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The advocate., 1895-05-29
The Dance Of Death.
T. J. MAXWELL.

EDITOR ADVOCATE: - The work Of
mortgsging the American people 10 the
plutocrscy Of the Old World goes mer-
rily on, as witness the following from
the public press OF few days since:
LARGE SALES OF BONDS.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The last Of the block
of 4-per- cent, Manhattan Railway bonds,
amounting to So, ,925 900, has been delivered
TO J. P. Morgan & Co., TO retire the New
York Elevated rs. The London negOtia-
tions were completed a day or two ago.
Large blocks of Southern railway securities
and over 1 million dollars Q. & o. as
have been sent to London. The 31115 million
dollar debenture 4-per CENTS Of the New
York & Hudson River, aud the 81 million
dollar, New York City S's have also been
sold in London.
About the same time the New York
Central company disposed Of $4,000
shares Of it's 100 million dollars Of stock
abroad. Aud in the papers Of May %,
Henry ClewS, Of Wall street, statas that
"the amount of our securities taken in
Europe since the middle Of February
last 10 close on 120 million dollars, and
that the foreign demand for our sscuri-
ties shows no abatement" And the
Kansas City Star OF last week informs
Us that the Scottish American Mortgage
company and the Alliance Trust com.
pany, of Dundee, Scotland are just about
locating in that city to help the thing
along and give the speculstors an oppor-
tunlty TO further mortgage the country
to the money power across the ocean.
The crazy bond issue Of few years
since (under which people were induced
to believe they could bond themselves
rich) having subsided, capital is seeking
everywhere for new pastures, and L)n-
don banking dem Weitss our stAss teeAI-
uree Cor EAnsAs banda And in tas MAN
The advocate., 1895-05-29
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.

here five years ago, sold il Tor s49.5O.
With this money I paid my taxes, $22;
got q drsss for my wife, e5; shoes for
the children, 86; barrel OF fl,dr, $S so;
fifty pounds of sugar, "a; ten pou' de OF
coffee, 81; and went home happy with
e3 rs in my pocket for the preacher. I
brought in 8 bale to. day, sold it for
s226O; paid my taxes, S22 25, and have
quarter left. They tell me I can get
-four and froCk and sugar aud shoes for
half / paid then, but it pears to me I
haint got the half. I've about made up
my mind to invest this quarter in United
States Londs and howl for the gold
standard"
The advocate., 1895-05-29

will not be the party to lead the people
out Of bondage.
Some other party, either the republi'
can, democratic, or new silver party, will
make feee coinage an issue, and so would
it not be the proper and consistent thing
for the Peoples party to advocate, among
other necessary things for the people, q
peoples money; a sound money FOR the
man who works to earn it, or, in other
words, q sensible medium Of exchange
for the products Of toll, both of the
hands and brain? It not, why notP
In regard to the ADVOCATES ideR-free
coinage OF silver in order to pay bonds
in that Coin-I would like q little in.
formation.
II, as many believe, the bonds have
BEEN issued In the interest Of legalized
robbers, and that the masses Of the peo-
pie are suffering in consequence, are the
people in honor bound morally or other
wise, except by laws enacted at the insti.
CATION Of traitors to the people, to pay In
coin Of any kindP
II (Which I doubt) they are so bound
morally, cannot a congress and prssl-
dent Of the right kind devise some means
Of paying the outstanding bonds in coin
without the people lending their aid in
creating a doubls-headed coin monster,
any more than continuing the present
monster whichslrssdy has several header
or perhaps more properly, one head
gold, with several branches, viz: land
monopoly, interest, rent, trusts, etc.
have been, until recently, In favor OF
free coinage Of silver as q temporary re-
lief, but am about converted to the be-
lief, in view Of late developm snts on the
subject, including Mr.. Osborn's predic-
tion, that it 10 best not to add another
head to the monster which is deVouring
our country and the civilized world, but
begin in the other direction and work
and vote to bshsad the hidsous monster.
IL this is not right, I would be glad to
be shown wherein il is wrong.
T. J. MAXWELL.
The advocate., 1895-05-29
Alliance Notes.

