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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
NuNs 70 rnAon IN PUBLIC scuoors
They Apply IN Thclr Family Names and
Are Examined az plttsbms

plttsburg. Pa Feb ~ Superintendent
George j. lurkey Of the city schools was
engaged today IN examining number or
Roman Catholic nuns, who desire 10 become
teachers In the Riverside public schools,
Thirty fourth wnrd There was some dppoai.
lion 10 the employment uf nuns hy certain
patriotic orders, but Mr.. l.urkny received
Instructions from the siax superintendent
~ schools that liz shnuid1xHmne thpm N
they applied ihAr family nantes, aud not
church or organization.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
FOR FORT WORTH
ron Fogr WORTH.

The Fort WORTH snd Denver city RAILWAY
appreclsilng lhe necessity tn an1ihpr ilAg
70 70 ny N2fih anl i'ats ~ "feoilalslaie 10
Heigsf gerrfeo ffOll Fort Murfh aud ali
puluts 0n rs ills va Panhandle tlfy 10
chicago, New l0rk, kauaas Cify. TttH.
burg Topeka, 81 Joe. Eniporla, Newton.
Wichita. WcllinRiou aud nf points In M.
Noril and Eaai. ~ this route You male
connection af ranhnndir CIV. Wee
through rlnrhps Dfr provided
Pare frgm Fort worth same a. via any
other hue
FOR fhl Information addgess
General Pa.senEsr and freifhi Arrai. Fo,s
Worth Ttr
CIV 1ri4ffl ,gfAf. fpl tinia alr+f Fbft
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
DRAW roKun WAS rue GAME.
The Blacksmith Drew u ana Laid 1--WE
burglars Low.

Brazil, Ind, Feb. ia desperate hahi
occurred lqsi night hero between Wlllmm
were trying 10 gain M entrance 10 the
house. MI Dodge hoard The men al the
front door. aud occurring an Iron poker, alp,
pea ON of the Kitchen door and SOM WIS
but the hrnwuy blacksmith nucceodnd ~
telling them with the poker. lie then 10.
turned To his room "a dress md notify The
onlccrH and when Ito returned the two
burglars hud disappeared, hut pools or
blood were on tho Sidewalk aud it D.
thought they Nure badly hurt but recovered
sullclenuy 10 hnstcn away.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
|'Disfigured
FOrLife"

vi LIZ
4 !. d.pairing cry Of thousands
.,as l''sii skin diseases, ,,.e,.,,..
sl l,ou realize what this disi.gura'
= n; y0u MAN, 70 sensitive soulsf
s ~ i solution, ssflu si,'n:. ,,,c.s,
s !" wonder that despair SEXES
mon these sufferers when
Mos fail, -,
,sSlri remedies fail, g.,
n I 0osrums prove worse than USE
|kSi -. obstinate 10
{. w sn easy d matter to claim to cure
5ss N B bit quite another thing to
1to0. ,,-n,re
n, elned the right to be called
Hin Specifics,
S,us for years they have met
"A most remarkable success.
II ,rs cases that they cannot cure,
IN they are few indeed.
< no -drawn.out, expensive
ip,iment.
Il geded in a cake OF
NCURA SOAP
r5ys more convincing than
4 n Of advertisement.
sn1,I works wonders,
Hnnes are simply marvellous.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
A WOMAN An rnn BorroM.


Two Corscnia Men Quarrel Over Alton.
Tons Paid a Woman and one Is Hurt.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14

\. A. GLlsson, S. C. WARNER.
T.r. A.. ~ vsst.. rss- a. ?. A. Igisr. fsa'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
Al T0Nna Limos cOnnact with and have
Through Tickets on snio via the
COTTON BELT ROUTE.

For Rates, Time Tables and All Informa.
Ion. apply TO any Agent OF tho Company.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-14
NEW SCTIEpULEl

North Bound.
Road Down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
Gen. Farley has long favored Con

Gen. Farley has long favored Con-
stitutioual Convention but is opposed to
the ring scheme. He says:
Il have long been in favor of it. as
shown by my speeches and newspaper
articles. The only question that now
arises in my mind is whether our peo-
Pile are yet 10 that state of mind which
is necessary to secure the right sort Of
representatives in the Convention. |
am afraid that they are not, and Moth
ing can do us so much harm as a par
tisan body under the control Of dema-
gogues. Probably it would be best for
it to be voted down and postponed for a
more convenient and harmonious season
The dangers and risks that we must
run, the mistakes that may be made.
aud the fact that it is not intended to be
submitted to the people for ratification, {,
all incline me to this opinion. Besides
our people, the masses, are rapidly
growing in experience and in intell'-
gence, and will soon be in better
condition 10 mind aud heart, and hope
in financial means also, for this work,
not to mention the many people who
might not then be disfranchised by
educational or property qualifications.
Let us, then, have more time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
What the Mayor Says.

