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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
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Masters Sales.
By j. E. Jervey, Auctioneer.
State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER,

In THE Court OF COMMON PLEAS.
PURSUANT, to the judgments and orders
of the Court aforesaid, seve iy made in the
following entitled cases will offer for sale
at Public Auction, ore the Court House
in the City Of Sumter, County and State
aforesaid on the FIRST MONDAY in
NOVEMBER next, 1894, (being the 5th day of
said montb, between the hours of eleven
o'clock in the forenoon and Eve o'clock in
afternoon of said day, the real estate in each
case described, on the terms in each case
specified.
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(From our Aayesville Correspondent
A Good Entertainment.

The !lave@ville Minstrc|s played TO a
crowded house on Wednesday night.
The crowd was kept iu continuous
uproar Of laughter from the minute the
curtain rose until the performance
ended. in fact i. is one of the best plays
ever put on the Mayesville stage.
There is nothing stale about it, the
Jokes are all new aud side splitting. the
music good and the costumes fantastic.
Those Who missed the Mayesville Min
strels op Wednesday night certainly
missed a rare treat. The following is
the programme.
Overture-Consists of New Jokes and
Conundrums, Songs and Music.
Plantation Dance-A regular "Old
Virginpy" Break Down by Sambo and
Dioah.
..Prevaricate"- Stump Speech by
Uucle Remus.
Military Parade-By the ''crack
cullud" company.
Music.
WANTED "A CONFIDENTIAL CLERK.
ca Farce Gomedy.)
Cast Of Characters.
Jonathan Bobbs. merchant, With a
parsiality for proverbs--iu want Of a
confidential clerk
John Mccormick, hibernian, en-
gagged 10 the worthy occupation of max
iug' himself generally usefaiio Dobbs's
office
Herasio Lashiogion, who has seen
better days, and has partiality for
Intoxicating liquors.
Charles Valentine. who has great
ideasofs his own Importance.
Dick Sharp, loquacious individual.
who thinks he knows thing or two.
Harry Dalton, Of quiet habits and
respectable connections.
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South Carolina is discussing the
question of a new Constitution.
South Carolina is NOT half as badly In
need of new Constitution as she is
of some active work by the boss fool
killer W;tmingtou Star.
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Sugar is really cheaper now than
six months ago, and yet tz$43. .0o0, 900
wilT be added to the esUnHed States
Tpeaansy hytaxinglit. Who did it?
The. Democrats.
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In the case of The Sinsonds National
Bonkof Sumter, Assignee-Plaint!T,
oqa;nst Sc;p;o DeLarge-Detendant.

All that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate in Middleton Township in Sumter
County and State aforesaid, containing
twenty-two and oae-feurth acres. more or
less, bounded on the North by lands now or
formerly of John A. Kelly; East by lands
clalmed by Robert Broup; South by the Bell
Mill Road and west by lands of William T:
Singleton, the same being the tract OF iand
conveyed to the above named defendant oy
William P Singleton.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for all necessary papers.
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Bucklen's Arnica sslve.

Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Saive in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcors, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25cents per box. For sale oy DR.. ]. F. W. De-
Lorme.
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In the case of Thomas B. Johnston
Plaintiff, against. Rosa Rosendorf,
Salz;e Asher, Davis RosendoJ,
Marion Noise, Trustee, B. Smith,
The Palmetto Brewing Company,
The atlantic Glass Company, An
thong White, jr., The Murray Drug
Company, and The Simonds Nation
al Bonk Of Sumter. S. C.-De-
PENDANTS.
First. All that lot, piece or parcel OF land,
with the brick building thereon, situate, lying
and being in the City of Sumter, in the
County Of Sumter, and State of South Caro-
lima, having front on Main Street Of thirty
one (3l) feet, and running back westwardly,
of uniform width of thirty-one feet, a
distance of one hundred and twenty-five feet
and eight inches (l25-S) be the said dimen-
sions, little more or less; bounded on the
North by the Court House square of said
City, on the East by Main Street Of said
City, on the South by the lot of Selma B.
Walker, and on the West by lot of Marcus
G. Ryttenberg, or J. Ryttenberg Soas.
Second. All that lot of land with the new
dwelling house thereon, situate, lying and
being in the City of Sumter, in the County Of
Sumter, and State of South Carolina, bound
ed on the North by lot of Mrs. Carrie Il.
Dick, on the South by lot of Mrs. Emma S.
Mason, on the East by lot formerly of John
B. Carr, (now owned by Mrs. Tribble and
Mrs. Simons, and West by Main Street Of
said City.
FERNS of sale, One-thrd cash, the balance
on credit of one and two years from the
day of sae the credit portion to be secured
by the Bond or Bonds of purchasers and
Mortgage of the premises sold, the
credit portion to bear interest from the
day of sale, and the buildings to be
insured in such amounts as the Master
may direct and policies of Insurance
assigned to him. The purchasers have the
option of paying more than one-third or all
their bids in cash. Purchasers will pay for
all papers.
W. q. INGRAM,
Oct. 10. Master for Sumter County.
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Notice.

