The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 22, 1901, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.1901.
The Sumter Watchman was roundea
in 1850 abd ?he True Southron in 1866.
The Watchm?n~and -Southron now has
Ihe -combioed circulation and influence
of both of ^be bid papers, and is mani?
festly the ??st 'advertising, medium ia
? Ci .* wi i " ? **
Camp J^prson sho?fd hold a
special mee-tiug to consider the ques
twnji^^
ab^sibie- fe~ tift-?to.! i??tefflit^ tfti??
A cotton, mill that h&';to^Wj?*4lke
bulk of cotton itn???^a^jsi^nce au4
pay freight canr^^j^f^S
profitably as a mill that b1^ the cot?
ton at its 'S^?3BSSe?-:"Si>. freight.
Sumter ty?4?ltP0?toF a* ^s t"me
dup?cate.- ghtf county produces more
than fit^liteaEt??id fca?es o?jCotfon an
thisi?ity. The cotton, supply is suffi?
cient for a ?ei^|jfj?jmij$ an(* "-*tt"-e?
if any, freight would nave to be pajd
onit ^p^r'^^ '-?m^e k**ke inan.
locates here' and makes mone^daand:
ove^-.-gsfc-?jfc. ?K??; folks_-who, hase
money lyiaifcr i?e- -because-they can
find no one to boj?^?itat:?'' per cent
inter^^^f^nd^r 'sd^/they did not
have &e foresight to build a Mg cot
tonnrnfl-iiieinsetvesr Wr-sre cordent"
that af :^8^Hiwili ; he, 'bur& tn ;Suipi
ter r?tmn'lft?^hext lew jreaiSj,' lot the
large - loea?* ^??pp?y- of- eothen is the
most impo rtarrtr consi de rat i on when a
mi&is tfybe jJte?tTl^ mancho axedn
theii?usS|M3Sfti'to? make -money. We
have ^h?^??^pn^i?d' "tee^ruf toad,; fac? if ;
ities;-. an j^^n^ti.snp^y^, ^^ft^f^hr
ter and a record for healthfulness that.
na^towneiin ^e -ata^-QDan'-stit^assi^
The cottpxj. jnills wiHtbe j
w^jr^s^gy.^ : ?i?rntftr,V pep?Je wi^
gT^^?f(^^^^?i?^^in the:
profits.
r? uri . .?
duil -r>-:<>x,,ir-r7v-..-.
Senator Mi?8^r$n-is;e^
fei&;%f;qS^^ ^;poH(^;.
an?^ai^m in nis speech in; [Greg?fe,
ville- femen!9Wr----'S^-jwi?^-mftW--a]t
adroit defense^ we knew, -; and his
speech will "be* ^ell Jwort? hearing,
ri sm. as Senator. TULnian charges, and
he?may:alsov<emuloj; other men to write
Ms;speeche$? a^ o?e_Dunning claims,
butf^? the^. Q^airg^s, firue or false, it,
is a factJ^t".t?te sjaeeches he .haamade
in the pasfc?have been as a rule, very
clever ~s$e^hes^rar1>efer "than the
best efforts of some other publie' men
who have never been accused of deliv?
ering speeches, toa good - to be their
own:
-:-rr
> :. \ ; A < ? * - :.. -.. ' "J :
There has been a mere general inter?
est, in the subject of good roads during
the past year than we have ever'
Imowjo, but insofar as Sumter County
is concerned, we are sorry to say this j
. interest has been turned to no practical j
account. Our people are interested in j
good- roads i teethe extenj thatthey. |
wouiePpref er good roads to "b?cf, but'
no one seems sufficiently int?rested to
take*?ny practical st;eps towards im?
proving our admittedly bad roads.
