her
recovery was rapid.
E. E. Johnston, Eufaula, Ala.
Sent by Mail or Express, on receipt of
price, $1.00 per bottle. Book "To Moth
ers" mailed Free.
BBADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Atlantic Coast Line.
North-Eastern E. R, o? S. ,
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated June Ino.35
2, 1S?6. *
Le. Florence
11 Ktogatree
Ar. Laoes ?
Le. Laoes
Ar.Cbarl't'q
no 23
*
a. m. ? 73.
3 241 7 45
" 8 52
4 33
4 33
6 25
a. m. I p. m
9 12
9 12
11 13
so 53!
*
m.|
7 15
8 50
p. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Le. Char!'t'o
Ar. Laaes
Le. Lacea
14 Ringstree
Ar. Florence
no 78 so 32Ino.52
m.
55
00
00
7 20
8 20
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00
52
52!
7 20
a. m.j p. m
a .
7 00,?
8 31
a. m.
Daily. fDaily except Sunday
No. 52 runs through to Columbia via C^j
f.rai R. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 rua via Wilson aci
Fayetlevil?e? Short Line?and make cio?
ronoection forali points Morto.
J R. KENLY, JNO. F. DIVINE,
Gen'i MaoHTr, Gen'l Sap*'.
f1.M RIMERO I. Traffic ttaniper
Wilson aid Snertos . .
la (ffict January 15th, 189S.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
'No. 72.*
Leave Wilsons MUI, 9 10 a in
14 JordoQ, 9 35 a m
?' Davi?, 9 45 am
?' Summerton, 10 10 a m
" Millard, 10 45 am
" Silver," 11 10 a re
*? Packsville, 11 30 m
M Tindal. 11 55 m
" W. & S. June, 12 27 m
Ar. Suroter, 12 30 ta
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No 73*:;
Lexve ^umter, 2 30 m
u W.&S.Jnnc, [2 33 ra
" Tin?al, 2 50 m
" Packsville, 3 10pm
" Silver, 3 35 m
tf M il lard, 3 45 m
" Sommer-os, 4 40 m
" Davis, 5 20 ta
u Jordon, 5 50 m
W ?ipnn Mi H. 6 30 m
leave St. Paul 10 35. a m and 4 lo m
arrive M ?Hard 10 45 a ai and 4 20 m.
ly except Sunday.
* Dai I except Sund>;v.
THOMAS WILSON
Prftdsien t
DISEASES OP THE SKIN.
The intense itching and smarting inci
dent to eczema, tetter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad eases have been
permanently cured by it. It is equally
efficient for itching piles and a favoriterem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chil
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Try Dr. Oady's Condition Powders, they
are just what a horse needs when in bad condi
tion. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
For sale in ttumter, by Dr. A. J. China
Order Your
PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES
FROM
GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON,
77holesale Agenta, Charleston, S 0
-Agents for
MOTT'SI CIDER
RED SEAL CIGARS,
AND DOVE HAMS
i Willi & MW,
Fire Insurance Agency,
ESTABLISHED 1866.
Represent, amonj:: other Companies :
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
CHt.itrtl represented $75,000,000.
eh 28
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PATENTS
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat
ent business conducted for moderate Fees.
Our Office is Opposite u. s. PatentOffic :j
and \vc can secure patent in less time than those'
remote from Washington. _ \
Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-f
tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of ?
charge. Our fee not d ue till patent is secured. <
A Pamphlet, 44 How to Obtain Patents," witht
cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries]
sent free. Address,
C.A.8NOW&CO.
O pp. patent Office. Washington. D. C.
ATLANTA, MAGON AND ALL
POINTS WEST.
V?A AUGUSTA, G A., and GEORGIA R.R.
Leave Sumter, 4 33 a rc
Leave Augusta, 7 15 a ra
' Arrive Atlanta, 12 1 m
Arrive Macon, 11 00 a m
Connections for all points in Union Depots
A. G JACKSON, JOE W. WHITE
G P. A T. P. ^.
H R JACKSON,
gol. Freien find Pass Aet., Augusta, G
Atlantic Coasi Line,
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Wilmington, C, Jan 6, 1S96
Fast Line
[between
Charleston and Coluto ni Op
Sonili Carolina,
NORTH CAROLINA
and
ATHENS AND ATLANTA.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
ttr.lj.ST. ,la?ttect January 6tn,| ?A.VT
1896.
Unity
Train No
52.
7 00
8 35
9 48
11 05
12 17
12 30
1 25
2 34
3 00
5 10
7 45
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Laces
Samter
Columbia
Prosperity
New oer ry
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Abbeville
Athens
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Ar Henderson ville Lv
Ar Asht-vi?e L*
11 00 a ?
10 36 ?i a
11 45 am
9 16am
8 20 a
Nos, 52 aod 53 Solid trains betwef:-.
Charlesion and Colombia, S. C, and carr>
through coach between Charleston and At
lanta. M.EMERSCN.
Ass't Gen-, '^ssenger Aeent.
J.R. KENLY, T. j<i EMERSON,
Gan'l Manager Tra&c Manage
&Gha
isiyn t?mw?ji Cf
.SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser.
In e ect December 1 1894.
