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UFB AT GLENN SPBINGS. Correspondence Prom the Queen of Southern Hesorts. Glean Springs, S. XX, July 19, 1897. Since the opening of the seaaon here on Jane 1, the hotel register shows the arma! of nearly five hundred persons, besides which a goodly camber have taken accommodations at private boarding houses adjacent to the spring. Included in the above number of hotel arrivals are the visitors from Spartan borg who came to the weekly german on Thursday mgbts, and the commercial tourist who come in on Saturday to spend Sunday, and also the beads of families who c me oe* casionaliy to spend a day or two wiri those tbey have sent here for the season or by the month. Some are leaving and a large num? ber arriving every day. Those now in the hotel number over 200, wbicb I am. informed is considerably more than at the same period last year. -The greatest rush is usually during tbe latter part of August, and last year there were at one time at tbe hotel and in tbe surrounding boarding places ?4o visitors. There are some who come here almost every year, bot it bas been a surprise to me to find so many who are here from vari?os parts of this State fer tbe first time Pleasure seekers may go where they choose, bat those who' are sick and suffering with troubles of the stomach, liver and kidneys, .can find soch prompt and certain relief from no other water, so far as tbe writer knows, as bas been experienced and! testified to by hundreds who, from helpless invalids, have been made healthy men and women by the use of Glenn Spriggs water. Those who come here thinking they are weil and hearty, are surprised at tbe change in their complexions and other indications of improved health after drinking the water a week or two. Aside from tbe benefit to be derived from tbe water, there are attractions to tbe ordi? nary pleasure seeker. The hotel bas been enlarged and greatly improved in the last few years, and ts well kept ; the spacious parlors, balls and piazzas are cool and en? joyable at all hours of the day ; tbers are varions parlor games' for the amusement of guests ; a pleasant room io the basement with billiard and pool tables; a ten pin ally near the spring; and an excellent band that famishes music daring meals and every night for those who enjoy dancing. Once a week, and sometimes oftener, there ?3 a german, which is attended by visitors from Spartanburg and other place3 conveniently near. On the nights-of the german the Glenn Springs railroad ran s a special train for visitors to come, and return after tbe german is over. There is also a livery stable here witb teams, and the country around ? fiords good drives io several directions While Glenn Springs water performs won? derful cares io cases of stamach, bowel and kidney affections, it is not a cnre-all, and furthermore is a positive inj i ur/ to those af? flicted with Scrofulous end lung troubles, and tbe Messrs Simpson try to prevent all such from coming here or using the water. Where the system is weakened from the wast? ing effects of tbe last named diseases, it can? not stand tbe depleting effect of the water by which the impurities tba t cause diseases are eliminated from the other organs of tbe ?body. Ordinary inflamed and sore eyes can be cured by bathing with Glenn Springs water, and laying on eyes a cloth wet with the water. This I know 'from experience. It is also said to cure sores and skin emptions wheat used externally as weil as internally. People who come here have mistaken ideas as to the quantity of water to be drank. I have seen some who try bow much they con? sume in a day. There is one man here now who one dey drank four and a half gallons. The result was that he developed a" rapid and violent effect similar to cholera morbus, and looked somewhat paie for a day or two. He ?3 now looking quite well and has a fine ' color, bat drinks mach less. - Physicians here wita whom 1 have conversed say that tse beet effects are obtained by the systematic dTicking of the water in moderate quantities somewhat in excess of the quantity usually, drack of other water-say twice or three times ar. most. The great advantage of this water is that it retains its virtue and can be shipped away and drank by persons at home with the tame effect. It must, however, be drank regularly and for a sufficient, length of time to get the best results, and should be taken ' on an empty stomach-that is a while before meals and at night. Sumter is represented here DOW by Misses A. and M. Ellerbe, of Hagood, Mr. R. J. Bland, of Mayesville, Dr. Stuckey and Messrs. G. A. Lemmons, J. H. Burns, W. A. Mci wain, Mr. T. W McCollum and mother and tbe writer and daughter. Mr. W. J. Anderson, who spent some time here, left on yesterday showing decided improvement in appearance. Be wiil spend a few days in Spartanburg with bis son, before returning to Sumter. Chancellor Johnson, of Marion, and ex Go?. Sheppard, of EdgeSeld, are here. Dr. Preston, president of the Presbyterian Female College, is here and preached in the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning, and in the hotel Sunday night. He bas a good voice and bas tbe ability to ?peak in plaio everyday words that make his meaniog platn and bolds tbe attention of his hearers. The weather continues delightfully pleas? ant both day and night. N. G O. $ i ?