The.-simplest .and best plan, one that
has been ' successfully tried in some
sections of the country, is a plan that
we believe, could be adopted with
most s^tisfactorv recuits in Sumter
County, it* de^n'd^Jg^s^cess-fe^^v
upon-??b? eltp?^^f-the 'county. su|^
visor, the road overseers' arid tne '^Sb
lie spirit of the people.; It -is. for-^P
suTje*?sorstc? work- tip aa acf?ve i .nit?v
est in good roads -through, the-eoo$|ffa
tion of the road oversee^'and,' having
aroused this a?tjive. interest, to induce
the people to ; unite forces at some
seasoner* the year when they can best
spare- the time and put in a week or
two of solid work on-rht roads, everj
body turning ?nt with teams -?rid -fm
jplements prepared, to do' good;substan
w^rk. Tt will not be possible, to^
- woark ajtr thS?foa'ds intone -year, but it:
- will bs- betreV ^ ?*?*d a f^w ??iee of
first class rojad j thair -Jo ?T%T?'- ver' '
all of the Teadif without ac^C^pHshing
anything ?astt^.---Un^es-some-pi^n of j
. cooperaiioflk is agi^edifipon^by the peo?
ple th^i^lv-es;'urriess they give "time'
.and J?,V?T and money fox the construc?
tion of gop? sojrf^ tpfi. da^of . good
roads iu -??m^T-County-is Te*^ far
distant, The.wor^ that, can be , dane
by the chain gang is scarcely a drop in
the bucket,"' the* amount that can be j
expended out of-the Ordinary :income
of the^onnty isiso in adequate" to the
work that unjessra special tax is levied
for road building ..Qr the peoply them?
selves impose, a voluntary tax to be
paid in laboren the roads the situa?
tion appeass-te be alaaest hopeless.r
The city of Sumter has aboiit reach?
ed the point in "expenditures that it
would be the paTt of wisdom to curtail
expenses so as to Weep the cost of
running the city government well
within the income until the floating
debt shall have been paid. Taxes, are
sufficiently high, no one would advo?
cate'an increase in the levy, but un?
less economy is practiced it will be
necessaryr to increase taxes or issue
bonds'to pay,;:the floating debt that
Has been created within the past few
years.
y coa
Senator Mc?anrin ..savs .he,bas been
! invited to. speak in'.t^/?lty.i We do
ndt'Tbiow by whom ' the.Invitation was
exte??e^^but . in a?y event j we. .boDS
Ire WH! accept ^^^^WWku^i^?,
I be 'grated by .a^ large, an^/'i^lgge.nt
audience and* ie will" judgei^ on
:his. m?rit?. 'T$s' ^r^?? ^^j&ng
in%njnj?r 'fen^rge an?l5,s
no?p6?%1 ap 'far. ajT, wej J<^l'7*so$rfyfp+
b^JL?' as in l^/it/is *?
tfe^^gq^et&t^ isj%L'$ro m$n-( iri
sj?n?|prt|l. rape, fba^.ne is-a^?mo^
erat &M mpfits,'?&e sroport. of the
ii as ii? uiu W6U. wc^pA.i^ii.wji
ifsMxr HcT^rin 'is^not a^^e^ocr^t ^n.^
does not conyihee',.^e^p^j^.o^Snna
te^ihz? he. 'isjworth^ .?f ^eijrr s^pno^
he uwiIJ' -not'reoiye'?t,\ yet he is ^ftsgqj^,
e? ?^ 'pat?ent^a^ ' re^ecjfnj| ~hga^ng
wini?^'^ijes?ngn?, his' a,T^^^nt:r[ l|?
one in f?^ Dart of .the co^$r^. .desires
to muizle ''lum'.px. shu^kinv off ^mfe-.
out a hearing. "We are all auxipus. to
hear what faa ?gs. to m 2fif?ns?
of .iris .t?ouise'in.ihe senate and . wh?t
be promises fortire fissure.:'
CHARLESTON DISPERSJRIES CLOSES
By Order of the St?te Bo?rd of
Control.
Columbia, -May 18.-It was an?
nounced last night that following the
filing of the~]5|^i?n pt^t??? attorney
general yeswer??if holding "that Cha rles -
'ton county had ncrle^Tly constituted.
: board bf coune^commissieners, Messrs.
