The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 07, 1897, Image 7
PIERSON MEDAL CONTEST.
Delgars Win, Past Time Made.
Sope Beel Surprises Everybody.
The mach talked-of r?l race for the Pier?
son Meda! was palled off Thursday afternoon
in the presence of a crowd that filled the
sidewalks from the Opera Hons* to Republi?
can Street. The contest for tbe possess'oS of
the Pierson Medal is an annual event and
excites the liveliest Interest, the greatest en?
thusiasm and the keenest rivalry in tb* fire
department. The interest is not coofined to
the fire department, however, for tee friends
and partisans of the several squads are proba?
bly more enthusiastic and anxious than tbe
firemen themselves. The crowd of spectators
yesterday afternoon was made np in a iarge
measure of enthusiasts, and exciteaent was
at high pitch f.om first to last.'
Tb? squads entered for tbe cootes: were:
Bloom, Ko. L (Rope Rsel), Monaghan No. 2,
and Delgar No 3. The sqoadsNrao in tbe
following order, Monaghan, first; Bloom,
second ; Delgar, third. Each squad naide
three runs of a hundred yards each, unreeled
oae hundred feet of hose, made the attach?
ment to the hydrant and nozzle and threw
water. Tbe contest waa decided by the best
two rune ont of the three
The report of tbe time-keepers wa? as fo'
lows :
Mr. H. B- Bloom. City : %
Dear Sir : We the undersigned, as official
time-keepers respectfully submit the following
report of the races for the Pierson Medal, viz:
1st 2d 3d
Monaghan, No. 2, - 24? 23? ? 24
Bloom, No. 1,- 23* Ou 00
Delgar, No. 3, *20f - 00 22
--Seat time two out of three races was made
by Delgar, No. 3
Respectfully,
E. H RHAME,
L S. CABSOX,
R. 0 PURDY.
Sumter, S. C., July 2. 1897.
The time made by all of the contesting'
squads was excellent and any of them would
have taken a prize in the average toornn
r?snt, bas the time made by Deigar Sqoad
was record-breaking and served to estaolisb
more firmly than ever the claia made by tb*t
squad of iaviag the fastest racine team tn
the State.
TbeN surprise cf the contest was
the time made by 31oom, No. 1, which
has been organized but a short time
and fron w?icn little was expected
by any ose savp tho3e who have kept an
eye on that" squad while practicing fur Tbe
contest. The Rope Rolers got over ground
at a clipping pace, and if tbe te*m continues
to improve will push the other squads out of
first place before they realize that the young?
sters have developed into hustling firemen.
Mr. W. T. McLeod, one of the most popu?
lar drummers on the road, donated ten dol?
lars io ha given to the winning team, which,
of coarse, with a dollar soda water ticket
presented by Dr. China, goes to Delgar No. 3.
Take JOHNSON'S
CHILL & FEVER
\mm i i mum f
The July American QueeD.
Cadet a gay and picturesque cover The
American Q leen for July appears m a guise
of even more than - ordinary inierest. The
first article is out of the beaten track, beiog
a handsomely illustrated account of 'The
Summer Homes of Notable. Women." It
gives photographic views of the country resi?
dence of famous authors, who by their pena
have won t-oth wealth and reputation, and
whose source of pride to-d*y rests npoo thc
rnrai homes their own genius bas paid for.
"Love Will Ftnd a Way," and exquisite
romance of girlish devotion, ardor and
patience, is the new serial story begun in this
number. It will- ron through five editions
and is capitally illustrated by Hy. Watson
The Fashions for Jnly are up to th??'high
standard established by The American Queen
and attract attention, as does a valuable
article elaborately pictured, entitled, "Aid
for Invalids " AU the lotest apparatus con?
trived to lighten the sufferings and tedium
of tbe sick room are estertainiogly described.
There are a host of good things in tbe pe?e?
ra] make-up, including "Entertaining on the
Fourth," "Etiquette of Country Life.,"
"Care of the Ha:r io Sommer," 4t3'rpkes of
Lightning," Etc., Etc. Published by J.