> - If yon eat what you like, aod digest it, you will surely be strong and healthy. But if you don't it, you might almost as well not eat, for what good can your food do you if it dosea't nourish you ? If you find that you can't digest' there is a 9imple help for yoor stomach. lt is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made by tbe Shakers of Mount Lebanon. It bss never failed to cure the worst ca?e of indiges? tion. Strength come from tbs food you eat, after it bas been digested and bas gone into the blood. The best tonic is digested food. The best aid to digestion, Shaker Digestive Coi dial. Wheo yon have acid ?ructions, nausea, headache, wind, dizziness, offensive breath, or any other symptoms of dyspepsia, Shaker Digestive Cordial will core you. . At druggists, Trial bottle 10cents. LEE COUNTY DEFEATED Sumter a:.d Kershaw For, But Dar? lington Against. Bi3bopville July 20.-The retaros from the election for Lee County show that Sumter and Kershaw gare a two-thirds majority in favor of the county, while Darlington Coun? ty goes against it. All precincts have been heard from except Spring Bill. The vote was as follows : Sumter County Bisbopville, 318 Yes, -No Mt. Clio, 44 <; 28 " Mannville. 87 <: 38 " Lynchburg, 5 " 91 St. Charles, ll .? ll 41 Total, 465 168 Ker?baw County Schrock3 Mill, 103 Yes, 17 No Tiller's Ferry, 65 " 22 " Total, 168 39 Darlington County Cypress, 85 Yes, 39 No Ashland, 114 " S2 " Total. 199 121 Cypress and Ashland are the only precincts cutoff from Darlington County ; Darlington is, therefore, the defeating territory. T. E. M. LATER REPORT. .Bisbopville, S. C., Joly 21.-Following vote reported: Kershaw Couoty 168 for, 49 against; Samter County 518 for, 199 against. DarliegtoQ County 85 for, 39 against, except Ashland, where irregularities reported, and box destrojed and result not koowo. R. E. CAENES. THANKS TO MR. BENNO. Resolutions Adopted by Daughters of Confederacy. At the regular raesti?g of Dick Anderson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confede? racy, held this day, the President presented a letter from Mr. John A. Reno, transmitting a bound copy of the proceedings of the Re? union at Richmond, Va., compiled by him? self, embracing ail the features of tba: occa? sion, as well ss old war songs, &c, where? upon the following was adopted unani? mously : Resolved, That the thanks of this chapter are doe aod hereby tendered Mr. John A. Reno for his generous gift. Resolved, That tae chapter will cherish it with the hope that it will prove a valuable addition to Southern history in the years to come, wheo the veterans have all answered their last roll call. Resolved, That a copy of tbese resolutions be sent to Mr. Reooo and also furnished to the local papers. EDITH M. DELORME, Sec Sumter, S. C., July 5. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. AN EXCELLENT PLAN For Holding of Entrance Exami? nations for the S. C. College. To save time and expeose to aoy young meo who may desire to become students at tbe South Carolina college, the faculty has arranged for the ?France examinations to be held at all the county seats on the 13th of ' August. For tbe past: two weeks questions j bave been prepared which will be sent to the diff?rent county superintendents ot education throughout the State. The county board of examiners will meet on the J3tb of August and then, for the first time the examina don papers will be opened The examiners will ! give them to such young mea as desire to j stand the examination, which will be con? ducted in the presence of the board. By this system a fair and impartial chance is given to all. When the examination is completed the papers will be returned to the faculty of the college and they will, after looking over them, declare whether or not the applicant paesed. The candidates tor admission will be noti? fied by the 20th of August of their success or failuft. Their weak points will be indi? cated, and in this way, by some additional study they may be enabled to enter. Should tbey pass on everything no addi? tional examinations will be necessary, but should they fail oo one or more branches they will be given another chance after college opens.