Sherman Alliance, in Clay county, be-
gan last quarter with twenty-five mem-
bsrs, and closed it with forty. eight
members. They have initiated thirt cen
members during the present quarter.
The president writes that the ladies and
young people are taking great inte rest
in the work.
&*a
Is your sub.Alliance almost desdP Is
the attendance light and little interest
maniRestedY Take your wives to the
next meeting and ask their advice about
what to do. Take an interest in getting
the ladies' interested in the meetings and
within q month your school house will
not hold the people who will come to
your meetings.
~
Brother A. Il. Britton reports three
sub-Alliance8 orgAniz I'd by him in OOfey
county.
The advocate., 1895-05-29
General Culture.

All Alliance people who aspire to any
degree OF intelligence and culture will
like to hear Of the greatest event which
has occurred this year and which can
not fail to have left its impress upon the
present generation, and through it ef'
feet the thought OF the future. refer
to the National Council Of Women,
which held lis second triennial meeting
at Washington in February. The coun-
oil Was composed Of the president and
delegates Of wome 3 organizations
which are national In character.
This did not make large body OF vot-
ing members, but representative women
from oil over this broad land were pres
ont, and it was a liberal education to
minRls with them; to breathe the at
mosphere Of deep thought and worthy
purpose hich'charRCterized them.
The National Council grew out OF the
frat great gathering Of women which
the world had ever Heen-the lnterna'
tional Council held in 1888. Almost
every subject Of interest TO humanity
was there introduced and discussed BY
the advanced guard OF the worlds wo-
manhood. The Worlds Congress OF
Women, at Chicago in 1893, was the
next step in the grand evolution OF the
'snew woman" Of whom we hear 30 much
nowadays.
The National Council OF 1895 did not
Call behind its predecessors in its broad
CAthollclty Of spirit, it's immense scope
and future outlook. / feel very anxious
90 interest my sisters Of the Alliance in
these progressive movements. Nothing
can DO more stimulating to growth and
development than to study the history
OF the whole WomRn's rights movement
Ishould be glad to facilitate this study By
any local Alliance. This would prove ar
interesting topic for one session or SsV
Aral sessions. / will Bend to any on'
who dsaires to write . paper upon any
phase Of the woman question, plenty Ol
material TO CLEAN from, or give direc
tlOnB where to procure it. If you will loOE
back in your ADVOCATE fle to March 8
you viii find q good letter from Mrs
DlRRs upon the WOmAn's Council, with
details that space would not allow me tC
give. Hoping to hear from many upoE
thiS important subject, l remain, yours
frAt0rnAlly,
ELIZABETH MURRAY WARDALL
1921 Quincy street, Topeka, Kas.
The advocate., 1895-05-29
ThA Farmsr,s Oblect LessOn.

A good, honest farmer was standing
ia front OF the court house, yesterday
looking mournRully ct his tax reOsipk
ne saidl u brought . bale Os cotton
The advocate., 1895-05-29
Asks 9 Few Questions.