Ryttenberg t Sons.
Glenn Springs.
Mr. Pani Simpson, of Glenn Springs, ts ia
the city to-day, and-bis many friends ar**
glad to see him. He i? making a tour of the
State io the interest of Glenn Springs water
and the hotel, which is growing in populari?
ty each season. The hotel bas been enhrged
and improved recently,'and ?3 now tbe equal
of any summer resort in tb'ts section of the
South io point of comfort and convenience
-The hotel is situated io the midst of a large
vgrove of magnificenr oaks, and the grounds
surrounding the hotel and springs are more
extensive and better shaded than any resort
in the Carolinas. This is said in contradic?
tion of the impression that prevails in sorxie
sections tba: there is little or no shade at
Glenns Sm ter has always bad a large
number of visitors at Glenns each season,
and there are already several Sumter people
at Glenns this season. A large party will go
about :he middle of the month The season
has opened with a larger crowd at the springs
than ever before, and the prosp?ct at pres?
ent is that the hotel wi;l be filled throughout
the season.
Seasons Why Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Bem
edy is the Best.
1. Because it affords almost instant relief
in case of pain in the stomach, colic and
cholera morbus.
2. Becauee st \9 the only remedy that
never fails in the most severe cases of dysen?
tery and diarrhoea.
3. Because it is the only remedy that will
cure chronic diarraboea.
4- Because it is toe only remedy that will
prevent bilious colic.
5. Because it is the only remedy that wili
care epidemical dysentery.
6. Because it is the only remedy that can
always be depended upon in cases of choiera
infantum
7. Because it is the most prompt and most
reliable medicine in use for bowel complaints,
8. Because it produces no bad results.
9. Because it js pleasant and safe to take.
10. Because ft bas saved the lives of more
people than any other medicine in the world.
The 25 and 50c siz?s for sa!e by Dr. A. J.
China
Cinco Cigars are made by a firm with 47
years' experience and a reputation for first
class goods only. Soid in Sumter exclusive
ly by H. G. Uateen & Co.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION,
i -1
' The Dancer and Brutality and Cost c
War.
Conquest is gigantic robbery. Warf ar
j is wholesale murder. We arb almos
! tempted to declare with Benjamin
I Franklin, "There never has, been au?
j there never will be a good war or a ba?
peace." Warfare is the delirium arisin:
rjom national fever. Of necessity it i
bound to cease. It will burn itself ou
of the world like a ship aiire on the sea
Although force, says Lord Dufferin
still rules the world, although Earl Rus
sell declared at the presentation of on
"Alabama claim, "I feel that Englan<
would b? disgraced forever if such qnes
tions were left to the arbitration of ;
foreign government," nevertheless foro
was not invoked ,and the question wa
' arbitrated. Gradually the prophecy o:
'Isaiah shall be fulfilled, "All the armo:
of the armed man in the tumult and th<
garments roiled in blood shall even b<
for buming for fuel of fire. " Or, as i
has been phrased in modern English,
"All your white squadrons and* you]
harbor fortifications are only for a futur*
bonfire." What shall take their place'
Justice and truth and the federation ol
man. Arbitration shall replace war: ]
speak on this subject now because it h
diplomacy, it is statesmanship, it ?
ethics, it is religion, it is the dream oj
the poet, it is fhe vision of the prophet
The cannon, cisatlantic and transat?
lantic, proclaims the tidings of war. The
Armenians still die that the Europear
concert may live. Cuba pours out hei
blood as the price of deliverance. Greece,
faithful to her august traditions, stands
like- Leonidas against overwhelming
forces. We in America have not beer
exempt., Our bosoms, too, have swelled
with jingo pride; we have hurled defi?
ance at the foreign foe, and before our
national senators there has been a treaty
with England, opening a new era be?
tween nations where justice and reason
may replace- brute force and violence.
