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Keeping Bees.

Keeping bees seems to be remuu-
erative business for women, aud can be
entered upon with very little outlay of
capital. For hive OF bees is kind of
merchandise that will increase rapidly
aud continually, asking Of you only that
you give them room in proportion to
their numbers. These excellent little
foragers want but half a chance, and
they will feed themselves and you, and
your friends and neighbors, and rroba-
bly, compel you to seek market for
their extra products We do not know
much of practical bee keeping, but
there are numerous impressive books
published on the subject, any one of
which will give ample information on
the subject We have observed a friend
as he experimental at bookkeeping for
pastime His business required his
time and means, Sc that he felt
that he bad little Of either to spare !;
but he bought one swarm to Start with
and morning and evening he gave this
the little attention it needed. In j few
weeks, however, he had i new family
on his hands demanding a home The
fatcs were propitious, for he found that
his next door ueighbor had three hives
lying in his barn that he was glad to
sell for next to nothing-Le did not be-
ievc in Lees and never had since he
invested hundred dollars in colony
Of fancy breed and attempted to con-
duct the business Of Bookkeeping on a
grand scale, without days experience.
When these were filed aud there was
still further need Of hives Mr. Brown
found very simple style that sold for
little money, and answered every pur-
pose of the more complicated and ex-
pcnsivc ones. We cannot remember
now just how long since this gentleman
bought his first and only hive Of bees
he ever did buy. but today he has, in
stead Of that one, seventeen stands OF
bees that furnish, honey enough for his
large family the year round. and con-
siderable quantity beside, for which he
finds ready sale. Bookkeeping is light
work that may be carried on III coun-
try, town or city, any place indeed
where flowers Of any kind are accessi-
bic. And as We have said. the sum of
money absolutely necessary for the
enterprise is SO small, that almost any
one can command it. Few persons
wishing to keep bees for profit would
care to start on such small scale as the
! acquaintance mentioned, but if you can
get that much and no more, take
courage aud begin with a single hive
BE sure that you apply every dollar OF
the proceeds from the business to Gu
larging it. aud the result will surprise
YOU and your friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
What Our Editors Say.
May Goth.
lEiLminator Star.

North Carolinians have right to be
proud of what the men Of Mecklenburg
did in May 1850. Even if there was
nothing done on the 20th, as the sccp-
tics affirm, there are the famous resolu-
tons drawn up by DR.. Epbraim Bre-
ward that are glory and honor to any
people The sceptics do not question
10 the least the gcnuineness Of the Res
olutions of the 3lst of May and for the
best of reasons, but We have not space
at our command in which to state them.
All honor to the Men of Mccklenburg
The 20th Of May should become day
Of general celebration throughout the
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
Greenyil7e Hews.

The people of this and every other
county ought to require Of the men who
want to represent them i'll Congress and
the Legislature clear and decided de-
clarations Of their opinions on the liv-
ing, vital questions of the time. Make
them speak out. We want men with
definite aims and political principles.
1t is better to vote for q man we thIuk
has wrong views than fora dough faced
candidate who has no opinions or is
afraid to express them. The man who
will hide or change bis principles to Sc
cure his election will do the same thing
to secure some other advantage to him
self after he is elected.
Max the candidates talk, and make
them talk plainly and say what they
expect to advocate aud oppose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
The State of Magnificent Dis.
tanceS.

