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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
The Sumter Tobacco Warehouse

TIE sale of tobacco a. 'he Sumter TOBACCO
Warehouse has been satisfactory in every r.
specr. every day since the opening on last
Thursday. There has been as much tooacco
as could be handled conveniently and the
average price has been high-the highest it is
said, that has ever prevailed at any previous
sale in South Carolina. On Thursday the
average price per hundred pounds was
Sl2.04 Friday the average price per hun
dred pounds was Sl0.l4. The Sumter to-
bacco market promises to be the hest ia the
State, and tobacco growers will advance
their own interests by selling their crop here.
A full corps of buyers are stationed here and
tbev have orders for all the tobacco that can
be brought here for sale. The regular
buyers who have already located here are as
follows: B. Bowles, W. A. Bouldin 4 Co.,
E. L. Swain & Co., R. o. Walker & Co., E.
c. Mathis, j. L. Morgan, ]. " Mccormick,
J. A. Brogdon i Co., H. C. Gregory l. Co.,
w E. Lea, J. O. Cops
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Scholarships For the South Caro-
Ina Co-Educatlonal Institute:
Williston, S. c..

We haye decided TO offer one scholarship of
fr-e t.;rion 10 each county in this State acd
one scholarship worth 500 to the State at
large Those who win the free tuition scooI-
arshio can attend the South Caroiaa &C.
Educational Institute tie entire session. o.
nine months for S72 25. This amount will
cover al! expenses e1cep. books and clothing.
The winner of the $l00 scholarship can attend
the South Carolina Co-Educationel losttnie
fhe entire session of niue months By paying
the small fee OF S25 90. THIS will cover all
expenses except books and clothing. Those
who win scholarships will have to enter tie
Sophomore class. The scholarships ars sooc
for one session. but if the Presidep, sees
proper, they may be extended. The Scnool
Commissioner will correct the papers auo
send the best paper 20 F. N. X. Bailey, Presi-
dent, South Carolina Co-Educatoosl lnSti-
,ute, Wiliston, S. C.
These Scholarships are to be obtained oy
competitive examinations held by toe Scnool
Commissioner OF each county. Ot the suc-
cessful con- pettors in each county, the one
obtaining he highest average shall be aware
ed the SlO0 scholarship. The examination
shall consist of questions in Spelling, En-
glish Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography aud
{. S. History The examination will take
place in Sumter on the 10th day Of Septeu-
Der, at the Schoo! Commissioners Office. II
YOU wish to try the examination notify the
President of the South Carolina Co-Educa-
tional Institute Respectfully,
F ~ K BAILEY,
Pres S. G. Co-Educational Institute
Con, .,
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few can now realize ell that it
means. Sumter is fortunate 10 having
the warehouse and the farmers Of Sum
ter County are thrice fortunate in hav-
ing bone market for their tobacco.
The Constitutional Convention as
sembles ou Tuesday next, September
10th. The future Of the State is, 10 a
very large measure, committed into the
haods of the men who will compose the
Convention. The matters that will
come up before them are important and
an error iu judgment will be of far.
reaching effect We believe that the
majority of the delegates will not be
guided and controlled by prejudice and
demagogues, aud we hope for the best
possible result from the convention, the
calling of which was i'll advised and uu-
necessary, to say the least.
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The York County Re-Union
of Confederate Veterans.