Warfare smelted clans into nations; it
made Greece a unit and Italy a Roman
state ; it fused our-American states to?
gether as bothing could but the hot
flame of war. Military conquest has
been the missionary of civilization.
Greece diffused culture with the edge of
the sword, the Roman phalanx planted
law and order, and England has multi?
plied new Englands and little Englands
all around the globe.
But these benefits were incidental.
They were bought at a terrible price,
and .they were - not motives, but casual
consequences of selfish invasion. Modern
conditions cannot square with war.
War means disruption ; civilization
stands for union. We are joined by
steam and electricity in a network of
commerce. The nations can no longer
live separate lives; their interests are
fast merging; they can hardly fight
without striking themselves. Yet they
persist in making a costly show of read?
iness for battle. And at what a sacrifice !
Three per cent of the total annual in?
come cf European nations is spent on
armaments. One thousand million dol?
lars a year is wasted thus and 4,000,
000 men are under arms. In this coun?
try the national government costs ?5
for each citizen; in Germany, ?10; in
England, ?13; in France, $19. In Europe
one out of every five/ capable men is
ready for active warfare.
Arbitration would promote civiliza?
tion, would save countless treasure, in?
numerable lives, enrich lafaor with added
millions of toilers, would make religion
more than a solemn mockery and public
wards more than a polite fiction. The
Greeks had their amphictyonic council
with jurisdiction within their own bord?
ers. The Roman fetiales had to pass on
the equity of a war before the senate de?
creed it The popes in the middle ages
were aribters in the disputes of kings.
Even in 1885 Pepe Leo XIII arbitrated
between Germany and Spain regarding
the Caroline islands. Henry IV of
France was inspired by the great Sully
to attempt a senate of the confederate
European Christian states. In this cen?
tury 67 international grievances have
been settled l?y arbitration, '?o being be?
tween the United States and other coun?
tries. Consider the Alabama claim,
how persistently demanded, how offen?
sive to British pride, a cause of deep ir?
ritation, yet peacefully decided and paid
at last.
We recognize, of course, that some
conflicts are inevitable, some issues are
not to be settled other than by grim
struggle. The German war of lSG?, thc
Franco-German war and oar own great
civil war were such necessary encoun?
ters. National independence, vital terri?
tory, grave internal issues, are not to be
disposed of by outside arbitration. We
cannot give over quite the entire, field to
this ideal tribunal. Yet the great bulk
of disputed questions should be deter?
mined by arbitration and America
should take thc lead in the great move?
ment. This country, by its natural ad?
vantages, by its traditions and charac?
ter, seems providentially appointed for
the mission. We are so situated that if
the worst came we would have nothing
to fear. No nation could conquer us,
nor could any allied nations, for our
material resources are practically inex?
haustible. Wo ?jave no vital center
whose seizure would mean conquest.
And consider, as we have been told, the
tempting opportunity that would thus
be presented by such an enemy to its
European rivals. We need not fear that
any nation will declare war on us un?
less we aggressively and defiantly invite
the enset. We have the further advan?
tage that here the people are king. We
decide our own destinies. We need no
armaments. In Europe every toiling
workman has to carry a fully armed sol
I dier or sailor on his back. We are un
I burdened. We require only the iiistru
!? ments of peace.
j The idea, for instance, that an occa
! sional war was necessary to awaken in
i material Americans the heroic spirit, or
j the lower idea that business interests
j required the periodical stimulant of
; military operations, is erroneous. We
] have a striking instaure in the Venezu
I ela case of the unwillingness of a first
j rate power to enter into hostilities wit::
: America. If the cause of English ccn
; cessions was the menacing attitude of
' Gerrjjar.y, it pxQvesjfchg more clearly tho
dan'g??uo TRrupOaiT lirions" Cogging in
transatlantic aggression. If this was
not the valid cause, ir shows at any
rate their patience before taking the
final, irrevocable st; p. With England es?
pecially our relations should be cordial
and friendly. I trust that I am no blind
admirer of England's magnificent traits
regardless of her colossal infirmities.