The distance from Dallam county, in
the Texas Pan Handle, to Brownsville,
ut the mouth of the Rio Grande, is 800
miles, but we can better reassc how
far it is by saying that it is nearer from
Dallam county, Texas, to St. Paul,
Minn or to Bismarck, Dakota or to
Helena, Montana; or to Yellowstone
Park, in Wyoming, or to Salt Lake
City, Utah, than it is from Dallam
county to Brownsville, Texas. 1t is
also nearer from Brownsville to Guate-
mala, in Central America, than from
Brownsville to Dallam county. Again,
it is nearer from Lipscomb county,
Texas, to ST. Louis, than from the same
county, Texas, to Galveston. Aud
even Chicago and Cincinnati are nearer
to Texas than Dallam county is to
Brownsville. 1t is farther from Tex
arkana to Ell Paso than from Texarkana
to West Virginia, Old Virginia, or
North Carolina. Suppose gentleman
should start from Savannah ia, on the
Atlantic to look at tract of land at
Ell Paso After travelling three days
and nights ou a passenger train he
might arrive at Orange, Texas. OF
course when he put his foot on Texas.
soil, he would begin to look around to
see how he liked the country by way Of
deciding whether he would buy the Ell
Paso land or not. But if told he was
not half from Savannah to FL Paso, he
might turn back discouraged, but such
would be the fact. Again Texas wants
deep water at Galveston. But it is
nearer from Ell Paso. Texas. to the
deep harbor Of San Diego. Cal, than
from FL Paso to Galveston. In fact,
more than l 200 miles of the Pacific
coast, extending from Los Angeles,
Cal, to Mazatlan, Mexico. is nearer to
Ell Paso than any part of the Texas
Gulf coast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
frrberrY Herald.

The Abbeville Press and Banner,
having asccrtained that a majority of
the negroes in tho Penltentlary have
been to school. concludes that cduca-
ton does not improve the negro. BY
iuquiring still further. our contcmpora-
ry would doubtless find that the majority
of the convicts of this State have been
to church ; would it not therefore con-
clude that Christianity does not improve
the negro? 1t is Just as fair TO assume
that the negro who has been to churcl!
is a Christian as to assume that :hc ne
gro vino has been to school is educated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
> The Baptists.


About ninety delegates from South
Carolina attended the Southern Baptist
Convention at Baltimore. The Home
Mission Board reported that the total
contributions for tue year were So6,
Al; from South Caroliua, S2,9SS.
The Foreign Mission Board reported
the total contributions, SS9,G225. Of
this amount, South Carolina contribu-
tcdS7 500. There is reported a bal
aucc on hand for the first Damcd board
.pf S., ,542, and balance on hand for
Foreign Missions Of 50, 800. The next
meeting of the Convention will be held
at Augusta, Ga. in May, 1888.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
Prohibition.
Times and Democrat.

The following from the Newbcrry
Observer We commend to the careful
perusal of our readers. The ObSercer
very tru;hfully says that whenever a
reform movement gets we'll under way
and begius to grow popular, au over
jealous friend is more to be dreaded
titan an out-and-out opponent, One
kind Of the ovcr-zealous friend wants to
put himself in conspicuous position
and march along at the head of the
column with the air of u leader, and
thus gain to himself credit that does
not belong to him. 1t grati6es his
vanity Another friend is perfect y
sincere in thinking the column is not
moving fast enough, and wants to
doubk-quick to meet the enemy. lie
is the impatient aud impctuous kind,
with more zeal than judgment. Both
these friends should be suppressed, and
made to keep in the background. We
make these reflections because some of
the temperance people in the State are
urging prohibition campaign, and we
think it untimcly and uuwise. When
the Legislature provided for local option
it went as far as it was prudent to 60,
even judging from the prohibitionlts'
standpoint. That amounted to total
prohibition outside the incorporated
cities and towns; and under the law
many towns in the State have already
secured prohibition by popular vote.
1t seems to us that very satisfactory
progress has been made, and is lnokiug,
toward prohibition; that in trying to
grasp at too much there is danger that
what has already been gained would be
lost, and that it is the part Of wisdom
to let well enough alone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
A Domestic Inquirer.

i went down and looked at that
house in Geranium street yesterday,
dear, said Mr.. Crimsonbeak to his wife
at breakfast the other morning. i think
it is just The house that will suit US,
In fact, have decided to purchase it
and spend the rest of my days there.
w ell, Mr. Crimsoubeak, replied the
wife. decidedly out Of teuper, i don t
care two straws where you spend the
rest Of your days; but what | am most
interested in is where you are going to
spend your nights
Mrs. Crimsonbeak's temper evidently
had not been sweetened much by her
late vigil the previous night Hon6ers
Statesman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
,iii.L;1,,;oy Prt.,,b.

