Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, JAX. 19, 1898. The Sumter Watchman wag toanded io 1850 sad the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circula ti on and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sunter The license bill, which was so zealous? lj poshed at the last term of the Legisla? ture, has been killed and we trust it maj never be resurrected. It was a easure that bad very little to reoom? it and many things against it. GOT. Bllerbe is gener&lty credited tb doing the very beat ba can. His je most be viewed in this light nod it abort comiogs overlooked. For thing it was oot long, bot it lacked soap and force that would have it measurably interesting read It is rumored in Colombia that Chief Justice Mciver will have opposition and Ibero are several candidates for the Justiceship-Judge Molter baa the positioo with distinguished ity and it would be the greatest of Tba Supreme Court should kept above political influences and it is & great pity that it bas not been io resent past. Judge Mciver should re?electea\ and those who are work ' iog to displace him should be rebuked by a decisive and prompt defeat. Tbe doctors differ in diagnosing the smallpox cases at the colored college io Orangeburg, but that is no reason for the health officers throughout the state to relax their efforts to prevent the spread of the disease. The mere sus* picton that it may be genuine small ^ pox, although a very mild form, is sufficient reason for precaution. ; The Legislature seems in a fair way to abolish toe office of public printer and let oot the public printing to the lowest bidder. This would be the Ip&mroct method and will save money without detriment to the service and | quality of work. A bill ass been introduced in the Legislature to repeal the metropoli? tan police law, and it should pass I both houses and receive the approval ^ of the Governor. There was never ao oxe?se for the enactment of the law ; it was designed and executed as au instrument of partisan tyranny, and it should be taken from the - statute books without further delay. ,~ The registration of voters for the municipal election bas always been performed by the city clerk, and, aa far as we are infor med there has never been complaint that there was any unfairness or partiality. Under the present law tibe appointment of a special Supervisor of Registration is ? required, and this consequently en? tails an additional expense to be paid ont of the city fonde. We do not see the necessity of a special Super? visor of Registration for the city, and we believe the law should be amend ed co that the registration may be > performed io future by the city clerk and the city relieved of the expense -of employing an additional officer for each municipal election. The State and the Register have easb had a torn ai exposing the finan? cia) condition of the other, and those of their readers who craved the Inform? ation are fatly satisfied, consequently trough bas been said. They mast kt ow that if there is room for but one j morning paper in Colombia, the paper j that best represents tho plaoe. has the \ cot: ?idence and support of the business men of the community and is the best paper seven days io the week from Jan* nary to January will not only survive, bat prosper. Making mouths at each other is a profitless occupation and can? not alter the situation io the least. Thc friends of tbs dispensary system .re making tbe last stand in its defence io the present legislature. They have patched np the measure year after year, and still it is not proof against the assaults of the whisky men. Now as a last resort they appeal to Attorney General Barbar to come to the rescue. They ask him to frame an entirely new law, embodying the best features of the dispensary system, which will be proof against attack in the State and Uoited States courts. They want a law that willi bc constitutional aod not in viola? tion of interstate commerce, bot that will at tbe sams time enable the State io eootiooe io the liquor business and retfcin its monopoly, while keeping out of the State tbs original package deal? ers. Attorney General Barber has bad a difficult task laid oot for him, aod ?if be has any real, sianuoh friends io the Legislature, they will kill ibe re*o lu? ion ?hat calle upon .bim to throw himself into the breach where others have fallen so inglorious!?. Jc.dge Benet and some others baye been giving the News and Courier ?od its inimitable bead Hoe fiend, Hail Colombia, for some days past. Per? haps the fiend richly merited ali aod more than the oeosare heaped upon him, bot we