?'Dukes and Evans of'the State bbarcT
*of : drspensary 'directors, ?w?o "Jw?r? in
"th? eily had ???t and instructed State
liquor ; Cornmrrssioner' Crnm to Order ,
"tire county ' boar?V fOT^ Charleston
cot?rty: to forthwitb "close 'all regular
and: rjeer dispeiisaries in Charleston,
-and ?eep them closed unti?_furth?r
? orders:'"JEhis'action, ft seems" ( is mide
nectssaTy^B?cause 'the l?w requires the
rCounty commissioners'; to' approve' the
lDon3svof't?ie dls^ensersj' atid, inasmuch
as ^?rliston' has and anas bad no
legal;'board of county commissioners
for'some time,;, t?ie bb??febf ali dispen?
sers" are worthless.:: ?nis.is. tne situa?
tion, it app?prsy imMtli?'conrts'?'?cife,
otherwise^ if* they" do so decide, or
until som?/scb?m? "can be devised by
winen' Marleston can ' secure a legal
county government. As tilings stand
now, in the. light of the attorney
general's opinion/ Charleston has no
county government wbetever.
There are about ten; dispensaries in '
the city of Charleston and' this is the
[-first time'they; have'been closed since
Gov. : Tillman' ordered them clos?
ed after the famous prohibition deci?
sion ot the supreme court.
Chairman Williams of the State
board'?f control was not n?r? vester-,
day. ; - y;'' ;..'.. '
It'w?s stated last night that in case
nothing else'can be don:e: to g?t' things '
straightened ont'a request for an ex?
tra' session" of the general assembly
will be made.
- .? ??? i ! ?.y _un: ?
Shortly after-Lord: Galloway fenc?
ed the 'Brttis&'House of Lords h?; pre?
sumed so'far upon- his ' relationship to"
the -Marquis of Salisbury as to write )
lo Disraeli to ask for the office of;
master-of the b?ckhbunds. and he was
favored with a Teply which read some?
what as follows : *'? am sorry that'" T
cannot recommend you- for the office' of
master of the buckhounds,' as her Ma-:
jesty dislikes having anybody connect?
ed with the royal househosd who us?s
bad language, but I will recommend
you for the lord high commissioner
ship to the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland.rv Arid, sure
enough. Lord Galloway held' the lord
high commissioner-ship to the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland
both in 1376 and 1877.
Some years : ago Gardner S- Bur?
bank died in Fitchburg. : Mass?., leav?
ing his vast estate, subject to life use
by his widow, for hospital purposes,
where such as. could should payr and
where the poor, regardless of - coter, -J
?Teed or race, should be cared for free
Of charge. Mrs. Burbank is still liv?
ing, but. desiring to see the work to
which her husband and herself were
devoted begun, she not long-ago re1
leased ?100,000 of the estate, Legisla?
tion wai; then procured which gave the
city the right to issue-bonds for that
amount- and ^erect . the hospital, the
widow -agreeing . to pay the interest.
At her death the bonds will be paid
out-* of 'tb*)' est ate and the balance, a
very large sum. will be the endow?
ment. She has-also given $10,000 of
her . private .'means toward the : new
plant and h?s*T??eftg?3 'a"rT additional
810,'.?00 for a nurse?' home,' .'.
-r,- -, ? ? ? -111 .-;-.
The great Exposit ion'Hotel in Buffa?
lo, .with ni newacres . of sleeping rooms
and a dining hall to wat 5,000, had
one^gu?st on the-; op?n i ng day,' tP " t|?
waitecf on Dy ^'empJoy?s:?J
mm ADDRESS
MADE BY GOL J H?fiVEY WILSON,
On May 14th, I90?.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle?
men : ? thank the Ladies of Dick
Anderson Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy for the honor' they have
done me, by.invitingmeto make the
address On' this memorial day. Nc
honor they could confer oh me,
would be more appreciated ihan the
privilege of gayingan hfumble'tribute
to. the memory .of wp daad comrades. -
'?hde?l?bly ' Stamped1 upon all things
earthly, are the evidences of passing
away.: -:A rast,:majority otthat -mar?
tial -host,, w&o,. J?erfcy years ::ags>,, in
obedience to the guidance of duty,
left their quiet hornes^, to follow?he
f?^ues^the Sbu*h%ru crbs?