-The State. 'AVQ3M0 ui aseo iuoqqn}s }soiu ?OlUOJi y limo stuosuqopoy?Bj. JifM TIMMONSVILLE TIDINGS. Church Services Broken Up by Fire-Death. Timmonsville, S. C., July 19, 1837. Last night about half-past cine o'clock, while Rev. R. E. Peele was delivering a very interesting sermon in the Baptist church, the alarm of fire was beard, which brought the services to a close without the benedic? tion. The congregation rushed out of the church aud ii was soon learned thet Mr. L. M. L^cgston's dwelling was on fire Mr Langston was asleep in the house when the fire was discovered by some one passing, j Only a part of his furniture was saved. His loss ?3 about S',000.00, insurance, S750.0U. The origin of the fire is unkown. It was a oew house end Mr Langston stvs there bad been no fire in the house since 12 o"clock yesterday. The infant of Mr. and Mrs W. S. Cole died Saturday night and was buried yesterday. It had been sick for several weeks. Elias Gee, a colored man who lives two or I three miles from here, wa3 arrested Satur? day and pot in the guard houee here. He was charged with giving his wife a dose of coaceutrated lye Friday night, from the effects of which she difed shortly afterwards. Bot Dr. Culpeper held a post mortem exami? nation and said abe was not poisoned, eo Gee was released at once as no warrant bad been sworn out for bim. NOTES PROM: RAMSEYS. Amusement Club Meeting-Per- { sonal Items. Ramsey, S. C., July 17.-According to appoiotmeot the Privateer Amusement Club met at the residence of Mi3s Callie Wells'. Several on the programase were absent, but ! the audience highly enjoyed the exercises of j those preseot. rendered as follows: recitation, I Miss Edna Ramsey; recitation. Mis3 Uoa ! Wells; Declamation, Mr. Furman Tisdale; I music, Messrs. Leighton and Spurgeon Kolb. j The nerxt meeting will be at the residence of i Dr. J. H Forman. Col. F. N. K. Buley, president of the South Carolina Co-educational Institute, travelling in the interest of bis school, stopped over in the township for several days this week. Mr. Lewis Smith, of Willistoo, S. C , is visiting schoolmates in the neighborhood. Mrs. ^F. M. Dwight aod children are spending the week with relatives. OCCASIONAL. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations of tbe weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past two weeks ending July 18, 1897 : Temperature. c 73 a Condition. 93 98 90 88 83 85 85 86 86 83 86 87 87 84 74 73 71 70 67 68 70 71 70 64 66 71 71 67 83.51 80.5 80.5 79. 75. 76 5 75.5 ! 78.5 78 73 5! 76. 79. 79. 75 5 SB I .21 I ?Cloudy ss . .00 Cloudy SE j .02 ?Cloudy s .49 Cloudy ss 08 *Cioudy s Trace! -Cloudy s .35 j ?Cloudy SE ll 26 Cloudy w .06 Clear w 00 Clear ss .00 Clear sw .00 *Cloudy S 1 13 Cioudy E 1 00 ' Cloudv *f&TUy cloudy. Thunderstorms with heavy r*ins oo the evenings of the 12th and lTtb. Very beneficial to crops and gardens though some damage may have been done by washing oe hillsides. Crops in this vicinity are looking well. Some farmers have fine watermelons, but generally they are inferior. Peaches are poor aod rot? ting badly. Reasons Why Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem? edy is the Best. 1. Because it affords almost instant relief in case of pain in the stomach, colic and cholera marbas. 2. Because it is. the only remedy that Dever fails in the mo3t severe cases of dysen? tery and diarrhoea. 3. Because it is the only remedy that will cure chronic diarraboea. 4. Because it ?3 the only remedy that wilt prevent bilious colic. 5. Because it is the only remedy that will cure epidemical dysentery. 6. Because it is tbe only remedy that can al WP vs be depended upon in cases of cbolera infantum. 7. Because it is the most prompt and most reliable medicine io ase for bowel complaints. 8. Because it produces no bad results. 9. Because it is pleasant and safe to take. 10. Because it has saved the lives of more people tbao any other medicine in the world. The 25 and 50c S?Z?S for sale by Dr. A. J. Chica. RELIGIOUS. A meeting will he held at Brown's School House from Thursday morning until Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Dowell, who will conduct the meeting, will be assisted by Rev. Charlie Cummings, a Methodist preacher from the Stale of Texas, who is on a visit to relatives and friends in Sumter County. Mr. Cummings is an earnest young mau, full of zeal, and fully consecrated to the work of the ministry. Services will be held at ll a. m, andi T.30 p. m , daily. All ere invited. The regular'eervices will be held at Jordan -Sunday at 5 p. m , aDd at Wedgefield at 8 30 p. m. Grange Meeting. The Sumter County Pomona Grange meets with Cedar Creek Grange, No. 423. July 28, 1897, fourth Wednesday. A full delegation is ?equested, as there will be an electioo of officers. JANSIE R. BOTKIK, Sec'y, Sumter County Pomona. Spring Humors, eruptions, hives, boiis, pimples, sores, are perfectly cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best Spring Medicine and One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills act easily and promptly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache. - ? ? -<-? Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. READ ! READ ! NOTICE OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. INSTITUTE FOR THE WHITE TEACH ers of the County will be held at Sumter, I S C , August 30th to September 4tb, 1697. An able corps of instructors will re provided by the State 8<iard ol" Education. All white tencbers in the county are invited, and earnestly reques'ed to attend. Instruction ; will be tree to all white tachers. Board can be had m the city at very reasonable rates. Attention is called to the following rule (section IS) of th* State Hoard of Education : Section 19. A Firs: Grade Certificate may be renewed by the County Board frr.m which I ir w;s issued. If, however, a Teachers' Institute or Summer School is held in the Conoty, a First Grade Certificate shall not be ronewei unless the holder attends the Insti? tute or Summer School, or shows some eatis factiory reason (or not doing so. A Second Grade Certificate, Class "A," ' shall not be renewed except where the holder ! attends a Teacher's Institute or Sumner School, and io such case it maybe renewed. By order of County Board. w. j. DURANT, County Superintendent. July 12-5t. LIVE QUESTIONS. A Scries ol* Articles Contributed by Advanced Thinkers. AMERICAN ORATORY. I have hea.'d a distinguished English? man call the Americans a nation of or? ators. It was in a dinner speech that he did so, bur, I think he meant it, and I believe there is in America a general impression that there is something "in our institutions," as we are wont to say, which trains men to be orators. I once heard the late Charles Francis Adams, our minister to England during the war, say that the blacksmith work? ing at his forge acquires a facility for public speech which no university is able cr ready to give him. With great feeling, even with passion, he said that without the ability to speak well to men whom he wanted to convince no American could enter on the first duty of an American citizen. He really im? plied that no American citizen had a right to be unless he could speak well, more than a blind man has a right to enlist in a regiment of sharpshooters. All the same, this is certain: The summer and autumn which are before us will organize literally millions of public meetings, to which will come millions on millions of men, eager to be instructed in their duties as voters. The audiences are sure. They will be addressed by hundreds of thousands of speakers, many of them young men just entering public life. Those young men will find this business of public speech to an eager assembly the most fascinat? ing business open to men. From the hundreds of thousands of them many men, perhaps many thousand men. will become known in their own circles or beyond as good public speakers, per? haps as distinguished orators. So little is it true that oratory is a lost art, or that the need of it or the in? terest in it have been dying cut in America. Yet it is frequently said that oratory is a lost art-ingeniously said perhaps by orators who knew that their first business is to conceal their art. I am no orator, as Brutus is. I am a plain, blunt man. I speak right on. Antony has the wit to say this to the Roman mob, but the intelligent reader observes that he says it in his blank verse, while peer Brutus speaks in prese. Oratory will be _a lost art when con? versation is a lest art. The forms of oratory in one century will differ from the forms in another. But while men have ears and tongues and while speech is free the man who knows how to per? suade his companions will persuade them, and he who does not know how will fail Undoubtedly, however, the speaker gains a point who catches his hearer on an unguarded side, who takes him on the flank, so to speak, and dees not at? tack him in front. Here is Antony's art, and hence comes his success in his appeal, as it contrasts with that of Bru? tus. And the person who is called "the orator of the day" is thu . at a certain disadvantage, because h . called so, when compared with thesv. other gentle? men, the Depews, thc Choates, the Mc Elroys of the honr, who have just hap? pened in to eat a chop at the dinner, but who, as all tuc world knows, are not the orators cf the occasion. Even the cmniscient and experienced writers for