The Philadelphia Press calls a'ten-
tion to the fact that among the signcrs
of the business man call for meet
ing to declare for the reelection Of
President Arthur tl,e following names
appear George l. Seucy, president of
the Metropolitan National Bank, which
closed Its doors last Wednesday !;
George McG"u'key, vice presldsns of
the same Institution d. r. Hatch. Of
the firm OF Hatch & Ipote, b.o;Sers,
who went TO the wall early in tic light,
aud Joseph c. Williams l. &C., who
failed early in the day. and helped to
lead the stampede which followed.
Abiding to the announcement that the
meeting is to be strictly "a spontaneous
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
ON TO RICHMOND.

On to Richmond The blue and the gray,
Bot not with the fife and the drum;
To scatter the sweet flowers of May
AS brothers, we come-we come.
On to Richmond, with love and with heart,
To bind the wounds of the brave,
And play the true, the patriots part,
At the shrine of soldiers grave.
On to Richmond, with banners Of peace,
Well meet in the banquet hall,
Praying our friendship will never cease,
Pledging a bumper fo- all.
On to Richmond, for right and for man,
We march with peaceful tread
On where the flow of the Rapidan
Murmurs dirge to our dead.
On to Richmond, to build home
For the wounded, the weak and old
With love as pure as the ocean foam,
And honor as bright as gold.
On to Richmond The gray and tie blue,
In language Of love shall u.
How each fought sor his cause brave and
true.
Or wsdnded ana dying fell.
Ont of the ranks to the camping ground,
Beyond the sun and the stars
Where sentinel soldiers march around
With colors of pes and bars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

The daily papers state that grand.
chicken main between two counties
in North Carolina-Alamance and
Mecklcnburs-is being fought in Co.,
lumbia. We have heard the question
asked, Why do the people in Nortll,
Carolina come to South Carolina to.
fight clickcns?' And the answer was
given, The laws Of North Carolina
prohibit such things II this is true,
North Carolina is to be commended.
But what shall be said of a city that
licenses such cruelty? 1t is high time
that sucl, things were banished be:
yona civilization.-Christian Neigh
Dor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
Cby0Ujrl,, ,;,ul EDnxiitYtiuultii1f.

Senator Voorhees, thinks there will be
an ola-fashioncd Democratic love-lcast
at Chicago, and that the reunited party
will make big fight aud probably win
a big victory. The Senator no doubt
confidently expects AIcssrs. Randall
ard Morrison TO shake hands aud make
friends for u common good. Well,
stranger things have happeued. We
can lcmember the time when Gen.
Toombs would not have spokcn kindly
of Grant, as he does new.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
Sickness.
HiinnsIoro Msms cnd Herald

WNintt0F0 NeHrS 0fH I7ETdlU.
The physicians in Winnsboro and
throughout the county report a great
deal Of sickness, both among the white
and colored population. For the ezis-
tcnce of so many forms Of disease it is
difficult to find explanation. The gen.
eral prevalence of diseases, perhaps,
might be attributable to the sultry hot
ness Of the spring days and to local
causes. Fairfield county is ordinarily
one of the healthiest regions in the
State, and before the war Winnsboro
was health resort for hundreds of iu-
valids from the low country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
Greenr;Ue Enterpr;,e and Mouutainee7.

GresnriHe Enterprise and Nountainee7.
The race for Congress is growing
warm. N1essrs. Ball and Ferguson
have been mentioned from Laurens,
Nlessrs Monroe and McKissick from
Union, Mr.. Gaillard from Fairfield
Messrs. Wallace, McMaster and You
mans from Richlaud. spartanburg
has no man in the field, and, SO far,
there is no one announced from Green
vile. 1t is we'll known, however, that
Col. W. r. Perry will be urged by
his friends to take the field While no
office seeker, We are sure that hc will
not decline to be the standard bearer of
his County, aud it is very certain that
the County Convention would give him
a hearty endorsement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

The State Press Association met in
Charleston last week and was royalty
entertained by the Ncws antl Com5e,
and the city authorities. The follow
ing officers were elected President,
L. j Crews; first vice president,
Maj Nj. B McSwceuey, of Hampton
second president. Col Il. n.
Thompson. OF Ocoucc; secretary, f.
p. Beard, of Camden treasurer, Col
Franz NIelcher>, Of Charleston
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