The York County Survivors held a
grand reunion at Rock Hill last
Wednesday. Casawba Camp U. c. ",
took charge Of the 375 Confederate
veterans who gathered there and enter
sained them royalty. Three hundred
and seventy Veterans are not often
gathered together in one place nova
days and this makes the York assem-
blage all the more notable.
Speeches were made by Capt. Ire
dell Jones. Gen. John D. Kennedy,
Col. J. D. Blauding. Maj. james F.
Hart, Col. James Armstrong and
others.
The Yorhciue Enquirer in an excel
lent report Of the reunion that would
do credit to any Of the big dailies says
Of Col. Blanding:
Colonel Cad Jones presided, and as
the first speaker, be introduced Colo
mel J. D. BlaudiDg. Of Sumter. vene'
rable veteran Of two wars, and now in
bis 18th year
Colonel Blanding's speech, though
containing considerable FIRE, was philo-
sophie throughout. He denied that
slavery was an Issue Of the war, aud
aud said that the question only attained
prominence though the clap trap
Of demagogues. The real issues and
only issues were individual liberty and
local State govern mens. The Uaited
States was tending 10 the direction of q
consolidated oligarcby. and the States
were sinking to the level Of conquered
provinces. He said that the so-cailed
LOS; Cause" is to-day the beacon
light Of its former foes, and through
them. the world will yet be made to see
that there is at least Que people worthy
and capable of enjoying individual
liberty and governing themselves. If
the actual reasons for the war. be said,
can be impressed on the rising genera
ton, then all that it cost 10 lives and
will have been we'll spent.
Before concluding, Colonel Blaudiug
devoted himself briefly to the Negro
aud this he dismissed with the
assertion that the Negro never has been
a factor 10 our government, he is not a
factor DOW. aud be never shall be
factor. This last sentiment was re-
ceived With applause.
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large prize factory for the storage Of to-
bacco after it has been sold in the Warehouse
and while it is being prepared for shipment
by the bayers is greatly needed. Until 1t is
provided the Warehouse will DO hampered
and cannot handle the tobacco as exped;':ous-
" as is demanded by the great rush of sellers.
There is plenty of room adjacent to the
Warehouse and directly alongside the rail-
road, and prize factory should be built with
out delay. The buyers say thst more room
and better facilities are needed for the remov-
al, storage, preparation and shipment Of the
tobacco after it has teen bought, and they
are apt to know what they are talking about
Florence and Timmousvile are disputing
about the amount of tobacco sold at the
"break" at their respective warehouses
Sumter ISM quarrellug with any Of her
neighbors for there is enough tobacco for all
the warehouses, and Sumter is dead certain
to receive a full share as long as there is any
tobacco in the country for sale. Here are the
exact figures of the sales on the two first
days: Thursday. 25,925 pounds at An aver
age price of Sl2.04 per hundred Friday,
26, 097 at An average price Of Sl0.l4 per
hundred. Of course there was large
amount of tobacco sold from the wagons TO
outside buyers, but there is no means of Civ
ing an accurate estimate. On Saturday the
sales were not quite as large as on Friday.
The second bale Of cotton was received last
Wednesday. 1t came from Richland County
and was grown bv Mr. j. C Geddings Mr.
P. F. Williford bought il ut = cents. The
bale weighed 56S pounds and Was classed as
middliug. Sumter is the cotton market for
this section of the State.
Mrs. John Morris Of this city swallowed a
needle about seven years ago, and although
very much worried about il at the time has
never suffered any incou venience. Las,
week the peedle made its appearance ou the
side of the neck, and it was pulled from be-
meath the skin without trouble.
The Ice Cream Festival given on the Court
House square Friday evening was unfortunate,
inasmuch as the rain came up just about the
time the young ladies had arranged the tables
tables were removed to the Y. ". C. a. Hall
there very pleasantly by the few who ven
tured out in defiance of the rain.
Haynsworth Street people are down on the
street cleaning department. The town carts
do not visit that section with any degree Of
frequency, and garbage ac'nmulates and
dries up in the not sun week after week.
Arthur Alston and Mar.,ret Colclough
were committed 70 Jail Mo''sy by Trial
Justice Rafied. The former r assault and
battery aud the latter for bren"i, Of contract.
Which is worse, Imprisonment for life or H
lifelong disease, like scrofua, for example?
The former, certainly would he preferable
were it not that Ayers Sarsaparilla can
always come to the rescue aod give the poor
sufferer health, strength, and happiness.
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500 Reward SlOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in All
its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure konwn lo
the nadicsl fraternity. Catarrb being con-
stitntional disease, requires a constitutions
treatment. Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken in
sernally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
s.roying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patien, strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work. The proprielors have so much
faith il its curative powers, that they Offer
Ooe Hundred Dollars for any case that il
fails to cure Send for list Of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, q.
Sold br Drug gist, 75c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
FIRE IN MANNING.
Colored Methodist Church and
Parsonage Burned.
Special 10 The Daily Item.