would deplore the reforma? tion of the fieod more than words\cao can tell. The fiend is the ablest edi? torial paragrapher in the country, and when his head lines do not give the very marrow of an artiole and the fiend's approval of it all io a few words, they tell what is sot to be found by painstaking search. The fiend is an artist? a most excellent artist, and we shall not see his like again. What does it matter if ocoe io a while he uses double distilled vitriol, gail and wormwood io etching the portrait of some oreatore not to the good fiend's liking ? We must forgive him the fiendish dexterity th&t wounds bis i ?c? ticas-, for he is a most raro fisod, and a fiend could not be other ifchan fiendish in taking his sport. The bill to fix the price of official and legal advertisements which will be introduced in the General ?ssem . bly at the reqaest of the State Press Association will receive the support and approval of those who have an acquaintance with the matter. The bill, if it becomes a law? will estab? lish a fair and just rate for this cla68 of advertisements and will keep the dishonest and grasping publisher from padding the advertisements and making them fill more space than they should. The rate specified io the bill ts the same that ninety five per cent of the newspapers in South Carolina, charge all transient adver? tisers, and the type in which the advertisements are to be set is the smallest in use by a large majority of these newppapera The bili is simple and explict in its terms and can be construed only in the manner it was intended by its framers If it is strictly enforced by the Sfite and County officials a large amount of money will be saved that is now paid out unnecessarily It will pot a stop to the abuse that a few newspapers have been guilty of, and there will be no more exorbitant charges for the publication of election anti other no? tices. The Comptroller General will not have to pay $175 or $90 or $75 or $60 for an advertisement in some paper for which other papers, not adept in the act of padding, receive but $20 The Press Association has taken up the matter in a spirit of fair? ness and with the purpose of pre? senting to the Legislature a bill that is simple, just and practical iii its application. The bill has been drawn and presented for the consideration of the law makers and it now remains with them to say whether or not it shall become a law The Press As? sociation bas asked for nothing more from the State and counties than is required of individual advertisers and the newspapers are. we contend, en? titled to receive just renumeration for the work done for the public offi cials. Why take Johnson's Chill & Feyer Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY. Meteorological Record. The fellowing is a report cf observations of the weather t*ken at State^urg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for tbe pas* week, ending Jan 16, 1838 : Tempera'nre. SS 9 M a. Condition. 72 68 70 72 67 76 58 57 61 60 60 49 51 46 64 5 64 5 65. 66. 53. 63 5 sw s s w E SSW .00 01 00 00 00 .19 52. sw va 1 .00 ?Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Partly cloudy. Conditions dorios: the past week hare been very favorable for fail and lately sown oats and farm work generally. After tbe high temp?rature of Saturday, the 15th, a viry threatening cloud in the west about sunset presented strong indications of a storm, int passed off without much rain or wind Mild ccld wave with variable wind on tbe 16th. A Horse Book Free. We have a number of Dr. Kendall's "Treat? ise on tbe Horse," for distribution to subscrib? ers, as a premium to those who pay in ad? vance. The book contains much valuable nformatioos including descriptions oi diseases and remedies for same. We will be gUd to bave our subscribers call and get copies-fr?a to all who pay op. ; Comparison of Europ I and American Roads What History Says. The following is from tbe seor* ci the State Good Roads assooi1 aud cont?los some uneiol informant With the introduction of br stone roadways io the early pat the present century commenced J riod of great activity io road bail throughout Europe. Amerioan tr: ers who have written about Euroj roads are filled with admiration wonder at the extent of the syi and the bi?h degree of perfection netaid. There the farmer markets erops and transports his supplies < greater ease (han wooid be pop? even on our city streets, while trs ing for pleasure and social interco is rendered easy and delightful, roads are equally good at all seat and in all weathers, and in conseqac the farmer reserves his hauling rainy days, and employs his teams men in profitable farm work on ei ; good day. { It is not essential to the objec j this paper to enter iuto any deso? tioo of these roads, but some oompi live figures will serve to ?bow their meuse superiority over our owo. average workiog load of a team ts m ifestJy .the practical teat of rhetfficie; of the roads In tbe United States average load for a team of two bor is 2.000 pounds, and in the oot States, only 1,397 pound.