By reqnes, Mayor B. c. Pierson was seen
and made acquainted With the above facts,
and asked if he would call special meeting
of City Council fer Monday afternoon, at 5
O'Clock, TO meet and confer With citizens.
While the Mayor did not refuse to call the
Council together, still he did not promise to
do 80. he said he could see no necessity for
such conference as City Council is doing all
that is possible, having re-euacted an ordinance
against the sale of wh,skey, and published
the same. He further said that the confer
ence would imply that the citizens are dis
satisfied with action of Council and that
Council was not doing its duty.
One of the aldermen could see no necessity
for the conference, either, as City Council is
doing sll it can to enforce the Diapensary
Law since the Supreme Court has decided it
Constitutional. This alderman further said
tha, the ordinance as publised in yesterday 8
Watchman and Souta7on, would become law
in two weeks, and the police force would
then receive their instructions. Thus the
matte. stands
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
r,1ouor Should Not go Out of the
Dispensary After Dark.
From the Item. October 26.

Last night between one and TWO O'CLOCK
assistant Chief OF Police Weeks and some OF
his force observed wagon with horse at
tached to same, come out OF the lot IN
The rear of the Dispensary. Chief Weeks
stopped the wagon and demanded VINO
be was. what he had on the wagon, how
be got it, where be was from, and where
he was going The man on the wagon
negro named Bill Pickins, claimed
to be from Mayesville aud had two dem'Johns
and box containing severa: bottles OF
whiskey that be bad just received from Dis
peuser Epperson. Policeman Weeks was at
first inclined 70 take in the whole business,
man. wagon, whiskey and all, as be didn
think the Dispenser had lawful rigb9 to
deliver whiskey after 6, p. m. However be
lie, the negro 20 and reported the fact to the
Mayor this morning.
Dispenser Epperson was seen and his state
ment is as follows, in substance:
He said he received y letter from mao in
Mayesville yesterday, saying be would send
for two demijohns of whiskey. by another
man, who would call to purchase TWO
quarts for himself That the man could
not get to Sumter until after P
m., and be would like to have the Whlskey
where be could get it. Mr.. Epperson says
the man did no, come within reasonable
time as his wagon broke dowo on the way,
aud he did not get here until about one
O'Clock, and be thought as he came so far
and was accidentally delayed he would ac-
commodate him. Mr. Eppersou, according
to a decision OF the city authorities, did
wrong in letting the whiskey 20 after p.
m., aud the police were told that they should
have taken man, wagon, whiskey and all
Mr.. Epperson will, however. be more particu-
lar hereafter.
Mr.. Epperson says the report that he was
attempting to supply Blind tigers by letting
the whiskey 60 after 6 p. m., is not true.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

Cotton seed will be cut frou Sll to
$40 per ton on 29th instant. The
price Of oil has gone down, and the oil
mill men make the cut on seed to save
their profits.
Car Alexander ILL., has reigned
nearly fourteen years. which. since the
beginning Of the .eVen'retb century,
is the average length Of Russian
reign.
According to Reform ideas money
and educa,ion make the free man but
however honest. aud honorable a
man may be. if his education has
been neglected he ought to be disfran.
chi-ed. Such is Reforms doctrine aud
all who hold to such views ought to
vote tor Constitutional Convention.-
Marion Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
CHAPTER XNXvII.
A MEN

