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MB na 8%e Maif|mait m?t SOH??TO. WEDNESDAY, M AB CH 10, 1897. The Sumter Wau-nman was rounded in 1850 sad the True Southron io 1866. The Watchman and Southron new bas he combined circulation and influence cf both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the liest advertising medium in Semier. - .Gov. EHerbe has respited Murphy, btit that does not indicate a pardoo or commutation of the death penalty. President McKinley comes out strongly in condemnation of lynch? ing and lynch law as ? national evil, and be bas the thinking and law re? specting people of all parties and all section.at his back. Grover Cleveland will be able to go fishing and hunting whenever.and wherever h? pleases without having ; V it published throughout the country ~ --bot he will uot have a light house tender, at government expense to go in, which may be a slight disadvan? tage. The Grand Jury, having concluded that any investigation of the lynch - lng of Simon Cooper would! be use less and fruitless, so informs the Court io the general presentment. I Lei at go at that-it is probably the most expedient solution of the affair Thursday's New York Hearald J V says in commenting upon the old and new Senators : "The succession of J. H. Earle to the South Carolina Sena ! torr?] seat occupied by J. L M. : : Irby means simply the change from one follower of Tillman, who hsd got ten rebellions, to another, who is more docile." , Gen. Fitzbugh Lee bas too much of ; the American spirit to be acceptable to the "business interests" of the North which control the policies of ibis gov : erameot as absolutely as do the banks of London, Berlin sod Paris the poll* JI etea of tho European powers. Gee : Lee bes the ability to perceive and the courage tc maintain a principle, and far ? too muck true manhood to submit to lllpietaiioa aod acquiesce in a course that involves a surrender of principle to a base aod sordid, policy. "Fitshagh Lee vas a true sad brave soldier under jettrs sod bar?! wheo the South battled ? ia defence of principle aod liberty, aod she is too old to learn new ways aod - *bend the pregnant hinges of tbe knees ??bat thrift may follow fawning. ?The metropolitan police must go cf the righi restored to the people Charleston ot* misruling themselves as they see fit It has been an ac? cepted fact for many years that Charleston was ruled by a ring and the charge has been made with great earnestness quite frequently by Charleston people that the rule of the ring was largely misrule, but it is not claimed thai the dominion exercised by the metropolitan police, which was created and exists as a creature of the Reform ring, is one whit bet ier if so acceptable as the home made ring so dear to the nea?ts of Charleston office-holders. il om?* role, even when imperfect or cori upi, j is to be preferred to the rule of an I '- i outside power which has no reason for existence other than the desire to wreak revenge for political opposi? tion Evans has sunk into the shades of political oblivion and tvhen the metropolitan police system is re? moved be will soon be remembered only a s a political nightmare The Greeks have won the admira tioti of the entire civilized world by the heroic stand, they have taken in defiance of the great powers of Eu? rope ; and the steadfast determation with which they persist in defending their fellow Christiaus in Crete agaisnt the oppressions and atrocities of the Turks is winning new friends each day and immeasurably strengthening their position. Pub He opinion in every enlightened country is solidly with tue Greeks and the Powers will scarcely dare to crush them by brute force and coerce them into submission to the Turks. It is a case of right against might, and the Greek deserve to triumph. The time is ripe for kicking the Turk ont of Europe and the hands of the Greeks should be upheld in this most patriotic undertaking. By all means let the Greeks drive out the Turks, and King George of Greece bas demonstrated his fitness to be a suc? cessor to Constantine. None mote worthy contd be found to_ wield the sceptre of power than h The Baptist Graveyard. Editor Baily Item : Passing io the rear of the Baptist Church io your cit/ oot lone since, I noticed that the grave yard attached to the church is used HS a pub? lic hitching place. S'ock standing on the graves, and the amount of fodder scatered about shows that they are fed tbrre also. Such state of affairs as; this ts most snususl in our civilized land where the last resting place of our dead is held sacned from trespass Let me earnestly hope that our Baptist brethren will puta stop to it even at the cost of some trouble to themselves, for it is a re? flection on them that it exists-on the city for allowing it, and a lasting disgrace on the people who have no more self respect than to desecrate the dead io this way. J. ?S. DUPRE Pisgah, S. C , March 3, 1397, Farmer Ruminations _# Editor Item : The time is come when the edi? torial fraternity is giving advice to tbe farm? ers bow to ron their business, and to tbe credit of lbe editors, be it said, that if their advice could he