passecbiato 'th? ". g*eafc tsi??iow?,'- -arid
those of- us, who a*? le^^bear,- the-iudi
oatior^.j^at ere.xJon^.we^w?J, beIcall
ed tojCToss the hve^^am^' re^t un i?e
ot&e^sf?eV- G^r?eks^fe?t ?henwor&?fce
bloom ?ofrwoE?fh, at^- fceA?t the fnrrrn*
marks of time?, ?tfe?;?}fest?ie -atepsrrhas
been cmauged;^^^sl?wpgait of age,
the" locks that weie. j^o????, brown
or jet, have assumed-'a' irmfora: r??oi'
-^e^ai?'iwak?the #r%$S - - Stf>--amid -?fl
the- e^^rcges; of /?SEumstasc?s,. amid
all the ravages of time, there is--..-one
thing that has known no change, that
has i?xpetienc^n?' cKmiutfrorr; i? is
tofe^imcVtheTevereflcethefeagirters
of the South hamftfcways- eyineed :*?i
their;tost, but, cherished,dead...,.. ,JT
I" have selected a's the subject ot the
few:rei?arks I ishall r?ake this'?fior
no?n; The Confederate- SoWier,- atotf
^6 ^LMSS S^rra^flf^thni"^^1^'^
J Isl?llsp?ak of-.-.them mainly tbgeth??,
fox.the,, jhistorv,of . .the.,one, is-..inter?
twined wi'fh thehistory of the other.
The same ?or1y";patriotisnV Sat' 'im?
pelled the one" to . go* to tfte tfiMH? '. and
do battle for;hia.eo?Btr5y< inspired the
other to give .him un. without atmur
murV'a?d'tb sendrliini " forth wi tn lier
blessing; ? have allays felt" that the
IQjrofr-'the-' Qonfedecate soldier,. : hard
thongh.it prpved to be .in many re-;
spects, was to be envied, in compa.ri
sdhiwittiJthe ldt'bf IftbsewhVwere left
beM&d to watch; ito W?ifc and to "ptny
for. his.return;: Ali. the- physical suffer*-:
ing he was called upon to bear found
a counterpart in the mental anguish
hi* loved'ones left at home, were forced
to^enduroi They suffered together.
^W&en South Carolina, resolved- to
.sever her connection with the Ameri?
can union, her sons and daughter's
were not ignorant of the consequences
of that act. They realized that in all
human probability it meant war, with
alt of ,-j[ts,.attendant horrors, it meant
that fond and loving mothers would
I be compelled to offer as sacrifices upon
the altar of their country, many bf
the, brightest,. - best ? and/. ;brayes$.. of
their s?nsjjjtmea.n|i.tha,t.deyoted.wiyes
would-'hate" to part- and' p?rt ?prever
wit?^fc?eir-h?arts*: idols. 'OWl1 Wm?anfc
" Th? ^paUjutiie' 'knells itto&'i bier-^and
all.^-kno^. or. dream ar -fear *)f ;age-..
rny.|M. .It m^ant that, in almost eyerjj
Southern Jhome' th?re'woW? oJ? a va
cani^B?i1V'r?rid that for y^a^' yet^t?
"come there would be those
""Vyho would sjgh for. the touch of a
. uV?ntsi?ed hand, "'"
[,And-fo*>the^'s?und^ fhaf'w?s
flfc?i.": Ulfa rsi |X??
t^i th > these. ??oe<$u?nces>s?ai3r^^
'.in the face theymigi\t'Kelii have pa?s
r .ed, ?mijriiii ? the courage" 'born of * the
(ttn^'&tto?-' ?b&r 3 t?fey ' -' were *rtgfit, ?mf
'than-.their- rifchtsirjeer? bei?^assaiitect
Southe Carol;rva did, j not>, hesitate-. to
tafe the initiative, passing-hex^l?nm
.?refinance of sec?ssion, ano sending her
commissioners to her Southern-Lister
states, inriting: them ;to cooperatewitif
her. She raised aloft the "Bonnie
-blue Flag," that bore a single star,
and called upon hersons to defend'it
with their lives, their fortunes;'and
'their sacred honor. And, what was
the, response^ The artisan's bench,the
: merchant's counter, the professional
man's Office, the plough handle and
"the" college Walls were alike deserted/
'and from her rugged mountain heightsj
keross the State, to where the Magnolia,
rj>lossoms .by the sea, went up. the
Luniversal shout, "'Weare coming!.'''
'Counties" vied with each "other in
their1 haste to' furnish troops under
the first . requisition : men fitted 'by
nature and by education to .command,
did.not wait for their country's com?
mission but deemed it an honor to be
"found in the ranks as private soldiers.