And now there is little left for ME TO tell.
The tidings cf my return and of my
strange adventures among the nations OF
the Indies were noised abroad far and wide,
and people came from miles round, aye,
even from Norwich and Yarmouth, to see
me, and was pressed to tell my tale till
grew weary Of it; also service OF
thanksgiving for my safe deliverancce
from many dangers by land and sea was
held in the Church of ST Mary's here in
Buckingham.
When that ceremony was over and all
people had gone to their homes, came
back again to the empty church from the
hall, where I abode awhile as the guest Of
my sister and her husband, till Lily and I
were wed.
And there in the quiet light of the June
evening knelS in the chancel upon the
rushes that strewed the grave Of my father
and my mother and sent my spirit up to-
ward them in the place of their eternal
rest and to the God Who guards them. A
great calm came upon me as knelt thus,
and felt how mad had been that oath of
mine that as lad had sworn to be
avenged upon De Garcia, and saw how
as a tree from seed all my sorrows had
grown from it. But even then I could not
do other than hate De Garcia-no, nor can
I to this hour-and after all itwas natural
that I should desire vengeance on the muir
derer of my mother, though the wreaklng
of it had best been left in another hand
Without the little chancel door met
Lily, who was lingering there, knowing
me to he within, and we spoke together.
Lily" said, stI would ask you some
thing. After all that has been, will you
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

The foregoing signatures were procured IN
ew minutes. Many Of our best citizens, who
are known 20 be in sympathy with the pur-
poses OF The call were not found At their places $
of business and. hence, have not been ap-
preached.
We are informed by the gentleman having
the paper in charge that only few persons
refused to sign. From what we understand,
the paper commits no siguer to the advocacy
or support of the Dispensary as permanent
institution. There are various opinions as to
the wisdom and general merits of the system
-bu; all are agreed that as long as it is the
law of the land it should be observed and en-
forced.
Under its present lax enforcement the city
and county are being deprived Of its revenue.
Our taxes are becoming more and more bur-
densome, and any connivance on our part IN
the violations of any law, however obnoxious,
is premium GA vice, an encouragement TO
lawlessness aud subversion of order and NOR
ality.
There is no religious cant or temperance
bigotry in the above committee. They 60
before council on their hat-footed citizenship
as tax pa5ers aud conservators Of morality
and peace. it is demonstration in force.
A friendly touch of the elbow with the city
Council.
The call has been left at the Ratehman and
Southron cfice, in order that any who desire
to sign it may do 80 within the next few
days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
Dispensary Notes.

Commissioners Traxler has sent S2,276 oil
for liquors purchased for the dispensary. Of
this 81, Ill went to parties in South Carolina,
and 81, 1914 wen, to parties in North Carolina.
Inquiry reveals the fact that the dispensary
is now selling from ST 900 to $4,000 worth
of LIQUOR day Oae day recently l40o cases
of liquor worth on an average of Sl4So a
case were shipped out, making total value
of $50, $50 worth of liquors sent out on that
day.-The Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

The Governor speaks of the dispen-
sary as a "police measure" 10 one
aspect, at least, it has proven quite a
..police measure" to the town Of Mar
ion. 1t has caused It to go the expense
of employing an additional policeman !;
but although it has had the annoyance
of dispensary ever since last Feb
rusry. the town has never received a
cent of the profits arising thereform-
Marion Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

The people must vote against the
convention if they desire voice in
forming the laws of the State. They
must vote down this high-handed
scheme of the ring, and if they honest
ly favor new constitution, they can,
at the approaching session of the General
Assembly. cause the enactment of a law
which will provide for the framing Of a
constitution which shall be submitted to
the people for approval
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
IRBY EXPLAINS
What he Has to Say About That
Ticket Trick.
The Stat te.

