Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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C|jf t lattpaE at jsau jrant o._o_o WBPyiSSDAY, J NJ 9, 1897. : LIVE QUESTIONS: A Serles of Articles Contributed bj Advanee^JTMnker8._ " . . ? <_^_, WILLING Sl VcS-blACK Alf tyHIJ {The following article was written bj JBfelen Williams many years aga It de v scribes the indnstrial slaves of today a .well as chattel slaves then. ] i I know the slave driver, and I knov* ?ae slave, and I mean to say that th< slave driver, selfish as he is, is a gentle Ki:'man in comparison with the slave. V: There is nothing in ail the world so ig noble as the slave. He is in his true po ,: action as a.slave so long as he willingly j bears his servitude. He is fit for noth y : mg else. Why should I care that his back is bent under the burden of another? Why should I be distn3ssed at his wrong? His ; vrrengs are his just due so long as he bears them in tame and cowardly sub mission. What would be the wrongs o aifre man are for him just deserts. I mean to speak the truth from this -time on. I have coddled the slave and called, him a man when I knew there was no manhood in him. I will do so no longer. On the contrary, hereafter I mean td assert everywhere and on all occasions that he who wears a fetter needs it; that he who bears a kick de serves it. I wash my hands of spirits that are so mean and slavish as to take part in the injustice that is crushing them down Moreover, say that the bent back of the toiler, the horny bands, the coarse, distorted features, and the gen eral ugliness that marks him are a confession of his own sins in abetting tho mus of his master. . "I desire to speak face to face with yon-;fche slaves of the -nineteenth cen tury; to tell yon how I have seen every effort made by philanthropists for your benefit fell fruitless to the ground be cause your own base influence was '^against it. : There are newspapers working for yon for whose support you have never contributed the cost of a plug of tobacco or a drink of whisky. I have seon more and worse than this-that you have no gpxaspect fer any man hut the one that v- kicks you and no regard for any power but that which tramples you down - I on are the obstacle-the only obstacle in the way of race emancipation. Your masters are a handful; you are legion. Your masters ar intelligent, many Of them considerate and just, as '-, the world goes, and though they will ^not- voluntarily relax their selfish grip on the good things of life, not one of them would dare to refuse yen justice if BPyon had it in you to take a brave and manly stand for your rights. But you are more befooled by the faroff dazzle cf their gold than they are by its pes >: session. They have sane moments, when Eiihey reflect how their money has been j gathered at your expense-moments when they almost wish that the system BEwhieh fosters robbery and makes gold Idng, which puts in abeyance every no y ble impulse, could be changed for some better and mere righteous way. SR Bat you-yen adore thc system. You doff the ragged cap and bend the servile knee before the baser part of these i- men's natures, and your only desire fer -liberty is for the sake of emulating their vices instead of their virtues. They know this, and they know also that ./.' asocial rupture which would transform you into millionaires at their expense gpwould be the greatest possible calamity. For these men, selfish as they are, have necessarily-without really intending '. car desiring to do so-benefited the race : throughout by their enterprise. They have built railroads and made thc dif ferent races cf men ene nation. They i* have utilized your dumb energies tc serve mankind in serving themselves. They have used you as machines, em ploying your services at the lowest cost compatible with the preservation cf your lives and your muscular power un til at last they can supplant you with the cheaper material of wood and iron. And all because they could do it, be cause yon have permitted it They have done you but simple jus tice, blindfolded though it were. You were and are as worthless as the dust under your feet, except for the power cf physical contraction, extension and flexion cf your muscles. You will not think. The moment one of you begins to do this, he ceases to belong to that class to whom these words are address ed. Your faces are prone to the ground to which your labor worn bodies are rapidly hastening. You plod and delve from day to day, never casting upward an admiring look save when your mas ters, with liveried attendants, splash mud upon you from their carriage wheels as they pass in haughty splendor by. What are you going to do? Your mus cles-the only part of you that thinks when the lash cf oppression is laid upon you, the only part of you your master ever needed-have been largely sup planted