the press are sometimes confused and measure "the orator" by a different standard from that which measured the ether pu fie men who surround him. You shall see a Washington letter where the writer expects ?loquence from the address which has been announced days in advance and is read, indeed, from printed copy, and where the same writer does not understand that the true elo? quence is more like to be found in the quick reply, the happy, sudden infer? ence of conversational debate. He does net understand that for such triumphs the preparation has been made very likely in the studies of 20 years. Such a writer tells us that oratory is a lost art. This statement simply means that the old fashioned oration, which belonged in the first half of the century, is now in less repute among the chamberlains and committees who arrange public oc? casions than it once was. The custom still lingers of saying ''the oration was delivered" by Mr. Thns-and-thus, as if the same oration were repeated. It is as though one said' 'the Declaration of In? dependence was read by Master Good? child." Bntcn the whole "thc oration" drops out of the programme and certain "addresses" are substituted. Or per? haps, without being named cn any pro? gramme, the man who has something to say s^ys it and carries with him a body of people who say of him after? ward that, although he is no orator, he has very much his own way with a pub? lic assembly. It should be remembered by the young men who are going to ad? dress ns t'ois summer and autumn that such are the real triumphs of the orator. He does not succeed when he is called the great orator cf the day; he dees suc? ceed when a hundred men do wrhat he asks them to do and go forward carry? ing Iiis doctrine further and further. The great mistake of speakers, hear? ers and critics alike is in supposing that verbal fluency is eloquence. The gift which the Americans do have in a re? markable degree is the gift of verbal fluency. I am sorry to say this gift dees more to undermine the real oratory of our public men limn decs any other misfortune. There are many .men, who in their day have really persuaded oth? er -.nen, who have now sunk into that debasement thar, they are willing to trust wholly m what they call "the in? spiration of the moment. " Such men appear in public assemblies without any preparation and speak wonderful? ly well, as the teacher of ?-locution would say, or any other mere, mechanic of the rhetorical arts. But they do not speak well. They give countenance to that cynicism which says that language is the method of concealing thought. Indeed, they are in a worse plight than that contemplated by the cynic who used these words. With them language is like the preijjjilav pfornamental fountain, ir/pours forc?*''T?T?i'n0"*vOrA to accomplish, and it accomplishes no work. Wo -vender that the water rises, wc arc charmed hy the beauty of its fall, but beyond the pleasure of the moment the water has achieved noth? ing. It is exactly so when a man "occupies the time" by a stream of excellent nom? inatives, perfect verbs, admirable ad? verbs and well placed adjectives, which might as well be addressed to Helen Kellar or Tommy Stringer or to the nearest doorpost for any real result made in the life of the present or tne future. It is because so many Ameri? cans have this marvelous gift, it is be? cause so many of them trust themselves to this gift when they are asked to speak in public, that there has arisen anywhere the impression, utterly false, that real oratory has lost its place in the hearts of men. EDWARD E. HALE. THE TRUE SOLUTION. Some time ago we wrote an article on the law of "Interdependence," and one of the ablest men of cur state and the president of a college, writing to us on this subject, says: "The great problem is a practical one-how can man be brought to an intelligent perception of and sympathy with the law of interde? pendence and reciprocity? There is no reason to doubt that society is all wrong in the motives and methods that govern production, distribution and ex? change." Again he says: "It is folly to look to legislation for relief from pres? ent business depression. Practical eco? nomics and a mutual recognition of the right of man are the only way out from present entanglements." It will be noticed that he says "it is folly to look to legislation for relief from present business depression." It is well known that we have contended for this for years, and yet legislation is held up as the only panacea. Kow that the elec? tion is over, we should investigate this matter. If legislation cannot correct this business depression, then we can simplify politics by eliminating such questions as do not legitimately belong to it. Ii ?here is