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? . = WKD?iJs?sBA^, AUGUST 18.1897. WW--W-^MMI A LESSON FOR AMERICANS FROM THE FRENCH PEOPLE. t L PAKTS, Feb.. 15.-The economy of the French as a nation is an old story, but reasons for this economy and its ef upon the character of the working jple may not be so well appreciated, ret these points are most interesting - sabjects, and equally so are some of the j Paeans which seem to exist for making ^ihe work go round in this overcrowded The economy of both space and ma? terial strikes the observer npon all in the Latin quarter, where the f individuality of the working people is befit seen, and where might be added in the American student is also a most needed ?ducation in this ?needed economy . One most noticeable feature of the Irring here is that no provision seems io be- made for buying in quantities. .. The french laborer lives from*'hand !to mouth"-buys for each day the food that day and consumes it, and jndg : what I have been able to learn iself no poorer in consequence. r. this is possible is worth studying since buying in quantities is often ted as one of ti?? cures for pover with ns. But in many homes here entrance of a barrel cf flour or box butter would mean that the family liked out to make place for it-re? l? homes, I mean. Of course this ability to rise above irions which proves disastrous with must bo due to something besides the ?st economy. For one thing, there i not seem to be the same difference in the cost cf buying in large and quantities as with us. And yet selling of one or two eggs at a time, a quarter of a pound of butter, a of flout, the quarter of a chick? en, of a slice of gingerbread or pie, a couple of tablespoonfuls of custard, must greatly increase the labor of the shopkeeper.' But this does not seem to be Lach a matter for consideration here, ; just as there does not seem to be the ? disposition to increase incomes by adu? lteration of commodities. ^ " In fact, there are many indications that the practice of the extremest econ? omy has not destroyed in the French la? boring class the disposition to live and let live. This may sound too ideal, but -it is not meant to imply superior char? acter; only superior conditions which do.itot crowd out finer characteristics. These cannot grow in tue same atmcs we with the instinct to detect the chance for overreaching some itor. . There certainly does seem a marked : absence among the working people here noth of this "eye for the main chance" (which can be carried too far) and of suspiciousness. Wares of all descrip , tions stand outside the shops, and one 'Scan pick up and examine at his lei? sure without the shopkeeper showing filaste to come out and what you are about. On the banks of the Seine are long rows of stalls where are ex? posed books, music and trifles of many kinds, with the price of the contents of each sta? marked above. These articles are not of great value, except to the salesman, to whom a sou is as big as a quarter to an American. Yet you can stand at one stall with the owner a square _away, pick out what you want, carry it to him and designate under which price you found it to his com? plete content. A laughing comment on this lack of business attention elicited from one of these salesmen the French shrug and the statement, "There are no thieves in Paris." At one of these sets of stalls in a more pretentious quarter oertain stu? dents are said to go day by day, take up a book and read awhile in it, until they have finished it Also it is not at all unusual for a shopkeeper to refuse to ceil a bey er some article which he thinks is not exactly suited to him when he has not the desired thing in his store. Stupid and slow, I have heard this called, but I think it has a finer meaning. 