to quote from q speech In favor OF the
free coinage OF silver, by OK Secretary Of
State Osborne, at the Populist league, a
few nights ago. He ssiI:
"It the silver party is successful you will
make a double-hesded monster which
will tighten the chains around you. The
leaders OF the free silver party are no
more in sympathy with the rights Of the
people than the gold.bugs.
81 want to make this prediction. 1t
is this, that il they are placed in power
they will destroy all other money and
make q gold and silver standard 1 will
vote for free silver, but I will fight that
monopoly ss long az l have breath"
At the close Of his speech and after
hearing him make the above prediction,
which agrees fully with my views, I
asked him why not then work and vote
for the demonstration of both gold and
silver? His answer was that if we should
advocate that idea there would mot be q
corporsls guard for q following.
This answer is not satisfactory to me,
and believe there are thousands Of
Populists who were educated in their
financial ideas by the radical teachings
Of the past few years, together with the
history Of current events, who will want
better reason than the mere assertion
that q radical financial campaign, Rs
we'll Rs radical issues on other lines, will
have no following to speak Of.
Knowing the editor Of the A DVOCATE
to be a true rsformer, one who believes
in a new system, not only on finance,
but on other grounds, although Rdvocat-
ing the free coinage OF silver for one
plausible reason at least, 10 order to pay
the coin obligations Of the government
in that metal, I feel that I will get a
good reason, il one can be given, for
working in the interest of Mr.. OSborn's
'double- headed monster" Oh, but the
ex secretary will ssy, he does not intend
to do anything for the monster. He
only intends, to use his own words, to
"Vote for free silver, but y y
fight that monopoly as long as have
breath"
trust he will excuse ma il [ fail to
comprehend the distinction.
II q thing is wrong, brings more
misery on the earth than otherwise,
causes distress, starvsti IN, and all the
horrors OF which the mind can conceive,
as we know the present metal basis is
doing to day, how can it help matters
to create q "doubls. headed monster" in
place Of the single headed one WegnoW
have, even il it is done by the votes Of
Of Mr. Osborn and other P0pulists, in
stead of by the new free silver partyP
This is q question which have not
seen satisfactorily answered. Would II
not be the wiser course TO destroy the
sinRle-heRdsd monster instead Of Great
ing q double.hesded one to "destro!
all other money" and "tighten the chainl
around" usP
As far as the following for rRdlca
measures, including q government ISSUE
Of paper money without any metal base
is concerned, ask il the campaigns o.
1890 '92 in Kansas, following the mos
radical and aggressive teachings evsl
known in the history Of the state, and
the tremendous gains for reform, is no
nnfiniant answer to the assertion in thiI
The advocate., 1895-05-29
Alliance Literature

The following books are recommended
to assist in carrying on the department
work 4 the Alliance:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
a GREAT OFFER.

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

Information Wanted.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. IL, 1895

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. l9, 1895
Tile Hatchnan and SoutAron, Sumter, S. c !:
GENTLEMEN: Having been requested by
Gen H. l. Farley, State Historian, TO pre-
pare ske,ch of The l0.h and 10Th S. G.
Regiments, Confederate Army, for permanent
record 10 the archives of the State. am
anxious 10 get the same rs correct as possible
would he much obliged if some members OF
their Company, or one of their descendants
or relatives would kindly advise me Of The
full name of CaptAins Greene aad Rchbourg
of Company E, 18th e. Regiment, which
Regiment was raised in Sumter County. Our
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Your publication Of this request will help
to place correctly the names Of brave men on
the roll Of fame
Yours respectfully
C.I. WALKER
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
Prlvateer Personals

Pa1yArEER TowNsH!p, S. c., Nov IS, '95.
According to appointment the Amusement
Club met at Mr.. Whitfield Wellss last Fri
day night, and the following programme was
rendered. Reading, Mr. Willie Kolb !;
Music Miss Beulah Tindal Reading Miss
Alice Mason; Recitation, Hiss Neua Wells !;
Reading, Miss Mary Dell Melett; Reading
Sir. r. G. T,sd4le
The Climb will meet again At Mr. Wells 8 on
Friday night, December 6.
Mrs Clara DArgan Mclean, whoi one of
the best known of Carolina female writer's:
has several relatives living in our township.
An ode, written by Mrs. Mclean, was read at
a meeting Of the Daughters of the Confede
racy recently ut the Atlanta Exposition
Some of your readers doubtless remember a
continued war story hy her which appeared
in the Weekly News and Courier about six
teen years ago Prof. james Wood David
son. in his Invaluable biographical work,
"The Living Writers Of the South" (pub-
lished 1867 gives pleasant sketch of Mra.
Mclean, who was then Miss Clara Victoria
DnrgAn.
This fall (up 10 the middle of last week
Mr. R. Whilden, and two Of his sons.
Messrs. Jimmie and George Wh'Gtn. have
shot 73 ducks on two s4ranuas uesr him
Besides these, they shot other ducks which
they did not get. We'd. F.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
Brief mention has been made heretofore