followed out a more prosper? ous state of aff? irswould exist, but does it not strike tbe editors that people of a1! classes, and advantages, have some idea, from experience at least, bow to conduct their business for their benefit. It would seem so. It takes just so much expense to raise a crop, and if prices are low, the cost eat3 op the profit Next year great efforts are made to better the condition-try to catch op, and get ahead-hot often the same trouble comes and the poor man goes to the wall io spite of all he can do. We all admit, that all provis? ions necessary to ron the farm should be raieed on it, but this cannot always be done. Sometimes cholera takes cff all the bogs, and a large expense goes with them, then drought ruins. the corn crop. These things are beyond our help in a large measure. If corn was tea dollars a bushel it would take as mach to feed a horse to work on as if it was fifty cents per bushel. There are several canses that work against the farmers. The main one is, what be bays oo time be bas so mach to pay for it Often a hundred, to ooe fifty, per cent, for the year. Voa see from this wh.st a load be has to oar broad land, false as it is that the more a mao makes or bes,the greater is bis influence carry-theo agaio there is a sen timen t all over and social standing with ,tbj>se who worship money, and many a poor ?fellow exerts him? self to get rich at once, and down be goes. It is oo more disgrace to sell a dozen eggs than it a bale of cotton, and no more to ride in a wagoo than io a floe boggy if be can't afford one. but this sentiment exist aod the j poor fellow avoids coming io conflict with it as be would the plague. Very often dishon? est ways are practiced to keep on top. What i we Deed is less sentiment and more practica! manhood, just likeit is in the Vorth. A man there is rated by his c aobood, and not simply for his wealth alone The poorest men there are the rno9t eajineot ia public af? fairs Let us earnestly hope that a new man? hood will develop here, fo we can tuHke our Sooth the best in every way of all. * * * PISGAH NEWS NOTES. A little fair and dry weather would be I ? hailed with delight by the farmers. As ye' ? ! very little plowing has been done. The ont I ? crop having successfully pssscd the winter | I will be a success if the seasons are good J ''Some of thea look very promising, j About the usual number of acres of the j staple crors will be planted this j ear. I hear j of a scarcity of labor iu soa e quarters. A good deal of home raised bHcon bas been harvested here this winter. Some families i have enough to do them. The prospect of a good fruit year brigbt ? er.8, but ever since ree big August storm tha ; old trees have died out. So there ia not j many trees HS compared with former year9. ! Miss Sallie Norwood, an accomplished ! young lady of Tiller's Ferry is spending ; some time with Rev Eotzminger'a family, j Miss Sallie Eo'zminger bas returned boxe. ! Miss Sallie and her sister, Mattie, tre the or 1 gacists at Pisgah and Swift Creek Baptist : Churches, and add no little to thesingiog. Swift Cre^k Baptist Church seems to have taken OT new life under the ministry of Rev. John Eotzminger, who is pastor also at Pisgah Church. Preaching at Pisgah 2d Sunday ll o'clock, a m., 4rb Sunday 3 p m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday eve? ning 8 p. m Tbe pjblic is cordially invited to attend. * .* * Beported by Health Officer. It is said that there are a few cases of Chicken Pox in the ?tv. According to Board of Health rules attending physicians, owners, occupants or lessees of premises where any contagious, pestilential or infec? tious diseases happen to be must report the same to Board of Health within 24 hours or be subject to a fine of $25 or imprisonment for 20 days. Tbe Health Of?cr ia charged with the duty of notifying families of those sick with the above disease that tbe children of such families should not attend school This is done io order to prevent the spread of such disease. Books in cheap editions, prices not dnpli- j cated io Sumter. H. G. Osteen & Co.' A BTJN?WAY ENGINE. A Coast Line Locomotive Gets Away-In Two Collisions, V runaway engine on the .Atlantic Coast Line Mt Magnolia Wednesday morning passed through two coll siot s unhurt and is still doing duty. The runaway was at the tank unattached to aoy cars, taking in water, when a freight tram running at a good rate of speed struck it forcib'y in the rear. It was then the loose engine became a runaway. . The Mow started it off, and for six or eiirht j miles it went cMpiing. Before the collision j the engineer and fireman bad parted company ! with their pngine, but when they saw it go j spinDiog down the track ibey wished they i hadn't. The runaway kei>t to the track, ?nd ; a few miles from the starting pince overtook I another freight train. Into the rear of i this train the engine' made its ? way, but bad to come to a standstill. Not j much damage was dore in this collision j either. Between the two sccident3 travel was delayed for an boor or two. Jus? ?by the engiae should have neen started by-?he blow is not ktiowD, bu? it is supposed that ! the engineer, when he saw the approaching train tried to get hi3 engine in motion and that be left the throttle partially open. No lives lost a:;d slight it jury -to the trains was the ote?me of the whole affair.