In prospecting for nominations for
Offices. says the Christian Nc'ghbor.
let no nomination be accepted by the
people where the nominee is a man
that does not pay his Debts, Honest
mcn are more iu demand that either
Democrats or Republicans If this
suggestion were carried out, We would
have much smaller number of candi-
dates than we do.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
,uukintel better than cake or can.

is tunkiutel better than cake or can
dy, ma asked a little boy. I do not
know Of anything called tunkintel, my
dear. Where did yon hear about it q
Well. heard our lizzie telling her
beau las, night, that she loved him
more than ,unkintel. SO l guessed i,
must be something better than cake OF
candy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
SUMTER. S. c.. TUESDAY, MAY 27 1884.
would have done if it had not been for
Rudolph Battersley's kindness and pres
enco of mind

encc Of mind.
We stayed there all night because Of
the rain and the rising tide. We stay
ed there during the next week, because
Rudolph declared that he never could
get settled without my taste and wo-
mans advice, and Simon's help.
And we concluded to remain there
forever, because Rudolph-who was
only the grandson of the cross old klns-
man who had sued us and was since
dead-assured US that he saw our shad-
ow of right in his grandfather's claim,
supreme court or no supreme court
and that he should return at once to
Switzerland, if we didn't agree to live
or there, just as if there never had
been any lawsuit.
'There!' cried Simon, laughing ;
Baby has always been sighing for a
hero of romance, and l gut.e she has
fonnd him at last.
But, when Rudolf told me, just six
months afterward, that he could not be
happ, unless | would promise to be-
come his wife, l scarcely could credit
my own ears.
It's because you want to settle the
family dissensions,' said I, almost in-
clined to cry.
No, it isn't, said be; it's because
love you, Baby
But how can you possibly care for
me?' said !, with sudden burst of
humility.
He turned me gently toward the mir
ror which hung close by.
Look in the glass, Baby said he,
sand seey
So We are to be married, and my
wedding is to put an end to the quar-
rels which have rent the Battersley
family for more than generation
Helen Forrest cranes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

Mr.. Fred Douglass is reported to be
in permanent political eclipse in the
ewes of his race on account of the color
of his new wife. The colored brother
is making q mistake by setting an ex-
ample Of prescription on account Of the
cclor of 4 fellow wife
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

demonstration of business confidence in
the administration the Press suggests
that in view of recent experience there
might be some propriety in revising the
list Of gentlemen who are to furnish the
spontaniety.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

MIR. Madden, of Pike County, 1eor-
ei;l. owns Tie largest grape vine in the
Uuited States, which IS eighteen
years old, quarter Of a mile long, and
tbirty-tour inches in circumference at
its base, apd bears five wagon loads Of
fruit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

The man who will regularly read a
borrowed paper, in order to save the
expense ct subscription to 1t. may be q
very cStimabic citizen. but we should
vote against his handling the collection
plate in the church to which We belong.
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--

The verdict OF the Coroners jury III
the case of ". B Cash, was That
deceased came to his death on the Moru-
ing of the 10Th of MAY, 1881, at his
place, from gupshot wounds a: the
hauds of Deputy Sheriff +. t. King
and POSSE while resistil arrest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

!. yoong lady Of Syracuse, n. Y.
while skating, ran into a young man
and bis teeth scratched her nose. She
is now suffering from blood d-poisoning.
This shcall teach young men who 60
shaking TO drink a less poisoneas brand
ef wLiiskey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

Frank Wright. Of the Claiming
Grove at Moant Royal, Fla, picked
and shipped this season from twenty lone
trees so, 900 oranges. and yet sEe:e are
Il number of oranges GA the ;:ecs. The
oranges averaged about oue hundred
and farty 10 the box. which brought
from So to IS each.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27

I'm old Edgcfield farmer wrote to an
editor asking bow to get rid Of moles,
aud received tue reply. Plough them
out. He answered back, 'Caut do it
its on ny gals nose
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AGENTS WANTED.

This valuable book will I've presented free
TO all new subscribers to the Hdtchman and
Soutkroa who pay for one year in advance,
and to old subscribers who pay all arrears
and a year in advance.
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A FAMILYFEUD.

There = said I, how do you like the
way have rendered that red autumn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-19
BREvITTH.

