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WEDNESDAY, AUSIST 28, 1902. J The Sumter Watchman was roundea ris 1850 and the True Southron m 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has "the combines circulation and ?n?uence 3f both of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising, medium in Ssnaser. - A sixty-two mile gait is a trifle too swift a pace for safety even tfaongih the riders be members of the smart set The* tragic death of ?Mr. and Mrs. Fair, while riding in an automobile traveling at a greater speed than the average passenger train ever attains, sho-iild serve as u warning to the idle rieb that, in their craving for exeite ; d, they should not forget that they not exempt from accident and scrap between La timer and Hemphili at Gfdfney was a poor sort fight after all If they wanted "to it they should hare fought or made earnest effort to get together Ley did. That- sort of fighting tiresome. refuses to give up to the States the thieves who stole a ion or two from the government, nd Massachusetts refuses, to surren er to South Carolina a negro murder The refusal to surrender these j to justice is based, in both upon technicalities of the law, is perfectly apparent that the is construed to suit the bias of in authority who wish to screen ie guilty fugitives from juscice and save them from merited punishment Law is a curious thing, and Is often hand-maiden of rascality and cor ruption. S. Henderson has not been cut any capers in the Senatorial cam :gn to focus attention upon i?imself, n,or has he labored to create a sensa ti; on the contrary he has gone through the campaign makingf a prac tical, common sense speeches that all who heard could understand, and the result is that today he is the man that all the other candidates most fear. > Hendrson and George Jbhrstone are the men who have made the strongest impression?-the latter by his brilliant [ oratory and luminous manner of pro ving dry subjects and the former by calm and practical and common sense speeches* Neither of thorn may win, but one of the two should be sent to the ?eaate. Of the two Henderson seems to be in the lead and by many he is considered decidedly the strong est man ?n the race. Bi-ennial sessions of the Legislature net a popular topic with Legislative in this county as well as in other counties. In reading the >rts of various county campaign ! we have observed a disposition have little to say on the subject. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 19.?The Bperature averaged nearly normal iring the week ending Monday, I8th, with a mean of 78 degrees, a maximum of 102 degrees at II Anderson on the ilth, and a minimum of o2 degrees at Columbia on the 16th. The first part of the week was much tL~ warmest, and the close of it quite cool. The sunshine was deficient to a slight, but not harmful, extent. High winds accompanied thunder storms on the 14th and 15?h, doing considerable l?ge to crops and buildings over much of the western half of the State. . Destructive hail occurred in Anderson, Pickens, Greenville, Saluda, Union, Fork and Kershaw counties, with less damaging hail in a number ,f other : counties in the northern half of the State. * I^in fell somewhere on every day except the 13th and 17th, heaviest on * the 14th and 15th, and most general over the central portions of the State, j The rains did not reach the coast ex cept as light showers, and there were localities in the middle Savannah val ley that had no rain. Many places in the central and northeastern sections had from two to nearly four inches, and the average for the State was L32 inches. These rains were very beneficial to peas, sweet potatoes, forage crops, late corn and cotton, and for putting the soil into good condiiton for fall plant ing of Vegetables and truck. Early corn is .being gathered in places, and all fodder has been strip ped from it Some fodder was spoiled by the rains. Young corn, and that planted on bottom lands, improved materially, and are generally quite promising. Wh6re the rains were light or absent, the corn crop is very poor. The rains did not help early cotton on sandy soils, and it continues to rsst and to shed all but nearly mature bolls, with some premature!opening. Late cotton, and that planted on clayey soils, has started a new growth, and continues to bloom. The ne w growth will put on a top crop, but many cor espondents do net believe ihat this ill have time to mature before frost. Is -are..op^r;in^ lasr, and.-. picking has begun in all sections. This work will be general in the next ten days. Sea-island cotton conti nues to bloom, but needs more rain. Veiy late tobacco was injured in places by the heavy rains ; the last cur ing is nearly finished. Rice harvest will ;Degin in a week or two. Upland rice has improved slightly. Forage crops will be better than expected, es pecially peas and grass. Sweet pota toes and cane gained materially. Tur nip sowing is under way, but where sown earlier, poor stands have been secured. Late peaches, pears and grapes are pienti ufi. BLOODY F16HT ON TRUN. Restftt of Conductor's Ordering Negroes to Their Proper Coach. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 19.?Roadmas ter Fred Stevers, of Stevers, Va., was shot acid killed and Jim Mitchell, a negro porter, was dangerously wound ed in a fight with disorderly negroes on a southbound Seaboard Air Line train near Middleburg this afternon. The negroes had taken seats in the coach reserved lor whites. Conductor Clements ordered them to the coach for negroes. The negroes protested but obeyed the order. When in the "jim crow" coach one of the negroes, named Joe Colei struck at the conductor. Roadm aster Stevers came to the con ductor's rescue. The negro pulled a pistol and Stevers clasped him around the body, but the negro twisted his arm around, and getting his pistol against Stevers' head, shot him, Stevers falling dead on the coach floor. Mitchell the porter, rushed towards Cole as he pointed the pistol at Con ductor Clements and was shot in the abdomen. Passengers captured three of the par ticipants and two jumped from the train, escaping to the woods. Blood hounds have been sent from Weldon to chase them down. The dead body of Stevers was putjoif at Henderson and Jim Mitchell, the colored porter, was brought to Raleigh where an operation was performed on him tonight. The physicians fear he will die Bequests for the use of the military have been made. There are rumors that a lynching may be attempted, though a telegram just received says all is quiet MORO SITUATION ?NGBAN6ED. General Chaffee Will Issue Ulti matron to the Hostiles. . ___. ? - Manila, Aug. 19.?Three have been bo developments today in the Moro j situation on the Island of Mindanao. General Chaire was expected to reach Cebn on the army transport Ingalls this morning, but the vessel's arrival at that port has not yet been reported. It is possible that Gen; Chaffee has decided to shorten his trip to the southern islands and return to Manila district. An order received from the war department at Washington, leav ing action in the Moro situation to Gen. Chaffee?s discretion, has been transmitted to him in the south, but probably has not yet reached him. It is believed here that Gen. Chaffee will increase the American force on Mindanao and issue an ultimatum to the hostile Moroms. There are at present 27,000 American troops in the Philippine islands, a goodly portion of which can be spared for active service. FIERCE TRIBAL FIGHT. Captain Jonc J. Pershing of the Fifteenth cavalry, who is in command of the American column at Lanao, Mindanao, has reported a fierce Moro inter tribal fight near Cape Vickers, Mindnao. The contending factions met at Webding. Thirty-five men were killed outright and many others were wounded. No Americans were con cerned in the trouble. S!6 FIRE I? GEORGETOWN Heavy Loss to the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. Special to The State. Georgetown, Aug. 19.?The large store building with contents of .the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The fire was discovered in the upper part of the building about . 10 o'clock. Origin of the fire is unknown. Total loss, approximately, will amount to $94,000. Insurance about $69,500. Murder in Greenville County. Greenville, Aug. 19.?At a county campaign meeting held today at Wil son Store, in the upper section of the county, Garey Styles shot and killed Walter McCarrell and seriously wound ed his younger -brother, Emmet Styles, and Earnest McCarrell. Styles lias been arrested. The shooting took place about 200 yards from where the candidates were speaking. Eye witnesses say that Earnest McCarrell and Emmett Styles were engaged in a fight when Garey Styles appeared and began shooting?his first bullet striking his own brother in the leg. Styles then shot Earnest McCarrell in the ri^ht arm and upon the appearance of Wal ter McCarrell Styles fired at him, the bullet producing instant death. The Meeting at Shiloh. The campaign meeting at Shiloh yesterday was attended by only seventyfive or eighty of the voters of that section of the county. The can didates were all in good speaking trim and th? speeches made were excellent in quality though rather brief as to length. The meeting was without in cident, the candidates receiving a pa tient hearing, but aroused no enthu siasm. MAYESVILLE NEWS NOTES. Bank Officers Elected?Successful Coit Show. Mayesville, Aug. 19.?The Bank of May esville was organized here yester day. . The stockholders met and elect ed the following as board of directors : G. A. Croft, of Wrigfatsville, N. C. ; ?. A. McQueen, of Wilmington, N. C. ; Robert Chaffin, of Bennettaville, S. C. ; W. D. Mayes; J. tE. Mayes, Henry Weinberg, A. A. Strauss, J; F. Bland and S. M. McCall, of Mayes ville, S. C. At the meeting of the board of directors later in the day Mr. A. A. Strauss of this place was elect ed president at a salary of $10") per year, and Mr. Robert Chaffin of Ben netts vi lie was elected cashier with a salary of $1,000 a ye?r. Mr. A. A. Strauss kindly gave the bank a site for the nominal sum of one dollar. The work of erecting and fur nishing the building will begin at once. There was a colt show held at Mr. J. E. Mayes' livery * and sale stables this morning. Some particularly fine colts were on exhibition, notably one belonging to Mr. Colclough of Heriot's Cross Roads, a two year old. Dr. C. E. King had two colts and both took ribbons, one blue and one red. These were both under one year old. Mr. W. D. Rhodes' one-year took the red ribbon and Mr. Colclough's one-year old took the blue. Mr. J. E. Mayes' took the red under the two-year old class. Mayesville and Sumter base ball clubs played a game of ball here this afternoon which resulted in a score of 10 to 5 in favor of Mayseville. Ozark, Ark., Aug. 19.?