MANNING, s. c., Sept 2.-The colorsd
Methodist Church, parsonage and school
house were burned to the ground last pight.
The FIRE started at 80 O. clock and in \ short
time the three buildings were mass of
flames The FIRE was accidental, having
started while the sexton was lighting the
lamps for tie night services. While he WAS
filing lighted lamp in the chandelier il
slipped from bis hand and fell TO the floor,
where it was broken 10 pieces on a csn Of OIL.
TIE blazing oil spread over the church floor
almost instantly, and it was utterly impossi-
ble to extinguish the flames The parsonage
and school house being situated ou adjoining
lots. they soon became ignited and were
burned down.
The church was the handsomest church
building in the town, costing So, 500 to build.
The total loss on the three buildings will be
about 50, 500 to $4,000, exclusive of insur-
snce The church was insured for $1,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Exposition Notes.

The Committee which went to Mex
leo 20 invite Preident Diaz and his cab
met 10 the Cotton States and Interna-
tioual Exposition, found that the Pres
ident was prohibited by Law from leav-
ing the country, but it is likely that
Mrs Diaz and members Of the Presi-
dents cabinet vii! come.
Invitations to the Presidents of all
the South aud Central American Re-
pubiics have been seot out by Pres
dident Collier.
The oumber of grade crossings made
it necessary to abandon the project for
an intramural railway at the Cotton
States and Information Exposition, but
the ingenuity Of Mr.. Martin Amorous. Of
the Atlanta Lumber Company. direc-
tor of the Exposition, has provided a
novel and effective substitute. He is
constructing tramway of two-ioch
plank eighteen fee: wide, along the
malD avenues. reacnlng all tue prlnc'-
pal buildings On this substantial
roadway be will operate lipe of large
herdics, carrying abou: eighteen people
each The circuit Of The grounds will
be made for FIVE cents inside Of thirty
minutes. including stops at all the build
ings. The numbe. of herdics iusures
Eve minute schedule These convey
ances will be similar to those on Penn.
sylyania Avenue at Washington, and
will be drawn by fue horses, hand
somely caparisoned l. IS probably the
safest aud most convenient system of
iu,ramural transportation that could
have been devised. The lioe vii! be
ready BY September 10th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

We begin seuding out statements of
subscription accounts this week. Sub
scribers whom We have brought over
from last year are requested to settle at
once, as the money due is needed to
pay the expenses of publishing the
paper. During the past year, not
withstanding the hard times which
caused gsea. many other papers to
reduce in size or quality or service,
The Watckman and Southron has
given more reading matter than ever
before and has been by long odds the
best newspaper ever published 10 SUM-
ter County. We appreciate the In
creased patronage received. and atsri-
butte the growth Of the subscription list
to the meri. OF the paper. We shall
improve the. paper from week to week
as we are enabled to do 80. and every
family in Sumter County should ar
range 20 have the Watchnaam and
Southron as a weekly visitor during the
ensuing year-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Ian Maclaren, whose American reputation
was made by his volume "Beside the Bonnie
Brier Bush, is the author Of short story in
the September Harper's, called Jamie" 1t
is study of Scottish character, with an rle
ment of romance, and is another evidence, if
still! further evidence is needed, of the perma
pence Of the Scotch dialect ia literature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