-State. If asked the question "Have you got a J stomach ? ' it would hp 3afe on general prin- ? ciples, 'o answer "Yes." But, if you are l 8ureof if, if you ever fe?l any distress after ! eating or any pains of whatever description ; io the region of the ttomach, 3 ou have got | some'hing more than an ordinary stomach ; \ io other w?rds, you have got a diseased stomach. The etomtch is H powerful muscle, and the proper remedy for a tired muscle is rest Try the Shaker Digestive Cordial, for this product not only contains 1 digested food, which will nourish the system 1 without any. work 00 the i art of the diseased 1 organs, but it aids the digestion of other ? foods ?8 well. You can test i;s value in your case for tbe trifling sum of 10 cents. Sam? ple bottles at ibis price are carried by all druggists. ? Laxol ie tbe best medicine for children, Doctors rercommend it in place of Cestor Oil. Estate of James Branson. Dec'd* ^? IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on April 10 b, 1897, ter a Final Discharge aa Administrator of aforesaid Esta?*?. JOS. W. BRUNSON, Ad'rxr March 10-4*. Wb?e no physician or pharnnoiat cnn con? scientiously wnrr?nl H cure, the J V Aver Co guarantee the purity, trengtb, nu-"* tne?M cin*i virtue!" of' Aj>r's 8i'8-i{)irillA. It WKS the on! r Mood-punfi-r min ii ted at toe great World's F*ir Ci Cbictgo, 1?93 Tutfs Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Twenty Years Proof. Tutt s Liver Pills keep the bow? els in natural motion and cleanse the system of all impurities An absolute cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, con? stipation and kindred diseases. "Can't do without them" JR. P. Smith, Chilesburg, Va. writes I don't know how I could do without them. I have had Liver disease for over twenty years. Am now entirely cured. Tutt's Liver Pills PATRICK BURNS Inforn 8 hi-> friends and the public that ht? bas re-opened business on Liberty Street, opposite Boyle's Suhle?, with ? stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, and solicits patronage. Prices as Low as Anywhere I>c 23-4t. Estate of Robt. S. iycock, Min jr, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge cf Probate of Sum er County, on April 31, 1^97, for a final discharge HS Guardian of Person e.nd Es'aie of bforesaid Minor, deceased. ' MRS. H L. AYC?C?, March 3, 1897-ir. Guardrtao. Estate of Jas? H. A j cock, D WE WILL APPLY to tbe Judge of! baie of Suiter County oo Apr 15?9/, for a final discbarge as Administr of aforesaid Estate. ALBERT E. AYCOCK, WM. T. AYCOCK, Mareil 3, 1897-41 Administrators NOTICE FOE CHARTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thirty days from this date applica'ion will be maoe to the Clerk of Court for Sumter Couu rv, for a Charter of Incorporation for ibe "St. Paul Burial Aid Society," io Concord Town? ship, Sumter County, South Carolina. ED Vi UND REID, President, ROBERT GRANTHAM, V. Prest , ROBERT PRINGLE, Cbaolain, GEORGE SINGLETON, Treasurer, FANNIE SINGLETON, Secretary. March-3, 1897-4i* OTTO TAR HARDT, FLORIST AND GARDENER. INFORMS HIS CUSTOM ESS and tbe public that be ts prepared to furnish one articles in Fruit, Trees, Roses and all kinds of Flower Plants. Also Cabbage Plants and Other Va rietiiS of Vegetable Plants. ICO Cabbage Plants, * $ .25 1,000 " " 2.00 . 1C0 Pansy Plants, 1.00 He offers bis services to lay out gardens and put them in shape. Reasonable terms. Mehi. Jd 1 F. I THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 4, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, March 18th, at 7? p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordiugly FOR SPRMG. JUST A FEW THINGS TO START THE SEASON WITH. Dry Goods Department. 2,000 yards of 36-inch Percales, 116 difierent styles to select from at 8? cents. Choice patterns for Shirt Waists and Dresses. Better come early as they are being picked over and going fast. They should they are bargains? Novelty Checks, Suitable for eaTiy Spring Shirt Waists, very stylish, 12 1-2 cents. Furnishing Goods. We are ready for the OX-j We state p0sitiveiy that we have the greatest line of 25c and 50c NECKWEAR that has ever been in Sumter. Where do we get them, such Teck*, Reversible 4-in-hands, Puffs, Clubs. &c, and at 25 cents. Such things have "never been heard off. FORD and SLAPPER trade. You should see the line we have ; really it's a pleasure to look at them and we take pride and pleasure in showing them. Just stop in for a look and get the prices. You will be surprised. Our 50-cent ones are dreams of beauty. Tust look at our windows and see for yourself. See the new shape hat-the straight-brim 'Alpine. The latest thing in Hats. J. RYTTENBERG On Account of Change of our Business, we Will For the Next 30 Days Offer our entire stock of Clothing, Hats and Furnishings at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. These Goods Must Go-They are yours for Spot Cash. Brown, Cnttino & Dellar. CHEAPEST CLOTHIERS ON EARTH. ?