.The man of culture and the son Of toil,'
.wearing, the same common "unriorm.
stood shoulder to should irt. they shar?
ed each other's' danged, each other's
hardships.' they fought the' same bat
.tles, and often" they slept in-the same
common grave. And the sequel has
proven that the.one made just as good
a soldier as" the other, for they were
\ all actuated - by patriotic devotion to
the ; grand old commonwealth that
?gave them birth. >Vhen,our armies
were being organized, were the daugh?
ters of the South idle? Oh! no, the
young people present, must . bear in
mind,- that we- had- n? government
store houses from, which to.draw our
supplies. The first troops who volun
tered had to furnish their own outfits,'
some of . the old. soldiers who are pre?
sent; will remember, how,we.came into
town to the .store of that good man,
Mr/ David J. "Winn and Were measured
by ' a' man named 'M?ld?u, arid each
man, taking ! h is-bundle; carried it
home to have it made up by the hands
of loving mothers and faithful, wives,,
and those of us 1 who were so unfortu-'
nate as to have neither; found' other
loving . hands , ready and " willing' to
make ours, Oh! it was a sad, a .pa?
thetic sight, to witness those faithful
hands stitching up those uniform?;;'
for some of thera, were making the
garments tharwo?lo^^roTe-to be the
only burying clothes 'their-i?ved ones
would ever know..- I have seen the
tear drops fall on those uniforms, and
the thought occurred that^the first
baptism'that many of them received,'
was in the holy tears, that "were:
wrung from bleeding hearts; Their
loving hands, made , the .flags beneath
which we marched. With the .choic?
est dainties they followed us to "the
depot, and :w?th a courage worthy of
the cause tt?ey'l^o?sV'd^nTy gave us
their parting blessing, and'When ?he
parting was- orar; artcf'we ^wfrre'gohe;
tht^y did not return-'t** their homes' tn
murmurer repine. Hands unused to
toil, went- to- worki'the/'+iusy1'needle
was almost constantly plied; knitting
socks became a daily occupation : rn
the South,some.even learned to-use'thp
spinn i ntr wheel and loom,-all trying to
make t he soldiers' burd?W'light;-oth(tri
vrent into the hospitals to nurse the
.sick and wounded back to life ag
f.God's richest blessing ever rest
those! The soldier bo^s called t
4 ' Ward Angles' ' and they were. 1
? never seemed to tire in ministerin
! the sufferings I have seen deli
i Jad?es who' would ordinarily shu'<
.j at the sight of blood that dri]
?li rom an accidentally-cut finger, n
J themselves to -it and work for b
; I trying, to extract the poison fro
11 ghastly wound. They would sm<
s, ?the hard pillow beneath, the acl
{ piovt. . They watched over him as '.
?' as there. was a vestige, of hope,
:? when hope h?d died within them,
? fore-closing-the eyes in that s
>. that" .would know no waking, in
cents low, they would utter a pra
i. committing his spirit back into
; keeping-of th? God who gave it.
my-friends* the - good that these n<
i* women' .acccmplished will never
j fully, appreciated in this.- wc'.rld, *
i .Nvh.en $he book of .Heaven is opei
i their deeds"' will all be found 'wrji
C there. ' . .. -x . - ".
^Time will hot permit me to spea-1
length 'pf the- valor and heroism of*
i Confederate soldier, nor -is it necessj
i his deeds are a pa ri; of the count":
* history, and as time, passes, and
h passions, and prejudices engendered
the was shall,, have . passed away*
deeds "will shine, forth more resple
.! en t.; It i?tni? that .when his numt
were reduced to a comparative ha
L full, andi tile resources of his conn
: were exhausted he surrendered, J
' in^that.. surrender .lost al?. save, hon
The .cans? for which* he fought 1
ii f??len. God,-who in his all wise p
i yrdence* sometimes permits might
triumph over the right, still,.gul
M the, affairs of nations as well, ag in
visuals, and we are willing, to leave
t?lt?m and the future-* to determi
whether that cause is forever lost. Q.
flafffbeneath which we fought bas bi
fuMedf, and furled forever. For fe
f long years it was waved aloft, itv
carifted'from the city by the sea
! the; rocky heights of y Gettysburg?
' foWs; wj&re fanned by the ocean brea!
