The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-01-03

two instances the correspondents say
that there is more home-raisd bacon on
hand than ever before. The Ne,cs and
Courier has done the State real service
by compiling aud publishing the re-
view.
Judge Hudson's decision in the Dis
pensary vs. James case. which we re-
publish to-day from the Darlington
Neus. places the matter in the same
situation as it was Immediately after
his deci ion of last summer and there
can be no change until the Supreme
Court reaches decision which should
have been given before.
The employees of the Northern Paci-
&c Railroad found themselves 10 queer
position last week. Their wages were
cut aud they determined to strike The
receivers go. wind Of what they we're
going to do, and applied to the United
States Court for an injunction to restrain
1.-THE employees aud the unions from
combining and conspiriug to quit with
out notice the services of the road !"
This is interfering with individual
rights With vengeance.
The New Yerk Herald states that the
protected manufacturers are raising an
immense fluid to be used in defeating
the Wilson tariff bill now under coDsid-
GRAFTON by Congress. The manner
in which the money is to be used
has not been decided upon as yet. but
the Herald says that meeting is to be
held on the 10th instant when the plans
will be perfected. The amount Of
money raised has not been divulged,
bot that it is enormous is known and
this sum will be used to corrupt Con-
gressmen aud secure their votes against
the Wilson bill, if possible. The evil
Of the protection system is illustrated
by this far-reaching attempt to cootrol
legislation by bribery, and the sooner
the democratic majority in Congress
gives it the death below the better it
will be for the country.
We are in receiptof a Report on the
Chmatalogy of the Cotton Plant by P.
81. Nell, Ph. D., Professor of Geology
and Botany in Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. This Report published
by the q. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture. and distributed .bY the Weather
Bureau. We are indebted directly to
Mr.. L. N. Jesuuofsky. Observer of the
Weather Bureau Charleston, S. G.
The Report is valuable contribution
to the literature of Agriculture, con
taining history of the origin. iutrodac.
ton and culture of the plant in America,
general discussion of those countries
where cotton is cultivated to any extent,
the general climatic features prevailing
in the Southern United States during
the preparation of the land for planting,
the climate of the seed planting season,
the growing period of the plant,
character of weather best suited for the
production of fiber, comment on years
of good and poor crops. ETC., etc. The
Report will be found, We believe, of
interest and service to the cotton farm
ers of the cotton belt.
The philanthropists of the great
cities of the North, but especially those
of New York and Chicago are aroused
over the desperate condition Of the
unemployed and destitute who are
suffering for the bare necessities 2oF
life. Sixty thousand persons are esti-
mated to be in this condition in New
York aud an equal member 10 Chicago.
These people have exhausted their Own
resources, pawned everything of value
they posses;to obtain food aud are noU.
needing assistance. All that they
need is employment, aud public spirited
men are now bestirriug themselves to
give what immediate !. asssistahce is
needed aud then to secure employ
ment for them. 1t is in the crowded
cities that the real pinch Of hard times