The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 30, 1900, Image 2
A l?ighty Labor Con?
fronts the People.
OUST BEFUBLIO^B PABTY,
Totally Deprave', U T^euaccs
Ouf Institutions.
IT SCOrFB AT PUBLIC) OPINION.
Unhbery and Marder Ar? Its Mnnd
??iifm and Rooncry Thriven In
der Its AdnlalitratloD ? Postal
rrands la C???-The Thlevea Ar?
IIa???'? Minton??The Wnn tmuker
CipMarn la Pfnlladelpa In?Honest
Senator Till Hin n?Doer Myrapnthjr.
|8peclsl Washington Letter.]
The story of Hercules and Iiis cleans?
ing of the Augean stables is familiar to
the ears of men Though old and
threadbare. It still possesses a strange
fascination for the human mind and
remains to this day a per forma nee
with which to compare all thing* diffi?
cult of accomplishment lint a greater
task than all the labors of Hercules
confronts tho American iterplo and
that Is to rid tbc republic of the Re?
publican party, which is rldiug It as
another Old Mao of the Sea.
It seems determined by its capers In
this year of grace to Illustrate all that
is forbidden In politics or vicious In
moral*.
Early In the year the country #bs
startled by the fact that Kentucky Ke?
llen us bad added assassination to
r other methods of political war
. Whether Governor William (Joe
was n paragon of virtue and a
prodigy of brains, aa bis eulogists as
sort, or a monster In human form, as
enemies maintain, has nothing to
with Iba total depravity manifested
Kentucky Republicans In "the deep
nation of bis taking off." They
morde ml him in cold blood for the
base ?<nd sordid motive of holding on
to a few paltry offices. The deep and
humiliating stain upon the party which
falsely arrogates to Itself all virtue, all
learning, all purity, all patriotism Is
the fact that the de facto Governor
Taylor is supposed to have been parti
cape rrimlnls In the foul and cowardly
asjsosslnation of his competitor. The
Berlins never did a more criminal and
abhorrent thing that that. The papers
any that Taylor has Urn indicted as
in accessory before the fact, it has
always appeared to me that :i capable
aad courageous prosecuting attorney
etmhl convict biro na an accessory aft?
er the fact. Perhaps bo was both.
Vor the sake of the fair fame of my
nati\e state and tho credit of human
nature. 1 hope be may bo able to dem?
onstrate his Innocence clcnrly--cvcn
beyond the shadow of a doubt. Not
that I euro anything for Taylor-all
hui acta prove him to rr? a poor crea?
ture, utterly unworthy of the high
place which be holds?but because his
Innocence would remove a foul blot
from i ur political system. If guilty,
I hope he will Im* hanged on a gallows
4b t units high, as an example and
waruing to other evildoers.
' The Postal Thieves.
4 Jest c*i the country was recovering I
Its breath after Its astonishment at the
int.. ?litctkia of aaanattnatloa as a
menus for Kccurln^ nnd holding oiuce
ear.) ? the di. ;;r ting und t tart ling rev
?tat!? ef the thievery of Xeely and
bis gat : la Cuba like a clap of thunder
OL* cf a clear sky. It Is extremely
?ju.' ???table n*? a matter of law
wIm ' . ue.. cau be convicted. Not
that ?I i t Is In doubt '-there op- 1
pan I ? no civil alum: tin*, except
the : rnoout, Which already exceeds
$10.? :.nd , till iag daily the
troui le will ftrl.o i:i corn on two
point. ' r.'bo- ; . J they steal'.'
Waa It Cuba's c;- did \\ belong ;>? the
Knltr : st ite; t %l Tl ? j as to
Jur; . ion WUnl 11 did t y vh>
^latc V ban af A: : ? trabl What court
has Jurlsillet'orf over l hem 7 The
ehi;:i ? 'm arc ten t - <?:e ; .at they had
Str.: ? d all tUcve ???: ?slions lily
brf- - ?? commit 1 lug I heir nerle ? of
erb; ? . find i!;:-.t ...... v..". l'.i:*o:igli
tarb::'? r.Ut'es im in s hipped of Justice
and l.i ro". * tinlet uo?*?; ?vlll enjoy the
frrdf:\?'f fieir v rimes.