1 think it means that some? thing has stood between this nation and the coarsening effect which too often follows extreme poverty. Without doubt this something is, first, the fact that in the old world it is not considered in the smallest sense a disgrace to be economical or even poor. Once the mind is freed from the incubas of such beliefs, it is aston? ishing how much mental strength is left to spend in an intelligent practice bf the virtue of economy, fer it takes the finest mental strength to be economical. It is the slovenly mind which is wasteful whether one's means permit it or not There is a vast difference between econ? omizing by doing without indiscrim? inately and economizing by first avoid? ing all useless waste and then finding out the best possible uses of materials. These last seem to be the peculiar char-? acteristics. of French economy. They have eliminated not the elements of de? cency and comfort, but the useless waste, and if one has intelligence enough to do this it is astonishing how life can be simplified without degradation. Here everything seems to be tested in the search for nutritious qualities, and de most is made of everything. Thc economy of space is equally noticeable. Paris is practically a walled city, -with its growth long ago ended. The increase of population, then, must be provided for in* some other way than our very simple one of spreading over more coun? try. As Paris is many times smaller and with a many times larger population than some cf our cities, if people will live here at all they must learn to put np with clos9 quarters. MES. C. H. STOKE. SOME FEATURES OF PARIS INDUS? TRIAL, DOMESTIC AND MUNICIPAL LIFE VIVIDLY TOLD. UL But work is not kent in circulation here only by interfering with the in? stincts to make it scarce so that the few may get complete control. Wherever the government is itself the employer there seems to be a generous provision arid the same disinclination "to rush in? to labor saving methods which would throw men out of employment. The city is still lit by the old fashioned gas lamp mainly, and most lavishly lit at that. Standing one evening on a public square, or "place,'M counted within a radius of one block 200 lamps, with an Tjncountable number within sight in the distance. On ordinary squares they are placed very closely together, making Paris a brilliant sight at night. These lamps must be lit every evening and put out every morning by hand, and I am told' that some nights the round is made again andithe gas turned lower. Again, the public buildings and pic? ture galleries, of which there are many in Paris, are floored as a rule with hard wood laid in marqueterie patterns. The care of these floors is very great, as they are'kept in order by the periodical application of beeswax and afterward "fretted" over every inch of their sur? face with a stiff bristle brush. The rub? bing is done every morning, and on Mondays the galleries are closed to the public for a thorough going over. The amount of space to be gone over in the Louvre alone can be estimated, since it takes three hours just to walk, without stoppings through the various apart? ments. There can be no mere interest? ing sight than a row of workingmen cleaning these floors, eight or ten in line, each with a "frotte" brush strap? ped to one foot, sweeping out over the immense halls right and left in long strides and keeping as perfect time as in a dancing or skating step. The care of the streets here must also keep a large force at work. The horses being kept smooth shod (a piece of cru? elty quite in contrast to the care for the people), it is necessary to throw sand at intervals over the streets to lessen the slipping. For this purpose piles of sand are kept always in readiness along the edges of the wide pavements. The mud from the streets themselves is swept daily into the gutters, which are in turn flooded every dayi even in the poorest streets, and the refuse swept into 'the sewers with birch brooms. The amount of precision and care which goes into inany kinds of work in this city is most interesting. These same piles of sand when not being nsed are' kept mathematically smoothed into a symmetrical shape. Huge piles of coal dust stand waiting in places to be pressed into bricks fer burning, but while waiting they are shaped carefully, as if by rule and com? pass* into big, truncated pyramids, and after they are pressed into briquettes or egg shapes, these will be arranged in the most regular order into piles, with even an attempt at ornamentation. This attention to detail is sometimes carried to an est ent that might be