-George Campbell, aged 15, was instantly kill ed last night at Sandy Creek Church, near here, by Theodore Wade, the same age. Wade and another boy were fighting when Campbell ran up and stabbed Wade in the arm. Wade seized the knife and cut young Campbell's throat, killing him instantly. Wade is under arrest. Saratoga, N.' Y., Aug. 19.?Charles H. Thompson, better known as "Butch" Thompson, died here today after a long illness following injuries received in a runaway accident ten years ago at Long Branch. Thompson was one of the richest gamblers in this country and leaves property vlaued at $500,000. OF INTENSE INTEREST TO FARMERS. Mow High Priced Beef and Cotton See i Are Related. The Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Association at a late meeting held in Texas, passed a resolution confirming that the high price of beef was due to a shortage in seed products. The fol lowing taken from the Cotton and Farm Journal, throws some light upo a this subject: "The rules adopted by the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Association puts it in line with the other associations of a similar kind in the South. It is. prob able that there will be no more invas ion of Mississippi and Alabama by Texas mills in search of seed. "The cattlemen who were expected here to expostulate over their alleged bad treatment during the past year have not put in appearance as yet, arid may not. The crushers do not seenn concerned over the threat of some ?. the cattlemen to operate their own mills. The fact that the Swift Com pany has recently purchased half a dozen mills at different points was not commented on by any of the crush ers to whom it w?s mentioned, save to the effect that Swift would probably be able to use more feed than those mills wouid provide. "A resolution was adopted deprecat ing 'any act of congress that may tend to reduce the price of cattle and hog:>,' and alleging that the present high I price of meat is due 'to a shortage in seed products.' " This would seem to show there were two sides to this question of high beef and that in so far a? Texas is concerned the price of beef is bound to vary with the price of cotton seed hulls and ce t ton seed meal. In proportion as the grass area of Texas has diminished, the cattle-raisers have been compelled to buy feed stuffs, and the only avail able feed-stuffs in quantity is cotton seed hulls and cotton seed meal. Hulls ! have been selling within the last year or two in Texas as high as $14 a ton. This means that the meat supply in 1 the future is largely dependent upon the cotton seed oil business, and that the people of the Southeastern States will probably go much more extensively into the business o* raising cattle for beef purposes after they find out as much about the values of hulls and I meal as the Texas cattle man has I found out by the necessities of the case. It would seem as though the eastern farmer now has the advantage of the Texan in raising cattle for beef purposes and in handling cattle for dairy purposes. All the cotton seed products that are needed for cattle raising and compe tition with other markets can be had right at home through the Southern Cotton Oil Company of the Carolinas und Georgia, through any of its mills or its headquarters at Columbia. S. C, Charlotte. X. C. Goldsboro, N. C. At lanta, Ga., Augusta, Ga., and Savan nah, Ga. -?????? Pekin, Au<j. IS.?Yuan Shi Kai, viceroy of Chi Li province, has engaged Charles Denby, Jr., who was secretary of the provisional govern ment and who is the son of tbe former United States minister to China to be chief foreign adviser. THE HON. D. S. HENDERSON. 1 DISTINGUISHED ! LAWYER ?NO LEGISLATOR. SKETCH OF HIS LIFE?CAREER AT THE BAR?THE STRUG GLE FOR WHITE SUPREM ACY IN 76. Defense of Prisoners Arrested for Complicity in the Hamburg and Ellenton Riots. A L?gislative Leader as State Senator Member of the Constitutional Con vention. Has Served With Distinction in the State Senate and Been Actively Identified With Important Leg islation of Recent Years. (S. S. Lamb, Editor, in Aiken Jour nal and Review. ) With the people of South Carolina the pending contest for the seat in the United States Senate, to be made ! vacant by the retirement of the junior senator from this State, is perhaps the j most vital matter.of the moment. The senatorial prize is one of the highest ? honors for which our political gladi ators contend ; from its organization the upper house of Congress has at tracted the ambition of orators and jurists possessed of genius for public affairs. With the passing of McLaurin, and the final overthrow of the "Commer cial Democracy, "?but another name for republicanism in South Carolina, ?the times call very loudly for a sena tor, who will fitly represent this State in what is, after all, the