State Chairman Irby Of the State ex-
ecusive committee has at lasf been
heard from with regard to the action
of his committee tn not having printed
and sent out tickets for voters opposed
to the calling Of a constitutional con.
vention. the discovery Of which po''-
tica1 scheme Was made about week
ago.
Yesterday morning Senator lrby re-
ceived the following letter which ex-
plains itself:
CuAnLEsroS, S. c., Oct. %, 1894.
Hon. J. L. NJ. Irby. Chairman State
Democratic Executive Committee, Go.
lumbia. S. G.:
DEAR S1R-The tickets sent us for the
general election. upon being examined
here. l find, show none printed for con.
stitu,ional convention mo.
. Kindly ibform me at once if such is
an oversight or an intentional doing BY
your instructions, as wish to know so
that I can determine my course of ac-
ton. Yours respectfully,
JAMES NJ SE1GSous.
Chairman County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
Senator Irby wrote and forwarded the
following reply:
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Oct %, 1894.
Hon James NJ. Seignous. Chairman
County Democratic Executive Com
mi,tee. Charleston, S G.:
DEAR S1K-Replyiny to your letter
of the 22nd inst, in reference to the
fact that you have no tickets printed
constitutional convention, no. [ beg
to say that Mr. Calvo. who has charge
of printing the tickets for the Demo-
ccatic party Of this State acted under
my orders. and [ alone am responsible
for the absence Of tickets against a
constitutional convention The State
convention Of the Democratic party
unanimously adopted platform urging
the Democrats Of the State to vote for
the calling of constitutional couven-
ton, aud thereby committed the party
to it. /, as the chairman Of fhe exc
cu,ive committee of the party. am only
carrying out the will Of that conven-
,ion by providing for its success 10 the
coming geueral election. | have no
right to expeod the money OF the party
for printing tickets other than with the
names for it's candidates and with ''con-
stitu,ioual convention, yes
This constitutional convention is be-
ing opposed by Republicans and lnde-
pendents, enemies of the Democratic
organization, led by three prominent
daily papers-the News and Courier,
The State and Greenville News-who
have abundant facilities for preparing
and furnishing tickets
Our tickets were sent out several
days ago and no effort at copcealment
has been made of our position in this
matter. Abundant time has been given
these dailies to print their own tickets.
Very respectfully yodF obedien1 SER
want. J. L. NJ. Irby.
State Chairman
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
The Constitutional Convention

The Constitutional Convention is
growing in disfavor, aud is now support
ed only by the [rbyTillman-Evans
riug. This ring is determined to domi.
nate the convention if it is held, frame
an instrument that will perpetuate it in
power, and disfraucbise thousands of
white citizens. This instrument they
will not submit to the people for appro-
val or rejection, but force it upon the
people whether they approve Of 1t or
MT
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

as am?'
'.I promised so to do many year ago,
Thomas y she answered, speaking very
low and blushing like the wild rose that
bloomed upon grave beside her, Sand /
have never changed my mind. Indeed for
many years have looked upon you as my
husband, though thought you dead.
Perhaps it is moro than deserve,
said, s.but if it is to be say when it shall
be, for youth has left us, and we have little
time to lose"
when you will, Thomas" she answer
ed, placing her hand in mine.
Within week from that evening we
were we'd
TIE END.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
wEDGEF1ELD JoTT1NGs.
The High School. Killing a Deer
Personal.

WEpeEr1ED, S. c.. "a. Oct. 1894.
Special to Daily Item.
Professor D. L. Rambo, Of Phlla'
delphia, arrived in town last night and
will open the Wedge6eld High Schoo
on uext Monday 29th, instant.
Mr.. r. R. Singleton killed dee,
last Tuesday that weighed one hundred
and sixsy-eight pounds, and had full
head of horns. Mr.. Singleton says he
has killed them from the mountains Of
Virginia to the sea coast OF South
Carolina and be never saw fatter deer
in his life
Mr.. Jno. P. Broun is very much I'M
proved.
Mr.. Jack Strange is very i'll.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
A New County.

The Secretary of State has been furnished
with map of proposed Lew county, which
is TO have Honea Path as county seat. The
new county takes iu Donnalds, Belton and
Due West, besides several other smaller
towns. 1t will have 628 square miles.
If this county is formed there ia little hope
of Greenwood ever being county seat.-The
Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
From the Daily Item, Oc,. rs

From the DAILY iteni Oc'. 20
Additional information received, further
confirms the rumors that the Camden aud
Sumter Brsnch of the Three C's K. r., viii!
be built, and that the charter of the old pro-
posed Sumter and WateFee R. r., together
with the right of way, will be rendered and
accepted. Before the charter and right OF
way are turned loose, however, every adv"n-
taqe that Sumter should have-every privilege
and benefit that might arise in the future
should be fully considered and guaranteed
The Ittm believes in enterprise, and also
believes in Offering inducemrntsto TO Rail Roads,
capital, etc., to come to Sumter. but it also
believes in getting all the sugar it can for
pound. Before the inducements are offered,
see u hat can be, and will he done for Sumter,
and now is the tine to come as near as possl'
Bile to debating terms. The Three US wants
to come to Sumter as bad as Sumter wants
the Sumter aud Camden R. R., and this CON-
panv needs Sumter as Sumter needs the Raj
Road
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
They Don't Sleep.