In r!.e nennt I me Hie Washington
Pe>t < ? is <attain Iking* lilcb
i i re lev.... It Is ev.nm aed of
McK'.'ey and McKlalrylsm, but it
worr. r. 11 ruui^fMbcd Hull hrajikeri are
ab? a I in tbe folhisvin? -'?gorniiM tnl
?t< I
is this m.i mm w i'OKHinr.i.r
U?ntt>l*Mr tb.iH tar. ?titter l.'.nlrrt ?r fSSffSJSaj
sngge. " i ?r s?sr?sHstdi hsa ?aimril %.% is revise
our Hal |h# fo?toStw vj?i>'I?I \n tuba
SWM I?' teniitaird ?rllfcnst regard to any Sf lysis
a* asUl tel inieernt?. W*p wtill SsSii Ills tbat toe
StiailSf- r allot, owes it to tts < I ' > - to III*
Assrrkan people of ?II <i?.v ? a.! ssrt| ?11111?
ttnns- I ? sift ibis matter to |hf snttanj and Is
eapnsr I pitiurj' Ihr gi .Ii?, it . meter what
SSjr re (heir iSaSStliona or Inelt iirlumcr. put
tins 1 ?!?**??'??* ?* ?, r Iswi'ni sad m'?*t aoediJ
Sssss. lh- fset rreiaira 0>st tides will l?e nx'iired
t? Ike R?r"jt>!k<an psr<v Just in Sfasnttinn aa trial
party nmiril* Itself t > Hm? ?im sf ile<enie an I
tSs iil/srTN a sees ?4 public rift*
To our (rest ?seatiseas and re^rft we tiave de?
tected wsat aemta la be ? ?atpssiisss e>n the jnrt
nf IS* a< vernraeni to nippresa ?I:?closures in lla
tans ami to enrelvp 11. ?rHole im idest In a
ileiid of lasspdS lavestisatlon and eduroted n?n
evMsrsltialMsn. t'sdsr vnr anac prrteit or an
ssner. I>r aosns ajurer aludlitm of autliorttr or
trannr>r of renaonstWUitr. the administration baa
farrstsd Itastf-nsintentionallr. no drnibt?tsto an
sttitinVs of sSsjteuctton and suppression Wa note
the aasnsscs of sti ordsr tnat no more arreota ahall
W asjads and no mors facta bo roenrminleafed In
the press, and no recofnlte, or think ?*? sseofnUe.
the alosrly hut ourel/ growing atructurs of s pol
try ?f antrst/ and sctultatkm. If ws bo wrll ad
vnsd in thin?and no hops not-it remains to be
asld only that the administration is preparing for
ttself a dass> hsnnlHation and disaster.
I The Indianssnlla Journal, one of tho aaoat influ?
ential asushllmn organs In tho country, saya:
"A Washington telegram nays ttis admlnistrs
fans fears Ihn aessdst Is the Cub? po.tTi navies
assy hsra S had ssdilirsl effnt in tills atats. It
* .ubl U asy disposition nere ihown to amother
?9 aSTeibaniige at akield guilty jvrsona, bwt sot
j otherwise. *ffie mere iflscoxcry o' frauds, while a I
nuiOcr for profound regret, ought not to hurt the |
? administration in th<< or any other state if the
situation is promptly and vigcrously dealt with
I and if ttm discovery leads to the* establishment of
S t>etter system and service."
And, indeed, tins is the plain, unvarnished
truth. Tho most hitter enemies of the adrninis
fftion could contrive for its ruin no more deadly
implication than the taajanaai of a desire on
,ts part to hide the Lets an I screen the crimi?
nals in this disgraceful and abhorrent hcandal.
The \im rii an people tre not dupes and fools.
They cannot be placated by the sacrillee of one
victim when they know, in their hearts, that there
art othe.s equally if nut more guilty. The worst
thing that can happ-n to Mr. McKinley is a sus?
picion that some one, acting by his authority, is
trying to immerse the whole episode in the opaque
puddle of red tape, star chamber confabulation
and interminable inquiry. The blunder of l'orto
Rico would be as nothing in comparison.
Imperialist* In Cabs..
Of eouise all goou citizens of nil par?
ties hail hoped that Ncely's caso was
only a sporadic caso of thievery and
did not Indieate that the Cuban-Ameri?
can postal revenue system is rotten to
the core, bul latest developments show
that such a hope was destined to dis?
appointment It now appears that many
besides the greedy Neely were busy gob?
bling great gobs of the public money,
whether Cuban or American I shall not
undertake at this writing to say, but
ono or t'other or both. Even the be?
loved Rathbonc seems to have led the
ran. Ills desire appeared to be to dem?
onstrate the preposterous capers which
can be cut by "a beggar on horseback,"
or, In this case, a beggar in the post
office department.