most import ant legislative assembly in the world. This need is the more apparent at this time because of the subversion of the established principles of the Federal constitution, and the imperial istic tendenices, ever increasing of a centralized government, of the few for the few, by the few. THE COMMERCIAL DEMOCRACY. In a speech delivered at Union last summer State Senator Henderson, of Aiken, was among the first of the political leaders to point out the im pending dangers of the Commercial Democracy,?an insidious effort on the part of McLaurin and the republican administration, to disrupt and disor ganize the Democratic party in South Carolina. The result of the county and State conventions fully illus trates how well this advice was heed ed, and how thoroughly the death blow to his subtle conspiracy was de livered. It3 defeat proved final and irretrievable. Senator McLaurin has voluntarily withdrawn from the politi cal arena. A State convention of the party to which he formerly professed allegiance has pronounced his politi cal epitaph. Among the distinguished gentlemen, who aspire to the Senate to succeed John L. McLaurin, the Honorable D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, is easily one of the most prominent. An ora tor of rare ability,?a man of broad and generous views and impulses,?a profound student of human affairs,? he possesses in an unusul degree those qualities that upon the world's stage go to make up a man of mark. And in addition to his well armour ed intellect "Dan" Henderson is a good friend and a good citizen, to boot. .Beyond v.the natural limits of his own State he is known as one of the acknowledged leaders in public affairs, and at the bar, of South Caro lina. As one of our contemporaries has put it, he is indeed, "a Christian gentleman, an accomplished scholar, an able jurist, and an eloquent speak er;?one altogether worthy of a seat in the United States Senate." BEGINNING A CAREER. Dan S. Henderson was born in Wal terborough, in the county of Colleton, South Carolina, in 1850. Both his father and mother were natives of this State. The father, Daniel Hen erson, was descended from a Scotch rish origin, of which type are found some of the most eminently successful men of this and other times. The elder Henderson, in his day, was a lawyer of not?, and served with dis tinction in the Legislature of his State. He. died in 1864. Dan Henderson, the son, at an early age began his education in the Charles ton College with a scholarship won in a competitive examination. In 1870 he left the quiet college walls with the first honors of his class. With the close of college days the young student devoted himself to the mysteries of the law. Like many lawyers who have at tained eminence Henderson gathered his first knowledge of the practical machinery of jurisprudence as a stu dent in a law office. For a year and a half after leaving Charleston College, he studied law in the office of Messrs. Simons and Seigling, then among the leading practitioners in the his toric city of Charleston. At the expiration of this period Henderson began the struggle of life as a school teacher in Chester, S. C. His manly bearing, self-reliance, and thorough methods of work soon won for him many friends. He had about him that quality of personal magnet ism that made him a favorite with all who came in contact with the young teacher. In spare moments he pursued the study of the law with unflagging zeal. A MEMBER OF THE BAR. From the beginning of his career as a young lawyer at Aiken in 1872 "Dan" Henderson as he was familiar ly known, gave undisputed promise of a successful future. He had the faculty of winning cases. Courts and juries alike were impressed with the keen logic and brilliant speeches of the young lawyer. He was spoken of on all sides as one predestined to play an important part upon the stage of pub lic affairs. From the start his repu tation as an orator and advocate of nnusual ability gathered to his office clients of all classes. -The poor, seek ing his aid, were never turned from Henderson's door unheeded. The num ber of his cases increased. He began to be known about the State as a young man of splendid premise. THE TROUBLOUS TIMES OF '76. In the turmoil and strife of the car pet bagger period of the reconstruction I Dan Henderson emerged from the ; sphere of his local reputation, and I came into prominence as a leader in ? the struggle for white supremacy. His ; I aid and counsel were sought by men | I older than himself. The Hamburg ! ! Riot occurred. His brilliant defense of the six hundred men arrested for complicity in this affair won for him self instant and lasting recognition as one of the ablest members of the South Carolina bar. A motion for bail was made before Judge Maher. The motion was strenuously opposed by radical Attorney General Stone and District Attorney General Corbin. Gen. M. C. Butler and A. P. Butler were two of the most prominent ?ten dants. The trial resulted in a victory for the defense. In the noted prosecution of the El lenton prisoners in the United States Court at Charleston, Henderson de* fended the case with signal ability and success. He was a stubborn fight er. His untiring