Assistant Chief Weeks, says that when the
Dispensary was robbed some time ago the
police we're accused os being asleep and that
from that time ou the police were determined
that all whiskey going out of the Dispensary
af,e: 6 P. n. would be looked after and
nromntly reported
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
The Camden Railroad .

From tue Ddlly Item, Oct. e.
A n. Moles worth, of Johnson City, Tenn :,
and J J. Whisnant, of Blacksburg, $. C.,
spent Monday night in this city. They belong
to the engineering corps Of the C's road, and
their visit to Sumter and the manner of their
coming means more than appears on the sur
face. They came on horseback from Camden
in as direct line as possible, steering their
way by compass They left at daylight
yesterday morning for Camden, taking
slightly different route.
When asked concerning the probability OF
the road from Camden to Sumter being built
by their road, they said that the ro"d had to
be built, that it was necessity 10 Their road,
aud that the final survey would be made in n
short time. They said, also, that the road
would be as nearly as possible an air line, TO-
i, was direct and quick outlet that their
road desired.
These statements from the source they
come are good evidence that an effort, at
least, is to be made at once 10 give
the 8 c. an outlet from Camdea to the
South and North, Independent Of the
South Carolina aud Georgia R. R., aud at
the same time open new route to the West
for Snm,er and Central South Carolina, OF
which she is tie center.
Not only will the new road open a direct
highway to The great West, and the coal and
iron fields of Tennessee and Kentucky, but
large section of 6ne farming territory will
be made tributary to Sumter.
All things seem to work together to pro.
mote Sum,er's growth, and our faith in her
future increases day by day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
HOW 1.-THE ITEM" TAKES.

The Daily Item. Sumter's daily paper.
is the uewsiest of all the little daily
papers published in South Carolina
The first issue appeared on Monday
afternoon last, aud is credit both to
it's editor aud the town of Sumter
Florence Messenger.
The Daily Item, of Sumter, is 90 our
table. Published by Hubert G. Osteen,
of the Mailman and Sonttron, is IN
itself sufficient to commend the paper
to the public. The merchants Of Sum-
ter will undoubtedly give it the patro-
mage it deserves, aud We shall watch
its development with interest. The first
COPY shows enterprise and energy and
it surely deserves success.-fz0rence
Times.
The Daily Item. of Sumter, S. G., is
the latest candidate for patronage 10 the
Palmetto State. Mr.. Hubert G. Osteen
is the editor and proprietor. 1t bids fair
to be lively item. It is all wool, It 1t
uot yard wide Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
Cheap :!
Cheaper!
Cheapest! :!
Did you ever hear
of goods being sold
so cheap?

All goods except Corn and
Bacon are cheaper than ever
before.
Cotton is cheap because so much has
been made. Corn and Bacon are high
because SO little hes been made.
We are no. intending to deliver a !ec-
ture on political economy. but to let you
know that yen can buy things so cheap
from us.
Believing that money would be scarce.
we only bought what we could sell
cheap. Don't imagine we mean to say
that our stock is cheap, common goods,
but CHEAP FOR THE QUALITY.
Our Groceries will always be the best
that money can buy, but they will be
sold cheap. There is not q houee 10 the
South that carries better class Of
GROCERIES than
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
From the Daily Item. Oct. IS.
THE TIGERS DOOMED.

The following call was circulated this
morning and the number of signatures affixed
to it is proof that /, met with the approval
of the community. 1t shows. also, that the
blind tiger is doomed iu Snmter:
..We the undersigned agree TO meet with
the City Council on Nonday, next, at 5
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of comforting
with said Council as to the enforcement with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

Do. but there are thousands who
charge more.
In DRY GOODS we have all you
waut-cheap. medium and fine, butthey.
will be sold cheap.
If you are a man and want Hat
come and see our Job Lots before buy
ing We bought drummers' samples at
fifty cents on the dollar is the reason
we sell them so cheap. The nobbiest
and latest styles as cheap as you could
buy second hand one.
Come and pay us social call if you
do not want to buy-but when you see
how cheap We can sell goods you will
buy any way. 1t will pay you to buy
things you don't want, they are so
cheap.
DuekER 3 buL1MAN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31

Mr.. Jack Strange is very Ill.