Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<L bf ??litchman an^ *outbran. Published W*'Onesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY ?JUMTEU, S. C. Tor mit: fl.&ft per ?unjm- -In advance. Adver HMBMI I*' On* Square lira* insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent 'nsertion.SO Contracts fur three, months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub eerve prlvato interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respeot will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1S60 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman snd Southron aow has the combiner: circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. IIH. I?KOI IT IN VFTCH. One How Highly Feet Ising Fx ins tod to \ leid 111nh i m l l*ouuds of sts-d. Mr. Thomas S. Sumter has In hlH gaidtn u new clghtv feet long of natch planted l,i-.t < ictohei m which ho expects to realize llfteeo dollar-* from a hundred pounds of seed. The plant now Is icrowitiK on a wir? fence sbi.nt .i hls/h, sjpJti the rjnti ?>t<nd upward to as much as feet high and Would probably stretch higher than that, if pulled out full length. The vetch is in full bloom ami presents a vefj attractive appear aneo. arrayed in its blue dowers, with the green leaves of the plant as a. background. Mans peisons in passing have stopped tai ? <>nd look a* the crop. ? Mr. Sumter ihv.| two trial pack? ages of seed from two seed bouses to tty out the v ? < )> In bis Karden. Me plait ted the seed last Ootoaoff and the ?ioji produced surpassed grosj his widest expectations. He used no fet ?Idier st all. his only trouble bein? In tlantlng the seed and in gathering them, .vhen the time < onu s for it. On* the eighty feet row he experts to ,.. ure at least a hundred pounds ot the seed, which selling at then stss n price of fifteen cents a pound, Will yield him a return of tlfteen dollars. Tbh la good profit itaelf, but It Is' not from this that Mr. Sumter ex- ? .?e |sj denve .e gpsjgjiaal imnunl gocd. \. i? n is a faffsjsje erop and the en-, bnsenl tf the nail was Mr. guenter's ??hlef aim In planting the vetch in bus >' in, While the seeds will be gathered the plant will be left to en? rich the land. The plant collects nl flhngOn from the air und converts It into ammonia, a much desired fer? tiliser for the soil. This fact can al? ready be noticed as the tomato and other plants in the garden adjacent to the vetch are larger than those farther off from tbe vetch, which M states Is due to the pres? ence of the vetch and the fact of its diawing f1111 SJ| ii fiom tbe atmos? phere. \ l< rom To Hlti:\\ Fits. Webb I.mm I ..i- i | t. i. .1 b> Municipal C ourt In Kansas. Ksnsas <'it\. Maj 1 I --A test MM UHdel the Webt? law instituted b\ Kansas Ottf (Kans) ottlcials li t week when the petti ? Wi n sedsras1 to arrest every driver of a brewery wa? get found on the streets of that city, ended In victory for the brewers to? day when the case of Lewis Segci bsum. beer wagon driver, was dis? missed In the municipal court. Seven drivers had been arrested snd hundreds of cases of beer confis? cated by Kansas t'ity. K in., olllclals who h??bi that brewer Ism in Kansas CttJTi Mo. could not deliver beer across the line unb ss the beer ?vus ordered and paid for ut the point ? i shipment In the ease i-dav the c?n gPJBSSJ testified tlt.it the bOOf bSiSSJ OS llveretl by Segelbaum bad been paid for on the Missouri side of the line st \| UK (olPtN M \Hhl I C orrected l?stl> lt> I nu n \|. Field. i nttSSJ llu\cr. Sumter. May IT.. flood Middling I 1 Strict Middling It 1-4, Middling II St l^.w Midilllng I I 1 I Low Middling 1" 5-s. Staple cotton nominal. NFW YoltK COTTON M \ UK FT. New York. Ma> IT,. I Ipelied Close Jan.Ii.fl IfAtt Mar.i I M May. Hi*1 Julv.II II 11.11 Aug.I1.SJ 11.11 I let.II M I ? M Urc.Itstfl 1? The work on the PtfJ MOOSS bwltd InfT on South Main Street i progn-s sin* rspldly. The Syaltl have been laised up to tin ..ml story. The Chrhtikui'ii Statu lard oi* Conduct. The sermon reproduced below WU pr? a? h. .1 by the Lev..J. 1*. Marion at |Im Prosbyterlan church Sunday im rnini As many people In the city, who did not hoar it. expressed s de? sire t*? nave it published) so that they COUld rea l it. Mr. Marion was asked for ? copy, which he kindly consented to give, and it is published for the benefit of those of his coiufrogation and of other churches who wished to hove it reproduced: ' For this is right.M Eph. 1:1. Walk worthily Of the Lord unto all phasing, bearing fruit in every ?nod. U ork." Col. 1:1<>. "Judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to tall In his brother's way.'' Kom. 14: 11: The children of Light must face the same problems in the commercial) po? litical and social world as the children of this world but being citizens of the kingdom Of the Lord Jesus Christ they are governed ??