a wrong in society-which is the people-in the motives and meth? ods that govern production, distribution and exchange,- that wrong, or error, must affect the nation, and even the church, for it is a well settled fact that truth cannot be deduced from an error. Error comes from assuming a premise instead cf proving it true. If we start with a false premise, our conclusion must be false, although our reasoning may be logical and flawless. It has been and is accepted as a truth that agricul? ture is the great industry upon which all others rest and the base of all our pros? perity. "While this is true in measure, agriculture would be in a very crude state if there was nothing to aid it. Back cf the farmer, to enable him to till his acres and feed the world, are the blacksmith, the mechanic, the furnace, the sawmill, the timber cutter and the miner. Without the aid cf these agricul? ture could not progress. Stop thc miner in the mine and the timber man in thc forest and you stop all progress. Truth? fully speaking these two industries start the wheels of progress and prosperity revolving. They arc the foundation from which spring our mills, cur factories, our railroads, cur steamboats, our farm machinery-in fact all. While they are the foundation, their work and efforts would he useless unless taken up and carried forward by others, each doin? his part until the whole is completed. This shews the law of interdependence, and runs through all things, exists in our government, governs in capital and labor, our body or physical system is subject to it and it exists in nature. T.' e wrong cf which the gentleman speaks is our disregard of this law, our efforts to strengthen one part by the weakening of another, looking to the government to aid one and oppress an? other, expecting the government to cor? rect wrongs over which society, cr the people, alone has control; to do a work that must be begun and carried forward by the individual. Thc government has provided by the laws of corporation how the people can control the business of our great nation. The people failing to provide the neces? sary capital, by each taking a small amount, others were forced to take large, and thus a few men became the owners cf what should have been own? ed by thousands. The capital all com? ing from a given point, thc profits all centered there. No blame can attach to legislation for the result, fer the people could have changed the result by chang? ing thc conditions under which these enterprises were owned. The above being true, the question is how to overcome this condition. The first step is to formulate some plan to obviate the necessity fer drawing capital from the great money centers or from wealthy men in which they have no in? terest except as a mere investment. In all of thess enterprises, especially rail? roads, all industries have interests and are benefited by them aside from the capital invested. It vculd then be a sound business policy fer them to own mem. Tho fact is that railroads now own large coal mines because it is to their interest to do so not merely as an investment, but because it cheapens their fuel. In large cities thc heavy dealers own bank and railroad stocks because they aid them i:i their br.siMcss, but the farmer, tn when; every industry-min? ing, manufacturing, railroads, banks, etc.-is nec< ssity in a twofold measure, fails to invest in any, with rare excep- j dons. The interests et the farmers and laboring men require them to pursue the same business methods adopted by those in other lines-that is, to become interested and aid those enterprises that benefit them. To do this it is necessary that they form syndicates among them? selves, just as do the business men and large capitalists in the money centers. D. L. HOFFMAN. - mm II - The present T??ad of the Swiss confed? eration is President Joseph Zemp, whoso i term began Dec. 15, 1894. The Swiss j confederation of Aug. 1, 1291, is re- j garded as the foundation of the Swiss j republic. ETHICS r.N BUSINESS AND POLITICS. There are these who deny that we ! are to give any heed to feeling, and those on the other who say that we mast heed nothing else. We need not follow either extreme. We oaght to feel right and we onght to do those things that we feel like doing provided onr feelings have been instructed and cor? rected by knowledge and will. It is sometimes our duty to do that which j we do net feel like doing. For instance, sometimes we feel like saying sharp things about those who do not please ns, cr we feel like neglecting those we do not like, when we ought to follow the judgment and do good unto them. On the other hand, there are feelings that are tco high and holy to be med? dled with. Do we need sentiment, morality, in