The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-07
The President of France receives
l 200, 900 francs--s24, ,000-a year.

I, 200, 900 francs--s24, 000-a year.
The centre of the coal and iron in-
dustries is believed by some economists
to be shifting from Great Britain to the
United States.
It costs $4,000 to supply the cleo
ton tickets for New York city and
county. 1t costs good deal more
than that to get some of them voted.
The Improvement iu business, as we'll
as in the manufacturing industries, IN
| all parts Of the country, is not of
spasrnodic character. 1t appears to be
steady and solid, growing oat of
better demand for supplies We be-
lieve that when the cotton goods trade
revives little more and the world
finds out that no 10,000.000 bale crop
has been made, that better prices for
the staple will rule.-Nontgomery Ad-
vertiser.
The Augusta Chronicle advises cot
ton planters who do not want to sell
their cotton at present prices not TO haul
it to the towns or railroad stations to be
stored, for that makes big show in
sight and has tendency to keep prices
down. The less cotton visible" the
better the chances for rise in price.
Mr.. T. F. Willis, railroad and ex-
press agent at Kinstree was arrested in
Wilmington, n c., ,on the 9TH. A
snseys company caused bis arrest, on
the charge that he is short in his
accounts. He stands high in religious
aud social circles in Kingstree and few
people believe him guilty.
Two years have nearly passed since
South Carolina embarked 10 the liquor
business, and yet, while citizens have
been robbed Of their property uodesytbe
.orm of law, it is doubtful if berg has
been one single legal conviction for
violations of it s-Spartan6urg Herald.
The Rothschilds have made their
fortune, ESTIMATED ct $4,000, 700. 900,
SINCE sthe battle of sWaterloo At the
rate it has increased it is figured out
that in 1865 it would amount to $780,
000, 100000, which is six times as
much as there is in the world now.
The Populist speakers and writer's
havesa. grsal deal To- ssy aboat the low
price7o If seaon now and charge that the
Democratic party IS responsible for it,
bat they know better. The fact is cot
ton has been declining in price for
twenty years. The crop of '73-'74,
brought II cents pound ); of '74'75.
us; Of 1915. 13 I; Of '76-'77, 11.73;
Of '77-'78. 11.28, aud it has been
steadily declining since. The Demo
cratic party was not in power until
March 4, 1888 .-asd itswonld bejuss g
sssonable :sa1a jdsssas:honea toshoM Mt
Responsible @r tHesaasclibe 10 d hese
E.wen.yss years. asst is teiEhoiditsrss
sponsibfe for the low price now.
AtIthe foot Of Wards heroic statute
Of Washington on the blgb steps of the
subztreasury ~building.-says the 4eNe~.
York World, is broad piece of stone
carefully covered with wire grating.
It is so placed that should the image of
the immortal father Of his country come
80 life and step down from his lofty
Spedessal be would stand on the same
spot where occurred the crowning
flnmph of his career. Through the
projecting grating can be read the fol-
lowing inscription Standing Oh this
stone in the balcony Of Federal hall,
April 80, 1889, George Washiogson
took the oath as 6rskP resident of the
United States Of America. When
tie old Federal hall was demolished
The sacred stone was carefully preserved,
and now it occupies as nearly as posi-
BILE the same position as before. Very
few people have ever noticed It on the
high base Of the statue, were it is
6stingly placed as one of the relics Of
fhe-nssioa.s birth.