>? entirely different standnrds of conduct, Let us con? sider: I. The World's Standards. The man of the world, and by the man of the world I mean not only the um hurched but also he who has not ent? rod by a living faith the king? dom of Cod and docs not accept Qod as his supreme lawgiver, will bo governed in his attitude upon every qUOOtlOl by one Off more of these four things: 1. That Which Is Profitable. For him there is no supreme rub r and no day of accounting to be faced. The only real things are material 1 things. Therefore when any question ' arises he considers one thing only ?materiul profit and loss. You will ' S?d him I boosing that which promises to add dollars and cents to his bank h DOtUlt. Some time ago 1 was talk? ing to a man who has no place m his life for Jesus, in regard to his po? sition toward a certain question and w hen every argument had been swept away he admitted that the hope of peraonal and community gain was the impelling motive. The worldly man's MOttO is. "F.very man for himself and the devil take the hlndermost." Vi. That Which is Popular. The man of the world often makes his decision according to the drift of popular opinion. He counts heads, he goes with the cr ?wd, be is afraid ; er ashamed to be |n the minority in? to stand alone. He wants to he with the winning side regardless of right or wrong. The voice of the people is always the voice of Qod? 3. That Which Is Pleasant. For the man of the world there is no mighty, divine, imperative. The path of least resistance is the way in which to walk. His physical and material comforts must have the first place, the right of way. And SO he shuns the path of self-denial and MQ> ritlco for the common good s ad OhOQOM only that which yields tem? poral und physical pleasure. m Tho Lesser of Fvils. ThOft tire many men who frank iv admit that tiny choone an evil be? cause it is the lesser of e\lls. These, It seems to me are mole noble than the others. Many of them are mor- 1 al men?they are good, law abiding citlcens?they see and admit the evil of certain things but BUPPOri them because human judgment says they accomplish less harm than oth? er evils. La me illustrate. They stand for pure homes and a clean life and yet tin v say it is better tO Segre? gate rice Mid wink at it and make it safe by medical supervision because, It is the lesser of two evils. The world's standards ami ehooM the profitable the popular?the pbasant and the lesser of evils. II. Tin* Christian's Stantbird Whenever a man who is a Child Of Qod, finds a thotl shall or ? thou shalt not from <iod there connoi be the bebtest doubt BS to his duty. When Qod says thou shalt not commit adult- , ? ry no Christian can fnVOf a law which encourages that sin or which stands to protect the offender from (he punish? ment Hod has visited upon it. What shall determine our conduct when we have no positive command from Qod touching? tho parleular evil .' Our life is more complex today per? haps than in the history of the world and our temptations are greater be cause individual responsibility Is greatly roncealed by the multitudes Involved Our personal responsibility seems to be divided BU often that We lose all sense of personal guilt so that men support as ctttgens things they would not do as individuals. Paul, preaching in Jerusalem. in Corlnthi in Athens und in Lome, fac? ed many. If not all of these problems we are Melftg and was directed ol flod to lav down certain guiding prin? ciples for t he ('in 1st Ian. Ho the Things That are Klglil The Christian Is not In do things be? cause they ale expedient of Seem light to human Judgment for "There 11 a wav which Bee met ti right unto a man. but the ends thereof are the Wnys of death" We are to do tin things that nre right In tlod's eyes, I I * > a ?an we knoU what is right be f?r? God m ihr ubsvitcc ol u positive command .' The Bible Ii God's revelation of His hojy will, it Is therefore the Christ? ian's only rule of fuith and practice. If then a man would know the right he must search the Scriptures. The physical blessings and curs? ings, which we commonly call the laws of nature, are after all God'a finger pointintf ?