If we had recognized the Independ?
ence of the Cuban republic,1 as wo
should have done, wc would have
avoided this huge and unsavory scan?
dal, together with many other unpleas?
ant things, but when we went In for
establishing and maintaining a "sta?
ble" government over there we got Into
all sorts of trouble and at last into dis?
grace.
Rathbone cut such an amazing dasli
that I am afraid that Republicans
would accuse me of drawing the long?
bow if, in my own language, I gave
an account, even plain and unvarnish?
ed, of his Imperial goings on aud do?
ings. But Republicans ought to be?
lieve Republicans, as nobody else will
believe them. So I quote Republican
papers for the edification of Republic?
an readers- those doubting Thomases
who still hug the delusion that there is
anything good In tho G. O. P. Hero is
'an excerpt from tho Washington cor?
respondence of the Cincinnati Commer?
cial Tribune, a thick and thin Repub?
lican organ: -
Major Rathbone's exaggerated estimate of his
own importance aa a government official in Cuba
and his personal extravagance are the subjects of
Innumerable stories her?.
These stories are chiefly related by civilians,
army oflcers a.id government employees who have
returned from the island. They include anecdotes
of Major Rathbone's fashionable residence, furnish?
ed and fitted out from the Cuban revenues, and the 1
somewhat regal manner in which he lives and en?
tertains.
Among the expense* paid out of those revenues
was sn item of Chinese lanterns with which the
grounds of Rathbone's residence were illuminated
upon the occasion of a fashionable gathering.
Some cf his social functions entailed an outlay of
hundreds of dollar*, but Rathbone's personal in?
come did not suffer thereby. Boats and yachts
were freely placed at the disposal of Major Rath?
bone's friends and guests. Upon these boats there
were merry excursions, and the Cuban revenues
paid the bill. Or.o instance is related where a wo?
man correspondent, who announced that site in?
tended to print an article laudatory of Major
Rathbonc. had a !>oat placed at her <.i-;>.<-al fcr
sn extended junket, during which she visited all
the important ?oacoast towns. It is said upon au?
thority here that Rathbone made four \isits to the
United states, accompanied by his family, and
fur cae'.i of tlMM tfsMl turned in an expense bill
Ol *?!.'>*?. which was paid. None of these bills
found its way to the lafSSflai department at
Washington. The Cuban system since the outset
ha* bee-n practically i:idc|?-ndcnt of the service
here.
.4 Flagrant Seandnl,
That, mark you. is an excerpt from
a Republican paper.
If it will not be consider';.! as rub?
bing it In, 1 hereby commend to Re?
publicans this rich editorial from the
iMdladelphla North American, a Re?
publican paper from away back:
OUR TIUKVKS IN CUDA.
It Is extremely unfortunate for the polity of
expansion that the first attempt it the nuna.'c
iw-nt ef the Cuban postal njstciu by American of?
ficials should luve put a fortune into the pocket.,
of a thirf. It is unfortunate fcr its cdect upon
our wir.!?. faf its influence i.p:>n public opinion in
the I mied Stair* and for what it (orcl>odc* as to
the future com-.' of our colonial administration.
< ul a i i |SQ mil s (rem lie f:;airi!.iri<l of the
Unite.l st.vtc- It is overrun with American xi.
Ilors, l>c! frst' i s?f buslnrsi men an 1 polltidttts,
both Atiicm II Cuba::, cinulilo in both de ,
re? lions. Vet thi* las taut scandal) which Might
to have h ra sHsawvtfsd within a month, was si*
lov\ed to i u ae Ist sjaerl) i year under our eyes.
Tie l'hiIippina n arc b\09Q RJuUrS ?>l ay. Nobody
go"s ilH-ra wim cos >tay away, it lakes three
m inihs |o *<?:?.I a lattaf aas] get an answer. If
the thief tlnauii.il SflSSJl of SSM postal department
In Cuba has beer a. !c i ? j-teV ;.a am.imt various?
ly estimated si fron I75.O0Q t<. >yi>.'>'>, what
SMTj Mpfsvoj ui .Manila'.
bTsmbm I Maps lie ttrialav One is that wherever
the- Ifvhnlcal l Bjal liability i. ay ret Ifts United
Si n SJSJSjM to make this I heft good to the |?eo?
