Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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On the Corner BY OXE WHO STANDS THERE. i HERE was not a great deal doing on The Corner yesterday. Prom some un? known cause no one seem? ed to be in a talkative ?ood. Occasionally one of the bunch would spring something. The first gentleman to start the conversation ?oing wai the man who was delighted -with, the beautiful spring day, and he was progressing nicely, until finally lie grew so eloquent in his description of-'the beautiful day that he was bor? dering onto the poetry line, when Har ^is, the cigar man, told him he would stand for almost anything on the cor? ner-but the poet was barred, and -barred good and strong at that-so j that put an end to the beautiful spring j dajj jpropcsition. ii il ll The next gentleman to come up was a gentleman who likes to bunt, ?ad in reply to a question as to when hunting season would end, ha I: "The season will end on April 1, \ and guns will be oiled and laid away and the pointer dog will have a rest ^fer a season." "Has this season been as good as Jtast?" The Corner Man asked. **No, it has not been a good season. Birds have been scarcer than laist ?eason, owing, I believe, to the ex-, j "treme dry weather last year. The j small boy, however, bas had t?? time j ?f his life with the robins.-" Il il ll *"**What's the matter with Willie ?wclothes?" asked one of the crowd. ."Hasn't showed up yet. Guess !ie ^l?sa't fully recovered from the talk t&e amateur statesman gave him the* other day," said another. "Oh, he didn't mind that,",; said ?rris, the cigar man. "He's butt into ?worse than that I saw him in an ar? gument with three Chinamen once, 3bot be flatly refused to, tell m? what ^tfeey said, claiming ?hat the argument "was of a private nature and he pref 2r /rcd not to repeat what the Chinaaien ?nd himself were talking about ll li ll About this time "Willie blew in. "Hello, Willie!" "How'd dew," said Willie. "Do you know anything this after? noon, Willie," was asked. "Certainly I know, something this afternoon, and if I live I'll know some? thing tomorrow afternoon. Don't think Tm. a blobbering idiot, do you?" "Why certainly not What's the I xnatter. You slfem to be out of sorts;" j chimed in another. "Yes, I'm out of sorts. I am sore on >?he whole bunch. The whole thing ^was made upc You people knew t'a?t anything that pertains to the vagran \-*y la?? appeals to me. I believe in a vagrancy law, and think every state Bfe?onld have" one, and a stringent one at tiiat, hut why I sfiould be steered vp against' such a proposition as the Tanager?r sfetesman is one on me. I ;vas ^not aflo^ed to ,say a word, was talked <to the point where I was about to throw a couple of chills, and to cap fhe climax he pulls out one of those 4Hd Glorys and puffs the smoke in my I never felt, more like asking a to have a Runnymede in my life. 4331, it was something fierce. But I'll *ave a little argument with that jjen ^Heasan yet. He's all right on law? making, but I'm long on the war prop? osition myself and propose to give him ?a argument on that subject." . I! il ll *"We were speaking of the hur ting .season closing when you came up, -TRnUe," said the cigarette fiend. "All right, let it close, I can't help *?C answered Willie. ? ll I The fellow who is upi in sass-i-e-ty and prides himself on his tact, felt called on to exercise 1 his gift and ?mooth the troubled waters, for Willie 'Jflewcloths' grouch had made tilings mnpleasant, so he thought he would talk about something nice, lady like ?nd exciting. He began thusly: *T have 5ost read in The Daily Item that ^Schwartz Bros., are going to sell 8,000 -yards of embroidery at 10 cents a yard and I am glad to know it for all my lady friends can array themselves in .with embroidery and frilly things, with embroidery and pretty tilings, that will be too cute and lovely for anything. In my opinion there is noth? ing like white dresses to make pretty jgirls prettier and more attractive." j ll ll ll "Yes," said a substantial citizen who tries to keep a bank account, .Schwartz certainly keeps things mov? ing his way and I guess I had better go to the bank and make a little draw -for the women are dead sure to want ? few dollars to spend at this sale. They know they will save dollars by "buying what they need now and more dollars by buying ?what they need in the future." ."That's all right about targain tiunting proclivites of the women, but what amazes me," said another, "is Ute way Schwartz keeps on having aomething new all the time to attract the crowds and satisfy them, too. That anan has been giving the people some? thing new for 15 years, and instead jot growing seedy and loosing energy with time be gets more progressive uD-to-d?te all the while. There is no doubt about it the Schwartz estab? lishment has done a great deal to* at? tract outside trade to Sumter and build up the reputation of the town as the best shopping place in the state." ! But Willie Fewclotheq broke up the conversation by saying: "I don't wear embroidery on my clothes and I don't know what these half-way society t column celebrities mean by telling me about embroidery. In my opinion it is positively indelicate to talk about em? broidery and frilly things in a gather? ing of men." This was too mueh for the crowd and they scattered, leaving Willie and his grouch in full possession of The Corner. Remiiniscences hy One of His School mates and Friends of a Stirring In? cident iu Which He Was a Leading: Actor. t The death of Mr. John McQueen brings back to the memory .of his sur? viving schoolmates and companions of long years ago some Interesting rec? ollections of a more or fess stirring nature. In his boyhood " and ?arly manhood John was of an adventurous disposition. Manly sports and daring exploits were