>ut to us the things that are wrong and the things th;tt right. Without any doubt. I know that the Supreme Court <>r this State holds cer? tain things to I??' wrong because of the punishment given to a certain man recently who stood before that bar. Just as certainly may we know what God holds right and wrong by the consideration of His blessings and His cureea Tin- Christian in search of the right must study God's Word and God's Providences. Ask in Prayer. The promise, "Ask and ye shall re? ceive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." "if and man lack wisdom let him ask of God who glveth liberally and unbraid eth not and it shall be given unto him." I am old fashioned enough to believe that God means exactly what He says and that if a man ask God to guide him aright He will do it. lasten to the Holy Spirit. Jesus told his disciples there were many things he wanted to tell them but they were not aide to bear them at that time, Were they never to know.' Tea?"Ami when he tin* spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth." lb- is to take of the things of Christ ami reveal them unto us, We can know the right if we follow the (Jod-givon conditions?study the Hilde, consider God's blessings and curses, ask in prayer ami follow the leadings of the holy spirit. Do the Tilings That are Worthy of Christ Jesus said to His disciples, "Ye are my witnesses," "l am the vine ye are the branches." We represent him in the world ami so Paul urges that we walk worthily of Him. When your boy or girl is leaving home to face life's battle for themselves, you call them to you and lay your hand upon their shoulders and say, walk worthi? ly of the name you bear. You mean do what you know father or mother would do under ilk** circumstances. Tin- Christian is to do what he knows his Lord and Master Would do under like conditions Talking rec< ntly with a dear friend, I said would you care to see me. your friend and pastor, tak? ing a certain position tout hing a cer? tain evil and quick as a tiash bis man? ly, holiest soul BpOke out, "No I would not." My friend knew thai such an attitude would be unworthy of the am? bassador of Jesus Christ. If un? worthy of a preacher, 1 submit it is un? worthy <d* every follower of Christ. Do Things That Will Please ( brist. Some '">e may be saying, that is too vague and uncertain for a standard of conduct in this practical, common sense day. Is it? Listen. There aie questions about which 1 ba\e never heard my Father or Mother express an opinion, hut I know what attitude touching them would please and what Would displease. You know as Well IS if they had spoken what attitude touching moral questions would please or displease your sainted parents, if any man will study His wands and His life and spend much time in prayer he cannot fail to know what course will please Him. Avoid the Things Which will be stum blingblocks to Others There ate many things which hold no temptation tor some while lor oth? ers they are stumbllngblocka it Is needless for me to spend time in SltOWlng this audience in this day of acknowledged civic ami social respon Sibtllty that Hod's word and the laws Of the State and society declare that we are our brother's keeper. In that admirable decision of the state Su? preme court already referred to, it was held that even personal habits against which there is no law. must be regulated by the State when tin public good requires it. We are re? sponsible for the other 1'elloW. We ate not only to avoid evil ourselves but give no occasion of stumbling to ? >th< rs. Child of God, you can't be true to your Lord and Master and by the strength of your little finger help lilt a stumbllnghlock into tin path of any man. One Of the best tests t'? Which We can put all questions of conduct l.i this, how will my reasons appear when 1 stand before the meat white throne to give an account ? >! all tin deeds done in the body? How shall We account lor our stewardship of Moi al lull Hem e '.' I listen. 1 I (bought I was selecting tin smallest of all the stumblillgblocKS. Will n? t the Kins, say, I sent you into the world not to make a choice be tween stumblingblocks but to help ensi out the Stones, to |<\e| the \alby: oid mountains that the weak iWcS might come safely home? Will not ibe Kins, say, remember I warned you, "Whoso shall offend "tie of these little otu s whn h believe in me, it were bitter I or him that a millstone were hanged ahoul his neck, ami that In were drowned in the depth of ini sea." 1 thought wc could regulate the stumbllngblock so iii.u those who fell would receive the least harm. 1 think u shriek of woe will arise from the bottomless pit, from the parched throats or the victims of im? purity and Intemperance?you math* the thing respectable, you gave it the stamp of your approval, you made it lawful and by means of your scien? tific skill you made it possible to escape the curses of Impurity and so destroyed the Qod appointed warnings of our end and that which might ha\e Bavcd us from this accursed Place. Judge, O God, between US. 8. 