|.lc ??( t uba and i< <r whatai I it can from
N s an I Sal I. in! men. We are limning the t u*
ban K'iv11 im i i t on tin- ground Dial the Cuban
people arc n< t |< t ?apahlc of runi.Og it f? r tlnni
s?!\ ?. We a -unicd the r?>|n?iisit>uity withmt be
iivx .? ?'. d, ans] M tan do nothing lafJ |hfS live up <
to it.
aeethff tattslati that xv,> aissl m*kc such
an tiasjBpls "f IBM thief that Ihs news of it will
SSM a*tsSflBJBjSJf the American ffMJ f1,es over a de?
pendent peculation. Neely's crime was not merely
larceny, but treason. It tn.'l* iSfSttlf to aid the
enemies <?f the United States in the Philippines
and clvvrhrre. As has been thtrged uminst anti
impcrialist agitation, it will "cost sssairj American
live*."
The North American Is eminently
correct in denominating these plunder?
ers In I'uba "our thieves." They are
Republican thieves, and It is proper
that the world understand It clearly.
They are all llannaltc* pets and fa?
vorite** of the administration.
niwekmaill Ira Phllnaelphlsi.
The public had not ceased to wonder
at that colossal piece of Republican
thievery l>ef(?re .lohn YYn nil maker -
??I'lnus" John ?Urtica the ?ountry by
a circumstantial account of how one
Abraham I.. Kngllsh. ? high Repnb- ,
llcan official of Philadelphia, undertook)
to blackmail him Into silence In The
North American by threatening to run '
amuck on John's private character.
John DOW poses as a martyr and Is re?
ceiving lots of encouragement.
So that Id QffiiCti succession we have
as manifestations of Republican parity
and light assassination in the <l:irk and
bloody ground, grand larceny In Cuba
and blackmail in the City of Brotherly
Love.
Senator Ucujamln R. Tillmaii, like
Collins' ram. Is a man of his owuJiead.
A (Treat character tti BChjainln. Honest j
us Iho day is long, plain as an old shoo,
with a head full of common sense ?
which, after all. is the host sort of
sense-with a lion's heart In his breast,
with perfect COnfldcucc ii: and deep
sympathy with the masses, he is the
Inevitable foe of Jobbery and hates a
sham as he hates his satanic majesty.
A most useful public servant Is Benja?
min, and a most valuable Instrument
for prodding and killing unsavory
schemes Is his famous pitchfork. Late?
ly Tilhnar. has brought down on his
defiant head the hatred of Jobbers of
every degree by exposing the huge
armor plate frauds, lie has a blunt,
almost brutah way of stating the
truth, and he made it redhot for the
armor plate agents in the galleries and
the armor plated senators on the tloor.
What Tillmau lacks In grace he makes
up in emphasis. He could not write so
good a handbook on rhetoric as Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, but uo man of
this generation can send a fact
Btrnlghtor to the mark than this great
South Carolina tribune of the people.
He can't be wheedled, bullied or cos.x
ed from doing the right for right's
sake. He is a man of vast mental
force?of the order of dynamite. lie
loves the plain people, God be praised,
and the plain people love him.
Senator Tlllman.
Privately he Is the most genial and
companiouable of men?full of kindly
humor and rich in reminiscence. I
have been a guest in his hou.-e, and it
was a genuine pleasure to be there.
He selected his guests?public men,
newspaper men, army officers?because
they were his friends, an'", we got more
enjoyment out of the acceptance of
Senator Tlllman's Invitation "to help
eat two South Carolina hams" than we
would out of a dinner In any palace In
Europe or America. It is a pleasure to
know that his re-election to the senate
is absolutely certain.
Since Mark Twalu shed such copious
tears at the tomb of Adam nothing so
pathetic has happened as the interest
manifested by Republican newspapers
as to Democratic candidates for the
vice presidency.
For many months they gave us ad?
vice iu great and imposing chunks as
to whom we should nominate for pres?
ident. They warned us against the
monstrous folly of nominating Bryan,
with who n they solemnly averred that
we cannot win, and begged us piteously
to nomiur te some good lord, good devil
sort of fellow with whom we could
win?as though Democratic success
were the one thing dear to the average
Republican heart! Tbat was effrontery
stupendous enough to please Old Horn
le himself. But we paid no attention
to his imps or their suggestions as to
the presidency, and we still cling to
Bryau.
Then they turned their attention to
making a platform for us. They vocif?
erously assured us that certain victory
was within our grasp if we would only
discard the Chicago platform, especial?
ly the financial plank, and get us up a
new platform meaning all things to all
men and nothing in particular to any?
body anywhere. We were besought
by these friends of Democracy, the
aforementioned Republican editors, to
run with the hare and hold with the
hounds?otherwise \\h were rushing
headlong to the demnition bowwows.