Perry ". Clymer and II. Butler are
over IN the kittitas and Yakima region.
T. H. Cam received an appointment
az Notary Public from Governor Squire
yesterday.
W. d. Scott returned home yesterday
from three months trip through the
Eastern STATES
The stationery store of Geo. t. Ford.
on Front street, has been sold to Mr..
Stanley, of the Gilmore block.
Miss Blossom SheehaR, daughter of
Sheriff Sheehan of Jefferson County,
has entered the Sisters school of this
city.
Professor .. z. Lee, of the Universe
~. left yesterday for Snohomish, where
he will attend the Teachers Institute of
that county.
Cotsford and Paine, Victoria oars
men, had race 10 the harbor there tn 3
other day, which ended IN an easy vic
tory for Paine.
Professor VIM. Duenkel, of Yesler
College, is a naturalist. His name ap-
pears in Casinos Directory of Natur-
alists as specialist of the coleoptera.
The Hon. John HALEY, of Boise CITY.
has received the Democratic nomina-
ton for deleg ate to Congress frsm Idaho
Territory. He has been elected twice
before.
There is one township on EurekaFlat,
in Walla Walla county, that has GOO
acres of fallow ground that is being
seeded to wheat, and will all be pot in
crop this fall.
They say that when W. II. Vanderbilt
parted with Maud 5. he fell on her neck
and wept. This is one of the most
touching instances of watering stock in
the whole Vanderbilt history.
The steamship Queen of the Pacific
will sail for San Francisco at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. She is at present
taking in a cargo of coal at this place.
She will also take large lot of oats on
her down trip.
1t was a mistake about the Methodist
supper last night. The item was in
tended for today's paper, the supper
being tonight, but il was written and
printed day too sooR. The ladies will
give their supper tonight in Yesler's
Hall.
The William Richards who was re
Gently uueu Tor being drunk ana QlS
orderly, was the 'longshoreman, and not
our friend William Richards, formerly
of the Commercial Restaurant. The
latter gentleman is not that kiHd of q
fellow.
Last Wednesday ]. w. Anderson, Carl
Denny and John Hink landed at Port
Edmonds and started out in the woods
After a walk of thirty minutes, they en-
countered four bears, and killed two of
them. Bears are plenty, and have car
ried off twenty-five or thirty hogs be-
longing to George Bracket. Here is a
chance for hunters.
The Seattle Hook and Ladder Com
pany intend giving grand ball at the
Standard Theater on the 18th of next
month. The Hook and Ladder boys
are always on b.. d 10 time of need,
ready to do and Ire in protecting and
saving property, I'd it Is only proper
that the public .-oT that they appre-
ciate such servie "a by turning out on
the occasion of tie ball.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-19

Blaine proved no deadhead" in
Maine. The result OF that election ID
an anomaly. Everybody pretends q
be satisfied with the result. The Re
publicans are ela.ed at their large ma
iority, and the Democrats claim 10 BE-
iubilant because IL was no greater
+" And So" says the New York ssn,
. everybody Is happy, or else somebody
il doing a good deal Of whistline."
There is a difference in the feelings Of
whistlers. some whistle to keep up Their
courage. others because they are happy.
I, 10 not very hard TO determine the
fselings OF Maine whisilers. when one
knows ~ which party they belong.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-19

SUSPENDED PUHILoATioS.-I has been
generally understood for some time past
that the Seattle Hsraid was on its last
legs. but the paper has continued 10 ap-
pear each day until last evening, when
no paper was issued. On making in
quiries il was learned that the publish
ers were unable 90 raise the money to
pay their hands. and that the printers
would Mt again 40 10 work until their
pay was guaranteed. A reporter of this
journal called on Mr.. W. q. c. Pitt,
manager of the Herald, snd inquired of
him the cause of the trouble. He said
" The Herald has been suspended for
the reason that We have been unable 90
collect moneys due Us 10 the amount of
something like fourteen hundred dol
lars. | am in hopes To be able 10 get
the paper out aeain SION. but cannot
tell the exact date. No attachments
have been died against the paper vet,
and I do not think there will be, as =
good portion Of our Indebtedness has
been secured"