But a war between England and Ameri?
ca would indeed be fratricidal. If we,
the greatest- commercial rivals in the
world, could permanently agree upon
the peaceful settlement of our differ?
ences, what a triumph this would be;
what an example to sister nations; what
a service to mankind In 1837 a me?
morial signed by 234 members cf parlia?
ment was presented to our president
by delegates representing 700, OOO trades'
unionists. The memorial prayed for ar?
bitration. Our congress, and France,
Italy, Spain and Norway, passed resolu?
tions to that effect, representing the will
of 150,000,000 people.
At last the question ha? come home
to the people, to the national conscience,
to the individual character, to the ear?
nest citizens of the laud. They will,
when the time comes, decide, I am sure?,
according to their truest thought and
deepest faith for this "open sesame"
to the golden age. May that time come
speedily of which the dreamers dream
and the prophets prophesy, when the
sword shall be beaten into the plow?
share and the spear into the pruning
hook. Nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn
war any more. And the earth shall be
filled with the knowledge of God as wa?
ters cover the sea.
Something to Enow
It ina; be worth something io know that the
very best im-dieiae for restoring the tired out
nervous system ry a healthy vi go ? ii L'lectric
Bitters. This medicine ii purely vegetable,
acts by giving tone to the nerve certres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Ei" r and Kid?
neys, and aids these organs in throwing off ita
purities in thc blood. Electric Bitters improves
the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced
by those who have tried it as the very Inst
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold
for 50c or S1.?0 per bottle at Dr. J. f. W Be
Li.rine's Drug Store. 2
Woman's Diseases
Are as peculiar as
unavoidable, and
cannot be discuss?
ed or treated as we
clo those to which
the entire human
family are subject. .
Menstruation sus- Jr
tains such import- ?^j?jW
ant relations to her '' '
health, that when
Suppressed, Irregu?
lar or Painful,
she soon becomes-^
languid, nervous
and irritable, the bloom leaves her
cheek and very grave complica?
tions arise unless Regularity and
Vigor are restored to these organs.
Bradf?e?cTs of one of the
YT* f most noted
Female physicians
^ of the South,
Regulator
sort prevail more extensively than
in any other section, and has never
failed to correct disordered Men?
struation. It restores health and
strength to +he suffering woman.
"We have for the past thirty years handled
Bradiield's ?emaio Regulator, both at whole
3aIo sad retail, and ia no instance Las it failed
to give satisfaction. We sell more of it than ail
other similar remedies combined."
L A.zi AE. RANKIN & LAM AK,
Atlanta, Macon and Albany, Ga
THC BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co., ATLANTA, GA.
Seid by al! Druggists at $1.00 per Battle.
Atlantic Coast line,
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA Art:.? A?TGC?;
TA RAILROAD.
CONDENSED" SCHEDULE.
TKAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated Mav 16, 1S96.
Leave Wilmington
Lea/e Marion"
A:rive Florence
Leave Florence
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumtei'
Arrive Columbia
No.55.lNo.51.
P.M.
*3 40
6 40?
7 25i
P. M. A V.
*7 40 ?3 3S
19 12; 4 4o
I No.52
P.M. i A.M.
9 15? *9 35
10 33! 10 55
No. 52 runs through from Charleston ia
Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 26 a. m., Man
oing 9 05 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH
Leave Columbia
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Ler.vft Marion
Airive Wilmington
No.54.No.53
A.M. ; P.M.
?5 ?Ol *5 15
I
7 12 6 35
?No.50.
A. M. i P.M.
7 15 *6 45
8 25 7 55
A. M.
S 55|
9 34;
12 is!
*Ds".lv. tDaily except Sunday.
Nc. 53 rune through to Chnrlf3ton, S C..
via C-rntral R. R., arriving M'ir.niog 7 io p.
m., Lanes 7 48 p m., Charleston 9 30 p. tu.