1 thought if men would insist on making their own stumblingblock it was the wisest to get all the profit for good purposes. Will the king not say, have ye not read and do ye not remember that even the priests who purchased Judas and the body of the Lord with thirty pieces of silver said, "It is not lawful for us to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood." News and Views of Plsgutl. Plsgah, .May iL'.?Winter has come again, nothing but the dry earth has prevented a serious frost, It is cold sure. Fires ami heavy ? lothing are very comfortable. Poor stands of cotton ate general? ly reported. A few farmers have very good stands. We would like to know where the is or 20 million bales will come front, as predicted lor m \t year by the b? ars of New York. Peaches are rapidly falling off. May? be what will stick will be line. The Northwestern railroad has built n new depot at llembert. It is convenient and adds much to the plac e. The old depot Will be used lor freight. Mr. Anderson, who moved to Remehrf from Sumter. some time ago, built it. .Mrs. .1. m. Ftcames has put some addition-, to her residence and will paint it. I hear that new buildings will go up soon. Rev. T. I.. Cole preached a very line sermon yesterday at Plsgah c hurch. He used as his theme "The Proper Observance of the Sabbath." and "The Itightful Training of Chil? dren." Otherwise the church, nation and society will Boon feel the bad ef? fects from neglecting these things. lie cited the downfall of the nations who did not do right. Rev. Mr. Way handled tho dis? pensary without gloves at McLeod's Church yesterday, i am told he preached a line sermon. The third mail route from Rem b.-rt went into effect on the first of May. Mr. l >. J. Ifatfleld |a tin- tem porary carrier, until tin- government decides who is carrier from the ex? amination held ma long since. Dispensary petitions to order an election have been circ ulated at Rem bert and 1 hear have- been generally signed. The rain that f. 11 here last week Was a blessing. It saved some of the oats from failure. ^%Lice Murder l/^sl chick*, cheek itrowili ami mg production. K tiu-ui uu fo* li or cblcka w11 ##$, LICE (Pi wdcred) Tb? regular um <>? itits powder insur? s oerfee coin fort fur your birds; BUSS profit for you " Your nonev hac k if it fsiis" 25c, 50c lfO-nuK*1 t'o'i'.try book I K li Ciul l'ruits l'r> :tt-i,tiurluK JiojkJ-' llrogdon, Brogdon, s. C Geo. H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AVI) KMBALMKU Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT OLD J. I>. CIUK? STAXp, 202 X Main Street. I>uv Phone &39. Night Phone 201. Shaving For Pleasure Yon don't shave for pleasure, hut still it can be made a pleasure iin well a^ a neces? sity. T? v our tonsorlal work ami be satisllcd, The Sinnier Shaving Parlors, Dan P. Mosel y, Prop. OH) sol riir.itN I \ PRESS Oil 1(1. MttimtHHHiiiitiitiHtHMi.mUHIMHH IIMIMMUniHUHMH.M.mmmiiiiiMj 1 FOR A HEALTHY HOME DRINK TRY :: ?? :: :: H ? ? ? II a 1 SHIVAR'S DELICIOUS GINGER ALE, I I WELCH'S PURE GRAPE JUICE SHIVAR'S <.l\(.l It \l.i: has n national reputation tor whole sonic and refreshing qualities. Vmi Know (he pleasing ltav??r of WKIX'HS. I'hono Iis lion many hot lea, Carolina Grocery Co. "Good Things to Eat" Phone 677 Think it Over You need the assistance of a good hank to do business with. We need new depositors in order to increase our husiness yearly. Having dealt fairly with others for 24 years, don't you think your checking account would be safe with us. The Bank of Sumter VOTING COUPON. GOOD FOR 25 VOTES In The Dally Item, Watchman and Southron ami Merchants Auto? mobil? and Prize Contest. | | iilnhisWf For (Miss or Mrs). Address. District No. Thea? coupons must be clipped out neatly and brought or lent to Contest Department of The Item. Sumter, S. C. Coupons of this issue not K"<"l alter May 23. v v v www www ww^ A GOOD TIME In Which wc arc living. Tile opportunity to sec. to know, and to do was never greater. The opportunity for men to make the most of themselves, if they have it in them, was nc\or so great as now. However, in these modern times, times of practical thought and methods, before one can take full advantage of the opportunities presented for growth, for achievement, he needs the help and hacking ol' a bank account. Come in and let us explain to yon how easy it is to start an ac? count at (he \ FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE RESULT of being on the job and giving efficient service Wc grow str ?er as wc grow older. 1%8-MAY.$575,000.00 1^13 MAY.$750,000 00 WHY HESITATE? Till: FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.