perseverence, the I coolness and determination with which : he conducted the examiation of all the I witnesses, lasting for more than three weeks, challenged the admiration of the court and audience. The young lawyer's splendid plea for the defense was openly praised by Chief Justice Waite, late of the Su preme Court of the United States. Judge Waite presided at the trial. Happening in the white heat of the struggle between the carpet bagger f and negro domination, on the one side, I and the rule of the native born, on the other, these cases were followed with ! intense concern by the whole South. For his legal services in this case Henderson charged no fee. Patriot ism and'the love of his State were for the young lawyer a sufficient re ward. To this day '' Dan" Henderson wears with pride a gold watch chain presented to him by the people of |his county in recognition of his services in the Ellenton trial. AS A LEGISLATIVE "LEADER. I In 1876 the successful practitioner declined the nomination for the State Senate. He was too young to be eligi i ble for the office he was offered. How ever, in 1880, D. S. Henderson, then [ fully recognized as a leader in public affairs in his part of the State, was elected to the Senate of the "General Assembly of South Carolina, in the first primary ever held in Aiken coun ty. During his first term he was one of the foremost debaters in the Senate, and was active in securing the pasjsage of several laws relating intimately to the welfare of the State. Duelling was then rife in South Car olina. Men fought at the drop of. a hat, upon {fancied insults, with sec onds, and all the formalities of the code duello. Henderson was the au thor of the famous duelling oath, in corporated into the oath of public office in South Carolina, intended to extirpate this evil. The first act ever passed in this State providing for the creation of a Railroad Commission was championed and advocated by D. S. Henderson. This act was the origin of the present Railroad Commission, possessing as it does powers of a far reaching character relating to the reg ulation of railroads and freights. The concealed weapon law,?the eight box election law, by which a white man's government was perpetuated in South Carolina,?with all this important legislation State Senator Henderson was actively identified. His business affairs multiplied with such, rapidity that in 1884 Henderson voluntarily retired from the State Sen ate. The same year he was a member of the South Carolina delegation to the National Democratic Convention at Chicago. For ten years following his withdrawal from the General As sembly he devoted himself to the prac tice of law. During this time he was only once a candidate for office. This was in the famous congressional con vention in which George D. Tillman was nominated after hundreds of bal lots had been cast. " The contention lasted for more than three weeks. From the beginning to the end of this memorable contest Aiken county solidly supported her favorite son. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN TION. In 1895 the Reform' and Conservative factions divided the Democratic Party in South Carolina. The party leaders determined to make an effort to heal the breach existing in the party ranks. Henderson was sent to the Constitu tional Convention. He was supported by both divisions of the party as a le'ader having at heart the interests of the whole State. In this memorable body Henderson took front rank as a legislator and statesman. As chair man of the Committee on Municipal Corporations and Police Regulations he aided in framing the sectiom of the State Constitution relating to the ! liquor question, and having in view the elimination of barrooms, and the management of cities and towns. He assumed a prominent part in the argu ment of public affairs, especially in I the debates upon suffrage and educa I tion. The convention was composed I of the representative public men of South Carolina. The senator from ! Aiken county was easily one of the j readiest and most logical debaters in the whole assmebly. AS STATE SENATOR IN RECENT YEARS. In 1896 and again in 1900 Henderson was returned to the State Senate with over whelming majorities. During these sessions he has served with dis tinction in the upper branch of the Legislature. He has been instrument al in securing the enactment of legisla tion of lasting importance. The re formation of the County Government Law : the equalization of the taxes of the cotton mills and fertilizer facto ries :?all this has been largely the result of the untiring diligence and public works of the senator from Aiken. The latter act alone,?relating to the cotton mills and fertilizer plants,?of which act he was the au thor, lias put upon the tax books of the State full $2,000,000 of taxable property. He was a strong advocate of the Separate Coach Bill. At the latest session of the General Assembly Senator Henderson vigorous ly supported the passage of the Anti Trust Law, one of the most important enactments at this session. In his entire public career he has been the champion of popular education, realiz ing in what lar?e degree the future; welfare of the State is dependant upon j the proper