Train? on Conway Branch I save Chad
bourn 10 40 H. m., ?r.-'Vf at Conway
way 1 00 p. m., returning leave Conway at
2 45 p. m., -ive ?Jh:j.?i;ourr! ."> i3 p. rn
jeav;.- Cbadooorn >.') p m., arrive at Hub a
6 20 p. m.. return? . leave Hut- 6 30 a rc
arrive at Ch ad bourn 9.15 a.m. Daily ex
cept Sundav.
"JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt.
J. li KEN LY, Gsn'i Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Tratte Manaor
Dip no more-when you be?
gin let your pen slide 'till
you're done-you can't do it
without a Waterman Ideal
Fountain Pen.
\?E SELL TB EM.
H. G. OSTEEN & CO,
LIBERTY ST.
|i To Yon *
j Who Use " I
! I PENS, INK, I
If Paper,BlaokBooks:|
I At H. G. OSTEEN & CO'S fy
& You can get everything that you $
want at the lowest prices. We are so ty
3) situated that we cnn afford tc make *D
^ prices closer trian any one else. ^
I All Goods are new and of 1
J the best quality. No shop- |
$ worn goods. $
q> We maise a specialty of School- <p
$ Supplies and nlso keep a full line o $
j Stationery, Blanks 'Books, Etc *
j j| Gom? and inspect our goods. ^jj
fBlllSTlIICoJ
I LIBBETY STREET, f
j| SUMTER. S. C I
ie Larpt
i Ss
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS.
Moulding & Building
Material.
office 8nd Ware-rooms, King, opposite Can?
non StrPi't. j
CHARLESTON, S. C.
jJSJ- Parchase our make, which we gu?rante j
superior to any sold South, and
therehj .?ave money.
Window and Paney Glass a Specialty ;
October 16-o
j^^^^^?fc? L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes are the
ll^^^^^?^^^^^ productions of skilled workmen, from the best ma
H^^^^^fe^Si^^p^. terial possible to put into shoes sold at these prices.
B?/iffi^^^$^^^^\ ma^e ako $2.50 and $2.25 shoes for men, and
BBIIfe^?^^S^ $2.00 and $1.75 for boys, asd the W. L>
^?mliifB?^- Douglas 53.50 Polies shoe, very suitable for
%-fS||j^p^"^:^^f^^^ letter-carriers, policemen and others having
x^j^mi??^^^^?^^^K rnuc^1 walking to do.
"We are constantly adding new styles to ocr
yS?/// -^^^S^^^^^K already large variety, and there is no rea
Merchants xtt/////- ^0^^^lli??^i^k son wfly vou cannot be suited, so insist on
Bankers, ' ffir ^^^^^^^^^^^ having *W. L. Douglas Shoes from your
Physicians lKi|k '^W?lf(?!l????^v We use on?v the best Calf. Russia Calf
and all ^Swfe-- <%a&&''^&&K (all colors). French Paten: Calf,
economical ^Sife^^'^^^^^?. French Enamel, Vici Kid. etc..
men wear ' '-^?li^^^ graded to correspond with prices
W. L. ^Douglas ^ ^ of the shoes.
are the best. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If dealer cannot supply you,
For sale by ^^*??Sz??ti?i??l^ write
^^SS W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, te.
1 " CATALOGUE FREE.
J. RYTTENBERG- & SONS.
S8L?MB1AS AND HARTFORDS,
Watch this A
Space
D. JAS. WINN.
For-S
Prices.
The Bicycle and Sewing Machine Es?
tablishment of the undersigned has been
From the Monaghan Block to the Car?
riage House next to stable on Liberty
Street.
Better sniited than ever |
to make close prices and
easy terms on all grades
of Bicycles and dewing
O' Cv
Machines, Give u? a call#
Respectfully,
Sumter. S. C , June 30. 1897
DL.
ami wc:
Fine Buggies. Surreys and Carriages.
roo wan't a rice Vehicle to ride in ihi.< Spring If yon do, ce i ! on mc and examine my slock, I have a large
I selected Stock of Buggies, Surrcjs. Carriages, etc., and my prices are as low as the lowest.
Office at Epperson's Stables