hy the more economical appli ances of machinery. Are you willing any longer to cumber the ground as use less lumber, or do you mean to come up to the dignity of full grown manhood among your brother toilers, who, physic ally, mentally and morally-body, soul and spirit-are organizing for self pro tection? There are only two ways for you. j Your muscles are superseded. The de- i mand for them becomes continually j more limited. The world's call on ail ! men now is for brain. It asks you to think, that through it may develop the finer and as yet unexplored forces of true manhood. If you neglect or refuse to respond to this call, there remains bot the other .alternative-to die and give place to a race cf men who are susceptible to the noble impulses cf r more refined age. FAIRHOPE CO-OPERATIVE COLONY. Among the many co-cperative move ments Fairhope, Ala., has a bright ip ture. The cheapness cf southern laud: and the mildness of the southern cli mate are great natural inducements t( .people seeking cheap homes, and ii would be a wise move for philanthro pists to buy up large sections of these lands and colonize on them the out of work people in our cities. Below we. give a letter from The Courier, giving some useful information about Fairhope: I believe that I promised another arti cle for The Courier after one year in Ala bama. Well, owing io adverse ci&un: stances I was not in a writing mood at the time that the 12 months expired, tut now, a few months later, I am pleased to announce that, the sun having emerged from a dark cloud, my spirits have risen and I feel as though I might write a whole book at a sitting. Friends, the climate here has proved more favorable than I anticipated. It suits me perfectly. The summer climate is more agreeable than that of thc win ter, and the heat is never insufferable, as it is in St. Louis. Having an abundance of clear, pure water, there; is ;md need be no fever cz malaria in Fairhope. Indeed there ha? been but one case of fever herc since the place was guttled, and that one was brought here. The patient soon recov ered. This is the grandest place to raise healthy children that T ever saw* and sickly ones brought here are sure to Und health if they possess any recuperative powers at alL Aged, infirm and feeble persons find in Fairhope a delightful haven of repese and re uperation. The numerous drawbacks that confronted us a year ago have been somewhat dimin ished, as we now have our wharf com pleted, a daily boat and a daily mail. We have a brand new store-the finesi in the county-with neat, commodious postoffice in one corner; a number ci houses where guests frcm the north can bc entertained; streets opened, lands cleared, orchards and vineyards set out, etc. We are out of debt. That is the ene most encouraging condition of affairs. We always purpose keeping out of debt, and without debt we are practically se cure from dangers without. Still, I would not advise any of my friends to come here to live without first making -as a visit. I would not even advise them to visit us with the j purpose of joining the association un less they possess sufficient means to sus tain themselves for a year or two and until their lands can yield a profitable crop. And, another thing, don't come unless you are willing to forego many little personal comforts and to suffer disadvantages and inconveniences. Many persons right from large cities can easily conform to altered condi tiens, and they are perfectly delighted with everything about Fairhope. Oth ers, tagain, are always complaining and making it uncomfortable for others as well as themselves. ^Five hundred dollars is little enough for one to start with, having to build, to fence and clear land, and to live cn expense a year cr two. Twice that ainount would be better, but with an independent spirit, industrious and eco nomical habits and a disposition to live in peace and harmony with one's neigh bors, any family can get along nicely with the $500, and they will find Fair hope, as I have found it, a place tc> make for themselves a beautiful and a ' happy home. . And in conclusion I will say that; if thc reform spirit be culti vated, if the well being of ail be de sired, and the destruction of all forms of oppression be the sentiment enter tained, they will find in Fairhope a congenial atmosphere and environment C. L. COLEMAN. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA K Hammocks al) sizes aod prices -H. G Osteen & Co A Sufferer Cured " Every' season, from the time 1 was two yours old, 1 suffered dread fully from erysipelas, which kept growing worse until my hands were almost useless. The bones softened so thai they would bend, and several of my lingers ;ire now crooked from this cause. On nij ha nd 1 carry large scars, windi, but for AYER'S Sarsaparilla, would be sores, provided I was alive and able to carry anything. Eight' hoi i les of Ayer's Sarsaparilla cured me, so that I have had no return ot* the disease for more than twenty years. Thc ll rsi bottle seemed !