A party was given last Thursday evening
By Mr. snd Mrs. H Rytsenberg in honor OF
Miss Traocis Stern, whe is the guest Of Miss
Fannie Ryt,enberg The crowd of young peo-
pie were delightfully."- en- rteined, ss they al
ways are at this hospitabie house. Among
those present were Misses Fannie Ryttenbeg,
Hattie Ryttenberg, Eta Rosendorf. Francis
Stern, Rebecca Schweriu, Adele Moses,
Louise Moses, Arabella Moses, Ida Sfancll,
Gussle Dinkns, Kate Pollock, Julia Schwe-
rim, Mamie Diukins, Flora Moses and Fan
ME Strauss, and Messrs. Sol Ryttenberg,
Charles Ryttenberg, James Holman, Willie
Witherspoon, Harmon Noise, Ollie Mckagen,
Vivian Noses, Perry Moses, Jackson Hardy.
An.y Hardy, Wilmot Kershaw, Donald
Auld, Walter Stancill, Percy Mood, Herbert
Haynsworth, Willie Barrett Arthur Wilder
and John kershaw.
TIE third nine of base ballists went to
Manning Wednesday and played game with
the Manning Club. The Sumter hoys won.
Score TO 6
Advance Agent Brennon, Of Sells Bros
circus WAS in the city Saturday looking over the
ground and making the preliminary arrange
ments for The coming Of the circus 10 this
DOIUI. uS CltCuS nItt S'ISlSu tuC i"t SCSt
tent ever made and give one exhibition in
this CITY ABOUT November lst. Sells Bros.
have one of the most complete shows and
meuageries in America, The small boys
who have arrived at a circus-going age since
the last great show was here, can be ready TO
persuade their parents TO take them 10 gee
the animals.
Buffalo Bill will visit Sumter this fail with
his Wild West Show. He has made contract
with the railroad to handle his cars, and
there is no doubt Of his coming There is
another small Circus heading this way also.
These Two with Sells Circus will give Sumter
ter full share Of tented shows this season.: II
From all sccounis Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy is a Godsend to the afflicted. There
is no advertisement about this ; we feel just
like saying it-The Democrat, Carroll.on,
Ky. For sale by Dr.. A. J China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

N l. jenkins. manager aud super
iutendept. of Mississipp;'s Immense
farming interests. more than fifteen
thousand acres being cultivated by cen
wet labor, is just back from tour of
inspection through the counties o.:
Washington, Holmes, Sunhowcr and
Issaquena, and talks like a calamity
bowler about cotton woru's lie says
the boil and army woTins are doing
serious damage aud thar that ca'erpll-
lars bavo begun to web IN alarming
numbers. The planters are mixing
Paris green and other poisons and pre-
pariug for war Of exte:mia&.ion
Otherwise crops are fine in the Delta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
The CoTToS STATES AND INTERNATIONAL Ex-
pos1rIoN-WoMAN's DEPARTMENT.
South CA;:pLINA Room.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug 20, 1895

The Board of Women Managers for the S.
c. Room at the Atlanta Exposition beg that
you will DE so kin6 as to take charge of the
collection and forwarding of exhibits from
the women to that room. We wish TO show
all good work from our women, in needle
work, in household economics, in painting
and in fine arts generally. We also want to
make display Of old and rare historical
articles.
On application 70 me tags and directions
for shipping Will be tGroshed you. Exhlb-
its viii be received any ume after the Isl Of
September.
If you canno' a,:er.a 10 thiS matter, please
get one OF your fre.ds 10 take your plsce
aud !e: me kaow ~ once.
Very respectfully,
Ms. T. c. RcsEKrseN, Chairman
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Mrs John Ner=aaw IS ;hc .ady masaser Tor
Sumter COUNTY ard she viii ne pleased TO
to ..ave any lady. vic a:ay have articles
suitable tor exhibition in He South Caro.iua
Room, communicate With hs, II Is espe-
cia.ly desirable ,aa, Sumter Uonaty Shall tie
web represented NJ ..tiani.., and This en-:
ouly be 9b;aiaed b liz co-oFessfior oi Tie
wot..ru of i- ccnni,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Gin, Grist Mill and Rice Huller.

Messrs W. E. and J. l. Brunson have put
up at their foundry and machine shop cot
ton gin, grist mill and Rice Huler, and after
September lst will be prepared TO turn out
6rst-class work from each machine. Charges
reasonable, and prompt dispatch given. Try
them
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Poul:ney H;.,elow historY "t "The Ger
raan >t.uc.ie Tor h!p3rtv, ln Tn September
liarper's, deals with, sorle oi he uct who
made TIM; st1agg.v s!cces:tt Geisenali.
Nettelbeck, Sc!.;!.., ans: ScGarnhorst are the
heroes whom hs eStols Il; lbe expense of the
ncb;ity aad the weak Mig Z; Prussia,
Frederick " i.liam III
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