more to his liking than books and he was recognized as a leader in those thingfc which appeal most to boyish hearts. Nevertheless he had a bright mind and by applica? tion could easily have attained a good standing as a scholar. He was of a cheerful, jolly temperament' and a popular fellow with his chums. In the days when John was a schoolboy the Radical' regime had full sway in the state government. There was wide? spread ill feeling and constant friction between whites and blacks. In no way did this spirit show itself more in? tensely than in the open hostility be? tween white and black school chi dren. Rarely did parties of the opposing colors meet that fight did not follow, and in more than one stand up and knock down affair John distinguished himself as a fearless and effective leader. Later on he became a mem? ber of the Sumter Light Infantry which did good service in those dark days in the preservation of peace by preparations to fight if need appeared.* On all occasions John was present and willing to do his whole duty. In the memorial campaign of 1878 the great Republican rally for Sumter county was held on October the 12th. It was a short,time after the Cainhoy massacre and subsequent murder of whHe men in Charleston. The white people were aroused to the fighting pitch. It needed but a spark to start a conflagration, the end of which could not have been foretold. The great effort of General Hampton and ! other leaders at that time was directed towards preventing violence on the part of the whites. They foresaw that widespread disorder would result in ! military rule, which would have bfcfen disastrous to the prospect of wrestling the state from the control "of the pi? rate band who were playing havoc with its institutions and prosperity. On the day in question the streets of Sumter were filled by thousands of negroes. The whites had adopted the plan of attending these metfngs and demanding a division of time in order that they might present their views j and interest negroes, if possible, in the j redemption of the state. Acocrding to I this plan there was a force of 350 or I 400 militia and calvalry on the ground j to back this demand and incidentally to protect the town from the dangers of a negro riot. A . detach? ment of the Columbia Flying Artil? lery with two of their guns, also came over to lend their persuasive as? sistance. The request of the Democrats for a division of time was refused and the meeting which was held below the depot broke up in disorder. The great multitude of -negroes surged up Main street in a frenzied mass. An alarm was sounded and two companies of militia formed quickly at the court house and stopped the negroes in their mad march. They were enraged and began to curse and throw rocks at the militia, who were with difficul? ty kept from firing on the mob by their commanding officers and by the entreaties of Gen. Johnson Hagood. The negroes on finding that the mili? tia were restrained from shooting, became more and more abusive. Some of them attempted to break through the ranks. One bolder than tthe others threw himself against the Sumter Light Infantry just where John Mc? Queen was in line. That was more than John could stand, so he prompt? ly broke ranks without waiting for or? ders, chased that darkey through the crowd and at last laid him out with a well directed blow on his head from a rifle. The effedt was magical. No further assaults were made upon the line. That one act perhaps did more to check the impetuosity of the mob than anything else. Very soon the negroes stampeded. Sum? ter was saved from what threat? ened to be a bloody riot without the loss of a life or the firing of a gun. Many will recall that day and the feel? ing and sentiments which were preva? lent as indicated by the legends which appeared upon the various banners pf the white people. Most significant was one upon which was blazoned in big letters: ^'Remember Cainhoy." JOHN MCQUEEN. When your lungs are sore and inflamed from coughing, is the time when the germs of PNEUMONIA, PLEURISY and CONSUMPTION find lodgment and multiply. stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs. It con? tains no harsh expectorants that strain and irritate the lungs, or opiates that cause constipation, a condition that retards recovery from a cold. FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR is a safe and never failing remedy for all throat and lung troubles. The Doctors Said He Had Consumption-A Marvelous Cure. L. M. Ruggles, Reasoner, Iowa, writes: "The doctors said I had con? sumption and f got no better until I used FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. It helped me right from the start and stopped the spitting of blood and the pain in my lungs and today I am sound and well. Three .sizes-25c, 50c, $1.00. The 50-cent size contains two and one-half times as much as the small size and the $1.00 bottle almost six times as much. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. RECOMMENDED DY DRUG O OMP -A- INT -VI ATLANTIC C Special rate of One Fare ?flus $ return, the SUMTER, S includes meals-and berth on the March 29th for trains with P. & that night. Tickets will be goo leaving Havana until April 16tifc over will be allowed at any poil of Jacksonville, within final lim:' Take advantage of this oppor the Anudes," at reasonable cos? chance to investigate the busme lie. The party will be limited, promptly For reservations, pa tion, call on }Tour nearest ticket H. M. EMERSON; Traffic Manager, _WILMING AS OTHERS . SEE US. Ml An Interesting Lecture By an Elo? quent Scholar. Professor H. S. Snyder, president of Wofford college, delivered a lecture in the First Methodist church last night, entitled, "As Others See us." A large audience attended and were delighted with the pleasing manner in which the provincialisms