Notice.
!. Highest Sea,h price paid for cotton seed
All who have seed for sale or to exchange for
meal or feed sdll do oys;l to see me before sell
ihe: susars old f6nyef and eau give sthe
people great advantages. Give me call at
oAiee on Main Street, or at G. S. IN. R. R.
Respectfully, W. B. BOYLE.
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In the case Of John MCLAUGHLIN,
Plaintiff, against Martha C. Wright,
William A. Wright. Mary S. Allen,
Wesleyano s. Kanady, Leonora G..
Diron, and bessie Miller, Defend

That tract or parcel of land on which
William F. Wright and Martha c. Wright
reside, situated 10 the County and State
aforesaid and containing one hundred and
twenty three acres, more or less, bounded on
the North by land belonging to John Butler,
on the East by land now or formerly of 7. G.
Law aud by land formerly Of Estate of John
A. Colclough deceased, on the South by land
of the Estate of W. G. Spann, and on the
West by land of R. G. Wactor or of his wife
Mrs. Margaret Wactor.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
Oct, 10. Master for Sumter County.
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t!hina's Sods is the best. All you want
is 80 try it>opcs and you will callagsin.
Any favor from to KY T.
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Masters Sales.
By j. E.. Jervey, Auctioneer.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER,
In THE CouRr OF CoMMoN PLEAS.

IN THE C0URT OF COMMoN LEAo.
PURSUANT, to the judgments and orders
of the Court aforesaid, severally made in the
following entitled cases, will offer for sale
at Public Auction, before the Court House
in the City of Sumter, County aud State
aforesaid, on the FIRST MONDAY in
NOVEMBER next, 1894, (being the 5th day
of said month, } between the hours of eleven
o'clock in the foreuoon and five O'Clock 10
afternoon of said day, the real estate in each
case described, on the terms in each case
specified.
In the case Of Alerander johnson,
Pzainti6-against Isaac Stokes, J.
II. Hearon, ". ". Hearon and Il.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
IwACr every man and woman In the United
states interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits TO have ono Of my books on these dts.
eases. Address B. II. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga.
BOX $50, and one will be sent you Tree.
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Dr.. Miles Heart Cure

also his Nerve and Liver Pills. Al
ter begsnnsng to tal;e the'nI felt better! /
continued taking them and | am now
in better health than for many years.
Since my recovery I have gained fifty
pounds in weight I hope this state
ment may be of value to some poor
sufferer
E.B SUTTON, Ways Station. Ga.
DE-. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit
All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for &5, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the Dr.. Miles Medical Co, Eikhart. Ind
For sale by Dr. A. J.Chloa, Sumter, S. c.
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.PALPITA1I0N Or THE Heart.
shortness of Breath, Swell
ing afLegs and Feet.

For about four years I was trou-
bled with palpitation Of the heart,
snortness of breath and swelling OF
theilefS and feet. AT times 1 would
faint I was treated by the best ply
sicians i'm Sayannan. Ga: with no re-
lief. I then tried various Springs.
without benefit. Finally I-tried
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In the case Of the Sineonds National
Bank of Sumter, Assignee-Plain-
tiff, against William P. Singleton
Defendant.
All that piece, parcel or tract Of land sit
uate in Middleton Township iu Sumter
County and State aforesaid, containing
twenty-five and one-fourth acres more or less,
adjoining lands of Scipio DeLaEge and others,
the same being the tract Of forty-four and
one-half acres Of land which was conveyed to
said William P. Singleton by Richar4 R.
Singleton, less twenty-five and one.fourth
acres thereof which was subsequently, con-
veyed by William P. Singleton to Scipio
Delarge.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for all necessary papers.
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.,MsAmaas-DefeadQa,ts.-

-4a.s49loas-Defea1Qats.-
an that tract OF parceI-of land situated in
Sumter County aud State aforesaid, contain
ing one hundred and Fifty acres, more or less,
said tract of land being decided to me (Isaac
Stokea) by Caroline C.. Stokes, on November
thegfourth eighaeen hundred and seteatys
eight {isB(y sounded on The Northssby
lands belonging to WI Kelly; East by
lands of G.. W. Kelley West BY lands of ].
W. Stuckey, and South by lands of Jas. T..
Croswell.
Termsof saie-cssh. Purchaser to pay for
papers.
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In the case Of Martha F. Pate, as ad-
nsinistratrir Of the Estate Of L. G..
Pate, deceased-Plaintif, against,
Sophronia Bro,on, John E. HoUi-
day and James E.. Tate, Louis
Muller and Otto Wittichen, Copart-
ners formerly under the firm name of
Tate, lNuller d Wshichen-Defend-
ants.
All that certain piece, parcel or tract Of
land containing ,hirty.two (32) acres, situ-
ate, lying and being in the County and
State aforesaid, and bounded 90 the North by
lands of Richard Jones, on the East by lands
of Mary Lee Boschett, on the South By lands
now or formerly Of William Wilder, and or
the West by lands now or formerly of Will
liam Wilder.
Terms cash purchaser to pay for papers.
The morning call., 1894-06-06