-. In ? gium a pair of horses will draw 4,4 pounds to market, a distance of miles, and return with ao equal load one day. Io England a 2-horse te will take 4,500 pounds 10 miles a back per day for sis days io tbe wet Io Franc? it is not uncommon to lc ooe horse with 4,000 pounds, v?h two will of course draw twioe much In Germany the average lo for two horses is 6.000 pounds, aod t average haul eight miles, while a io of 12.000 pounds for a distance of miles is reported. In Italy tbeavera load is 10,700 poonda and the ha eight miles. In Sicily the load is 3,0? pounds and the haul 20 miles Switzerland the average bani is \ miles aod the load 6.000 pounds. Tl ratio of 2,000 to 6,000 fairly represen the efficiency of American and Ear pean roads. As to the extent of the road syste in European conn tries, [ have been ut able to get any exact- figures except fi France, wbiob. wita an area > 204,000 square miles, is credited wit over 100,000 miles of publio highway or one mile of road to every one-ha mile of territory. About half of tb mileage is the finest type nf s toe roads and' all are maintained in tL highest atate of perfecci?n. The sui of $6.800,000 is expended yearly i buildings new roads and renewiog ol ooes, and'032.000,000 is expended i mainieoa.no* and inspection We. are inclined to excuse the poe showing we. make i? ibis oompanso on thc plea that oar country IA ue< aod inferior in wealth to the Eure pean countries But it most be r< membered that the work of moder road budding did not commence i Europe until tbe beginning of this oeo tury, and that it has not been con fined by any mean? to the rich am powerful nations. Switzerland, whicl is particularly barren of resources, i second only to France io the excel lenee of her roads, some of whic! bavf cost as much for a single milo a we would be willing to spend for- : whole county. And destitute and im poverisbed Greece U building ant maintaining a system of modern road that would be a revelation to an; Amerioan State. These Europeai countries have learned the lesson tba we must learn, (bat, rich or poor, tbe] cannot afford to be without goo< roads, not because they are a delight fui luxury, but a business necessity jus? as the successful farmer bat learned that be oanoot afford to dt without good implements, machinery aod wagons. Most of these countries, and partiou iarly England, have tried as we havi done, tbe various expedient? for build ing roads without taxation, but al have long siooe realized ibe universa truth that to get anything worth bav tog it mo6t be paid for, and it is no? the universal custom to oarry on road work io the same manner as otbei gseat oublie enterprise?? lu America scarcely a beginning has been made in scientific road building. Massachusetts was the first State to adopt advanced meth? ods, and in 1S92 the Stale assumed the entire control and expense o? the roads. Under skilled engineers she is now rapidly building a fine system of roads costing from $5.000 to $20, 000 per mile. Connecticut and New Jersey, under a system of State aid and supervision, have for several years been building excellent high? ways California has a highway commission, who are studying the question for that State. Ohio has about 5,000 miles of fine turnpike and Kentucky about 1,000 miles ; while Virginia has some 700 miles, all built before the war. Many coun? ties and local communities in other States have made considerable pro j gress in road improvement, notably I Wake and Mecklenburg counties in j North Carolina. It is not uncommon j on the roads of these counties to see j a 2 horse wagon carrying uine bales j of cotton. j But aside from these few excep ? tions American roads are well de j scribed by Dr. Bagby in "The Old j Virginia Gentleman,as quoted by j Judge Christian in the Virginia good roads convention. He says : "Pleas ant it was to trot ttuoagh these forest* on a hot summer's dny, know iDg what was to come at the journey's end ; pleasant, too, to bowl along under the arching bows, albeit the rots were terrible in places, and there were two or three immemorial holes made by the botts of new logs, that made every vehicle, but chiefly the bug-back carriage, lurch and careen like a ship in a heavy sea. But these were usefal holes. They educated the young negro driver and compelled the old one to keep bis wrinkled, mealy hand in. They toned, or rather tuned, up the nerves of the young ladies and gave them excuse for uttering the. prettiest shrieks * * * Many were the short but fervent prayers ejaculated by the old ladies iu consequence of these same holes, I which came to be the provocatives of latent piety, and on that account were never molested." Chas. C. Wilson, Secretary - ? I -CT Take JOHNSON'S CHILL d FEVER "I AM THE DEVIL." His Satanic Majesty Appears in an Indiana Chureb. Bourbon, !od , Jan 17.