; sometimes it wayed *amid-the shoi
of victory, sometimes it was shroud
iii the glo'om of defeat,- tattered a
.' ' torny smoke-begrimed,, and battle-s?
- red,,.but thank God 'it was never p<
.. milted to.trair in,the dust of disho
,,or." Every community, in" this ft
: Soufchland,; furnished costly sacrifie
.: to the- fallen cause, and it is the.du
?of those of us who were old enou^
? .to.participate in the war or to remei
berthe 'events connected with* it,,
te?efi to"tfi?se who .come after us4't:
! namesr and; the history of: the hero
that-our. respective Communities -g?v
.otherwise, the. very names of . some
our ?ero ' de?'d,' '1 Save by some foi
-few?'' "Will - "be ''forgotten. True tJ
history oft these individual soldie
bave-^eenj)written in blood .across tl
;hearts ?>f J^yu? mothers and.faithf
;-wives, across the" hearts Of some wi
werVf?h?n'talr- hra?dens, and who 'stj
: 'walk'the earth alone,,because nolivii
man been ^ble to. -efface frp:
rthe] r hearts^. the :, image of - the. des
*soraier' bo'y.' .' "?B?t "niese " mothers ar
?wive^?re'ia^t-p?ss'ihg away, in fact eve
-now- most cifc-them*; are wearing jew?
- frowns ia tbat land whose streets ai
Tg0l3 and wnose gates, are pearls? . E
tibe youn^ p?opie or your town kjio
'rofno??niy'well^e sacrifices you mac
: **f?r the cause you loved so weH? -Hi
the, story; been .suflieienly told, tbi
,when young Lenp.rd "White Bartlett
>;went down to ms d??tl? ina .baptisi
offfife,' 'r?e^bf7' tire ' purest lives' an
i ;brig3itesi mchrdsv Aw ali: C?rolin?'wa
js?<^i?ce?^. la it sufficiently ,-. know
?that when "Dozier Lee fell chargin
i? the^ van and encouraging his ine
'?ft?tti?r&? wfien his life blood was fas
* ebbing oatt, c that-, no purer,- - ?oblei
..grandear sacrifice, was- ever -offered"u
on the altarofStates rights? Has i
? been sufficiently told, that when Josi
?M?se^f??l';n%ht'ing;in?? guns to th
very nmzzlev and bidding defiance t
the foe that one of the bravest being
that ever livecj, went, down? , Oh ! br
iifewa?^a'costly'sacrificed Isthestor;
sumei?ntiy "kn?\r? -tnat Alexander Mc
. Queen, who some of us thought w<
saW'Sbqt to-death on/one. of "the blood;
battle? ?elds .pf .Virginia, was nurse<
'rjackt0" life;?'i?dlived td die at the gate
bf the town he loved so well ; how hi
? said on -going te* u*.eej***"^hc enemy
'.They may??getio Sum&r ^but it'wil
. be oyer: my. dead body, ' h. and .?how h<
made,.h??-,wo-:ds good? .ph I. when Ale:
^McQueen" felTV. a 'herb died.'
' lfe?T^'ar?':many* ' others equally '??
servingi-of?^whom ? would like to speak,
but time .only allows- me.:.to-.mentior
.a few of .tko.se. who ..lived and hac
their being''among you,' some of then
were my classmates, others were thc
associates Of my vo?n^'i?f?nhopd,,
When th'?-'^af" w?^'W?i^and'-ve re?
turned to our homes, how were we re?
ceived by the daughters of the south?
with open. arms. They told us. they
were just as proud^ of us as if we baa
come wearing the victors laurel's, that
we had done all that mortal men could
ido, to. walk the earth with head erect,
to work and build* up- on*--shattered
homes,, and -lost fortunes,, and. they
would 'help' usr" and'God^ bless them,
they did it. ..And not satisfied, they
went to work and all over the south
land, they have erected monuments to
the memory of their heroic dead ' . And
every year wrth -the sweetest blossoms
of the spring they deck the graves of
the soldier dead. As I witnessed these
, beautiful girls ' today passing from
mound to mound.'-and placing flowers
upon them, I thought it was a sight
over which the aaagels.smiled, and when
I reflected. that years ago I saw the
mothers of some of these girls perform?
ing "the same holy mission, I realized
that the memory'of th? Confederate
dead was forever safe in the keeping
of the Confederacy daughters.