practical politics? Need I ask when ev? ery city of thc Union has a civic feder? ation, when r*xes are increasing with? out corresponding benefits, when scarce? ly a law is enacted by congress but it is the result of a lobby, when the old boast that we have no class legislation is not even made any. more because we have scarcely any other kind, when money is the controlling power, and when influence, votes and intoxicants are bought and sold as the prime fac? tors in securing an office. I urge every man to make politics a matter of righteousness, truth and pur? ity. Let us put our Sundy conscience into our ballots. Politics and business are vitally re? lated. Any political party models its platform solely on a financial basis. There are no great moral issues politi? cally before us. Some of the small par? ties attempt to advocate moral issues, but even they advocate the financial side and appeal mainly to the financial arguments. Whichever party promises best wages and largess gains wins, pro? vided it can make its promises believed. Hence to affirm that morality, justice, onght to reign in politics is to affirm that businss.-. ought to be moral. I do not affirm that ali business men or transactions are wrong by any means. But we all know that there is a tenden? cy among business men to act in a way toward others in transactions that they would not act as humanitarians. We know also that many business men are the victims cf a system-competition that they detest, yet they must either violate their sentiments of right, be sat? isfied with a low sense of right or fail. Indeed there is a prevailing belief that anything is justified that brings cash returns. Competition, while not entirely evil, is'yet an unrighteous system. In mer? chandizing, 00 per cent fail, and surely a system that victimizes ?0 per cent of its members is not; a righteous one. Our merchants as a class are as intel? ligent, upright, liberal and religions as any other class. In their methods they exclude sentiment. Ninety per cent cf them fail. On the ether hand, we take the church and the family and the school-all institutions that are perpet? uated largely because of sentiment, and 90 per cent cf them succeed. Reduced to the utmost, if we are io live solely to make money, the ehuroh, family and school are not at all necessary. Indeed, they are in the way, fer they cost lots of money and give no financial returns. Now, it is plain that beth business and politics need sentiment. It is a strange thing that we sanction any methods in anything that exclude the dearest sentiments cf the human soul. It may be said with curled lip and sneering tone of this paper, "That's sentiment, " but it was sentiment that built the home, the schoolhouse and the church; that reeks the cradle; that feeds 'and guides and trains infancy with such love and care into noble manhood and womanhood. It was sentiment that made Rome great and made it possible forMacauley to say of the nation in its greatness: Then none was for a party ; Then rill wer.p for the state. Then the great man helped the poor And tlxe poor man loved tho great. Then lands were fairly portioned. Then spoils were fairly sold. The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old. J. W. CALDWELL. Writing paper 15 cents a poucd at H. G. Osteeo & Co's READ, READ! NOTICE OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. INSTI?TE FOR COLORED TEACHERS of :be County will be held at Sumter, S. C., August 2d to 7th, 1397. An able corps of Instructors will be provided by the State Board of Education. Ali colored teachers in the county are invited, and earnestly request? ed to attend. Instruction will be free to all colored teachers. Board can be had in the citv at very reasonable rates. Bv order of Countv Board. w. J. DURANT, July 12. County Superintendent. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICE CF SuPFRvisop. CF REGISTRATION,. SUMTER CCCNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, 1837. Notice is heret-r given that tn accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, the hooks for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for :he isscina of transfers, &c, win be open ni the court house, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m.. cn the first Monday of each month, ?nd for three successive days, until thirty days before the next general election. Minors who shall become of age during that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before tbe books are closed, if otherwiee qualified. W.S.JAMES, . E. F. BURROWS, / J. M. KNIGHT, May 12. Supervisors of Registratioc WANTED-Blinds and Sash to rem Broken panes of glass put io. ' perienccd workman, charges moderate. \ dress, W. D. McGrew Sumter. S. 0.