call? ed trivial if not regarded in the light of work-that is paid for-for needy fingers. For instance, in jthe "charcu? teries," or porkshops, all kinds of cooked meats are exposed for sale. The windows of these shops are a study in the ingenuity and patience displayed in making these wares attractive, but it is always in the direction'of extreme care in the details of preparing them. The butcher shops are also a study. Most of them have a row of young dressed pigs hung up in symmetrical order, the smallest in the middle and the tails decorated with a bunch of rib? bon or a flower. The legs of mutton will be hung in the same order and in? cased in white paper bags with lace work edges. The bakery windows are also mar? vels, with their countless varieties of little cakes and bonbons, many of them seemingly too small to be handled by working fingers, yet each bearing its special evidence of care and precision in the making and ornamentation. The lump sugar comes in bags with the brick shaped pieces arranged one upon the other with the precision of a well laid wall. The first thing which caught my eye on entering Paris was a basket four feet high filled with water cress, which had just come in to market from the country. The cress was tied in bunches and so arranged that it gave the effect of the basket being lined throughout with the cool, green leaves, making of it a thing of beauty which had kept nimble fingers busy and brought its -.-ompensation in sous. A waste of time is the first instinctive criticism, but it begins to look as if the American interpretation of waste might need overhauling. Especially is this true if the question be asked what dees our nation do with the minutes saved at such an expense cf vitality and such a destruction of the courage and virtues cf the less independent laboring people? MRS. G. H. STONE. Paris. If you have kidney trounle try Glenn Sprints Water acd you will be pleased at W . R Delgar's. --~ You can get Glenn Springs Water by the gallon or case. Rebate for bottles returned At Dr. A. J. China's drug store. READ! "R?ADT NOTICE OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. INSTITUTE FOR THE WHITE TEA Cri? ers of the County will he held at Sumter, ?. C , August 30th to September 4th, 1897. An able corps cf :ns:ructors wi!; te irovided by the S'nte Board o?' Educaron All white teachers in ?he county are invited, and earnestly reques:ed to attend. Instruction will t " tree 'o all white {achers Coard can ba h*.d tn the city at very reasonable ra>s. Attention is called to the following rule (section 18) of the State Hoard o? Education : Section 18. A First Grade Certificate may be renewed by the County Board fr- m wbicn it w?s issued. If, however, a Teachers' Institute or Summer School is held tn the Conoty, a First Grade Certificate shall not be renewed unless the holder attends the Insti? tute or Summer School, or shows soore satis? factory reason tor not doing so. A Second Grade Certif?cate, Class "A," shall not be renewed except where the bo?tier atteods a Teacher's Institute or Summer School, and in sacb case it maybe renewed. By order of Couoty Board. W. J. DcRANT, County Superintendent. Joly 12-5t. / HARB Y # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS., ?P-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 1,000 Tons High Grade Am mpniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid with Potasn. 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. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICil OF SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION, SUMTER CCUXTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, 1837. Notice is htveny giveo that in accordance with an Act of the (?eneral Aseembly, tbe books for the registration of all legally quali 6ed voters, and for the issuing of transfers, ?c., will be open Mt the court bouse, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. tc., on tee first Monday of each month, and 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 the books are c'osed, if otherwise qualified. W. S. JAMES, E. F. BURROWS, J. M. KNIGHT, . May 12. Supervisors of Registration. SOUTH CAROLINA AND 6E0RGIA RAILROAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Corrected to Jan. 24tb, 1897. DAILY. DAILY LT Charleston 710am .5 30 pm Ar Summerville 7 46 am '610pm " Pregnall3 ]8 18 a m 6 50 p m 14 Georges 8 30 a m 7 04 p m " Branchvi?le 9 00am 7 50 pm " Roweville 9 15 a m 8 07 p m " Orangeberg 9 28 a m 8 24 p m " St Matthews 9 48 a m 8 48 p m " Fort Moue 10 00 a m 9 03 p m " Ringville 10 10 a m 9 20 p m .