invited people whom he interested to
make the test of the battery themselves.
He put the battery together and turned if
over 20 them with directions for work
ing it.
The tests were made under the super
vision of Thomas Price at his ASSAY works.
corner of LeidesdOrff and Sacrament TO
streets. The battery was placed in shed
on the vacant lot next the establishment
and wires were run into the building to the
different recording instruments.
The ground generator when in position
looks Ike large gridiron lying on the
ground. 1t is about 3X4 feet square and 3
Inches high. 1t takes up no space at ali
above ground and but inches below
ground.
The generator consists of fortv-ejgbt
plates, twenty-four Of carbon and twenty
four OF zinc, placed side BY side in three
rows OF sixteen each. There is about one
and a half inches between each plate.
Holes are bored in the upper corners of
each plate and all are connected together
by bands Of aluminium fastened with
bolts passed through the holes. The re-
suit obtained Is the same as II the plates
were connected In one long row, The
plates are II inches square and five-eiphths
of an inch thick. There IS nothing else tn
the generator, and all that is necessary tn
produce electricity is to put it in the
ground, pour on the solution and connect
Inc wires. Almost the instant the solu-
ton has been poured ON a current is Gre
ated and a spark can be obtained from the
wires.
The object of the tests just finished was
to compare the ground generator with a
cell electric battery Of the same power,
Both were placed side by side in the same
shed. The plates used in the cell battery
The morning call., 1894-06-06

San Francisco and all have been most
been finished that has demonstrated some
wonderful facts.
The inYen lion, or discovery, whichever
it may be called. is nothing more nor less
than ground electric battery. TIE orig
inal ground electric battery was known in
the days of Faraday. but it was such a
cum bersome thing and could develop very
little power. so no one ever thought of
using it.
1t consisted only of very large plates of
zinc and copper laced in the earth so that
a little soil was between them. The con-
trivance generated a small amount of cleo
ITlctty, but Tot enough to be of any use.
The chemical electric battery invented
by taraday gave strong steady current,
as long as it lasted, which was not long
aud was too expensive for anything
but doctors and eXpermenters' use, as well
as being troublesome. When the dynamo
was invented 1t oVercame many of these
objections, but also had its weak points
The principal of these is that it is expen-
siVe TO put the plant in and has to be con-
stanty watched. Even a one horse power
gas engine and ten-light dynamo would
cost several hundred dollars and be in con-
slant reed Of repairs.
Mir. Emme's invention does away with
every ODJeCtlOD LDaJ can De brought up. 1t
is constant power and will work any
where that a coal-oil lamp will 1t re-
quITes almost DO attention and absolutely
no skilled work of any kind to keep it go
ing. Compared to the present cost Of pro-
ducing electricity it does it for about 9th
ing There is no noise, smoke, steam.
grease or gas and absolutely no danger no
matter where it is placed.
Just exactly why the ne W ground battery.
or generator as Mr.. Emme calls it, works
the way it does is mystery. It is nothing
more than an ordinary carbon and zinc
battery placed in the ground instead of in
jars. The exciting and depOlarizing solu-
tons are simply poured on the earth be-
tween the plates and are exactly the same
as used in the cell battery! That is ali
there is to the invention. but its work is
something wonderful and a great deal Of II
unexplaInable
When Mr.. Emme first spoke of his in
vention 10 electricians they told him he
was crazy; that there would be no differ
ence ln the working of the battery whether
1t was placed in the earth or in Jars Thew
said the result would be the same, with a
possible advantage in favor OF the cell
battery. But Mr.. Emme knew better, and
The morning call., 1894-06-06