The suggestions. as to the new Con-
stitusiou, of Rev. c. c. Brown. are all
on the right lioe and the most pointedly
gut Of any that have been published.
It's mighty good sigu when cotton
IS shipped by rail to Sumter from the
other side of the Wateree. Sumter is
destined to be the cotton apd tobacco
market Of central South Carolina.
South Carolina is as certain TO have
an educational qualification Of the suf.
frage within the next FIVE years as aoy-
thing in the contro! of bumau bands
can be.
Lynchiog is scarcely less common iu
the Northern aud Northwestern States
ths,. in the South and West. It is
0ou.eable also that the Northern mobs
often exceed 10 brutality anything ever
known in the South.
The European demand for cotton is
greater this season than last. the
American mills are placing orders
for more cotton and the crop reports
are unfavorable to large crop. In
view of these conditions we believe
in better prices for cotton this fall.
Cotton is wonderful article; when
the price goes up everything else seems
to follow. TIE rubber goods manufac.
turers have raised their prices and say
,ha, the advance was made necessary
By the increase in the price of cotton.
The Atlanta street railway has aa-
nouaced that double fare will be
charged during the Exposition. At
lansa people cao XIII the Exposition yet
If they try. aud the street railway has
commenced to try. Gouging don't pay
at any time aud i. will pay less 10 At
lap,a during the Exposition that at any
other time.
There is one fact that the capital.
ists of Charleston know and apprecl-
ate: That it pays them we'll to invest
some of their money in mills aud
banks in the interior towns of the
State. If it did not it would be
useless task for the pushing men Of
those towns to go to rich and pros.
porous Charleston for supplementary
capital.
The Hampton Guardian wishes the
Constitutional Convention to abolish
the Law permitting the collection of
rents BY distress proceedings The
Guardian is of the opinion that it is
aa unju-, distinction aud that the
homestead exemption should bold good
against debt for rent as we'll as when
the deb, is for other things. The Guar
dian is wrong, for rent is almost as
difficult to collect as the subscription to
newspaper, and the landlord needs al!
;he protection ne can get.
The editor Of this paper drs, began
10 urge the establishment of tobacco
,,r.bo,,sa In Srmter m tho cotnmne
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Blsok books OF all kinds az h. G. Osteen J.
Co.'S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

The Sumter Wctcaman was founded
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watcansan and Sou:hron now has
the combined circulation and influence
Of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
The South Carolina Room.

Mrs. T. C. Robertson, of Columbia, Chair
man Of ;he Board Of Managers of the South
Carolina Room a the Atlanta Exposition, bas
sen, ont the subjoined circular letter to the
lady Chairman of each county in The further
ance of the work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Pres S. G. Co-Educational Institute.
Sepr 4-3t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

TIE third nine of base ballists went to
Manning Wednesday and played game with
the Manning Club. The Sumter noys won.
Score TO &
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04

Ms. T c. ROBERTSON, Chairman
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-24
Newspaper Notes.

The American Shipbulder, New York,
has doomed a new dress, evidence that its
efforts in behalf of the shipping interest
have been substantially rewarded, as they
deserve.
The people of Maine are great newspaper
readers, according to the census, and have
more papers per capita than the New York
ers. In this State there is copy of news
paper to every 27 of person, while in New
York there is one for every .33. OF the
other New England States Connecticut has
$50 inhabitants to each copy of newspaper
per issue, Massachusetts .48, and Rhode Is-
land 2.82, New Hampshire la, Vermont go.
The least favored community in the United
States, so far as circulation is concerned, is
the Indian territory. There are 20.03 per-
sons to every newspaper there. The South
ern States show up rather poorly, MISSISSIPPI
pi reaching 93 persons to copy, South
Carolina 946, North Carolina 900, and so on.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-24
Americans Always Ahead.

Some real reasons why the America s
cup repeated victories should not excite
anybody's surprise are given by the Lon
don Spectator in lengthy article which
begins with the statement that America
has twice startled the world BY sudden
and successful advance in designing ships
The first of these was the advent Of the
schooner America, which changed the
principles of yacht building, and the
second was Ericsson's product on Of the
Monitor, which set every dock yard at
work in the construction of new navies.
'sHad there been no war of secession
says the Spectator, the Monitor would
have been evolved in due course, as the
possibilities Of new material and new
forces became apparent to the mechanical
designer The builder Of the America
perhaps deserves even more credit for
genius, because he worked with the old
materials. Though every new English
yacht built after the race Of 1851 was
ssAmericanized,' the first efforts to re-
capture the cup were singularly unsuc-
cessful. The New England designers
always kept ahead Of the copyists.'