* Columbi*, 10 55 a m 10 10 p m Lv Colombie 7 00 a m 4 00 p m Ar Riogville 7 40 a m 4 44 p m " Fort Mot e 7 51 a m 4 55 pm " St Matthews 8 02 a m 5 09 p m " Oraogebt rg 8 24 a m 5 27 p m " Roweavil e 8 38 a m 5 42 p m " Branchville 8 55 a m 5 55 p m " Georges 9 35 a m 6 37 p m " Pregoalis 9 48 a m 6 50 p m Sommerville 10 22 a m 7 22 p m " Charleston ll 00 a m 8 00 p m Lv Charleston 7 10 a m 5 30 p m " Branchville 9 15 a m 7 50 p m "Bamberg 9 41 a m 819 p m "Denmark 9 52 a m 8 31 n m " Blackville 10 10 a m 9 50 p m *. Williston 10 27 a m 9 ?0 p m "Aiken ll 09 a m 9 57 p m Ar Augusta 1151am 10 45 pm Lv Augusta 6 20 a m 3 20 p m " Aiken 7 08 a m 4 07 p m "Williston 7 49 a m 4 44 pm "Blackville 8 08 a m 5 03 pm "Denmark 8 20 a m 5 17 pm " Bamberg 8 33 a m 5 29 p m "Branchville 9 10 ft m 5 55 pm Ar Charleston ll 00 am 8 00 pm Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, witb Through Sleepers to New York. Lv Augusta . 3 05 p m Ar Aiken 3 44 p m " Denmark 4 59 p m Lv Denmark 6 25 a m " Aiken 7 28 a m Ar Augusta 8 10 a m Daily Except Sunday. Lv Camden 8 45 a m 2 25 p m " Camden Junction 9 35 a m 3 55 p m Ar Ringville 10 05 am 4 35 pm Lv Ringville 10 25 a m 6 00 a m " Camden Junction ll 00 am 6 40 am Ar Camden ll 55 a m 8 15 a m E. S BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON, Gen'l Man'g'r Traffic Man'g'r General offices-Charleston. S. C Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Railroad CONDENSED SCHEDULE In effect May 16, 189?. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. *35. No. |57 A. H. A. M Lv Darlington, 7 53 Lv Elliott, 8 40 Ar Sumter, 9 25 Lv Sumter, 4 40 Ar Creston, r? 32 Lv Creston, 5 45 Ar Pregoalls, 9 15 Ar Orangeburg, 5 57 Ar Denmark, 6 33 P. K. A. M. A. U TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. fSS No. *32 A.M. ?.K Lv Denmark, 4 55 j Lv Orangeburg, 5 25 I Lv Pregnalls, 10 00 j Ar Creston, 3 50 ; L* Creston, 5 -'7 j Ar Sumter, b 40 Lv Sumter, 6 55 I Ar Elliott, 7 40 ; Ar Dar?pp.tos 3 30 ? v. r. u. *V"i'v.?. fDaily except Sun.ip.y. Trains 3? and 33 carrv thro",'.-1! Patin?t pal-.ce Buifet Sleep:n,r Gars between f?e* York md Macon vin Augusts. T. M. LMf.KSON, B.~M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Ass't Gen. Pas?. Agi? J R KRNLY. G**'l Manager Land Surveying. MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at teotion to calls for surveying and platting land Can be fouod at bis office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. THE BANK OF SUMTER, STJ3ITER, S. C. City and County Depostory Transacts a general Bmkiag business, also bas A Savings Bank Department, Deposits of ?l a?d upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, W F. RHAMK, Cashier. President. Jan 13. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM SEO. W. STEFFENS & SON, holesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL CIGASS, _AND DOVE HAMS Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A?GUS TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Aug 1, IBU Leave Wilmington Leave Marion.' Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive* Columbia No.55. P. M. *4 00 ? 42 7 25 P.M. *7 30 [9 12 P. M. 9 15 IO 35 No.35 A.M. *3 35 4 40 No.52. A.M. *9 ?'? 10 5. No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a. m , Lanes 8 26 a. m.. Msncing 9 05 a. m. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington No.54.No.53 A.M. ?5 50 7 12 A. M. 7 15 8 25 A. M. 8 55 9 34 12 15 PM *5 15 6 35 No.50. P.M. ?6 45 7 55 .Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 rons through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. R.t arriving Manning 7 10 ?. m., Lanes 7 48 p m., Charleston 9 25 p. m. Trains on Conway Branch laave Chad bourn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway way 1 00 p. m., returning leave Conway at 2 45 p. m., <r-ive Cbadbourn 5 15 p. nr {eave Chadbourn ? fO p. m., arrive at Eub at 6 20 p. m., returning leave Hub 8 30 a. m. arrive at Cbadbourn 9.15 a. m. Daily ex? cept Sunday. JOHN F. DITINE, Gen'! Supt J. K KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Traffc Manager Ohio River & Marleston Railway Co SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. In effect May 5, 1897. . CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND -(Daily except Sanday.) No. 33. No. ll. Lv Camden.. Lv Kershaw. Lv Lancaster........ Lv Catawba Junction Ar Roch Hill.... Lv'Rock Hill... Lv Yorkville. Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Patterson Springs Lv Shelby. Lv Rutherford too.. Ar Marioo. 2.00 p m 2 45 p m 3.25 4 00 4 30 4.30 p m p m p m p m 5 05 p m 6 20 p m ll 8.10 a m 8.40 a m 9 10am 10 00 a m 12.20 p m No. 32. No. iO. 4 15 p E C 20 . Vj Lv Marioo. Lv Rutberfordton. Lv Shelby. . J e.i*"- m Lv Patterson Springs. 1 S.-if in Ar Blacksburg. ! 9.00 Lv Blacksburg. 8 30 a m Lv Yorkville. 9.35 a m Ar Rock Hill. 10.20 a m Lv Rock Hil!. 10.20 a m Lv Catawba Junction. 10.45 a m Lv Lancaster.11.22 ara Ar Kershaw.....?12.05 p m Lv Kershaw.12 0 I p m Ar Camden .I 1.00 p rr. Dinner at Kershaw. CONNECTIONS No ^2 bas connection with the Chester ? Lenoir Railroad at Yorkvill?, S. C., wirb the Southern Railway at Rock Kill, S. C., with the Seaboard Air Line at Catawba Junction, t S. C., with the Lancaster & Chester Railroad j at Lancaster, S. C., and with the South Car? olina and Georgia Railway at Camden, S. C. j No. 33 North bound train bas same connec- j ions HS No. 32. -SAMUEL HUNT, President. S. B. LUMPKIN. Ge:..Pa>e Ag? Nev/ Crop 1897. -. Xew Comb Honey in pound sections. Choice Extracted Honey, by j the gallon or less quantity. For sale at my residence, or j orders may be left office of tbe i Watchman and Southron, fi. G. Osteen. ! GLENN SPRINGS HOTEL, Glenn Springs, S. C. Hotel Open from June 1 to October 1. Large, well-ventilated rooms. Best sanitary arrangements, first and second floors. Baths and electric bells. 1 Italian Band from June 1 to end of season. Glenn Springs Railroad runs within 300 yards of the Hotel. G-lenn Springs Water has no Superior on the * Continent. Write for Certificates. For rates of board, apply to SIMPSON & SIMPSON. Glenn Springs Water for sale in Sumter at the Drug Stores of J. F. W. DeLorme. J. S. Hughson & Co., and A. J. China Sold also by W. R. Dellar Machinery* SEETHE LATEST DEERING BALL BE ARING MOWING MACHINE Buy none but the Deering ; it is the best up-to-date Mower. MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. EL H. Bloom. Sumter, S, ?, f% WOU'T HATCH OUT A CHICKEN! Neither will proclamations on dead walls revive languishing trade. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Is the great INCUBATOR FOR HATCHING OUT BUSINESS. 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Tin Plate Sheet I roo. Tinners' Supplies. Galvanized Gutter and Pipe. Over 200 different styles of Cooking and Elating Stover. A??O Oil Cookers and Beaters. We want the leading merchant ?:? every town in the State to sell our iir.es of Stove?.. We ?uaran?ee full protect io:; in his territory to each ;geDt we arpciot If DOT -old in your rune send direct t.- us for cuts and [.rices. Oct 27, .j mt .. ,, . .;. . . 63 ?iii '?*,* u ? ' S ? ' ? ' ? ; ' ? sat : . . ' I ??sf* ! ? ' . ? . ' ':. \ ? V ? SF?J : v - .. ; v .. ... *. H Wi^" ; \ ;V.: . .. - - . ' - '.' ,R"? ' ; u*n<?c?i t?> ??M >?(??n:?:.i'r. .'./.:;.;< ?^?r .?nir?'* opjiosiie tin- IVS. i';iti-:?: ?.;!?.v. :?:?<] vii- ot* t:tin l'utetit's les* tit'. >;i ih??sr :. ? ..:?? tr^ta WASiriSGTOy. <.:'.: <".'//. ..' . '.' " W . A .ir PHOTO-ol invention. ive :>:vi-- ;.?. !.? i?:ite:t? a? ?i I itv free <>r rh?R:e :r:.l we m:?U- A" . H.lUtiE vyLkss I'A'n-.sr is .>/.;< . .'./.;.. Fur circular, miv?ee. ternis KU?! reVienceS to actual clients in your own Suite. Ommy. Oty or Iowa, write to j^^JjH^jBllliyBBj^ .Opposite Folcnt Office. Washington, D. C. . I iii HST Fire insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represenr, ?moog other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE j HUME, of New York. . I UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb.28? j i ni- ill