Still we paid no attention to these
modern gift bearing Creeks, and It is
now an assured fact that the Chicago
platform will be. rendopted at Kansas
City on the 4th of July- Now. having
been despltefully used by the Demo?
crats as to presidential candidate and
platform, learning nothing from their
repulses, they blandly come forward
and offer to name for us a vlee presi?
dential candidate. They ere pe. sistent
In this matter, but will make nothing
by their motion, for the Democrats
who will be In charge of the K. C. con
ventlonewlll do as they please.
McKinley fp AcnttiM It.
The probabilities are that the Mc
Bauna administration Ii up against it
at last iu the Boor-Knglish affair. It Is
difficult to see how they can any longer
refuse to show their hand. It Is well
known that the Boer commissioners
are not only in the country, hut in the
capital of the nation. It Is also well
known that nine-tenths of the Ameri?
can people, without reference to polit?
ical ntliliations. sympathize with the
Boors, and. what's more, they want
that sympathy officially aid emphat?
ically expressed.
There is also a deep sooted suspicion
that the administration sympathizes
urlth England iu its murder of the two
heroic little South African republics.
If this suspicion grows into positive
knowledge. \V HI laut McKinley will
stand no mote chance of being re-elect?
ed president than of being translated
in a chariot of fire after the manner of
the prophet Elijah.
It Is hinted that the powers that be
have conveyed a hint to the Boer com?
missioners that they may be seen, but
must uot be heard in this land of the
free and home of the brave. Nous ver
rons. Yes. wo will see whether these
commissioners can be muzzled In any
snob unceremonious manner. If It can
be done without the certain overthrow
of this pro-Knglish administration,then
we have indeed sunk to a low and piti?
able condition. Free speech has been
comdderod one of the priceless Jewels
ef American liberty ever since the 4th
of March, 1601. It will be an astound?
ing eommentary upon our decadence If
the American people are willing to sur?
render under it now without a struggle.
Ileneral liordon Injured.
Savannah. Mav 24.?While out rid?
ing horseback on Lstill avenue (ioneral
W. W. Gordon*i horse ?tumbled and
fell. (Jeneral Gordon was thrown to
the ground under the horse. The ani?
mal rolled on him, breaking one of his
ribs on the left side. While General
Gordon's injury is painful it is not con?
sidered serious.
Tho Euud? That Go
to Public Schools.
Apportion merit of the Dis?
pensary Prorita Made.
Columbia May 24 ?At last the
dispensary prcfits placed to the cred
it of the school fund in the State have
been apportioned among the several
counties A few days ago The Item
published the statement showing* the
deficiency required to make up the
$3 per capita in each county and the
amounts required from the profits to
psy up those deficiencies. Today the
test of the profits were apportioned
according to enrollment. The follow*
iug table shows id the first column
the amount that each county gets and
in the second the enrollment by
counties upon which, under the law,
the apportionment is made :
Amount School
to each euroll
coonty mont
Abbeville, $ 2,193 64 7,879
Aiken, 2 292 48 8,234
Anderson, 3,607 76 12,599
Hamberg, 956 36 3.435
Beaufort, 1,918 56 6,891
Bsrnweil, 1,540 75 5,534
Berkeley, 1,547 99 5.560
Chaileston, 3,278 63 11,776
Cherokee, 1,226 14 4,404
Chester, 1,743 72 6,263
Chesterfield, 1,088 60 3,910
Clarendon. 1,616 48 5.806
Colletou, 1,394 30 5,008
Darlington, 1,927 47 6,923
Dorchester, 746 15 2,680
Edgefield, 1.671 89 6,005
Fsirfield, 1,767 10 6,347
FLoience, 1,637 92 5,883
Georgetown, 1,176 03 4,224
Greenville, 3,369 39 12,102
Greenwood, 1,715 04 6.160
Hampton, 1,167 67 4.194
Horry, 1,525 74 5,480
Kersbaw, 1,293 52 4,646
Lancaster, 1,465 04 5,262
Laurens, 2,122 08 7.622
Lexington. 1,664 09 5,977
MsrioD, 2,109 56 7,577
Marlboro. 1,436 07 5,158
Newberry, 2,076 98 7.460
Oconee, 1,339 20 4,810
Orangeburg, 3,528 94 12.675
Pickens, 1,277 40 4,b88
Rlchland, 1.916 64 6,884
Ssiuds, 1,391 54 4,998
Spartauburg, 3.993 34 14,343
Sumter, 2,650 82 9,521
Union, 1 394 86 5,010
Williamsburg, 1,778 79 6,371
York, 2,693 95 9.676
Totals, $75,137 63 269,875
schedule Tor the
campaign meetings
Sub-Committee Meets and
Arranges the Dates.