maintenance of our colleges ; and public schools. His leadership in j this cause is attested by his position I as Chairman of the Committee on ! Education in the State Senate, and as a trustee of Winthrop and the South Carolina Colleges. At the recent county convention held in Aiken Mr. Henderson annonuced his intention to resign as state sena tro, in order to enter free-handed the contest for the United States Senate in the coming primary. Dan Henderson is one of the most practical of thinkers?the most kind hearted of men?the shrewdest of poli ticians?and, in our opinon, the best trial lawyer in South Carolina. The systematic business methods of his law office are the envy of his fel low members of the bar. From the humblest beginning be has arisen to a position of distinction. Success has not elated, and defeat?rare in his career?has not cast him down. He is pre-eminently a self-made man. The cleanness of his public and private life stamps him as a man of undoubted integrity and lofty purpose. He has about him the elements of success. The times are tired of corruption, of fawning, of political pot-hunters, of breach of faith and base desertion of principle. South Carolina needs as her repre sentative in the highest council hall of the Nation, a statesman of integ rity, of character, of high purpose, of honor, of public usefulness. Such a man is "Dan" Henderson,?known and proved of his friends. Charleston, Aug. 18.?A meeting of the stockholders of the Exposition Company was held tonight to receive report on the financial standing of the company. The report showed, as has been stated, that the revenue from the sale of the property and funds on hand, including the government appro priation, fall far short of the claims against the company. The report was prepared by Mr. Jas. S. Seignious, of the ways and means committee. Members of the religious orders ex pelled from France, especially sisters, are applying to the Vatican authorities for permission to settle in- the Uni ted States. WANTED 5 YOUNG MEN from Sum ter county at once to prepare for positions in the Government Service?Railway Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Custom House and Departmental Clerks, etc. Apply to Inter-State Corres^ Inst.,' Cedar Rapids, la. July 30?lm. GLENN SPRINGS WATER The Kidney Cure. For sale by A. J. China, J. F. W. DeLorme. , CANDIDATES' CARDS The cards of candidates for county and State offices will be inserted in this column countinuously until the Primary Election for Five ($5) Dollars, payable cash in ad vance. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce myself as a candidate, for the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result of the . Democratic primary. John H. Clifton. FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Congres sional District, and pledge myself to sup port the platform and and nominees of the Democratic party. _A. F. Lever. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR* The friends of J. Diggs Wilder, appre dating his past faithfulness and fidelity to duty, hereby announce him as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Audi tor,.subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. OU? TT SUPERVISOR. Mb. Editob:?The friends of W. H. Seale beg to present him as a candidate for re-election to the office of Supervisor. He has been faithful, diligent and eco nomical and should be rewarded with a second term. His Fbiexds. The undersigned begs to announce to his friends and the voters generally of Sumter County that he is a candi date for the office of County Supervi sor, subject to the Democratic primary. He is acquainted with the duties of the office and will give the same his best attention if elected. _T. N. Huggins. . STTPT. OF EDUCATION. We hereby nominate Mr. TT. J. Rees as a candidate for Superintendent of Educa cation of Snmter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Vqtebs. We present to the voters of Snmter county at the primary election the name of S. Dwight Cain for the office of County Superintendent of Education. Mr. Cain is' thoro^ hly qualified, and has been con stantly engaged in teaching in this, his native county, and Richland, the past six years. ,? Friends. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. The friends of Marion Dorn, having con fidence in his ability and efficiency, hereby announce him as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer,^subject to the Demo cratic primary. He will abide the result of the election and support the nominees of the party. The friends of T. "VV. Lee have solicited him to allow his name to be used as a candidate-for County Treasurer, and he has consented. His competency is without question and his Democracy unimpeach able. Mr. Lee will abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. Thankful to the citizens of Sumter County for their suffrages in the past. I most respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re election as Judge of Pro bate at ensuing Primary. I will abide the result of the Primary and support the nominees of the Democratic partv. Yours for service, THOS. V. WALSH. GLENN SPRINGS WATER Cures Dyspepsia. for sale by L A. J. China. *y J. F. W. DeLcrme.