The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-26

State has the most magnificent avail
able water powers in the Union. several
of which have been developed and are
ready for the erection of the mills
notably the Columbia Canal-aod still
the mills 60 to other States. The
radical revolution in politics and the
unrest that characterizes the State has
given an evil repute abroad and We
suffer from it. 1t has gone abroad that
South Carolina is better State to leave
than to come to, and those men who
have been foremost in stirring parti-
sanship aud getting Offices With big
salaries attached should behold their
work With grati6cation.
The discontinuance Of the Columbia
Journal was received with genuine re-
gret in Sumter, for the Journal has
always been good freud to Sumter.
aud we have all had none but the
kindest feelings for the paper. Messrs.
Ball and Boyd have published paper,
of which they need never feel ashamed,
and in better times they would have
received the support they so richly
merited. Our best wishes shall attend
them in whatever sphere they labor in
future. We trust Mr.. Ball will not
retire from journalism, for he is born
newspaper man, whose loss the fraterni-
~ can i'll afford.
..The life Of the average country
editor is by no means bed of roses;
on the contrary it is an everlasting
struggle and an undying strife. There
are = great many pleasant featafes,
privileges aud advantages attached to
the country editorial chair. But we
cannot help saying that the ,hariships
and disadvantages outweigh the form
er." This from the pen Of Editor Ba-
con of the Edge6ed Chronicle will
strike responsive chord in the soul of
nearly every editor. Yet it is not
wholly true. for shers are few men sbo
have once taken upon themselves the
burdens aud excitemeass Of an editors
life that ever lay them down permanent
ly. The writer has made the effort,
but there is something in the life that
had fascination strong enough to draw
us back to it. And while there is moth
ing more mournful that 40 assembly OF
editors when they begin to repine and
bewail their hard lot, after the manner
of sad experience meeting, few of them
could be induced to quit the busi-
ness on the promise of certain in-
come in some other line of business.
There is always some excuse ready. and
all with one accord continue the strug-
gle With dilinquent subscribers, dead
beats aud fault 6odiog readers.
The bill fixing the rate to be piid for
public advertising which passed che
Senate is framed in the inter.
est Of economy and honesty; bot unless
the officials who have charge Of the
advertising use more diligence and
oversight than heretofore not muct. will
be saved. Those publishers who have
made. exorbitans charges heretofore
have usually had the political backing
and conuivance Of the officials, and it is
40 old and very true saying that there
are more ways Of killing dog than
choking him with butter. The notice
Of the recent election was paid for
according to who published the notice.
In this county one paper received $2l
for publishing the same notice for which
another received 81. In other counties
the prices varied all the way from $40
to $50 for the same notice. One pub
fisher we are informed, presented bill
of 60 odd dollars, which was reduced to
about fifty dollars aud paid. In another
county two papers published the notice
and were paid $44 each The result
vas that the appropriation was
exhausted before sll the bills were
paid, aud some of the papers have
received nothing so far, aud will not
be able to obtain pay for their work
until next year, if then. A fair price