The State, May 24.
Last night the sub committee of |
the State Democratic executive com
mittee met in this city with all the
members present and arranged the
schedule of this year's State cam
paign meetings for this year The
schedule has been prepared with the
most careful consideration, the clos?
est attention being given to all rail
road schedules It calls for the
opening of the campaign the same as
two years ago in Orangeburg, and
fixes the closing meeting here It
also allows time for the South Caro
lina delegation to attend tbe national
convention at Kansas City.
This schedule is to be laid before
the full State committee for approval
at an extra meeting called for the
purpose to be held on Wednesday
night next
Abbeville, August 11.
Aiken, August 15
Anderson, August 1).
Bamberg;, June 23.
Baruwel , June 22.
Beaufort, June 19.
Berkeley, June 28.
Charleston, June 10.
Chester, July 26.
Chesterfield, July 21.
Clarendon, June 27.
Colletou, June 18
Cherokee , July 30
Darlingtou, July 19
Dorchester, June 15
Edgefield, August 16
Fsirfield, July 27.
Florence, July 12.
Georgetown, July 10
Greenville, August 6
Greenwood, August 13
Hampton, June 20
Horry, July 16
Kersbaw, July 23.
Lancaster, July 25.
Laurens, August 4.
Lexington. August 21.
Marion, July 13
Marlboro, July 18
Newberry, August 3.
Oconee, August 9.
Orangeburg, June 14.
Pickena, August 7
Richlsnd, August 22
Spartanburg, July 30.
Sumter, June 26
Saluda, August 18.
Union, August 1.
Williamsburg, July 11.
York, July 28
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A Big Difference
Between the strong warranty you get on
Champion Binders & Mowers,
And the contract you sign when you buy
any other kind.
A warranty is of no value except it is in exact form as
issued by the company, and, if changed in any way, the com?
pany is not bound by it, nor is it any protection to you.
The Champion warranty is an evidence of the superiority
of the machines, and is made strong and positive for your
protection.
The warranties given with other machines are carefully
drawn for the protection of the manufacturer, and if you sign
one, the chances are that you will have to settle for the ma?
chine even if it is not satisfactory. These warranties are a
good thing for the machine company, but a poor thing for you.
All warranties ?tate that machines are durable, well made,
and of good materials, and give you one day's trial to deter?
mine all this.
What can you tell about the durability of a
machine by using it one day ?
But how about its work in the field ? This you can tell at
least something about, but there isn't one word about it in the
warranty, only some directions about what you are to do when
the machine doesn't work well. Isn't this singular ?
How about wasting grain between the binder deck and the
elevator ? About lack of power when compressing the bun?
dle ? How about the loss of power on the push bar Mower
when cutting tough grass ? Just at the time you need the most
power you have the least.
In their advertising all makers claim to have a device for
keeping the knife and pitman in line, but only the Champion
has it, and others dare not put it in the warranty.
You should insist on having these very important features
included in the warranty. If you do, we may have on oppor?
tunity of selling you a Champion, for other machines are not
capable of fulfilling any such braad warranty.
Champion Reapers and
Binders,
Champion Mowers,
I Thomas Rakes,
For Sale by
J* Rettenberg & Sons,
Sole Agents for Sumter.
A NEW DEPARTURE
A Radical Change in Marketing Methods
as Applied to Sewing Machines.
An original plan under which you can obtain
easier terms and Better value in the purchase of
the world famous **wln7e"l>ewing Machine than
ever before offered.
Write for our elegant H-T catalogue and detailed particulars. How
we can save you money in the purchase of a high-grade sewing machine
and the easy terms ?T payment we can offer, either direct from
factory or"Th"roii>{h our regular authorized agents. This is an oppor?
tunity you cannot afford to pass. You know the "White,** you know
its manufacturers. Therefore, a^leTaTIeclTIesc^p?^^
Itaconstruction fl unnecessary. If you have an eld machine to exchange
we can offer most liberal terms. Write to-day. Address in full.
I? SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. (Dep't A.) CltVtUH, Mit.