and peculiarities of the American people were portrayed. The lecture was largely on personal observations in Europe. The speaker brought out very clearly and with an occasional dash o? humor the differ? ence between the estimate which Americans place upon themselves and that which is accorded them by Eu? ropeans. Foreign opinion is not cal? culated to promote the self-satisfac tjon we feel with ourselves and our country. Their ignorance of our coun? try people is remarkable almost past comprehension. Most prominently was madeto appear the disgust of foreign? ers with American manners, or rath- { made to appear of foreigners the dis- I gust with American manners, or rath? er lack of manners, which the lec? turer thought well deserved by reason of the self assertiveness and piggish? ness of many tourists in the old coun- j try. The lecturer is none the less a J true blue American and regards these minor matters of what others think I as of immeasurably less importance j than the real worth of those things j which have been accomplished by and the real sentiments which have act? uated the people of the new world.. The lecture was a rare treat and we hope Professor Snyder may come again. The proceeds go to the new church building fund. The Ladies' society, under whose auspices the lecture was given, are to J be congratulated en the succ?s of j their venture. ! State of Ohio, City of Toledo, I gs Lucas County. ) Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Tole? do, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of one hand) ed dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cared by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. fs n A. W. Gleason, l&ealj Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acis directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the sy6ten. Send for testi? monials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Tc ledo, 0. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa? tion. Feb 18 -lm A ?AST LINE, >2 00 to Havana, Cuba, and ! rate fromj . C., $40.25, steamer. Tickets will be sold 0. 8. S. Co's, steamer leaving id returning on any steamer L On the return journey, stop it in the State of Florida, south it of ticket. tunity to visit 4,Tbe Queen of t, which will afford an excellent ss situation of our sister repub , so make your reservations mphlets or any other informa agent, or write, W. J. CKAIGr, Geni. Pas. Agt. TON, N. C. A Fierce Battle Raging. London, March 17.-A dispatch to the Evening Standard from St. Pe? tersburg says that a fierce battle is raging north or Tieling between the Russian and Japanese forces. A Case of lt. Many More Like It In Sumter. The following case is but one of many sim! lar occurring daily in Sumter. It is an easy matter to verify its correctness. Surely you cannot ask for better proof than such a con elusive evidence. Elias Hudgins, gardener and farmer, well known in Sumter and vicinity, says: "I suf? fered for eight or ten y^ars f rom lumbago in my back so bad that I could not get out of bed at times. There was no strength in my back and it ached constantly. When I mov? ed around a kink would strike na? right across the small of my back just like someone sticking a knife into it The secretions from the kidneys were dark colored smelled strong and contained a sediment besides causing me to get up several times during the night. I j could not ^egln to tell you the number of I remedies I used bat nothing did me much good until I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Dr, A.-J. China's drug store. The first few doses helped me and since taking the pilU I ha-^e not had any trouble with my kidneys and the pains disappeared from my back You are welcome to the use of my name as one who can endorse what is claimed for this remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no substitute H IIt should be borne in mind that every cold weakens the lungs, low? ers the vitality and prepare? the system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are the two greatest destroyers of human life, Ipneumonia and consumption. IChamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great popularity by its prompt cures of this most common Iailment. It aids expectoration, re? lieves the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a speedy and permanent cure. It: counteractt any tendency toward pneumonia. - Pries 25c Large Size 5?c. I W. A. BOWMAN, Prest C. IMIHI, Sec. 8 Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, g. c, ?^s????Capitai Stock $50,000****???* Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox &?Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 3d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO. Se'ls itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale. Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash, German Kain it Are Headquarters. 1^=* Get our prices, please. Reduced Prices on Real Estate. Cotton has fallen in price and with its fall comes business depression in this sec? tion. Have several tracts ot land on which the prices have been reduced in conse? quence. Now is the time for the man with money to buy. The depression is only temporary and with the rally will come a profit. 105 acres, 50 acres cleared, four miles from Sumter. New house ^reduced from $35 to ?25 per acre. 1014 acres, ll miles from city, 500 clear? ed, well tenanted : reduced from $15 to $12.50 per acre.^ 108 acre?, 75 cleared, 6 miles from Sum? ter, new 5-room house and new barn, with btables for 4 horses.. Frcm $3,0C0 to^$2, 500. 450 acres in Clarendon, four miles from Summerton, 200 acres cleared ; reduced from $7,500 to $6,500. Also several others tract reduced in similar pioportions. Call and see me. Can offer some good investments. R. B. BELSER, Attorney at Law Real Estate Broker Court Square Phone 12