were exactly the same size and shape. and
connected in the same way but placed in
wooden boxes to hold the liquid.
In the battery it was necessary to ANAL
gamiZe the zinc plate with mercury, and
this, in addition to the boxes. made the
cupied by the battery was about i've by
! fifteen feet, and il reached two and a half
| feet above the floor. The space occupied
by the ground generator was so little it
could not be noticed. Each was calculated
to produce One-eighth Of horsepower
when running with full current.
Both battery and generator were charged
with the same solution. The exciting So
luton was composed of one part suluhGric
/ aciG and foTtY-fVe parts water. The de-
pOlariZing solution was composed of one
part nitric acid to seven parts water.
Both electricity producers were started
on the morning of the 10th day of May,
but from the start the ground generator
had the best of it. After 1t was once
placed in the ground there was nothing
more 10 do TO it, except pour on a gallon
OF the exciting ana depolariZinG solutions
each morning.
From the time il was started it ran
steadily for item days. developing an aver
age of three and thTee-Quarter volts. Dur
ing the whole time it scarcely varied the
tenth of volt and never stopped an in
slant. 1t never even weakened, but kept an
eIgntn Oh horsepower motor going at full
speed every moment OF the time, day and
night II proved a constant source of
power. and as far as known was the first
electric generator to produce the result.
except others of the same kind invented by
MIR. Emms
There Was no hitch of any kind in the
ground generator for ten days, and at the
end OF that time the current was as strong
as on the day it started.
The electric battery was a source of
trouble from the first day. 1t started well,
but in few hours began to go down, get
ting weaker and weaker each day. The
cells had to be filled with fresh solution
every day, which was an hours work, al
least, and while that was being done the
battery was not generating a current. 1t
was charged every day, but at the END of
SIX days became very weak, and the next
day failed to start a. all. 1t only ran six
aud half days, only five of which it de-
yeloped any amount of power.
On May 26 both battery and generator
were taken out and comparisons of the
results made. The plates In the battery
which had been amalgam;Zed were found
TO be full Of holes and eaten away all
around the edges. Those in the ground
generator. which were Of common zinc and
unamalgamiZed, were almost as clean as the
day they were put down. A few little pits
on the edges were the only signs of the
work of the acid. The carbon plates were
IN about the same condition as the zine
ones. BY weighing the plates il was found
that the battery had used SSL2 pounds of
zinc, while the ground generator had used
only AZ. Such great difference would in
The morning call., 1894-06-06
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
The Regular Quarterly Meeting Next
Saturday Evening.

At a meeting OF the Mechanics Institute dl.
rectors held last evening the building CON-
mitiee reported that the improvements now I'M
der way in the POst-street structure will be
completed within thirty days 1t has been es.
timated that the entire cost aside from the
heating. ventllating and neutrality-suspicious. will
not exceed $4,000.
The quarterly report OF the finance committee
showed that The amount of S13,264 Go had
been drawn on the general fund, the receipts
amounting TO S12,91S 60, leaving deficit OF
$40 So.
The Pavilion committee reported that the
Natural Ice Skating Rink Company was NOV
ing out of the LaTkin-street building and that
numerous applications had been received for
leasing the premises. IL was found upon re-
moving the freezing appliances that the main
floor had been considerably damaged. stipu-
latiOn in the cOmpany's lease provides that any
damage thus incurred shall be met al their
own expense, and as almost the entire flooring
is TO be replaced some difficulty NAV be en-.
cOunteTed In forcing the terms OF the agree
ment The committee was Instructed to take
special precautions In bringing about this end
The regular quarterly meeting OF the insti-
tute will take place next Saturday evening at
the Pavilion.
The morning call., 1894-06-06

pounds of zinc, only 524 pounds of the
acid could have been in direct action on
the zinc, leaving 1905 pounds nitric acid tC
act on the soil and sawdust and for alb
sOrption, etc.
Nitric acid absorbs hydrogen, thus pre-.
venting polarization, as follows:
2HNO3 plus H2= 2H2 o plus o.
In: H2 :: 2.33:x or,
6537:2 :: 2.33: .O713 Therefore,
2H: 2HN03 n
2: 7S: .0713 equals 2.78.
That is, 2.7S pounds absolute nitric acid
are required to remove the hydrogen by
the zinc from the sulphurlc acid.
1t is plain from this report that there
must be some elements in the soil that
produce electricity. The soil protects the
plates from the acid and really acts like
the porous cup in the Bunsen battery, but
electricity is produced without the con-
sumption OF material.
Why this should be cannot be told until
more is known about the elements. 1t is
known that when acid is poured on sand
or earth 1t at once becomes neutraiZed and
will not cut metal. but why don't that rob
1t Of it's electricity producing power?
There is a great field for study In the
ground generator and there is no telling
what IL will lead TO.
That the generator will work in differ
ent sizes there can be little doubt 1t has
been tried up to one horsepower and pro-
duced the same comparative results. That
II Will work until worn out is also known,
because Mr.. Emme has had one working
at his house for five months. During that
time 1t kept motor revolving every IN
stant without pereeDtible change in the
speed. At the end of the five months it
was taken up and found to be in good con-
dltion. appearing to be good for another
ten IN Onths. Ii was put back and started
again and will be left there until it stops.