Brief mention has been made heretofore OF
the fact that Mr. J. E Normeat, the special
staff correspondent Of Toe NeWs and Courier
would prepare an article on Sumter. its mao
uta:tures, business and Surroundings Tor
special edition of his paper. He IS now IN
the city gathering data tor the article, which
will appear IN the Christmas edition OF the
Ne,os and Courier, which will be issued about
December 18th. He has outlined the scope OF
his article 10 the writer, and MS Tatter ot
public Information few facts in this con-
nYctiou will be given here. The Sumter
article is to be written, not as an advertising
scheme, at so much line or per. lncn,
as has been the custom win other
papers giving s'write ups OF towrs,
bu1 is done az the direction Of
the Neus und Courier and no charge at all
will be made for the work that Mr. Norment
will do. Ii is simply Il piece of enterprlsng
Journalism that has been undertaken by the
Meas and Courier for the purpose OF bringing
III. importan, towns and the leading indus
tries of the State more prominently before
th. outside world. The article will occupy
mage or more of tine paper and will he de-
scrip,ive aud statistical, giving facts, sus-
cpptible of proof, 10 back every assertion
No business interest o! the city VIII oe
sighted or overlooked, but the article VIII
be as ueayly as possible a perfec: picture OF
sun.,er as it is, aud rs the outside worio
should see her. In addition TO the descrlp-
tive matter there will be a humber of PIC
lures of the prominent public buildings, and
business houses and few of the representa-
tive private reg dences. AS has been SAID
before, the work is in competent hands
none more competent could: be found IN the
State, and Sumter is fortunate in having Mr.;
Norment assigned the duty by the Neps ana
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
A Rice Mill Wanted.
striking.

At the close Of letter received day or
two ago at this office on other business, was
the following: ENCLOSED 6nd stamped
envelope. wish you to do me the favor it
you cae, of letting me know the nearest mill
to me for cleaning rice. ~
This is plain case of the need of adver'
t;siag ty those who have lately put up rice
mills. Rice milling is comparatively a new
business in this county, and those who have
gone into it should let the public know
about it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

The spiciest reading for some months
are the articles concerning The Spanish
Pinder, Rev. j. G. Williams, ct al. now
being published in The Ne'ss a"d Co..
yier The contrast between the home
ly piuder aud the rich sarcasm it has
called forth in these articles is quite
striking.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

Avoid Pneumonia, diptheria and typhoid
fever, by keeping the blood pure, the appetite
good and the bodily health vigorous by the
use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Pills have wop high praise for their
prompt and efficient yet easy action.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
ClafGnOnt LODGE No. 64 A. T. NJ.

TINE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU-
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No.
81, A. F. ~. will he held on Thursday
Evening, November 28rh At u m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
BY order, A. G. PHELPS, w. M.
H. C. Moses Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

The Convention last night, before
completing its work and adjournlng'
rescinded it's vote rccog gnizing divorces
granted in other States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
THE COTTON MARKET.

SUMTER, S. c., Nov. u.
During the past week the cotton market
has been dull, only about 900 bales being
sod
The local market to-day is steady, with
quotations as follows:
MiddIing, Is
Good middling, >,
Strict good midd!ing, IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

ON account of this The large East Liberty
doors Goods Store has been arranged for this
great sale -, az.
Everything per less than actual cost and this
make final settlement
The entire of $4,000 worth of Clothing Shoes Hats &c
This the first great which occurred Sumter
S SO everything go rapidly Thousands of elegant imported
Suits and Pants imported Fabrics for and boys
will he slaughtered Hundreds of odd Pants
in all shades be sold less than the making cost alone
Mems Working Suits sold and every regular clothing
store At e. and s8 YOU can get Mems Business Suits,
s49s worth 5000 Mems silk mixed Suits, s. 95 worth $1,000
News ali wool Pants S3 Mems Working Pants worth
81 so must go for 50
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27

There are other premiums that we
will mention from week to week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
Desirable Real Estate for Sale.