Sleep.sweetly in your numble graves,
Sleep martyrs of a fallen cause,
. .Behold I your1 sisters' bring1 their tears,
And these memorial blooms.'"
"Stoop attgels hither from the skies.
There is up holier spot. of. ground
. Than where defeated valor lies,
Bv mourning beauty crowned.'"
A few days .ago, I yisiiec]. the.monu
! ment that your fidelity* has* 'erected to
the dead of your county. I read the
* names engraven there; I knew the
most of them- three hundred and thir
* ty-six - what a glorious contribution,
what a costly sacrifice for a singl?
county ? If Sumter County only gave
her* proportionate part when every
county in the south is* heard from
> what. would be. the number. They
?:"Sleep in almost every grave yard,
H from the Potomac to the Gulf of Mex
u ieo, from tjhe Atlantic to the Rio
. Grande. Many of them sloe]) in north
I ern soil in unknown graves, but
r wheerever they rest, it can with truth
l?b? said, they were faithfuL -in liff,
? glorious in death. _
THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC
Has J?Sf.ever Been Equalled as a Pulverizer.'
I sell these Harrows on so little margia thai my greatest comfort ia in tb?
eatiefactton they gir? rather iban tbe profit I malpe. ^
My dooss are open to all-My sjo^ ^ ready for inspection.
Coma-an?. W ae io my new quarters, corner of'Liberty and Harvin Streets
?ilSST1 CLASS LIVERY,/FEED AND &ALE STABLES.
W. B. BOYLE, S?mt?r; S: C.
rJojy ll .. 1 . ;. .;, -
The question is why should we keep our
stock of
Hor?e?5 Mules, Wagons,
Carriages and Buggies,
Over when the doll season is approach?
ing. It may be to your advantage to.
call and learn our pri?es, Wea?soMf^;,
our usual stock of \ J V?
. ., ... . .?? ? ?. . 1 ? , v ;
.Grain, Hay, Lime, Cementa Terra
Cottas Flue Pip?tete.
H.
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DO?B
ABC.
750 CANDLE. POWE* ARC ILLUMINATORS
Produce the finest artificial light in the ^nrld.
I'ABtE Superior to electricity OT gas.' Cheaper thin
?LA.Bfp- .kerosene oil. A 20th Century Rerolution in the
Art of Lighting.
Tftey darkness, into daylight tum,
And air instead of money burn.
No Smoke. No Odor. N* Noise* Absolutely
Safe. They are Portable. Hang or stand them any?
where. We also manufacture Table Lamps, Wall
Lumps, Pendants, Chandeliers, Stree tLamps,
Etc. The best and only really successful Incan des
cent Vapor Gas Lstap? made. They sell at sight.
Each-burner 100 caudle power. Nothing like them.
Good Ag>ts Wanted. Write for catalogue and prices.
Chicago Solar light Co. IS.tn:
$5.00
#350.
. When you buy the Herrick Shoe for .Wom?ri
you get unequalled value for your money as well
as unequalled comfort and style. Thirty-eight
years of practical experience hack of every
pair J '? Fifty weight- of the very latest styles to
select from. Nobby, mannish lasts-common?
sense shapes-dressy elegance.
. All . leathers in high and low shoes for
the house, street and dress occasions.
The only advertised woman's shoe
awarded a medal at the Paris Exposition.
CHOOSE AT 52,50, $3, $3.50
WALSH'S SHOE STORE.
MISS McBOJTJtLB
Takes pleasure in announcing that her
stock of
- - , FOR THE .
Spring and Summer is complete and one of the "handsomest
she has ever shown. Largest variety of
ROSES, FOLIAGE and SMALL FLOWERS
That we have ever sbowo. Millinery i's still OB a "goid basie," about
one-half tbe fancy materials showing it as a constituent
Hats FoT~Ladiesr and Children ..
(Untrimmed ) io tbe leading shapes. We have engaged tbe .services of
a moat competent trimmer from Louisville, Ky.; who bas bad the advan?
tage of working io the wholesale booses of that city, Cincinnati, and
other fashionable centres throughout tbe country.
Closest attention given to designing and executing. Come and
see1 us. we take pleasure in showing our goods.
ifliss McDonald,
MAIN STREET, SUMTER. S. C,