CAROLINAS DIVISION.
JNUKTHbOUND.? (Daily except Snoda; )
Lv Camden.
Ar Kershaw...
Lv Kershaw.
L7 Lancaster .
Lv Cataw ha Junction
Ar Rock Hiil.
Lv Rock Hill.
Lv Yorkville.
Lv ?lacker-ure.
Lv Patterson Springs
Lv Shelby .
Lv Rutherfcrdton
Ar Marion.
SOUTHBOUND..?(Dai
Lv Marion.
Lv Rutherford ton. ...
Lv Shelby.
Lv Patterson Springs.
Ar B?acksburg.
Lv ?lacksburg........
Lv Yorkri?le.
Ar Rock Hill.
Lv Rock Hill.
Lv Catawba Junction.
Lv Lancaster.
Ar Keren aw.
Lv Kershaw
Ar Camden. .112.15
7 45 a m
8.58 a m
9.35 ft ra
9.45 a m
10.10 a m
10.50 a m
11 29 a m
11.28 a m
m
Dinner at Kershaw.
CONNECTIONS.
Camden?With S C. Ry., for Charleston,
Columbia, Augusta and all points South.
Lancaster?With Cheraw & Chester G.
R. R., for Chester.
Cctawba Junction?With C. O. & . R. R
Rock Hill?With Southern .Rail way.
Yorkviile?With Chester & Lenoir R. R.
Blacksburg- With R. & D. R. R. for Spar
anburg, Greenville, Atlanta and point?
touth, and Charlotte and points North.
Marion?With Southern Railway,
? SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager
K. TRIPP, Superintendent
. B. LUMPKIN. Gen. Pass. Agt
The added pleasure of
riding a
H art fords, S60, SSO, S40.
SKCOXD HANI).
Columbias. $85 to $40.
Hartfords, IS to ?25.
Ramblers, $00 toJ?O.
D. Jas. Winn,
Agcut, Sumter, S. C.
Sep 21
The Merits of a lano
Make a pedestal which holds it
high and firm.
A poor piano is usually propped up with
glittering bubbles of promise, which
burst at first touch We make the best
pianos, and sell lots of them. Can't ws
sell you one ?
Terms to Suit Send for Catalogue.
CHARLES M. STIEFF
s
Baltimore, Md , 9 Liberty St . Washington, D. C, 521 11th St., S. W
Sumter Cotton Oil Fertilizer
COMPANY
Beg to announce to the public that they have just completed
the erection of their New Ginnery and are now ready for busi
ness. The system is the "Winship" latest improved for eleva
ting, conveying, ginning and packing cotton, with Revolving
Double Box Press. Positively no long waits or delays to have
your cotton ginned and packed.?Can gin and pack a bale in
15 minutes. We will turn you out more lint .and of better
grade than on the ordinary gin, and guarantee you perfect satis
faction. Bagging and Ties can "be had at ginnery as cheap as
anywhere.
SEED ! ' SEED! SEED!
We will pay the highest cash market price for your seed or give
you Cotton Seed Meal in exchange for Seed, which will give
you much'better results as a Fertilizer than putting down youi
seed and save you one-half labor in ? handling. Cotton Seed
Meal contains from 8 to 10 per cent, ammonia and is cheaper
to the farmer than using the seed.
FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS !
We beg to say that we are handling High Grade Guanos, Acid
Phosphate with Potash, and Genuine German Kainit, and are
prepared to make prices on same. If you want first class goods
see us before you make your purchases, as we will save you
money.
Ginnery and Mill, Mairi Street, below A. C? L. Depot,
Up-Town Office : Main Street, next to Court House Square.
Sumter Cotton Oil and Fertilizer o.
Perry Moses, Prest & Manager. A. C. Phelps, Sec. & Treas.
aemnery
SEE THE LATEST
Dili
LL BEARING MOWING MAGHINE
Buy none but the Deering ; it is the
best up-to-date Mower.
MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
9
Sumter, S, C,
A FIRST CLASS LINE IN EVERY RESPECT.
GARDEN SEED.
We handle all kinds. Our new crop of Turnip Seed now
in. 200 lbs to select from.
SMOKER'S ARTICLES.
Cigars and Smoking Tobacco, Fine French Briar Pipes,
Amber Bits. We sell the best of these goods.
FRUIT JARS.
We have a few dozen of Lightning Fruit Jars at ?1.25 per
dozen. ? dozen in a case.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
Our Prescription Department in charge of graduate Phila
delphia College Pharmacy. We make a specialty of Prescrip
tions.
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PHARMACIST.
Prescription Specialist.
SUMTER, S.
C.
Wholesale
Stoves,
Tinware?,
House
furnishing
Goods,
Oii
Healers.
232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C.
STATE A6EIMTS FOR SALE OF
Tin Plate,
Sheer Iron,
Tinners'
Supplies,
Galvanized
Guitti
and
Pipe.
Over 200 different styles of Cooking and Hating Stcver. Also Oii Cookers and Heate:
We want the leading merchant in every town in the State to sell oar linea
Stoves. We guarantee full protection in his territory to each agent we appoioj
If not eold in jour town send direct to us for cuts and prices.
Oct 27,