A VERY DESIRABLE LOT at Efiug-
~ ham, Florence County, coctanining 4
acres, lying adjacent to the depot at Efing-
ham, on the NJ E. K R, bounded on all
sides now or formerly hv lands Of estate Of
John VI. Timmous, deceased.
A TRACT OF 25o ACRES, situate about
~ 3 miles from Efiogham, bounded By
Lynch's Greek. the pnblic road and land now
or forery of Jesse james. Tie last named
tract Of land we'll tlmbered, and admirably
adapted for planting and pasturage. Terms
easy. Apply to
PURDY l. REYNOLDS,
Alto: neys at Law,
Oct. 30. Sumter, S. C.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
Car Tenders That Fend.

Attention is directed to the communi
cation, on another page, to Secretary
Atherton from the mayor of Baltimore.
in reference to the safety car tenders
in use in that city. That letter. read
in connection with the report of the
special commission which fist investi-
gated the subject for that city, would
appear to furnish abundant proof that
tenders are now manufactured which
will fend' The streets of Baltimore
are not more easily protected than are
the streets of Scranton. They have
fewer steep grades than our streets
have. and therefore are less in need of
tenders than our streets are. 1t seems
reasonable to believe that as satisfac-
tory results would follow the introduc-
ton of tenders here as have followed
their introduction in Baltimore We
suggest that Vice-President Clark, of
the Scranton Traction company before
deciding that present, types of tenders
are not worth their cost. first pay
visit of inspection to Baltimore and
confer with the Traction officials in
that city. This would be no more than
reasonable and fair.
1t has been suggested that inasmuch
as the charter of the Peoples Street
Railway company antedated the incor-
poration of Scranton as a city, the
municipal councils of Scranton would
have no legal right to require the cars
of the Scranton Traction company, les
see of the Peoples Street railway, to
be equipped with tenders. The point
is unworthy of notice. If that princi-
pie were to prevail, then the Scranton
to disregard any enactment of councils
whatever, and the people of this city
would, so far as Traction affairs con-
fiict with municipal affairs, be deprived
of home rule We doubt if any court
would entertain this plea; but, if it
should, certainly the court of higher
resort would not permit 1t to obtain, to
the virtual undoing Of a populous
municipality. The right of city
through it's councils to govern the speed
Of public vehicles and to ordain what
reasonable precautions those vehicles
shall take against the sacrifice Of life
or limb, is a cardinal principle of Amer
lean local government, and we have no
fear that 1t would be cancelled at the
request of the Scranton Traction com
pany, or any other corporation anxious
to escape due regulations by coun-
ellis.
We invite the attention Of local coun-
clmen to the correspondence on an
other page; and suggest that it opens
the way to a safe and expeditions solu-
tion of the problem Of street car accl-
dents in this city
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-13
A Few Words of Justice.

The Tribune agrees thoroughly with
the sentiments expressed elsewhere on
this page by MIR. Edward A. Niven, of
Wilkes Barre, concerning certain
phases of the ending of the recent suit
of Miss Anna Dickinson. 1t believes.
with Mr.. Niven, that the intelligent
people of Scranton will profoundly re-
gret the succession of circumstances
which has compelled Miss Susan Dick
inson to appear In q court Of justice
to answer before the law for course of
conduct involving infinite self-sacrlGce.
patience and a spirit of tolerance and
affectionate regard to which we think
1t no more than fair to say few sisters
and probably no brother would have
been found adequate.
While 1t would be improper I'm iis, be-
fore the cases final conclusion. to say
aught concerning the sanity or lack Of
sanity of the distinguished plaintiff,
who in either view, receives, whether or
not she desires, the sympathy of the
people, we deem 1t duty to express in
this public fashion not simply the con-
fidence of an Overwhelming majority
of intelligent Scrantonians in Miss
Susan Dickinson, but also their intensi-
fled respect for her, and their apprecla-
ton OF the modest herolsm and loyalty
which she has exhibited under these Sc
we're trials. We think this expression
Is due to her, Notwithstanding that she