-Rev. Mr. Akin, pastor of the Flock of Bethel church, Sunday nigbc took for bis theme. "His Satanoio Majesty." He is an elcqoeot man sod be paioted the i archfiend io vivid colors. At the eli mas of the description, a being dressed to represent a devil, with a large bead and switching tail, ambled up the aide, blowing smoke from its nostrils sod bellowing : '*l am tbe devil and I want ali of you. The audience became panie strick? en. Men, women and children were hurled to the floor and trampled upon io the mad rush for the door In tbe confusion the stove was upturned and the buildiog caught fire. Before the horrified members regained their sennes the fire bad made pooh headway that all attempts to save tbe church were in vain. This morning, George Akin, son of the pastor, confessed that be, with tbe help of other boy?, rigged up a devil suit, and knowing the subject nf his father's sermon, coneealed himself be hind a chair and awaited the arrival of the congregation. Back From Dawson City. Victoria. B C. Jan 17-Tbe steamer 0'>runa from Juonaaa and 8ka?uay City arrived here to-night Among her passenger* were 18 men and a woman from Dawson City. They have in their possession duet, nuggets and drafts valued at over half a million dollars. It is the riebest party yet re? turned. Richmond, Ya, Jan. 14-Archie j Lockely, oolored, a trifle murderer, was hanged at King and Qaeen Court House to-day the dread of the cotton grower, can be prevented. Trials at Experiment Stations and the experience of leading growers prove positively that Kainit is the only remedy. We will be glad to send, free cf charge, interesting and usefal pamphlets which treat of the matter in detail. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York., Estate of S. Robt, Spann, Jr., MINOR. IWILL APPLY to the Jndee of Probate of Suratpr County on Feb. 10th, 1898, rora fioal discharge as tbe General Guar? dian ot SA id Minor. FRANK M. SPANN, Guardian. Jan 12-4'. ' NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. TBE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICE or SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, 18S7. Notiee is hereoj given that in accordance with an Act of the <'eoeral Assembly, tbe books for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for the ieeuins: of transfers, ?c., will be opan nt the court house, between thc hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m.. on the first Monday of each month, und for three successive days, until thirty j days nefore the next general election. I Minor* who snail t>ecome of age during thai period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before the books are dosed, l otherwise qualified. W S. JAMES. E. F BURROWS, J. M. KNIGHT, May 12. Supervisors of Registration* n For SO days FROM Wednesday Jan. 19th, Our entire stock, with the exceptions of four items of merchandise, viz.: SUGAR, MEATS, BUTTER, FLOUR, Will be sold strict? ly at cost for cash [HE QUCKER y ULTMAN [0. A DEEAOTTJL ACCIDENT io a runaway or collision might have beeo averted if your t eb ide was of such r ID vinci ble build as our fine stoek of [ight buggies, phaetons, surreys or carriages. Tbey are made like a bicy? cle-strong, light and pot together like welded steel. Spokes, thills, felloes and all are strong as steel. H. MARBI, A Perfect Shoe for the little ones, that is made as near the shape of the foot as it is possible to adapt it, and composed of superior leather, is what we keep for the boys and girls at all times Our boys shoes will outwear any .?hoe made, and at the same time is flexible, stylish and hand? some. Large line Trunks and Valises always on band, BULTMANN & BRO. The Old Reliable. T Pen?, Pencils, Paper -o In any quantity at the Book Store of H. 6. Osteen w Stationers and Booksellers, Liberty St. THE BIGGEST AND BEST Tablets for 5 Cents EVER SOLD IN SUMTER. Also a tull line of better grades at corres? pondingly low prices. ' H. G. OSTEEN & ?0.