<> reach ;!:e Spot ;:::<! a pers'stent us * of it Las p rfectcil il " cure/'-.0. C. DAVTS. j \ aatoina. V is. iYEB'S PILLS Promote Good Digestion Notice! THE co-partnership existing between Peterson & Cuthbert has been dissolved by mutual coosent. Ked Peterson will coo tinue the t usines? at the same stand. With an experience of twenty-eight years io tbe Cabinet Stop of Mr. J. D. Craig, be is well qualified to conduct a business of this kind. Cleaning aod repairing furniture a specialty. The preparing and dressing of dead bodies for banal will be promptly and carefully at tended to. Shop opposite tbe Episcopal Church. NED PETERSON. Mcb 17. OMofc&aarlfisM Railway Co SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. In effect May 5, 1897. CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) No. 33. No. il. LT Camden. Lv Kershaw. Lv. Lancaster. Lv CatawbaJunction. Ar Rock Hill.... Lv Rock Hill. Lv Yorkviile. Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Patterson Springs. Lv Shelby . Lv Rutherfordtoo. Ar Marion. 2.00 p m 2.45 p m 3.25 p m 4 00 4.30 4.30 5.05 6.20 p m p Ul p m p m p m ll 8.10 8.40 9.10 10.50 12.20 a XL a m a m a m pm SOUTH BOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) No. 32. No. 10. Lv Marion. Lv Rutherford ton. Lv Shelby. Lv Patterson Springs. Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Yorkviile............ Ar Rock Hill. Lv Rock Hill. Lv CatawbaJunction. Lv Lancaster ......*.**. Ar Kershaw...;,........ Lv Kershaw."... Ar Camden. 8.30 a m 9.3b a m 10.20 a m 10.20 a m 10.45 a m 11.22 a ra 12.05 p m 12 05 pm 1.00 p m 4. 45 p m 6.20 p m 8.25 m 8.40 p m 9.00 p m Dinner at Kershaw. CONNECTION No 32 hes connection with the Chester Lenoir Railroad at Yorkviile, S. C., with the Southern Railway at Rock Hill, S. C., with the Seaboard Air Line at Catawba Junction, S. C., witb the Lancaeter & Chester Railroad at Lancaster, S. C., and with the Sooth Car olina and Georgia Railway at Camden, S. C. No. 33 North bound train bas same connex ions as Nc. 32. SAMUEL HUNT, President. S. B.L 'IPKIN. Gen. Pats. Afirt Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A GUS TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated May 16, 1896. Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No.55. P.M. ?3 40 6 40 7 25 P.M. .7 40 9 12 P.M. 9 15 10 35 No.51, A.M. *3 35 4 4o No.52. A.M. *S 35 10 55 No. 52 runs through from Charleston is Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 26 a. m., Man cing 9 05 a. m. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington No. 54. A.M *5 50 7 12 A. M. 7 15 8 25 A.M. 8 55 9 34 12 15 No.53 P.M. *5 15 6 35 No.50. P.M. *6 45 7 55 .Daily. fDaily except Sonday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. R., arriving Maor.iog 7 10 p. m., Lanes 7 48 pm., Charleston 9 30 p.m. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad bourn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway way 1 00 p. m., returning leave Conway at 2 45 p. m., . -ive Chadboorn 5 15 p. nv. leave Cbadbourn "> f0 p m., arrive at Hub at 6 20 p.m., returning leave Hub 8 30 a.m. arrive at Cbadbourn 9.15 a.m. Daily ex sept Sunday. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt. J. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T M EMERSON. TrafPc Manager Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Bailroad. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In effect January 19, 1396. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Lv Darlington. Lv Elliott, Ar Sumter, Lv Sumter, Ar Creston, Lv Creston, Ar Pregoalls, Ar Orangebarg, Ar Denmark, Wo. *35. Wo. T57 L. M, A. M 7 63 8 40 9 25 P. M. 4 30 5 22 5 47 6 20 A.. M. 5 45 9 15 A. M TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. f56 A. M. Lv Denmark, Lv Orangeburg, Lv Pregnsils, Ar Creston, Lv Creston, Ar Sumter, Lv Sumter, Ar Elliott, Ar Darlington 10 00 3 50 6 55 7 40 8 30 P M No. 32 P. M. 4 55 5 25 ti 47 b 40 p. w. * Daily. fDaily except Sunday. Trains 50 and 51 carry through PUU.OHI Pal nee Buffet Sleeping Curs between Ne j York and Atlanta via Augusta. T. M. LMKRSON, H. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager Ass t Gen. Pass. Aprt J. R. KENLY. Gen'l Manager. Atlantic Coast Line. North-Eastera R. R. o S. C. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated May 16, 1896. Le. Florence " Kingstree Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes Ar.Cbarl't'n KO.35'KO 23 * I * M. 35 49 43 10 M. 8 50 9 15 9 15' 10 50 P. M. NO 53| I P. H. 7 52 9 25 P. M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Le. Charl't'n Ar. Lanes Le. Lines " Kingstree Ar. Florence NO 52 * A. M 7 00 8 26 P. ii. ?Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 52 rons through to Columbia via Cen tral R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson ano Fayetteville-Short Line-and make elote connection for all po n 3 North. Trains on C. & D R R. leave Florence 8 55 am, arrive Darlington 9 28 a rn, Che raw 10 40 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p m. Leave Florence, daily except Sunday, 8 10 pm, ar rive Darlington 8 40 p IQ, Hartsville 9 35 p m, Bennettsville 9 36 p m, Gibson 10 W p m Leave Florence, Sunday only 9 00 p ra, ar rive Darlington 9 27 a m, Hartsville 10 10 a m. Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 15 a m, Bennettsville 6 41 am, arrive Darlington 7 40 a m. Leave Earlville daily except Sun day 6 30 am, arrive Darlington 7 15 am, leave Darlington 7 45 am, arrive Florence 8 15 am. Leave Wadesboro, daily except Sunday 3 00 p m., Cberaw 5 15 pm, Dar lington 6 27 p m, Florence 6 55 p na Leave Hartsville, Sunday only 7 00 am., Darliog too'7 45 a m , arrive Florence 8 10 a m. J R. KENLY, JNO. F. DIVINE Gen'l Manager, Gen 1 Sup't T M EMERSON. TraSc Manrtoer. HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS.' UP-TOWJi OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 1,000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid withPotasn. 500 Tons Dissolved Bone. 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 Tons C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prepared to meet any and all prices for STAND ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, KARBY & co. Dec 16. THE BANK OF SUMTER. SUMTER; S. C. City and County Depo story Transacts a general Banking business, also has A Savings Bank Department, Deports of Si ftod upwards received In terest allowed at the rafe of 4 per cent. *per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, Julv and October. W. P. B HAYNSWORTH, W F. RHAME, Cashier. President. Jan 13. 50 YEARS* PERfSNCE. um . i- i.. .'. WI. I'-JI TRADE MARKS? DE SIC NS, CCPYRiCHTS fcc. Anyone sending n sketch r.nd description may quickly ascertain, fi ec whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Oldest apene? for securing patents in America. We have a Washington ofiice. Patents taken through Kunu & Co. receive special notice in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, beautifully illustrated, largest circulation of any scientific Journal, week! v, terms $3.00 a year; fhoOsix mont! :. Specimen copies and U. AXJ> Boon or. I'* rsN'TS sent free. Address MUNN ti. CO., 361 Broadway, New York. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, holesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL CIGARS, .AND DQVS HAMS PATENTS Caveat?, and Trade-Marks obtained and ali Pat-5 Joni business conducted for MODERATE FEES. OUP.OFFICEISOPPOS TEU.S. PATENTOFFICE? hind wc can-secure paient in less time than Chosen frexnote (rom Washington. . | i Send modci, drawing or photo., vrith dc?cnp fti< rc. We advise, it patentable or not; free off fcharge. Our iee not due till patent is secured. < J A PAMPHLET, " How to Obtain Patents," with [cost ot same in'thc U. S. a:.d foreign countries* fscnt free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. THE LITER COTTON OIL AND FERTILIZER GO. , Offer For Sale: 1,000 Tons Prime Cotton Seed Meal of our own manufacture. -ALSO 500 Tons "Standard" or "Royal" Brand Am moniated G-uano. 500 Tons G-enuine G-erman Kainit. 500 Tons Acid with Potash. 300 Tons Dissolved Bone. You will save money by giving us a chance to sell you. Up-Town Office : Maia Street, next to Court House Square. Mill at A. C. L. Depot. P. MOSES, President. A. C. PHELPS, Sec. & Treas. Machinery SEE THE LATEST DEERING BALL BEARING MOWING MACHINE Buy none but the Deering ; it is the best up-to-date Mower. MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. H. B. Bloom* _Sumter, S. C. WON'T HATCH OUT A CHICKEN! Neither will proclamations on dead walls revive languishing trade. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Is the great NK-UBATOR FOfr HATCHING OUT BUSINESS. SHEPHERD SUPPLY CO., 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Over 200 different styles of Cooking and Heating Stover. Also Oil Cockers aiad Heaters. We want the leading merchant in every town io the State to sell our Hoes o Stoves. We guarantee full protection io bis tetrifcry to each *grnt we appoint If not sold in your town send direct, to us for cuts and prices. Oct 27, fi m w ? Wk i r*v- SS KTa ? S tJS '-> . * . . .. ? s ">l.t;tinV"J. :. . '.??>. -.S.S :i h ilv fr. i- V:t i- .' ^ ....... ,.. ;,i; For <-im h r. : i> ru. .? ? ..n ces u j Opj >a>u ptiiait Office. Wasiunoton. J) C Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, hmong other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON GLOBE. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE HOMB, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented "5,000,000. Feb. 2*.